Friday, 2 March 2018

No 12254, Friday 02 Mar 2018, Incognito


Today being Friday only the blank clues will be posted. All those who are silent followers of the blog are requested to post answers with annotations in the comments section. There is no limit on how many answers you want to give. In your own interest please avoid looking up the answers from the interactive version. Don't hesitate to post your annotations, in case you make a mistake someone will correct it with the right annotation.

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ACROSS
1   Mistakenly, I sell off bar menus (5,2,4) BILLS OF FARE*
9   Fake medico consumes a piece of idli for a fast (5) QUICK QU(-a+idli}ICK
10 Tiny organisms seen when Maraca pie is spoilt (9) PARAMECIA*
11 Faint label is redrawn — it can be blown up (10) INFLATABLE*
12 Rotate tritium container (4) TURN {T}{URN}
13 Spoil Chinese parade (5) MARCH {MAR}{CH}
15 Trump is agitated about leading elephant that is more short and fat (8) STUMPIER {TRUMP+IS}* over {El...t}
17 Stolen things can be exciting (3,5) HOT STUFF [DD]
19 Dress hot model ... is that correct? (5) RIGHT {RIG}{H}{T}
22 Rent to sailors (4) TORN {TO}{RN}
23 Wildly search/find permitted usage of brand name (10) FRANCHISED*
26 Tea in Lima may lead to mushrooming sequence of correspondence (5,4) CHAIN MAIL {CHA}{IN} {LIMA}*
27 Regarding one session of the boxing championship ... (5) ABOUT {A}{BOUT}
28 He started it — building for commoners (5,6) THIRD ESTATE*

DOWN
1   Inform boy before fire's arranged (5) BRIEF {B}{FIRE*}
2   Quickly appreciate an attempt (4,1,4) LIKE A SHOT {LIKE} {A} {SHOT}
3   Some cuttlefishes chew up parasites in absence of rat (6) SEPIAS PAraSItES*
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4   Fly, hiding anger, illuminated by blaze (7) FIRELIT {F{IRE}LIT}
5   Weapons stashed in farm silos (4) ARMS [T]
6   Not counting old lord's gin cocktail having a drop of Curaçao (9) EXCLUDING {EX}{Cu...o}{LUD}{GIN*}
7   Ageless quagmires shake and move with a wriggling motion (6) SQUIRM QUagMIReS*
8   Brown's north-eastern relative initially gets old six-pence (6) TANNER {TAN}{NE}{Re...e}

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14 It can reduce speed of itinerant trader and soldier (9) RETARDANT {TRADER*}{ANT}
16 Revolting maharani possesses some unique ganja (9) MARIHUANA {MAHARANI}* over {Un...e}
17 A type of knot involving energy and advanced methods (2-4) HI-TECH {HIT{E}CH}
18 Relay letter for person under care (7) FORWARD {FOR}{WARD}
20 For starters, old dinosaur's exhibited in famous gallery till now (2,4) TO DATE  {T{Old}-{Di...r}ATE} 
21 Convoluted clues about new relatives (6) UNCLES {U{N}CLES*}
24 Grade some Oslo people (5) SLOPE [T]
25 Against one musical note (4) ANTI {AN}{TI}

GRID

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  1. Jayalakshmi arumugam2 March 2018 at 07:51

    1ac bills of fare (l sell off bar)
    9ac quick quack- i (idli) in place of a
    10ac paramecia
    (marcasite pie)

    11 ac inflatable (faint lable)
    12ac turn Tritium +urn (container)
    13ac March mar (spoil) ch (chinese)
    15ac stumpier (trump is)
    14ac hot stuff (DD)
    19ac right rig+h (hot) +t (model)
    22ac torn to+rn (sailors)
    23ac franchised (search/find)
    26ac chain mail (cha (tea)+ in lima)
    27ac about a+bout (boxing champ)
    28 ac third estate (he started it)

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    1. P. Venkatesan2 March 2018 at 08:38

      15ac: (trump+is+e)*
      'e' from elephant.

