Sunday 5 April 2020

Special, Sunday 05 Apr 2020, Crucifix

Day 12 of 21 Stay safe at home

Welcome to our new setter Crucifix. Bouquets and Brickbats welcome.

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

ACROSS 
1   Fish with drip backing in, a nightmare for all of us! (5)
4   Taking away by force, part of a building remaining inside. (8)
9   Addictive number one bed thrown in. (8)
10 Vegetable or fruit found in custom atomizer. (6)
11 Infrequently occurring ODI epics. (8)
12 Well-known direction, owner around. (6)
14 Angry feeling within very French movie halls. (8)
17 What police do to criminals is the opposite of what our PM currently did to us?!(6)
20 Currency with random bugs for antiques? (6)
21 One of the sixteen perfect Iranian lands in East, also potentially a nightmare for all of us!(8)
25 Along with 28, a measure of unfriendliness, or rather the opposite, in these times. (6,8)
28 See 25 Across.
29 Plateau of jingling cadence out east. (6)
30 Twisting together arrow of fortune (outrageous!) quickly returned within. (8)
31 Impressive about Moore, a nightmare for all of us! (8)
32 Wiseman, dunderhead returns to paint ballerinas? (5)

DOWN
1   Missionary house against outlet. (7)
2   Ultimate solution to the nightmare for all of us: key tailing useless 200 within. (7)
3   Tried to create a motor city. (7)
5   Forcibly broke the cooker. (5)
6   Corvid: a hotel in potato state. (5)
7   Mature, ancient civil. Confess! (5-2)
8   Worker, I endlessly man: a help against nightmare for all of us! (7)
13 Wall recess rises at home, Guevara! (5)
15 Implement this, springs eternally, not quietly? (3)
16 Boxer Clay, two-timer, criminals often have it. (5)
18 Killer from Israel (or Uzbekistan?)! (3)
19 Tolerant of delays combining pieces of a gent's attire (7)
20 Live outside, element left-over. (7)
22 Coached pharaoh. Circle danger colour. (7)
23 Toll around the evil act - good against the nightmare for all of us! (7)
24 Redresses Geneva's cocktail. (7)
26 Upside-down chip covers law found in deserts. (5)
27 Reduce a lure, sounds like. (5)

Across Lite version can be accessed at CRUCIFIX 1

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61 comments:

  1. Prasanna Rao5 April 2020 at 10:32

    10a - TOMATO ---->T

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  2. Chaturvasi5 April 2020 at 10:33

    11a EPISODIC :: (ODIepics)*
    17a LOCKUP :: N not sure if one is opposite of the other
    13d NICHE :: NI<- CHE :The surface doesn't make any sense.

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    1. Suresh5 April 2020 at 10:36

      17A That is the reason for the ? and !

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    2. sree_sree5 April 2020 at 10:43

      interesting reading
      https://guardian.ng/opinion/the-up-and-down-of-lockup-and-lockdown/

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  3. R Nagendra Prasad5 April 2020 at 10:35

    29A: DECCAN...CADENCE-E*

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  4. P. Venkatesan5 April 2020 at 10:35

    10a: TOMATO (T)
    6D: IDAHO (T)

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  5. Ramani5 April 2020 at 10:36

    24D AVENGES*
    6D IDAHO (T)
    3D DETROIT*

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  6. David Jayaprakash John5 April 2020 at 10:36

    24D - AVENGES* (synonym of Redresses)

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  7. R Nagendra Prasad5 April 2020 at 10:37

    25A: SOCIAL DISTANCE ... Prevailing condition because of Corona Virus

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    1. AJ5 April 2020 at 14:35

      I have a feeling that social distance is something to do with what different social groups feel about one another which could be cultural, habitual,interpersonal or even normative. It does not mean physical distancing.
      Social distancing is purely physical followed by people for a specific purpose as in the present conditions irrespective of the social affiliations
      This is my understanding.

