Monday, 9 February 2015

No.11313, Monday 09 Feb 2015, Gridman

I am sorry, though these are unmentionables, I have to say : A delightful inside job - Yeh andar ki baat hai !

Starred clues have no definitions. Their solutions belong to the same category.

Across
    1  *The man, married, is in church (7)  CHEMISE (C(HE M IS)E)
    5  *Bachelor gets a new one with a bit of nicety (6) BANIAN (B(A N I)A N)
  10  Trainee crashes in Liverpool racecourse (7) AINTREE (TRAINEE)*
  11  Regret over old father making music (7) EUROPOP (RUE< O POP)
  12 Someone who flies looking for bugs (4,5) TEST PILOT CD 
  13  *Change a key (5) SHIFT (3D, including the starred one)
  14  Attractive, horny woman takes no sides in show (4) EXPO (sEXPOt) Woof!
  15  *And German everts badly (9) UNDERVEST (UND EVERTS*)  
  18  *Army officers, that is on! (9) BRASSIERE (BRASS IE RE) 
  20  *Small, impudent rejoinder (4) SLIP (S LIP)
  24  Refers to locales that are mentioned (5) CITES (~SIGHTS ~SITES)
  25  Star men on tossed-about decks (9) ORNAMENTS (STAR MEN ON)*
  26  *T, not T T T T... (7) SINGLET (SINGLE T, not many Ts)
  27  Not made public: shaken Anu and I are embarrassed (7) UNAIRED ((ANU I)*+RED)
  28  Suggests it stops in a different way (6) POSITS (IT STOPS)*
  29  *Good - good man has a circle (1-6) G-STRING (G ST RING)

Down
    2  Cuts the conversation with Dutch boy over girl in high place (5,2) HANGS UP (HAN(G)S UP)
    3  Greek nymph in firmer operation (6) MEROPE (T)
    4  Explaining something in detail letter by letter (8,2,3) SPELLING IT OUT (CD,DD)
    6  In avenue, undergarment is upside down - it's irritating (8) ABRASIVE (A(BRA IS< )VE)
    7  Suggests rogue utters falsehoods (7) IMPLIES (IMP LIES)
    8  Apartment restriction peons dismantled over time (2,4) NO PETS (PEONS* around T)
    9  *Disparage relationships (7) PANTIES (PAN TIES)                
  11  Preteen nurser turns out business persons (13) ENTREPRENEURS (PRETEEN NURSER)*      
  16  What a curious child does - makes  extraordinary demands (4,1,3) ASKS A LOT (2)
  17  Record one's poem for TV series segment (7) EPISODE  (EP 1’S ODE)
  19  Artist's terrible sting of classifications (7) RATINGS (RA STING*)
  21  Film investor's hope in marathon (4,3)  LONG RUN (2)  
  22  Move to drink goes haywire (4,2)  ACTS UP (ACT SUP)
  23  Harm mischievous boy's appearance (6) IMPAIR (IMP AIR)

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53 comments:

  1. Deepak Gopinath9 February 2015 at 08:33

    One of the T's seems to have fallen into 28A by mistake

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    1. Chaturvasi9 February 2015 at 08:38

      All that I can say is: "Apologies".
      The CWD went thru many checks but the extra T proved elusive.

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    2. Chaturvasi9 February 2015 at 08:45

      I am going out now and will be away all day. So no further Comments are possible.

      Before that, let me add a note: The photo was taken with my mini iPad from a mid-landing/balcony on the first floor of an ancient apartment building in Kalkota during a visit in mid-last year. It was a brief pause as I was climbing up to the second floor. My wife was just a little ahead but she had no clue as to what I was up to.

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    3. Padmanabhan9 February 2015 at 09:03

      Buzzer has passed on a T.

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    4. Kishore9 February 2015 at 09:24

      Yesterday's left over T, as rightly pointed out by P.

      Yesterday's surplus T also figures in 26A (6 Ts in all) and in 9a as PAN Ts

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    5. Padmanabhan9 February 2015 at 09:28

      Buzzer has passed on a T.

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    6. Padmanabhan9 February 2015 at 09:33

      Different kettle of T/ tea/ cha.

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    7. Shuchi9 February 2015 at 09:50

      Sorry CV Sir, but I find the pic inappropriate unless it was given voluntarily by the person who owns the objects of interest in it. Maybe they do not have private space in their home to hang stuff to dry, or whatever, but that doesn't mean we could take pictures of a person's intimate wear and post them on an open blog.

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    8. Kishore9 February 2015 at 09:58

      Apologies, SU. Taken down.

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    9. Kishore9 February 2015 at 10:48

      I had thought it was ok since the owner was not identified nor inhabiting them. But I see what you mean

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  2. Rengaswamy9 February 2015 at 08:34

    GM has vested interest today.

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  3. Deepak Gopinath9 February 2015 at 08:38

    Yesterday's regular Sunday CW had this clue

    18 Funny, Colonel drinking mineral (7) COMICAL {CO{MICA}L} It's not funny! I'll be drinking Vodka at Noon today and not mineral !!

