Sunday, 6 October 2013

Special, Sunday 06 Oct 2013, Director


Two answers per commenter since this is a 13 x 13. Restriction applies till 6 PM only

Seedha Sadha / Straightforward


ACROSS
1   Fights off (7)
5   Java choice (5)
8   Facial depression (5)
9   Paper tosser (7)
10 Tarry war (7,6)
11 Take it by buying a lottery ticket (6)
12 "History repeats ___" (6)
15 Does he sell for nothing? (4-9)
18 Last grave letters (7)
19 Low interest (5)
20 Nosey vision provider (5)
21 Christmas warmer (4,3)

DOWN
1   'Notes' offering to students (5)
2   Meaty beverage (4,3)
3   What you do when you want to get your bearings (5,1,7)
4   Ecclesiastical meetings (6)
5   Such people go to the cobblers (4-2-3-4)
6   Early measure of length (5)
7   Where an author might autograph (7)
11 Valuable chests (7)
13 "Hope springs ___" (7)
14 In a mischievous manner (6)
16 Former Ford model (5)
17 Is regretful (5)



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55 comments:

  1. sebu6 October 2013 at 10:37

    12 ac ITSELF

    13dn ETERNAL

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    1. sebu6 October 2013 at 10:52

      Today's crossie, "Not my cup of ... " (3)

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    2. Chaturvasi6 October 2013 at 10:53

      Maybe you will like 5a. Try!

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    3. sebu6 October 2013 at 11:41

      CV sir,

      I am saddled with 'angina pectoris'; diagnosed a couple of years back (which forced my retirement). I was told that even this is a taboo for me.

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    4. Chaturvasi6 October 2013 at 13:11

      Sebu,

      Take care.

      I am impressed with your profile.

      Best wishes.

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    5. sebu6 October 2013 at 15:28

      Thanks CV sir for your wishes.

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  2. Anonymous6 October 2013 at 10:47

    2d Beef tea
    7d Flyleaf

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  3. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan6 October 2013 at 10:51

    11A Take it by buying a lottery ticket (6) CHANCE

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  4. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan6 October 2013 at 10:56

    18A Last grave letters (7) EPITAPH

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  5. CA Prasad6 October 2013 at 11:20

    19..A.ENNUI

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  6. Nadathur Rajan6 October 2013 at 11:21

    10a PITCHED BATTLE
    5d DOWN AT THE HEEL

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  7. CA Prasad6 October 2013 at 11:23

    17.D.RUING

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  8. Unknown6 October 2013 at 11:38

    21A Christmas warmer (4,3)
    YULE LOG (CD)

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  9. David Jayaprakash John6 October 2013 at 11:38

    21A YULE LOG

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  10. David Jayaprakash John6 October 2013 at 11:47

    20 A GLASS

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    1. Deepak Gopinath6 October 2013 at 11:56

      David,

      You can take one more as 21A came in simultaneously. 20A is not correct.

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    2. David Jayaprakash John6 October 2013 at 12:16

      Thank you Col. Got 20a too!

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  11. Deepak Gopinath6 October 2013 at 11:52

    Prasad,
    The limit is 2. I have deleted your third answer

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    1. CA Prasad6 October 2013 at 17:54

      Sorry Col, I didn't notice the this crossword limit

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  12. Venkatesh6 October 2013 at 11:58

    3Dn FETCH A COMPASS
    15Ac FREE MARKETEER

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  13. David Jayaprakash John6 October 2013 at 12:10

    11D COFFERS

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  14. David Jayaprakash John6 October 2013 at 12:11

    16D ELITE

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  15. Ajay6 October 2013 at 12:14

    5A DECAF
    4D SYNOD
    NOT MY KETTLE OF FISH THIS ONE
    AJAY

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    1. Anonymous6 October 2013 at 12:19

      That makes a kettle of fsh equivalent to a cup of tea!

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    2. Ajay6 October 2013 at 12:23

      That why I dont like the American ones.....Do you like them?....
      Raghu if you there please take note.....lol

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    3. sebu6 October 2013 at 12:59

      Trust IXOR to come up with comic syllogism :-)

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    4. Anonymous6 October 2013 at 13:06

      It is CIXOR

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    5. sebu6 October 2013 at 13:24

      Beg your pardon

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    6. Richard6 October 2013 at 13:24

      CIX OR 109?

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    7. Richard6 October 2013 at 13:40

      Sebu, when the name CIXOR first appeared in the cartoons, most of us who noticed kept blinking as to what it meant. Finally, it was Shuchi, as brilliant ever, who decoded it.

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    8. Richard6 October 2013 at 13:41

      pls read ' as brilliant as ever...

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    9. sebu6 October 2013 at 14:40

      Thanks Richie. If it required only the great lady Suchi to decode, then I am totally at loss. I was carrying the impression XOR stood for ' Kiss-or' (Kishore) with I his initials! which now appears all wrong. Kindly elucidate.

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    10. sebu6 October 2013 at 14:43

      Pl read .. at a loss

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    11. Anonymous6 October 2013 at 15:20

      I deny all proximity to Kissy Suzuki.

