Monday 14 October 2019

No. 12754, Monday, 14 Oct, 2019, Hypatia

Today it's my turn to blog. But in the changed environment, I don't have access to the clues. Besides, I am leaving home in a few minutes and will be away until well after noon. I invite visitors to put answers/critique on the puzzle under Comments. If someone can provide the clues therein, well and good.
Maximum three answers per solver.
Let the fun begin!
I invite one volunteer to identify the clue type of each clue in the evening after the puzzle has been wrapped up by solvers. Let him/her Cput in their intention to do so in an early Comment.
Completed by 3 p.m. (inputs by various members)
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94 comments:

  1. AJ14 October 2019 at 08:08

    23d VILLA
    6(vi)50(l)50(l)first avenue(a)
    House

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  2. AJ14 October 2019 at 08:17

    2d
    Depart-die
    golden-au
    depart drunk in Golden - adieu
    Farewell

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  3. Unknown14 October 2019 at 08:29

    1A whEN A BLEssing, further ; enable
    10A GO UNTIE, sick I'LL, gruesome be, ecution : Guillitone

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  4. sree_sree14 October 2019 at 08:33

    Across

    1 When a blessing protects further (6)

    4 Connect a music player working without speaker (6)

    9 Associate Russian with one animal (4)

    10 Go untie criminal charged with sick, gruesome execution (10)

    11 Time of gold rush (6)

    12 Spooner chooses bags for what athletes' sport? (3-5)

    13 High jump for kids (9)

    15 Patient sort (4)

    16 Discover one becoming closer to you is back (4)

    17 Insect set in, set out, fully wasting every second (6,3)

    21 Picture love between two gods (8)

    22 Demon king abducting one, left Ashram's entrance, at Eastern valley (6)

    24 I step into a manufacturing plant (10)

    25 Cold, obliterating black hole (4)

    26 It's hard to find or trace artist regularly showcased (6)

    27 Rig Veda focusing on mind before attack (6)

    Down

    1 One subdues very loud member blocked by EU earlier (7)

    2 Depart drunk in Golden farewell (5)

    3 Say, Arsonist is more flimsy (7)

    5 Rich French couple had left Europe (6)

    6 Remains in a corset, worn separate (9)

    7 Initially naughty son cracked joke on one that doesn't let it slide (3-4)

    8 On occasion, athletic celebrity crossing beach area meets tourists on vacation (4,3,6)

    14 Rewind breaking news broadcast over red wine, say (9)

    16 Hint student is covered by aid (7)

    18 Ground water is lower by 40% ahead of shower (7)

    19 Race track? (7)

    20 Delta evacuated boarding after raising alarm (6)

    23 House 65050, first in Avenue (5)

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  5. KARTHIK14 October 2019 at 08:56

    11a) Defn: time
    Soln: AUGUST
    Anno: {AU}{GUST}
    27a) Defn: attack
    Soln: INVADE
    Anno: IN+VEDA*
    18d) Defn: ground
    Soln: TERRAIN
    Anno: (-wa)TER+RAIN

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  6. Vasant14 October 2019 at 09:10

    1D EARMUFF E(ARM)U FF
    9A A RU I
    3D LIGHTER C & DD

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  7. LV14 October 2019 at 09:10

    17A tsetse fly
    22A Ravana
    19D lineage
    3D lighter

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    1. sree_sree14 October 2019 at 09:31

      Recheck 22a

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    2. Unknown14 October 2019 at 10:14

      It's RAVINE. Demon king is ravana, abductine one, add I, left ashram, remove A, eastern E.

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  8. Padmanabhan14 October 2019 at 09:16

    LV- no annos?

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  9. Suresh M S14 October 2019 at 09:19

    21A PANORAMA (O between pan and Rama)
    24A POINSETTIA (anagram I step into a)

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  10. AJ14 October 2019 at 09:19

    3d
    Arsonist means lighter - flimsier

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  11. Padmanabhan14 October 2019 at 09:20

    24A- Poinsettia- plant- (I step into a)*
    7D- Non Skid- N (ONS)* KID
    10A- Guillotine- (GO UNTIE)* containing ILL (sick) Def.- Gruesome execution

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  12. AJ14 October 2019 at 09:22

    1d
    Effulge?

