Friday 7 September 2018

No 12416, Friday 07 Sep 2018, KrisKross


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Third Pangram in a row.

ACROSS
1   Traitor exploded grenade outside capital of Ethiopia (8) RENEGADE {R{E}NEGADE*}
5   For Hinduism's primary God, a hermitage (6) ASHRAM {AS}{Hi...m}{RAM}
9   A single vitamin cured cholera (8) BACHELOR {B}{CHOLERA*}
10 Shake a case of weapons (6) QUIVER [DD]
12 Heroic newbie athlete’s beginning to get a sharp pain,swallows a pinch of drug (4-5) LAST-DITCH {L}{At...e}{ST{Drug}ITCH}
13 Hideaway outside large city (5) DELHI {DE{L}HI*}
14 Shelled peas in part of church (4) APSE*
16 Ineffective advice to practise thrift (7) USELESS {USE LESS}
19 Relaxation — mostly drinks, free rummy and cigarettes (7) REEFERS {RE{FREE*}St}
21 After work is over, starts to sip tea (4) POST {OP<=}{Sip}{Tea}
24 Some terrific stories about "Star Trek" perhaps (3-2) SCI-FI [T<=] My favourite serial
25 Unbelievable round over…won by champion unexpectedly (3,2,4) ALL AT ONCE {TALL}<= {ON} in {ACE}
27 Cuts around pineapple's edges and tips (6) APEXES {A{Pi...lE}XES}
28 Tyrant finally launched new Riot Act (8) DICTATOR {l...eD}{RIOT+ACT}*
29 Park in Spain, say (6) ESTATE {E}{STATE}
30 Highlighted blue dress set (8) STRESSED*

DOWN
1   Vulgar to make fun of a lady every now and then (6) RIBALD {RIB}{A}{LaDy}
2   Back home in Paris, it is most pleasant (6) NICEST {IN<=}{CEST}
3   Desire to give birth to girl instead of boy (5) GREED (-b+g)GREED
4   It indicates the power of one's vision (7) DIOPTRE [GK]
6   Pirates, in the end, sadly undone by ship's strength (9) SOUNDNESS {p...eS}{UNDONE*}{SS}
7   Rose from boyfriend upset the heartless date (8) REVOLTED {LOVER<=}{ThE}{D}
8   Extremely gloomy Queen in Britain, going through troubled times (8) MURKIEST {M{U{R}K}IEST*}
11 "Biz Hour" features Chinese family (4) ZHOU [T]
15 Leader is now without identity (9) PRESIDENT {PRES{ID}ENT}
17 American/Russian leaders' ultimate stratagem, creating scare (4,4) ARMS RACE {Am...n}{Ru...n}{s...eM}{SCARE*}&lit
18 Modern films can mostly be silent (8) RETICENT {RE{TIn}CENT}
20 Stalin's original plan to control (4) SWAY {St...n}{WAY}
21 He needs a hand to do his job (7) PALMIST [CD]
22 Bands playing tunes about India (6) UNITES {UN{I}TES*}
23 Following competitive exam, embarrassed to be made fun of (6) JEERED {JEE}{RED}
26 Bird with extremely lovable name (5) TITLE {TIT}{Lo...lE}

GRID

64 comments:

  1. Surprising to see no comments as yet?

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    1. Guess people are more tuned to 8:30 as start time

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    2. All of us are celebrating the SC judgement on Sec. 377.

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  2. 26 D Bird [GK] TIT LovablE extremely LE = TITLE

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  3. 1A traitor = renegade from grenade+E (capital of Ethiopia)
    2A Hermitage = ashram from as (for) + H (Hinduism's primary) + Ram (God)
    13A City = Delhi from hide + l (large)

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  4. 1A - RENEGADE (Anagram - Grenade + E (thiopia)
    1D - RIBALD (RIB + A + LD)
    3D GREED (BREED - B + G)

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  5. Sorry - Since 1a was already posted
    4D - DIOPTRE (DD)

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    1. it looks a straight definition. not able to see the cryptic.

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    2. Yes. It is a straight definition

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    3. The intention was to convey "intellect"/"foresight" etc as the meaning of vision in the surface reading, but take the literal meaning for the def. Agree that reads more like a straight def.

