Sunday, 12 April 2015

Special, Sunday 12 Apr 2015, Bruno


Three answers per commenter (annotations compulsory) till 6 PM


ACROSS
1   Episode where Bond took out Royal with poise (7)
5   One that saves Shanghai’s semiconductor stocks on rebound (7)
9   When flowers open Around one Uplifting… (9)
10 Perhaps team without second Tendulkar can be magical (5)
11 Drawn to suspect certain leaders of India never quit till dead (6)
12 Tear down spare building, add empty space (7)
14 Setter’s turning into regressive mode with neglect (4)
15 Letting insurance policy expire, a new owner regularly landed in trouble (10)
19 Giving ego entry in conflict, upset one's overwhelmed (10)
20 Fibre that is shed right before start of Autumn (4)
22 Perhaps camper caught in pouring rain is not coming back? (7)
25 Particular sound of joy in intimate setting (6)
27 Maybe a canine also has 2 of them (5)
28 Robbers turn around at Queens; head to Staten-Island (9)
29 Both hands hugging, had a bit of laugh on the side… (7)
30 Live around Uranium ash (7)

DOWN
1   Herb from Hawaii planted in California (4)
2   Associate went to Chief Executive, got intro, changed profession (9)
3   Fool at church’s a Yank (6)
4   Water drain broke, return game cut short (9)
5   Precursor to chilled-out Hard Rock? (5)
6 and 21   Privileges enjoyed by dictators and janitors? (8,6)
7   Moleskin varnish laced with alloy (5)
8   Large antelope to cross top of road; dash ahead to the woods (10)
13 Hereditary leader of tribe in pleasant surroundings (10)
16 Intricate clue’s an art to set; to get answer out of it, one needs to be engaged and ultimately, clever (9)
17 Fast, brief afterthought interrupted profound emotional reflection (4-5)
18 Break a nose? (8)
21 See 6D
23 Dig around topsoil and settle down (5)
24 Create horror by asking to assassinate leader of Egypt (5)
26 That is describing Sri Lanka? (4)

Across Lite version can be accessed at BRUNO 6

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  1. Ramani12 April 2015 at 10:38

    26 That is describing Sri Lanka? (4) I (SL) E

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  2. VMA Nair12 April 2015 at 10:38

    1A CHA (-R+P) TER
    5A MESSIAH (Rev T)
    30A RESID(U) E

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  3. Ramani12 April 2015 at 10:41

    13 Hereditary leader of tribe in pleasant surroundings (10) CONGENI (T) AL

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  4. Padmanabhan12 April 2015 at 10:42

    10A- Elven
    Team- Eleven
    Minus E (second Tendulkar)
    Perhaps- Anind
    Def.- Magical ( relating to elf)

    7D- Invar (T)- MoleskIN VARnish

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  5. Ramani12 April 2015 at 10:43

    1 Herb from Hawaii planted in California (4) C (HI) A

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  6. Padmanabhan12 April 2015 at 10:50

    26D- Isle
    That is - ie
    Srilanka- Sl
    Describing Sri Lanka- Isle
    Sri Lanka on double duty?

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  7. Vasant12 April 2015 at 10:52

    6,21: SWEEPING POWERS: CD
    12A: ASPERSE:=(SPARE)(SE); SE=Empty SPACE

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  8. Ramani12 April 2015 at 11:08

    Paddy @ 10 50: Duplicated. Please have a go for another one

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  9. Deepak Gopinath12 April 2015 at 11:27

    25A - {C{HO}OSY}
    28A - {PILF<=}{ER}{ER}{S(-taten-island)}
    29A - {L}{ATE}{R}{A}{L(-augh)}

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  10. Mukundala Balasubramanyam12 April 2015 at 11:33

    8D : Large antelope to cross top of road; dash ahead to the woods (10) HINTERLAND {HINT}{E{R}LAND} Def : Woods

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    1. Padmanabhan12 April 2015 at 12:52

      Great MB! I was breaking my brains over it.

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  11. Unknown12 April 2015 at 12:09

    15 Letting insurance policy expire, a new owner regularly landed in trouble (10)
    NONRENEWAL
    A N (OWNER)* LaNdEd*
    16 Intricate clue’s an art to set; to get answer out of it, one needs to be engaged and ultimately, clever (9)
    RETICULAR
    (CLUES AN ART)-ANS I cleveR

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  12. Unknown12 April 2015 at 12:26

    19 Giving ego entry in conflict, upset one's overwhelmed (10)
    GENEROSITY
    (EGO ENTRY) (I S)*

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  13. Unknown12 April 2015 at 12:27

    Def Giving

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  14. Ramki Krishnan12 April 2015 at 12:39

    18D: BREATHER (DD/CD)
    27A: TOOTH (Also = TOO + 2 of THem = TH), def = maybe a canine
    22A: NIRVANA {VAN in RAIN*, def = not coming back)

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  15. Ramki Krishnan12 April 2015 at 12:40

    Lovely set of clues, Balaji! 18D and 27A were my favourites :)

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  16. Mukundala Balasubramanyam12 April 2015 at 12:46

    23D : Dig around topsoil and settle down (5) ROOST {ROO(S)T} Def : Settle down

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  17. Mukundala Balasubramanyam12 April 2015 at 13:10

    My last one though I got it much earlier!
    5D : Precursor to chilled-out Hard Rock? (5) MAGMA [DD]

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  18. Raghunath12 April 2015 at 13:15

    9 When flowers open Around one Uplifting… (9)IN+SP(I)RING. Why A & U are in capitals?

    4 Water drain broke, return game cut short (9) (RAIND*) tROPS<=
    13 Hereditary leader of tribe in pleasant surroundings (10) CONGENI(T)AL

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam12 April 2015 at 13:30

      Raghu to note! 13Dn has already been solved by Ram @ 10:41 am.

