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Friday, 11 May 2018

No 12314, Friday 11 May 2018, Vulcan


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. 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.

Each commenter is requested to post only 5 answers till 2 PM thereby giving others also a chance to participate. 

The regular blog will replace the clues at 2 PM after which anyone is free to comment. 

Thanks everyone for the response. Here is the regular blog

ACROSS
1   It's a term used for abuse (8) MISTREAT*
5   Colour of instrument not popular (6) CLARET CLARinET
10 Rash kid that's mischievous, impolite and extremely negligent (9) IMPRUDENT {IMP}{RUDE}{Ne...nT}
11 Holy man's not well, at rest (5) STILL {ST}{ILL}
12 Fabric company keeps in stock for the most part (6) TRICOT {TRI{CO}Te}
13 Sibling runs into trouble (7) BROTHER {B{R}OTHER}
14 Title brought about to describe extremely ordinary person (8) EVERYMAN {NAME<=} over {VERY}
15 Start off toward a particular direction — toward the back (6) ASTERN eASTERN
18 European city left in the middle of floods (6) OPORTO {flO{PORT}Ods}
20 So, with my care nurtured a tree (8) SYCAMORE {SO+MY+CARE}*
22 Used to keep stocks primarily covered against risks (7) INSURED {IN{St...s}URED}
25 Sentimental about cricketer's first game (6) HOCKEY {HO{Cr...s}KEY}
27 Many Londoners wearing this material (5) NYLON [T]
28 A large cat and mice somehow adapt (9) ACCLIMATE {A+L+CAT+MICE}
29 Fresh lawsuit basically leading to a trial (6) LATEST {La...t}{A}{TEST}
30 Loud guy with a proposal taking the lead (8) PLANGENT {GENT} after {PLAN}

DOWN
1   Leading in one of the states? Not quite (4) MAIN MAINe
2   Magical horse, pure one with extraordinary power (9) SUPERHERO*
3   You finally got inside farm yard and got dirty (7) RAUNCHY {RA{yoU}NCH}{Y}
4   Drink I ordered with tuna for Islander (8) ALEUTIAN {ALE}{I+TUNA}*
6   Exercises and relaxes, say (7) LESSONS (~lessens)
7   English occupying wealthy old German territory (5) REICH {R{E}ICH}
8   One involved with cartel showing patience (9) TOLERANCE {ONE+CARTEL}*
9   Cut mammals up (4) STAB<=
14 Passionate fling in a motel room, second one (9) EMOTIONAL {IN+A+MOTEL+rOom}*
16 Acquit old traitor, one in the midst of appeals (9) EXONERATE {EX}{ONE}{RAT}{appEals}
17 Setter's first off just fabulous (8) MYTHICAL {MY}{eTHIC.AL}
19 Dictator's trashy heartless diatribes (7) TYRANTS {Tr..hY}{RANTS}
21 Litigation over university's sale (7) AUCTION {A{U}CTION}
23 European city divided (5) SPLIT [DD]
24 Day's paper a bore (4) DRAG {D}{RAG}
26 A time to get lively (4) PERT {PER}{T}

GRID

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70 comments:

  1. KARTHIK11 May 2018 at 07:12

    20A) Defn: tree;
    {somycare}* = SYCAMORE
    nurtured – anind

    17d) Defn: fabulous
    setter=MY
    just=ethical; first off ethical is THICAL
    MYTHICAL

    28A) Defn: adapt;
    {alcatmice}* = ACCLIMATE
    somehow=anind;

    27A) Defn: material;
    NYLON; telescopic

    10A)Defn: rash;
    mischievous kid = IMP
    impoilte = RUDE
    extremely negligent =NT
    Soln: IMPRUDENT

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  2. sree_sree11 May 2018 at 07:13

    15a indirect? (Let's wait till someone answers)

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  3. Srinidhi11 May 2018 at 07:21

    15A: Start off toward a particular direction — toward the back (6)
    Astern
    Particular Direction is Eastern
    Start Off means remove first letter to get a word mean toward the back

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    1. sree_sree11 May 2018 at 07:28

      Toward a particular direction is orient. Orient to eastern?

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    2. Srinidhi11 May 2018 at 07:44

      I think particular direction is Eastern
      Toward is a connector?

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    3. Chaturvasi11 May 2018 at 07:53

      The compiler's intention must be Srinidhi's. Cheers!

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    4. Kolluru Koteswara Rao11 May 2018 at 09:38

      + to Sreenidhi

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    5. Padmanabhan11 May 2018 at 09:45

      +1

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  4. Srinidhi11 May 2018 at 07:23

    4D: Drink I ordered with tuna for Islander (8)
    Aleutian
    Drink is Ale
    then anagram I + Tuna to get Islander

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  5. Srinidhi11 May 2018 at 07:26

    5A: Colour of instrument not popular (6)
    Claret
    Instrument is Clarinet
    Remove In( not popular)
    Claret is purplish red colour

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  6. Deepak Gopinath11 May 2018 at 07:27

    Srinidhi, try and give all your answers in one comment

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    1. Srinidhi11 May 2018 at 07:30

      Ok Sir.

