Sunday 29 March 2020

Special, Sunday 29 Mar 2020, Jiyararajume

Day 5 of 21 Stay safe at home

Welcome to Jiyararajume. Comments and brickbats welcome.

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


ACROSS
1    A difficult walk I had, that's clear!  (6)
5    Something used in the lists, by many a knight (8)
9    Girlfriend embraces you, finally -- at regular intervals (8)
10 During match, turn over a new leaf, and tread very carefully (6)
11 Well fitted, be addressed, you idolater (8)
12 New Books, after ten years, rotting (8)
13  Boy meeting maiden, on the contrary! (7)
16 Invention created by US agents in a sudden burst of activity (7)
20 Does the traffic cop tell you to do this, if you wear one? (8)
22 They have a belief that is strange-- saintism (8)
23 One relocated from a South America region - this reptile! (6)
24 After entry of snake, went ahead and ran! (8)
25 Nervecentre of rogue organization found next to a hero! (8)
26 Some whippersnapper, scallywag-  from 25 across! (6)

DOWN
2    Snub the region! (6)
3    Plant tree with land round (8)
4    Consignment of French uniform (8)
5    Still wearing the former outfit, the first one had! (7)
6    Find most of the country's heath frighteningly cold! (8)
7    Learned to repeat first line (8)
8    At sea, weed two tars used to keep afloat! (5,5)
12 Tug of war? No, cars setting off up a road, originally (4,6)
14 Without saying much, (like our Col ?) whip up island to revolution! (8)
15 Race in public (8)
17 I blacken Andamans, for instance! (8)
18 Convert so solemn and dark! (8)
19 First of 21, old records, I left on (7)
21 I have found!  recently in the news followed by this dusky actress, without a husband (6)

Across Lite version can be accessed at JIYARARAJUME 1

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90 comments:

  1. R Nagendra Prasad29 March 2020 at 10:35

    22a: ANIMISTS...saintism*

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  2. Ramani29 March 2020 at 10:35

    18d MOONLESS*
    17D I SLANDER
    8D DE LIVERY

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  3. R Nagendra Prasad29 March 2020 at 10:35

    2D: IGNORE...region*

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  4. Vasant29 March 2020 at 10:37

    12 A DECADE NT
    17D I SLANDER
    18D MOONLESS (SO SOLEMN)*

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    1. ramesh ss29 March 2020 at 12:03

      12A - Book or books for NT?

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    2. Chaturvasi29 March 2020 at 12:22

      Book is ok, used in UK crosswords, though some insist it should strictly be books as OT or NT has books.

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    3. ramesh ss29 March 2020 at 12:34

      thanks

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    4. Prasanna Rao29 March 2020 at 14:14

      Chaturvasi sir.....OT stands for Old Testament?

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  5. P. Venkatesan29 March 2020 at 10:43

    22A: ANIMISTS (SAINTISM)*
    23A: IGUANA {(+I)GU(-I)ANA}

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  6. Padmanabhan29 March 2020 at 10:43

    11A- tailored- (Idolater)*

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    1. ramesh ss29 March 2020 at 12:03

      couldn't figure out the you in the clue. could you explain. thanks

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    2. Chaturvasi29 March 2020 at 12:30

      Padmanabhan, How do you account for 'you'?
      Also, 'tailored' is not = 'well-fitted'
      Ask any woman who has got a blouse tailored.

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    3. raju umamaheswar29 March 2020 at 15:28

      CV. The fit of the blouse depends upon the breadth in the date of order and the date of delivery!(literally)

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  7. D N M Rao29 March 2020 at 10:47

    9Ac ANNUALLY - {Ann}{u}{ally}

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  8. R Nagendra Prasad29 March 2020 at 10:52

    14A: TACITURN...(CAT<=)(I)(TURN)

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  9. Padmanabhan29 March 2020 at 10:53

    5D- LA(YET)TE- the first one I had

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  10. AJ29 March 2020 at 10:55

    1ac
    LIMPID: clear
    limp : difficult walk
    I'd: I had

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  11. P. Venkatesan29 March 2020 at 11:00

    1A: LIMPID {LIMP}{ID}

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  12. Vasant29 March 2020 at 11:02

    Making up for all three
    21d EUREKA EU+REK(-h)A
    19d EPS I L ON
    20A PULLOVER CD

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    1. Vasant29 March 2020 at 11:06

      20A D& CD Does the traffic cop tell you to do this/if you wear one? (8)

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    2. Prasanna Rao29 March 2020 at 18:07

      Vasant, 19a....I could not get the def.and anno. for EPS pl.comment.

