Sunday 9 June 2019

Special. Sunday 09 Jun 2019, K Koteswar Rao


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


ACROSS
8   One who is controlled by others gets up in power stroke (6)
9   Bishop goes after spies in exclusive horse-drawn coach (8)
10 Elegant and off-peak pulse in Asia (8)
11 Academic Principal is a stupid person (6)
12 Bishop leaves shooter to change gradually (6)
13 Military installation at troubled Basra accommodates setter with dope (4,4)
15 Slaughter Turkey beast (7)
17 The organ that offers credit? (7)
20 Draw in remaining pay (4-4)
22 Condescends to European natives, it is said (6)
23 State of uncertainty caused by unknown tangle reportedly (3-3)
25 Team companion (8)
26 It may be rare to see a dismal second over (4,4)
27 Moneyback apple! (6)

DOWN
1   It's child play - Eat up. However, we are abstained! (8)
2   Ancient city follows one sect in counterfeit occupation producing honey! (10)
3   Holy man takes fruit, without pastor, as the main element of diet (6)
4   Ammonia gas safety measures contain weapon to fight back (7)
5   Expert to get promotion and end up in the world of scholars (8)
6   Niagara falls for some return (4)
7   Newcomers’ answer found around invention (6)
14 One with reading will be going through binomial distribution (10)
16 Heading about spectacles without a summary appointment (2-6)
18 One more! (8)
19 Play tennis with power? No, it’s bowling game (7)
21 We hail loudly for a moment (6)
22 Deserted planet due to acute deficiency (6)
24 Reportedly comprehends negatives (4)

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53 comments:

  1. Ramani9 June 2019 at 10:36

    19d TENPINS (TENNIS P)*
    6D GAIN <=
    5D AC (AD)E MIA <-

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  2. sree_sree9 June 2019 at 10:38

    Travelling, cold solve. 18d is brilliant.

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  3. Vasant9 June 2019 at 10:47

    13A ARMY BASE MY inside BASRA*+E
    25A PLAY MATE ..CD
    26A BLUE MO ON

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  4. R Nagendra Prasad9 June 2019 at 11:00

    22A: DEIGNS (~DANES)

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  5. R Nagendra Prasad9 June 2019 at 11:04

    2D: APICULTURE from [AP(I)(CULT)(UR)E]

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    1. Argo9 June 2019 at 12:10

      Can you please elaborate? (I am a novice and could not entirely follow)

      I could get (I)(CULT) and apiculture but not the rest

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    2. Kolluru Koteswara Rao9 June 2019 at 12:12

      Ancient city=UR
      Counterfeit=APE
      now you should get it, Argo

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    3. Argo9 June 2019 at 12:33

      Ah ok ! Thank you so much !!

      Delete
  6. raju umamaheswar9 June 2019 at 11:04

    22 across: DEIGNS-- sounds like DANES

    12 across; (-R)evolve(-R) to change gradually

    3 down: STAPLE -- holyman Saint + AP(-P)LE --main elelment of diet

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  7. R Nagendra Prasad9 June 2019 at 11:05

    3D: STAPLE from (ST)AP(-P)LE

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  8. Kolluru Koteswara Rao9 June 2019 at 11:09

    Nagendra Prasad and Raju,
    you both are allowed to take one more each for the repeats

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    1. raju umamaheswar9 June 2019 at 11:48

      Thanks; 16 down; CO_OPTION-- caption (-a) +OO

      I thought I could leave some for the others as we are still having time.

      Cracking KKR crackers ! Enjoyed immensely.

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    2. Kolluru Koteswara Rao9 June 2019 at 11:53

      Thanks Raju

      Delete
  9. R Nagendra Prasad9 June 2019 at 11:11

    Compensating for 3D,
    8A : PUPPET from (PU<-)(P)(PET)

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  10. P. Venkatesan9 June 2019 at 11:11

    22A: DEIGNS {DANES~} = EUROPEAN NATIVES
    11A: DONKEY {DON(=ACADEMIC)}{KEY(=PRINCIPAL)} = A STUPID PERSON
    7D: ALIENS {A{LIE}NS} = NEWCOMERS

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  11. R Nagendra Prasad9 June 2019 at 11:12

    Rewriting 8A : PUPPET from (P)(UP)(PET)

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  12. Argo9 June 2019 at 11:15

    24d NOES (sounds like Knows)

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  13. Argo9 June 2019 at 11:32

    22D : D(deserted) + EARTH(=planet) = DEARTH (scarcity)

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  14. sree_sree9 June 2019 at 11:34

    17a jawbone DD
    18d nineteen (18+1)
    14d bibliomane b(binomial*)e

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  15. Satyen Nabar9 June 2019 at 11:39

    9A SO{CIA+B}LE

    10A CHICKPEA chic+peak*

    1D PUS<-- HO(-we)VER

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  16. raju umamaheswar9 June 2019 at 11:52

    15 across is a killer clue !

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  17. Jayalakshmi arumugam9 June 2019 at 11:53

    4dn assagai reverse T
    8ac stripe i+P(ower)in (rest)*

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao9 June 2019 at 11:56

      8ac is already solved. Of course, your answer is incorrect

      Delete
  18. Srinidhi9 June 2019 at 11:53

    16D Heading about spectacles without a summary appointment (2-6)
    co-option meaning summary appointment
    oo are spectacles inside Caption(heading) without a

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  19. Argo9 June 2019 at 11:53

    4D = ASSAGAI
    (Ammon){ia gas sa}*<

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  20. Mukundala Balasubramanyam9 June 2019 at 11:54

    15A : TROUNCE {TR}{OUNCE}

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  21. Murali9 June 2019 at 11:54

    4D ASSAGAI <==T from Ammon{ia gas sa} fety

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  22. Srinidhi9 June 2019 at 11:55

    20A Draw in remaining pay (4-4)
    Take home is a type of pay
    Take is draw
    home is in

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  23. Srinidhi9 June 2019 at 11:58

    21d We hail loudly for a moment (6)
    Awhile-for a moment
    Anagram (loudly) of We hail

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  24. Murali9 June 2019 at 12:00

    23A WHY NOT unknown - Y - why ;tangle - knot - not

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  25. Argo9 June 2019 at 12:01

    23 d (replacement for 4d)
    WHY NOT (~ Y (unkNown) KNOT (tangle) }

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  26. Kolluru Koteswara Rao9 June 2019 at 12:02

    So many repeats and I think only two clues remain now:
    23AC and 27AC

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  27. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore9 June 2019 at 12:04

    9a: sociable(horse-drawn coach) - {so(cia=spies)+(b)le=exclusive}
    1a: puppet(controlled by others) - {p(up)+(p)et}

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  28. Kolluru Koteswara Rao9 June 2019 at 12:04

    Yet to be solved:
    27AC

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  29. Argo9 June 2019 at 12:36

    Using my one more chance in place of 23d

    27 Ac = Tenner

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  30. Argo9 June 2019 at 12:38

    Tenner = money
    And rennet is a variety of apple

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  31. Argo9 June 2019 at 12:40

    Excellent and very enjoyable grid KKR sir! Thanks for a wonderful Sunday morning

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  32. Kolluru Koteswara Rao9 June 2019 at 13:10

    Thanks to you all for taking time in solving my grid.
    Thanks to Col and the blog

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  33. Vasant9 June 2019 at 23:21

    Great win by India. Keep going.

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