Sunday, 1 July 2018

Special, Sunday 01 Jul 2018, Springer


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


ACROSS
1   He is unreactive and found here (8,5)
10 Association for cricket match in Dharamsala? (3-2)
11 Fizz a drink with C8? (9)
12 Alerts mom about Eddy (9)
13 Greek character receives article with thanks (5)
14 Fact is hard to digest: a whiskered swimmer (7)
16 Believers are the first supplicants initially (7)
18 Lead to get fresh bargain? (3,4)
20 West Indian music about to play; dance then! (7)
23 Wizard's journal from America (5)
25 Speed with which you leave is Great goin', perhaps (5,4)
27 Come with a cry of delight (9)
28 Lookout for a pack member (5)
29 Expose fit of Delhi? (4,3,3,3)

DOWN
2   Lemon's odd parts heard to be present with Titanium's first in 1 (7)
3   Cold admission by someone docile? (9)
4   Furnishings to adorn without worry (5)
5   Mica torch sprayed using colour (9)
6   Follow expert having a change of heart (5)
7   They are in van (7)
8   A cat's in charge of small things (6)
9   Rocks, Iron and Aluminium? (6)
15 Hard to love and see diagram made by hand (9)
17 Expected back record is easy at first to defend and to be extolled (9)
18 Feeling more torpid? No, in short (6)
19 High flyer number 11 or 10 batting for a long time? (7)
21 Drama in away match (7)
22 Criminal code broken by Tom and Rea (6)
24 Wife's endless complaint (5)
26 Perfect croupier's description of his work (5)

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77 comments:

  1. Ramani1 July 2018 at 10:32

    22d Criminal code broken by Tom and Rea (6)OMERTA*

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  2. P. Venkatesan1 July 2018 at 10:34

    5d: chromatic (mica+torch)* = colour

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  3. Ramani1 July 2018 at 10:35

    5 d Mica torch sprayed using colour (9)CHROMATIC*

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  4. Ramani1 July 2018 at 10:37

    25A Speed with which you leave is Great goin', perhaps (5,4)GOING RATE*

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  5. Jayalakshmi arumugam1 July 2018 at 10:38

    13ac theta the (article) ta (thanks)
    28 ac knave (DD)

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  6. Ramani1 July 2018 at 10:39

    13A Greek character receives article with thanks (5)THE TA

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  7. Mukundala Balasubramanyam1 July 2018 at 10:39

    12A Alerts mom about Eddy (9) MAELSTROM {Alerts mom}*
    14A Fact is hard to digest: a whiskered swimmer (7) CATFISH {Fact is H[-ard]}*
    8Dn A cat's in charge of small things (6) ATOMIC {A+TOM+IC}

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  8. Jayalakshmi arumugam1 July 2018 at 10:41

    16ac atheists
    A(re) the ist (first) S (upplicants)

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  9. P. Venkatesan1 July 2018 at 10:48

    16a: theists {the}{ist}{s} = believers

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  10. Ramani1 July 2018 at 10:49

    11A carbon ate

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  11. Fraser Simpson1 July 2018 at 10:53

    29A Expose fit of Delhi? (4,3,3,3) BLOW (THE LID OFF)*
    17D Expected back record is easy at first to defend and to be extolled (9) EU(LOG + IS + E)D<
    18D Feeling more torpid? No, in short (6) NUMBER (2 defs; “No.” = abbr.)

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  12. Satyen Nabar1 July 2018 at 10:54

    1A PERIODIC TABLE (He is helium)

    17D EULOGISED EU{LOG + IS + E}D <--

    20A CALYPSO C+ PLAY* + SO

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  13. Satyen Nabar1 July 2018 at 11:00

    Compensating for 17D

    7D LEADERS CD (vanguard)

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  14. Jayalakshmi arumugam1 July 2018 at 11:05

    15dn holograph
    H o(love) lo (see) graph (diagram)
    18ac new deal (RA)

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  15. P. Venkatesan1 July 2018 at 11:07

    21d: playoff {play(=drama)}{off(=away)} = match

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  16. Padmanabhan1 July 2018 at 11:16

    26D- Ideal- DD- Def. Perfect
    Croupier says "I deal"

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  17. Padmanabhan1 July 2018 at 11:19

    18A- New Deal- CD

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  18. Chaturvasi1 July 2018 at 11:54

    28 Lookout for a pack member (5) SCOUT
    4 Furnishings to adorn without worry (5) DECOR[ate] :: POS problem? ate/worry?
    6 Follow expert having a change of heart (5) ADOPT (-e+o in adept)

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    1. Vasant1 July 2018 at 13:07

      I have seen ate=worry being used. Shall confirm though.

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    2. Kolluru Koteswara Rao1 July 2018 at 13:32

      I am aware worry=EAT [the problem is eating my mind]

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  19. Ramki Krishnan1 July 2018 at 12:05

    2D: ELEMENT (hp of L-M-N + T)
    19D: WAGTAIL (def = high flyer (bird), punny second def of a tail wagging in cricket)
    24D: SQUAW (def = (Red Indian) wife, SQUAW(-k))

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  20. Srinivas Gopal1 July 2018 at 12:06

    2d (el) (em) (en) (t)

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  21. raju umamaheswar1 July 2018 at 12:14

    Good puzzle, Vasant aka Springer. HE as Helium is an ingeniously contrived clue. I loved it ! As a Compiler, Or croupier, you DEALt a NEW iDEAL throw ! Even though I could not get through to Acrosslite on my NoteBook, I managed to solve this quickly seemingly easy puzzle in PC upstairs. COL: What could be the problem with download of Acrosslite ? Thanks for making my Sunday.


    Some theme intended PERIODIC TABLE, ATOMIC NUMBER and METAL, CARBONATE . CHROMATIC DECOR to the grid?

