Sunday, 2 February 2020

Special, Sunday 02 Feb 2020, K Koteswar Rao


Three answers per commenter as usual till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory)
Please submit all your answers in a single comment.


ACROSS
1   Deliveries in rapid succession in boxing (3-3)
4   The courage to carry on with the alloy, I hear (6)
9   Promotes product in chosen market-places (9)
10 Broadcast support for hot ashes (5)
11 Rook admitted in post following evil spirit’s special strikes (14)
12 After missing girl, no hoper takes retreat spending energy day-and-night (7)
13 Elevates snapped rope in damaged life-support (5,2)
15 Mother to tell-tale Hawaii tongue (7)
17 Very high fraud? No, very small amount! (7)
18 Criminal loss of sense is about pressure and composure (4-10)
21 Colour protecting Sheikh, a King (5)
22 Keeping lithium in the open or in the dark? (9)
23 Understood gold grams hundred in carat (6)
24 Growth of neem takes zero years. It acts as catalyst (6)

DOWN
1   Reel turned over without line. Mea culpa! (4)
2   Vacating Elba is more exacting for American dweller (9)
3   I own up tight spot breaking uninterruptedly (7,8)
4   It blows violently in France during reformist rally (7)
5   All the time disturbing dewy turn of events, lacking depth (6-4-5)
6   It’s colossal to back a rope! (5)
7   Move South and slowly drink the grapevine (6)
8   Charges for drink included in the minutes on review (4,4)
12 Spooner’s rational model is having identical title as another (8)
14 Yogi’s cool upset by study of human societies (9)
16 Concisely, the North is imaginary! (2,5)
17 I hear braces for bargains (6)
19 Rising arcade with a creature (5)
20 The fabric has not originated for Man, perhaps (4)

Across Lite version can be accessed at KKR 33

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66 comments:

  1. Ramani2 February 2020 at 10:33

    20d -L ISLE
    19d LLAM A <-
    14d SOCIOLOGY*

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  2. P. Venkatesan2 February 2020 at 10:38

    21a: KAKHI (T)
    6D: LASSO {T<--}
    14D: SOCIOLOGY {YOGIS+COOL}*

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  3. P. Venkatesan2 February 2020 at 10:39

    21A: KHAKI

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  4. D N M Rao2 February 2020 at 10:59

    3Dn WITHOUT STOPPING*

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  5. Padmanabhan2 February 2020 at 10:59

    3D- without stopping- (I own up tight spot)*

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  6. P. Venkatesan2 February 2020 at 11:01

    replacement for repeat
    24A: ENZYME {NEEM*} around {ZY}

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  7. sree_sree2 February 2020 at 11:02

    Nice and smooth KKR ji. Thanks for Sunday teaser.

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  8. Padmanabhan2 February 2020 at 11:02

    16D- In short- (North is)*

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  9. Jacob Brahmakulam2 February 2020 at 11:03

    23A CAUGHT;understood; {C{AU}{G}{H}T}
    18A SELF POSSESSION; COmposure {P}in {LOSSOF SENSE IS*}
    19D LLAMA, animal; MALL<=A

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  10. Murali2 February 2020 at 11:05

    13 LIFTS UP = Elevates,
    snapped rope in
    damaged ( life support - ROPE) *

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  11. Padmanabhan2 February 2020 at 11:06

    23A- C (AU G H) T- Understood
    Gold grams hundred- G AU H
    Carrrot- Ct

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  12. Mukundala Balasubramanyam2 February 2020 at 11:07

    4a METTLE {METAL~}
    13a LIFTS UP {Life-support - rope}*
    4d MISTRAL (T)

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  13. D N M Rao2 February 2020 at 11:07

    1Ac ONE TWO - (DD)

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  14. Jacob Brahmakulam2 February 2020 at 11:09

    substitute for 19D
    22A; OBLIVIOUS; in the dark;{OB{LI}VIOUS}

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  15. Mukundala Balasubramanyam2 February 2020 at 11:11

    In place of 13a

    5dn TWENTY-FOUR-SEVEN {DEWY TURN OF EVENTS - D}*

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  16. D N M Rao2 February 2020 at 11:11

    5Dn TWENTY FOUR SEVEN*

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao2 February 2020 at 11:13

      Now it is your turn to give the third for this repeat

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  17. Prasanna Rao2 February 2020 at 11:20

    21a....Colour protecting Sheikh, a King--KHAKI --->T

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    1. Prasanna Rao2 February 2020 at 11:27

      kkr...PL.REVIEW MY 2ND....14D.. anagram of (Yogi’s cool) = SOCIOLOGY upset by study of human societies

