Friday 16 August 2019

No 12706, Friday 16 Aug 2019, Incognito


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ACROSS
7   Fifty one perform at a swimming pool (4) LIDO {LI}{DO}
8   Approves restrictions (9) SANCTIONS [DD]
10 Representative, in Ireland, for the emperor's realm (6) EMPIRE {E{MP}IRE}
11 Clueless about argon and tin compound (8) IGNORANT*
12 Type of heels that can kill? (8) STILETTO [DD]
14 Waiter found in main computer room (6) SERVER [DD]
16 Psychiatrists become smaller at the end of psychoanalysis (7) SHRINKS {SHRINK}{p...iS}
18 Body parts used for batting? (7) EYELIDS [CD]
21 Go back with ease after Indian state is at its zenith (6) APOGEE {AP}{GO<=}{EE}
23 Scoundrel passing and working as a golfer's assistant (8) CADDYING {CAD}{DYING}
25 Skilled musician had large egg after virtually losing friend (8) VIRTUOSO {VIRTUally}{OS}{O}
27 Disappear using polishing material without right (6) VANISH VArNISH
29 Complainer (not Frenchman) reformed China (9) PORCELAIN COmPLAINER*
30 'Ajit' Hamid Ali Khan, as the whole town reportedly knew him, was a sort of lion (4) LOIN*

DOWN
1   Incompatible couple, like a red sock and a blue sock, perhaps (8) MISMATCH [CD]
2   Yes, initially old gymnastic Indian, was a practitioner of asceticism (4) YOGI {Y}{Old}{Gy...c}{In...n}
3   Agreement seen in mass entertainment (6) ASSENT [T]
4   Sircoin was moulded into a tooth (7) INCISOR*
5   Supports display units on outskirts of Bombay (6,2) STANDS BY {STANDS}{Bo..aY}
6   Tie a North African (4) MOOR [DD]
9   From then, transgressions were heard on radio (5) SINCE (~sins)
13 Prone to fibbing (5) LYING [DD]
15 Everyone boarded railway at the gathering (5) RALLY {R{ALL}Y}
17 Pass out leek (4,4) KEEL OVER {LEEK}* [RA]
19 Endlessly reconstituted syndicate which was related to a royal line (8) DYNASTIC SYNDICATe*
20 Tumbler found in the gymnasium (7) ACROBAT [CD]
22 Groom placed, at first, rook imiddle of two pawns (5) PRIMP {P}{Rook}{In}{Mi...e}{P}What's the role of 'placed'?
24 Heavenly to depart, consuming French wine (6) DIVINE {DI{VIN}E}
26 Threw back fruit, without interest, on the lawn (4) TURF FRUiT<=
28 Line redrawn may be blue or white in Egypt (4) NILE *

Reference List
Large = OS, Right = R, Frenchman = M, Yes = Y, Railway = RY, Pawn = P, Interest = I

GRID

49 comments:

  1. 7ac lido li(fifty one) do (perform)
    14ac server (DD)
    27ac vanish varnish-r
    8ac sanctions (DD)
    22dn nile (line)*

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  2. 12 ac Stiletto- a woman's shoe/shirt dagger.
    16 Shrinks-Psychiatrists. Get smaller
    18 Eyelids-
    23.a Caddying.Scoundrel-Cad+dying-passing
    27 a Vanish.Varnish-R.

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  3. 16 a become smaller-shrink+s end of paychoanalysiS.Shrinks-Psychiatrists.

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  4. compensating for27 a.
    6 dn Moor-North african- Moroccan.Moor-to tie up.

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  5. 1d mismatch like unmatched pair of socks

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  6. 11a ignorant anagram of argon and tin

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  7. 4d. Incisor anagram of sir coin.
    11a.ignorant anagram of argon tin
    14a. Server waiter DD
    12A. STILETTO DD
    2D. YOGI first letter of yes old gymnastic Indian.

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  8. 10A EMPIRE MP in EIRE
    !!A IGNORANT anagram of ARGON and TIN
    29A PORCELAIN anagram of COMPLAINER minus M
    1D MISMATCH DD4D INCISOR anagram of COIN SIR
    5D STANDS BY display units and outskirts of BombaY

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  9. 30a loin Ajit was known as loin hindi movies famous hero and later villain

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    1. This Loin was a villain. The movie "Kalicharan" portrayed him as the famous gangster.
      One also remembers him as Teja in "Zanjeer".

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    2. I have vague memories of his role as hero in the movie Nowsherwan-e-Adil. And of course as Dileepkumar's friend in Naya Daur.

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    3. Memory not good. Google says Nowsherwan e Adil did not feature Ajit at all!

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    4. Ajit was hero in Opera House with Saroja Devi as his leading lady.

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  10. 9D SINCE SINS on radio
    13D LYING DD
    15D RALLY all in r(copensating)

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  11. 20d Acrobat is a tumbler in gym

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  12. Incognito's veil is too revealing today.

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  13. Thank you Incognito for reviving childhood memories of Loin.
    Sara shaher mujhe Loin ke nam se jaanta hai.
    Robert ise tum liquid oxygen main dal do. Liquid ise jeene nahi dega aur oxygen ise marine nahi dega.
    Mujhe teen hi cheez pasand hai, Mona, Sona aur Mona ke saath Sona.

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    1. The last joke with apologies to Mona Sogal

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  14. Many Happy Returns Of The Day, C. G. Bhargava Sir.

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    1. Thank you all for your kind wishes.

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    2. Happy Birthday Bhargav & Many Happy returns of the day!
      Time to start your Tale piece?

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  15. Vasant, I have lived with Ajit jokes all my life :)

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  16. 19 d

    Dynastic. ( Anagram of Syndicat)

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  17. Many happy snruter of your birthday, Bhargavji. May God bless you with a long, happy and peaceful life.

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  18. 21a: apogee(zenith) - {(ap=Indian state)+(og(<=)+(ea̷s̷e)}

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  19. 21a: apogee(zenith) - {(ap=Indian state)+(go<=)+(ea̷s̷e)}

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  20. 25a: virtuoso(skilled) - {(virtua̷l̷l̷y̷,ally=friend)+(os=large)+(o=egg)}

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  21. 25A- Virtuoso- Skilled musician
    Virtually- ally (friend) gives virtu
    Large egg- OS O
    One of the last to fall for me.Hence my chipping in after 11 am.

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  22. Enjoyed 17D as well.
    Server for waiter- is it typical TN or South?

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  23. Wish you a Happy Birthday, CGB. Have a great time

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  24. 22d.primp - first of rook in middle of
    two pawns ( primp)
    24d.divine- heaven synonym

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    1. 24D DIVINE {DI(VIN)E}
      Depart=Die. Wine in French is Vin.
      Containment indicator for Vin in Die is 'consuming'

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  25. 17D. KEEL OVER. RA. {leek}*

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  26. 17D. KEEL OVER. RA. {leek}*

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