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    2. Padmanabhan2 March 2018 at 08:58

      You have not mentioned what is the solution word.

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    3. Padmanabhan2 March 2018 at 09:00

      Okay, I get it. You have explained what has been given above.

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  2. JS2 March 2018 at 07:54

    Nice and easy today ...

    1a: bills of fare - {I sell off bar}*
    9a: quick - Fake medico (qu(-a+i)ck) consumes a piece of idli for a fast
    10a: paramecia - Tiny organisms seen when {Maraca pie}* is spoilt
    27a: about - Regarding one (a) session of the boxing championship (bout)

    1d: brief - Inform boy(b) before {fire}'s arranged
    2d: like a shot - Quickly appreciate (like) an attempt (a shot)
    3d: sepias - Some cuttlefishes chew up {pa}ra{si}t{es} in absence of rat
    21d: uncles - Convoluted {clues} about {n}ew relatives



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  3. Jayalakshmi arumugam2 March 2018 at 08:05

    1dn brief b (boy)+ fire
    2dn like a shot (dd)
    3dn sepias parasites- rat
    4dn firelit ire (anger) in flit (fly)
    5dn arms farm Silos (T)
    6 dn excluding ex (old)+lud (lord)+ ing (gin)

    7dn squirm qùagmires-age
    8dn tanner tan (brown)ne (north eastern)Relative
    14dn retardant trade+ant (soldier)
    16dn marihuana maharani+Unique
    17dn hi tech Energy in hitch (knot)
    18 dn forward for+ward (person under care)
    20dn to date Old Dinosaur in tate (gallery)
    21 dn uncles clues+New
    24dn slope (t)
    25dn anti an (one) ti (musical note)

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  4. KARTHIK2 March 2018 at 09:04

    1A) BILLS OF FARE = {ISELLOFFBAR}*
    8A) QUICK = {QU(-A+I)CK} ; fake medico = quack; i from idli
    10A) PARAMECIA = {MARACAPIE}*
    11A) INFLATABLE = {FAINTLABEL}*
    12A) SPIN - don't know how
    13A) MARCH - spoil = MAR and CH from chinese
    15A) STUMPIER = {trumpise}*
    17A) HOT STUFF - DD
    19A) RIGHT - Dress =RIG H from hot and model = T
    20A) TARS - DD
    23A) FRANCHISED - {searchfind}*
    26A) CHAIN MAIL - {(CHA)(IN)(LIMA)*} - tea = cha
    27A) ABOUT - {(A)(BOUT)}
    28A) THIRD ESTATE - {HESTARTEDIT}*

    1D) BRIEF - {(B)(FIRE)*}
    2D) LIKE A SHOT - DD
    3D) SEPIAS - {PASIES}* - parasites minus rat = pasies
    4D) FIRE LIT - {(F)(IRE)LIT}
    5D) ARMS - embedded in farm silos
    6D) EXCEPTING - {(EX)(C)(E)(PT)(GIN)*}
    7D) SQUIRM - {QUMIRS}* - quagmires minus age = qumirs
    8D) TANNERS - {TAN(N)(E)(R)S}
    14D)RETARDANT - {(TRADER)*ANT}
    16D)MARIHUANA - {MAHARANIU}*
    17D)HITECH - {HIT(E)CH}
    18D)FORWARD - {FOR(WARD)}
    20D)TO DATE - {T(OD)ATE}
    21D)UNCLES - {CLUESN}*
    24D)SLOPE - embedded in Oslo People
    25D)ANTI - {(AN)(TI)}

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    1. Deepak Gopinath2 March 2018 at 10:25

      12A & 22A are incorrect see Jayalakshmi's comment at 7:51 above

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    2. KARTHIK2 March 2018 at 10:37

      Thanks. Stand corrected; learnt lud is used for Lord

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    3. KARTHIK2 March 2018 at 10:40

      Even 6D was solved incorrectly by me

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  5. KARTHIK2 March 2018 at 09:12

    What time does this blogspot open on fridays? Thought it was 8:30 but it seems to be earlier

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  6. Padmanabhan2 March 2018 at 09:26

    It opens at 7 am. See note by Col. at the top.

