Monday, 12 September 2016

No 11800, Monday 12 Sep 2016, Vulcan


In case you'll see an incomplete blog it's because I've run out of time at Delhi Airport. Please complete the blog in the comments section. You'll may take one clue each

ACROSS
1   Kind of triangle that's basic (8) INTEGRAL*
5   Church member, old bishop, passed on (6) OBLATE {O}{B}{LATE}
10 Indecency of boys with nicest upbringing (9) OBSCENITY {BOYS+NICEST}*
11 Perhaps transistor or a diode's content (5) RADIO [T]
12 Federal agency traps scoundrel with bug (6) CICADA {CI{CAD}A}
13 Substitute to rotis — rice dish (7) RISOTTO*
14 Knowing about kitchen stove left in a careless manner (8) SLOVENLY {SL{OVEN}{L}Y}
15 Fine ingredient for starters, one found in food paste (6) TAHINI Anno pending (Addendum - {T{A}HIN}{In...s} - See comments)
18 Hospital yard in a poor neighbourhood (6) ASYLUM {A}{S{Y}LUM}
20 Craziest world leader invades this lawless place (4,4) WILD WEST {World} in {WILDEST}
22 Order man sees in a group (2,5) EN MASSE*
25 Constant noise (6) STATIC [DD]
27 Alarm initially goes off, it's a mistake (5) ERROR tERROR
28 Vendor key in shipping beer to Singapore and Ireland (9) SALESGIRL {S}{ALE}{SG}{IRL}
29 Arranged meeting with communist (6) TIERED {TIE}{RED}
30 Write a note about an American building (8) PENTAGON {PEN}{TAG}{ON}

DOWN
1   Representation of setter's deception (4) ICON {I}{CON}
2   Declaration of different items entering to New York (9) TESTIMONY {T{ITEMS*}{NY}
3   Pineapple and pomegranate syrup? Not at home (7) GRENADE GRENADinE
4   Friendly one in morning television perhaps (8) AMICABLE {AM}{1}{CABLE}
6   This person is basically the one behind counter (7) BARISTA {BAR}{IS}{The}{A} &lit
7   Automaker's time for inspection (5) AUDIT {AUDI}{T}
8   Monies transferred outside the firm traced initially with an expert (9) ECONOMIST {CO} in {MONIES}* {Tr...d}
9   Shade turned around eventually by colourist? (4) DYER {RE{bY}D}<=
14 Explanation found in New Testament (9) STATEMENT*
16 Recording the song I perform? (9) ITEMISING {ITEM}{I}{SING}
17 Mounting deficit during crash signalling end (8) DISSOLVE {LOSS<=} in {DIVE}
19 Indian state's drive towards improvement (7) UPSURGE {UP}{SURGE}
21 Absolutely sedated maybe (4,3) DEAD SET*
23 Unite during emergency (5) MERGE [T]
24 Simple joy when tax is waived (4) EASY EcstASY
26 Distinctive style of an African creature mostly (4) ELAN ELANd

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62 comments:

  1. SandhyaP12 September 2016 at 08:34

    15 Fine ingredient for starters, one found in food paste (6) TAHINI
    {T{A}HIN}{I}

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    1. Vasant12 September 2016 at 08:38

      Nice one Sandhya

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    2. Kolluru Koteswara Rao12 September 2016 at 08:43

      Wonderful Sandhyaji! It was the last one to fall with no satisfactory explanation.

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    3. Col_Gopinath12 September 2016 at 08:49

      Where does the THIN come from?

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    4. Chaturvasi12 September 2016 at 09:11

      I thought fine = thin as in 'fine/thin material such as mull'.

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  2. Kolluru Koteswara Rao12 September 2016 at 08:34

    Perfect Col. It's not eclipsed.

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    1. Col_Gopinath12 September 2016 at 08:54

      I just about managed to finish it within the 45 mins of free WiFi time at the airport.
      Luckily it was not xChequer who will now appear tomorrow if it's not a holiday

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    2. Chaturvasi12 September 2016 at 09:24

      Great going! To solve a puzzle under trying conditions with different devices in different locations and yet keep the schedule - wonderful commitment. I admire it.

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    3. SandhyaP12 September 2016 at 09:26

      +1

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    4. Mukundala Balasubramanyam12 September 2016 at 10:00

      +2

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    5. Vasant12 September 2016 at 11:35

      +3

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    6. Shrikanth12 September 2016 at 19:06

      +4

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  3. Vasant12 September 2016 at 08:37

    I see a completed blog..
    Nice easy one from Vulcan
    Except for Tahini all fell quickly.

