Sunday 22 September 2019

Special, Sunday 22 Sep 2019, K Koteswar Rao


Each person may enter a maximum of three answers till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory)
Please submit all your answers in one comment.


ACROSS
1   An awkward situation's greeting? (3-3-2)
5   One doubting this old man is going away, as before (6)
9   Nubile set at naught saves nothing on misty dispenser (9)
10 Deadly rifle stolen in housebreaking by the attendant (4)
11 Reportedly deformed hybrid fruit (4)
12 Being less than twenty_ It causes stress (10)
15 Notorious tiger left networking process (5)
16 Fourteen times four (5)
20 Relax! Everything depends on an affirmative response (5)
21 Make unconscious a French beast (5)
24 Noah's boat streamed reportedly in general to join by generating heat (3.7)
26 Head of herb sacrificed for lady-love (4)
28 Fortune 500, not 50 or zero! (4)
29 Collide without a mathematical derivation (5,4)
30 Work in that covering on formal occasions (3,3)
31 Caught a cold? Supported by any science? No, it's a poor choice of words! (8)

DOWN
1   Don’t add underhand deal in a compound of fowls (3,3)
2   Bolting group leaves for first world-shaking (8)
3   The female hog is still to take liquid (4)
4   Practice religion at 12 (5)
6   Grassland mowed down around Australia (6)
7   Short twist to make public scandal (8)
8   Bishop enters disturbed areas in debts (7)
13 Not bad over in a short spell (2,4)
14 One of the losing scores on first throw in craps (6)
17 Dining at cocktail (3,3,2)
18 The fungus can get executed by afternoon (7)
19 Dance of firefighter possibly (8)
22 Cool cover to view snow decoration on the mountain peak (3,3)
23 Eternal City is rejected in my reminiscence (6)
25 One born under the sign grows with money (5)
27 Dr. No? Finally, thumbs-down (4)

Across Lite version can be accessed at KKR 30

Enjoy.

100 comments:

  1. 17d: GIN AND IT (Dining at)* & Lit.
    8d: A(RR)EARS*
    12A: UNDERSCORE (MD: Being less than 20, _, It causes stress); Lovely clue.

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  2. done, good for sunday brunch. thanks KKR

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    1. Why don't you put your quota Prasad?

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    2. Prasad is a night owl, I understand. So, he might be taking afternoon nap now!

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    3. Sunday mornings Yoga session on the banks of river Godavari. 4-8 ish. Stretch the bbrunch to 11 on KKR day and go to sleep. Mostly wake up by 2.

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  3. 20ac allay all(everything) ay (yes)
    23dn memory m(emor-rome)y
    22dn ice cap DD

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  4. Making up as advised by KKR,
    10A PAGE P(-ilfer)*AGE

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  5. compensating for 23dn
    24 ac arc welding
    Arc (ark) weld(welled) in g(eneral)

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  6. CORRECTION 31a: CACOLOGY...(C)(A)(C)(OLOGY)

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  7. compensating for 23dn
    24ac arc welding
    Arc(ark) weld (welled) in g(eneral)

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  8. 15Ac KNOWN - leave tiger from Networking (Notorious)

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  9. 4 down. DOZEN =12 PRACTICE= do + religion = Zen.
    Very pithy clue . Thanks, KKR garu

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  10. 16Ac - GROSS 14(4)- Fourteen (times) four

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  11. 1 across. HOW DYE DO. = Greetings also means an awkward situation.

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  12. 14Dn TWELVE one of the scores in craps (CD?)

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    1. Yes, Sir. It is a CD
      Take one more clue for repeat of known

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  13. 1 down. HEN RUN = A Ccompound of fowls.underhand- add.anagram of the rest of the words

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  14. 29A DRIVE INTO derivation* - a

    13D SO SOON so-so+on

    27D VET+O

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  15. STILL TO BE SOLVED:
    ACROSS: 21 AND 26
    DOWN: 2,3,7,18,19,25

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  16. Late entry-
    2D- Wobbling- Gobbling-G+W
    Def.- Shaking
    I hope it is not done already

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  17. STILL TO BE SOLVED:
    ACROSS: 21 AND 26
    DOWN: 18,19,25

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  18. 18Dn CANDIDA Can did(executed) A(fternoon)

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    1. KKR garu, Though I have been doing CWDs for quite some time, the participation in ths 'blog' is a new and exhilarating experience.

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    2. It was the same feeling for all of us when we started solving through our blog for more than a decade. It was really a great and worthy experience

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  19. 18D- (CAN)(DID)A-Fungus
    Get executed- Did

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  20. I have named Sunday as KKR day!
    Keep it going.

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    1. Thanks for your comment.
      I am afraid there will be no Specials from next Sunday as the IXL will be on!

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    2. I registered some time back and have been waiting for the password.
      Just now I saw in FB and noted that few of them have got.
      I tried to re-register but it says it is already registered! Then I invoked "forgot password" I wait for it now.

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    3. I also haven't got my password. But Srinidhi who registered today has got it.

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    4. My problems are two fold. The registration form doesn't accept my Thailand number; moreover in the registration form I had a typo in my email ID. I have written to Extra C to resolve the issue. Hope I get my ID.

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    5. Let us hope we get through this issue before start of the event!

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    6. Vasant did you try to login with last year data, both password and use id.

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    7. I got the same password as last time. So I think old mobile number based profiles are retained.

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    8. I don't think it works. Actually, I have kept this page in my favorites and it opened automatically with my saved mobile no. and password.
      It, however, said either the password or mobile is incorrect.

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    9. Even the "contact us" link on the webpage is non-functional

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  21. JUST FOUR MORE TO GO:
    ACROSS: 21 AND 26
    DOWN: 19 AND 25

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  22. 19D FLAMINGO (CD) or is it flaminco?

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    1. You decide and provide the anno, please

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    2. Flaminco is a name of dance form. Incidentally flamingoes also perform dance. Possibly leads to flaminco.

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    3. I appreciate your attempt.
      Check your spelling and then think about annotating.

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  23. 19D- Flamingo- Flaming(g)o
    Fire- Flaming
    Fire fighter- Flaming go

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    1. It is 'Flamenco' which is a dance. But I am trying (fighting?) to figure out the 'firefighting' part.

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    2. Yes, you are right. Now, attempt to crack the anno. I know you can do this.

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  24. KKR,
    After seeing your comment I registeres and received the password immediately by sms to my mobile.
    Check both mail & sms (not whatsapp)

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    1. Yes, you will get it if you are doing it for the first time. But if you had done last week, you would have no chance of logging in now

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  25. You should have got the password the same day. Check your old msgs.

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  26. My 3 after a long time
    19D - FLAMENCO Fire = FLAME, Fighter = NCO(Non-commissioned officer)
    25D - NAIRA <=
    26A - AMIE (-r)AMIE

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    1. Thanks Col,
      For a moment, I thought you are still in USA!

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    2. Got back on 18th and had to come to Coimbatore same night.

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  27. KKR,
    Answer has been staring me in the face. Unnecessarily I have been linking the fighter with fire- just becayse it is a single word.
    Fire- Flame
    NCO- fighter- Non Commissioned officer

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  28. Since only 21A is left, anyone is free to answer the same provided they give correct annotation also

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  29. Thank you all for your participation, especially Col for accepting my grid at a short notice.

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  30. Oh! I did not get the KO part.
    Thank you.

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