Sunday 31 March 2019

Special, Sunday 31 Mar 2019, Final IIT(M) Crossie Open 2019


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

This crossword was set by Ramki Krishnan.

Thanks to Kumaresh Ramakrishnan of IIT(M) for sharing this with us.


ACROSS
1   Butcher starting to marinate fish (6)
5   No. 1  in cryptics? He's a member playing ingeniously - our new winner (8)
9   FDA ruled compound to be terrible (8)
10 Opposing extremely crass jokes (6)
11 School pins notice for review (10)
12 Want to massage, say (4)
13 His work could be highly noted (8)
16 In April, days are long, ultimately sultry, scorching sun on top (6)
17 Tricks and passes out, reportedly (6)
19 Unusual mess I clear up (8)
21 Soldier's pledge (4)
22 Showing devotion when welcoming cleric at one time (10)
25 Shape of coarse rug I finally rejected (6)
26 Avoiding exercise (8)
27 A French composer's works out (8)
28 Most painful...therefore, take a break (6)

DOWN
2   Expert wearing an overall (5)
3   Understanding Agra's princely homes (5)
4   Results of massaging feet and face regularly with sulphur (7)
5   Dog runs to a worker of mine (7)
6   Con a good saint to become corrupt (7)
7   Possible workaround, with cunning, talent, and a bit of intelligence (9)
8   Together, they play or box, running around, primarily (9)
14 Frank not quite helping in surgery (9)
15 At first Professor Linnaeus moved to India perhaps (9)
18 Drink's on me? Excellent! (7)
19 Irons Penny's clothes, except the top (7)
20 Annoys, mostly in contests (7)
23 Winning a top (5)
24 They could be used for navigating a golf course (5)

Across Lite version can be accessed at IIT(M) OPEN FINAL 2019

Enjoy.

42 comments:

  1. 23d A HEAD
    19D P (-D)RESSES
    15D P ENINSULA*

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    1. Ahead would work for a cold-solving clue but it won't fit with the crossing letters. We realised the possibility of an alternate answer when people guessed this during the final

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    2. Ram -- Take a second look at 15 down-- doesn't fill in the crossing clue with 19 down !

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  2. 9A: DREADFUL (FDA RULED)*
    2D A(PRO)N
    3D EFFECTS (FEET +FaCe)*+S

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  3. 19A: PECULIAR (I+CLEAR+UP) = UNUSUAL
    25A: FIGURE (T<--) = SHAPE
    7D: POTENTIAL {OP+TALENT+I}* = POSSIBLE

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  4. 11A- Inspection- review- (pins notice)*
    School is the anind.

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  5. My third-
    12A- Need- want
    ~knead

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  6. 19A : PECULIAR for Unusual anagram of I CLEAR UP

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  7. Compensating for 12A,
    28A : SOREST from (SO)(REST)

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  8. COMPENSATING FOR 19A:
    3D : GRASP for Understanding FROM aGRASPrincely - T

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  9. My 3rd,
    5D: COLLIER for MINER from COLLIE(dog)R(runs)

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  10. 13 across: COMPOSER= relates to music - high notes.

    17 across: FEINTS- sounds like faints- passes out-tricks =feints= pretends

    27 across: UNRAVELS-- works out-- UN + a RAVEL's a music composer's---

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  11. In place of 3Dn

    10A : ANTICS {ANTI}{C(-ras)S}

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  12. 5A No. 1 in cryptics? He's a member playing ingeniously - our new winner (8)
    Champion- Winner
    Take the first letters( No 1 in) of Cryptics He's A Member Playing Ingeniously Our New

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    1. excellent srinidhi.....i was confused with No. 1...i was trying with UNO against of No 1.this puzzle makes my mind think beyond.....

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  13. 1ac mangle m(arinate)+angle(fish)
    14dn operation ratio(n) in open
    2dn apron pro in an

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  14. 16A In April, days are long, ultimately sultry, scorching sun on top (6)
    Thirty number of days in April
    Long is Thirst add Y( ultimately sultrY); remove S (scorching Sun on top)

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  15. 8D Together, they play or box, running around, primarily (9)
    Orchestra Together they play
    Or is Or
    Chest is box
    Add first letters( primarily) of Running Around)

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  16. Compensating for 2dn
    8dn orchestra
    Or+chest(box)+r(unning) a(round)

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  17. Bonuses from Ramki are most welcome any time. Thank you Ramki, Kumaresh & Col.

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  18. 24D LINKS they could be used for navigating/a golf course (DD)

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    1. Apologies for posting the 4th. Thought 20D was taken.

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  19. Last two to be solved

    26A and 23D

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  20. Taking the last two

    26A SKIPPING [DD]
    23D UPPER [DD]

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    1. 23D anno is UP(winning)+ PER(a)

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    2. Satyen's anno is correct. It is a charade and not a DD

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  21. That brings to an end the CW's from this years IITM Open

    Thanks to WGC IITM, Kumaresh Ramakrishnan and Ramki

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  22. Excellent crossie! My favourites were 21A & 26A. Thank you Ramki and Kumaresh for the entertainment.

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  23. Ramki....due to exigencies of my schedule I could not spent time for IIT-M, special sunday. outstanding puzzles. esp. 16a. the way srinidhi solved .....thanks once again and my special thanks to col. who always comes with new concepts.have a gr8 sunday.

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