    Many solvers will cry out EUREKA with delight when they get 27 across.

    All done and dusted so early.

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    1. Vasant1 July 2018 at 12:52

      Thanks Raju. Chromatic & Decor were not intended as theme words. Lead in leaders was intended.

      Delete
  22. Kolluru Koteswara Rao1 July 2018 at 12:18


    23AC MAG US
    3 DN IM PASSIVE def. colD

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  23. Mukundala Balasubramanyam1 July 2018 at 12:22

    27 Across : Eureka! Eureka!! Eureka!!! I found it!!!!

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  24. Mukundala Balasubramanyam1 July 2018 at 12:24

    Lovely Sunday fare. Thank you Springer.

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  25. Kolluru Koteswara Rao1 July 2018 at 12:27

    9dn METALS DD [ROCKS AND IRON/AL]

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    1. Deepak Gopinath1 July 2018 at 12:28

      Rocks/Metals?

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    2. Kolluru Koteswara Rao1 July 2018 at 12:35

      Yes, Chambers defines them as such

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    3. Deepak Gopinath1 July 2018 at 12:42

      Okay Metal in the sense of Rock/Stones used in road construction but I don't think the plural use is correct. As it is normally mentioned as 'road metal'

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    4. raju umamaheswar1 July 2018 at 12:56

      It can also mean ROCK METAL music ?

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    5. Vasant1 July 2018 at 13:03

      Rock metal music was the intention.

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    6. Deepak Gopinath1 July 2018 at 13:05

      I don't think Rocks is the plural for Rock metal music

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    7. Padmanabhan1 July 2018 at 13:10

      Metal ores are called rocks.

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    8. Kolluru Koteswara Rao1 July 2018 at 13:11

      Agree with Col.
      If music was the intention, it suffers in plural sense.
      I thought you intended it as Rocks=stones=metals

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    9. Vasant1 July 2018 at 13:14

      Agreed Col. The clue could have been better worded.

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  26. Mukundala Balasubramanyam1 July 2018 at 12:27

    29A Expose fit of Delhi? (4,3,3,3) BLOW (THE LID OFF)*

    Think it's a Reverse Anagram. Agree?

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  27. Satyen Nabar1 July 2018 at 12:35

    Thanks for the entertainment Vasant! :)

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    1. Vasant1 July 2018 at 12:57

      Thanks Dr.

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    2. Padmanabhan1 July 2018 at 13:13

      Thank you Vasant. Enjoyed solving, but was in a bit of a hurry.
      Periodic table theme is interesting.

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    3. Vasant1 July 2018 at 13:20

      Thanks Paddy.

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  28. Kolluru Koteswara Rao1 July 2018 at 13:12

    Thanks Vasant for the offering. I enjoyed it.

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  29. Padmanabhan1 July 2018 at 13:19

    I have one left...
    27A- Ejaculate (that is what MB was frantically trying to tell!)
    Classification- DD?

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  30. sree_sree1 July 2018 at 13:19

    Thanks vasant. The level of cluing is, shell we say "at dharmashala" and I almost had that cry on completing it. But had a different cry when I found only 2 left to post by the time I solved them.

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    1. Vasant1 July 2018 at 13:25

      Thanks Prasad. You can still take the Dharmsala clue.

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  31. Padmanabhan1 July 2018 at 13:21

    Vasant,
    A doubt. 10A- Did you mean UP as a state? Dharmasala is in HP.

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  32. Deepak Gopinath1 July 2018 at 13:21

    Last one 10A

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  33. Padmanabhan1 July 2018 at 13:29

    Got it Col. Thank you.

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  34. Deepak Gopinath1 July 2018 at 13:36

    zokay let me finish it off

    10A - TIE-UP [DD] Association and Cricket match (TIE) in Dharamshala (UP there)

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  35. Deepak Gopinath1 July 2018 at 13:39

    Thanks for the special Vasant

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  36. Vasant1 July 2018 at 13:45

    Thanks Col. for hosting the puzzle.
    Thanks all for solving and giving the feedback.

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  37. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore1 July 2018 at 14:35

    16a: theists - (the)+(ist)+(s)
    23a: magus - (mag)+(us)
    8d: atomic - a(tom)ic

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  38. Argo1 July 2018 at 15:02

    20 a : calypso : c+*(play)+(then=)so
    25 a : going rate : *(great goin)
    22 d : omerta *(tom)(rea)

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  39. C.G. BHARGAV1 July 2018 at 16:57

    Entertaining! How come I missed. It is because of the time lag. You keep them coming.
    While in school to say "If you wish to come. come. Else don't" in Tamil:
    Come-na come. commanatti go!! (Vandha va, varaatti po)

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    1. Vasant1 July 2018 at 17:18

      We too missed You. But thank God You came!
      Commanatti😀😀

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  40. Vasant1 July 2018 at 21:57

    Meanwhile in Russia a lacklustre duel between Spain & Russia that looks most likely to end in penalty shoot out..unless someone pulls out a magic. In sharp contrast to yesterday's thriller between France & Argentina.

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    1. Vasant1 July 2018 at 22:06

      Penalty kicks:Russian Roulette.

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    2. Vasant1 July 2018 at 22:12

      Russian win!Heartbreak for Spain and Iniesta!

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  41. raju umamaheswar1 July 2018 at 23:24

    Vasant: My mother who lived in Bombay all her life, used to tell the sabziwala, while bargaining, Dena hai tho deo, devatta po !

    EJACULATE: another meaning , rarely used, as per Free dictionary: To utter suddenly and passionately; exclaim.

    All those who read into this word for its ''other'' meaning have a ''premature'' mind !!

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    1. sree_sree2 July 2018 at 01:22

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