Sunday, 15 March 2020

Special, Sunday 15 Mar 2020, K Koteswar Rao

3 answers per commenter annotations compulsory till 6 PM.
Please provide all your answers in one comment.

ALPHABET JIGSAW
This crossword is an Alphabetical Jigsaw puzzle. 
The grid contains 26 entries, each starting with a different letter of the alphabet. Clues are listed in alphabetical order by their answers, and enumerations are withheld.  

Happy solving!

Screenshot or an image of the Completed grid can be mailed to Koteswar Rao at kkotirao@gmail.com 


CLUES
A   Analgesic without sulphur mixture for herb
B   Pole vault to get drunk more!
C   Recording device to broadcast test case
D   Strip of feathers – A part of pseudonym?
E   Perhaps Facebook is removed, without doubt
F   Light shade for protection against sparks
G   Is he a supervisor for inexperienced? No, he is golf course in charge
H   He starts deadly combat with the sacrifice of many victims
 Seriousness of evil spirit or spell without resistance?
J   Live off in a short month of athletic event
K   Kowtowed Cambodia with darning needle
L   Move unsteadily catching line for first title song
M   Water animal held back in tower
N   It did not appear unadvised about birthmark
O   Porridge and cooked meat carried in coracle regularly
P   Could be a patricide relating to medical treatment of children
Q   Measure precedes Theory and efficiency
R   Management, shifted last two to the front in opposition, to take up again?
S   Sound inner self only
T   Transmitting last-ditch live test signal hurriedly
U   Firm is powerless to protect exotic hakes
V   Struggle with wife’s attitude
W   Wet eyes express pathetic beginning of cry
X   Abnormal skin dryness encountered by sis or ex-lover
Y   Scream like a coward but without wife and book
Z   Preceding even the first unknown other arrangement

Across Lite version can be accessed at KKR 35
This version has no clues but has been prepared to help you enter the answers in an interactive grid.

Enjoy.


90 comments:

  1. Generally enum will be given I think for alphabetical Jigsaw puzzle

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    1. Yes, but level of difficulty is increased here

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    2. I disagree. Enum should be given when the solver has no crossings and will have to solve all clues cold before inserting them in the grid.
      And if an acrosslite ver is given, doesn't it let the solver the number of letters by looking at the sot?

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    3. The AcrossLite version has no clues

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    4. Even if Enums were given the solver will still have to cold solve before trying to fit the words into the grid

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    5. Vasi Sir,
      It is not the first time that the clues are given without enu.
      It is for the solvers to decide whether it is a doable puzzle or not. Looking at the way the clues are solved, I don't think it will be difficult for them to place the solutions in the grid. Solving teasing grids here and elsewhere is not new to many of us here.
      Best of luck to them.

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  2. Col, the interactive grid is not matching with what I have prepared and sent to you. I think it is better to ignore it.

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  3. H: HE +CATOMB*
    P: PEDIATRIC*
    K: KNEELED

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    1. I was hasty in giving out answers. Apologies.
      K: K+NEEDLE*( K from Cambodia)
      P might be PAEDIATRIC A PATRICIDE*

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  4. J Live offf in a short monthof athletic event JAVELIN Ja(veli*)n
    Z Preceding even the first unknown other arrangement ZEROTH (Z (other0*
    X Abnormal skin dryness encountered by sis or ex-lover XEROSIS

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    1. Sorry Col. I was too busy with long email correspondence and didn't notice my lapse. Now that you ask me, it seems to be a hidden, rev hidden. If it is so, there seems to be some problems. But I shall not mention them. Let oters comment if need be or say I am on the wrong track as far as anno is concerned.