    What happened at the S&B meet yesterday was definitely not funny as those who attended would know. My apologies to all those who attended. It is something which has happened to me for the first time in my life and I have no clue as to how it happened as I definitely did not overindulge. In fact when discussing the matter with Kishore later I find that certain periods of time have totally disappeared from my memory as though I had a total blackout, I just do not remember handing over the prizes to Kishore and Mohsin. My apologies once again.

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  4. VMA Nair9 February 2015 at 08:52

    24A ~sites

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    1. Padmanabhan9 February 2015 at 09:01

      No Ajeesh. I had to correct from 'sites' to 'cites' to accommodate 'Acts up'.

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    2. Padmanabhan9 February 2015 at 09:02

      I think 'mentioned' is the homophone indicator.

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    3. Kishore9 February 2015 at 09:22

      Thanks, recitified

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  5. Padmanabhan9 February 2015 at 09:00

    Unexpected samosas today!
    The initial lines about *ed clues put me out a bit, but I persisted and soon enough things started settling down. Thank you Gridman for a nice inside view. He has gone on from half back (support) to fullback today!
    Kishore,
    14A- The solution to be corrected to Expo. Overwhelmed by the sexpot?

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    1. Kishore9 February 2015 at 09:20

      Yes, sir. That too with all that lingerie ...

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  6. Kishore9 February 2015 at 09:26

    Last year's IXL I got a chauffer (sheaffer pen). This year's Anniversary puzzle got me a parker. I am yet to buy a limo.

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  7. Padmanabhan9 February 2015 at 09:31

    Left in a limbo? Wait for the next competition.

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    1. Kishore9 February 2015 at 09:39

      Some butter in a limo? Lots of persons doing this puzz may think of another word that rhymes with limbo

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    2. Srividya9 February 2015 at 17:41

      sorry .. a bit too deep for this bimbo :)

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    3. Kishore9 February 2015 at 18:37

      Hi, are you the lady who attended the meet yesterday?

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    4. Deepak Gopinath9 February 2015 at 20:07

      Yes she is

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    5. Kishore9 February 2015 at 21:31

      It's a long way from Lilongwe, Srividya

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  8. Mukundala Balasubramanyam9 February 2015 at 09:36

    I could latch on to starred items only after getting G-String, right at the bottom! (of CW). Thereafter no looking back! All fell in place. Thanks, Gridman, for the super entertainer.

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    1. Kishore9 February 2015 at 09:38

      I am aware that air force personnel are aware of the effects of the G forces on the human body

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam9 February 2015 at 09:44

      You are dead right!

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    3. Padmanabhan9 February 2015 at 09:47

      F1 racers too.

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    4. Padmanabhan9 February 2015 at 09:49

      (G)ridman seems to have given a long rope to MB!

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    5. Kishore9 February 2015 at 09:51

      G(man forces string)

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  9. Suresh9 February 2015 at 09:42

    Regarding the opening remark about "unmentionables" let me assure you that we are all 'broad' minded

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  10. Mukundala Balasubramanyam9 February 2015 at 09:42

    27 Not made public: shaken Anu and I are embarrassed (7) UNAIRED (ANU AND I)*

    Where has 'R' in the Anno gone pl? Something fishy in the clue?!

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  11. Padmanabhan9 February 2015 at 09:46

    I think it should be-
    embarrassed- red
    (Anu I red)*

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  12. Ramani9 February 2015 at 10:21

    26A brought me the old teaser - What is this word "GTTT" - Oru G Naal T - originality

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam9 February 2015 at 10:27

      Ram, I find moonu Ts only!

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    2. Rengaswamy9 February 2015 at 10:33

      The missing T in your clue is appearing in 28A.

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    3. Ramani9 February 2015 at 12:10

      TA Renga for the "SUPPORT" Sorry MB, for the typo

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  13. Aakash Sridhar9 February 2015 at 10:45

    Good one ... Ended up taking a holiday today ...

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  14. Padmanabhan9 February 2015 at 11:27

    Have a heart who had to travel. It was a nice big gathering and i am glad I was able to join though at the tail end.
    Thank you MB & Kishore (wondering why K has a hangover though being a double T)

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  15. PKPSwami9 February 2015 at 17:46

    Splendid.GM- great magician. Virtually I was walked thro' the length and breadth of the matrix emanating magic. His clues act as that of a magical wand. My cod is 26a.Tanks GM.

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  16. Padmanabhan9 February 2015 at 19:20

    An excerpt from today's madras Miscellany column by Muthiah in today's Chennai edition-
    "Boddam was also responsible for persuading the local citizenryto found a 'Pinjrapole'. How many have heard this word and anyone have any clue to its origin?

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  17. raju umamaheswar9 February 2015 at 22:47

    PINJRAPOLE: There is a place in Central Bombay by this name?

    Something to do with a trap ? I remember vaguely that this was the Trafalgar Square OF Bombay with lots of pigeons Gutturogooing to be fed ? I stand to be corrected !

    Today"s theme by Gridman has at last betrayed that COD of his that I I was hinting at all along which none of you cryptic solvers could discern nor decipher !!

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  18. raju umamaheswar9 February 2015 at 23:52

    I reckon, I'm mistaken. Though there is a place in Bombay called Pinjrapole, I got it worng for Kabootarkhana ! Pinjrapole is a shelter home for Stray animal, cattle and such like, created by the British Raj-- a form of SPCA !

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