Saturday 1 June 2019

No 12641, Saturday 01 Jun 2019, Incognito


ACROSS
8   Rats! Rejected hero (4) STAR <=
9   Time-keeper's rouser consumes last meal (5) CLOCK {C{meaL}OCK}
10 Former President discharges queen's servant (4) PEON PErON
11 Bad actor's tool? (6) HAMMER [DD]
12 Student and peer produce letter (8) LANDLORD {L}{AND}{LORD}
13 The Spanish redrafted notice for poll (8) ELECTION {EL}{NOTICE*}
15 After morning's circular letter European graduate synthesises single celled creature (6) AMOEBA {AM}{O}{E}{BA}
17 Cons boss — that is, superior — in the beginning (7) STUDIES {STUD}{IE}{Su...r}
19 Once again film others wandering around commencement of opera (7) RESHOOT {RESH{Op..a}OT*}
22 Wildly pursues, without right, and consumes (4,2) USES UP PUrSUES*
24 Revolutionary Maoism captivates girl and Yankee resulting in aversion to marriage (8)  MISOGAMY {MISO{G}AM*}{Y}
26 Animal destroys the panel (8) ELEPHANT*
28 First PM's dance (3-3) CHA-CHA {CHACHA}
30 Company sailors' food (4) CORN {CO}{RN}
31 Perfect scheme by student (5) IDEAL {IDEA}{L}
32 Relative taunts endlessly (4) AUNT tAUNTs

DOWN
1   It may erupt when stake is reversed (4) ETNA <=
2   Stern expert and daughter gave a scowl (8) GRIMACED {GRIM}{ACE}{D}
3   Puerto Rico, not Peru, revised tax (6) OCTROI {puerTO+RICO}*
4   Then oil spoilt emergency contact (7) HOTLINE*
5   Purpose of cosmetics? Frighten relatives in residence (8) SKINCARE {S{KIN}CARE}
6   God! A referendum before beginning of October? (6) APOLLO {A}{POLL}{Oc...r}
7   Perform. Else, this is the way to go (4) DOOR {DO}{OR}
14 Flower? Plenty with Uncle Sam (5) LOTUS {LOT}{US}
16 Book space that is cleaner (5) BROOM {B}{ROOM}
18 Stress English redcap has leaders of Islamic State (8) EMPHASIS {E}{MP}{HAS}{Is...c}{St..e}
20 Eat greedily many a preparation on December 31st (8) HOGMANAY {HOG}{MANY+A}*
21 Time Dot may be left out (7) OMITTED*
23 Drink in base, lying down (6) SUPINE {SUP}{IN}{E}
25 Nickels may be recast, in absence of Nitrogen, to produce cutting tool (6) SICKLE nICKLES*
27 Steal gents' model (4) LOOT {LOO}{T}
29 What you extend when you say "Have a nice day", for starters (4) HAND Acrostic Semi&lit

Reference List
Queen = R, Student = L, The Spanish = EL, Right = R, Girl = G, Yankee = Y, Sailors = RN, Daughter = D, Book = B, Redcap = MP, Base = E, Gents = LOO, Model =T

GRID

30 comments:

  1. I am off to the US on Monday early morning. Bhavan will be standing in for me on Monday and Tuesday.
    After I get to the US my posts may become erratic and may not appear at 8:30 depending on my plans in the US. Please bear with me. If for any reason on some days, if I cannot blog, I will post the clues without solutions and commenters can submit three answers each with annotations like we do for Sunday specials.

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  2. Happy Holidays! Have a nice journey Sir!

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  3. Happy Holidays Colonel. Is today’s grid themed on the Indian elections? I spotted Election, Lotus, Elephant, Broom, Sickle, Hand, Loot(?) and Apollo (poll inside)

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    1. Hammer and Chacha too?

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    2. Bingo! Loot wasn't intended to be part of the theme .... Star was ....

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    3. Welcome to the U.S. Col. Will try to keep in touch.
      Thank you for the 'Elective' pleasure Kishore!

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    4. Thank you Sowmya. Today's post was in a hurry as Ramesh forgot, didn't realise there was a theme

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  4. Enjoy your trip to the US, Col. Knowing your predilections & punctuality, we. Are hopeful of having the blog going in its regularity. Your fellow- administrators are equally dedicated and are sure to keep the blog afloat and buoyant. Take care & God bless.

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    1. Thanks Raju. Special tomorrow is yours

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    2. Thanks for featuring my crossie in Sunday special.Hope all will enjoy.

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  5. Enjoy your trip Mr and Mrs. Deepak!

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  6. Chacha - to chaiwala modi who made the grandchild do cha cha cha , for a change that has become the chai pe charcha !

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  7. Very enjoyable and elegantly clued grid! Perform. Else this is the way was for me the best of the lot. Also enjoyed the bad actor's tool and the book place which is xleaner in particular.

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  8. @Col Happy holidays & safe journey !

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  9. Like Incognito's clues always. Today's fare enjoyable!

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  10. HAMMER: The hammer which fell on Nesamani's head?

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    1. Yes sir, you've hit it on the head! Though the Nesamani gag had not gone viral when I set this puzzle

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  11. Bon Voyage, Col. Have a great time in the US.

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  12. At a farm house in Pune. Away from crosswords till Monday. Lot of catching up to do.

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