Thursday, 8 June 2017

No 12028, Thursday 08 Jun 2017, xChequer


ACROSS
7   I'd be one if I'd left for school (6) LETTER Anno pending  (addendum - (-s+l)LETTER - See comments)
8   Don't pass it outside city limit for highway convenience (8) FACILITY {FA{C}IL}{IT}{h...aY}
9   Green froth receding round new battleship (3-2-3) MAN-OF-WAR {RAW}{FOAM}<= around {N]
10 Oppose state backing any suspect (6) NAYSAY {ANY}*{SAY}
11 Not up, not out, one coming out sent back (2,3) IN BED {IN} {DEB<=}
12 Cocktail having magic spell and inherent appeal (6) MOJITO {MOJ{IT}O}
14 Become annoyed with poet, sudden anger developing (3,4,6,2) GET ONES DANDER UP*
17 Bully never returns in case of threat (6) TYRANT {Thr{NARY<=}eaT}
18 Copper bottom, originally black in old times (5) BOBBY {B}{O}{B}{BY}
22 Fine fundamental principles governing Indonesia's constitution (6) FABRIC {F}{AB{R}{I}C} R from the 3R's? (Addendum - {F}{AB{RI}C} - See comments)
23 Supplementary section's purpose in a page with pictures (8) APPENDIX {A}{P}{P{END}IX}
24 Perfect role felt divine (8) FORETELL*
25 Rules shortly to be introduced in Civil Service (6) CANONS {C{ANON}S}

DOWN
1   Newly married men squandering bank balance (9) REMAINDER {MARRIED+mEN}*
2   Fought with son over hidden treasure (6) STROVE {S}{TROVE}
3   's a _________, one too many for couple? (5) CROWD [FITB]
4   Rhythm in casinos changing around noon (8) SCANSION {SCA{N}SION*}
5   Say mine or owned by me - underlying position following copyright (8) CLAYMORE {C}{LAY}{M{OR}E}
6   Place note: ‘Sorry Closed’ (5) STEAD {S{TE}AD}
8   Permanently barking dog on road featured in header (3,4,3,3) FOR GOOD AND ALL {DOG+ON+ROAD}* in {FALL}
13 Hash and opium ban primarily a silent instrument in practice (4,5) DUMB PIANO {D}{OPIUM+BAN}* (Correction - {AND+OPIUM+Ban}* - See comments)
15 Source it abroad causing protests (8) OUTCRIES*
16 Fortified lavish base in mission (8) ENRICHED {EN{RICH}{E}D}
19 Due in November? On the contrary, having possession (6) OWNING {OW{N}ING}
20 Spray only packaging material (5) RAYON [T]
21 Bit with second kiss (5) SPECK {S}{PECK}

GRID

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33 comments:

  1. Raghunath8 June 2017 at 08:31

    7 I'd be one if I'd left for school (6) LETTER Anno pending
    s(L)ETTER

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    1. Deepak Gopinath8 June 2017 at 08:32

      Thanks Raghu

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    2. Kolluru Koteswara Rao8 June 2017 at 08:37

      Good solve Raghu.

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    3. Suresh8 June 2017 at 10:25

      I took a long time trying to figure out whether it should be setter or letter and decided on the latter. I think it can work both ways

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    4. Deepak Gopinath8 June 2017 at 12:57

      It says left for school or L for S, so it is LETTER

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    5. Suresh8 June 2017 at 13:43

      Yes. That what I ultimately figured

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  2. Raghunath8 June 2017 at 08:37

    Enjoyed solving this. Plenty of very good clues.

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  3. Raghunath8 June 2017 at 08:39

    3 's a _________, one too many for couple? (5) CROWD [FITB]

    Clue fitted nicely with the 3

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  4. sree_sree8 June 2017 at 08:41

    22republic Indonesia ri

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  5. Padmanabhan8 June 2017 at 09:24

    Good solve.

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  6. Shrikanth8 June 2017 at 09:40

    Wonderful puzzle. Such a delight to solve eXchequer. Compared to yday this was a breeze

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  7. Col_Gopinath8 June 2017 at 10:11

    Msg from Vasant

    "Internet stopped in Madhya Pradesh. Cannot come to comment in THCC.
    Vasant Srinivasan"

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    1. raju umamaheswar8 June 2017 at 10:20

      What a pity ! Muffling and snuffing out won't help. Get hold of the mercenary criminals and put them behind bars ! Shame that a country is at war with itself !!

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  8. vdsprasad49@gmail.com8 June 2017 at 10:21

    23A One P is missing in the parsing
    13D Hash and opium ban primarily a silent instrument in practice (4,5) DUMB PIANO {D}{OPIUM+BAN}*. Not sure about the purpose of 'hash' but I feel it should be parsed thus: and opium b (ban primarily). Not 'd opium ban'.
    1D MARRIED E is highlighted instead of MARRIED EN.

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  9. vdsprasad49@gmail.com8 June 2017 at 10:36

    1D I believe squandering indicates deletion of m. in which case does bank stand for m (money?)?

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    1. Deepak Gopinath8 June 2017 at 10:52

      Yes Squandering is the deletion indicator and Bank means side, like left bank and right bank, so bank of MEN is M

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    2. vdsprasad49@gmail.com8 June 2017 at 10:58

      Thank you.

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  10. raju umamaheswar8 June 2017 at 11:00

    If Shrikant found today's a breeze, as compared to yesterday, I found it a storm. One man's breeze is another's storm.

    Kaatru siruttal tendral, kaatru perutal puyal !

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    1. Chaturvasi8 June 2017 at 11:39

      Raju, I didn't know that you knew this much of Tamil !

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    2. Padmanabhan8 June 2017 at 12:17

      Exactly what I thought.

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    3. raju umamaheswar8 June 2017 at 13:47

      koncham , koncham. I eat when I'm hungry. Pashithu Pushi ! I pick up some sayings that appeal to me and memorize them. I can read easily, not write but haltingly speak in Tamil. I dare not engage in prolonged conversation, lest I use words wrongly. Coming into CBE has helped a bit. Same thing with Malayalam too. I had no formal schooling of both and I picked up, leaning over my father in his easy chair reading magazines. Having been in Nairobi all along, didn't help at all.

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    4. Padmanabhan8 June 2017 at 14:35

      Good. It is only 'Pasithu pusi'. No H there. Speak freely to friends- then it becomes easy.Same thing was said to me when I was afraid to talk Hindi though I had formal education in the language. it helped a lot when I had to travel in the north.

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    5. raju umamaheswar8 June 2017 at 15:12

      Thanks for the correction of Pusi. All languages and idioms fascinate me. However, I just couldn't pick up much of Swahili which is an olio of Urdu, Arabic and even Tamil.
      For them, Kartasi is paper as we knoe it as a letter in Tamil. Meza is table.

      Unfortunately, I have no one to talk to at home as we both converse in English or Hindi. In fact, when kids or grandkids arrive, we create new mixture of languages (argot) typical to each family. No doubt, language is a real bonding force, as likes bond with likes. I remember picking friends in Mauritius and New York when we happened to speak in Hindi and some passerby Indians cottoned on !

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  11. raju umamaheswar8 June 2017 at 15:15

    I enjoy doing Exchequer's creations as we are introduced to new words and phrases, like' Get one's dander up ' and 'dumb' piano. Heard of baby abd grand but never dumb. Dumb elevators , yes. Thanks Exchequer.

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  12. Arvind Ramaswamy8 June 2017 at 20:20

    Wonderful puzzle! And I finished the grid... xChequer's grid! Awesome feeling 😊😊

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