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  4. raju umamaheswar12 September 2016 at 08:46

    SOS , HELP!!

    Am in Bombay ( we can call it POMPEI , given the ruinous state - a dying city !) right now; to board a flight to NY by 0330 hrs tomorrow. Yesterday, before going for lunch, I tried to open ICL, but while logging, though I had my password number alloted this year in good time, the SMS from the organizers has got gobbled up in cyberspace. Repeated attempts for a resend have not been responded to. Meanwhile, I opened up the Home page and found the puzzle and am doing cold solving. I am not competing but only desirous of compeleting. Can some one tell me the way forward? Thanks and good luck to all participants and may the best win !

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao12 September 2016 at 09:18

      Raju, I have just posted the grid and clues in excel format. Please check. Happy solving while you take the rigors of US travel!

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    2. raju umamaheswar12 September 2016 at 12:29

      Thanks, KKR, but where have you posted? to my email ? I give the email ID: sapraj2711@gmail.com , please !

      SRIVIDYA: Sorry to hear about your stomach-bug. Hope and pray that you are rid of it soon.

      I have also been baffled about the ICL web site. I managed to open their Home page and as though to mock at me, the open grid stares at me, without being able to fill in as I had lost my password and requests made repaeatedly are unanswered. Waiting for Col's response as he is one of the organizers ! Good luck to you in reaching the site and the subsequet successful solving.

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    3. Srividya13 September 2016 at 11:29

      thanks Raju umameshwar..

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  5. Col_Gopinath12 September 2016 at 08:51

    Just landed back in Bangalore after attending the IXL launch at Delhi and the opening round fiasco.
    We are working on it to avoid such problems forever

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    1. raju umamaheswar12 September 2016 at 09:08

      What was the fiasco and why ? is it anyything related to mine - not getting the password and such like SNAFUS ?

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  6. SupriyaM12 September 2016 at 09:26

    Nice easy one.
    10A, is there an extra s ? Boys + nicest = obscenity*, one s left over

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao12 September 2016 at 09:38

      Good job Supriyaji...I think we solved it instantaneously without counting numbers! S stands for superfluous here

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    2. Col_Gopinath12 September 2016 at 10:06

      10A strikes again :-)

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    3. Chaturvasi12 September 2016 at 10:29

      Ha,ha,ha.

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  7. Padmanabhan12 September 2016 at 10:03

    Nice and unexpected one from Vulcan.
    1D- ('s) kept me off icon for a long time until I got 1A- integral.
    Great job Col.

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  8. Srividya12 September 2016 at 12:11

    Ok.. all fell into place.. tho i continue to feel extremely rotten recovering from what i must imagine is a totally weird tummy bug.. and whats further weird.. i am not able to open the IXL crypticsingh website.. any help please..

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao12 September 2016 at 12:21

      May God (in the name of Deepak) help you!!!

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    2. Deepak Gopinath12 September 2016 at 12:27

      Can't help you there as I am unable to access it myself. I think they are carrying out maintenance to remove the scrapped CW of yesterday

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    3. raju umamaheswar12 September 2016 at 12:31

      What was the fiasco all about? Any details to be shared /

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    4. Vasant12 September 2016 at 12:32

      Scrapped?

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    5. Srividya12 September 2016 at 12:40

      hi.. Colonel but the IXL to play website seems to be working.. which means that the grid which was supposed to be scrapped is still up and people can still work on it. This is very weird.. if it was to be scrapped shouldnt the grid be first scrapped rather than the home website?

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    6. Deepak Gopinath12 September 2016 at 12:40

      There was a mistake in the clue for 10A as it led to the same answer as 15A, due to which the entire CW had to be scrapped

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    7. Deepak Gopinath12 September 2016 at 12:57

      Srividya, where is it? I couldn't find it

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    8. Kolluru Koteswara Rao12 September 2016 at 12:58

      I don't understand how 15A leads to 10A! 15 AC is perfectly drawn in my view. 10AC is the one which I filled at last, although it was not a convincing one.
      But both the answers are not same, I think.

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    9. Deepak Gopinath12 September 2016 at 13:04

      KKR the clue shown against 10A is incorrect. The answer which you get from the clue is not what should have been there. If you put in REPERTOIRE at 10A it will not match wit the Down clues that cross it

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    10. Deepak Gopinath12 September 2016 at 13:05

      What did you fill at 10A?

