Satyen Nabar's Sun Spl analysed

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Sunday, 24 September 2017

The Sunday Crossword No 2962, Sunday 24 Sep 2017


ACROSS
1   Orbiting object's business fulfilled (5) COMET {CO}{MET}
4   Joker with trick taking in broadcasters? (8) COMEDIAN {CO{MEDIA}N}
8   Novelist, ace in treatment of good raw matter (8,6) MARGARET ATWOOD {A} in {GOOD+RAW+MATTER}* Thanks to Google
10 Democrat in range with a quiet plan (4,3) ROAD MAP {ROA{D} M}{A}{P}
11 Projection: one Oscar for production company (6) STUDIO {STUD}{1}{O}
13 Principal speaker's head of hair (4) MAIN (~mane)
14 Tomfoolery from poet going into air guitar initially (10) SKYLARKING {SKY}{LARKIN}{Gu...r} Thanks to Google again
17 Potter's eye transformed conventional image (10) STEREOTYPE*
18 Song in particular I admire (4) ARIA [T]
20 Handy tips for novice after bounty (6) NEARBY {No..cE}{AfteR}{Bo..tY}
22 Former partner stopped missing husband? That's grand (7) EXALTED {EX}{hALTED}
24 Communication between writers in agreement (14) CORRESPONDENCE [DD]
25 Second novel in stark language (8) SANSKRIT {S}{IN+STARK}*
26 Hides from king in crowd (5) MASKS {MAS{K}S}

DOWN
1   Making concessions can be embarrassing (12) COMPROMISING [DD]
2   Spread ruin, vicious in rage (9) MARGARINE {MAR}{IN+RAGE}*
3   Shock shown by artist with uncertain expression amid cheers (6) TRAUMA {T{RA}{UM}A}
4   Miserly type, cold fish occupied by collection (10) CHEAPSKATE {C}{HEAP}{SKATE}
5   Flightless bird caught finally in ditch (4) MOAT {MOA}{c...hT}
6   Decline drink with convert (8) DOWNTURN {DOWN}{TURN}
7   Keen to retain old bypass (5) AVOID {AV{O}ID}
9   Opera spoilt by grand poses (5,3,4) PORGY AND BESS*
12 Applauded then dismissed, being of no more use (7-3) CLAPPED-OUT {CLAPPED}-{OUT}
15 One rages about endless ceremony and annoyances (9) IRRITANTS {1}{R{RITe}ANTS}
16 Bar, secure, managed without a fearsome guard dog (8) CERBERUS {BaR+SECURE}*
19 Published title for monk? Not planned (6) RANDOM {RAN}{DOM}
21 Supply answer about love for perfume (5) AROMA {AR{O}M}{A}
23 Ruler in for astonishing upset (4) TSAR [T<=]

GRID

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52 comments:

  1. Vasant24 September 2017 at 09:20

    IXL leader board announced. Ramki, Raju, Suresh and others. Congrats!

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao24 September 2017 at 09:51

      Yes, it is nice to see the names of known people. Goodluck folks!

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  2. VMA Nair24 September 2017 at 09:22

    பிறந்தநாள் வாழ்த்துக்கள், ராம்

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  3. Kolluru Koteswara Rao24 September 2017 at 09:22

    Although I solved it few months back in Dallas, I could notice the missing words in 8AC on referring back to the original.

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  4. Suresh24 September 2017 at 09:55

    Happy Ram

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  5. Suresh24 September 2017 at 09:58

    Also. Happy Birthday Ram

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  6. Vasant24 September 2017 at 10:06

    Happy Birthday Ram

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  7. Suresh24 September 2017 at 10:08

    Wonder when others submitted the IXL. I submitted at 12:23 and got to 14th. If the flower seller at the door had not interrupted I would have been about 5 minutes earlier.

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    1. Vasant24 September 2017 at 10:37

      I submitted at 12.30. & I was 18th

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    2. Vasant24 September 2017 at 10:40

      I think top 5 would have submitted within 10 minutes

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    3. Kolluru Koteswara Rao24 September 2017 at 10:52

      I submitted at my own time from Dallas. It was much after 8 hours from countdown.
      This week, I will endeavour to improve my position.

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    4. Prabhanjan24 September 2017 at 11:08

      I submitted at about 4 pm Pacific Time, since I was traveling. I am down at # 28.

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    5. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan24 September 2017 at 11:39

      I started late. Submitted at 7.15 pm

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    6. Aakash Sridhar24 September 2017 at 23:30

      Submitted at 12:45 am, Monday IST

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  8. Padmanabhan24 September 2017 at 10:16

    Ask Eliza come later and not disturb your thought process!
    I submitted much later (100%) but way down at 40. Time is of essence, apart from accuracy. I am not sure if it is the right approach. But early birds have to be rewarded. Maybe, the slope is too steep and could be reduced.

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    1. Suresh24 September 2017 at 10:29

      If it had been Eliza I would have loved to DO LITTLE more than spending time with her.

