Sunday, 25 February 2018

Special, Sunday 25 Feb 2018, Chatur Vasi


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


Starred clues have no definitions but their solutions are all of a category which will become apparent after the solver gets a couple of answers. The others are normal with definition and subsidiary indication. 

 ACROSS
1   *With that woman, I went (7)
4   *Had sari ironed out (7)
8   *Army officer, a graduate (6)
10 *Blood Agra soon found evenly (8)
12 *Blake and diva gallivanted (9)
13 Courage's needed on snowy roads (4)
15 *Child gets a dreadful disease cut by half (7)
17 *A 'welcome' site -  bungalow with blow-out (7)
19 He has a study circle starting  readily after upgrade (3)
20 Thus let off a space vehicle (7)
21 Inspection deploying double peek (4-3)
22 A man in love-act stops short - "it's no different" (4)
23 *It's new cart that's capsized with central buzz (9)
26 *Noise I made around rules to follow by housing head (8)
27 Help out a hollow sexless thing getting introduction to sex (6)
29 Dirt bus kicks up is 'bother' (7)
30 * Releasing a hard vid that's short (7)

 DOWN
1   Part of march in part of circle (3)
2   The street in downtown Mumbai to trade in (5)
3   The girl caught up in marriage (3)
4   Sexy in girl's dress (5)
5   Ran from part of Schiedam (4)
6   Assent for improving beaches (9)
7   Unbroken sequence in download option (3)
9   Two creatures get left - it's obvious (7)
11 Watch out for insect about to war (6)
14 *An article in another article (5)
15 The overhead charges (5)
16 Some points of contact from mean butts (9)
17 *Greek character's central club stripped Andy (6)
18 Raj's not repairing insidious malware (7)
23 He precedes biwi aur ghulam (5)
24 Tiara falls in Maharashtrian dish (5)
25 Many organise the utopia at first for comic character (4)
26 Performed the act from both ways (3)
27 A fag-end deposit (3)
28 Endlessly work hard for Mum paper (3)

Across Lite version can be accessed at CHATUR VASI

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77 comments:

  1. P. Venkatesan25 February 2018 at 10:33

    29a: disturb {dirtbus}*

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  2. Ramani25 February 2018 at 10:34

    1d ARC

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  3. P. Venkatesan25 February 2018 at 10:35

    26d: did &LIT

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    1. Deepak Gopinath25 February 2018 at 10:37

      It's not an &lit

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    2. P. Venkatesan25 February 2018 at 11:02

      It is ambigram.

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    3. Vasant25 February 2018 at 11:39

      A simpler name is Palindrome

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    4. P. Venkatesan25 February 2018 at 12:02

      Now I understand the difference between ambigram and palindrome. While the former is a mirror image word (e.g. pod), the latter is a word that reads same back words and forwards (e.g. madam). Learning by erring.

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  4. Vasant25 February 2018 at 10:36

    16D: ABUTMENTS (MEAN BUTTS)*
    20A: SHUTTLE (THUS LET)*
    22A: SAME A M(-an) inside SE(-x)

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  5. Ramani25 February 2018 at 10:37

    20a Shuttle*

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  6. Vasant25 February 2018 at 10:40

    Raju's wish two days back fulfilled today!

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    1. raju umamaheswar25 February 2018 at 11:31

      Yes indeed. Thanks , CV. I wonder how managed to compile so quickly. Not all non- Bombayites can solve this simple crossie. Even for me, an ex-diehard Bombayite , there was a new word that I learnt today.

      Let the others have a go. For a change, this is a funsunday !

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    2. Padmanabhan25 February 2018 at 11:59

      That is Gridman- to do it at the drop of a hat,so to say.

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  7. raju umamaheswar25 February 2018 at 10:43

    8across: COLABA - army officer=COL + a graduate= ABA = place in Bombay

    4 across: DAHISAR--- anagram of had sari= am suburb of Bombay

    6 down: SEAFRONTS-- anagram of assent for== Bombay's famous promenade.

    CV seems to have taken a hint from me ?