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    3. Vasant29 March 2020 at 21:54

      EP=Extentended playing(record)
      LP=Long Playing record

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  13. Mukundala Balasubramanyam29 March 2020 at 11:06

    3dn PLUMBAGO PLUM BAG O

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  14. Vasant29 March 2020 at 11:07

    High Class Puzzle!

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  15. Mukundala Balasubramanyam29 March 2020 at 11:09

    13ac : ANTONYM ANTONY M

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  16. Yashaswini Prasad29 March 2020 at 11:16

    7D:LITERATE...(L)(ITERATE)

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  17. P. Venkatesan29 March 2020 at 11:18

    Replacement for repeat
    24a: LADDERED {L{ADDER}ED}

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  18. D N M Rao29 March 2020 at 11:19

    15Dn NATIONAL (CD)

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  19. Padmanabhan29 March 2020 at 11:25

    21D- Eureka- I've found
    EU (REK A). Rekha- H

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    1. sree_sree29 March 2020 at 11:43

      reka doesnt need a husband anyway!!

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    2. Col_Gopinath29 March 2020 at 12:00

      Why doesn't she need one?

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    3. raju umamaheswar29 March 2020 at 12:02

      Ha ha ! Hsasya rasa ! Ask Dr. Nabar ! He always weeds out wives and husbands !

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    4. Padmanabhan29 March 2020 at 12:10

      Probably that's what the setter meant!

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  20. Padmanabhan29 March 2020 at 11:27

    Probably 'Recently in the news' giving EU for European Union

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  21. C.G. BHARGAV29 March 2020 at 11:27

    25 across GANG LION

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  22. Padmanabhan29 March 2020 at 11:27

    Of course the famous words of Archimedes.

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  23. C.G. BHARGAV29 March 2020 at 11:28

    26 across RASCAL(T)
    A is missing....

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  24. Chaturvasi29 March 2020 at 11:33

    17d Does the def Andamans lead to the singular ISLANDER? Should the def have been Andamanese, which could be sing. or pl.?? Would 'Andaman' refer to a person from these islands?

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    1. sree_sree29 March 2020 at 11:42

      had the same doubt with ref to smalia national today's everyman. somali is ethnic group/language.
      proper english says somalian.
      however i have not come across andaman to refer to any population. its andamanese.

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  25. Prasanna Rao29 March 2020 at 11:34

    11a... idolater- Anagram = TAILORED*
    1a...difficult walk = LIMP (I) D = LIMPID

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  26. P. Venkatesan29 March 2020 at 11:37

    Replacement for repeat
    16A: FIGMENT {FI{GMEN}T}

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  27. Mukundala Balasubramanyam29 March 2020 at 11:38

    My third

    8dn TREAD WATER {WEED TAR tar}*

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  28. C.G. BHARGAV29 March 2020 at 11:39

    5 across LANCE LOT

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    1. sree_sree29 March 2020 at 11:52

      anno sir!

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    2. C.G. BHARGAV29 March 2020 at 11:57

      I saw it as
      Something used in the lists : Lance
      By many: lot
      A knight: Lancelot

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    3. ramesh ss29 March 2020 at 12:12

      nice one, didnt get this

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  29. D N M Rao29 March 2020 at 11:48

    6dN CHILLING - {C(hill)ing}

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  30. Yashaswini Prasad29 March 2020 at 11:58

    6D:CHILLING ...(CHIL-e)(LING)

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  31. Prasanna Rao29 March 2020 at 12:11

    18d..... so solemn = MOONLESS*

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  32. Jacob Brahmakulam29 March 2020 at 12:11

    10A TIPTOE;tread very carefully; {TI{PTO}E}

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    1. ramesh ss29 March 2020 at 12:14

      got it from letters crossing. Unable to explain new leaf...

