INSTRUCTIONS
1. Since this is a prize crossword, no comments on the solutions to be shown anywhere on the blog. I will be moderating the comments between 10:30 AM on 01 Feb and 8:30 PM on 03 Feb so that no one inadvertently reveals a solution.
2. Solutions may be sent to my e-mail : deepakgita@gmail.com in the following formats :-
(a) Screen shot or an image of the completed grid or
(b) As a word document (Annotated solutions will have to be in this format).
3. Following prizes will be given.
(a) Prize for all correct entry. This prize winner will be a random selection from the all correct entries.
(b) Prize for the first entry with correct annotations (annos to match with those intended by the setter).
4. Only one prize per head [to ensure that someone doesn't bag both :-)], by chance in case someone wins more than one then prize at (a) above will go to the second name thrown up in the random selection.
4. Only one prize per head [to ensure that someone doesn't bag both :-)], by chance in case someone wins more than one then prize at (a) above will go to the second name thrown up in the random selection.
5. Entries will be received till 8:30 PM (as per my computer clock) on 03 Feb 2015.
6. Results with solutions will be displayed on the 6th anniversary of the blog i.e., at 8 AM on 04 Feb 2015. The regular blog of 04 Feb will appear at 9 AM.
7. Each entry to be accompanied with a soft copy of your photograph, postal address and contact numbers.
7. Each entry to be accompanied with a soft copy of your photograph, postal address and contact numbers.
8. My decision as sole judge (I have my wife's permission to say so), will be final and binding and cannot be contested in any court :-)
9. And last but not the least, thanks to Abhay for sending this in and letting me use it as the Anniversary special.
9. And last but not the least, thanks to Abhay for sending this in and letting me use it as the Anniversary special.
ACROSS
10 Moulds the mind within sea animals (11)
12 Uropod cut in half just in the insect's abdomen (7)
13 Winged sandals cast at a liar (7)
14 Less common to find odd ages regularly taking on the three Rs (5)
15 Grow less intimate apart, or lightly sleep off? (5)
16 Found on side A, "Taken In" possibly makes Nell agog (4,3)
17 3/5 of 22 and 2/3 of 10 add up to a short story (5)
18 Small rodent eats Indian cloth (5)
19 Avid one excitedly referring to a mole (7)
21 Singer Bruce led Aqua's comeback, essentially (5)
23 Parasite strain caught (5)
24 Capital city known for Rebus puzzles? (9)
26 Follower perhaps reunited disbanded hitmen (9)
29 Gnome, too, oddly followed Hollande's word (5)
32 Order setter, perhaps, to undertake a journey in hiding (5)
34 Minute aquatic organisms seen in north-east Texas city after evaporation of under-hydrogenated water (7)
35 Publish a central depiction of an old Germanic letter (5)
36 Infatuation a high-ranking officer had for a butterfly (5)
37 One is against a person deseeding cotton (7)
38 Post office suppresses steamy picture (5)
39 That's a good beginning, Bill! (5)
40 In Switzerland, a long line wears an expression of disbelief at finding bread for the Sabbath (7)
41 Surround swimmer when troubled at first (7)
42 Locks set in motion by sensitive mechanism (4,7)
DOWN
1 Novel describing able collector of incredible facts? Not really (3,8,2,6)
2 Manage lien turning up lots of money in Africa (10)
3 Special bread dessert picked up for explosive variant of Russian mixed drink? (6,4)
4 Half of them called for a Mass in 24 (6)
5, 25 Tipsy metal worker preceded by almost aristocratic writer (8,9)
6 A stance taken when parrying detailed query about untenanted redevelopment of the lot (6)
7 Wander around military college with principal leading way to African building (8)
8 Drain out dense, fixed concrete (8)
9 "Quarter it", two women echo, finding direction before being stuck in the middle (7,4,3,5)
11,33 Odder representation of Sinatra on film and book (9,2,1,5)
