Sunday, 20 September 2015

Special, Sunday 20 Sep 2015, Ramki Krishnan


Three answers per commenter (Annotations compulsory) till 6 PM
Please provide all your answers in one comment.


ACROSS
5  Sleep, removing glasses, and swallowing drugs for a forceful discharge! (6)
7  Provide endless bonds / stocks (8)
9  Bird, losing two tail feathers, is eating, sleeping and standing (8)
10 Beg girl's boyfriend to switch sides  (6)
11 Swear words exchanged during a match (8,4)
13 Curious kid is likely to succeed (4-2)
15 Philosopher's not initially happy to fiddle (6)
18 Saying "Shame!" "Ruin!" "Rot!" "Undone!" (2,3,2,5)
21 Drop John's group? Not quite (6)
22 On reorganization, most of Google will shortly become a child's toy (8)
23 Just wrestling? Use a bind! (8)
24 Concoction of essentially walnuts, sugar, chocolate, fruit - a sweet, ultimately! (6)

DOWN
1  Pressurized to come back for ice cream and pudding perhaps (8)
2  Chap is next to a doctor from the east in a flight (6)
3  Medicinal plant possibly grown in excess? Not good! (8)
4  Having love inside, prevents signs of ageing (6)
6  Some woman or man, dying in a battlefield (8)
7  Old, gnarled tree in English county (6)
8  The peer's fencing weapon (4)
12 Mole (n): A footloose chap, almost a killer? (8)
14 Unnecessary jabber on ship (8)
16 Reportedly tie hostile American sea creature (8)
17 Fellow's stiff is cold… (6)
18 …poison! Sound the alarm! (6)
19 Farewell melody about love lost, primarily (2,4)
20 Warring Ninja abandons weapon at last, becomes a non-violent person (4)

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93 comments:

  1. Ramani20 September 2015 at 10:31

    20 Warring Ninja abandons weapon at last, becomes a non-violent person (4) JAIN (NINJA - N)*

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  2. Ramani20 September 2015 at 10:32

    14 Unnecessary jabber on ship (8) NEEDLE SS

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  3. Ramani20 September 2015 at 10:35

    8 The peer's fencing weapon (4) E PEE

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  4. Ramani20 September 2015 at 10:36

    The above is Telescopic

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  5. Jayaseelan20 September 2015 at 10:39

    23A UNBIASED*

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  6. Chaturvasi20 September 2015 at 10:39

    6d Some woman or man, dying in a battlefield (8) NORMANDY :: hidden in 'woman or man dying'
    18d …poison! Sound the alarm! (6) TOCSIN (homophone of 'toxin', 'sound' (v.) being the hom. ind.)
    19d Farewell melody about love lost, primarily (2,4) SO LONG :: S(O L[-ost]ONG

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  7. C.G. BHARGAV20 September 2015 at 10:42

    18 a: (TO ERR IS HUMAN)*

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  8. Sreeni20 September 2015 at 10:43

    5A. SNEEZE

    SN(-oo)(EE)ZE

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  9. Bombadil20 September 2015 at 10:44

    11A. MARRIAGE VOWS (CD)

    18A: TO ERR IS HUMAN (shame ruin rot)*

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  10. Sreeni20 September 2015 at 10:44

    20D. JAIN

    (NINJA-N) anagram

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  11. Abhay20 September 2015 at 10:49

    7d: EXETER = English county {EX}{TREE*}
    4d: STOOPS = signs of age (O inside STOPS)
    12d: MELANOMA = killer (MOLE N A MAn)*

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  12. C.G. BHARGAV20 September 2015 at 10:53

    7 A: EQUI(-p) TIES

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  13. Mukundala Balasubramanyam20 September 2015 at 10:54

    24 Concoction of essentially walnuts, sugar, chocolate, fruit - a sweet, ultimately! (6) NOUGAT {walNuts+suGar+ chocOlate+frUit+A+sweeT}*

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    1. Abhay20 September 2015 at 11:03

      I wonder whether the original clue had sugar coming after fruit - that way, the order doesn't need the shifting of just one letter. I am not sure this was intended as an anagram. Over to you, Ramki!

