Sunday, 23 August 2015

Special, Sunday 23 Aug 2015, Ramki Krishnan


Three answers per commenter (Annotations compulsory) till 6 PM.
All answers to be provided in one comment, preferably.


ACROSS
1   Confused person reaches here finally to get an answer (8)
5   Exit from topless retreat (6)
9   Thrashing century in just six balls? (4-4)
10 Queen's attendant's let off project (6)
12 Match tip of electrical coil (5)
13 Temporary worker used to take notes quickly (9)
14 Eats heartily to understand gluttony, for example (4,2)
16 Sweet husband leaves dance for love (7)
19 Members of cabinet are possibly returning to work (7)
21 Uproar created by shouting "Howzatt"? (6)
23 Kill insect with an injection of sodium (9)
25 Completely gave up at the end of the game (5)
26 Strong, firm chap (6)
27 Variable rate bonds could be bargains (8)
28 Arrest revolutionary philosopher (6)
29 "American Company used defective packages" -  Counsel finally admits (8)

DOWN
1   Cyclone from the south almost inundates very big shelters (6)
2   Offer: "New cars provided in case of emergency" (9)
3   One going around empty menagerie for fresh air (5)
4   Harshly treats a less favoured child (7)
6   Relative is initially glad about a kid (5-4)
7   Minor artist without talent could be rejected (5)
8   Fixed sink in place (8)
11 Little woman goes on vacation and exercises (4)
15 Shopkeeper burst into tears (9)
17 Humiliated leader undergoing a sex change, becomes strong (9)
18 You may need them to see your friends, for instance (8)
20 Dash in street, going from one end to the other (4)
21 Fat baker playing host to bishop and you, say (7)
22 Period when chaps should exhibit sensitivity, to start with (6)
24 Good to enter Martian vehicle? Not very, but okay (5)
25 Shake a bird (5)

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49 comments:

  1. Ramki Krishnan23 August 2015 at 10:35

    Thank you Col for giving me a chance to publish the grid. Looking forward to comments and feedback from all the solvers and setters.

    - Ramki.

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  2. Abhay23 August 2015 at 10:43

    19A: OPERATE (T<==) = work

    15D: STATIONER (INTO TEARS)* = shopkeeper

    28A: SARTRE (ARREST)* = philosopher

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  3. Debasmita Basu23 August 2015 at 10:47

    23A. TERMI{NA}TES
    27A {TREA}*TIES
    5A (-r)EGRESS

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  4. Vasant23 August 2015 at 10:51

    26A: (CO)(GENT)
    27A:TREATIES=(RATE*)(TIES)
    22D:(MEN)(S)(E)(S)

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  5. km23 August 2015 at 10:53

    1A. RESPONSE ..PERSON* SE

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  6. Vasant23 August 2015 at 10:55

    Making up for 27A, which was solved by DB above:
    11D: JOGS=(JO)(GoeS)

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  7. Bombadil23 August 2015 at 10:57

    24D ROGER
    RO{V<>G}ER

    6D: GREAT AUNT
    {G RE A TAUNT}

    9A: ONCE OVER
    ON{C}E OVER

    Lots of marvellous clues with ultra-smooth surfaces with possibility of definitions at both ends.
    Simply adorable, as usual champ! 9A is my CoD.

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  8. raju umamaheswar23 August 2015 at 10:57

    21 across: OUTCRY-- uproar.---
    26across: COGENT-- Firm: CO: chap: Gent -- strong
    22down: MENSES --chaps- men -Should Exhibit Sensitivity - initial letters - Period

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  9. raju umamaheswar23 August 2015 at 10:58

    Thought of being an early bird to catch the worms !!

