Monday 16 March 2020

No 12884, Monday, 16 Mar 2020, Gussalufz


Too verbose for my liking.

ACROSS
1   Utter ecstasy: Xacuti starters followed by Goan tisrya stuffed with a bit of imli! (7) EXCLAIM {Ec...y}{Xa...i}{CLA{Imli}M}
5   Laziness — that’s what the former ruler of Iran kept hidden, reportedly (7) INERTIA (~inner shah)
9   Power apparatus up after one euro and one rupee are inserted, understood? (9) PERCEIVED {P}{DEVI{Euro}C{Euro}{Ru..e}E<=}
10 Peers ask Wagner piece to be rejected (5) GAWKS [T<=]
11 Mixture produced by broken ore grinder (10) REORDERING*
12 Camouflage exhibited by many a bird? (4) MYNA*
14 Queen replaces many of country’s reelected leaders in a democracy, for competence (8) ADEQUACY {A}{DE(-mocr+qu}QUACY}
16 Karamchand legitimized shutting up this identity (6) HANDLE [T]
19 A son left to go back, following dreams (6) ASLEEP {A}{S}{L}{PEE<=}
20 Reflecting beam of light stopped by extremely short U-turn (8) REVERSAL {LASER}{VERy}<= (Correction - {LASER}<=  over {VERy} - See comments)
23 Website monetization restricts entry (4) ITEM [T]
25 Count limiting love at a Brazilian holiday destination is over-judgmental (10) CENSORIOUS {CENS{O}{RIO}US}
28 A warm presence in a welcoming kitchen: quintessential Tara (mother), full of love (5) AROMA {tARa}{MA} over {0}
29 Elect any bumbling imbecile? Ultimately, that’s a gas! (9) ACETYLENE {ELECT+ANY}*{i...lE}
30 Ideal pie cooked by me after two wife rejected (7) EPITOME {PIE*}{TwO}{ME}
31 Tones down double-stringed musical instruments (7) DILUTES {DI}{LUTES}

DOWN
1   Stores uplifting, quality work by Gussalufz (7) EMPORIA {AIR}{OP}{ME}<=
2   October Revolution’s politburo overhauled Russia, establishing authoritarian leftist leaders following the first council of the body (9) CORPOREAL {Oc...r}{Re...n}{Po...o}{Ov...d}{Ru...a}{Es...g}{Au...n}{Le...s} after {Co...l}
3   Indeed, online promotion is winning! (5) AHEAD {AH}{E-AD}
4   “Charkha”— movie about how honest organizing starts — released; recreates this protester (8) MAVERICK {ChaRKhA+MoVIE}*
5   What the author might do to make her words marginally clearer? (6) INDENT [CD]
6   Side winning round three ends up getting advantage (4) EDGE {sidE}{w...nG}{r..nD}{t..eE}<=
7   Reverend’s rejection of brew for colour? (5) TAWNY (~ no tea}
8   Calm, stirring seas captivating the hearts of young, pliable singles (7) ASSUAGE {SEAS}* over {yoUng}{pliAble}{sinGles}*
13 Put on the spot in a jungle? Change sex (4) FAZE (-m+f)FAZE
15 Finally, you are resorting to an organic fertilizer! (4) UREA {yoU}{ARE*}
17 A good man chasing pao bhaji or pani puri becomes corrupt (9) DISHONEST {ONE}{ST} after {DISH}
18 This framework provides support when one is crossing 19 (8) BEDSTEAD [CD]
19 Had absorbed the teachings of Krishna to protest against injustice, say (7) AGITATE {A{GITA}TE}
21 Girl is tense on the inside, pays attention (7) LISTENS [T]
22 Counteract the foundations of misinformation — use an element of logic! (6) NEGATE {m...oN}{usE}{GATE}
24 A figure of speech often used in postscripts? (5) EMOJI [C&DD]
26 Magnificent place, an alternative retreat (5) ROYAL {LAY}{OR}<=
27 Glory of Satyagraha (“love-force”) (4) HALO [T]

Reference List
Power = P, Son = S, Love = 0, Quality = AIR, Work = OP, Good man = ST