      FORGIVE ME IF I AM WRONG and of course, CORRECT ME

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    2. Kolluru Koteswara Rao5 April 2020 at 15:16

      We all belong to different social groups and maintain different levels of intimacy with all the groups. These social groups can also be relatives. But, in a situation like this, it is desired that we maintain a level of distance with other groups to break the chain, of course continuing to live with our own family group. It is like social gathering in happy times and distancing in pandemic times.

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    3. AJ5 April 2020 at 15:28

      My aim was just to bring about the difference (if any) between social distance and social distancing

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  8. Vasant5 April 2020 at 10:37

    1A: COVID CO(IV<)D
    2D: VACCINE VA(CC)IN+E
    3D DETROIT*

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  9. sree_sree5 April 2020 at 10:40

    nice and smooth. liked 7d
    20d indirect? and few reviews on surfaces.

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    1. Col_Gopinath5 April 2020 at 10:42

      20D is not solved as yet

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    2. sree_sree5 April 2020 at 11:03

      sorry. but its not 20d (typo). will ask when its solved.


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  10. R Nagendra Prasad5 April 2020 at 10:45

    7D: GROWN UP...(GR)(OWNUP)..GR for GRECO ROMAN

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  11. Priyadarshan5 April 2020 at 10:45

    7D) GROWN-UP - {GR}{OWN UP}
    12A) RENOWN - {OWNER}* around N
    26D) CACTI - {ACT} inside IC reversed

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  12. P. Venkatesan5 April 2020 at 10:46

    9A: NICOTINE {N{I}{COT}INE}

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  13. P. Venkatesan5 April 2020 at 10:48

    REPLACEMENT FOR REPEAT:
    1D: CONVENT {CON}{VENT}

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  14. D N M Rao5 April 2020 at 10:48

    1Dn CONVENT {con}{vent}

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  15. raju umamaheswar5 April 2020 at 10:50

    4 across: W(REST)ING - taking away by force
    17acros: LOCK UP as opposed to LOck down. what police does to criminals
    7 down: GROWN UP -gr+ OWN UP

    I reserve my comments.

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  16. D N M Rao5 April 2020 at 10:52

    8Dn ANTIGEN - {ANT}{I}{GEN(-t)}

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  17. AJ5 April 2020 at 10:53

    32ac
    DEGAS: painter Edgar Degas
    Wiseman : sage
    Dunderhead: d
    sage d returns: DEGAS

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  18. D N M Rao5 April 2020 at 10:57

    20Dn RESIDUE - {RESID{U}E}

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  19. David Jayaprakash John5 April 2020 at 11:02

    5d STOVE (break something by forcing it & cooker)

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  20. D N M Rao5 April 2020 at 11:05

    In place of 1Dn
    16Dn ALIBI - {ALI}{BI}

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  21. Col_Gopinath5 April 2020 at 11:06

    Yet to be solved
    Across - 14, 20, 21, 30, 31
    Down - 15, 18, 19, 22, 23, 27

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  22. Vasant5 April 2020 at 11:15

    Making up for the repeat
    18d: UZI dd ( Killer from Israel,a submachine gun)
    My last one In
    Cannot have been a more contemporary theme
    Surprise that Suresh has made his debut. Better late than never.

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    1. Suresh5 April 2020 at 11:17

      I did not set this crossword

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    2. Vasant5 April 2020 at 11:30

      Oops! Your response @ 10:36 pointed to it.

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    3. Suresh5 April 2020 at 11:33

      That was a technical response

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  23. Jacob Brahmakulam5 April 2020 at 11:16

    19D; PATIENT; tolerant;{P{TIE}ANT}
    22D; TUTORED; coached; {TUT}{O}{RED}
    14A; THEATRES; movie halls; {T{HEAT}RES}

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  24. Ramki Krishnan5 April 2020 at 11:24

    14A - RELICS (LICE* in RS, indirect anagram)
    31A - DEGAS (SAGE + D)<<, def = "to paint Ballerinas"? seems to have a pos mismatch
    15D - HOE (HOPE - this springs eternally -P (not quietly), def = instrument

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    1. sree_sree5 April 2020 at 11:26

      relics is 20a. that was the question i had.

