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Saturday, 19 January 2019

No 12527, Saturday 19 Jan 2019, Incognito

Incognito gets us to remember the Battle of Longewala. 

Across

1. Bright Roman is least heavy (8) LIGHTEST {LIGHT}{EST}
5. Changed a diver! Changed! (6) VARIED {A+DIVER}*
10. Human being without a bit of sympathy? Evita, for example (5) PERON {PERsON}

11. Pat denies sailing in low water conditions (4,5) NEAP TIDES {PAT+DENIES}*
12. Extol piano and promote (6) PRAISE {P}{RAISE}
13. More stout storekeeper consumes iodine (8) STOCKIER {STOCK{I}ER}
15. Degree obtained, initially from Delaware and partly from Philadelphia (1,4) D PHIL {Delaware}{PHILadelphia}
17. Tour plan — it includes time in Indian Railway container (9) ITINERARY {IT}{IN}{ERA}{RY}}
19. Promoting advertisement, vehicle starting to campaign in Germany (9) ADVANCING {AD}{VAN}{Campaign}{IN}{G}
20. After silence, Russian's cut to pieces (5) SHRED {SH}{RED}
21. Tiller and Latin journalist wearing protective headgear (8) HELMETED {HELM}{ET}{ED}
23. On board ship, Katherine slides on ice (6) SKATES {S{KATE}S}
27. Communist worker caught editor in flagrante delicto (3-6) RED-HANDED {RED}{HAND}{ED}
28. Spanish friend's fighter aircraft is parked in a circle (5) AMIGO {A}{MIG}{O}
29. State: “Quip and punch” (6) PUNJAB {PUN}{JAB}
30. Diet training commencement for army unit (8) REGIMENT {REGIMEN}{Training}

Down

1. Drink, pal! (3,2) LAP UP {PAL<=}
2. Ergo, Bach's agitated by Victor, a Russian leader (9) GORBACHEV {ERGO+BACH}*{V}

3. Expresses gratitude, after husband leaves, and goes down (5) TANKS {ThANKS}
4. Spades and construction material (4) SAND {S}{AND}
6. Raiders take carts around (9) ATTACKERS {TAKE+CARTS}*
7. Creatures held captive by mankind? Right! (5) INDRI (T)

8. Obliterated Helen's city after shelling initially? Indeed! (9) DESTROYED {DE{Shelling}{TROY}ED}
9. Round vehicle on crest (9) CARTRIDGE {CART}{RIDGE}
14. Princess, by way of North Dakota square, returns from company (9) DIVIDENDS {DI}{VIDE}{ND}{S}
15. That padre is straying! It is a dangerous situation ... (9) DEATHTRAP {THAT+PADRE}*
16. A wall built to protect Andamanese tribals in battlefield (9) LONGEWALA {A+WALL}* around {ONGE}
18. Flier's attack upsets sari on vehicle (3,6) AIR STRIKES {SARI*}{TRIKES}
22. Awkwardly garlanded, after grad left carrying goods (5) LADEN {garLANdED*}
24. Gurkha kit's colour? (5) KHAKI (T)
25. Photograph plumule's growth (5) SHOOT (DD)
26. Herding sheepdog hops not on precipice (4) EDGE {shEEpDoG*}

Reference List

 Roman is=Est, Piano=P, Iodine=I, Time=Era, Indian=In, Railway=Ry, Advertisement=Ad, Germany=G, Silence=Sh, Russian=Red, And Latin=Et, Journalist=Ed, Ship=SS, Katherine=Kate, Communist=Red, Worker=Hand, Editor=Ed, Circle=O
Victor=V, Husband=H, Princess=Di, North Dakota=ND, Square=S

Colour/Font Scheme

Definition, Solution, Component letters, Embedded links, Theme word,  Anagram Indicator, C/C indicator, Reversal Indicator, Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator, Deletion Indicator, Homophone Indicator, Movement Indicator, Positional Indicator, Substitution, Indicator, Link/Connector, Extraneous

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41 comments:

  1. Chaturvasi19 January 2019 at 08:54

    If jawans wear khaki uniforms, maybe KHAKI too would be a theme word, I guess.

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    1. Deepak Gopinath19 January 2019 at 09:57

      Pakistani army wears Khaki

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    2. Padmanabhan19 January 2019 at 10:22

      Had been to Wagah (probably we should call it Attar border- Indian side) a couple of days back and felt proud to witness an impessive ceremony conducted by BSF and very well cheered by the crowd.

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    3. Vasant19 January 2019 at 12:55

      Visited Golden Temple too?

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    4. Kishore19 January 2019 at 14:26

      The tanks at Longewala were Pakistani as was the khaki uniform. So both are part of the theme 😀

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  2. Chaturvasi19 January 2019 at 08:56

    And in a war it's likely a strike may SHRED the dress of a soldier when he is hit by a bomb or bullet.

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    1. Padmanabhan19 January 2019 at 09:03

      Shred/ destroyed- both go together and both are there.

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  3. Padmanabhan19 January 2019 at 08:58

    +1. Though uniforms have tended towards olive green.
    Themed CW from Incognito is always enjoyable.
    Longewala is my COD, both by being the heart of the theme ans the way it is built up.

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    1. Kishore19 January 2019 at 14:27

      There were two armies involved, one wore khaki...

