Sunday, 27 May 2018

Special, Sunday 27 May 2018, K Koteswar Rao


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

“END OFF THE WORD” CROSSWORD

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
Each solution must be entered in the grid leaving the last letter. The Enums referred in brackets at the end of the clue are actual from out of which you have to drop the last letter. 
To illustrate, if the answer to a clue with ENU (5) is TODAY, you will enter TODA

All the dropped letters are jumbled and will help in answering the FINAL question at the end of the clues. Happy solving!


ACROSS
8   Perhaps teleplay on bug (3,6)
9   Difficult day spent shortly due to breathing problem (7)
10 Operation Spy Copy? (3-4)
11 Taking more than one medicine playing drum with guilt (9)
12 Excellent? Substandard, out of bounds – rejected (5)
13 No, no. Charlie perhaps is lacking qualities of protagonist (3-8)
15 Fruit drink (5,3)
16 Mark of approbation received by the rocket launching centre from island village of Greece (8)
18 Coterie sits around one following mysterious doctrines (11)
19 The target missed that ugly bird (5)
20 Second number takes back expression of regret over blunder in kitchen utensil (4,5)
22 Is a constellation rejecting a line on a map? (7)
23 Sick lad translates the poetry of Scandinavian bards (7)
24 The renouncer hurriedly began rejecting schedule (9)

DOWN
1   Spirit of the sea’s grave lies at the bottom of the ocean (4,6,6)
2   Surprise from clear sky? (1,4,4,3,4)
3   Cry of punter – perhaps careless (11)
4   Brilliant over by one having bill (8)
5   Go out of worshipping mental images (5)
6   Language mistake – That’s not intended! (1,4,2,3,6)
7   This commentator has no first-hand information (2,8,6)
14 Except one, main episodes telecast are filled with emotion (11)
17 Cha mixed as mantra for a Wisconsin community? (8)
21 Private makes revolutionary increase absorbing cream (5)

FINAL QUESTION: (Answer to this question to be given only after all the solutions have been revealed )

Increasing the speed is of rightful importance (12,3,2,7)

Across Lite version can be accessed at KKR 15

Enjoy.

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77 comments:

  1. sree_sree27 May 2018 at 10:32

    acrosslite version is different?

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    1. Vasant27 May 2018 at 10:35

      Yes.

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    2. Col_Gopinath27 May 2018 at 10:39

      My laptop had crashed and I did this from another laptop. I have removed the link will update it shortly

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    3. Col_Gopinath27 May 2018 at 10:43

      Link updated. Check now

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    4. Vasant27 May 2018 at 10:50

      Checked Col. It is the correct one. Thanks.

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  2. Ramani27 May 2018 at 10:34

    23a Scaldi

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  3. Ramani27 May 2018 at 10:37

    11a Multidru (g)*

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  4. Ramani27 May 2018 at 10:39

    18a Esoteristi (c)*

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  5. Vasant27 May 2018 at 10:42

    11A: MULTIDRU(G): (DRUM+GUILT)*
    2D:A BOLT FROM THE BLU(E): CD

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  6. Vasant27 May 2018 at 10:43

    6D: A SLIP OF THE TONGU(E): C & DD

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  7. Vasant27 May 2018 at 11:00

    Making up for 11A:
    24A:ABNEGATO(R) BEGAN*+ROTA<

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  8. Mukundala Balasubramanyam27 May 2018 at 11:13

    13A : NON HEROICA[L] [NO NO CHARLIE]*
    18A : ESOTERICIS[T] [COTERIE SITS]*
    3Dn : PERFUNCTOR[Y] [CRY OF PUNTER]*

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  9. P. Venkatesan27 May 2018 at 11:14

    3d: perfunctory {cry of punter}* = careless

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  10. P. Venkatesan27 May 2018 at 11:24

    13a: non-heroica(-l) {NO NO CHARLIE)* = lacking qualities of protagonist

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  11. raju umamaheswar27 May 2018 at 11:40

    19 across EGRE(T)--- (-th)e (-ta)rget- that

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  12. Srinidhi27 May 2018 at 11:42

    1D:Spirit of the sea’s grave lies at the bottom of the ocean (4,6,6)
    Davy Jones's Locke(r)
    A Cryptic Definition
    7D:This commentator has no first-hand information (2,8,6)
    An Armchair Criti(c)
    Another Cryptic Definition
    14D:Except one, main episodes telecast are filled with emotion (11)
    Empassione(d)
    anagram(telecast) of "Main Episodes;remove one of the i's(Except one)

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao27 May 2018 at 11:49

      Commendable solving skills, Srinidhi!
      Keep it up!

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  13. raju umamaheswar27 May 2018 at 11:45

    14 down: EMPASSIONE(D) anagram of Ma(i)n EPISODES .

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  14. sree_sree27 May 2018 at 11:49

    Nice one for a holiday KKr

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  15. raju umamaheswar27 May 2018 at 11:52

    15 across; LEMONTE(A) fruit+Lemon+ tea + drink

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  16. P. Venkatesan27 May 2018 at 11:59

    22a: isogra(-m) {is}{argo<-(=constrllation)}{m(=map)} = a line on the map

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    1. Col_Gopinath27 May 2018 at 12:01

      Incorrect

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam27 May 2018 at 12:17

      The answer or anno, Sir?

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    3. Col_Gopinath27 May 2018 at 12:18

      Answer

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    4. Mukundala Balasubramanyam27 May 2018 at 12:35

      OK Sir. Satisfied with the ans given by Prasad!

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    5. P. Venkatesan27 May 2018 at 12:44

      Seen Sree Sree's solution at at 12:24. Stand corrected. Both argo and virgo are constellations. Likewise both isogram and isogriv are lines on a map. Hence the confusion.

