Friday, 6 July 2018

No 12362, Friday 06 Jul 2018, Neyartha


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It's all about the top today! Plus some forgettable new words.

ACROSS
1   Animal sent back with a sacred chant into a compartment to get to an underground tunnel (8) CATACOMB {CA{CAT<=}{OM}B}
5   A position of power and control? (6) SADDLE [CD]
9   Revolutionary orator troubled after catching the model with the Yankee (8) ROTATORY {RO{T}ATOR*}{Y}
10 Speaker's insensitive to the bony tissue (6) CALLUS (~callous)
11 Production featuring the island leader (male) troubling people deliberately (8-6) MISCHIEF-MAKING {M{IS}{CHIEF} {M}AKING} IS for Island?
14 Durga bleached part of the pitched roof end (5) GABLE [T]
16 Cut the chance after the Middle Easterner boards an old bus (9) CHARABANC {CH{ARAB}ANCe}
17 Circulate the revolutionary Greek letter after the silver brace is put in front (9) PROPAGATE {AG}{ETA<=} after {PROP}
19 Clean one for a new beginning (5) SLATE [CD]
20 An impressive natural winter spectacle in the Arctics (8,6) NORTHERN LIGHTS [CD]
23 Gave a bonus to Henry for the model of a particular roof type (6) HIPPED (-t+h)HIPPED
24 Pine cones found in a Bristol construction by yours truly (8) STROBILI {BRISTOL}*{I}
25 Communicates, via VoIP, the contents of the risky pesticide (6) SKYPES [T]
26 Animal group found in front of a bishop's seat by a taxpayer (8) ASSESSEE {ASSES}{SEE}

DOWN
1   Check the swelling on the horse's leg (4) CURB [DD]
2   Wrong attitude after a German website is rendered inaccessible for showing a passage for the whole choir (5) TUTTI aTTITUde*
3   Reportedly assist with an act to stimulate the skin around a nail (7) CUTICLE (~cue){CU}{TICLE}(~tickle)
4   Maiden with gold on top of the damaged Irish car's seat with an adjustable back (6,5) MORRIS CHAIR {M}{OR}{IRISH+CAR}*
6   Leaders of the Andean territory assisting cowboys analysing mirages around the desert (7) ATACAMA Acrostic
7   Ambiguous mail received by the English drivers after a boy from the south finds a religious leader (5,4) DALAI LAMA {A}{LAD}<={MAIL}*{A} A/English Driver
8   Ranks of some soldiers framing the odd swing with burning incense (10) ENSIGNCIES {SwInG} in {INCENSE}*
12 Whips and markers placed around the Spanish behind schedule (11) FLAGELLATES {FLAG{EL}{LATE}S}
13 Bring up heroic tale about a vessel with a ruffian after getting rid of the good flowering plant (10) AGAPANTHUS {AGA{PAN}{THUg}S<=}
15 Life story revealed by a lawyer — one picked out from a list of references (9) BIOGRAPHY BIbliOGRAPHY
18 Manage to have ice at sea (7) ACHIEVE*
19 Italian gentleman replacing silver with gold in the posters (7) SIGNORE SIGN(-ag+or)ORE
21 Errors made by the son sent down to undress (5) TRIPS (-s)TRIP(+s)S
22 Game equipment with the roofing material (4) TILE [DD]

GRID
Bhargav's Talepiece

The bouncer and the dancer - Part 81

Maruthu, S the king of MISCHIEF MAKING was found sitting in a MORRIS CHAIR looking like Clark GABLE.

He had been informed that his immediate goal was ACHIEVED.

He turns his eyes towards the TV even as the guy FLAGELLATES the dancer in the song "Pattathu Rani". He is thrilled and wants to add such a dance in HIS Gemini.

Telling his side kick not to PROPAGATE he asks him to arrange for his several TRIPS.

Was he sitting tall on his SADDLE?

Of course!

What happened next?


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58 comments:

  1. Suresh M S6 July 2018 at 07:40

    19A Slate (DD)
    19D Signore Signage-Ag + Or
    10A Callus (heard as callous)
    6D Atacama (first letters)
    14A Gable (durGA BLEached...)

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  2. Deepak Gopinath6 July 2018 at 07:41

    Neyartha giving rookies/silent followers a tough time today?