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  7. Srinidhi2 March 2018 at 10:59

    Happy Holi all!
    Was busy smearing friends with Gulal. It was a dry water less holi.
    Did the complete puzzle for the 1st time. Since all the clues have been taken up, was trying to see if there was a theme.
    Looks like Computers are the theme.
    bills of fare(menu in computer), chainmail,forward,hi-tech, hot stuff,to-date seem to be part of theme. or are they?

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    1. Kishore2 March 2018 at 11:41

      Happy Holi!

      Sorry to disappoint you. The theme is something else. It is this Month's theme ...

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    2. Padmanabhan2 March 2018 at 11:45

      Happy Holi to Sreenidhi and to everyone here.

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    3. Padmanabhan2 March 2018 at 11:47

      Beware the Ides of March,Kishore? (coming form a CA,one has to be careful!)

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    4. Srinidhi2 March 2018 at 11:57

      Happy Holi Kishore Sir, Padmanabhan Sir.
      Theme looks too thick for me!

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    5. Deepak Gopinath2 March 2018 at 12:06

      Happy Holi everyone

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    6. sree_sree2 March 2018 at 12:07

      looks like the jeweller who marched.

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    7. Kishore2 March 2018 at 12:22

      The theme is more up the Colonel's street, if I may say so ....

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    8. sree_sree2 March 2018 at 14:16

      OHNO, the SPIRITS. not my domain.

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  8. C.G. BHARGAV2 March 2018 at 11:04

    The INFLATABLE balloon directed you. Not a HITECH place. UNCLES and aunts, cousins and grannies, students and lovers did MARCH to the place.

    The FORWARD looking business executive was dreaming of a start up. Can be FRANCHISED to people all over the country he thought.
    Yes. Really HOT STUFF!
    Made on FIRE LIT stove.
    The smell made everyone TURN towards the place with extended ARMS!! TO DATE nothing like it!!
    Any idea what is being told about?

    ??K??? SHOP !!!

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    1. Padmanabhan2 March 2018 at 11:44

      ..mmmmm I can smell some freshly baked bread,cookies and some tasty pastries inviting people with open arms. Thank you CGB.

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    2. sree_sree2 March 2018 at 11:46

      hope he hasn't used up all the soda to inflate the balloon turning them anti.

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  9. Jayalakshmi arumugam2 March 2018 at 11:33

    Bakery

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  10. C.G. BHARGAV2 March 2018 at 11:40

    Madam P?K???

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  11. Deepak Gopinath2 March 2018 at 12:12

    Any first time commenter who has go the theme?

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  12. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore2 March 2018 at 12:32

    1a: bills of fare: (i sell off bar)*
    9a: quick: (quack-a+i)
    10a: paramecia - (maraca pie)*
    11a: inflatable - (faint label)*
    12a: turn - t(ri.....)+urn(container)
    13a: march - mar(spoil)+ch(inese)
    15a: stumpier - {(trump is) + e(lephant)}*
    17a: hot stuff - hot(stolen) stuff(things)
    19a: right - rig(dress)+h(o)t
    23a: franchised - (search find)*
    26a: chain mail - cha(tea)+in+(Lima*)
    27a: about - a+bout(session)