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    2. Chaturvasi11 May 2018 at 07:58

      This is best done by opening a doc in a text editor, and write all the answers in it with THCC blog in another window by the side and, after done, copy-paste matter in the text box in the blog.
      Writing the five answers in the text box in THCC itself will be a pain.

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    3. Srinidhi11 May 2018 at 08:14

      That is a nice way. Thanks Chaturvasi Sir; shall try this next time.

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  7. Srinidhi11 May 2018 at 07:28

    6D: Exercises and relaxes, say (7)
    Lessons
    Sounds like Lessens(relaxes, say)
    meaning Exercises(like homework)

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  8. Srinidhi11 May 2018 at 07:33

    2D: Magical horse, pure one with extraordinary power (9)
    Superhero
    Anagram of(Magical) horse pure
    One with extraordinary power

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  9. Murali11 May 2018 at 08:10

    11A STILL - Holy man's (ST) not well(ILL) , at rest (STILL)(5)
    13A BROTHER ( Sibling ) runs (R) into trouble (BOTHER)(7)
    7 REICH - English (E )occupying wealthy (RICH) old German territory(REOCH) (5)
    8 TOLERAANCE = (ONE + CARTEL)* - One involved with cartel showing patience TOLERANCE (9)

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  10. Brajesh11 May 2018 at 08:46

    1a mistreat it's a term anahram

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  11. Unknown11 May 2018 at 08:48

    1 Main from Maine, E removed

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  12. Unknown11 May 2018 at 08:50

    23 Split (Serbian)

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  13. Unknown11 May 2018 at 08:52

    29A Latest (fresh) la from lawsuit basically, test from trial

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    1. sree_sree11 May 2018 at 09:14

      recheck pls. minor correction.

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    2. Deepak Gopinath11 May 2018 at 09:47

      Gowrishankar. Lawsuit basically will be just L

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  14. Unknown11 May 2018 at 08:58

    14D emotional - in a motel + o ( room second one)

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  15. Unknown11 May 2018 at 09:01

    9D Stab - bats (mammals) reversed

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  16. Brajesh11 May 2018 at 09:44

    14a everyman dd not clear person can be man but every?

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    1. Deepak Gopinath11 May 2018 at 09:46

      Think. What is the role of 'title' in the clue

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    2. KARTHIK11 May 2018 at 10:02

      (REV)<= in (MEANY)*
      Title = REV; describe=MEAN; extremely ordinary=Y
      Defn: person

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    3. sree_sree11 May 2018 at 10:07

      recheck pls

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    4. KARTHIK11 May 2018 at 10:16

      {REVMEANY}*

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    5. Deepak Gopinath11 May 2018 at 10:23

      Not correct Karthikeyan

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    6. KARTHIK11 May 2018 at 10:51

      Well I will take a final attempt;
      It is a DD;
      Title is EVERYMAN novel by Philip Roth;
      Ordinary person is EVERYMAN;
      Is this correct?

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    7. Deepak Gopinath11 May 2018 at 11:05

      Title =NAME
      brought about = Reversal indicator
      to describe = Encapsulation indicator
      extremely = VERY
      ordinary person (8) = EVERYMAN {NAME<=} over {VERY}

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    8. P. Venkatesan11 May 2018 at 11:06

      Everyman {very(=extremely)} inside {name=(title)}*

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    9. Kolluru Koteswara Rao11 May 2018 at 11:11

      I think you are going to extremes! Think simply.

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    10. Mukundala Balasubramanyam11 May 2018 at 11:13

      Annotation for NAME requires some more fine tuning please! There is no anagram here.

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    11. Mukundala Balasubramanyam11 May 2018 at 11:17

      Encapsulation indicator...Is it an equivalent of C&C ind Sir?

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    12. Deepak Gopinath11 May 2018 at 11:25

      What is C&C?

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    13. Mukundala Balasubramanyam11 May 2018 at 11:28

      ​CONTAINER AND CONTENTS INDICATORS

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    14. Mukundala Balasubramanyam11 May 2018 at 11:36

      I find 'describe' in the list above.

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    15. KARTHIK11 May 2018 at 12:10

      Thanks Col for the anno;

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    16. Deepak Gopinath11 May 2018 at 13:41

      MB @ 11:28, means the same

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    17. Mukundala Balasubramanyam11 May 2018 at 13:54

      Thanks Sir :)

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  17. Brajesh11 May 2018 at 09:58

    19d tyrants ty from trashy rants diatribe

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  18. Brajesh11 May 2018 at 10:02

    Title has something to do with rank and ordinery persons as in rank and file?

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  19. Deepak Gopinath11 May 2018 at 10:12

    Title/Name - See the light now?