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  13. Ravi14 October 2019 at 09:38

    13 a .Highjump, off spring for kids

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  14. Prasanna Rao14 October 2019 at 09:38

    9a....A=Assistance ; Ru= Russsia ; I=one.....ARUI
    2D.... Depart drunk (D) IN Golden (AU) farewell ---ADIEU

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  15. Ravi14 October 2019 at 09:39

    15a. Patient sort is kind(quality)

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  16. Ravi14 October 2019 at 09:48

    16d. Aid is favour. Student (l) is covered. Clue is flavour.

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  17. AJ14 October 2019 at 09:52

    15a
    Patient- kind
    Sort - kind
    Soln:. Kind

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  18. B N Acharya14 October 2019 at 10:43

    8D FITS AND STARTS (on occasion) FIT (authentic) S AND( beach area) STAR (celebrity) TS (tourists-vacated,first and last letters retained)

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  19. B N Acharya14 October 2019 at 10:45

    4A ADJOIN (connect) A DJ (music player), I (speaker) in ON (working)

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  20. Mukundala Balasubramanyam14 October 2019 at 10:46

    23D : VILLA (VI L L A) VI=6, 50,50=L,L..A from A(-venue) Definition : House

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    1. sree_sree14 October 2019 at 10:52

      MB, the first one to be solved

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam14 October 2019 at 11:07

      You mean 1 across to be solved? I am struggling with that!

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    3. sree_sree14 October 2019 at 11:10

      23d was actually solved @808 by AJ

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    4. Mukundala Balasubramanyam14 October 2019 at 11:23

      Oops! Sorry, I didn't notice it!

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    5. Unknown14 October 2019 at 12:14

      1AC is ENABLE, embedded word

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    6. Mukundala Balasubramanyam14 October 2019 at 12:21

      Thank you. I missed your post @ 8:29 am!

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    7. sree_sree14 October 2019 at 16:52

      Oh MB, I thght you were referring to the website 1A. All but one, struggling to get the land of characters!!!

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  21. sree_sree14 October 2019 at 10:58

    Yet to be
    Ac 12,16,25,26
    Dn 5,6,14,19,20

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  22. Ramani14 October 2019 at 11:03

    IXL has given credit for IN THE CARDS also and the leaderboard has since been modified. Gone up to certain extent but going to fall as the NE corner of yesterday is going to be painted in red for me. :-(

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    1. sree_sree14 October 2019 at 11:11

      BIG jump. Thanks to blog, Setter and admin for considering.

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam14 October 2019 at 11:16

      This affected my ranking.I was demoted to 56th position from 45!

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    3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam14 October 2019 at 11:20

      Congrats Prasad! You are now in the top five in round 2 of IXL.

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    4. sree_sree14 October 2019 at 13:35

      thanks MB

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    5. Vasant14 October 2019 at 13:55

      Congrats Prasad! Keep going!

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    6. Vasant14 October 2019 at 13:56

      Ram: No worries! Still many rounds to go! Make it up.

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    7. Kolluru Koteswara Rao14 October 2019 at 19:17

      Keep it up Prasad.
      Ram don't get disheartened. There is always scope for improvement. Goodluck

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    8. Anonymous15 October 2019 at 12:02

      You are most welcome Sree and congrats! :)

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  23. Mukundala Balasubramanyam14 October 2019 at 11:05

    25A : LEAK (-B)(LEAK) Cold=Bleak. Definition:Hole

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  24. Padmanabhan14 October 2019 at 11:17

    Good one MB.

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  25. D N M Rao14 October 2019 at 11:55

    12Ac GUILLOTINE - Go unite ill(sick) Anagram

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam14 October 2019 at 12:40

      That solution was for 10Ac already done by somebody else. 12Ac is yet to be solved.

