Wednesday 5 June 2019

No 12644, Wednesday 05 Jun 2019, Incognito


My first post from the US of A and as I mentioned few days ago there may be days when the blog may not show up on time in case I am travelling.

ACROSS
8   Personal maintenance implement made by company doctor (4) COMB {CO}{MB}
9   Open and complete initial task (5) OVERT {OVER}{Task}
10 Head-waiter's personal contribution found in the soup? (4) HAIR [CD]
11 Including a dead director in grave opening (6) ADDING {A}{D}D}{IN}{Gr..e}
12 Dreams about one gas mine explosion (8) IMAGINES {1}{GAS+MINE}*
13 Queen was winner: Number one at first (8) VICTORIA {VICTOR}{1}{At}
15 Singes metamorphosed rock (6) GNEISS*
17 Write stories about a book on special abilities (7) TALENTS {TALE{NT}S}
19 A shrink destroyed a flower (7) KRISHNA*
22 Decorative ball made  by two Englishmen in Australia (3-3) POM-POM {POM}{POM}
24 Record FIR about theft of furniture (8) BOOKCASE {BOOK CASE}
26 Couple permitted to get ornament (8) BRACELET {BRACE}{LET}
28 Team's // mid-morning snack time (6) ELEVEN [DD]
30 Fencing weapon initially possessed by French or Italian legionnaire (4) FOIL Acrostic
31 Eels left undulating shoreline for large animal (5) RHINO sHORelINe*
32 Pearl S. Buck's captive nobleman (4) EARL [T]

DOWN
1   Good French duke's investment (4) BOND {BON}{D}
2   Bathes in cocktail drink (8) ABSINTHE*
3   Cradle snatching lady's // large cat (6) COUGAR [DD]
4   Prayer I composed for river (7) PERIYAR*
5   After losing money, the Boston criminal became an unknown person (8) STRANGER STRANGlER
6   Nothing is hidden in the military airfield (6) THOISE {TH{O}{IS}E}
7   Little Michael's // little microphone (4) MIKE [DD]
14 State identity before first appointment in front of Head Office (5) IDAHO {ID}{Ap...t}{HO}
16 Remits small tips (5) SENDS {S}{ENDS}
18 Drunk butlers carry money in drinking glasses (8) TUMBLERS {TU{M}BLERS*}
20 Doctor seeks coy fishes (8) SOCKEYES*
21 Sailors and reserves lead Indian refrain (7) ABSTAIN {ABS}{TA}{IN}
23 Select the French condiment (6) PICKLE {PICK}{LE}
25 Mineral not fully exhausted in the US state (6) OREGON {ORE}{GONe}
27 King follows Australian animal/bird (4) ROOK {ROO}{K}
29 Money possessed by neurologists (4) EURO [T]

Reference List
Company = CO, Doctor = MB, Dead = D, Director = D, Book = New Testament = NT, Duke = D, Money = Pound = L, Identity = ID, Money = M, Reserves = TA, King = K


11 comments:

  1. The 1st Post of Col. from USA looks very attractive with a few special effects added. Thanks Col.

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    1. Thanks Vasant. Scheduled it correctly. Off to bed now, it's past 10 PM now

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  2. col.sir.....1AC...we use anno MD for Doctor....MB .....Bachelor of Medicines??? please adv. sir....the puzzles are similar to yesterday version what I perceive....thanks for the special effects.

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  3. It has been a near write-in the last three days.

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  4. Hail Col.!!
    Rain or shine, India or U.S.- the blog goes up on time.

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  5. Day's paper & CW appears almost at 2.30 pm here- just past midnight Indian time.

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    1. So the blog can technically be up by 1am IST! That will help me haveeaceful sleep.

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  6. Much before 1 am- just a few minutes past midnight.

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  7. Congratulations, Team India! Great start. Keep going!

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  8. Can you guys suggest some means where I can learn to solve these puzzles? Thank you.

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