Sunday 16 September 2018

Special, Sunday 16 Sep 2018, K Koteswar Rao


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


ACROSS
5   Laborious work - John quits liner (6)
6   Strike following extensive windfall (3,3)
9   Lots of money hesitatingly held in aircraft (6)
10 Brood offspring in not new natural surroundings (8)
11 Dig up sandwich without hesitation (4)
12 It’s holy wild bush. Bit aweless perhaps (5,5)
13 Miserable earth? (11)
18 Spooner’s burden on head is beyond computation (10)
21 Shoemaker rejects prohibitions (4)
22 Explorer who found Sumo Club (8)
23 Mouth doctor steps into light shoe (6)
24 Pairs, not French suspects (6)
25 Everything in bottle decides polling! (6)

DOWN
1   Rip off sailor in short claim. It’s likely to happen (8)
2   I brush away arrogance (6)
3   Bed offered by restaurant without right food (8)
4   Imp in religious area? It is irrational fear! (6)
5   Into a ship, artist packs snake, dead (6)
7   Interesting news flies like bird act (6)
8   Naval formation by Berlin at sea (4,7)
14 Arbiters melted cheese on toast (8)
15 Support group leaves car in resemblance in struggle (8)
16 Solid figure or bone-covered? (6)
17 Everyone in play. It tells a story (6)
19 Transport takes fixed course to Spencer, say (6)
20 Millions in troubled Basra get horny creature (6)

Across Lite version can be accessed at KKR 18.

Enjoy.

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104 comments:

  1. P. Venkatesan16 September 2018 at 10:32

    22a: columbus(sumo club)*

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  2. P. Venkatesan16 September 2018 at 10:34

    14d: rarebits (arbiters)*

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  3. P. Venkatesan16 September 2018 at 10:36

    20d: sambar (basra+m)*

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  4. Mukundala Balasubramanyam16 September 2018 at 10:38

    5A : Laborious work - John quits liner (6) AIRBUS [{-l}AB{-o}RI{o}US*]
    2D : I brush away arrogance (6) HUBRIS [I BRUSH*]
    5D : Into a ship, artist packs snake, dead (6) ABOARD [A{BOA}R][D]

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  5. Vasant16 September 2018 at 10:43

    12A SWEET BASIL (bit aweless)*
    4D P(HOB)I A
    2D HUBRIS IBRUSH*

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  6. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 September 2018 at 10:49

    Thanks Venkatesan, MB and Vasant!

    Has anyone yet noticed something different in the grid?

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    1. sree_sree16 September 2018 at 10:54

      Just started and felt a symmetry (of diagnol corners. Ne/sw, nw/se!!)

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    2. Balaji16 September 2018 at 11:01

      The grid is symmetrical.

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    3. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 September 2018 at 11:03

      Grid will have to be symmetrical and it is.
      That is not the speciality.

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    4. Balaji16 September 2018 at 11:15

      The corners are mirror images is what i meant

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    5. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 September 2018 at 11:19

      Sorry about that. But still NO

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    6. Vasant16 September 2018 at 11:25

      Ganesha in the grid?

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    7. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 September 2018 at 11:32

      My God! There is no god. Sorry.

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    8. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 September 2018 at 11:35

      It's neither symmetrical nor topical

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    9. Balaji16 September 2018 at 11:40

      View it from any side grid is same

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    10. Vasant16 September 2018 at 11:48

      Better spell it out KKR

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    11. Mukundala Balasubramanyam16 September 2018 at 11:52

      Something different in today's puzzle.....Letter B in all solutions. OK?

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    12. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 September 2018 at 11:56

      Oh, yes. Thanks MB for reading my mind.

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    13. Vasant16 September 2018 at 12:01

      Great spotting MB and superb work KKR

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    14. Murali16 September 2018 at 12:02

      Is it Clue enumerations are either in across or in down but not common in both?