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  20. B N Acharya11 May 2018 at 10:18

    24D DRAG-Bore D-Days Paper -Rag
    16D Exonerate-Acquit. Ex-old, one, Rat-traitor. E-middle of appeals

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  21. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore11 May 2018 at 10:37

    10a: imprudent - imp(misc...)rude(impo..)+n(e̷g̷l̷i̷g̷e̷n̷)t
    13: brother - b(ru̷n̷s̷)other
    4d: aleutian - ale(drink)+{tu(i)na*}
    14d: emotional - {(motel+in+a)+(r̷(o)o̷m̷)}*
    21d: - auction - a(un̷i̷v̷e̷r̷s̷i̷t̷y̷)ction

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  22. srinime11 May 2018 at 10:42

    5 Ac. instrument (Clarinet) not popular (in) = Claret
    10 Ac. mischievous kid (imp) impolite (rude) extremely NegligenT (nt) = Imprudent
    11 Ac. Runs (R) into trouble (bother) = Brother
    20 Ac. Anagram of so my care = Syscamore
    4 Dn. Ale + I + tuna = Aleutian

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  23. Balaji11 May 2018 at 11:11

    3D. RAUNCHY. Yo(U) finally got inside farm [RANCH] Yard and got DIRTY.
    22A. INSURED. used to (INURED) keep Stocks primarily COVERED AGAINST RISKS.

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  24. maradnusro11 May 2018 at 11:16

    This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.

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    1. Deepak Gopinath11 May 2018 at 11:28

      Sundaram, I have deleted your answers as you have not provided any annotatiions

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    2. maradnusro11 May 2018 at 15:56

      Noted please. Next time I shall do as required.rThanks.

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  25. cdrgani2911 May 2018 at 11:34

    21D is auction. U in action=litigation!

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  26. cdrgani2911 May 2018 at 11:41

    25A is touchy means both sentimental and uneasy!

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  27. cdrgani2911 May 2018 at 11:50

    16D is exonerate- means acquit
    exe =old
    one and rat=traitor in the middle
    And in my last mail re. 25A I was wrong, sorry

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  28. cdrgani2911 May 2018 at 11:53

    18A is Oporto
    left is port and oo is the middle of floods!

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  29. cdrgani2911 May 2018 at 12:03

    30A It is Plangent meaning loud
    plan=proposal
    gent= guy

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  30. B N Acharya11 May 2018 at 12:08

    25A HOCKEY (Game) c(cricketers first) in hokey(sentimental)

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  31. Padmanabhan11 May 2018 at 13:08

    Scintillator has replied to some of our queries in yesterday's blog- for those of you who might have missed seeing.

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  32. Deepak Gopinath11 May 2018 at 13:39

    Last two 12A and 26D

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  33. KARTHIK11 May 2018 at 13:55

    12A) defn: fabric;
    stock = trite; stock for the most part = TRIT;
    company = CO;
    Solution: {TRI{CO}T}

    26D) defn: lively
    a = PER
    time =T
    solution = {(PER)T} = PERT

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  34. KARTHIK11 May 2018 at 14:00

    Okay Col;

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  35. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore11 May 2018 at 14:15

    19d: tyrants - t(r̷a̷s̷h̷)y+rants(dia.....)
    24d: drag - d(a̷y̷'s̷)+rag(paper)
    26d: pert - per(a)+t(i̷m̷e̷)
    12a: tricot - tri(co)te̷
    18a: oporto - {f̷l̷ o (port) o d̷s̷}, port - left side
    25a: hocky: - ho(c r̷i̷c̷k̷e̷t̷e̷r̷)key, hokey - sentimental
    30a: plangent - plan(prop.....)+gent(guy)

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  36. C.G. BHARGAV11 May 2018 at 15:42

    The bouncer and the dancer = Part 32

    Guy is not a SUPER HERO. STILL he has managed to give the slip thrice within the last twenty four hours.

    The cop who had learnt his lessons during the Third REICH period became EMOTIONAL after his fourth peg. He would be questioned left and right and the LATEST escape would be squarely treated as his slip.

    He recalled his Senior's words: "BROTHER. No doubt you are intelligent. But always remember and don't you just forget one MAIN thing in your life. You may be intelligent, but at the same time EVERYMAN you come across cannot be taken as a fool. To remain successful you should always stay one step ahead".

    The cop got up and commenced his steps, Left-Right, Left-Right.

    Just then he felt as though someone was trying to STAB him from behind.

    Nothing serious! A RAUNCHY woman wearing a NYLON negligee with a deep decolletage DRAGS him aside. She hands him a photo and whispers: "This is your guy. Now keep moving."

    What happened next?

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    1. Vasant11 May 2018 at 22:23

      The story takes a sensuous turn in the last part..a new word(decolletage) is introduced..who is the raunchy woman?
      Even if the last three words were not written, we would still be asking that.

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