Sunday 12 April 2020

Special, Sunday 12 Apr 2020, The Zodiac

Day 19 of 21 Stay safe at home

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


ACROSS
9   (&2D) Doctor posted some info - a result about body fat (7)
10 Clear up old lowland (7)
11 They store pearls in variety stores around York, mainly (7)
12 That man drowned in strange watery fluid (5)
13 A place to stay, perhaps. Hint: Hotel (3,6)
15 Watch characters from Herge's "Tintin" (5)
16 If age is between 45 and 60 perhaps... (7)
19 Planned action without force (7)
20 Pretty woman in city might provoke harassment initially (5)
21 Umpire's position is fair and liberal, say (6,3)
25 Rule to kick-out people from apartment (5)
27 Quality of chemical I breathe (7)
29 Grapes mostly grow in the beginning of spring (7)
30 Story about retired judge (7)

DOWN
1   Result of nap? (3,3)
2   see 9AC (6)
3   Region of gas (not oxygen) (4)
4   JEE - detailed, complicated test for high-flyers (3,3)
5   Fashion designer quit (8)
6   Primarily something providing a reason to fight (4)
7   Glass bowls essential to wine makers possibly (8)
8   Energetic inmate thrown into a dungeon initially (8)
14 For example, setter's greeting to welcome knight coming back (5)
15 Son always separate (5)
16 Capital's new name - Troy (8)
17 Violently detain setter, admitted for mental illness (8)
18 Society, for example, is entertained by extremely eminent writer (8)
22 A French boy seen outside college, naked (6)
23 Work done on a birthday? (6)
24 Assemble together without hesitation, in slum area (6)
26 Partner can accept wife (4)
28 Building initially missing bar (4)

Across Lite version can be accessed at THE ZODIAC 4

Enjoy.

75 comments:

  1. 24d GHETTO def:slum area (together-er)*
    26d t(w)in def:partner
    28d Lock : def bar block-b

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    1. excellent, smooth flow. all done on first read except 7d. have to look up.
      thanks for sunday apetizer.

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  2. 11 across: OYSTERS . Pearls in Oysters. STORE + Y

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  3. 15d S EVER
    8D ANIMATED*
    6D SPAR ACROSTIC

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  4. 4 down : JETSET.high fliers> JEE +test

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  5. 17dn dementia (de(me)tain)*
    20dn twin t(w)in)
    15dn sever s(on) ever

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  6. 14D: IRISH...SIR<- in HI<- Irish Setter A dog

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  7. 27a: CALIBRE (T)
    6D: SPAR (ACROSTIC}
    8D: ANIMATED {A}{INMATE*}{D}

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  8. 9A and 2D ADIPOSE TISSUE (POSTED)* around A ISSUE

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    1. (POSTED+I)* around A ISSUE. I from some Info

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  9. 21A SQUARE + L + EG

    12A R{HE}UM

    15A STINT (T)

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  10. 13A: THE HILTON (HINT HOTEL)*

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  11. Compensating for 12A,
    7D: RAMEKINS...w(IN)e in Makers*

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  12. 13A: The hilton. Anagram of "hint hotel" (not surely bangkok one

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  13. 16D MONETARY; capital's; NAME+TROY*

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  14. 22 dn
    UNCLAD: naked
    A French (un) college (c) boy (lad)

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  15. For 15Dn
    30Ac ACCOUNT -{AC}{COUNT}

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  16. 1d Result of nap? (3,3)
    Pan out meaning Result of
    Reverse anagram. If you anagram (out) Pan you get nap

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  17. Replaements:
    5D: RESIGNED {DESIGNER{*
    29a: RAISINS {RAIS(-E)}{IN}{S(pring)}

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  18. 16dn MONETARY {name Troy}*
    18dn ESSAYIST (S SAY IS) in E(-minen)T
    22dn UNCLAD (UN C LAD)

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  19. 18d Society, for example, is entertained by extremely eminent writer (8)
    Essayist -a writer
    Say is for example
    is is is
    put "say is" inside ET ( extremely EminenT)

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  20. 16A If age is between 45 and 60 perhaps... (7)
    Midlife.. mildly cryptic way of saying you are in middle age.

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  21. For the repeat of Essayist
    17d Violently detain setter, admitted for mental illness (8)
    Dementia- a mental illness
    put ME, the crossword setter inside an anagram of Detain

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  22. For 27Ac
    20Ac NYMPH - {NY}{M(-ight)P(-ro..e)H(-arr..nt)}

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  23. 1D PAN OUT; result; reverse anagram of NAP

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  24. Yet to be solved
    Across - 30 and Anno for 11A and 16A
    Down - 23

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    1. 16A has been solved (and annoed) by Srinidhi

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  25. 23 down LABOUR (DD)
    Labour to deliver a baby...

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  26. Zodiac has charted a lovey and elegantly complied configuration. Enjoyed it.

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  27. I liked the simplicity in the formation of TWIN. So pithy !

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  28. In place of 16dn
    30ac : ACCOUNT (CA<<)(COUNT)..About=ca=circa

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  29. Simple and elegant. Enjoyed solving it.

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  30. Thanks for the special Kumaresh

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  31. Wonderful grid, Kumaresh. I liked it very much.
    It all got exhausted before I came in.

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  32. Lovely set of clues Kumaresh. Just missed the bus,but solved all except a couple- 7D & Pan out.
    Thank you.

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  33. A doubt about 18D- what is the role of 'society'in the clue?
    Loved 16D- looking for capitals of various countries for a long time before 's dawned on me.

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    1. 18d S for society
      Feo example is Say
      E(S)(Say)(IS)T

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    2. Got it.Thank you. Missed one S.

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  34. nice crisp clues. Many were solved before i got in....

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  35. It was Father yesterday and Son today

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    1. To use a tennis analogy
      Krishnan Sr. yesterday entertained us with a beautiful serve and volley game.
      Today Krishnan Jr. served a nice melange of deft touches.

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  36. 5D....anagram of (Designer)* - RESIGNED
    6d - SPAR - Acrostic
    28d...Building = (-B)LOCK ...LOCK
    sorry for late sitting. I was not feeling well since 2 days. really its a treat by Zodiac. Thanks for the classic grid by Zodiac once again.

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  37. Thanks for the entertainment Kumaresh :)

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