Sunday, 16 July 2017

Special, Sunday 16 Jul 2017, Samurai Pony


Welcome to our new setters Samurai Pony. Bouquets and brickbats welcome.

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

ACROSS
1   Cheerful,rich,eccentric and extremely pretty (6)
4   Babies lisp so funnily (6)
9   Guy's a failure at love ultimately (4)
10 Notice man working by a shack being rebuked (10)
11 Extremely parsimonious and backward partner's a pest (6)
12 An associate's message leads to rancour (8)
13 Picture beast turning and starting to chase deer (9)
15 Mostly passionionate, young and crafty (4)
16 Tableau's clever (4)
17 Old wagons going back is initial mark of rejection (9)
21 &lit? maybe not figuratively speaking (8)
22 Hallowed but cares about devil basically (6)
24 Need I feed cynic nuts? (10)
25 Video about expelling English poet (4)
26 Listen, Giselle's back holding seal (6)
27 Injured citizen ignores 101 helpline's main tip (6)

 DOWN
1   Officer at International organization regularly steals information (7)
2   Model lied about having anorexia to start with (5)
3   Old monarch played harp at Opera House initially (7)
5   Want to rush back after training on the 4th of July (6)
6   One conman is disturbed and restless (9)
7   Relentlessly scheming to catch bird (7)
8   Merman breasts may cause discomfort (13)
14 Could be a frog's good fortune? (9)
16 In this image, I am left alone..forever (7)
18 Balance Yemen, Libya & Egypt leaders to evolve (7)
19 Say,blueberry cheesecake as described in Stockholm (7)
20 First awkward online controversy (6)
23 Sexy Indian top! heads of corporates helplessly ogle like idiots (5)

Across Lite version can be accessed at SAMURAI PONY 1

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71 comments:

  1. Ramani16 July 2017 at 10:35

    8 D Merman breasts may cause discomfort (13) EMBARRASSMENT

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  2. raju umamaheswar16 July 2017 at 10:39

    1 across; CHIRPY---anagram of rich and (p)rett(Y)=cheerful

    2 down: IDEAL anagram of idle and (a)norexia = model

    10 across: ADMONISHED ---notice=AD+man=M= working =ON =A=1+ shack= shed= rebuked

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  3. Ramani16 July 2017 at 10:42

    27 Injured citizen ignores 101 helpline's main tip (6)ZENITH (CITZEN-CI)*H(-ELPLINE)

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  4. Chaturvasi16 July 2017 at 10:42

    24 Need I feed cynic nuts? (10) DEFICIENCY - anag of ifeedcynic
    25 Video about expelling English poet (4) OVID - anag of video after del of E
    26 Listen, Giselle's back holding seal (6) SIGNET - rev telescopic

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  5. Ramani16 July 2017 at 10:44

    25 Video about expelling English poet (4)OVID (VIDEO-E)*

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  6. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 July 2017 at 10:45

    4AC: SPOILS*
    1DN: CO UN SEL
    6D INSOMNIAC [anagram of I conman is]

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  7. Ramani16 July 2017 at 10:46

    22A Hallowed but cares about devil basically (6)SCARE*D(-EVIL)

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  8. Ramani16 July 2017 at 10:47

    In the place of OVID

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  9. sree_sree16 July 2017 at 10:53

    3d pharaoh harp+a.o.h*
    25d CHOLI

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  10. Deepak Gopinath16 July 2017 at 10:59

    5D - PENURY {PE}{RUN<=}{(-jul)Y}
    15A - WILY {WIL(-d)}{Y}
    11A - PSYLLA (P(-arsimoniu)S}{ALLY<=}

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  11. Ramki Krishnan16 July 2017 at 11:03

    13A: FLOWCHART (WOLF<< + C + HART)
    17A: OSTRACISM (O + CARTS<< + IS + M)
    20D: STRIFE (FIRST* + E)

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  12. Satyen Nabar16 July 2017 at 11:07

    17A OSTRACISM O + CARTS <-- + IS + M

    7D STERNLY S{TERN}LY

    22A SACRED (CARES)* + D

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  13. Ramki Krishnan16 July 2017 at 11:13

    Nice grid Samurai Pony! 4A and 27A were my favourites.
    Keep them coming.

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  14. Satyen Nabar16 July 2017 at 11:17

    compensating for 17A

    9A DUDE DUD + E

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  15. Nadathur Rajan16 July 2017 at 11:24

    ACROSS
    12 An associate's message leads to rancour (8) A/CR(IM)ONY
    13 Picture beast turning and starting to chase deer (9) {FLOW<=}C{HART}
    DOWN
    14 Could be a frog's good fortune? (9) WELL/BEING (c&dd)

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  16. Mukundala Balasubramanyam16 July 2017 at 11:26

    27A : Injured citizen ignores 101 helpline's main tip (6) ZENITH {CITIZEN-CI}*(H[-elpline]}
    19D : Say,blueberry cheesecake as described in Stockholm (7) SWEDISH [CD]

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  17. Chaturvasi16 July 2017 at 11:29

    Wrt the clue 23d, is 'choli' a sexy garment? Discuss.

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    1. Deepak Gopinath16 July 2017 at 11:32

      Choli ke peeche kya hai CVji?

