Sunday, 7 July 2019

Special, Sunday 07 Jul 2019, Gussalufz


Welcome to our new setter. Bouquets and brickbats welcome.

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


ACROSS
1   Just running leisurely on vacation (4)
3   Quietly a friend of the Catholic church (5)
6   Reverse course and make changes (4)
9   Best alternative to open-air (7)
11 Specialist doctors heal minor (7)
13 Basic, small kale-lettuce salad!? Not cute! (8)
14 About this matter of the star-eating alien (6)
16 Awkwardly issue bids for financial rewards (9)
18 Cancel yearly leave, Ana (5)
20 Chromosome in sperm determined whether male or female (5)
21 Ally’s break-up carries pain forever (9)
23 Finally obtain Saudi seismic license; drill exploratory well (6)
25 Perhaps Santa is married to devil-worship? (8)
28 Replace bottles containing questionable medicine (7)
29 Immodest one flaunting CBSE preparation? (7)
30 More dress sizes announced (4)
31 Sudden drench (5)
32 Questions assignments to take the head off (4)

DOWN
1   Musicians keeping time amidst rowdy boos (7)
2   Mail carrier read pugilist girl’s supporter’s request for permission for her to perform (9)
4   Courts top actresses to raise inadequate amour-propre (5)
5   Trace the first 13 letters! (4)
7   Dickens a fraud, per Spooner (5)
8   Decorative structure for tile arrangement (7)
10 Doctor urged, "In love, allow all kinds of liberties." (11)
12 Son, husband catch silly, boomeranging tricks (11)
15 Goddess happens to be one top sitarist (4)
17 Misfortunes of one with fifty-fifty chances, ultimately (4)
19 Sheer cover-ups! (9)
20 Clairvoyance somewhat on the rise after small connection in the brain (7)
22 Whines or goes off: “Sorry, am me!” (7)
24 Also, ah—, cannabis limits rising lawlessness! (5)
26 Can be on view regularly from a height (5)
27 Start to write about first love (4)

Across Lite version can be accessed at GUSSALUFZ 1

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80 comments:

  1. P. Venkatesan7 July 2019 at 10:32

    24d: CHAOS (T<-)

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  2. R Nagendra Prasad7 July 2019 at 10:32

    6A: EDIT from <--TIDE

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  3. Ramani7 July 2019 at 10:32

    17d I L L S (ONE - A FIFTY FIFTY LL CHANCES FINALLY S)

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  4. Ramani7 July 2019 at 10:34

    10D OVERINDULGE (URGED IN LOVE)*

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  5. Ramani7 July 2019 at 10:35

    5D A TO M

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  6. R Nagendra Prasad7 July 2019 at 10:36

    13A: SKELETAL from {(S) KALE LETTUCE-CUTE}* S for small

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  7. Vasant7 July 2019 at 10:37

    1A ON LY ( LY from L(eisurel)Y on vacation)
    4d ATRIA Acrostic
    5d A TO M ( first 13 letters are A to M)

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  8. P. Venkatesan7 July 2019 at 10:37

    23A: NICER (TAIL ACROSTIC)

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  9. P. Venkatesan7 July 2019 at 10:39

    16A: SUBSIDIES (ISSUE+BIDS)*

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  10. Vasant7 July 2019 at 10:40

    Replacement for 5d
    8d TREFOIL*

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  11. R Nagendra Prasad7 July 2019 at 10:40

    29A: OBSCENE from ONE CBSE*

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  12. Jayalakshmi arumugam7 July 2019 at 10:47

    3 ac papal p(quietly) a+pal (friend)
    18 ac annul annual-a(na)

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  13. Jayalakshmi arumugam7 July 2019 at 10:49

    27dn open o(love)+pen (write)

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    1. Ramki Krishnan7 July 2019 at 11:01

      Not the right answer Jayalakshmi - please check again

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    2. sree_sree7 July 2019 at 11:42

      without crossings it would have been an answer. i had the same in mind while hitting the download button (link).