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    2. Vasant24 September 2017 at 10:38

      Then you would say My fair lady

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  9. Padmanabhan24 September 2017 at 10:16

    Happy Birthday Ram and many Happy returns of the day.

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  10. Mukundala Balasubramanyam24 September 2017 at 10:20

    Happy Birthday Ram! 💐 🎂

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  11. Deepak Gopinath24 September 2017 at 10:33

    Happy Birthday Ram

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  12. Kolluru Koteswara Rao24 September 2017 at 10:53

    Ram,
    Happy birthday!

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  13. Kolluru Koteswara Rao24 September 2017 at 10:57

    Leader board icon leads nowhere! How can we see this?

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    1. Vasant24 September 2017 at 11:04

      Go to cryptic Singh .com and click on leader board

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    2. Prabhanjan24 September 2017 at 11:06

      http://www.crypticsingh.com/ixl/ixl-2017-leaderboard-for-weekly-round-1/

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    3. Suresh24 September 2017 at 11:06

      You are at no 64

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    4. Kolluru Koteswara Rao24 September 2017 at 11:18

      Thanks you.
      What is the round starting today?
      Is it not 11.00?
      I am not finding any action!

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  14. Suresh24 September 2017 at 11:05

    Go to crypticsingh home page and try from there, not from the login page

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    1. Prabhanjan24 September 2017 at 11:06

      It is time they fixed the links. Last week there was no obvious login page at the cryptic singh IXL homepage...

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  15. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan24 September 2017 at 11:39

    Happy birthday Ram !

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  16. Padmanabhan24 September 2017 at 11:40

    Weekly Round 2 page is blank (11.38) escept for Down & Across. No clues and I have no clue either.

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    1. Suresh24 September 2017 at 11:46

      12 pm is the time given in the home page, whatever that means.

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    2. Padmanabhan24 September 2017 at 11:59

      Apart from 12 pm/am, it was the time for 1st round to give time for the inauguration and it was supposed to be 11am thereafter.

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    3. Suresh24 September 2017 at 12:24

      Who said

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    4. Padmanabhan24 September 2017 at 13:46

      Even at the start of the contest it was announced that the delayed start was only for Round 1.

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  17. Suresh24 September 2017 at 12:25

    Done and dusted

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    1. Chaturvasi24 September 2017 at 12:37

      With cloth or brush?

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    2. Vasant24 September 2017 at 13:05

      Great Suresh!This took me 58 minutes!Got stuck on a couple of clues.

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    3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam24 September 2017 at 13:24

      Add two more minutes to yours! Hope my score would be in two digits in this round!!

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    4. Padmanabhan24 September 2017 at 13:47

      I sneezed a few times after Suresh's dusting!

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    5. Padmanabhan24 September 2017 at 14:01

      MB,
      We have a saying in Tamil that if you hear a thunder in Coimbatore, r rains in Chennai. So, why not?
      BTW- I am having a cold.

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    6. Mukundala Balasubramanyam24 September 2017 at 14:06

      Wish everything will be alright by the time 3rd round starts!

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    7. Vasant24 September 2017 at 14:35

      Paddy better have rum for your cold.Rum in hot water, if you arent a tea totaler

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  18. Raghunath24 September 2017 at 13:38

    For me too fruit didn't yield fruit immediately today

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  19. Padmanabhan24 September 2017 at 13:45

    I made a spelling mistake in the fruit- sad part is that I noticed it just as I was clicking the submit button and I was too late. Yes, it took a long time for me too. Old ship wasn't helpful either.

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  20. Ramani24 September 2017 at 14:05

    Heartiest thanks to all who wished me! I submitted at 12.40 and could get 26th position in 1st round.

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  21. Ramani24 September 2017 at 14:06

    Today submitted at 1.22 pm.

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  22. Kolluru Koteswara Rao24 September 2017 at 14:17

    I submitted in the fastest 30 minutes, with knowingly one mistake.
    I could have waited for few more minutes but it would all be the same. One mistake in early time will be equal to correctness in extra time. This was the logic.
    Either way, I am not going to make big achievement.

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    1. Deepak Gopinath24 September 2017 at 17:02

      KKR I don't think you're thinking is logical. First marks from 100 downwards are give to the all correct entries then to 1 error, 2 error and so on. If I am not mistaken the first round had more than 100 all correct entries

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  23. Chaturvasi24 September 2017 at 19:36

    It was an easy puzzle, I think. So no wonder there were more thsn 100 all correct entries. Perhaps the difficulty level of puzzles has to be raised.

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  24. raju umamaheswar24 September 2017 at 21:34

    Too many competitions running apace ! 1 Across celebs crossies are really interesting. Enjoying every bit of it ! ICL organizers need to look into their website glitches and also shift to another soft ware for solving on line. Hopping from one box to another does take away one's concentration. Thier Leaderboard also shows 2016 ! Col: didn't you take any videos and or pics of the inauguration ?

    Belated birthday wishes to Ram. God bless you with a long , helathy and peaceful life !

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