Tuesday 23 October 2018

No12453, Tuesday 23 Oct 2018, Incognito


Pangram less a Z.

ACROSS
1   Divides into 4 residential units (8) QUARTERS [DD]
5   Appeared genetic material contained traces of extinct mammoth (6) SEEMED {SEE{Ex...t}{Ma...h}ED}
10 Flower from East Eritrea (5) ASTER [T]
11 Inspector General left responsibilities and offerings to God (9) OBLATIONS OBLigATIONS
12 Place to raid when hungry and get fat, hesitatingly (6) LARDER {LARD}{ER}
13 Dislike for a variant (8) AVERSION {A}{VERSION}
15 Emotion displayed on the warpath after losing a penny (5) WRATH WaRpATH
17 Additional time for actor in crowd, model, and Indian setter (5,4) EXTRA TIME {EXTRA} {T}{I}{ME}
19 Great Greek mathematician becomes a type of cartoon character (9) SUPERHERO {SUPER}{HERO}
20 Nozzles, and nothing more, can be converted into loops (5) NOSES NOoSES
21 Beast holds trap for dark haired person (8) BRUNETTE {BRU{NET}TE}
23 Usurped (without right), mixed and consumed (4,2) USED UP USUrPED*
27 Then, orlop was modified at this place (5,4) NORTH POLE*
28 Important rank in the army (5) MAJOR [DD]
29 Subscribed after being singed badly (6) SIGNED*
30 A colour-blind person possibly named a yellow flight recorder thus (5,3) BLACK BOX [CD]

DOWN
1   Shiver like a bird (5) QUAIL [DD]
2   Deaf tramp concocted mine gas (9) AFTERDAMP*
3   Number of letters in six (5) THREE [DD]
4   North African returns space (4) ROOM<=
6   Get into convoy after dropping off the rector and amuse (9) ENTERTAIN {ENTER}{TrAIN}
7   New Zealander seen when chairman was on Rhode Island (5) MAORI {MAO}{RI}
8   Deviously strides in and exhumes (9) DISINTERS*
9   Height of what is visible at the front of the house (9) ELEVATION [DD]
14 Ditch animal for Rommel (6,3) DESERT FOX {DESERT} {FOX}
15 Want osseous things like furculae (9) WISHBONES {WISH}{BONES}
16 Good luck charm that one has underfoot when taking part in equestrian events (9) HORSESHOE [C&DD]
18 In-house burglary, for example, where ring is found in possession of biblical character (6,3) INSIDE JOB {IN}{SIDE} {JOB}
22 Dismantle Turing construction after loss of temperature (5) UNRIG tURING*
24 Total air-conditioning for a plant (5) SUMAC {SUM}{AC}
25 Espy Rexford holding borosilicate glass (5) PYREX [T]
26 Cover very esoteric idol lovingly at first (4) VEIL Acrostic

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22 comments:

  1. Padmanabhan23 October 2018 at 08:32

    Yes, looking for the last letter. So near yet so far. Probably did not have it in mind?
    Col.,
    How did you find the time- late night?

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    1. Col_Gopinath23 October 2018 at 09:01

      Late night for what?

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    2. Padmanabhan23 October 2018 at 09:02

      Time to solve the CW and make the blog. I thought you are off for the visa today.

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    3. Chaturvasi23 October 2018 at 09:16

      Arre baba, visa interviews will be after 9 a.m.
      THC is up by 1 a.m. and when needed one can solve it online anytime and put up the blog at 8-30.
      When the solver is a committed blogger like the Col and the puz is by an Incognito, can there be any holdup?

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    4. Kolluru Koteswara Rao23 October 2018 at 15:23

      I used to solve the grid in USA at 12:05 AM

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    5. Vasant23 October 2018 at 15:37

      I am wondering how the blog will come up when Col. goes to States.

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    6. Col_Gopinath23 October 2018 at 16:16

      Paddy, both the trips biometrics and interview were scheduled for the 10 AM slots
      Vasant, come rain or shine, India or US, the blog will be up provided I have access to the net.

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    7. Mukundala Balasubramanyam23 October 2018 at 16:31

      Soldiers, when committed to a task, can't compromise. It's unrelenting devotion to the standards of duty and courage, absolute loyalty to others, not letting the task go until it's been done.

      John Keegan

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    8. Chaturvasi23 October 2018 at 17:13

      But let me add that among other professionals and civilians too there are such people - it's the mindset of the person and not what profession one is in.
      Else why should top CBI officials be fighting with each other?
      When someone appreciates a piece of writing by me, they might add: "You were a journalist so it comes to you." I tell them: "Because I was interested in writing from my schooldays, I became a journalist."

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    9. Vasant23 October 2018 at 17:29

      Col.: of course it will..my concern was on the time zones..

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  2. sree_sree23 October 2018 at 08:33

    3d DD?

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    1. Padmanabhan23 October 2018 at 08:48

      Yes, one way of looking at it.

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    2. Vasant23 October 2018 at 15:41

      DD yes. The 1st straight and the second is def. by example

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    3. Kishore23 October 2018 at 18:12

      Three is the clue number

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  3. Padmanabhan23 October 2018 at 08:47

    Unusually (for an Incognito CW) I had to google for Rommel (remembered it later) & furculae.

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    1. sree_sree23 October 2018 at 16:18

      for incognito i don't google. i just take it so (that for ex wishbone is furculae). power of clear wp.

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  4. KARTHIK23 October 2018 at 09:07

    typo in 5A

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  5. Chaturvasi23 October 2018 at 10:47

    Re the preamble-
    Did the setter omit the last needed letter for a pangram because just at that time he began his zzz?

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  6. Padmanabhan23 October 2018 at 13:23

    Shhhh... Pl. don't disturb him.

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    1. Kishore23 October 2018 at 18:11

      Permit dozing canines to continue to tell untruths

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  7. Unknown27 October 2018 at 16:18

    How is "THREE" for 3 Dn?

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