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    6. Mukundala Balasubramanyam27 May 2018 at 13:00

      But the problem lies in annotating ISOGRAM!

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    7. Mukundala Balasubramanyam27 May 2018 at 13:01

      I too took it as ISOGRAM.

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    8. P. Venkatesan27 May 2018 at 13:15

      Yes. I wrongly took 'm' from 'map'.

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  17. Unknown27 May 2018 at 12:23

    9A.DYSPNE
    DAYSPEN

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  18. sree_sree27 May 2018 at 12:24

    9a DYSPNEA (day+spen(t))
    10a EYE LIFT
    22A ISOGRIV (is virgo<-)

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  19. raju umamaheswar27 May 2018 at 12:32

    KKR: Solving made easy but the game is a bit of pain in the end ! Lovely clues , though !



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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao27 May 2018 at 12:47

      Thanks Raju,
      But you have one more as 14DN was already solved by Srinidhi

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    2. raju umamaheswar27 May 2018 at 13:05

      There are many who have repeated others?

      I'll take mine ,later, if you wish .

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    3. Kolluru Koteswara Rao27 May 2018 at 13:25

      As you wish Raju

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  20. Deepak Gopinath27 May 2018 at 12:35

    My three

    8A - MAY BEETL(E) {MAYBE}{TELE}*
    12A - BOFF(O) {OFF}{OB}<=
    23A - SKALDI(C) {SICK+LAD}*

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  21. Deepak Gopinath27 May 2018 at 12:36

    Yet to be solved
    Across - 16, 20
    Down - 5, 17, 21

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  22. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore27 May 2018 at 13:15

    9a: dyspne(a) - (dayspent̷)*
    13a: nonheroica(l) - (no no charlie)*
    6d: a slip of the tongu(e)(dd)

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  23. raju umamaheswar27 May 2018 at 14:59

    My replacement clue:20 accoss: BONE CORER -second number B+ONE+expression of regret= COR+ER for error.

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao27 May 2018 at 15:06

      Raju, it is not correct

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    2. raju umamaheswar27 May 2018 at 15:15

      Thanks.I had a feeling, yet I filled in ! will try again !

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    3. sree_sree27 May 2018 at 15:50

      i went just by wp. waiting for someone to clarify.

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  24. Padmanabhan27 May 2018 at 16:15

    I think I've got the final answer, but unable to give it here now.
    KKR to please check mail & confirm.

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  25. raju umamaheswar27 May 2018 at 16:27

    I too have the answer and waiting for the window to close !

    Going out now.

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  26. Deepak Gopinath27 May 2018 at 16:40

    Since we are not likely to get any new participants everyone can take one more per commenter

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  27. P. Venkatesan27 May 2018 at 17:52

    21d: poil(-u) {oil(=cream)} inside {up<-(=raised)} = private

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  28. Padmanabhan27 May 2018 at 18:03

    Col.,
    Can the final answer be given pending 3 clues to be solved?

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  29. Kolluru Koteswara Rao27 May 2018 at 18:13

    Anyone who got the answers for the remaining?

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  30. Kolluru Koteswara Rao27 May 2018 at 18:19

    I have received the solution for the final question by mail from Raju and Paddy. Both are correct.

    But that can be revealed after the remaining three are known. I will be giving the answers at 6.30 PM

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  31. Kolluru Koteswara Rao27 May 2018 at 18:42

    16 Mark of approbation received by the rocket launching centre from island village of Greece (8) SPATHARI
    Mark of approbation: PAT
    Rocket launching Centre= SHAR
    Island=I

    20 Second number takes back expression of regret over blunder in kitchen utensil (4,5) MOTE SPOON
    Second=MO
    Number= TEN
    Expression of regret over blunder= OOPS<

    5 Go out of worshipping mental images (5) IDOLA
    Go=TRY
    Worshipping= IDOLATRY
    Mental images= IDOLA

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao27 May 2018 at 18:54

      Now the answer to the final question:
      ACCELERATION DUE TO GRAVITY

      Increasing the speed = ACCELERATION
      Rightful=DUE TO
      Importance = GRAVITY

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    2. Srinidhi27 May 2018 at 18:59

      That is quite superb. Did not attempt as I had a few missing letters.

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    3. sree_sree27 May 2018 at 20:16

      20 Initially I had MO and N and expression of regret as OOPS and then error as ER and kept fighting for long. it didn't matter for the final one. But Poilu, SPATHARI were new words and so took sometime. thanks again KKR

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    4. Kolluru Koteswara Rao27 May 2018 at 20:29

      Thanks Prasad!

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  32. Srinidhi27 May 2018 at 18:57

    Missed out on the first two as well as Achomawi. Very challenging & entertaining puzzle!

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  33. Deepak Gopinath27 May 2018 at 19:02

    Thank you for the entertainment KKR.

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  34. Rashmi27 May 2018 at 19:12

    5 Dn - IDOLA(-try)
    16 Ac - S(PAT)HARI

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  35. Rashmi27 May 2018 at 19:14

    Oops! Did not refresh for a while, I guess.

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao27 May 2018 at 19:25

      I too had difficulty in posting. Something went wrong with the blog for sometime.

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  36. Vasant27 May 2018 at 19:15

    Missed participating in the fag end of the discussion as I was travelling. A superb puzzle! Very Innovative, KKR.

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  37. Kolluru Koteswara Rao27 May 2018 at 19:23

    Thank you all for your participation.

    Thanks always to Col

    Enjoy the cricket final

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  38. Vasant27 May 2018 at 22:55

    Great win by CSK. W(h)AT'SON was just pure magic.

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