Sunday, 2 June 2019

Special, Sunday 02 Jun 2019, Raju Umamaheswar


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


ACROSS
1   Peace achieved with a C string (6)
2   Special excursion in a jet? (8)
9   Gore article containing leader of a Radical (6)
10 I  model to  sit like a Greek god (8)
11 A bit of advice relating to an Italian starter (9)
13 Operated a general electric device (5)
14 Drink with a straw to produce an unexpected KO (6,5)
18 Demented cop resigned in litigation (11)
21 I reckon am angry (5)
22 Raisins in cereals kinda bogus? (9)
24 Strange Socratic Puzzle? (8)
25 Passionate study in painting? (6)
26 Double  Croon  rhythmically? (4,4)
27 Went after a sound, pure person? (6)

DOWN
1   Hear, hear! gold's found in a fruit! (8)
2   Hints left out, right ? Rod is found (8)
3   Raise a racehorse?  Sum it up! (5)
5   They put forward paid pugilists! (11)
6   Traced some pof you near the dam. (9)
7   I love to eat this antiseptic ( 6)
8   Goons around English flower (6)
12 Theory on which you place yourself at a dining table? (11)
15 Royalties turn up the compiler and embraces (9)
16 Egrets in flight? count them (8)
17 Agreed to  ---  like Sushmita and Edward (8)
19 Six in Roman vehicles are seen for deputies (6)
20 Fallow  nobleman is heard! (6)
23 Thorn's broken point (5)

Across Lite version can be accessed at RAJU U 15

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41 comments:

  1. R Nagendra Prasad2 June 2019 at 10:34

    16D: INTEGERS from (EGRETS,IN)*

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  2. R Nagendra Prasad2 June 2019 at 10:36

    17D: ASSENTED from AS,SEN,TED

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  3. R Nagendra Prasad2 June 2019 at 10:37

    23D: NORTH from THORN*

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  4. P. Venkatesan2 June 2019 at 10:41

    25a: ARDENT {AR(DEN}T = PASSIONATE
    9A: PIERCE {PIE{R}CE} = GORE
    7D: IODINE (I)(O)(DINE) = ANTICEPTIC

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  5. Murali2 June 2019 at 10:46

    24A ACROSTIC (SOCRATIC)*

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  6. Satyen Nabar2 June 2019 at 10:50

    12D SUPPOSITION Sup position

    18A PROCEEDINGS (copresigned)*

    22A INSINCERE (T)

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  7. Mukundala Balasubramanyam2 June 2019 at 10:51

    21A IRATE I+RATE
    20D BARREN {~BARON}

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  8. Murali2 June 2019 at 10:55

    19D VICARS (VI + CARS)

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  9. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore2 June 2019 at 10:59

    3d: pierce(gore) - {pie(ra̷d̷i̷c̷a̷l̷)ce=article}
    18a: proceedings(litigations) - {(cop)+(designed)}*
    21a: irate(angry) - {(i)+(rate=reckon)}

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  10. Kolluru Koteswara Rao2 June 2019 at 11:00

    27ac CHASED hp chaste
    1DN APPL[AUs]E
    6DN UNEARTHED telescopic

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  11. Murali2 June 2019 at 11:06

    Clueless 4A

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  12. C.G. BHARGAV2 June 2019 at 11:08

    Take 2 across as 4 across

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  13. C.G. BHARGAV2 June 2019 at 11:09

    15 down EM<-PRESSES

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  14. Kolluru Koteswara Rao2 June 2019 at 11:19

    Gemini,
    Your answer is incorrect. Further, it was already solved by Venkatesan @ 10.41

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  15. C.G. BHARGAV2 June 2019 at 11:33

    3 down RECAP<-

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  16. C.G. BHARGAV2 June 2019 at 11:34

    1 across A C CORD

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  17. Murali2 June 2019 at 11:38

    11A ANTIPASTO (A+TIPS+AN+TO)*
    advice=tips

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  18. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore2 June 2019 at 11:43

    1a: accord(peace) - {(a)+(c)+cord=string)}

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  19. Murali2 June 2019 at 11:49

    10A POSEIDON (I+POSE+DON)*

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    1. Murali2 June 2019 at 11:51

      This was in place 19D already solved by others.

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  20. Kolluru Koteswara Rao2 June 2019 at 12:13

    YET TO BE SOLVED:
    ACROSS: 4.13.14.26
    DOWN: 2,5,8

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  21. Kolluru Koteswara Rao2 June 2019 at 12:25

    Lovely grid, Raju!

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  22. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore2 June 2019 at 12:46

    26a: singsong: (sing)(song)

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  23. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore2 June 2019 at 13:07

    4a: spouting(discharging in a jet) - {(sp)+(outing)}

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  24. Argo2 June 2019 at 13:11

    14a = sucker punch ( sucker= drink with a straw, ko=punch)

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  25. Argo2 June 2019 at 13:13

    6d = unearted (hidden)

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  26. Argo2 June 2019 at 13:13

    sorry 6d = unearthed

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  27. Argo2 June 2019 at 13:19

    is 2d = cuestick ? CLUE - L + TICK (= right)
    Cue Stick = Rod

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  28. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore2 June 2019 at 13:21

    13a: range - (ran=operated)+(g)+(e)

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  29. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore2 June 2019 at 13:24

    8d: ganges(river) - {ggs(goons)+(an)+(e)}

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  30. raju umamaheswar2 June 2019 at 13:28

    Thanks andi, KKR Gary! Very much obliged for your monitoring& mentoring, in place of Col.

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  31. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore2 June 2019 at 13:33

    5d: propounders (cd)

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  32. Kolluru Koteswara Rao2 June 2019 at 13:33

    I am not sure if 5DN was already solved!

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  33. Satyen Nabar2 June 2019 at 13:41

    Thanks for the entertainment Raju :)

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  34. raju umamaheswar2 June 2019 at 15:56

    Thanks, Doc. Nabar. Entertainment ? Hardly ! Diversion and disruption of mind, yes ?

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  35. Col_Gopinath2 June 2019 at 18:49

    Thanks for the special Raju

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  36. raju umamaheswar2 June 2019 at 19:07

    Thanks to YOU, Col for using my effort.

    Travel safe and arrive safe. Have fun , but be in touch . God bless

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  37. Padmanabhan2 June 2019 at 20:19

    Have a good trip col.

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  38. Col_Gopinath3 June 2019 at 00:57

    Thank you Raju, KKR and Paddy

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