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  4. Padmanabhan19 January 2019 at 09:00

    Amigo partly contains a theme word in MIG.

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    1. Kishore19 January 2019 at 14:27

      No, Paddy. The aircraft involved were Hunters, not MiG

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  5. sree_sree19 January 2019 at 09:12

    17a the clue would work without the container, imo. Doesn't it.

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  6. chance19 January 2019 at 09:33

    Hello all, I have been trying to crack THC for years but inconsistently.
    Today at 5 am I had super good luck and I managed to crack the entire grid in one hour :). Enjoyed it incongnito...thank you !!!!

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao19 January 2019 at 09:48

      Well done, by Chance?!!

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    2. Vasant19 January 2019 at 09:55

      Nothing happens by Chance. Your hard work paid off. Keep cracking!

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    3. Deepak Gopinath19 January 2019 at 09:58

      Well done and not by chance but with perseverance. By the way can we chance upon your real name

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    4. Kolluru Koteswara Rao19 January 2019 at 10:42

      It was intentionally written as DD. The prime meaning being well performed by Mr. Chance (The capitalization indicates this)
      The second is for fun. No undermining the capabilities of Mr. Chance.

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    5. chance19 January 2019 at 11:31

      Thanks everyone ....btw it is ms.chance :)...

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    6. chance19 January 2019 at 11:31

      Chanchu is the name....

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    7. Kolluru Koteswara Rao19 January 2019 at 11:53

      Oh, Welcome Ms. Chanchu. Apologies

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  7. Deepak Gopinath19 January 2019 at 09:59

    If 'P' who is attending the S & B meet tomorrow could reveal his name it would be convenient. Please also mail me your address and contact details for my database

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  8. VDS Prasad19 January 2019 at 12:13

    18D. There is a typo in the answer: AIR STRIKES instead of AIR STRIKE.

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  9. C.G. BHARGAV19 January 2019 at 12:15

    TEN TENNA TEN.

    Ton tonna ton.
    The bell ringeth.
    Yes, it is ten years since the THCC blog first appearence in early February 2009!

    PRAISE be unto Col. Deepak Gopinath for the blog through which many a solver has come to
    understand and appreciate the VARIED clues.

    The annotations have helped many new solvers to get that extra EDGE over other new and would-be solvers - those who have not seen the THCC blog.

    And those who have diligently followed the blog have reaped rich DIVIDENDS.

    Rain or shine our Colonel will SHOOT at 0830 hours sharp!! The blog will promptly be updated
    with the day's crossword with annotated solutions.

    Solvers who LAP UP the crosswords are increasing indeed.

    Our congratulations are due to the Colonel and the other bloggers Bhavan and Ramesh.

    And not forgetting the setters of the crosswords who are quite a few and whom many of you know / will come to know.

    P.S.

    Solvers and setters of the crosswords meet at regular interval and one such meet is due tomorrow (20.1.19) and the details can be found in the blog. Those who are interested to meet the setters and others are most welcome.

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    1. Vasant19 January 2019 at 12:28

      Nice to read CGB Sir's comments. Thought with the opening sentence there just might be a new series starting😊

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    2. Kolluru Koteswara Rao19 January 2019 at 12:41

      Me too!
      Glad to see your writing CGB Sir!

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    3. Vasant19 January 2019 at 12:49

      4th Feb.is indeed a red letter Day for Indian Crossword.

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    4. Padmanabhan19 January 2019 at 14:22

      May I suggest to call tomorrow's meet as the TENTH ANNIVERSARY MEET in stead of 'Possible S&B Meet in Jan.?
      A decade is a nice landmark.

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    5. Padmanabhan19 January 2019 at 14:23

      Right occasion for CGB to start a new series.

      Delete
  10. sree_sree19 January 2019 at 13:13

    This comment has been removed by the author.

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  11. Kishore19 January 2019 at 13:28

    Thanks, everyone. Please read my short story broadly based on the Battle of Longewala at

    https://goencho.blogspot.com/2019/01/somewhere-on-western-front.html?m=1

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    1. Vasant19 January 2019 at 14:26

      Great! From a CW solver to setter to blog writer to short story writer. What next? Novel? Anthology of Urdu poems?

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    2. Kishore19 January 2019 at 16:00

      I don't know where you get your information from, Vasant 😀. My Urdu poems were written in the early '80s, though I have not digitised them, I have three diaries full of the stuff. Incidentally, my taqallus is Kaiser-e-Hind. A few were published in a local newspaper called Paasbaan.

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    3. Vasant19 January 2019 at 16:35

      Information is from your various interviews and writings here and there.
      Wow Kaise-e-Hind!

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    4. Vasant19 January 2019 at 16:35

      Typo Kaiser-e-Hind.

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    5. Padmanabhan19 January 2019 at 20:52

      Wow!

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  12. Kishore19 January 2019 at 13:29

    Welcome to the new member Ms. Chanchu who is not incognito anymore

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  13. Kishore19 January 2019 at 13:31

    Friends, my story was written at Longewala last month

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  14. Padmanabhan19 January 2019 at 14:47

    Great!
    It comes soon after my visit to Wagah border few days back and is in the same spirit.

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  15. Kishore19 January 2019 at 17:22

    "Incognito gets us to remember the Battle of Longewala. "

    In memory of Brig. Kuldip Singh Chandpuri who passed away recently.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuldip_Singh_Chandpuri

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