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  3. Uma Sundar6 July 2018 at 08:05

    9d rotatory (t & y in orator)
    Model - t
    Yankee - y

    22d tile (CD)

    25d skypes
    Ri skypes ticides

    4d Morris chair
    Maiden - m
    Gold - or in Irish car's

    21d slips. (slip(s))

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    1. Deepak Gopinath6 July 2018 at 08:14

      Tile is a [DD] not [CD]
      4D anno is {M}{OR}{IRISH+CAR}*
      21D is not SLIPS

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    2. Unknown6 July 2018 at 08:39

      6 D Atacama (acrostic)
      7 D mail in aa lad< Dalai Lama
      18 D have ice achieve (anagram)
      21 D -strip+s trips

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    3. Deepak Gopinath6 July 2018 at 08:53

      It would be appreciated if you give your name rather than posting as 'Unknown'

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    4. Chaturvasi6 July 2018 at 09:27

      Unknown - What is the problem?
      My real name is not Chatur Vasi but there's name here to my postings.
      Try having an email (Google, Yahoo, any) with a handle.
      Log into that mail and come here.
      When posting choose the relevant mail in the drop down.
      The handle, instead of Unknown, will show up.
      Sorry if this is already known to you and this is redundant.

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  4. Brajesh6 July 2018 at 08:39

    19a slate fresh begining start with a clean slate

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  5. Balaji6 July 2018 at 08:53

    23A. Gave a bonus to Henry for the model of a particular ROOF TYPE. HIPPED. -T+H{tipped}.
    13D. Bring up heroic tale about a vessel with a ruffian after getting rid of the good FLOWERING PLANT. AGAPANTHUS. SAGA<= pan {thug}-g.
    15D. LIFE STORY revealed by a lawyer-one picked out from a list of references. BIOGRAPHY. {bibliography}-bli.

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  6. Balaji6 July 2018 at 09:04

    12D. WHIPS and markers placed around the Spanish behind schedule. FLAGELLATES. {flag{el}{late}S}.

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  7. KARTHIK6 July 2018 at 09:04

    12D) Defn: whips; Soln: {FLAG{EL}{LATE}S}= FLAGELLATES
    Markers = FLAGS; the Spanish = EL; behind schedule = LATE

    24A) Defn: pine cones; Soln: {BRISTOL*+I} = STROBILI
    Anind = construction; I from yours truly

    2D) Defn: passage for the whole choir; Soln: {{ATTITUDE}-{ADE}}* = TUTTI
    German website = ADE; deletion indicator = rendered inaccessible; anind = wrong

    8D) Defn: ranks of some soldiers; Soln: {IN{+SIG}CENSE*} = ENSIGNCIES
    Odd swing = SIG; anind=burning

    21D) Defn: errors ; Soln; {(-S)TRIP(+S)} = TRIPS
    Undress=STRIP; S is from son; movement indicator=sent down

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    1. sree_sree6 July 2018 at 09:09

      german website is de

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    2. KARTHIK6 July 2018 at 09:28

      thanks Sree; stand corrected

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    3. KARTHIK6 July 2018 at 09:30

      2D) Defn: passage for the whole choir; Soln: {{ATTITUDE}{-A}{-DE}}* = TUTTI
      German website = DE; deletion indicator = rendered inaccessible; anind = wrong

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  8. Murali6 July 2018 at 09:05

    20A NORTHERN LIGHTS - GK

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  9. D.Chandrasekhar6 July 2018 at 09:10

    IA CATACOMB = underground tunnel,
    CAB is compartment, CAT <= , OM us sacred chant. {CA{CAT <=}{OM}B}

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  10. KARTHIK6 July 2018 at 09:13

    replacement for 12D)
    2D) Defn: skin around a nail; Soln; {{CU}{TICLE}} = CUTICLE
    Assist=CUE; stimulate=TICKLE; homophone indicator = reportedly

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  11. Balaji6 July 2018 at 09:13

    5A. A position of power and control? SADDLE.(CD)

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  12. Brajesh6 July 2018 at 09:15

    3d cuticle dead skin below a nail

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  13. KARTHIK6 July 2018 at 09:26

    Replacement for 21D)

    10A) Defn: bony tissue; Soln: {CALLUS}
    insensitive = CALLOUS; homophone indicator = speaker

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  14. Suresh M S6 July 2018 at 09:36

    16A Charabanc = Old bus
    ARAB inside Chance without E

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  15. Unknown6 July 2018 at 10:10

    17a PROPAGATE
    PROP+AG+ATE(reversed)

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    1. Unknown6 July 2018 at 10:10

      Hi I am Chandan from Orissa

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    2. Unknown6 July 2018 at 10:11