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    2. Balaji12 April 2015 at 20:11

      Raghu it is actually a haiku:
      When flowers open
      Around one
      Uplifting

      But the carriage return s didnt make it to the online version

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  19. mohsin12 April 2015 at 13:16

    17D: Fast, brief afterthought interrupted profound emotional reflection (4-5) --- WARP SPEED [Def = fast; PS interrupting (DEEP RAW)<-- ]

    4D: Water drain broke, return game cut short (9) --- RAINDROPS [Def = water; DRAIN* + SPOR(-t)<--]

    11A: Drawn to suspect certain leaders of India never quit till dead (6) --- TRACED [Def = drawn; (CERTAIN - I, N)* + D]

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  20. mohsin12 April 2015 at 13:17

    Compensating for 4D:

    3D: Fool at church’s a Yank (6) --- TWITCH [Def = yank; TWIT + CH]

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    1. Raghunath12 April 2015 at 13:19

      I think here the WP is a bit faulty, because of "a". Here it's a verb for the answer.

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    2. Balaji12 April 2015 at 20:21

      Twitch is both a noun and a verb Raghu. Does the A still mar the wp?

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    3. Raghunath12 April 2015 at 22:29

      This comment has been removed by the author.

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    4. Raghunath12 April 2015 at 22:32

      I think you are right.

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  21. Raghunath12 April 2015 at 13:20

    Excellent set of clues, Bruno.

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  22. Gita SB12 April 2015 at 13:24

    2D ASSERTION
    (ASS)(E)(RTION)*anag of intro
    Def- Profession

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  23. Gita SB12 April 2015 at 13:34

    24D APPAL {APP(-E)AL}

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  24. Mukundala Balasubramanyam12 April 2015 at 13:36

    Simply superb! It's time for Bruno to jump over to main stream of Hindu Crosswords!! Deserves nationwide exposure!!!

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    1. Balaji12 April 2015 at 20:22

      Thanks for the high praise MB. Hope this one was more enjoyable than the last one...

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam12 April 2015 at 20:52

      ...it certainly was.

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  25. Deepak Gopinath12 April 2015 at 13:38

    Leftovers

    Across - 14, 20

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  26. Unknown12 April 2015 at 13:40

    Excellent crossword Bruno... Thanks

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  27. Vasant12 April 2015 at 13:42

    Enjoyable & challenging puzzle

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  28. VMA Nair12 April 2015 at 15:32

    Enjoyed solving this . Isle and tooth my favourites. Thanks Balaji

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  29. Mukundala Balasubramanyam12 April 2015 at 15:56

    19A : Giving ego entry in conflict, upset one's overwhelmed (10) GENEROSITY - It has already been solved.

    My take on anno is {GENERO(SI<=)TY*} Is it OK pl?

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  30. Deepak Gopinath12 April 2015 at 16:38

    14A and 20A are still pending

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  31. Raghunath12 April 2015 at 16:59

    14 A: Setter’s turning into regressive mode with neglect (4) O(MI)T.

    Setter: I'M turning into: M'I in TO: T(I'M)O. Regressive Mode: reverse T(IM)O.

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  32. Mukundala Balasubramanyam12 April 2015 at 18:02

    20A : Fibre that is shed right before start of Autumn (4) BRAN {BA<=>RN} Def : Fibre

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  33. Ramani12 April 2015 at 18:24

    I was doing the same thing what Paddy was doing for Hinterland, for this. Wonderful MB!

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  34. Balaji12 April 2015 at 20:23

    Thanks for all the comments... hope you all enjoyed

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  35. Chaturvasi13 April 2015 at 08:26

    14 A: Setter’s turning into regressive mode with neglect (4) O(MI)T.

    Setter: I'M turning into: M'I in TO: T(I'M)O. Regressive Mode: reverse T(IM)O.

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    While these Sunday special crosswords do have many excellent clues and those clues receive abundant praise from solvers, I would want some critique - call it criticism, if you will.

    In the above clue, "into" in surface reading becomes "in to" in wordplay. I like this.

    But, I don't think "setter's turning" can give IM. It can give EM. For IM a rewrite will be needed.

    Also, 's in clues may be interpreted in one manner in surface reading and another in WP. I don't think that works here.

    Not that I want to be a spoilsport but certainly I will be honest enough to say what I feel. And if I make a mistake, I will readily apologise.

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    1. Balaji13 April 2015 at 23:04

      CV Sir thanks for the greatly valued criticism. My logic was this: consider the case as if it wasnt setter"s but say another non_possessive form e.g DOG if the clue had "dog turning into ..." (with a different answer of course) it would be a valid instruction to turn DOG around. The same way if we see setter"s as a single word and not as "setter is" then the clue works for me.

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    2. Balaji13 April 2015 at 23:09

      I also wanted to own up to a mistake in 2D somebody pointed out that ass is not a recognised abbr for associate but association is. Very true. I had assistant in mind which is also valid (eg ass prof) but made a mistake... mea culpa :-)

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