Saturday, 4 February 2017

Special, 04 Feb 2017, 8th Anniversary Special, Springer


Three answers per commenter as usual till 1 PM (Annotations compulsory) 
Please provide all your answers in one comment.
THCC Anniversary Special

Happy Birthday THCC. This is my humble tribute to the site and all the bloggers -Springer


ACROSS
1   Visits healer's works before close (5,2)
5   Well-built officer in the street of Kentucky (6)
11 Picture fashionable group (5)
12 Menacing threat of eastern vanguard (2,3,4)
13 Top cover his car pal loosened (4,5)
14 Problem child (5)
15 Bank's additional clause not right (4)
17 Not inside party gate; in open air (7)
21 Long reach of monkey (4,3)
22 Modify irregular diet (4)
26 Cord error in command (5)
27 Almost concerned with choice of a fight (2,2,5)
29 What you might say of the others when the last clue is remaining to be solved? (4,3,2)
30 Delete Times puzzle last (5)
31 Shy one mixes sweets (6)
32 Learned Indian's intellect charms His Majesty (7)

DOWN
2   Indian sage’s curriculum-vitae? (5)
3   Fertiliser prepared at shop (6)
4   Superb Havana smoked in Indian villa (6)
6   The endless paper (3,5)
7   Cuss and other four letter ones may be found here? (9)
8   Instrument surveys variable/even areas (1-5)
9   Half peck at the beach given by the Indian youth (7)
10 Pets walk briskly? (4,3)
16 Codes Enid cracks; selects after deliberation (7,2)
18 The month contributing to jumping about sometime? (8)
19 Pass extended for the army officer (7)
20 Busts the position of concealed English(7)
23 Quarter to come out reportedly (6)
24 Heartless investigator in a tight spot (6)
25 Krishnan Jr.: artist at the net (6)
28 Fine a private investigator having animal (5)

Across Lite version can be accessed at SPRINGER 3

Enjoy.
SOLUTION


Posted by at
Labels: , ,

62 comments:

  1. VMA Nair4 February 2017 at 08:04

    11 In Set
    14 Issue (dd)
    21 Ache for*

    ReplyDelete
  2. raju umamaheswar4 February 2017 at 08:17

    1 across: DROPS IN- healer= doctor DR +works- ops + in _ Visits= Drops in

    11across : INSET - Fashionable+ IN + group= SET Picture

    3 down: POTASH anagram of at shop- fertilizer.

    Potash has been brought to ashes by many compilers . Phoenix rising ?

    ReplyDelete
  3. raju umamaheswar4 February 2017 at 08:49

    Sorry, DROPS BY instead of drops in. I hurried up slowly !!

    I got in because the door was open!. I got in by Acrosslite . I wanted to put in my three bit before I go to sleep by midnight in NY.

    Springer has sprung a surprise anniversary gift. Good work, Vasant. Keep it up.

    ReplyDelete
  4. SandhyaP4 February 2017 at 08:57

    Lovely clues Springer!

    4 Superb Havana smoked in Indian villa (6)BHAVAN (T)
    9 Half peck at the beach given by the Indian youth (7){KI(-ss)}{SHORE}
    25 Krishnan Jr.: artist at the net (6){RA}{MESH}

    ReplyDelete
  5. Ramki Krishnan4 February 2017 at 09:01

    19D: Pass extended for the army officer (7) COLONEL (Pass = COL, extended form of COL = COLONEL)
    23D: Quarter to come out reportedly (6) FOURTH (hp FORTH)
    30A: Delete Times puzzle last (5) ERASE (ERAS + (puzzl)E)
    Enjoyable grid Vasant! A big thank you to all the setters and solvers who have kept this blog thriving over the last 8 years!

    ReplyDelete
  6. sree_sree4 February 2017 at 09:17

    13a hair scalp (his car pal anag)
    22a EDIT (diet)
    6d THE HINDU (the -e)

    ReplyDelete
  7. raju umamaheswar4 February 2017 at 09:19

    When I put in BHAVAN, KISHORE & COLONEL I was expecting this to be a setters' theme .

    ReplyDelete
  8. Chaturvasi4 February 2017 at 09:39

    Clues are simply well-written.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Raghunath4 February 2017 at 09:56

    27 Almost concerned with choice of a fight (2,2,5)ON,OR,A BOUT
    29 What you might say of the others when the last clue is remaining to be solved? (4,3,2)REST ARE IN
    32 Learned Indian's intellect charms His Majesty (7)BRA(HM)IN

    As a CD 29 A is very well written

    Lovely puzzle, Springer.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Raghunath4 February 2017 at 09:57

    Happy birthday THCC and kudos Col for soldiering on!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Kishore4 February 2017 at 10:13

    Happy Anniversary, Deepak. May there be many more.

    Superb, Vasant. Kudos for clueing Indian names nicely. 25d reminded me that my uncle used to stay three doors away from Ramanathan Krishnan in the '70s. They used to have a tennis court (mini?) marked on the drive behind their gate. I forget the locality... Nandanam?