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    2. AJ5 April 2020 at 11:45

      Edgar Degas was famous for his paintings of ballerinas.

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  25. Ramki Krishnan5 April 2020 at 11:25

    Welcome, Crucifix!

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  26. sree_sree5 April 2020 at 11:32

    21a bact(e)ria
    23d rin(sin)g
    30a s(nar)ling slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. quickly returned; ran back

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  27. Argo5 April 2020 at 11:32

    27 d ABATE (sounds like 'A Bait' )

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  28. Kolluru Koteswara Rao5 April 2020 at 11:39

    Welcome, Crucifix!

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  29. Suresh5 April 2020 at 11:49

    Actually Crucifix is a cousin of mine. Thanks to Deepak for posting this and to everybody for solving

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  30. Argo5 April 2020 at 11:56

    31a EPI(DEMI)C

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  31. Mukundala Balasubramanyam5 April 2020 at 12:00

    Nice one, Crucifix. Keep them coming.

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  32. Crucifix5 April 2020 at 12:37

    Thank you all for welcoming me to this fun group. By the way, is there a collective noun for cruciverbalists or should we call ourselves a 'jumble' of cruciverbalists? Thanks especially to my cousin, Suresh Dorbala, for encouraging me to send the puzzle; and Deepak Gopinath for posting the puzzle. The lockdown is finally giving me enough free time to indulge in this wonderful pastime! I greatly appreciate and acknowledge your comments.

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    1. Chaturvasi5 April 2020 at 12:50

      Thanks for the puz.
      Suresh was kind enough to meet me at Hotel Woodlands, Chennai, when he was on a visit some years ago.

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    2. raju umamaheswar5 April 2020 at 13:14

      Anagram of cryptomaniacs? Instead of jumble of cruciverbalists ?

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  33. Padmanabhan5 April 2020 at 12:46

    Late entry-
    Ithink 20A is not yet solved.
    Relics- Antiqus- Re LIC(E)S
    Random bugs- lices-e?

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    1. sree_sree5 April 2020 at 13:45

      Solved by ramki@1124.
      Its an indirect anagram of lice

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  34. Vasant5 April 2020 at 12:48

    Nice debut puzzle Crucifix!
    Only feedback is the 3 consecutive unches at 4 A and 31 A could have been avoided in what was a stirring grid.

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    1. Col_Gopinath5 April 2020 at 14:10

      Besides those two there are unches at 17A and 20A

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  35. Padmanabhan5 April 2020 at 12:49

    Thank you Crucifix,Suresh and Col. Had a good time solving though could not participate earlier.

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  36. raju umamaheswar5 April 2020 at 13:25

    Good opening for a debut compiler. Welcome , Would have appreciated a tougher grid to spend more time cooped up at home. Welcome to the Club, Crucifix.

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  37. Col_Gopinath5 April 2020 at 14:11

    Thanks for the special Crucifix. Hope to see more from you in the days to come.

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  38. Col_Gopinath5 April 2020 at 14:11

    Someone can now list out the theme words in this 'LOCKDOWN' crossword

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  39. Prasanna Rao5 April 2020 at 14:21

    SOCIAL DISTANCE, COVID, VACCINE, PATIENT, THEATRE, BACTERIA, RINSING & LOCK UP

    by the by Welcome to Crucifix for the themed gird. Expecting many more grids to come. thanks to Col. for united us through this THCC clan. we spent such a quality times.

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  40. Crucifix5 April 2020 at 15:06

    Yes, sounds even better!

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    1. Crucifix5 April 2020 at 15:10

      I mean 'anagram of cryptomaniacs'!

      I too wish that some of the unches were absent, but somehow couldn't quite fill the grid otherwise...

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    2. sree_sree5 April 2020 at 18:43

      Crypto-maniac = CIA MAN. So we might as well call ourselves the company!

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