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  6. 24A. Some terrIFIC Stories about "STAR TREK" perhaps (3,2). SCI FI. rev T.
    26 A. TYRANT finally launcheD new riot act. DICTATOR. {DRIOTACT}*
    23D. Following competetive exam, embarrassed to be MADE FUN OF. JEERED. {JEE}{RED}

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  7. 30d stressed anagram of dress set

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  8. 14a apse from anagram of peas

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  9. 24 ac sci fi (reverse T)
    26 dn title tit l(ovabl)e
    20 dn S(talin) way(plan)

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  10. 17a arms race from A R as leaders and M as the ultimate from strategem and scare

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    1. It is 17D and it is an & Lit clue i.e. the whole clue reads as definition and all words are used as Word play.

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  11. 14 ac.....APSE.....ANAGAM OF PEAS
    4 DN....OPTICLAS.......TO IDENTIFY ONE'S VISION
    30AC...DESTRESS.......WHICH IS ANAGRAM OF DRESS + SET

    Deepak sir....i have doubt in 4 down......optic i am confident...but could not get the defenition

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    1. 4D is DIOPTRE see the solution by Gowri above.
      It's just a General Knowledge/Easy answer

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    2. Recheck 30A though it has already been solved. estress does not mean highlighted

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    3. 30A: STRESSED {DRESS SET}* Def. = Highlighted. Anagram indicator is Blue = Sad = Shabby etc.

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  12. Yet to be solved
    Across - 10, 12, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29
    Down - 2, 6, 7, 8, 15, 18, 21, 22

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  13. Compensating for 24 ac and 26 dn
    6 dn soundness
    Pirate(s) (undone)* ss (ship)
    21dn palmist (dd)

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  14. 25A Defn: unexpectedly; Soln: ALL AT ONCE; Anno: {A{TALL<=}{ON}CE}
    TALL from unbelievable; Reversal ind=round; ACE from champion; ON from over

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  15. 25a: all at once {tall(=unbelievable)<-}{on(=over)} in {ace(=champion)} = unexpectedly

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  16. Compensating for repeat
    27a: apexes {pe(=pineapple's ends)} inside {axes(=cuts)} = tips

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  17. 8Dn : Extremely gloomy Queen in Britain, going through troubled times (8) MURKIEST {M{U(R)K}IST*}

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  18. 6d: soundness - {(p̷i̷r̷a̷t̷e̷s)+(undone*)+(ss=ship)}
    18d: reticent - {re(tin̷=can)cent}
    21d: palmist(cd)

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  19. 21A POST - After, work=(OP) is over(reversal) starts to (S)ip (T)ea.

    22D UNITES =Bands playing tunes about India (TUNES+I)*

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  20. 10A QUIVER (DD) Shake/Case of weapons
    2D NiCEST ( home over + cest = in (French) )

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  21. 12A LAST DOTCH
    L +A +ST(D)ITCH
    STITCH=sharp pain

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  22. 7D Revol-lover upset; ted heartless date; REVOLTED

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  23. Last three

    19A, 29A, 15D and anno for 7D

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  24. 15D PRESIDENT (Leader) , now=Present + ID is short form identity

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  25. 19a reefers: cigarettes. re(free*)s(-)t

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  26. 7D REVOLTED LOVER <-- + T(-h)E + D (date)

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  27. my third one.
    29A ESTATE=Park in Spain=(E), say(STATE)

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  28. Gem of a puzzle! Thoroughly enjoyable one. Thanks Ramki.

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  29. Good entertainment and a PANGRAM solutions.

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  30. 7D Remembered this old favourite
    Pretty girl in crimson rose (8)

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    1. Happy that the clue reminded you of that classic, Vasant! (Though mine doesn't come anywhere close :) )

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  31. I did the CW here last evening and wanted to post my appreciation, but could not do so since it was very early morning over there. I posted it in yesterday;s blog. Here it is-

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  32. Posting in advance about the NICEST CW by Kriskross.
    I 'Quiver'ed at starting with a RENEGADE, but then I could take shelter in the ASHRAM at DELHI,though I was not able to meet the PRESIDENT (PRESENTly man without ID?) I was told that he is not a DICTATOR.
    Was I GREEDy in wanting to finish? I would certainly wanted to USE LESS time, but the Spanish ESTATE gave me a bit of trouble and I had more to get REEFRES (non smoker,you see?)
    Thank you Kriskross.
    I was STRESSED and had to make some LAST DITCH efforts to locate the PALMIST (my COD)

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  33. Thank you MB for seeing and commenting on it.

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