    ReplyDelete
  12. Deepak Gopinath4 February 2017 at 10:48

    2D - RISHI (for CV)
    7D - CROSSWORD [CD]
    8D - Y-LEVEL {Y}-{LEVEL}

    ReplyDelete
  13. Kolluru Koteswara Rao4 February 2017 at 11:11

    5AC ST[OC]KY]
    12 AC AT THE FORE [ANAGRAM]
    17AC OUT DOOR

    ReplyDelete
  14. Kishore4 February 2017 at 11:24

    10d STEP* OFF (RA)
    16 Decides on*
    28 Ok a pi

    ReplyDelete
  15. Kolluru Koteswara Rao4 February 2017 at 11:32

    Thanks Springer for the rightly-fitted grid on celebration day!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Satyen Nabar4 February 2017 at 11:32

    10D STEP OUT (RA)

    31A HONEYS (SHYONE)*

    18D FEBRUARY CD

    ReplyDelete
  17. Satyen Nabar4 February 2017 at 11:34

    Happy anniversary Colonel and all THCC members :)Tx Springer!

    ReplyDelete
  18. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan4 February 2017 at 11:40

    Hi Sir,
    Happy anniversary To THCC & special thanks for this wonderful blog :)

    ReplyDelete
  19. Kolluru Koteswara Rao4 February 2017 at 11:46

    I liked 18DN and 29AC.

    ReplyDelete
  20. Mukundala Balasubramanyam4 February 2017 at 11:49

    DOWN CLUES


    18 The month contributing to jumping about sometime? (8) FEBRUARY {Appears in leap year too}
    24 Heartless investigator in a tight spot (6) CORNER {COR(-O)NER}

    ReplyDelete
  21. Mukundala Balasubramanyam4 February 2017 at 11:51

    In place of 18Dn done by Doc.
    26 Cord error in command (5) ORDER [T]

    ReplyDelete
  22. Mukundala Balasubramanyam4 February 2017 at 11:56

    Mine last

    20Dn Busts the position of concealed English(7) STATUES {STATU(E)S}

    ReplyDelete
  23. Mukundala Balasubramanyam4 February 2017 at 11:58

    Lovely gift from Vasant on THCC's Anniversary! Thanks, Vasant! :)

    ReplyDelete
  24. Mona Sogal4 February 2017 at 12:13

    15 a RIDE (-R)

    ReplyDelete
  25. Mona Sogal4 February 2017 at 12:14

    Lovely grid Vasant. Happy anniversary :)

    ReplyDelete
  26. Deepak Gopinath4 February 2017 at 12:17

    Vasant,
    Thanks a lot for the special on the occasion of the 8th Anniversary of this blog. This blog survives because of all the commenters here and also for the many silent visitors who do not comment
    Thank you everyone

    ReplyDelete
  27. ranger4 February 2017 at 13:02

    Congratulations to Col. Gopinath and all the bloggers on the eighth anniversary of this blog.

    ReplyDelete
  28. Vasant4 February 2017 at 13:13

    Thanks all for the participation & many thanks to Col for putting this up..missed out on cluing the latest blogger as the grid was filled about three months back..might have clued as:
    Sir Davy,"I wonder at this super solver from Singapore(8)"

    ReplyDelete
  29. Padmanabhan4 February 2017 at 13:47

    Thank you Vasant for remembering the anniversary and making out a fitting CW. Enjoyed doing it, though after the event and missing all the fun.
    Had a good laugh at the monkey with the long reach!
    Many happy returns for the blog, Col.- 8, 80,......
    Yet to read all the comments.

    ReplyDelete
  30. Padmanabhan4 February 2017 at 14:00

    IMO, the day is not far off when we can do a Sptinger CW on TH.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Vasant4 February 2017 at 14:51

      Here, out in North, they say, "Aapke muh mein ghee shakar"..
      Thanks Paddy..I am flattered

      Delete
    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam4 February 2017 at 16:33

      Otherwise you can say "मैन गुड़ खाके मर जाऊं" 😊

      Delete
    3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam4 February 2017 at 16:44

      ...on being flattered! ��

      Delete
  31. VMA Nair4 February 2017 at 17:05

    Thank you Vasant

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Vasant4 February 2017 at 20:35

      Ajeesh your feedback of the last puzzle was fantastic!Do provide your feedback for this puzzle too

      Delete
  32. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan4 February 2017 at 18:15

    Lovely cw Vasant !

    ReplyDelete
  33. Deepak Gopinath5 February 2017 at 07:47

    Surprise, Surprise Ajeesh landed up last night at my house with a cake on the occasion of the Anniversary of the blog. I have added some photographs of the same on the THCC Families blog at the following link
    8th Anniversary

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Vasant5 February 2017 at 08:19

      Great Ajeesh!You deserve it Sir!You have inspired a generation of setters and solvers!

      Delete

deepakgita@gmail.com

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)