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam20 September 2015 at 11:06

      i.e. {NGOUAT}*

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    3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam20 September 2015 at 11:08

      Concoction on double duty as Definition and Anind?

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    4. Ramki Krishnan20 September 2015 at 11:16

      Mukund: The whole clue was intended to be the def. Works?

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    5. Mukundala Balasubramanyam20 September 2015 at 11:19

      Yes, I think so. :)

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    6. Ramki Krishnan20 September 2015 at 11:19

      Abhay: Thanks for the feedback. I had intended it to be an anagram, but you are right - to make it more effective, the ingredients could have been given in a different order right?

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  14. Jayaseelan20 September 2015 at 10:56

    7A EQUITIES {EQUI(-p)}{TIES)

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  15. Mukundala Balasubramanyam20 September 2015 at 11:01

    17 Fellow's stiff is cold… (6) FRIGID {F}{RIGID}

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  16. C.G. BHARGAV20 September 2015 at 11:02

    17d: F RIGID

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  17. Abhay20 September 2015 at 11:05

    Enjoyed the puzzle a lot, Ramki - thank you! MARRIAGE VOWS is my COD.

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  18. Vasant20 September 2015 at 11:05

    20D: JAIN=(NINJA, -N)*
    18D:TOCSIN=(~TOXIN)
    23A: UNBIASED=(USE A BIND)*

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  19. C.G. BHARGAV20 September 2015 at 11:06

    22 A: GOLLIWOG (GOOGL(e)WIL(-l))*

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  20. Raghunath20 September 2015 at 11:09

    13 A: Curious kid is likely to succeed (4-2) ODD + S, ON
    21 A: Drop John's group? Not quite (6) CAN + CEL(-l)

    16 D: Reportedly tie hostile American sea creature (8) NAUT IL US ~ Knot, Ill, US

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  21. Bombadil20 September 2015 at 11:12

    1D: DESSERTS (Stressed<<)

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  22. Chaturvasi20 September 2015 at 11:12

    Apart from putting down answers, some Comment may be added in praise or by way of critique.

    For example,
    In 18d is the placement of hom ind OK? My point is when you sound the alarm, you say ''tocsin' and hear 'toxin'.
    20d: Is the def 'a non-violent person' for word reqd rather broad? But then in UK crosswords definitions are usually highly masked.

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    1. Ramki Krishnan20 September 2015 at 12:08

      CV Sir: on 18D I agree with you. The surface was worded that way in an attempt to make a story with the the previous clue (which referred to a cold corpse!) but you are absolutely right. The way it is phrased, the hp ind seems to refer to alarm than poison.
      On 20D: Yes it is a slightly broad def, but again, the choice of def was to go with the surface story of a violent Ninja gets converted :) And IMHO non-violence is one of the essential attributes of Jainism, isn't it?
      Always grateful to get feedback from veterans like you. Thanks a lot!

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  23. Vasant20 September 2015 at 11:13

    All 3 answered; I wont make up as last time I went on adding....

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  24. Bombadil20 September 2015 at 11:14

    Making up for 18A

    9A: PRESTIGE

    PIGE(-on) eating REST (sleeping) / Def: Standing

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  25. Debasmita Basu20 September 2015 at 11:19

    Nice one Ramki

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  26. Vasant20 September 2015 at 11:23

    Came Late; but found the puzzle highly entertaining; the trademark style of the setter is very evident: crisp, pithy clues; nice surface stories; a good mix of all types of clues

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  27. Col_Gopinath20 September 2015 at 11:23

    10A - {G){(-l+r)ROVE(-r+l)L}
    15A - T(-h)INKER
    2D - {HE}{GIR<=}{A}

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    1. Srividya20 September 2015 at 11:53

      Hi... is from the east valid in a down clue

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    2. Srividya20 September 2015 at 11:53

      Hi... is from the east valid in a down clue

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    3. Ramki Krishnan20 September 2015 at 11:55

      Srividya: Oops - that is a slip-up from my side. Should have used a different reversal indicator.