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  5. Gemini,
    I take your answer as DE PLUME [assuming it to be a typo]

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  6. C - CASSETTE [TEST+CASE]* anagram

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  7. Q quantum (dd)
    V views vie(w)s
    October oatmeal (meat)* in oal (cOrAcLe))

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  8. Please note that the Across Lite link has been corrected to show the correct grid

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    1. G-anno : Greens(inexperienced)+keeper(supervisor)

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    2. Not sure how this 12 letter word is going to fit in the grid where the largest word would have only 11 letters.

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    3. DNM Rao's anno has extra letter S, which I failed to notice. Apologies.
      It is GREENKEEPER

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    4. Both spellings are used. I thought Greens goes well with inexperienced. Didn't count squares.

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    5. You are right. But Green=Inexperienced. So, that only will fit.

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  10. T TELEVISING (live test signal -last)*

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  11. If the given answer for G is correct, where it can be accommodated? Max enu is 11 only, I suppose.

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  12. W - WEEP (ACROSTIC)
    This in place o P

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  13. Sir, can I take one more in place of G

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    1. No, you cannot compensate for a wrong answer

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  14. I IMPORTANCE; seriousness;{IMP}{OR}{TrANCE}

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  15. N-NAEVUS = Birthmark {UNADVISED - DID}*

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  16. U UNSHAKABLE; firm; {UN{HAKS*}ABLE}

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    1. looks like it is UNSHAKEABLE; exotic doing double duty?

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    2. There is no double duty for exotic here. Perhaps, checking your spelling resolves?

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    3. {UN{HAKES*}ABLE}sorry for being sloppy about it.

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  17. My third

    E-EASILY = Without doubt {FEASIBILY - FB}* FB = Facebook. Perhaps = Feasibily.

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  18. Here is a flash!!!
    The FIRST all-correct entry is received from RAM who always gives his first three!
    Kudos Ram!!!
    Thanks for your participation!!!

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  19. Here is the link to my CW in 1Across.Please do try :)

    https://www.1across.org/2020/03/15/class-war/

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    1. done. its at incognito's on the scale of Toughness,

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  20. surprised B is still hanging around!

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  21. Second all-correct entry from Sree_Sree!
    Congrats!!!
    Thanks too.

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    1. got a week off (rather 3 weeks off!). i normally resist from solving these (in my limited knowledge i hold them as puzzles rather than crosswords).
      thanks for the keeping up the sunday spirits

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  22. B: (BAR)(HOP).. MOVE FROM BAR TO BAR TO GET DRINK MORE

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  23. THIRD all-correct entry received from Jacob Brahmakulam!
    Congrats Jacob!!!
    Thanks for your participation.

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  24. One more all-correct entry received from Nagendra Prasad!!!
    Congrats to you too!!
    Thanks for your participation.

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  25. Another all-correct entry received from MBgaru!!!
    Congrats to you too!!
    Thanks for your participation.

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  26. In place of O for OATMEAL done by Jayalakshmi arumugam @ 10:58 am

    R - REEMPLOY {(+RE) EMPLOY(-ER)}..remove ER, then after reversal place it before EMPLOY

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  27. Y like a coward: yellow
    Yellow but -w,-b = yell out.

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  28. The following are the 5 all-correct entries, in summary:
    1. Ram
    2. Prasad [Sree_Sree]
    3. Jacob Brahmakulam
    4. Nagendra Prasad
    5. MB
    Congrats again and thanks
    Thanks Col and THCC for giving me another opportunity.

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  29. I always took the two to be synonyms!

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    1. There is a difference between company and manager!

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  30. Missed all the fun. Just filled out the acrosslite version.
    This had to happen on the day when I was out! Did you hear me Yell out?

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  31. I solved many clues but did not post any answers. You would have noticed that for my solutiions here I chose the hard letters like X,Z etc.
    I wished to post ans for Y.
    Though I had YELL, I could not get the ans as the four-letter YELL and anno didn't gel. If the enum had been given as 4,3 the ans would have occurred to me at once.
    My considered opinion is the clues must have enums.

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    1. Thank you Sir, will keep it in mind in my next, if any.

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