Monday, 16 October 2017

No 12138, Monday 16 Oct 2017, Afterdark


ACROSS
1   Copper's dog initially led astray as pet (6) CUDDLE {CU}{Dog}{LED*}
4   Soldier has cocktail between sunset and sunrise (6) KNIGHT {cocK}{NIGHT}
9   Part of camera breaks as CM drops (4) AREA cAmERA*
10 Certain persons have right to freeze account on getting a bit of suspicion (10) CHARACTERS {CHAR{AC}TER}{Su...n}
11 For starters, heat and wind always interact in a state (6) HAWAII Acrostic
12 Rum, ale brewed with a bit of beer and lager for agency (8) UMBRELLA {RUM+ALE+Beer+Lager}
13 Worldwide, one spends time to receive laser treatment to control the onset of varicose veins (9) UNIVERSAL {UNIt}{Va...e}{LASER*}
15 Highest tree on road (5) FIRST {FIR}{ST}
16 Small mind leads to hysteria (5) SCARE {S}{CARE}
18 Most abnormal stretch between pathways (9) STRANGEST {ST}{RANGE}{ST}
22 Arrange gin and beer (out of barrel) after England's win at last (8) ENGINEER {E}{wiN}{GIN}{bEER}
23 Modifies V-sign (6) VARIES {V}{ARIES}
25 Box behind gate has organs regularly used by bands (10) ORCHESTRAS {OR}{CHEST}{oRgAnS}
26 Vessel seen in stove indoor (4) VEIN [T]
27 Unhappy with idol regularly taking drug and lumber (6)  SADDLE {SAD}{iDoL}{E}
28 Confuses first letter to be the last above (6) ADDLES (-s)ADDLE(+s)S

DOWN
1   Positive to apply without pressure and join college (7) CERTAIN {C}{pERTAIN}
2   Internal force of attorney in play (5) DRAMA {D{RAM}A}
3   Got more fortunate after ulcer is cured with potassium injection primarily (7) LUCKIER {K}{In...n} in {ULCER}*
5   Bear roaming in New York in the vicinity (6) NEARBY {N{BEAR*}Y}
6   Opening hotel inside organization for convention (9) GATHERING {GAT{H}E}{RING}
7   Races out of hotel, behind time to catch reptiles (7) TURTLES {T}{hURTLES}
8   Makers to the first man in India, "Reality's undeniable, does not have a beginning, constant and singular" (13) MANUFACTURERS {MANU}{FACT}{sURE}{R}{S} R for Constant?
14 Hired vans repaired and painted (9) VARNISHED*
17 Stories and article in the cards... (7) CANARDS {C{AN}ARDS}
19 ...warned to be fancy ideas about diva's odd appearances (7) ADVISED {IDEAS}* over {DiVa}
20 Sort that is found in glasses, say (7) SPECIES {SPEC{IE}S}
21 Representatives sell boxes of pot (6) VESSEL [T]
24 Challenger gets money overcoming victor (5) RIVAL {RI{V}AL}

GRID

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25 comments:

  1. Ramani16 October 2017 at 08:34

    Congrats Vasant on your attaining
    9th rank in 1across contest. Nice to know that you have set a grid there too.

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  2. sree_sree16 October 2017 at 08:43

    8d gas constant of ideal gas law.

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  3. Padmanabhan16 October 2017 at 09:00

    R?

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    1. Vasant16 October 2017 at 09:14

      See Prasad's comment @8:43.
      R=Universal gas constant

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    2. Padmanabhan16 October 2017 at 09:16

      Forgot my Physics or is it Chemistry?!

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    3. Vasant16 October 2017 at 09:48

      Both!My daughter is in XIth class and she has got Thermodynamics & Gas laws in both Physics & Chemistry

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    4. Padmanabhan16 October 2017 at 12:01

      I am not sure how it was when you studied. I first heard about Thermodynamics only in Engg.- not up to PUC level. But my grandson is studying it in XI std. in U.S.

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    5. Vasant16 October 2017 at 12:54

      We didnt have Thermodynamics in school. Standard of education no doubt has gone up.Even the text books now are better with concepts better explained and problems graded from easy to tough.

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    6. Padmanabhan16 October 2017 at 15:59

      Thank you Vasant. Exactly what I wanted to find out- comparatively between then & now, between India and U.S.


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  4. Padmanabhan16 October 2017 at 09:03

    Vasant setting a grid in IXL? Wow! That is news to me. Then, he cannot participate- at least in that round. So, from a solver, he becomes a setter.

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    1. Vasant16 October 2017 at 09:09

      Not in IXL in FB group 1 Across.Col & CV Sir had also set in the Gridfest

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    2. Padmanabhan16 October 2017 at 09:15

      Oh! I missed he 1A part.

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  5. Padmanabhan16 October 2017 at 09:07

    15A- Is first highest or best?
    Not much of complications today. Fairly straight forward.
    8D- Longest clue, to my knowledge, even beating some of Exchequers. I was struggling with 'adam' for first man until the significance of 'In India' dawned on me.
    Happy to have completed without any outside help. Umbrella was the last to open.

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    1. Vasant16 October 2017 at 09:40

      15A: He was first in the class. He got the highest marks.

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    2. Padmanabhan16 October 2017 at 09:43

      Thanks Vasant. Still I feel 'Best' would be more appropriate, though we can find a sort of explanation.

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  6. Vasant16 October 2017 at 09:38

    Nice puzzle. Enjoyed solving it. Thanks AD

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    1. raju umamaheswar16 October 2017 at 12:10

      ++++ !! AFTERDARK in his elements !

      After the series of the 1 Across competition, the THCC compilers seem to be an easier lot to deal with. Quite surprised that a few of our bloggers here are both compilers ans solvers there in the Face Book group. Feling good for myself that I feature amongst the first 15. Their qualifying terms were rather stringent and uncleaar to me as I found myself all-correct in a 12 out of 13 grids. A few clues there were great only to be marred by a few others that were of the ambiguous RMDC type. Congrats to all the setters and solvers.

      Wonder why many in that Group do not partiipate in this blog.mHow to woo them over ?

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  7. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 October 2017 at 13:14

    Congrats Vasant. Keep it up!

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  8. Deepak Gopinath16 October 2017 at 18:18

    Gita Iyer, whom most of you have met during our S&B Meets, lost her mother on 14 Oct.

    Heartfelt condolences to her on behalf of all of us here at THCC.

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    1. Vasant16 October 2017 at 20:26

      Heartfelt condolences to Gita.

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    2. Ramki Krishnan16 October 2017 at 20:42

      Sorry to hear that. Our condolences to Gita and her family.

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    3. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 October 2017 at 21:13

      Condolences to Gita Iyer.

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    4. Padmanabhan16 October 2017 at 22:21

      Sorry to hear that,Col. Had the pleasure of meeting her during S&B meet.
      Kindly convey our condolences.

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