20 Put up with malfunctioning cloak for Robert Englund initially (5)
22 Last flaw in erstwhile unwilling guest (2-3)
25 (see 5 down)
27 Circa 50 CE, Il Duce exiled criminal cell where all were involved, it is found, in cases of rape (6,4)
28 That devilish study, for example, contains bronze orb and trunk (10)
30 Reflection of standard chronograph display comprising, say, three digits? (3,2,3)
31 When done with a quick but thorough look… (4-4)
33 (see 11 down)
36 …find folios in a heap of rubbish (6)
37 Writer, given names, censored and edited so automatically! (6)
10 Moulds the mind within sea animals (11)
12 Uropod cut in half just in the insect's abdomen (7)
13 Winged sandals cast at a liar (7)
14 Less common to find odd ages regularly taking on the three Rs (5)
15 Grow less intimate apart, or lightly sleep off? (5)
16 Found on side A, "Taken In" possibly makes Nell agog (4,3)
17 3/5 of 22 and 2/3 of 10 add up to a short story (5)
18 Small rodent eats Indian cloth (5)
19 Avid one excitedly referring to a mole (7)
21 Singer Bruce led Aqua's comeback, essentially (5)
23 Parasite strain caught (5)
24 Capital city known for Rebus puzzles? (9)
26 Follower perhaps reunited disbanded hitmen (9)
29 Gnome, too, oddly followed Hollande's word (5)
32 Order setter, perhaps, to undertake a journey in hiding (5)
34 Minute aquatic organisms seen in north-east Texas city after evaporation of under-hydrogenated water (7)
35 Publish a central depiction of an old Germanic letter (5)
36 Infatuation a high-ranking officer had for a butterfly (5)
37 One is against a person deseeding cotton (7)
38 Post office suppresses steamy picture (5)
39 That's a good beginning, Bill! (5)
40 In Switzerland, a long line wears an expression of disbelief at finding bread for the Sabbath (7)
41 Surround swimmer when troubled at first (7)
42 Locks set in motion by sensitive mechanism (4,7)
DOWN
1 Novel describing able collector of incredible facts? Not really (3,8,2,6)
2 Manage lien turning up lots of money in Africa (10)
3 Special bread dessert picked up for explosive variant of Russian mixed drink? (6,4)
4 Half of them called for a Mass in 24 (6)
5, 25 Tipsy metal worker preceded by almost aristocratic writer (8,9)
6 A stance taken when parrying detailed query about untenanted redevelopment of the lot (6)
7 Wander around military college with principal leading way to African building (8)
8 Drain out dense, fixed concrete (8)
9 "Quarter it", two women echo, finding direction before being stuck in the middle (7,4,3,5)
11,33 Odder representation of Sinatra on film and book (9,2,1,5)
20 Put up with malfunctioning cloak for Robert Englund initially (5)
22 Last flaw in erstwhile unwilling guest (2-3)
25 (see 5 down)
27 Circa 50 CE, Il Duce exiled criminal cell where all were involved, it is found, in cases of rape (6,4)
28 That devilish study, for example, contains bronze orb and trunk (10)
30 Reflection of standard chronograph display comprising, say, three digits? (3,2,3)
31 When done with a quick but thorough look… (4-4)
33 (see 11 down)
36 …find folios in a heap of rubbish (6)
37 Writer, given names, censored and edited so automatically! (6)
Across Lite version can be accessed at 6th Anniversary Prize Jumbo
All the best.
If it is of any consolation to those who are still wracking their brains over the special, I am still to receive a submission to today's special
ReplyDeleteIt is a tough crossword with many unknown words. I may not be able to complete and so silently left - may not compete.
ReplyDeleteDon't give up Rengaswamy. Send in your best effort
DeleteFirst entry in at 7:41 PM today ie 01 Feb
ReplyDeleteSecond entry in at 1:58 AM on 02 Feb
ReplyDeleteSomeone either abroad and having a late night !
DeletePardon the usage, but could be a broad having a late night too (just tongue in cheek, I am not aware of who it is)
DeleteGiven the names of the lady finalists at IXL, there's a good chance the first name begins with an S
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