Friday, 23 October 2015

Special, THC 9305, Monday 18 Aug 2008


Three answers per commenter (Annotations compulsory) till 6 PM.
After all the answers are in guesses can be made as to who the setter is based on the style.

ACROSS
1   In disagreement about offensive language (2,3,5)
6   Drop the title (4)
9   Wring a few drops out of fleece (7)
10 Exhausted convict turning up in Ireland (7)
12 City still entrancing (8)
13 Venomous snakes on road make grating sounds (5)
15 Another trace will show you something is missing (5)
17 To go into detail is complicated (9)
19 Isn't boring, shaping trees isn't (9)
21 A spectacle arranged to be seen around (5)
23 Sound animal of Russian forests (5)
24 Done to death (8)
27 Smoking jackets? (7)
28 The person raising a point with the minister (7)
29 Name we hear of an area reserved for a purpose (4)
30 Narrow escape from a cutthroat (5,5)

DOWN
1   Expel a good man from Open University (4)
2   He may remove people from unfriendly ball (7)
3   Resided to weld on time (5)
4   German princess who made her mark? (9)
5   I object to little medical man taking wine (5)
7   As a joke, say, a lot of stuff for eating (7)
8   Egoist trying to find his true identity (4-6)
11 Hesitantly fire having common sense going round in a jumpy state (7)
14 Text sure to be dissected by theologians (10)
16 Caterer gets involved in a domestic row (7)
18 They are said in combating arguments (9)
20 Tried to get books on spear for Poseidon (7)
22 Treacle upset Agamemnon's daughter (7)
24 Arrange lease for a frame to support a blackboard (5)
25 They are the drug addicts (5)
26 Old Irish seer is reformed (4)



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44 comments:

  1. RameshJ23 October 2015 at 07:43

    22d Electra*
    24d Easel*
    26d Erse*

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  2. Chaturvasi23 October 2015 at 08:06

    8 Egoist trying to find his true identity (4-6) SELF-SEEKER ( C and DD)
    27 Smoking jackets? (7) REEFERS (C and DD)
    1 Expel a good man from Open University (4) OUST (Cha) - Ah, I can guess who the writer could be. One of two.

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  3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam23 October 2015 at 08:17

    19A : Isn't boring, shaping trees isn't (9) INTERESTS {TREES ISN'T}*
    3Dn : Resided to weld on time (5) DWELT {WELD*+T}

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  4. Mukundala Balasubramanyam23 October 2015 at 08:24

    24A : Done to death (8) EXECUTED [DD]

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  5. Raghunath23 October 2015 at 08:30

    10 a: Exhausted convict turning up in Ireland (7) DONE GAL<=
    12 a: City still entrancing (8) EC (London) + STATIC
    23 a: Sound animal of Russian forests (5) TAIGA ~ Tiger

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  6. Deepak Gopinath23 October 2015 at 09:12

    13A - {R}{ASP}
    15A - CARET*
    28A - {E}{RECTOR}

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  7. Chaturvasi23 October 2015 at 09:35

    13 Venomous snakes on road make grating sounds (5) R ASP

    Snakes?

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    1. Raghunath23 October 2015 at 09:55

      That's a typo. Questions on some clues today. Is road R or RD? Where's the anagrind in 3D? But seeing CV's comment in his ans for 1a leads us to guess who the setter was, probably.

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    2. Deepak Gopinath23 October 2015 at 10:39

      Correction to 13A - {R}{ASPS}

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  8. Murali23 October 2015 at 09:58

    2D BOUNCER (DD)

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  9. Murali23 October 2015 at 10:21

    21A SCENE (~seen)

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  10. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan23 October 2015 at 10:33

    9 A SQUEEZE (DD)
    20 D TRIDENT ( tried* books or book ? - NT )
    25 D USERS (Cd )

    Not able to parse a few answers :(

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  11. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan23 October 2015 at 10:50

    Have a doubt about one solution in yesterday's CW. Have posted a comment in that post .Help please :)

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    1. Deepak Gopinath23 October 2015 at 10:57

      Your query answered there, it was an error on my part

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  12. Rengaswamy23 October 2015 at 11:04

    5d I object to little medical man taking wine (5) ME DOC
    14d Text sure to be dissected by theologians (10) SCRIPT (URES)*
    16d Caterer gets involved in a domestic row (7) TERRACE*

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    1. Padmanabhan23 October 2015 at 11:27

      5D- Why 'object'?

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    2. Chaturvasi23 October 2015 at 11:33

      Remember Wren and Martin?
      I think what is meant is 'I' here is not a pronoun but an 'object' in the grammatical sense.
      "He gave me advice."

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    3. Padmanabhan23 October 2015 at 14:17

      Thank you CV. Though I clearly remember reading Wren & Martin, recalling it correctly when required is the problem.

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  13. Padmanabhan23 October 2015 at 11:15

    1A- On Bad Terms- DD
    24A- Reefers-E

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  14. Padmanabhan23 October 2015 at 11:20

    17A- Elaborate- & Lit

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  15. D.Srinivasan23 October 2015 at 12:19

    30A close shave (cd)

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  16. Ramki Krishnan23 October 2015 at 14:13

    6A: MISS (DD)
    29A: SITE (hp CITE)
    7D: INGESTA (IN GEST - hp in jest + A), def = lot of stuff for eating

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  17. Deepak Gopinath23 October 2015 at 14:20

    Leftovers

    Down - 4, 11 and 18

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  18. Arvind Ramaswamy23 October 2015 at 14:25

    6A MISS (DD)
    29A SITE (~CITE)
    11D NERVOUS (N[REV]*OUS)

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  19. Chaturvasi23 October 2015 at 15:05

    Still to go
    Only 18dn

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  20. Rengaswamy23 October 2015 at 15:25

    Can answer be given with hesitations for 18d?

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    1. Deepak Gopinath23 October 2015 at 15:50

      Go ahead Rengaswamy

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam23 October 2015 at 16:28

      Think Renga has given the 18Dn answer in his question itself making it look like some kind of a clue!

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  21. Padmanabhan23 October 2015 at 16:08

    I find no one has given the solution for 4D, but in the grid it is fillec in as 'Erectiens'.
    I had it it as 'Electress' who is given as a German princess. Clarification?
    Has Rengaswamy indicated the solution to 18D with hesitation?

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    1. Deepak Gopinath23 October 2015 at 16:14

      4D was not answered. ELECTRESS is correct. Seems to be a typo when CV entered the solution grid

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    2. Chaturvasi23 October 2015 at 16:23

      Corrected.

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  22. Padmanabhan23 October 2015 at 16:29

    I think Rengaswamy has 'Answerers in mind. I had also filled in the same with a little hesitation. But on checking Free Dictionary on of the meanings given is - 'Responders who avoids giving a clear direct answer'.

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  23. Padmanabhan23 October 2015 at 17:01

    And now on to CV to give his indication of the setter's name.

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  24. C.G. BHARGAV23 October 2015 at 18:09

    M???A ??

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  25. Padmanabhan23 October 2015 at 18:35

    "....from heaven" as the saying goes!
    Nice one. Thank you Col.

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  26. Chaturvasi24 October 2015 at 07:55

    Those were the days when THC was published anonymously, I think, and the authorship can only be guesses. Having said that, I too thought it must be Manna..I believe that the Col. is guessing when he says 'Yes, it is.".

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    1. Deepak Gopinath24 October 2015 at 08:20

      It could only have been MM, as after NJ's entry anonymity was done away with. The grid also confirmed it was MM

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