Monday 15 January 2018

Special, Monday 15 Jan 2018, K Koteswar Rao


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


Answers to starred clues have no definitions but they are all of a related category.

ACROSS
*6   Egyptian wonder spent millions to acquire lake (7)
*7   Lake and river? (5)
*9   Complete floor occupied by..? (9)
  10 Snake in a way is spiteful (5)
  12 Old style amulet designed for the companion (4,4)
  14 Steaming boiler for roaming player! (6)
*16 People in general say small “Thank You” (4)
*18 Come what may, why eat outside? (5)
  19 New year-old melody (4)
  20 Confession, mantis appears to make? (6)
  21 Fattest bumpkin undertrial (8)
*24 Miles of depth to reach the Greek Goddess of Earth (5)
*26 Hot menu ordered by hero (9)
*29 What you remove from fish? (5)
*30 It is red or white – But yellow when he takes position! (7)

DOWN
*1   Cash Register maintained by the convent (10)
  2   Log off to join revolutionary tune in praise (6)
  3   Return of Ibrahim Lodi, the conqueror (4)
*4   Felt regularly at the end of day (3)
*5   Offspring is active (4)
  6   Greek underworld rule by wealthy, neither conservative nor racy (5)
*8   Revolutionary agent in printing measure as an alternative (7)
*11 Sing the falderal, occasionally (4)
*13 Parent walks out of temperament in rage (5)
  15 Scoundrel is born with deficiency as sentinel (10)
*17 Forbear wigs on the green (7)
  18 Worthless dogs, a bane reportedly (4)
  22 Shakespeare’s loss of good name! (6)
  23 Runners-up for cylinder (5)
*25 New in brand sharpness, a revolution! (4)
*27 Going back to Barcelona? Not alone! (4)
*28 Kinetic energy comes with the product of CV (3)

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Enjoy.

54 comments:

  1. 4D:FLY FeLt+(-da)Y
    11D: FLEA FaLdErAl
    13D:EMMET {TEMPERAMENT(-parent)}*

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  2. 12A SOUL MATE (OSAMULET)*

    2D GLORIA (LOG)* + AIR <--

    18A COMMA COMEWHATMAY- WHY EAT

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  3. 20A- Prayer-confession
    Praying mantis- insect

    27D- Crab- Barcelona- (alone)*- starred def.

    11D- Flea- insect- Starred def.-FaLdErAl (alt.letters)

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    1. Paddy you can take one more in place of 11D

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  4. Thank you Vasant.
    3D- Idol- Lodi=<

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  5. I have never been good in Biology!

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  6. 6D PLUTO plutocracy (-c) (-racy)
    9A BUTTERFLY {B(UTTER)(FL)Y}

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  7. Thanks Vasant, Paddy, Doc and Jayaseelan.
    Venkatesan, take one more

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  8. 1D : FRITILLARY {FRI{TILL}ARY}
    15D : BLACKGUARD {B}{LACK}{GUARD}
    21A : THICKEST {T{HECK}EST}

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  9. 30 across:ADMIRAL-- butterfly

    26 across: ICHNEUMON - hero=icon+h(ot)menu = mongoose

    17 down: EARWIGS - forbEARWIGS on the green = insects

    Oh what a study on zoology ( an not Botany- Paddy !)

    KKR crawled all over making me feel creepy !! Lots of butterflies in my stomach !! He preyed on all of us a like a Praying Mantis .

    Had to resist getting crabby ! Toughest ever crossie ! Thank you KKR for this SNEAK show !





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    1. Not Sneak Raju. I fell into the trap and was stuck forever in the NE corner

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    2. Raju,

      I had said Biology (Zoology included), not Botany. Raju still in creepy mode.

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  10. 7A - LOUSE {L}{OUSE}
    14A - LIBERO*
    8D - EMPEROR {EM}{PER<=}{OR}

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    1. I think it is LOOPS<(Runners to be made UP)

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    2. You are right Vasant!
      Thanks for coming to rescue.
      I didn't see Venkatesan's point earlier.

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  12. Challenging puzzle! The eastern corners were the most challenging and satisfying

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  13. 22D- Infamy- loss of good name.
    I am not able to get the Shakespeare quote.
    Thank you KKR for giving me one more go at it- yes I agree that it is a challenging CW. I had quite a few blanks.
    Though Raju had given 30A as Admiral ( a butterfly) wp is not clear. Of course def is starred.

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    1. Paddy,
      22D is not correct.
      Reg 30AC, Red/White Admirals are butterflies whereas Yellow Admiral is:
      A post captain promoted to the rank of rear admiral on retirement without having actually served at that rank.
      I hope the wp is clear.

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    2. We have red and white Admiral butterflies.
      The insignia of an Admiral in the Navy is yellow in colour.
      He refers to the Admiral in the Navy.

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    3. Is infamy correct? With the crossing of ichNeumon there would be N in the 3rd position.
      30A:I think it is a D & CD with the first definition with the first definition in the dictionary as " any of various nymphalid butterflies, esp the red admiral or white admiral" the second definition being cryptic defining Navy Admiral

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    4. Didn't see the above two comments.

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  14. 22 down IGNOMY
    Ignominy is Ignomy in Shakespearean works....

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  15. To be solved

    Across - 10, 16, 24

    Down - 25, 28

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  16. 10A: Snake in a way is spiteful (5) R(ASP)Y

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  17. *28 Kinetic energy comes with the product of CV (3) KE(D) Kinetic energy = KE, D = product of CV (100*5=500=D) KED is a wingless fly that insects sheep

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  18. Great solving Rangaswamy. Never thought of multiplying in spite of 'Product of'.

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  19. 16A:WE+TA
    24A: MI+D+GE(MI=Miles; D=Depth; GE=Greek goddess of earth)
    25D:G(N)AT<
    28D:BEE? Anno Pending; with ?E? went with this option for the starred clue
    In addition put 10A as W(ASP)Y

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    1. Thanks Vasant.
      28D is well interpreted by Rengswamy!

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    2. Indeed!28D was the tour de force of this puzzle!Well interpreted by Renga Sir who happens to be the most underrated commenter here.

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  20. Thank you all for your participation.
    Thank you Col for publishing.

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