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    15. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 September 2018 at 12:06

      Sorry MKR, MB already spotted. Look at his post @11:52

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    16. KARTHIK16 September 2018 at 12:39

      It's not only "B" in all solutions, grid outermost shape also displays "B". (LED format)

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  7. KARTHIK16 September 2018 at 11:10

    8D) Defn: Naval formation; Soln: LINE ABREAST; Anno: Berlinatsea*

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  8. KARTHIK16 September 2018 at 11:11

    18A) NUMBERLESS; spoonerism is LUMBERNESS

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  9. KARTHIK16 September 2018 at 11:12

    24A) Defn: suspects; Soln: DOUBTS; Anno: DOUB(-le)TS

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  10. Balaji16 September 2018 at 11:32

    15 d. ENSEMBLE. resemblance-car*

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  11. Mukundala Balasubramanyam16 September 2018 at 11:45

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  12. Srinidhi16 September 2018 at 11:53

    3D Bed offered by restaurant without right food (8)
    Biscotto
    cot is bed inside Bistro(restaurant); delete R(without right)

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  13. Unknown16 September 2018 at 11:58

    25A B(all)ot

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 September 2018 at 12:04

      Neelam Sridhar
      Please relook. It is incorrect

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    2. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 September 2018 at 12:16

      Sorry Neelam Sridhar. Your answer is correct. I took the clue number wrong. Apologies.

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    3. Unknown16 September 2018 at 12:17

      Will wait for answer.

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    4. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 September 2018 at 12:20

      You don't have to wait. You are on right track. Take up your remaining two clues

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    5. Padmanabhan16 September 2018 at 12:40

      It is G(ALL)UP

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    6. KARTHIK16 September 2018 at 12:45

      Paddy, BALLOT is right; KRK @ 12:16

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    7. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 September 2018 at 13:24

      Yes, Neelam Sridhar was right. I mistook the clue number as 17D initially. That was the confusion.

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  14. Srinidhi16 September 2018 at 12:00

    23A Mouth doctor steps into light shoe (6)
    Mumble meaning mouth
    MB is your crossword doctor(He is also commenter here:-)) steps into Mule(light shoe)

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  15. Srinidhi16 September 2018 at 12:08

    16D Solid figure or bone-covered? (6)
    Cuboid
    Double definition-the second mildly cryptic

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  16. Argo16 September 2018 at 12:24

    6a DD Big Hit
    25a B(ALL)OT

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  17. Jayalakshmi arumugam16 September 2018 at 12:25

    10ac incubate
    Cub(offspring)in i(n)ate

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 September 2018 at 12:29

      Slight correction in your annotation. CUB in IN[-n]ATE

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  18. Argo16 September 2018 at 12:40

    Last try
    7d TITBIT : couldn't annotate fully - defn for interesting news but couldn't annotate the rest

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    1. KARTHIK16 September 2018 at 12:43

      It's simple; please make one more try

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    2. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 September 2018 at 13:41

      KPS, will you do the honours of annotating for Argo?

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  19. KARTHIK16 September 2018 at 12:41

    21A) KKR: shoemaker is not fitting in the grid

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 September 2018 at 12:50

      It very well fits, please try again

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    2. sree_sree16 September 2018 at 13:02

      It fits

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    3. KARTHIK16 September 2018 at 13:07

      Letter A has already come in by solution to 17D; there is no "A" in 21A soln

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    4. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 September 2018 at 13:20

      Two of us are saying "it fits". So, why don't you think outside the box?

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    5. KARTHIK16 September 2018 at 13:32

      Got it;

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  20. Padmanabhan16 September 2018 at 12:46

    11A- Grub= Dig=Burger-er=<

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  21. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 September 2018 at 13:07

    9AC, 21AC, 1DN AND 19DN
    YET TO GO

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  22. Balaji16 September 2018 at 13:15

    1d.PROBABLE. {p{rob}{ab}le}.plea-a

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  23. Balaji16 September 2018 at 13:21

    9a. BOMBER.{bo{m}b{er}}.

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 September 2018 at 13:26

      Balaji,
      Can you annotate 9AC for me?

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    2. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 September 2018 at 13:29

      If it is BO[M]B+ER, I am afraid it was not my intention.