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    2. Prasanna Rao2 February 2020 at 11:34

      17A...very small amount is... PEANUTS -

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    3. Col_Gopinath2 February 2020 at 11:37

      17A is Incorrect. See Raju's solution below

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    4. Prasanna Rao2 February 2020 at 11:40

      yes. col. really its an excellent clue. I got it....busy with site work. thanks

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  18. raju umamaheswar2 February 2020 at 11:28

    17 ACROSS: soupcon = A VERY SMALL QUANTITY. -- VERY=SO- HIGH =UP AND CON= FRAUD.

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    1. Prasanna Rao2 February 2020 at 11:38

      well anno. Raju garu...I was not getting this.

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  19. raju umamaheswar2 February 2020 at 11:31

    17 DOWN: steals= BARGAINS. STEELS = BRACES UP

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  20. Vasant2 February 2020 at 11:32

    11A DEMON ST(R)ATIONS
    2D E(-lb)A+ STERNER
    15A MA RAT HI
    Lovely Puzzle

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  21. Padmanabhan2 February 2020 at 11:37

    Thank you KKR. Enjoyed solving.
    Yet to get 8D- trying.

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  22. raju umamaheswar2 February 2020 at 11:43

    My last one: 2 down:: EASTERNER. e(-lb)a+ sterner=more exacting-

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  23. raju umamaheswar2 February 2020 at 11:44

    Good exercise for the brans, KKR garu. enjoyed xracking SOUPCON. Liked TWENTYFOUR SEVEN

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao2 February 2020 at 11:59

      Thanks Rajugaru, but your exercise needs repeat as 2DN was already solved

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  24. raju umamaheswar2 February 2020 at 11:45

    brains

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  25. Srinidhi2 February 2020 at 11:45

    1d Reel turned over without line. Mea culpa! (4)
    Oops meaning Mea Culpa
    Spool is Reel
    Reverse it and remove l for line

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  26. Srinidhi2 February 2020 at 11:47

    8d Charges for drink included in the minutes on review (4,4)
    Sets Upon meaning charges or attacks
    Put Sup for drink inside reversal of Notes( minutes on review)

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  27. Srinidhi2 February 2020 at 11:48

    7d Move South and slowly drink the grapevine (6)
    Gossip is Grapevine
    Go is move S for South and Sip is slowly drink.

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  28. Col_Gopinath2 February 2020 at 11:57

    Yet to be solved

    Across - 9, 10, 12

    Down - 12

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  29. Murali2 February 2020 at 12:01

    9A POSITIONS (DD) (Promotes product) (in chosen market-places)

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  30. sree_sree2 February 2020 at 12:04

    10a easle ~easel
    12a nonstop nohoper-her, nest-e
    12d namesake, sane make(highly doubt the usage)!

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  31. Col_Gopinath2 February 2020 at 12:11

    All answers are in. Thanks for the Special KKR. But for you, the special series would have stopped some time ago.

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao2 February 2020 at 12:29

      Many thanks Col.
      But for your encouragement and our blog's guidance, it would not have been possible for me. This is a fact.

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  32. Col_Gopinath2 February 2020 at 12:12

    Others are requested to send in their contributions for the sunday specials

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  33. Suresh2 February 2020 at 12:22

    The theme of this puzzle aptly describes my life in the past month or so

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao2 February 2020 at 12:33

      You have added suspense to the grid, like a themed one. I initially started it with theme [like words 24/7, non-stop and without stopping] in mind and gave it up.
      Are you also thinking in the same line?

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    2. Suresh2 February 2020 at 19:51

      Add 1A to the list. Work has piled up so much that I have little time for anything else. This crossword was a short recreation in its simplicity and elegance

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    3. Kolluru Koteswara Rao3 February 2020 at 08:35

      Thanks Suresh

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  34. Kolluru Koteswara Rao2 February 2020 at 12:34

    Thank you all for sparing time to solve the grid!

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  35. Padmanabhan2 February 2020 at 12:57

    As I said in the Sunday CW,we have got used to having KKR special on Sundays. Thank you KKR for continuing the tradition.

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  36. Padmanabhan2 February 2020 at 13:00

    Easle was a new word for me and I was struggling with easel. That explains my block in solving 8D.

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  37. ramesh ss2 February 2020 at 14:05

    Logged in late to see this. Notice that the grid has been fully solved. Will try it off line without reading the comments.

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  38. Prasanna Rao2 February 2020 at 16:25

    our votes to KKR for sunday specials. also my spl.thanks to Col. for guiding with set of rules. have a nice day.

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