Dr RKE's TalePiece

Modiyana

The Prime Minister, an EPITOME of probity, is PERCEIVED to be AHEAD of all his cabinet members in social media presence. The number of congratulatory EMOJIs that his Twitter HANDLE receives is an indication. To overcome the INERTIA of a bureaucracy that had been ASLEEP for years, to bring about a REORDERING in the heirarchy, to remove their assumed ROYAL HALO, unFAZEd by the criticism is no easy task. There are a few MAVERICKs in the party who NEGATE his views and are responsible for the REVERSAL that his party had to face in the by-elections. One minister, who is suspected to have done some DISHONEST dealings in INDENT of  UREA for the Krishi Vikas Yojana has come in for CENSORIOUS comments. AGITATEd by such news ITEMs that DILUTE his quest for a corruption free governance, the PM is likely to dismiss the said minister. Those LISTENing to Man ki Baat, are ASSUAGEd about the ADEQUACY of his measures to curb corruption. Even the foreign media that came in to GAWK at his novel methods, now EXCLAIM about his achievements.
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31 comments:

  1. sree_sree16 March 2020 at 08:38

    1d typo in anno!

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  2. sree_sree16 March 2020 at 08:39

    20a re(ver)sal IMU.

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  3. sree_sree16 March 2020 at 08:43

    7d spoonerism of (na tea)!

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    1. Col_Gopinath16 March 2020 at 08:46

      It is No Tea. Check the pronunciation of Tawny

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    2. sree_sree16 March 2020 at 08:52

      Yes. Should have done that. Thanks col.

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  4. Padmanabhan16 March 2020 at 08:59

    9A- anno to be corrected- two euros are there. one to be taken off.

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  5. Padmanabhan16 March 2020 at 09:06

    Agree with Col.'s comment. Have to pass through many sieves.
    Found wanting in the left half,many gaps- inadequate(self)?

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  6. Padmanabhan16 March 2020 at 09:10

    Modiyana touching on politics,but just. Interesting,as usual.

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  7. Ramki Krishnan16 March 2020 at 09:11

    The setter has also mentioned in the FB group that there is a Nina and set of themed clues in the grid. I could spot the Nina (not mentioning it here as a spoiler) and some of the clues as well.

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  8. Padmanabhan16 March 2020 at 09:12

    Quality=Air? Can't get it.

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    1. sree_sree16 March 2020 at 09:47

      quality/manner/impression:she answered with a faint air of boredom

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    2. Padmanabhan16 March 2020 at 10:04

      Thank you Prasad. A bit oblique.

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  9. RKE16 March 2020 at 09:20

    Pangram for sure. What else?

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  10. Padmanabhan16 March 2020 at 09:35

    Theme & Nina (msg)are mentioned. I am still trying.

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  11. Padmanabhan16 March 2020 at 09:36

    Theme- Emotions?

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  12. Padmanabhan16 March 2020 at 10:10

    I could see Mohandas. So the theme must be Satyagraha- Chakra,Agitate,Maverick,Royal,halo

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    1. sree_sree16 March 2020 at 10:20

      salt agitation on 12th march.

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    2. Padmanabhan16 March 2020 at 11:44

      That's a good one. I did not know the exact date.

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  13. Padmanabhan16 March 2020 at 10:11

    Got Gandhi also in the Nina.

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  14. Avtaar16 March 2020 at 12:15

    Found it tough, especially the North East corner which took a while to fill. Missed Emoji . Nina is good. Didn't get the theme. Good workout this puzzle. Keep it up Gussalufz

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  15. Avtaar16 March 2020 at 12:34

    Since the grid is usually submitted a couple of months in advance, how did Gussalufz know that it would be published on the anniversary of the Dandi March? +1 for that

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  16. Amita Baviskar16 March 2020 at 13:30

    Slightly long-winded clues but easy going. I didn't get 3D: AHEAD and 13D: FAZE, but the rest was simple.
    What is the reference to Nina? I'm puzzled!

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  17. Padmanabhan16 March 2020 at 14:09

    Pl. see the filled grid above.

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  18. Prasanna Rao16 March 2020 at 14:32

    30A, and 4d...abs...amazing.Got to know new words by Guzzalufs , ie. Xacuti and GAWKS. Nina was outstanding...highlighted by yellow "Mohan das Gandhi". Tnx to Col. such a spl.puzzles

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  19. Vasant16 March 2020 at 18:39

    Did the puzzle early. Didn't spot the Nina nor the theme.
    Being busy at work keeps me away from blog.. So missing out on a lot of fun.

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