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  8. P. Venkatesan25 February 2018 at 10:45

    20a: shuttle { thus let}*

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  9. P. Venkatesan25 February 2018 at 10:49

    Replacing 20a
    9d: blatant {l} in {bat} and {ant}

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  10. C.G. BHARGAV25 February 2018 at 10:51

    23 down : SAHEB (GK)
    26 down : DID <->
    27 down : ASH (CD)

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  11. Ramki Krishnan25 February 2018 at 10:53

    12A: KALBADEVI (BLAKE+DIVA)*
    26A: DINDOSHI (DIN+I)* around DOS+H
    23D: SAHIB (GK - ref to the movie Sahib Biwi aur Ghulam)

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  12. Jayalakshmi arumugam25 February 2018 at 11:03

    1ac andheri and (with) her (that woman)I
    8ac colaba col+a+ba (graduate)
    2dn dalai
    14dn thane an in the
    30ac dharavi
    20dn TOI toi (l)

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    1. Deepak Gopinath25 February 2018 at 11:10

      Jayalakshmi please note that in the Sunday Specials you are allowed to post only three answers unlike on Fridays

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    2. raju umamaheswar25 February 2018 at 11:24

      Jayalakshmi: Please relook at 2 down .

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  13. Vasant25 February 2018 at 11:10

    Thank you CV Sir for this puzzle which rekindled childhood memories. I spent 5 years of my childhood in Mumbai in the late 70's & early 80's.
    Another USP are the many Indian references. Truly a "Desi" puzzle!

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  14. Mukundala Balasubramanyam25 February 2018 at 11:14

    4D : DOTHI D(HOT)I
    24D : RAITA (TIARA*)
    25D : MOTU Acronym

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    1. raju umamaheswar25 February 2018 at 11:27

      MB: DHOTI and not Dothi- which is a usual pronunciation among South Indians ? I know yu have made a typo-error.

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam25 February 2018 at 11:32

      Sice corrected, Raju! See my post @ 11:22 am.

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  15. Mukundala Balasubramanyam25 February 2018 at 11:19

    Correction : 25D : MOTU Acrostic

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  16. Padmanabhan25 February 2018 at 11:22

    25D- Comi character- Gatu
    many -G
    Utopia at first-UT A

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    1. Deepak Gopinath25 February 2018 at 11:23

      Not correct. MB has the right answer just before your post

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  17. Padmanabhan25 February 2018 at 11:32

    18D- Strogen- Insidious hardware- (Raj's not)*

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  18. raju umamaheswar25 February 2018 at 11:33

    Where's our Bombayite Dr. Nabar ?

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  19. Srinidhi25 February 2018 at 11:34

    17 across matunga mat is welcome site plus unga bunglow without blow
    17 down mulund greek character is mu cenral club is lu and andy stripped is nd
    23 across santacruz 's plus n(new) plus cart anagram them and add uz central buzz

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    1. Srinidhi25 February 2018 at 11:38

      17 across please read bungalow instead of bunglow

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    2. Srinidhi25 February 2018 at 11:43

      23 across is one A short in the anagram letters?

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    3. Deepak Gopinath25 February 2018 at 11:45

      No. See the anno given by KKR below @ 11:42

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    4. sree_sree25 February 2018 at 11:46

      23a relook pls

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    5. Srinidhi25 February 2018 at 11:49

      Oh! Thanks..gee that is nicely done.

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    6. Srinidhi25 February 2018 at 11:54

      I mean the surface takes you away from guessing it is sa. And isn't that the whole purpose of cryptics?to lure the solvers, throw a false scent?

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  20. Kolluru Koteswara Rao25 February 2018 at 11:38

    27AC A SS I[S]T
    14DN TH[AN]E
    17D MU LU ND

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao25 February 2018 at 11:42

      23AC SANTACRUZ
      IT= SEX APPEAL = SA
      NEW=N
      TACR* ANAGRAM OF CART
      UZ= CENTRAL BUZZ

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    2. Kolluru Koteswara Rao25 February 2018 at 11:45

      The above is in compensation for repeat of MULUND-already solved by Sreenidhi.

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  21. sree_sree25 February 2018 at 11:40

    nice Sunday exercise done but made to recall lot of GK. thanks CV sir.

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  22. Padmanabhan25 February 2018 at 11:49

    14D- Thane - {TH(AN)E}

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  23. Padmanabhan25 February 2018 at 11:50

    This seems to be in response to Raju's request to use Mumbai's suburbs.