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    3. Balaji16 September 2018 at 13:32

      Bob- slang for one twentieth of a pound. M- lots, er- hesitatingly.

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    4. Padmanabhan16 September 2018 at 13:32

      KKR,
      Is 'lots of money' just bomb or bob & M (illion)

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    5. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 September 2018 at 13:38

      Yes, BOMB=lots of money; BOMBER the aircraft is the def.

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  24. KARTHIK16 September 2018 at 13:34

    Great compilation with good "B" grid design;
    Enjoyed thoroughly. Thanks KKR

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  25. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 September 2018 at 13:40

    21AC AND 19DN
    YET TO GO

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    1. KARTHIK16 September 2018 at 13:44

      anno for 7Dn is also pending

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    2. Padmanabhan16 September 2018 at 13:46

      7d- Titbit
      Tit is bird
      Bit is a part (bit part in a movie/ play)

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    3. Padmanabhan16 September 2018 at 13:48

      Sorry. Act is a bit (part)

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  26. Padmanabhan16 September 2018 at 13:45

    Is 21A- Snab. Reverse- bans- is prohibitions. But shoemaker?

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    1. Balaji16 September 2018 at 13:49

      Shoemaker synonyms includes snab.

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    2. KARTHIK16 September 2018 at 13:53

      SNAB is shoemaker
      https://thesaurus.plus/related/snab/shoemaker

      Incidentally SNOB is also shoemaker

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    3. Padmanabhan16 September 2018 at 13:53

      Thank you Balaji.

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  27. Mukundala Balasubramanyam16 September 2018 at 13:55

    Enjoyable Sunday fare. Thanks KKR.

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  28. Padmanabhan16 September 2018 at 13:56

    That leaves only 19D.
    B(---)US

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    1. Balaji16 September 2018 at 13:59

      Is it a haitin singer's name?

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    2. Padmanabhan16 September 2018 at 14:03

      Brogues (shoes) are sold by Marks & Spencers. Hence "Spencer,say". Am I right KKR?

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  29. Ramki Krishnan16 September 2018 at 14:05

    19D B(RUT)US, ref to Spencer Brutus, the singer (had to google!)

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 September 2018 at 14:34

      If we refer to Chambers, we find both Brutus and Spencer are wigs

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  30. Ramki Krishnan16 September 2018 at 14:05

    Thanks for the Sunday fare, KKR!

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  31. Padmanabhan16 September 2018 at 14:07

    Thanks KKR & Ramki.

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  32. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 September 2018 at 14:36

    Thanks Paddy

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  33. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 September 2018 at 14:40

    Thank you all for sparing time to solve this grid.
    Thanks also goes to Col and THCC!

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  34. Vasant16 September 2018 at 14:49

    Beautiful, Brainy puzzle KKR!

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  35. Col_Gopinath16 September 2018 at 17:31

    Just back after a three day get-together with my schoolmates at Pollachi/Thirumurthy Dam.
    Thanks for the special KKR

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 September 2018 at 19:25

      Appreciate your devotion to the blog despite your busy private schedule.
      BTW, did you see the Kurinji?

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    2. Vasant16 September 2018 at 20:30

      Pollachi is the place where my father spent his schooldays(as also yannamallai). I have heard innumerable stories about the place. Have visited during my school days.

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    3. Chaturvasi17 September 2018 at 09:04

      Pollachi is a place where many Kannada Madhwa Brahmin families lived. Their numbers may have dwindled now. Some relatives of mine lived there. I have not been there.

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  36. raju umamaheswar16 September 2018 at 21:36

    Bravo, KKR ! By the by, the baffling B' uBiquitous presence was Beheld By me after a few clues were Bunged in . Bob Bon . Biscotto or Biscotti is delicious ! a BIG bang Bomber grid and out of the Box ! Thanks a lot.

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  37. Vasant16 September 2018 at 23:19

    Long time since we had 100 comments!

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao17 September 2018 at 06:59

      Thanks for helping me with your bowling in getting 101!

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  38. Unknown17 September 2018 at 16:26

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