    1d: brief - b(oy)+(fire*)
    2d: like a shot(lit)
    3d: sepias - (parasites-rat)*
    4d: firelit - flit(fly) hiding ire(anger)
    5d: arms(T)
    7d: squirm - (quagmires - age)*
    8d: tanner - tan(brown)+n+e+r(n... e...relative)
    14d: retardant - (trader*)+ant(soldier)
    16d: marihuana - {maharani + u(nique)}*
    17d: hi-tech - e(nergy) in hitch
    18d: forward - for+ward(pers.....are)
    21d: uncles - (clues+n)*
    24d: slope(T)
    25d: anti - an+ti(musical note)

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    1. Deepak Gopinath2 March 2018 at 13:46

      15A anno is {TRUMP+IS}* about {E(-lephant)}
      2D anno is {LIKE} {A SHOT}
      16D anno is {MAHARANI}* possesses {U(-nique)}
      21D anno is {CLUES}* about {N}

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  13. raju umamaheswar2 March 2018 at 12:50

    A very colourful HOLI to ye-all !

    MariJuana or MariHUuana? Juanita or Huanita ? Jalapeno or Halapino? Holi or Joli ? Ha ha or Ja Ja ? Raju or Rahu ? Hust Hoking !

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    1. Kishore2 March 2018 at 13:21

      Mojitos all the way from San Jose to Baja California to Guadalajara

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  14. JS2 March 2018 at 13:20

    No idea. Is it in the clues or the answers?

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  15. uryazhs2 March 2018 at 14:06

    1a Bills of fare( i sell off bar)anagram
    9a Quick (quack-a+i)
    10a paramecia (maraca pie) anagram
    11a inflatable ( faint label) anagram
    12a turn (T)(urn)
    13a March {mar + ch}
    15a stumpier { (trump is)* + e (from elephant)}
    17a hot stuff(dd)
    19a right (rig) + H+ T
    22a torn (to)+Rn(sailors-royal Navy)
    23a franchised (search find) anagram
    26a chain mail {(cha)+in + (lima)*}
    27a about (a)+ bout
    28a third estate(he started it) anagram

    1d brief (B)+ (fire)*
    3d sepias (parasites)- rat
    4d firelit {F+ (ire)+(lit)}
    5d arms (telescopic)
    7d squirm (Quagmires - age)*
    8d Tanner (tan)+ NER (first letters of north eastern relative
    14d retardant (trader)*+ ant(soldier)
    16d marihuana (maharani)* + u
    17d hi tech (hitch) + e from energy
    18d forward (for)+ (Ward) person under care
    20d To date (O)ld + (D)inosaur in {Tate}
    21d uncles (clues)*+ n from new
    24d slope(telescopic)

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    1. Deepak Gopinath2 March 2018 at 15:09

      uryazhs, take at a relook at the annotations of 15A, 3D, 16D and 21D

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    2. uryazhs2 March 2018 at 16:06

      Okay sir. Thanks for the correction. Understood from your comment at 1.09 pm.

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  16. Vasant2 March 2018 at 14:07

    Happy Holi Folks!
    Holi here celebrated with customary gulal, bhang and lot of fervour.
    Did the puzzle early in the morning and was off for celebration!

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  17. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan2 March 2018 at 15:45

    Happy Holi all 😊

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  18. Padmanabhan2 March 2018 at 16:08

    Forward march, Right about turn,Quick,Arms are some of the theme related I could spot. Are inflatable, bills of fare also connected?

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    1. Kishore2 March 2018 at 18:43

      Ha ha! It could get the cashier cashiered

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  19. Padmanabhan2 March 2018 at 16:09

    How is slope connected?

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  20. Padmanabhan2 March 2018 at 16:15

    Interestingly, the press is the Fourth Estate.

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  21. Chaturvasi2 March 2018 at 20:17

    https://youtu.be/lBWhmUtFhLY

    Please listen to this song from an old film. Related to today's theme. Worthwhile watching to the end for funny movements of the couple.

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    1. Padmanabhan2 March 2018 at 20:24

      Yes,marching orders.Nice old song CV. Thank you for sending the link.

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    2. Vasant2 March 2018 at 20:36

      +1

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