Thursday, 19 May 2016

No 11704, Thursday 19 May 2016, Gridman


ACROSS
1   Indian magazine editor’s top hindrance recalled in cable (8) TELEGRAM TELEG{MAR<=} Anno pending (Addendum - {TEL}{Ed...r}{GRAM} <= - See comments)
5   Actor's slip, extremely trendy, is soft (6) FLUFFY {FLUFF}{t...dY}
9   Old — about, about 101 (7) ANCIENT {AN{C}{1}ENT}
10 Hundred tenders for treasuries (7) COFFERS {C}{OFFERS}
11 Venture forth with industrial action abroad (6,3) STRIKE OUT {STRIKE} {OUT}
12 Ransack for firearm? (5) RIFLE [DD]
13 Affectedly quaint, short message (4) TWEE TWEEt
14 Chivalrous man's reported decline when day's done (9) NIGHTFALL (~knight){NIGHT}{FALL}
17 Layers girl backed in ploy (9) STRATAGEM {STRATA}{MEG<=}
19 Chilly powder? (4) SNOW [CD]
23 Connected group almost adjacent to you and me (5) NEXUS {NEXt}{US}
24 Break lite under refixing (9) INTERLUDE*
25 No one takes part. Disgusting! (7) NOISOME {NO}{1}{SOME}
26 Makes amends with fresh combinations (7) REPAIRS {RE-PAIRS}
27 From the foregoing take away seven to get a score (6) TWENTY {TWENTYseven}
28 Title of nobility suggesting the woman's in style (8) LADYSHIP {LADY'S}{HIP}

DOWN
1   Journeys using circuitous trains on way up (8) TRANSITS {TRAINS}*{ST<=}
2   Lake - one on which animals feed (7) LUCERNE [DD]
3   Some nationals, in empty garages, cause stink (6) GREEKS {REEK} in {Ga...eS}
4   Writer, with-it, promotes musical that is definitive (13) AUTHORITATIVE {AUTHOR}{IT}{EVITA<=}

6   This might save one from being all at sea (8) LIFERAFT [CD]
7   Irritable from French flute having become out of tune (7) FRETFUL {FR}{FLUTE}*
8   Apparently they always keep saying 'aye, aye' (3,3) YES MEN [CD]
10 Hear people launch thanksgiving over place where rains are appreciated (9,4) CATCHMENT AREA {CATCH}{MEN}{Th...g} {AREA}
15 Was shy, having found supplies didn't last enough (3,5) RAN SHORT [DD]
16 Clears the floor of small, small pups squirming (6,2) SWEEPS UP {S}{WEE}{PS UP*}
18 Fabric writing on French island (7) TEXTILE {TEXT}{ILE}
20 Give sustenance though squandered in hours (7) NOURISH*
21 Free junk, noticing how strewn it is all inside (6) UNKNOT [T]
22 Visit doctor at hospital department next to vacant bay (4,2) DROP BY {DR}{OP} {BaY}

GRID

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28 comments:

  1. Abhay19 May 2016 at 08:31

    1a anno is MARG (Indian magazine), E (editor's top), LET (hindrance) <--

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  2. Abhay19 May 2016 at 08:36

    Nice one from Gridman! Loved the clues for 4d, 28a, and 26a. Thanks to Gridman and DG!

    The online version at thehindu.com doesn't seem to be showing up for some reason.

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  3. Kolluru Koteswara Rao19 May 2016 at 08:37

    Interactive version is not working today. Solved with the help of Crossword thread of PP madam.
    Lucerne was the last to fall.
    Consistently benevolent. Thanks Gridman.

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    1. Srividya19 May 2016 at 08:41

      hi KKR.. could you please post a link to the crossword thread of PP madam? The interactive version not working for me either..

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    2. Deepak Gopinath19 May 2016 at 08:52

      Srividya, the link to The HUB is on the Left hand side panel of this page

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    3. Srividya19 May 2016 at 09:43

      thank you colonel.. didnt realize it was the hub ..

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  4. Kolluru Koteswara Rao19 May 2016 at 08:48

    Hi Srividya,
    This is the link:

    http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthread.php?12013-THC-crossword-thread-7-5-answers-PP-till-4-pm-IST/page69

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  5. Kolluru Koteswara Rao19 May 2016 at 08:57

    Probably The Hindu's IT team is putting all-out efforts in providing live analysis of TN election results.

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  6. Ramani19 May 2016 at 09:04

    Enjoyable crossword GM! May your tribe...no..no.. We want more crosswords like this...

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  7. Srividya19 May 2016 at 09:49

    several new references for me today.. lucerne meaning as alfalfa.. ran short meaning shy..i.e if one aint shy, one would have external supplies? ha ha.. chilly powder as snow while a familiar clue nevva fails to raise a chuckle :) thanks CV ji :)

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  8. Padmanabhan19 May 2016 at 11:07

    'Shy' as in one shy of 100.

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  9. Sridhar19 May 2016 at 11:10

    I tried the interactive crossword and it worked for me (started using it after 10:15 am). Its cool and easy to use and definitely a value-add. As mentioned by others earlier, the color-coding of right and wrong letters is bit a of nuisance for solvers. Further today, it had a glitch when it kept showing the letter A in 4 Down (authoratAtive) as wrong, and was marking it as red in colour! After some trial & error found that it is expecting an E there.

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao19 May 2016 at 13:57

      It seems there are problems in IV today. When I went to 17Ac, the clue for 27Ac was shown.

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  10. Mukundala Balasubramanyam19 May 2016 at 11:53

    Nice one from Gridman today as well. Missed out on 25A and 15D maybe due to my wrong fill in 18D TEXTURE. Enjoyed the rest. :)

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  11. Mukundala Balasubramanyam19 May 2016 at 12:01

    Enjoyed the song "Don't cry for me Aregentina"...Thanks Sir, for the link. :)

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  12. Bhalchandra Pasupathy19 May 2016 at 14:24

    Typical Gridman, challenging but achievable. Not as many CDs as I expected.

    Why is 15d a DD?

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    1. Suresh19 May 2016 at 15:14

      Was shy meaning Ran short just like the rest of the clue

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    2. Col_Gopinath19 May 2016 at 15:23

      See Paddy's reply at 11:07

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    3. Bhalchandra Pasupathy19 May 2016 at 15:40

      Yes saw, also Suresh's @3.14. Can't see the DD

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    4. Padmanabhan19 May 2016 at 16:31

      Was shy// having found supplies didn't last enough.
      Both meaning 'ran short'.

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    5. Col_Gopinath19 May 2016 at 17:59

      Was shy = Ran short
      Found supplies didn't last enough = Ran short

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    6. Chaturvasi19 May 2016 at 19:21

      Yes, indeed that was my thinking. But what he prob means is that in a typical DD the two meanings must be quite distinct from each other but here they are birds of the same feather - not even of different colours. That may be a valid point.

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    7. Bhalchandra Pasupathy19 May 2016 at 21:23

      @CV 7:21 No problem with the clue as far as I am concerned, and I am also OK with the occasional clue being split along its constituents. Couldn't quite see it as a DD for reasons you mentioned. I think you had a comment earlier which was probably deleted, so just to clarify, it wasn't an objection to the clue per se

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  13. Vasant19 May 2016 at 15:52

    The whole day network here was playing hide & seek..loved this 13 letter grid puzzle..the long ones nicely done but it was the short snow that was the best of all..couldnt parse telegram though

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  14. Vasant19 May 2016 at 15:54

    A lot happening on the political front today.
    In TN:Mummy Returns
    In WB:Didi..khub Bhalo
    North East saffronised
    Kerala:Left upper cut

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