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Sunday, 25 June 2017

Special, Sunday 25 Jun 2017, Amrita


Three answers per commenter (Annotations compulsory) as usual till 6 PM.
Please post all your answers in one comment.


ACROSS
1   Detective inspector broke into bars to get outlaw (6)
4   A very quiet, calm, prime setting soothes (8)
9   Calling nurse to the Emergency Room (6)
10 Bugs one entering a sleazy cabaret (8)
12 The king perhaps, changes side for allegiance (7)
13 Have stew now! (3)
14 Secure one in empty cage (3)
15 Classical singer very softly managed top octave (7)
19 Attachment to a cocktail? (7)
22 Jong perhaps, leaves outfit for singer (3)
23 Doorbell has an eye (3)
25 Notified about the missing new letterhead (7)
28 Can have meal counter set up (8)
29 Lands up from Somerset at seven (6)
30 A side missing on machinery's plastic vents (8)
31 One lost on sailing expedition has nothing and becomes a castaway (6)

DOWN
1   Repercussion of Spooner's need to party (8)
2   Brainy, trendy model leaves corrupted (5)
3   Flawless plan laid at the outset (5)
5   Music producer's pain turns to love (5)
6   Doctor's view on date was mixed up (9)
7   Not perhaps, noting error in printing cost of screenplay (6)
8   Spots ship held/detained without document (6)
11 Dead and departed after a farewell, reportedly (6)
16 Arnab Goswami perhaps, was one pillar of strength? (9)
17 Spooner's disaster morning leads to disappointment (6)
18 Drives through sleet to put on a colour show (8)
20 Couples from Moscow save iconic design (6)
21 From Nice, good regular Islamic art form (6)
24 Cow completely loses head chasing boy (5)
26 Backs reliable man about issue over list (5)
27 Carries some cheese to take back (5)

Across Lite version can be accessed at AMRITA 2

Enjoy.

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51 comments:

  1. Vasant25 June 2017 at 10:35

    9A:CAREER CARE+ER
    2D:NERDY (-t)RENDY*
    3D:IDEAL IDEA+L(-aid)

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  2. sree_sree25 June 2017 at 10:37

    10 Bacteria 1+cabaret*
    5d piano pain+o*
    13 own now*

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  3. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan25 June 2017 at 10:57

    29 A. ESTATES ( rev T - Somerset at seven , def: Lands)
    1 D. BACKLASH ( Bash Lack , def : repercussion )
    20 D. MOSAIC ( first 2 letters of MOscow, SAve, IConic, def : design )

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  4. raju umamaheswar25 June 2017 at 11:03

    11 down: BYGONE-- Farewell-BY (BY(_E) Gone+ departed + BYGONE= dead=past

    12 across: LOYALTY= -R+L oyalty = allegiance

    15 across: SOPRANO-- so= very +softly=P +managed =RAN and top (O)ctave= singer

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  5. Satyen Nabar25 June 2017 at 11:11

    16 D ANCHORMAN DD

    30 A CHIMNEYS (MACHINERYS-A R)*

    6 D ENTANGLED ENT + ANGLE + D

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  6. Mukundala Balasubramanyam25 June 2017 at 11:15

    4A : APPEASES A+PP+EASE+S(-etting)
    23A: ORB[T]
    3D : IDEAL IDEA+L

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  7. Deepak Gopinath25 June 2017 at 11:22

    All B's
    1A - BANDIT {BAN{DI}T}
    24D - BULLY {B}{(-f)ULLY}
    28A - BONSAI {BON}{(-i)S(-l)A(-m)I(-c)}

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  8. raju umamaheswar25 June 2017 at 11:33

    8 across: the word should be DETAI(-M)NED - typo

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  9. Mukundala Balasubramanyam25 June 2017 at 11:37

    In place of 3Dn done by Vasant.

    28 Can have meal counter set up (8) ASSEMBLE {A{SSEM<}BLE} Def : Set up.

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  10. Vasant25 June 2017 at 12:01

    Nice puzzle!Loved the sponeerisms in addition to all the clues.LOI was 18D.
    Keep 'em coming Amrita!

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  11. raju umamaheswar25 June 2017 at 12:11

    Very few hits today. Amrita merits a Spoonful of nectar, though I am no chamcha of Mr.Spooner !
    I prefer to spill a lisp , rather.