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    2. Padmanabhan29 March 2020 at 12:21

      PTO- Please Turn Ovfer a new page/leaf.

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    3. ramesh ss29 March 2020 at 12:32

      oh yeah, of course. thanks

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  33. Col_Gopinath29 March 2020 at 12:14

    To be solved
    Across - 10
    Down - 12

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  34. Jacob Brahmakulam29 March 2020 at 12:24

    12D DRAG RACING (DD) tug of war?/ cars setting off up a road originally

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  35. Vasant29 March 2020 at 12:52

    Muje Raja Yari wonderful lagi!
    (Muje Raja Yari) *=Jiyararajume & Lit

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  36. raju umamaheswar29 March 2020 at 13:13

    ALL FINISHED AND DUSTED ?

    Any guess who's Jiyararajume ?

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    1. raju umamaheswar29 March 2020 at 15:24

      He is right now busy, threatening all of us with his keedes !

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  37. Col_Gopinath29 March 2020 at 13:21

    Thanks for the special Jiyararajume

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  38. C.G. BHARGAV29 March 2020 at 14:13

    Maybe G.R.Raju me...

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  39. Padmanabhan29 March 2020 at 14:16

    Raju is in the middle- Jiya & me?

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  40. Padmanabhan29 March 2020 at 14:22

    Raju stands out obvious both as heart of the name as well as the aside of 14D clue!

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  41. Padmanabhan29 March 2020 at 14:45

    I just remembered 'Me' of cartoon fame!

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  42. raju umamaheswar29 March 2020 at 15:20

    Thanks, Col, from Jiyararajume.

    Vasant almost got me. It is from the
    song from Milan sung by Mukesh. Saawan ka mahina, pawan Kare shor, jiyarara jhoome aise jaise manma
    naache mor.
    Paddy got the inner Raju out !
    This was my pseudonym in Nairobi, as I was denied prizes knowing my many wins.

    CGB was almost there.

    Cryptic solvers know the inner soul contained in all of us !

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao29 March 2020 at 16:29

      Wow! Rajugaru, you are donning the hat of a newbie?
      I was busy today and had no time to solve it. But after seeing it, I thought it was definitely not from a new hand.
      Nice entertainment.

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    2. raju umamaheswar29 March 2020 at 18:21

      Thanks you KKR garu. Missed you and a few other regulars.
      Next time, you don't miss me. Is Dr. Nabar too on warrior duty ?
      Stay safe and indoors ye-all.

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  43. raju umamaheswar29 March 2020 at 15:22

    Thanks to ye-all , for solving.

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    1. Vasant29 March 2020 at 17:15

      Thanks Raju for the puzzle.
      Jiya rare jhume.indeed!

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    2. raju umamaheswar29 March 2020 at 18:23

      I'm glad your jiya went on twirl.

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  44. Prasanna Rao29 March 2020 at 17:57

    @col. today's puzzles are significantly different from the regular ones. I have learned many things from experts viz., you, Paddy, kkr, Vasanth & others. Thanks for providing outstanding GRID. Have a good Day!!!

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  45. raju umamaheswar29 March 2020 at 18:17

    Thanks Prasanna Rao.Hope you felt the intensity of lock down less.

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  46. Padmanabhan29 March 2020 at 18:41

    Thank you Raju- man of many hats!

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  47. Padmanabhan29 March 2020 at 18:47

    Raju,
    You have not clarified about the 'You' in 11A. I still feel the solution has to be tailored,in spite of this doubt.

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  48. raju umamaheswar29 March 2020 at 19:09

    Sorry, Paddy, you have a falcon's eye! it was a typo . I must have keyed in you instead of to. I stand corrected.

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