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    11. Srividya12 September 2016 at 13:06

      http://serorg.cloudapp.net/ixl16/default.aspx - here is the link DG sir

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    12. Kolluru Koteswara Rao12 September 2016 at 13:07

      Yes, 10AC with the available crossings, will lead to PILLAR-E-D. The clue has pier in it, which came to my mind.

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    13. Srividya12 September 2016 at 13:54

      DG sir ..has it been confirmed that the round is scrapped? which means best of 9.. not 10??

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  9. Padmanabhan12 September 2016 at 12:39

    Scrapped? What further?

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  10. Vinayak12 September 2016 at 12:47

    Colonel, what were the results of the CSOI general round yesterday ( top 3). Couldn't stay back till the results were announced because of the timing of the First round of IXL.

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    1. Deepak Gopinath12 September 2016 at 12:55

      Venkatesh was first. Yourself and Abhay were 2nd and 3rd don't remember though who was second and who was third

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    2. Vinayak12 September 2016 at 13:13

      Thanks Colonel.

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    3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam12 September 2016 at 18:16

      CSOI = Civil Services Officers’ Institute (CSOI)

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  11. raju umamaheswar12 September 2016 at 12:54

    COL: wILL THEY NOW ISSUE FRESH PASSWORDS? My repeated requests for my2016 password have not been responded to. See my SOS here .

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    1. Deepak Gopinath12 September 2016 at 12:56

      Raju, password has nothing to do with scrapping yesterdays round. Send an email to singh.kushagra@gmail.com

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    2. Kolluru Koteswara Rao12 September 2016 at 13:00

      Raju,
      I sent you an excel sheet with yesterday's grid and clues. It seems boxbe.com is blocking your mails to be delivered. Please check.

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    3. raju umamaheswar12 September 2016 at 13:35

      THANKS, kkr . bOXBE.COM DID COME IN BUT MY WIFE SAW IT AND STASHED IT. i'LL RETRIEVE IT AND TRY MY LUCK 1

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  12. Padmanabhan12 September 2016 at 13:20

    Col.,
    I went to the home page and clicked 'Play' button. CW with clues appears as usual.

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  13. raju umamaheswar12 September 2016 at 13:40

    THANKS, COL. i HAVE SENT A REQUEST TO kHUSHAGRA SINGH.

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  14. Kolluru Koteswara Rao12 September 2016 at 14:01

    I don't understand one point. Why the entire episode should be scrapped just because of 10AC? The evaluation could still be completed ignoring this clue altogether or taking it correct whatever one has filled in.

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  15. Padmanabhan12 September 2016 at 14:12

    I agree with you. That would have been a just and an easy way out. Like awarding marks for a wrong question in an exam.

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    1. Srividya12 September 2016 at 14:29

      because of the fact that timing is a crucial part .. some people submitted it earlier with either 10a not filled in or arbitrarily filled in..now some people agonized over 10a and did not submit knowing from past experience that getting all right is more important in IXL than submitting with one wrong earlier :)

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    2. Padmanabhan12 September 2016 at 17:30

      Yes, I get your point. Time is a major factor here.

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  16. Kolluru Koteswara Rao12 September 2016 at 14:40

    Here is the flash from the IXL website:
    IXL round 1 has been scrapped! Fresh first weekly round would start on September 18 2016.
    The organization regrets the inconvenience caused to the participants.
    Get ready folks for 18th Sept! Goodluck!!!

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    1. Vasant12 September 2016 at 16:34

      How do you get flash? How do you get communication from adminstrators of IXL..e.g. you said yesterday that the puzzle would be up at 12.30..

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    2. Kolluru Koteswara Rao12 September 2016 at 16:42

      Ha ha, this is not my invention. These are mentioned in their website.

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  17. Deepak Gopinath12 September 2016 at 17:21

    News of IXL 2016 launch at IXL 2016

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  18. Vasant12 September 2016 at 21:52

    Thanks KKR..Col..
    Guess I dont study websites closely

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  19. Unknown13 September 2016 at 08:39

    Please explain CICADA one point I did not get it

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    1. Deepak Gopinath13 September 2016 at 15:59

      Federal agency = CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)
      traps = Containment indicator
      scoundrel = CAD
      with
      bug = Definition = {CI{CAD}A}

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