Sunday, 27 September 2015

The Sunday Crossword (2860), Sunday 27 Sep 15


ACROSS
1   Broadcast omits a cub, extremely small (9) SUBATOMIC*
6   Story reversed within eighty minutes (4) MYTH [T<=]
8   Commercial cars and farm vehicles, carbon-free? They'll manage (14) ADMINISTRATORS {AD}{MINIS}{TRAcTORS}
10 Annoying one in front of king and son in capital city (7) IRKSOME {1}{R{K}{S}OME}
11 Crumbly crisp coating that is more strongly flavoured (7) SPICIER {SPIC{IE}R*}
12 Voice necessary to debate normally (5) TENOR [T]
14 Post-Victorian dawn I read about (9) EDWARDIAN*
16 Problem with fraud United Nations beat (9) CONUNDRUM {CON}{UN}{DRUM}
18 Dreams ending in rubble in skips (5) HOPES {HOP{r...lE}S}
20 Deeds in parties lacking force (7) ACTIONS fACTIONS
22 Large alien with soft feathers? It's a disappointment (3-4) LET-DOWN {L}{ET}-{DOWN}
24 Play new role in judo team (5,3,6) ROMEO AND JULIET*
25 Slip in small joke (4) SKID {S}{KID}
26 State perfect answer, suppressing wrong ones (9) MINNESOTA {MIN{ONES*}T}{A}

DOWN
1   Analyst of data that's roughly intact as it is (12) STATISTICIAN*
2   Yokel having impact on family (7) BUMPKIN {BUMP}{KIN}
3   Colour and energy in dance (5) TANGO {TAN}{GO}
4   Soldier, using aromatic substance with hesitation, receiving support (9) MUSKETEER {MUSK}{E{TEE}R}
5   Run into police group (5) CORPS {CO{R}PS}
6   Parade involving endless trouble for powerful woman (9) MATRIARCH {MA{TRIAl}RCH}
7   Interim changes for stations (7) TERMINI*
9   Substantial artist holding positions popular as singer and actor (5,7) FRANK SINATRA {F{RANKS}{IN}AT}{RA}
13 Recording's first tune does sadly deteriorate (3,2,4) RUN TO SEED {Re...g}{TUNE+DOES}*
15 I'm drained, enthralled by upset today in tennis tournament (9) WIMBLEDON {W{IM}{BLED}ON<=}
17 Overall employment system (7) NETWORK {NET}{WORK}
19 Volume is in poor, distressed condition (7) PROVISO {PRO{V}{IS}O*}
21 Star initially followed by ardent crowd (5) SWARM {Star}{WARM}
23 Clubs in genuine agreement to end hostilities (5) TRUCE {TRU{C}E}

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  1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam27 September 2015 at 08:37

    Quite an enjoyable CW today. Somewhat on easier scale. :-)))
    Typo in 23Dn print edition... " to SEND hostilities" !

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    1. Srividya27 September 2015 at 10:54

      Dont understand your point about truce being send vs end hostilities.

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    2. Ramani27 September 2015 at 11:12

      @ Srividya: MB has stated that in the Print Edition, in the 23 D clue, it has been printed as SEND in the place of END.

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    3. Srividya27 September 2015 at 11:37

      Oh mine shows end...

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    4. Mukundala Balasubramanyam27 September 2015 at 12:36

      That typo was in Hyderbad edition. No idea about other places.

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  2. Ramani27 September 2015 at 08:47

    +1

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  3. raju umamaheswar27 September 2015 at 11:06

    It is 11 am. Still waiting for the blast-off for ICL 2015 !!

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  4. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan27 September 2015 at 11:09

    Good luck to all IXL participants :)

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  5. raju umamaheswar27 September 2015 at 11:29

    Plus One ! However, let it commence ! Oh , the curious wait !!

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  6. Srividya27 September 2015 at 11:34

    Me too still waiting...for grid to load

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  7. Suresh27 September 2015 at 11:38

    I think they said the launch is at 1 O'Clock

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  8. raju umamaheswar27 September 2015 at 11:40

    Wasn't it supposed to be on by 11 am? How many solvers must have chewed off their nails in the hands and perhaps toe- nails too ?

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  9. Deepak Gopinath27 September 2015 at 11:42

    Hi all,
    Reporting from the IXL launch at Kolkatta. The Governor is to come at 1 PM for the launch event. I am told today's first round will go omline at 2 PM. Will keep you'll informed

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    1. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan27 September 2015 at 11:51

      Thanks for the info sir !

