Buzzer paying tribute to Mary Kom, to commemorate her Gold Medal at the Asian Games.
The CW today reminds me of the yearly Boxing event in MY school. Our Principal Rev HO Fowler used to be the referee, I vividly remember him saying at the end of bout 'Well fought Blue, Red the Winner'
ACROSS
1 Fighting fit, menacing like Mary Kom (11) MAGNIFICENT*
9 Double cut so to speak (6) PAIRED (~ pared)
10 Mary Kom for one shows bite in boxing ring (8) CHAMPION {CHAMP}{I{O}N}
11 Sort of robe carried by Mary Kom say (5) BOXER {BO{X}ER*}
12 Characters from scriptwriter anticipated to be repetitive (7) ITERANT [T]
13 Mainstay of knocking heads to clinch up win (8) LINCHPIN {
15 Start to jab, poke after first and second tries (6) JUDGES {J
16 Article by magazine about island birds (6) AGAMIS {A}{GAM<=}{IS}
20 Kind of boxing atmosphere mostly overwhelming one's partner (7) AMATEUR {A{MATE}UR
21 Is able to regularly hone a craft (5) CANOE {CAN}{
22 In essence Kom's the third one in simply fantastic sporting event (8) OLYMPICS {
23 Run through Mary Kom's city out in far end of north-east (6) IMPALE {IMP
24 Mary Kom's own story is hard to digest, right with couple of setbacks but showing pluck ultimately (11) UNBREAKABLE {UNB(+r)REA{
DOWN
2 Being unfit, aged patient requiring an x-ray is carried initially (7) APRAXIC Acrostic
3 Often a dirge betrays an emotional low (5) NADIR [T]
4 Fine fight in a ring (7) FACTION {F}{ACTION}
5 Nearly cure jet lag hitting a bottle of wine (6,3) CLARET JUG {CUR
6 Sweep up top honours with five wins (3,4) NAP HAND {NAP<=} {H
7 Place to get better in Reno? (8,5) GAMBLING TABLE [CD]
8 Like Manipur, name her story/tale different (5-8) NORTH-EASTERLY {N}{HER+STORY+TALE}*
14 Tries battling through bad back (9) POSTERIOR {PO{TRIES*}OR}
17 Average gains at the moment for a butcher (4-3) MEAT-MAN {ME{AT}-{M}AN}
18 Pub, first to get a coffee maker (7) BARISTA {BAR}{1'ST}{A}
19 Chap and friend seen around one university town (7) MANIPAL {MAN}{1}{PAL}
21 Dishes punch in aggressive boxing (5) CHINA [T]
GRID
I'm surprised at the lack of comments on the Mary Kom themed puzzle
ReplyDeleteI have found that, generally and usually, on Saturdays Comments start late and are also fewer.
ReplyDeleteWhat with five-day week, most don't go to work where the Internet facility is readily available and without hassles. The same cannot be said of connectivity at home. Even otherwise, people are busy attending to chores that had been put off during the weekdays.
This used to be true on Sundays too under the weekend crossword which was tackled by fewer people until the special crossword - far easier and less British-centric came on.
Fantastic CW and a fitting tribute to Mary Kom. I am sad and reluctantly admitting that I was found short in a few.
ReplyDeleteFor a superb thematic puzzle from Buzzer what can anyone comment, except: Egzzellent!!
ReplyDeleteLovely and most enjoyable as usual from Buzzer
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DeleteYes. Very nice
DeleteKitna bhi kaho, woh Kom hai
Delete+1 for Suresh's comment. Kishore's spoken like a Bengali @ 1128.
DeleteNap Hand - new one for me! - a nice term to remember the 5 time world champion.
ReplyDeleteA super tribute to Mary Kom!! Definitely fit and menacing!
24a Anno not clear?
ReplyDeletehard to digest - UNBEARABLE
Deleteright (R) with a couple of setbacks - R goes back two steps so UNB(R) EA ABLE
showing pluc(K) - with K
I had in mind it was a down clue and wondered how 'back' was applicable. Thanks.
DeleteDid the puzzle in lunch hour. Swept off the feet by the awesome surfaces.Down for the count on 13 A & 24 A. Helped by 4 answers posted by the Col at 6:30 in The Hub( I copy the clues from there, paste it in excel, take a print out at around 8:30 & solve a clue here a clue there & try to finish at lunch time 12:00 - 1:30)
ReplyDeleteAgree with all above comments about the crossword ...
ReplyDeleteHad to be in a function. Started late. about 4 to 5 words dragged the completion. And when I eventually did, I was sad that the puzzle was only 15 by 15 ... Brilliant stuff as usual from Buzzer.
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