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  26. Mukundala Balasubramanyam14 October 2019 at 12:05

    16A FUND {F(-I)(+U)ND} Discover=Find. Definition:Back=Fund.

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  27. D N M Rao14 October 2019 at 12:33

    5Dn DELUXE - Deux(couple infrench) LE (Left Europe) - Rich

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  28. Mukundala Balasubramanyam14 October 2019 at 12:34

    My third in lieu of 23Dn

    26A : RARITY {RA(RIT)Y} Trace = Ray. RIT from aRtIsT. Definition : Hard to find.

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  29. D N M Rao14 October 2019 at 13:06

    7Dn OSTRACIZE - i(n)a corset*+ze(?) - Anno?

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  30. D N M Rao14 October 2019 at 13:09

    7Dn Osracize=. exclude or separate (defn./

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  31. D N M Rao14 October 2019 at 13:18

    12Ac SIX PACKS - Packs for picks chooses.

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    1. Vasant14 October 2019 at 13:22

      It is a Spoonerism of Picks Sacks( Chooses bags)

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    2. D N M Rao14 October 2019 at 13:28

      Stand corrected.

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    3. sree_sree14 October 2019 at 13:34

      picks to pix and then to six. hey spooner!

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    4. Vasant14 October 2019 at 13:45

      Prasad: Spoonerism is also about sound shifting not just letter shifting, IMO

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    5. sree_sree14 October 2019 at 13:54

      no problem.it was in L..V...

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    6. Padmanabhan14 October 2019 at 13:58

      Wondering how LV came in until 'Light' dawned on me!

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    7. Vasant14 October 2019 at 14:18

      :-) Prasad's Crypticism

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  32. D N M Rao14 October 2019 at 13:19

    That(12Ac) in lieu of 10 Ac.

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  33. Unknown14 October 2019 at 13:21

    12 ac. Six packs.picks sacks

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  34. sree_sree14 October 2019 at 13:38

    14,19,20. anyone dibs on 20?

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  35. B N Acharya14 October 2019 at 13:59

    14D SUNDOWNER ( wine) anagram of undo (rewind) news and r(red)

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  36. Padmanabhan14 October 2019 at 14:03

    20D- Caveat is one possibility (caution rather than alarm) but parsing?
    I struggled a long time with DA for 'Delta evacuated'but could not fit in.

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  37. Padmanabhan14 October 2019 at 14:08

    Got it. It is a reverse T. Raising is reversal indicator. Boarding is container.
    DelTA EVACuated.

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  38. Mukundala Balasubramanyam14 October 2019 at 14:43

    19Dn LINEAGE (DD)

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  39. Chaturvasi14 October 2019 at 14:56

    Completed by 3 p.m. Thanks to all solvers.

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  40. Hypatia14 October 2019 at 15:35

    Thanks CV sir and all the solvers who posted the responses. Also thanks to Sree Sree for posting the clues.

    I am eagerly waiting to see the responses to the second challenge that CV sir has mentioned in the post - categorizing the clue types.

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  41. Vasant14 October 2019 at 16:33

    I thought someone would. Though pressed for time( Annual shutdown of plant here), I will do it:
    Across

