Saturday 24 August 2019

No 12713, Saturday 24 Aug 2019, Vulcan

Across

1. Ideas new to agnostic individuals at first (11) COGITATIONS {TO+AGNOSTIC+Invividuals*}
8. A firm about to get membership (4) SEAT {SE{A}T}
9. Classify, say, as erotic/vulgar films (10) CATEGORISE {AS+EROTIC*} around {EG}
10. Manage to live outside one's country (6) BRUNEI {B{RUN}E}{I}
11. Winter traveller goes around North America, more treacherous (7) SNAKIER {S{NA}KIER}
13. Chaos after female is sent out for tests initially for a bruise (9) CONTUSION {CON{-f+Tests}USION}
15. Away from 4th after university is off (5) FORTH {FOuRTH}
16. Some bad donut with topping perhaps (3-2) ADD-ON (T)
18. Young home supporter with a hat on (9) INFANTILE {IN}{FAN}{TILE}
22. Fancy car parked next to a building got ruined (7) CRASHED {CAR*}{SHED}
23. Crude line, say (6) COARSE {~COURSE}
26. Inside a den hunter built (10) UNDERNEATH {A+DEN+HUNTER}
27. John's close to becomin' a crazy person (4) LOON {LOO}{becomiN}
28. Rare, invaluable and primarily unattainable (11) UNAVAILABLE {INVALUABLE+And}

Down

1. Sad ending in one heroic farewell (7) CHEERIO {onE+HEROIC*}
2. Had enough to survive and progressed (3,2) GOT ON (DD)
3. Procedure to fix taps, we hear (7) TACTICS {~ TACK TICKS}
4. Kept a target protected for so long (2-2) TA-TA (T)
5. Groans, burning in stomach and bladder! (6) ORGANS {GROANS*}
6. Begin to erase (6,3) STRIKE OUT (DD)
7. Recognise one that's at the top and rising (6) ASCENT {A}{SCENT}
12. Certain limit (5) BOUND (DD)
14. Collection of paintings essentially by a French artist (9) TROUSSEAU {painTings}{ROUSSEAU}
17. Love to be without love, basically that's bold (6) DARING {DARlING}
19. A large firm with bottomless pocket to make beer! (7) ALCOHOL {A}{L}{CO}{HOLe}
20. Student is certain to become graceful (7) LISSOME {L}{IS}{SOME}
21. Hearing mostly affected, a condition (6) HERNIA {HEARINg*}
24. Short excuse daughter inserted spontaneously (2-3) AD-LIB {A{D}LIBi}
25. A bit upset with the information (4) DATA {A TAD<=}



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19 comments:

  1. Thank you Vulcan & ramesh. had a good time.
    Did not get seated (8A) and had trouble to categorise 9A.
    Otherwise had a smooth run. Liked Brunei.

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    1. Tile hat is a high silk hat like on Charlie Chaplin or old time magicians.

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    2. Prasad to the rescue,as always.Thank you!

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    3. Vasant. Hope your family is joining you too, make the best of what you get. I was also a babe in the woods when I landed in Nairobi first and then the place grew on me. God bless you with a successful sojourn.

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  3. Special at 10:30 tomorrow by Raju

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  4. Coming back to crossword puzzles after a 3 day break. Crosswords took a back seat after major changes in Professional life. New land, new language, new culture. Thankfully the language of Cryptic crosswords remains same.
    Loved this puzzle. Thanks to Vulcan.

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  5. Best wishes in the new land. You may jump thai, thai

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  6. Are you in Thailand now Vasant?

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  7. Obviuosly so and K seems to have inside info!

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    1. Sorry,it was CV. The comment was more K like!

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  8. Best Wishes for the change to be for the better and you enjoy it all the way!

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  9. Kya BAHT hai! Best wishes Vasant.

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    1. Thanks Sir! Baht 2.37 times hai:-)

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    2. Haven't seen any coins yet. Shall look out for them.

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    3. It's a dance without love to ge them!

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