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    1. Vasant23 August 2015 at 11:17

      Not so early...U can take two more for the already solved 26A & 22D

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  10. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan23 August 2015 at 10:58

    11D JOGS [JO ( character from Little women ) G(or)S ]
    18 D CONTACTS (CD)
    24 D ROGER [RO (-v) (+G ) ER

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    1. Vasant23 August 2015 at 11:18

      LV: 11D & 24D already in...u can take two more

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  11. Sudarshan J23 August 2015 at 11:05

    14A: DIGS IN (DIG SIN)

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  12. Jayaseelan23 August 2015 at 11:12

    2D (SACR)*(IF)(I)(C)(E)

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  13. raju umamaheswar23 August 2015 at 11:14

    Making up for Vasant being an earlier bird at 1051 am to my 1057m.
    13 across: SHORTHAND temporary -short worker- hand Shorthand for taking notes __ Is this tribe of stenographers still in use?

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  14. Srividya23 August 2015 at 11:20

    Thank you Ramki for an enjoyable puzzle :) it was nice meeting you as well
    Spent ages on operate as cd not parse it... :)

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  15. km23 August 2015 at 11:27

    4D. STEPSON .. STEPS ON

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  16. Abhay23 August 2015 at 11:33

    Thank you for a very enjoyable puzzle, Ramki. The clues are brilliant - impeccable wordplay with very smooth surfaces. I started marking out my favourite clues - 5, 12, 13, 16, 22, 27, 29 - but gave up as there were simply too many good ones. For sheer elegance, I would pick 12 and 26 as my CsOD.

    Thanks to DG for the Sunday Specials!

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  17. Vasant23 August 2015 at 11:42

    Clues like sparkling gems...My favourites...11D & 16 A

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  18. Unknown23 August 2015 at 11:54

    2D.O[Z(-O)O]NE - OZONE

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    1. Unknown23 August 2015 at 12:12

      this should be 3D - sorry for misidentifying the clue number :-(

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  19. Unknown23 August 2015 at 11:58

    17D: FORTIFIED (MORTIFIED - M + F)

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  20. Deepak Gopinath23 August 2015 at 12:00

    Leftovers at noon

    Across - 10, 16, 25, 29

    Down - 1, 7, 8, 20, 21, 25

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  21. Unknown23 August 2015 at 12:02

    16A; SOUFFLE? (SHUFFLE - H + O)

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  22. Suresh23 August 2015 at 12:09

    10A BEE TLE*
    25A QUIT E
    29A INC L UDES*

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  23. Mukundala Balasubramanyam23 August 2015 at 12:14

    20D : Dash in street, going from one end to the other (4) ELAN {+E}LAN{-E} Def : Dash

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  24. raju umamaheswar23 August 2015 at 12:27

    Good work- Ramki. nice jumble puzzle that took many take a tumble !!

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  25. Deepak Gopinath23 August 2015 at 12:28

    1D - {(-m)RO{OS}TS<=}
    12A - {TWIN}{E(-lectrical)}
    7D - {EX}{TRA<=}

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  26. Deepak Gopinath23 August 2015 at 12:29

    Leftover

    Down - 8, 21, 25

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  27. Jayaseelan23 August 2015 at 12:43

    25 D QUAIL (DD)

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  28. R Nagendra Prasad23 August 2015 at 12:57

    21 D > OVE(RR U)N

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  29. mohsin23 August 2015 at 13:06

    8D: STEA(DIE)D

    Lovely clues

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    1. mohsin23 August 2015 at 13:10

      Minor nit:
      In 25A: I don't think "the end of the game" quite implies "the end of gamE". The "the" seems a bit intrusive.

      9A is my CoD.

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    2. Ramki Krishnan23 August 2015 at 13:35

      Thanks Mohsin,and your point is well taken!

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  30. Deepak Gopinath23 August 2015 at 13:20

    That's it then for today. Thanks Ramki

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  31. Ramki Krishnan23 August 2015 at 13:32

    Thank you everyone for the encouraging feedback!

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  32. Ramki Krishnan23 August 2015 at 13:39

    I am very grateful to Bhalachandra who test-solved the grid and gave me some very good feedback! Thanks, Bhala!

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  33. VMA Nair23 August 2015 at 15:55

    Super clues

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