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  24. Padmanabhan25 February 2018 at 11:57

    My 3rd as replacement of 25D,done by MB
    28D- TOI- Times Of India-TOIL-L

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  25. Deepak Gopinath25 February 2018 at 12:02

    Three from me
    19A - RAU Acrostic
    21A - LOOK-SEE {LOOK}{SEE}
    3D - RIA [T]

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    1. Vasant25 February 2018 at 12:10

      19A:Remembered Rau the famous coaching class for IAS preperation.Definition is nicely imagined: He has a study circle

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    2. sree_sree25 February 2018 at 12:21

      RAU is also a 1972 Marathi historical fiction novel by N S Inamdar, bajirao-mastani movie.

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  26. Kolluru Koteswara Rao25 February 2018 at 12:11

    I liked the Mumbai suburban tour very much!

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  27. Fraser Simpson25 February 2018 at 12:29

    13A GRIT (2 defs)
    11D BE(WAR)E
    15A CH + A + KALA(-azar)

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    1. Vasant25 February 2018 at 13:34

      15A:The wordsmith from Toronto solves this difficult clue with ease-the Mumbai area is not that well known and the malady is pretty obscure.Great going Sir!

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  28. sree_sree25 February 2018 at 12:39

    10a GOREGAON, BLOOD=GORE, AGRA SOON even = GAON
    5d HIED def ran from part of ScHIEDam
    7d RUN DD (Unbroken sequence// download option)

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  29. Deepak Gopinath25 February 2018 at 12:45

    Last 2

    Down - 2, 15

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  30. Deepak Gopinath25 February 2018 at 12:52

    Long time since the our cyclist appeared here so also Incognito

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    1. Vasant25 February 2018 at 13:29

      Cyclist?

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    2. Padmanabhan25 February 2018 at 13:31

      I expected Incognito here today.
      Cyclist is Suresh? Yes, he exercises while doing CW's.

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    3. Vasant25 February 2018 at 13:40

      Right!Thabks Paddy.

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  31. Murali25 February 2018 at 13:21

    2d:The street in downtown Mumbai to trade in (5) DALAL (DD)
    15D:The overhead charges (5) COSTS (DD)

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  32. Padmanabhan25 February 2018 at 13:33

    Thank you Col. & KRK about TOI.
    I am just doing TOI sunday CW.

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    1. Vasant25 February 2018 at 13:51

      Rufus even after retirement lives every Sunday in the TOI Sunday puzzle. The man gave us some beautiful clues and an enormous collection of puzzles!

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    2. Padmanabhan25 February 2018 at 17:51

      I did not know TOI Sunday ones are by Rufus. tI could only spot that they are different from the daily ones. Thank you.

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  33. Padmanabhan25 February 2018 at 13:35

    So, that brings us to an end of an interesting Sunday, researching MUbbai suburbs.Enjoyed it immensely. Thank you Gridman (by whatever name)

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  34. Satyen Nabar25 February 2018 at 14:42

    Missed out sadly! Could only get to it now. Thanks for the Mumbai special CV Sir!

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  35. Deepak Gopinath25 February 2018 at 14:49

    Thank you CV

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  36. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore25 February 2018 at 17:01

    People like us, doctors, are busy in all days, especially on Sundays. You can wait publishing the answers and comments till 6 pm, as mentioned by you.

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    1. Padmanabhan25 February 2018 at 17:09

      A reasonable request.Col. would be agreeable, though culprits are some of us like me who are itching to post some of missing answers(if there are any) or get some doubts cleared.

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    2. Col_Gopinath25 February 2018 at 22:13

      Doctor, your request is not clear. Do you mean nobody should post answers till 6 PM?

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    3. Col_Gopinath25 February 2018 at 22:15

      The 6 PM deadline is only for 3 answers per commenter. After 6PM any number of answers can be posted if there are any leftover

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  37. Padmanabhan25 February 2018 at 17:12

    I could count 14 clues on the topic- quite high,esp. considering it was made at 2 days notice!

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  38. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore25 February 2018 at 22:50

    What I meant was that you need not put the answers before 6 pm.

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  39. Deepak Gopinath26 February 2018 at 07:51

    I am not putting in the answers. The answers are being provided by other commenters

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