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  14. raju umamaheswar7 July 2019 at 10:49

    1 down: OBOISTS-- anagram of BOOS + T= IST ( Indian Standard Time)

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  15. raju umamaheswar7 July 2019 at 10:50

    1 Across: ONLY= Just= Running =ON + LY from Leisurely

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  16. raju umamaheswar7 July 2019 at 10:53

    18 across; ANNUAL =Yearly _ A = cancel

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  17. Ramki Krishnan7 July 2019 at 11:02

    Not INDOORS

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  18. Ramki Krishnan7 July 2019 at 11:02

    Not SITA

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  19. Ramki Krishnan7 July 2019 at 11:05

    21A LASTINGLY - ALLY* around STING (pain), def = forever
    12D SHENANIGANS - S + H + (SNAG INANE)<<, def = tricks
    20D: SYNAPSE - (ESP + ANY)<< after S, def = connection in the brain

    Very enjoyable grid Gussalufz!

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  20. raju umamaheswar7 July 2019 at 11:08

    Gemini: not correct. take a relook !

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  21. professorX7 July 2019 at 11:10

    25 Across: SATANISM = Santa (anagram) + is + M (marriage)

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  22. sree_sree7 July 2019 at 11:10

    thanks for the sunday entertainment.

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  23. Viresh Ratnakar7 July 2019 at 11:14

    Thanks for all the feedback, great to be here!

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  24. Vasant7 July 2019 at 11:18

    Lovely Grid! Thanks for the Sunday entertainment, Gussalufz. Hope to have more puzzles from you here.

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  25. raju umamaheswar7 July 2019 at 11:22

    + No Gussa at all Luvfz ! Thanks for an exhilarating exercise on a Sunday morning !

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  26. Chaturvasi7 July 2019 at 11:30

    20a Chromosome in sperm determined whether male or female (5) SEXED :: SE(X)ED
    2d Mail carrier read pugilist girl’s supporter’s request for permission for her to perform (9) LETTER BOX :: ~ LET 'ER BOX
    20d Clairvoyance somewhat on the rise after small connection in the brain (7) SYNAPSE :: S + YNAPSE rev of ESP ANY
    (Annos for the last two did not occur to me instantly but I worked them out in a few seconds.

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  27. Chaturvasi7 July 2019 at 11:39

    Replacement for 20d repeat
    15d Goddess happens to be one top sitarist (4)
    Answer suggested above by someone is not correct. It is ISIS :: IS (happens) I (one) S(top Sitarist)

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    1. Viresh Ratnakar7 July 2019 at 11:42

      Yes, thanks! Minor mod: IS = "happens to be"

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  28. Mukundala Balasubramanyam7 July 2019 at 11:39

    32A ASKS (TASKS-A)
    26D ABOVE (cAn Be On ViEw)
    22D YAMMERS (SORRY AM ME - OR)*

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam7 July 2019 at 11:40

      32A Typo : (TASKS -T)

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    2. Viresh Ratnakar7 July 2019 at 15:07

      Yes, thanks! Minor mod: 22d was intended to be a composite anagram. (YAMMERS OR)* = SORRY AM ME, with "goes off" being the anagrind. But your anno worjs too, with "goes" for deletion and "off" as the anagrind :-) (both would be awkward prefix operators though, in that anno, imo).

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    3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam7 July 2019 at 16:19

      Tks. Point noted.

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  29. Chaturvasi7 July 2019 at 11:42

    Yet to go
    Ac 6 11 14 18 28 29 30 31
    Dn: 7 19
    In good faith, E&OE

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  30. Mukundala Balasubramanyam7 July 2019 at 11:43

    Lovely grid. Thanks for the entertainment Viresh!

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  31. sree_sree7 July 2019 at 11:50

    that gives out the answer!

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  32. Argo7 July 2019 at 12:30

    11 AC : OBS (obstetricians) + CURE (heal) = OBSCURE (minor)

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    1. Chaturvasi7 July 2019 at 13:05

      This clue is a good example of how a clue, if written with some dictionary/thesaurus work, becomes less easy.
      For OBSCURE I might offer, straight off the bat,
      Old boy's remedy is unknown (7) OB's + CURE.
      The clue does make sense - The formula of a remedy of an old man in a family possessing home remedies may be only in his possession and may remain unknown to others.
      OTOH, the clue in this crossword eschews the trite 'old boy', uses a medical abbr. - which in itself is not, well, obscure. But the def for OBSCURE is not a synonym that comes to mind readily. And in the surface it is a noun but as def for the word required it is an adj. See how the bar is raised.

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    2. Viresh Ratnakar7 July 2019 at 13:10

      Thanks for the interesting analysis, sir!

