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Sunday, 16 June 2019

Special, Sunday 16 Jun 2019, Raju Umamaheswar


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


ACROSS
1   Acute, over the normal pitch (5)
4   Article on pawn position in game (9)
9   Helping a learner with oriental philosophy (9)
10 Backing  Former emperor and African leader (5)
11 A beak that’s broken quacks few orders (8,7)
12 Dab hand with spirit or solvent (7)
14 Step on it! (5,2)
16 Short top worn by little nipper (7)
19 Stroke bird, for example (7)
21 Undesirable nag a partner soon abandoned? (7,3,5)
23 Girl who rejects help? (5)
24 Daring sort, guarded English Queen? (9)
25 Those starting wars, we hear, upset one at first (9)
26  Think idly about being in check (5)

DOWN
1   American sports pitch - Most unusual sort (9)
2   Paper object (7)
3   Chairperson absorbing old evidence that's conclusive (5)
4   Couple accepting end of affair, that’s plain (7)
5   Discriminating types not having old favourtites? (7)
6   Turn blue when upset and start by turning violent (9)
7   Rather popular and most reliable? (7)
8   Lower fare (5)
13 To treat a stoop, the appropriate specialist (9)
15 Star writer with style and impact (9)
17 Part oof tremor is coming from North Africa (7)
18 Man on board announced plan (7)
19 During plague old wife’s shown courage (7)
20 A fund  supporting retired vet (7)
21 End up on a spike (5)
22 Fine a thousand pounds (5)

Across Lite version can be accessed at RAJU U 16

Enjoy.

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47 comments:

  1. P. Venkatesan16 June 2019 at 10:34

    19D: PROWESS {PR{O}(W}ESS} = COURAGE

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  2. Ramani16 June 2019 at 10:36

    2d ARTICLE (DD)

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  3. Ramani16 June 2019 at 10:40

    21D PERSONA NON GRATA*

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  4. R Nagendra Prasad16 June 2019 at 10:42

    1A: SHARP DD

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  5. Ramani16 June 2019 at 10:44

    9A RATION A L E

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  6. Vasant16 June 2019 at 10:46

    9A: RATION A L E
    4D: P(R)AIR IE
    21A PERSONA NON GRATA*

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  7. Vasant16 June 2019 at 10:49

    Making up for repeats
    22D GRAND DD
    26A D(RE)AM

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  8. P. Venkatesan16 June 2019 at 10:50

    4D: PRAIRIE {P{R}AIR{IE}

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  9. R Nagendra Prasad16 June 2019 at 10:52

    13D : OSTEOPATH from A STOOP THE* SPECIALT IN SKELETON AND MUSCLES

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  10. Mukundala Balasubramanyam16 June 2019 at 10:56

    19A PATTERN {PAT}{TERN}
    20D EXAMINE EX+A+MINE
    6Dn TURBULENT {TURN BLUE*}{T-urning}

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  11. sree_sree16 June 2019 at 11:00

    smooth fare, just enough for the sunday chicken soup. dil mange more. thanks raju

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    1. raju umamaheswar16 June 2019 at 11:41

      Glad that you are asking for more !Jitna chaahe dil let lo !God bless. Sree_ sree

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  12. P. Venkatesan16 June 2019 at 11:01

    13D: OSTEOPATH {A+STOOP+THE}*

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  13. R Nagendra Prasad16 June 2019 at 11:06

    17: MORISCO T .. Spanish muslims forced to convert to Christianity fled to North Africa in early
    16th Century

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  14. P. Venkatesan16 June 2019 at 11:06

    REPLACEMENT FOR REPEAT
    15D: PENTAGRAM {PEN}{TAG}{RAM}

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  15. P. Venkatesan16 June 2019 at 11:16

    ANOTHER REPLACEMENT:
    3D: PROOF {PRO{O}F}

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  16. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore16 June 2019 at 12:04

    11a: wackford squeers - (quacks few orders)*
    3d: proof(evidence) - {pro(o)f}
    4d: prairie(plain) - {p(a̷f̷f̷a̷i̷r)air+(ie)}

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    1. raju umamaheswar16 June 2019 at 12:22

      Well solved, Dr K.Moorthy.I came
      across this for the first time and used it as a clue, as it is very unusual.

