Sunday, 6 December 2015

Special, Sunday 06 Dec 2015, Buttershot


Welcome Buttershot.
Three answers per commenter as usual till 6PM (Annotations to be compulsorily provided with answer)
As far as possible please give all your answers in one comment.


ACROSS
1   Pawn by pawn learner gets an advantage (6)
4   Day when bloodsucker's cut and withdrawn (8)
10 Advances to servants (9)
11 Power circle attached to a city till 1978 (5)
12 Mount resistance in tights (5)
13 Halt a perk dispensed to this fighter of 11 12 (9)
14 & 25D Shanghai isn't prepared for this 23 hero (7,5)
16 Consumes rare teas (4)
19 Say fly or insect (4)
21 & 21D Very dreadful man to desert besieged, quiet mother of 23 officer (7,6)
24 Water on soldier's a solvent (4,5)
25 Sinister Mark's yen (5)
26 A great stop (5)
27 The French partners block out disaster brought about by a drink (5,4)
28 Bell chimes for a fight (4-4)
29 It is said to bring out a smile in Jack perhaps (6)

DOWN
1   Buy influence (8)
2   Bird intercepts former American bootlegger outside (8)
3   Blacken stern with some epoxy (5)
5   Obstetrician's view is vulgar (7)
6   Henry cuts snake's stomach to find some road laying material (9)
7   Armed forces find captured men rising (6)
8   Does the journey to the grave begin from here? (6)
9   Drag in a leather jacket (6)
15 Permitted to carry real reforms inside Germany (9)
17 11 12's decorated officer and mariner's a study (8)
18 Look after a dairy product for a pale person (8)
20 National upgrade of Goan network (7)
21 See 21Ac
22 Risk probability (6)
23 Some Kashmiri unionists moan about this Himalayan region (6)
25 See 14Ac

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58 comments:

  1. Vasant6 December 2015 at 10:39

    1A: (P)(L)(EDGE)
    8D: CRADLE (CD)
    16A: EATS= (TEAS)*

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  2. raju umamaheswar6 December 2015 at 10:45

    5down : OBSCENE OB for obstetrician and SCENE for sight

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  3. raju umamaheswar6 December 2015 at 10:48

    3 down: GRIME grim- stern and E from epoxy

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  4. raju umamaheswar6 December 2015 at 10:49

    1o across: RETAINERS -- servants as retainers - lawyers as retainers - give advance commitment to work

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  5. Chaturvasi6 December 2015 at 10:53

    1d Buy influence (8) PURCHASE (DD)
    22d Risk probability (6) CHANCE (DD)
    10a Advances to servants (9) RETAINERS (DD)
    21d See 21Ac Seen

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  6. Chaturvasi6 December 2015 at 10:55

    I am not taking any compensation for duplication of 10a answer.

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  7. Chaturvasi6 December 2015 at 10:56

    Re the setter's pseudonym -
    Which poor ram was killed?

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    1. VMA Nair6 December 2015 at 11:24

      Or Ram's hot?

      :)

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    2. Vasant6 December 2015 at 11:27

      I think he is from 23 D; so many references to the Region!

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    3. Vasant6 December 2015 at 11:30

      I lived there for 3 years; one of the most beautiful areas: Pristine & unspoilt...people there are very brave...
      Those who read Hindi literature...lot written about the region by Shivani

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    4. Vasant6 December 2015 at 12:15

      Since 23 D has now been entered, the region made famous by Jim Corbet & his exploits

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    5. Chaturvasi6 December 2015 at 12:44

      How did you escape the maneaters?

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    6. Mukundala Balasubramanyam6 December 2015 at 13:04

      A cat has nine lives!

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    7. Vasant6 December 2015 at 13:42

      Never ventured in the wilds alone!

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  8. Raghunath6 December 2015 at 11:44

    4 A: Day when bloodsucker's cut and withdrawn (8) MON AS TICk
    12 A: Mount resistance in tights (5) HO(R)SE

    20 D: National upgrade of Goan network (7)ANGO* LAN

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    1. raju umamaheswar6 December 2015 at 12:55

      I liked the construction GOAN - LAN net work . Simple yet tough ! ; Similarly, HOSE for tights is a rather good usage .

      BUTTERSHOT - yeah, Butter wouldt melt in the hot mouth ! Welcome, stranger and new comer ! More power to your imagination !!

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  9. Mukundala Balasubramanyam6 December 2015 at 11:48

    14A : SHAITAN
    25D : SINGH {SHANGHAI ISN'T}* For 14A & 25D
    23D : KUMAON {K}{U}{MAON*}

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  10. Vasant6 December 2015 at 12:05

    I think 22D needs to be revised in view of other crossings viz., 24A,26A & 28A

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  11. raju umamaheswar6 December 2015 at 12:57


    Where's everybody? cmn' guys , get on board and butter up with this hot compiler !!