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    2. Srividya27 September 2015 at 11:52

      Thanks sir for the update... cd u please reqthe team to reintro the count down clock... ;) also is the kolkata open

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  10. raju umamaheswar27 September 2015 at 11:57

    Thanks, Col the peripatetic !! Now here in the North, then in CBE and now in Cal !! Good that you saved a few of my toe nails !! I don't bite nails though but man-i-cure them with a nail file !!

    Shouldn't the Organizers announce what you did for them? Or are they organ-raisers ?

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  11. Kishore27 September 2015 at 12:58

    All the best to IXL participants

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  12. raju umamaheswar27 September 2015 at 13:07

    Can we know who, if not all, are participating in the contest?

    All the best to every one who participates

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  13. Abhay27 September 2015 at 13:31

    Waiting for the IXL to come up, but am feeling bad that I'm going to be travelling and/or working for the next three Sundays, which means I can't be a serious competitor this time around! :(

    I'm looking forward to enjoying the online competition in any case. All the best to all participants!

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  14. Srividya27 September 2015 at 13:48

    Yeah wishing all the best to all participants... me too may miss out on some but hope to still have fun and do well ;)

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  15. Vasant27 September 2015 at 14:00

    Same Problem as Abhay..Im out & travelling...just accessed & found IXL Round 1 hadnt come up...

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  16. Col_Gopinath27 September 2015 at 14:11

    IXL 2015 just launched

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  17. Suresh27 September 2015 at 14:18

    A quicky. I thought they wanted to make it harder

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  18. Abhay27 September 2015 at 15:12

    I wish they would have announced the launch time clearly on the site itself. To expect people to keep checking back - and to keep looking at other sources like this blog - seems unfair, and is easily addressed.

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    1. Suresh27 September 2015 at 15:34

      The 1 pm inauguration was on the site, but the cw could have been there any time after that

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    2. Abhay27 September 2015 at 16:45

      That's my point - in a contest where time of submission is a key criterion, the start time of the contest itself needs to be specified clearly.

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    3. Suresh27 September 2015 at 17:06

      Right Abhay. The same thing happened last year too on the opening day

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    4. Raghunath27 September 2015 at 17:28

      First time I'm participating. Though simple, a couple of clues aren't good

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    5. Chaturvasi27 September 2015 at 18:33

      It is best to keep the inaugural on a Saturday to suit the VVIP's convenience and after the launch ceremony is seen through with all the fanfare and fun fair, start the online promptly at the appointed and well-publicised time the next day - that is Sunday.

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    6. Deepak Gopinath27 September 2015 at 18:42

      The VVIP launched the first CW today at 2 PM as announced

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    7. Abhay27 September 2015 at 21:07

      As announced...where? The website said the launch was at 1pm. If the time was officially changed to 2pm, it wasn't announced on the website as far as I can make out. Given that it's an online competition, announcing any change locally at the venue of the inauguration is hardly any use.

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    8. Chaturvasi28 September 2015 at 07:23

      My Comment at 6:33 was not related to this year's event.

      I was gently pointing out that the live event and the launch of online must be kept separate.

      The live event's time, though announced earlier. may be subject to delays or sudden changes. That should be confined to the venue and local announcements that may benefit the participants or attendees.

      The world-wide online launch must be right on dot of the time announced widely prior to the event and for which hundreds of people would be waiting eagerly and with anticipation.

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  19. raju umamaheswar27 September 2015 at 16:43

    I could log in only at 1440 hrs since I had guests for lunch. Then BSNL played hookey with the broadband. Used a dongle with Reliance ( the old reliable?) and completed the grid in between conversation( unsocial?) . Got stuck with one five letter decoy clue but then , the penny dropped !! Sent it in. I'm no serious contender but have lots of fanxiety (fun and anxiety) to participate.

    Would love to know of others and how they found the crossie. They have stepped up the ante slightly and if this is any indicator, we can look forward to much more intriguing and interesting grids.

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  20. Srividya27 September 2015 at 21:56

    Thanks to colonel was able to log in and access at two... while seemingly easy i did get stuck with three clues where the crossings were vowels and cd hv been any no ofanswers :) took me longer hence than it should have but it was still a fun start

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