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    2. raju umamaheswar16 July 2017 at 11:33

      Ask Madhuri Dikshit - Depends upon from which angle you ogle !!

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    3. sree_sree16 July 2017 at 11:48

      technically, a choli is not a top. unless the setter is referring t modified cholis to be suitable to be worn on jeans. then they should be sexy!!!!

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    4. Vasant16 July 2017 at 12:32

      Without CV sir's favourite Supporter, Cholis worn would be sexy!

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  18. raju umamaheswar16 July 2017 at 11:32

    Started off smoothly thinking that the japanese Warrior and Pony will jointly take us on a smooth ride. As we cantered along, found that they are too wily by half. They had much more in stock than Choli ke peeche kya hai ! Spoilt us silly ! No babies these in compilation ! Graet job ! Enjoyed thoroughly . Thanks du(o)des !!

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    1. Mona Sogal16 July 2017 at 11:36

      Thank you Raju Umamaheshwar. Appreciate your feedback :)

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    2. raju umamaheswar16 July 2017 at 13:41

      Umamaheswar itself is long enough without the hitch of an aitch ! Well done Mona Segal . Please continue to regale us ; it prevents insomnia besides Alzheimer's !

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    3. Mona Sogal16 July 2017 at 13:53

      Sorry about that extra 'h'.

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    4. Mona Sogal16 July 2017 at 13:56

      Supriya Mithal is my partner... :)

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    5. SupriyaM16 July 2017 at 16:01

      Thank you foryour appreciation and encouragement Raju Umamaheswar 😊

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  19. Fraser Simpson16 July 2017 at 11:37

    16A Tableau's clever (4) ABLE (hidden)

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  20. Fraser Simpson16 July 2017 at 11:38

    16D In this image, I am left alone..forever (7) AGELESS (image less age leaves I'm)

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  21. Fraser Simpson16 July 2017 at 11:39

    21A &lit? maybe not figuratively speaking (8) VERBATIM (2 definitions)

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  22. Fraser Simpson16 July 2017 at 11:41

    Sorry about the 4 posts...my computer kept erasing! My favourite was 14D. Thanks to Samurai Pony!

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  23. Deepak Gopinath16 July 2017 at 11:43

    That leaves only 18D. Who's going to be the last one to solve that?

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam16 July 2017 at 11:49

      Already done by a2z @ 11:02 am, Sir!

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    2. sree_sree16 July 2017 at 11:51

      i already posted it as my third

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    3. Deepak Gopinath16 July 2017 at 11:55

      Didn't see it as it was posted as a reply

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    4. sree_sree16 July 2017 at 12:08

      tried to keep all 3 together. somehoe, refreshing of page was deleting already typed content. the quickness with which everyone posted made me solve almost the whole crossy.

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  24. Mukundala Balasubramanyam16 July 2017 at 11:45

    Lovely brainteaser! Keep it coming Monaji. :)

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  25. Unknown16 July 2017 at 11:49

    16 A TABLEAU'S CLEVER ABLE (Kangaroo clue)

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  26. Deepak Gopinath16 July 2017 at 11:55

    That's all then. Thank you Mona and Supriya

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    1. Mona Sogal16 July 2017 at 11:56

      Thank you Deepak Sir!

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    2. SupriyaM16 July 2017 at 16:04

      Sir ,once again thank you for this opportunity ,may this be the beginning of many more .

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  27. Deepak Gopinath16 July 2017 at 11:56

    Off Topic. See how 'Petrichor' got it's name at the following link

    http://theconversation.com/the-smell-of-rain-how-csiro-invented-a-new-word-39231?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twitterbutton

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  28. Unknown16 July 2017 at 11:59

    18 D RESTYLE Balance - Rest Y L E from the initials of Yemen Lebanon Egypt

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  29. Satyen Nabar16 July 2017 at 11:59

    Tx Mona Supriya :)... my COD was 14D... great debut...!

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  30. Vasant16 July 2017 at 12:22

    All done & dusted before I could post. Lovely puzzle. Thought I had seen this puzzle somewhere (was it 1 across?)..hadnt solved at that time but relished solving it now. Great debut Samurai Pony?(Mona is one setter;who is/are the other/s?)

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    1. Vasant16 July 2017 at 12:23

      Wrong punctuation after Pony. Read ! in place of ?

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    2. Vasant16 July 2017 at 12:25

      Oh! just read Previous comments . So Supriya & Mona are the Samurai Pony.Awesome!

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    3. Mona Sogal16 July 2017 at 13:16

      Thank you Vasant :)

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    4. SupriyaM16 July 2017 at 16:02

      Thank you Vasant

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  31. Padmanabhan16 July 2017 at 14:59

    I was late and so did not get anything. Anyway, immensely enjoyed solving. Thank you Mona (without ji as per your request) & Supriya. This is the beginning of many more interesting CW's to come, I am sure.
    Col.,
    Glad your contributors are growing- and abler too.

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  32. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 July 2017 at 18:59

    That was a superb double-knitted puzzle!
    Well done and keep them coming.

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    1. Mona Sogal16 July 2017 at 20:38

      Thank you so much for the feedback Koteswara :)

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