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    12. Anonymous6 October 2013 at 15:30

      Let me explain. When writing Konkani in Roman script, 'C' is used both for K and S sounds. For the S sound, the c is written with a cedilla under it. The name Colaço is an example showing both the usages and is pronounced Colaso. Lot of people do not use the cedilla and end up writing Colaco and people unaware of the name pronounce it with two k sounds. Konkani is also called Concanim in the Portuguese usage. Place names like Canacona (KaanKon), Curtorim (Kudteri), Curchorem (Kudchodem) are written with a C and pronounced as indicated in the parentheses. Not to say that K is not used, but C seems to be more popular. Hence I used that variant of the spelling. And of course, I also need to add X does not stand for the ksh sound but for sh. Eg. Xinai(Shenoy), Ixtt (Ishtt), etc.

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    13. Anonymous6 October 2013 at 15:32

      The C usage was also common with the British as you can see from Cawnpore (Kanpur), Canara (Kannada), Coondapur (Kundapur), Cuddallore ...

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    14. sebu6 October 2013 at 16:53

      Wow! Thanks Kishore. That was some elucidation ... could have never guessed despite my better-half being from the Konkan (or is it Concan ?) belt. Knowing your penchant for rebus devices, definitely shouldn't have expected anything less.

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    15. Anonymous6 October 2013 at 17:59

      Look at this, and you might know some more

      http://www.crosswordunclued.com/2012/12/konkani-crossword.html

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  16. Unknown6 October 2013 at 12:24

    6D Early measure of length (5)
    CUBIT (CD)

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  17. Mukundala Balasubramanyam6 October 2013 at 12:27

    9A : Paper tosser : NEWSBOY

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  18. Chaturvasi6 October 2013 at 12:33

    While we can put up our quota of solutions to a cryptic crossword by merely cold-solving the required number of clues, in a 'quickie' I think we have to solve a few crossing answers before we can be sure of the answers that we enter.

    Actually, solving a NYT/Guardian quickie is more difficult than solving a cryptic. That's when cups of tea and kettles of fish come up.

    While we are all prepared to put up three answers, we might not have the time/inclination to persist with a 15x puzzle.

    If the Col puts up a Special one week and asks entrants to send a completed grid, what kind of response will he have? If he is ready to experiment, I am ready to help him by receiving completed sol grids/answer list at my email ID and check them. I am even ready to contribute a cryptic and also offer the prize of a book to the first all-correct entry received.

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    1. Deepak Gopinath6 October 2013 at 12:42

      Agreed let's do that for Sunday 20 Oct as I have something lined up for the Dussehra weekend next Sunday. Rather than you sponsoring the prize we can ask everyone to send Rs 50/- with each entry the consolidated amount can be given to the winner who obviously will be the first all correct entry.

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  19. Mukundala Balasubramanyam6 October 2013 at 12:37

    14D : In a mischievous manner (6) ARCHLY

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  20. Venkatesh6 October 2013 at 12:42

    CV,
    Excellent idea. Hope this offer will be taken forward.
    Thanks for initiative and volunteering support both as a setter and as a referee.
    It will be better to have answer list with annotations as that will reflect the mettle of the solvers.
    The time of the email may be taken as the time of entry.
    SV

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  21. Chaturvasi6 October 2013 at 13:05

    OK.

    I am ready to contribute a 15x cryptic and also receive/check the sol grid/answer list. The winner will be - not the first all-correct entrant but a selection by computer randomisation (I have the necessary software). Along with the winner, the names of all all-correct solvers will be put up.

    As for the prize (my offer of a book prize sponsored by me stands), alteration of the prize, any entry fee and other rules - let the Col decide.

    I shall send the puz to the Col before the 15th Oct.

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  22. Richard6 October 2013 at 13:44

    If the Special is from Director, is it as good as Director's Special? ;-)

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    1. Anonymous6 October 2013 at 14:21

      That's quite Straightforward, innit?

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam6 October 2013 at 14:29

      ...and it won't be Seedha Sadha, am sure !

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    3. Anonymous6 October 2013 at 15:16

      Make it neat !

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    4. Mukundala Balasubramanyam6 October 2013 at 16:39

      Well, let me play it 'straight' straight away. If I've it 'straight', I can't stand straight ! That's my problem !!

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  23. Sumitra6 October 2013 at 14:44

    1A Fights off- REBUFFS
    20A Nosey vision provider- SPECS

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  24. Mukundala Balasubramanyam6 October 2013 at 16:19

    Left overs now,

    Across : 8
    Down : 1

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  25. Anonymous6 October 2013 at 18:00

    Thanks, Director

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  26. raju umamaheswar6 October 2013 at 23:59

    Too late in the day for me to put in my entry of two? Any way, must say, this Quickie was neither seedha nor saadha for me at the bottom left corner. As one so used to cryptic solving, the obvious became so elusive,-- SPECS , though it was right under my nose !! as was ELITE. Can't figure out the annotation. Goes to prove how even the simplest crossie can be the toughest to ''complete''. It always will be that one single elusive but obvious clue to complete the grid !! And that's so annoying.

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