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  28. Col_Gopinath20 September 2015 at 11:24

    Only 3D is left

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  29. Mukundala Balasubramanyam20 September 2015 at 11:30

    My last one.
    3 Medicinal plant possibly grown in excess? Not good! (8) DUNGWORT {DU{NGOWR}*T} Def : Medicinal plant.

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  30. Chaturvasi20 September 2015 at 11:30

    Write a clue dor DESSERTS without the rev. of 'stressed'.
    Submissions here upto 12 noon Monday.
    I will select the most favorite of mine.

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    1. Bombadil20 September 2015 at 11:45

      They having a bit of sugar leave a taste of sweetness! (8)

      &lit - leave = desert containing a bit of sugar - (S) + a taste of sweetness (S)

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    2. Deepak Gopinath20 September 2015 at 11:50

      Final course rats drowned in a ship on the contrary (8)

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    3. Nadathur Rajan20 September 2015 at 12:16

      Mere sweet dishes like these without sulphur are what is deserved (8) DESSERTS
      (mere=)JUST + DES[-s]ERTS = what are deserved (JUST DESERTS)

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    4. Ramki Krishnan20 September 2015 at 12:43

      Quits eating basically sugary sweets (8)
      Quits = DESERTS
      eating = container ind
      basically sugary = S
      sweets = def

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    5. Bombadil20 September 2015 at 14:33

      Inserting commas in my attempt...

      They, having a bit of sugar, leave a taste of sweetness (8)

      DES(S)ERT(S)

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    6. Sowmya20 September 2015 at 22:19

      They often finish a meal (8) - CD

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  31. Bombadil20 September 2015 at 11:36

    Now that all the clue's are done, I guess it's safe to say: A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
    Well done Ramki, Well done!

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    1. Chaturvasi20 September 2015 at 11:41

      Hey Bombadil. You're inadvertently using greengrocer's apostrophe. Maybe you're remembering it from a recent Anax crossword where he had a clue for this phrase.

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    2. Ramki Krishnan20 September 2015 at 11:45

      Thank you Bombadil.
      Yes - as I'm sure many of you would have seen, the grid is a pangram.

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    3. Bombadil20 September 2015 at 11:47

      Hey Chaturvasi Sir

      Oops, typo :)

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  32. Richard20 September 2015 at 11:37

    Spoilt dress set for post-meal sweet stuff (8)

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  33. Mukundala Balasubramanyam20 September 2015 at 11:46

    An enjoyable fare. Thank you Ramki. :)

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  34. Chaturvasi20 September 2015 at 11:57

    The concoction clue does work.
    'Concoction essentially of' reads better I think. Maybe 'essentially' can come after the list of fodders and before the dash.
    I am talking of better surface reading, not wordplay which is OK. An all in one clue.

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    1. Vasant20 September 2015 at 12:07

      Agree; an & Lit Clue when nicely written really works like Mohsin's clue for Jigarthanda & so many others

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    2. Abhay20 September 2015 at 12:56

      I'm afraid it doesn't work fully as &lit - nougat doesn't contain chocolate! Great clue nonetheless.

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    3. Abhay20 September 2015 at 12:57

      I'm afraid it doesn't work fully as &lit - nougat doesn't contain chocolate! Great clue nonetheless.

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    4. Vasant20 September 2015 at 16:51

      Abhay: Nougat per se doesn't contain chocolate but nowadays nougat is associated with Nougat Chocolates i.e caramel filled with nougat a la Five star or Bar One & almost all associated with chocolate industry say nougat to mean Chocolate filled nougat bar..