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  12. Chaturvasi6 December 2015 at 13:31

    Re 5 Obstetrician's view is vulgar (7)
    The clue is solved.
    One gets OB from Obstetrician
    May I ask a qn, however?
    Is OB ever used for an Obstetrician
    n OB or OB/GYN or Obs. it is always used for Obstetrics, I think.

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    1. Butter Shot6 December 2015 at 15:08

      http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/ob

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    2. Chaturvasi6 December 2015 at 16:42

      Thanks. I had indeed looked up some dicts. before I wrote that comment.
      On other such occasions at least one dict. has come to my aid.

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  13. Gita SB6 December 2015 at 14:28

    9D (Jerk)in JERKIN
    19 A FLEA DD
    13A ( halt a perk)* KHETRAPAL

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  14. Abhay6 December 2015 at 14:38

    22d: HAZARD (DD)

    24a: AQUA REGIS = solvent
    AQUA + RE + GI'S

    18d: WHEYFACE = pale person
    Dairy product + look

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  15. Abhay6 December 2015 at 14:43

    Very nice set of clues - thank you, Buttershot and DG for bringing some cheer to a rainy Sunday!

    Solving 21 a and d seems to require specialist knowledge about the regiment referenced in 11a and 12a.

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    1. Abhay6 December 2015 at 14:46

      Sorry for the mix-up: I meant to say that 17d requires specialist knowledge about the regiment referenced in 11a and 12a. 21 a and d, of course, refer to 23d.

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  16. C.G. BHARGAV6 December 2015 at 15:29

    26 Across: A VAST
    28 Across: DING DONG (DD)
    15 Down: TOLERATED (TO(LERA)*TE D)

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  17. C.G. BHARGAV6 December 2015 at 15:32

    Still to go:
    ACROSS; 11,21,25,27,29
    DOWN; 6,17 and 21

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  18. Suresh6 December 2015 at 16:24

    11A P O ON A
    21A/D SO MNA{TH, {SH}AR}MA

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  19. SandhyaP6 December 2015 at 16:32

    Good debut Buttershot - keep 'em coming! :)

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  20. SandhyaP6 December 2015 at 16:44

    27A The French partners block out disaster brought about by a drink (5,4) {LE}{MO{N S}OD<-}{A}
    6D Henry cuts snake's stomach to find some road laying material (9) {ASP}{HAL}{TUM} [Prince Hal - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Hal]
    17 11 12's decorated officer and mariner's a study (8) {TAR}{A}{PORE}

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    1. SandhyaP6 December 2015 at 16:45

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardeshir_Tarapore

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  21. Vasant6 December 2015 at 16:49

    Nice Debut Buttershot! The puzzle was a bit tougher but very enjoyable nevertheless. Keep 'em coming!

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  22. SandhyaP6 December 2015 at 16:53

    Clues remaining:
    ACROSS: 25, 29
    DOWN: 2, 7

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    1. Vasant6 December 2015 at 18:02

      I think this is after a long time that clues have remained unsolved in the scheduled time.

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam6 December 2015 at 18:10

      Partly due to absence of regular solvers like Lakshmi, Paddy, Ram et al, I think!

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  23. Mukundala Balasubramanyam6 December 2015 at 17:30

    A super-duper debut puzzle! Thoroughly enjoyed. Keep 'em coming, Buttershot. :)

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam6 December 2015 at 17:38

      The ones that I couldn't annotate were SOMNATH SHARMA & LEMON SODA.

      Hats off to Suresh garu and Sandhya ma'am!

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    2. SandhyaP6 December 2015 at 17:52

      :)

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  24. Mukundala Balasubramanyam6 December 2015 at 18:01

    2d: (EX)(TERN)(AL)
    7d: (T (RO) OPS) <==
    25a: (SCAR)(Y)
    29a: CHEESE (Jack a kind of cheese)

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam6 December 2015 at 18:04

      29A : Jack cheese Ref : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterey_Jack

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  25. Butter Shot6 December 2015 at 18:04

    Thanks for the feedback folks. The crossword also had a theme. Any guesses?

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  26. Mukundala Balasubramanyam6 December 2015 at 18:27

    Shaitan Singh, Aredeshir Tarapore and Arun Khetarpal were all awarded with Param Vir Chakras Posthumously.

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    1. Butter Shot6 December 2015 at 18:40

      Yes, This CW was a small effort at remembering some of India's brave men. There have been 21 PVCs .
      Somnath Sharma
      Shaitan Singh
      A B Tarapore
      Arun Khetarpal

      Also a gentle reminder. Tomorrow is Flag day

      Thank you Colonel Gopinath for hosting this crossword at such a short notice

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    2. Deepak Gopinath6 December 2015 at 18:52

      Thank you Butter Shot for remembering the armed forces on the eve of flag day.

      I liked a comment I saw on facebook "God and The Armed Forces are remembered only at the time of calamities"

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    3. Suresh6 December 2015 at 18:52

      Also Poona Horse and Kumaon

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  27. Deepak Gopinath6 December 2015 at 19:46

    Solution grid uploaded. Just realized it was a Pangram as well

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