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    2. Vasant16 June 2019 at 14:20

      I think it was in Nicholas Nickleby and the famous scene where the Squeer teaches the students the spelling of Horse "and now that you know the spelling of horse, go and water it"

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  17. Satyen Nabar16 June 2019 at 12:14

    24A GRENADIER daring* around e + er

    1D SCREWBALL DD

    16A LI{MITE}D

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  18. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore16 June 2019 at 12:27

    24a: grenadier(guard) - (daring + e + er)*

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  19. raju umamaheswar16 June 2019 at 12:31

    Screwball. Aren't there so many in this world, of one kind or the other? One even is ruling in the US? Being a screwball for crossword myself, I found it appropriate to use this. Hope you enjoyed Dr. True Osteopath ?

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 June 2019 at 12:44

      Count on me for your list of screwballs!

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    2. Satyen Nabar16 June 2019 at 13:04

      Thanks for the crossword Raju! Was great fun :)

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    3. Vasant16 June 2019 at 14:12

      It indeed was great fun!

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  20. Srinidhi16 June 2019 at 13:00

    4A Article on pawn position in game (9)
    Plaything
    Thing is Article
    which is on
    P for Pawn and Lay for position

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  21. Srinidhi16 June 2019 at 13:01

    25A Those starting wars, we hear, upset one at first (9)
    Neophytes-those starting
    Phytes sounds like(we hear) fights(wars)
    after Neo, anagram(upset) of One

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  22. Srinidhi16 June 2019 at 13:03

    18D Man on board announced plan (7)
    Draught is a Man on board
    Sounds like(announced) Draft(plan)

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    1. raju umamaheswar16 June 2019 at 14:55

      Well done Srinidhi. Your annotations will teach beginners !

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  23. Argo16 June 2019 at 13:49

    21 d = PYLON (= spike and sounds like pile on or end up)
    12a = ACETONE (acetone is a solvent, dab=tone, hand=ace)

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  24. Kolluru Koteswara Rao16 June 2019 at 14:57

    10AC RAST<= A
    14AC SPEED UP
    21DN PIT<= ON

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  25. Argo16 June 2019 at 18:37

    7D = IN (popular ad in 'IN THING')
    + STEAD(Y)
    = INSTEAD (=rather)

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  26. raju umamaheswar16 June 2019 at 19:40

    Sorry, I was watching the match and could not monitor the position at 1800 hours. Did anyone else do the tally?

    Thanks for the support . God bless ye-all!

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  27. Deepak Gopinath16 June 2019 at 19:59

    Thanks for the special Raju.
    I have not monitored the comments, in case any are left some regular can put in the answers

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    1. raju umamaheswar16 June 2019 at 21:23

      Thanks Col, I appreciate.Maybe, everyone is busy watching India vs Pakistan. If no one does, I'll do it tomorrow. You enjoy your holidays.God bless

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  28. raju umamaheswar17 June 2019 at 13:25

    I think 5 down :AGEISTS, 8 down :GRASS. And 23 across: TESSA were not solved ?

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    1. Argo17 June 2019 at 15:31

      Can you please provide the annotation for the above ? Thanks

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    2. sree_sree17 June 2019 at 17:46

      5d age:old, 1sts:favourites, ageists. Semi&lit. Ageism is discriminating against old people.
      23a help:Asset<-
      8d lower is ref to animals in the lower side of food chain. (IMU). Fare:food. I would have liked an exclamation mark.

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    3. Kolluru Koteswara Rao17 June 2019 at 18:08

      I think Raju's intention could be lower=moo er i.e cow and it's fare is grass.
      Yes an exclamation mark would have given better lead

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  29. raju umamaheswar17 June 2019 at 13:26

    Thanks KKR Gary for your assistance

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  30. raju umamaheswar17 June 2019 at 19:52

    Thanks for providing the parsings and the tips .😊

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