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  33. Argo7 July 2019 at 12:47

    28 A : PLACEBO (hidden)

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  34. Srinidhi7 July 2019 at 12:53

    14A About this matter of the star-eating alien (6)
    Hereto meaning about this matter
    Hero is star who is eating ET, the crossword alien
    19D Sheer cover-ups! (9)
    Negligees a cryptic definition of the nightwear
    31A Sudden drench (5)
    Steep a double definition.

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  35. Srinidhi7 July 2019 at 12:55

    In hostel and explaining to my room mates about cryptic crosswords.

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  36. Argo7 July 2019 at 13:05

    12D = S(on) + H(husband) + {INANE}* + {SNAG}* = SHENANIGANS

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    1. Argo7 July 2019 at 13:11

      Maybe this is better
      S+H+{INANE}< + {SNAG}< -> SHENANIGANS

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  37. R Nagendra Prasad7 July 2019 at 13:19

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  38. Kolluru Koteswara Rao7 July 2019 at 14:37

    6AC EDIT<=
    7DN DEUCE ~doos and as per spooner is PSEUD

    These two I guess are not answered yet.

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam7 July 2019 at 14:43

      6A Done @10:32 by ANPrasad

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam7 July 2019 at 14:45

      Typo R N Prasad.

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    3. Chaturvasi7 July 2019 at 15:01

      Please explain the spoonerism. As far as I know it occurs in phrases where the initial sounds of two words are transposed. (I have now checked it in Collins.)Does it occur in a single word? What is the sound change in deuce/pseudo?

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    4. Chaturvasi7 July 2019 at 15:15

      https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/crossword-blog/2012/mar/01/cryptic-crosswords-beginners-spoonerisms
      Examples of Spoonerisms in the above story confirm my position.
      However, the following from Shuchi's article differs:
      Spoonerism clues use play on words in which the initial sounds or syllables of words are switched (emphasis mine).
      What is the authority for the latter part about syllables?

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    5. Kolluru Koteswara Rao7 July 2019 at 15:15

      Vasi Sir,
      It is not pseudo. Just pseud [single word] which means fraud.
      This is what I tried to explain.
      If it is not correct, let someone correct it.

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    6. Chaturvasi7 July 2019 at 15:17

      Thanks.

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    7. Viresh Ratnakar7 July 2019 at 15:19

      Interesting! I wasn't aware that Spoonerisms exclude syllable swapping within a single word. Will keep in mind for the future, thanks.

      The intent was: deuce (pronounced as /djuːs/) is a syllable-sound-swapped version of pseud (pronounced as /sjuːd/). I think my pronunciation keys may get mangled in the blog here, but they can be seen and heard in Google by searching for define:deuce and define:pseud.

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  39. Kolluru Koteswara Rao7 July 2019 at 14:40

    It's fun solving your grid, Viresh!

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  40. Mukundala Balasubramanyam7 July 2019 at 14:53

    Yet to be solved

    Across. : 9 and 30.

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  41. Chaturvasi7 July 2019 at 16:43

    I raise questions for discussion and not in any carping or cavilling manner.
    Re 27 Start to write about first love (4)
    Is "first love" ok to indicate O goes ahead of pen? Should it be "love first" (which of course mars the surface".
    Or could it be "first love" or "love first" depending upon how the surface goes?

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    1. Viresh Ratnakar7 July 2019 at 16:56

      The solution to this clue is not OPEN. See Kolluru's solution and anno above, thanks.

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    2. Viresh Ratnakar7 July 2019 at 17:56

      Also, I agree that "first love" does not really work in this alternative solution/anno ("about" is also extraneous).

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  42. Col_Gopinath7 July 2019 at 17:25

    Thanks for the special Viresh

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    1. Viresh Ratnakar7 July 2019 at 17:35

      You are welcome, and thank you for this forum!

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  43. Chaturvasi8 July 2019 at 07:18

    I understand that in UK advanced cryptics setters go beyond the dictionary meaning of Spoonerism and do use the device in single word with two syllables
    Here, in 7a the word does not even have two syllables.
    Some other clue needs to be written, I think.

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  44. Viresh Ratnakar8 July 2019 at 08:11

    OK, point taken! Will send a replacement clue.

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  45. Viresh Ratnakar8 July 2019 at 08:38

    7 Dickens suppressed by rabid EU censors (5)

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