    1 When a blessing protects further (6) Telescopic

    4 Connect a music player working without speaker (6) Charade + Container

    9 Associate Russian with one animal (4) Charade

    10 Go untie criminal charged with sick, gruesome execution (10) Partial anagram with container

    11 Time of gold rush (6) Charade

    12 Spooner chooses bags for what athletes' sport? (3-5) Spoonerism

    13 High jump for kids (9) DD

    15 Patient sort (4) DD

    16 Discover one becoming closer to you is back (4) Addition, Deletion

    17 Insect set in, set out, fully wasting every second (6,3) Charade with anagram with deletion

    21 Picture love between two gods (8) Charade with container

    22 Demon king abducting one, left Ashram's entrance, at Eastern valley (6) Deletion/Addition

    24 I step into a manufacturing plant (10) Anagram

    25 Cold, obliterating black hole (4) First letter deletion

    26 It's hard to find or trace artist regularly showcased (6) Container with letter picking

    27 Rig Veda focusing on mind before attack (6)Charade with letter picking and anagram

    Down

    1 One subdues very loud member blocked by EU earlier (7) Charade with container

    2 Depart drunk in Golden farewell (5) Container

    3 Say, Arsonist is more flimsy (7) C&DD

    5 Rich French couple had left Europe (6) Charade with Container

    6 Remains in a corset, worn separate (9) Anagram with container

    7 Initially naughty son cracked joke on one that doesn't let it slide (3-4) Charade with Container

    8 On occasion, athletic celebrity crossing beach area meets tourists on vacation (4,3,6) Charade with Container

    14 Rewind breaking news broadcast over red wine, say (9) Charade with Anagram and container

    16 Hint student is covered by aid (7) Container

    18 Ground water is lower by 40% ahead of shower (7) Charade with deletion

    19 Race track? (7) DD

    20 Delta evacuated boarding after raising alarm (6) T<

    23 House 65050, first in Avenue (5) Charade

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    1. Hypatia14 October 2019 at 20:33

      Wow Vasant - That's amazing:) This was what I had in my spreadsheet - You can see its pretty close:)

      Containers 6 (1d,2d,5d,8d,14d,16d)
      Anagrams 6 (10a,17a,24a,27a,6d,7d)
      Charades 5 (4a,9a,11a,13a,21a)
      Deletions 2 (25a,18d)
      CD 2 (3d and 19d)
      T / Rev T 2 (1a,20d)
      Substitutions 2 (16a, 22a)
      Letter Selection etc 1 (26a)
      Novelty 1 (23d)
      Spoonerisms 1 (12a)
      DD 1 (15a)
      Total 29

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    2. Vasant14 October 2019 at 20:41

      The wow should go to the puzzle! This puzzle was more in the classic mould with a variety of word play.
      Thanks for the grid Hypatia. Tomorrow I will not be able to solve the puzzle.. As we have a power shutdown.. I will be busy the whole day.. Hopefully, will do the puzzle day after..

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    3. Hypatia14 October 2019 at 23:14

      Thanks Vasant:)

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    4. Kolluru Koteswara Rao15 October 2019 at 07:42

      Vasant,
      That was indeed a very elaborate assessment of the grid. Well done!
      I thought 7DN was an anagram with container N[ONS*]KID
      Am I right?

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  42. sree_sree14 October 2019 at 16:48

    13a is charade high:off, jump:spring!

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  43. Chaturvasi14 October 2019 at 17:30

    Thanks Vasant.

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  44. Kolluru Koteswara Rao14 October 2019 at 18:04

    Hypatia, wonderful grid, deserves to be in IXL!!!

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam14 October 2019 at 18:13

      +1

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    2. Chaturvasi14 October 2019 at 19:12

      In which case she can't be a contestant for the trophy, you forget. You can be on only one side of the fence!

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    3. Kolluru Koteswara Rao14 October 2019 at 19:19

      There is no of'fence' either way

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    4. Hypatia14 October 2019 at 20:36

      Thanks a lot KKR garu and MB :) Glad you enjoyed it. CV sir - Maybe Hypatia can set since only SR is in the leaderboard LOL:) Since I am not going to be able attend the finals this year, maybe I should have thought of the setting option - however, must admit that I prefer to be a solver even more than to be a setter.

      Delete
    5. Vasant15 October 2019 at 05:50

      That is sad to hear.. Everybody looks forward to you being there (also get a chance to meet Ram and Aadu).

      Delete
  45. Padmanabhan14 October 2019 at 22:08

    Missed out the later part of the blog. Logged in late to catch up. Interesting.
    Nise analysis Vasant.
    Thank you Hypatia.

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