Thursday 15 September 2016

Special, Thursday 15 Sep 2016, Bharati Shankaran Hemmady, CSOI Challenge


ONLY TWO answers per commenter, since this is a 13x13 (Answers Annotations compulsory)
Please provide both your answers in one comment.


ACROSS
6   With hands on hips, arrested hakim bowed (6)
7   Capital put him in a false position (6)
9   Flyer returns tang (4)
10 Soak meat in a broth with right input (8)
11 Longing to get it good around chin (7)
13 Pots fifty on carpets (5)
15 A grand local ruler! (5)
16 He composed six, five and a fifty on five hundred and one (7)
18 Hungry Amish catered outside (8)
19 Compassionate type? (4)
21 Was a teacher not slack on radio (6)
22 Misplaced smoker's dump dissipated heat (6)

DOWN
1   Like a brother, maybe (4)
2   Order, and get beheaded (7)
3   Good person visits mineral depot (5)
4   Defeated UP editor had small label (8)
6   Game formation is Cupid's job (11)
8   Champon lost head, took cover for wearing (5,6)
12 Carry it home - thanks to contriving, weak, heartless Amy (8)
14 Impressive, large transaction (3,4)
17 English got splashed with colour (5)
20 Bread Anna baked (4)

Across Lite version can be accessed at CSOI Challenge 1

Enjoy.



54 comments:

  1. ACROSS
    6 With hands on hips, arrested hakim bowed (6) AKIMBO (T)
    7 Capital put him in a false position (6) {T(HIM)PU*}

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  2. Some problem in my lappy, it seems. When I put enter in the comment box to go to next line, it publishes.

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  3. 22A Misplaced smoker's dump dissipated heat (6) AS(h)TRAY
    Normally Q = Heat & H= Hot

    8D Champion lost head, took cover for wearing (5,6) wINNER JACKET

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  4. Compensating for Akimbo-
    18A- famished- F(Amish)ed
    Def.- Hungry

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    1. I'd borrowed Eric bhranskis clue which said plain liver instead of Amish. But someone changed it.mi always thought that was a beauty and so wanted to use it

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  5. 3D:(ST)(ORE)
    4D:UP(S)(TAG)(ED)

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  6. 21A Was a teacher not slack on radio (6)TAUGHT (~taut)
    2D Order, and get beheaded (7){COMMA}{(-a)ND}

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  7. 1D Like a brother, maybe (4) AKIN {A}{KIN}
    12D Carry it home - thanks to contriving, weak, heartless Amy (8) TAKEAWAY {TA}{KEAW*}{AmY}

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  8. 12AC TAKEAWAY TA WEAK* A(-m)Y
    20 D NAAN ANNA*

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  9. Not very happy with 21AC.
    One who teaches is a Teacher. He would still be teacher even if he stopped teaching. Taught - Can it be - once a teacher?
    On a lighter side, he could be TAUGHTER!!!

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    1. If he stopped teaching, he'd be a retired teacher ;)!

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  10. If answers are compulsory, where are the questions. What happens if we do not have answers? Is there a solution to the water problem of the farmers? Can we eliminate corruption? Lots of questions, but no answers. ))

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  11. 13A DRUGS {D}{RUGS} ( NOT SURE HOW FIFTY IS D)
    15a AKBAR {A}{K}{BAR}

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  12. Nice puzzle, Bharati..
    Hope to see more of your puzzles here

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  13. 11 Longing to get it good around chin (7) ITCHING it(CHIN)G
    21 Was a teacher not slack on radio (6) TAUGHT (TAUT)

    Posting for the first time.

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  14. THE LAST ONE YET TO BE SOLVED :
    17D : English got splashed with colour (5)

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    1. Again, not the way I'd clued.my clue was you and I get hit by colour . Or something like that

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    2. (E)nglish + "splashed" WITH = WHITE

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  16. 2D Order, and get beheaded (7){COMMA}{(-a)ND}
    What is 'COMMA' for pl?

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    1. Oh! So clever!! I missed to note the "," after Order. Thanks, Ramesh. :)

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    2. Lol. Wayne keeps calling me the sneaky Bsh

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  17. My comment was reference the tagline stating that answers are compulsory.

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  18. good compilation, Bharati ! Commandwas well thought of. reminds me of an earlier (.) for period !

    Please visit again. Wonder what took you so long to belong here ! Not too sure how this blog works ? The approach to this blog is simple. Just ask the Col. Its a pity if you don't as you'll be missing a lot of fun !

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  19. Like ye-all to share the joy of Sapna & I becoming grandparents to twins: baby girl: Aariya Larissa Sinha and boy: Kiaan Max Sinha born on 14th Sept, 2016 in New york, the HQs of the UN. Our UN family of INdo-Belarussian-American- Japanese family !

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    1. Congrats Raju to you and all your family members on this joyous occasion.
      I heard about national integration. Yours is truly international integration.
      Best wishes.

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  20. Congrats Raju on your elevation to Grandfather status!

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