      26a ASSESSEE
      ASSES+SEE

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    3. Unknown6 July 2018 at 10:12

      23a HIPPED
      TIPPED with T replaced by H

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    4. Unknown6 July 2018 at 10:15

      15d AGAPANTHUS
      SAGA reversed around PAN+THUg

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    5. Unknown6 July 2018 at 10:18

      24a STROBILI
      BRISTOL(Rearranged)+I

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    6. Deepak Gopinath6 July 2018 at 10:20

      Chandan the limit is 5 answers per person (in case you are the same who commented with 5 answers at 8:39 above

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    7. Unknown6 July 2018 at 10:44

      I did not comment earlier. These are my first comments here. I have been following this blog since a couple of months. I have been solving puzzles for quite some time now.
      Nice blog this.

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    8. Unknown6 July 2018 at 10:47

      Test

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    9. Unknown6 July 2018 at 10:48

      Not getting my profile here. Can someone help?

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    10. Deepak Gopinath6 July 2018 at 10:51

      Click on edit profile and within that check the box for 'Share my profile'

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    11. Unknown6 July 2018 at 10:58

      Got it now! Thanks

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    12. Col_Gopinath6 July 2018 at 12:26

      Welcome Chandan

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    13. Unknown6 July 2018 at 15:36

      Thanks Sir.

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  16. Deepak Gopinath6 July 2018 at 10:30

    Last 2 to be solved

    11A nd 1D

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  17. KARTHIK6 July 2018 at 10:37

    Replacement for 10A) @9:26
    11A) Defn: troubling people deliberately; Soln: {M(IS(CHIEF)(M)AKING}
    production = MAKING; IS from island; leader=CHIEF; M from male

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  18. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore6 July 2018 at 10:53

    1a: catacomb - {ca(act<=)(om)b
    9a: rotatory - {ora(t)tor*{(y)
    4d: morris chair - (m)(or)(irish car*)
    7a: dalai lama - (a lad<=)+(mail*)(a)
    8a: ensigncies - {in(sw̷in̷g)cense*}

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  19. Dr. M. Murugan6 July 2018 at 10:55

    11a Mischief Making
    Island leader - Ischief...Male M
    Production - Making

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  20. Dr. M. Murugan6 July 2018 at 10:58

    1D - Corn

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  21. Jayalakshmi arumugam6 July 2018 at 12:46

    1dn CURB (DD)

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  22. Satyen Nabar6 July 2018 at 14:52

    7D I think it is LAD <-- + AA around MAIL*

    MAIL* received by AA
    AA = Automobile Association (English drivers possibly?)
    A boy= Lad (A might be considered extraneous?)
    From the South= rev.

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    1. Satyen Nabar6 July 2018 at 14:53

      Defn = A religious leader

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    2. Deepak Gopinath6 July 2018 at 17:44

      I took English drivers as A and A. The first letter of the english alphabet

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    3. sree_sree6 July 2018 at 17:47

      The clue seemed to work without english drivers. Def just religious leader.
      AA was incorporated in 1905 as a motoring association (for drivers and vehicle owners).

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  23. Padmanabhan6 July 2018 at 16:15

    Logging in late after solving yesterday with help from TH on line to get a few new words. I thought there were quite a few references to biology/ botany.
    CGB going strong on Maruthi.

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    1. Vasant6 July 2018 at 19:15

      Welcome back Paddy.
      +1 for CGB Sir going strong on Maruti!

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    2. Kolluru Koteswara Rao6 July 2018 at 19:39

      Good to see you again Paddy.
      +1 CGB Sir for a great ride on Maruti!

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    3. Vasant6 July 2018 at 21:59

      Maruthu indeed look like Clark Gable!Great Sketch!!

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    4. Vasant6 July 2018 at 22:02

      I remember Clark Gable as Rhet Butler in Gone With The Wind..particularly in a copy of the book I had and his & Vivien Leigh's pics on the book cover

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  24. C.G. BHARGAV6 July 2018 at 17:51

    LAD<- A(MAIL)*A

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  25. sree_sree6 July 2018 at 17:54

    11a https://writingexplained.org/english-abbreviations/island

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  26. raju umamaheswar6 July 2018 at 17:56

    Neyartha denied me my Neiyappam today, what with ATACAMA, STROBILI, MORRIS CHAIR, ENSIGNCIES. etc !

    Serous FLAGELLATION with his MISCHIEF MAKING !

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