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  35. C.G. BHARGAV20 September 2015 at 12:00

    Enjoyed the crossword Ramki (a la SUNNET) !!

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  36. raju umamaheswar20 September 2015 at 12:10

    That was quick work by the bloggers ! When I opened the Acrosslite, I saw only 26 at 11 am and at noon 56 and all done !! Marvellous word play and excellent additions and deletions-- Spooner at his best i n Grovel Glover !!
    Very scintillating and sparkling , RAMKI !! you've made your MARK !!

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  37. Srividya20 September 2015 at 12:17

    Thanks Ramki.... very enjoyable xword

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  38. Ramki Krishnan20 September 2015 at 12:23

    Thank you Col for publishing the grid in the blog, and thanks to all the solvers for your valuable feedback!

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  39. Raghunath20 September 2015 at 12:23

    Very nice! Liked the puzzle.

    17 Fellow's stiff is cold… (6). I think you could have had 'and' or 'with' in place of 'is'?

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    1. Ramki Krishnan20 September 2015 at 12:29

      Thanks Raghunath. I inteded to use "stiff" to mean "corpse". 's used to indicate possessive case (corpse of the fellow) in the surface reading, and as a connector in the cryptic reading. As I mentioned in another comment, was trying to make a mystery story with the 2 consecutive clues 17D and 18D (death by poisoning) but maybe it didn't work as intended :)

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    2. Raghunath20 September 2015 at 12:43

      Fellow's corpse is fine, but fellow's stiff, is it OK?

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  40. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan20 September 2015 at 12:28

    Nice enjoyable CW Ramki :)

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  41. C.G. BHARGAV20 September 2015 at 12:29

    CV at 11:30

    Saints entering Sahara say not right to look for ice-cream and cake (8)
    Saints=SS
    Sahara say = DESERT
    not right = anag. indicator
    (SS+DESERT) = DESSERTS
    Defn. Ice-cream and cake

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  42. Vasant20 September 2015 at 13:16

    Rested , had a s-sunday maybe(8)
    DE(SS)ERTS*
    Sunday, maybe=Definition

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  43. Chaturvasi20 September 2015 at 14:02

    'Stiff ' as noun means corpse.
    So 'fellow's stiff' is as good as 'fellow's corpse'.
    But I don't like either expression.
    The fellow's shirt is blue in colour.
    The girl's necklace is scintillating.
    In both sentences above the fellow and the girl are alive and still possess the articles.
    For me 'fellow's corpse' doesn't mean much. I can understand the long-winded 'The corpse of the fellow'.

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    1. Raghunath20 September 2015 at 14:30

      Why not Fellow's corpse. Like Mr. X's corpse. Mr X's corpse is cold?

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    2. Chaturvasi20 September 2015 at 14:39

      Well, I am not saying it is wrong.
      I don't like it. I won't say or write "fellow's corpse'. That's all.

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  44. Chaturvasi20 September 2015 at 14:06

    Write a clue for FRIGID that is absolutely OK and above reproah. No competition. Just tries from anyone.

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  45. Vasant20 September 2015 at 14:14

    Free fruit mixed?Cold(6)

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  46. Chaturvasi20 September 2015 at 14:14

    French Inspector-General's single daughter is sexually unresponsive (6)

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  47. Chaturvasi20 September 2015 at 14:16

    Sorry for typos that happen when I use IPad.

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  48. Bombadil20 September 2015 at 14:39

    Primarily formal and stiff (6)

    &lit - (F)(RIGID)

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  49. Sowmya20 September 2015 at 22:24

    Nice crossword Ramki. Couldnt try it earlier, but just finished it. Marriage Vows was my COD too:)

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  50. Padmanabhan20 September 2015 at 22:53

    Clue for 'Desserts'-
    A drop of sugar in arid regions is sweet.

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