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  12. Satyen Nabar25 June 2017 at 12:20

    31A word in clue should be EXPE(-i)DITION.. typo

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  13. Vinayak25 June 2017 at 12:53

    7D: SCRIPT ; (PRINTING COST-NOTING)* Defn: screenplay
    8D: STAINS : S(deTAINed)S ; Defn: spots; document=deed
    19A: SIDECAR : Attachment to // a cocktail? DD

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  14. Fraser Simpson25 June 2017 at 13:22

    18D Drives through sleet to put on a colour show (8) I(RIDES)CE
    25A Notified about the missing new letterhead (7) ALERTED (letterhead* - the*)
    31A One lost on sailing expedition has nothing and becomes a castaway (6) CRUSOE (cruise - i + o)

    Loved 9A!

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    1. Vasant25 June 2017 at 13:29

      must be midnight in Canada?

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    2. Vasant25 June 2017 at 13:30

      And no Eid holiday as well?

      Delete
    3. Vasant25 June 2017 at 13:31

      That should read And no Eid holiday as well tomorrow?

      Delete
    4. Fraser Simpson25 June 2017 at 13:36

      It is just after 4 am in Canada right now! I forgot to set my alarm and slept through the beginning of the co-solve, so I was lucky to catch the tail end here! Eid is indeed today in Canada too.

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    5. Fraser Simpson25 June 2017 at 13:37

      ...I should have said "in Toronto"...it is other times in other parts of our large country!

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    6. Vasant25 June 2017 at 13:39

      How do we get to solve your puzzles that appeared in Mail,Globe & NYT?
      Can you give the link?

      Delete
    7. Fraser Simpson25 June 2017 at 15:43

      Alas, Vasant, my puzzles are in the print edition only and are not online.

      Delete
    8. amrita majumdar28 June 2017 at 02:41

      Thank you, Fraser!

      Delete
  15. Deepak Gopinath25 June 2017 at 13:23

    29A is also unsolved as the answer posted by Lakshmi is not correct

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  16. Vasant25 June 2017 at 15:01

    If this is 14A, I am afraid it is not correct.

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  17. Suresh25 June 2017 at 15:14

    Blind solving

    14a PIN (Pen -e with I inside)
    29A STATES (rEVERSE t)
    27D TOTES (DITTO)

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    1. raju umamaheswar25 June 2017 at 16:33

      29A & 27 DOWN were such (in) conspicuous but obvious clues, yet so elusive

      Delete
    2. amrita majumdar28 June 2017 at 02:45

      Thanks Raju Umamaheswar!

      Delete
  18. Chaturvasi25 June 2017 at 16:17

    OFF TOPIC
    Some interesting letters on Guardian crosswods
    https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/2017/jun/23/some-cross-words-about-cryptic-clues

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    1. Vasant25 June 2017 at 17:25

      Thanks for the link Sir. Quite interesting.

      Delete
  19. Col_Gopinath25 June 2017 at 17:08

    Last 3

    Across - 22

    Down - 17, 26

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  20. Raghunath25 June 2017 at 17:57

    22 Jong perhaps, leaves outfit for singer (3) kim(Jong)ONO (Yoko Ono wife of John Lennon)
    17 Spooner's disaster morning leads to disappointment (6) DIS MAY ~ Miss day?
    26 Backs reliable man about issue over list (5) ENTER

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  21. Vasant25 June 2017 at 18:00

    22A: ONO (-kim)(ONO) {Neither knew Kim Jong nor Ono the singer but with O?O & outfit there guessed KIMONO & googled Kim Jong & Ono, the Singer}
    17D: DISMAY spoonerism of Miss Day
    26D: ENTER Acrostic: last letters(Backs) of reliablE maN abouT issuE oveR; definition:LIST

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    1. Vasant25 June 2017 at 18:02

      Missed seeing Raghu's post @ 5:57 PM.

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    2. Raghunath25 June 2017 at 18:03

      What's Miss Day?

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    3. Vasant25 June 2017 at 18:06

      Probably disaster(Miss) & morning(day)

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    4. Raghunath25 June 2017 at 18:07

      Disaster = miss? Then how's it a disaster?

      Delete
    5. Vasant25 June 2017 at 18:12

      If you miss your appointment with a Miss(Diana) it may be a disaster for you,Mr. Walker!

      Delete
    6. Raghunath25 June 2017 at 18:15

      I agree only in this specific case;-)

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    7. Vasant25 June 2017 at 19:02

      :-)

      Delete
  22. raju umamaheswar25 June 2017 at 18:17

    A day is full-am to pm then how come,( although I too got the answer as DISMAY) day is+AM , but where Y fits in ? Is Miss day spoonerism for DISMAY? I'm dismayed !

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  23. Col_Gopinath25 June 2017 at 18:34

    Thank you for the CW Amrita

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  24. amrita majumdar28 June 2017 at 02:39

    So sorry to have missed this, I was travelling and I did not have any signal.

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