Tuesday 15 September 2020

No 13041, Tuesday 15 Sep 2020, Spinner

Solution to 8D has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular/novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.

ACROSS
1   Vessel carrying indisposed males, ones in the firing line! (12) ARTILLERYMEN {ART{ILL}ERY}{MEN}
10 Plan to win one test (5) PILOT {P{1}LOT}
11 Medicines protecting frontlines of severely infected localities (9) POSITIONS {PO{Se...y}{In...d}TIONS}
12 Finding out how long something has existed in a relationship? (6) DATING [DD]
13 Goodbye for irregular research fellow avoiding chores somehow (8) FAREWELL {resEARch+FELLoW}*
15 Group of people tackling unending problem fail to meet expectations (4,5) COME SHORT {CO{MESs}HORT}
16 Upset relatives sobbing, clutching head (4) BOSS [T<=]
20 Part of church hidden in map secretly (4) APSE [T]
21 Speak for opening of new spot (9) PRONOUNCE {PRO}{New}{OUNCE}
24 Verdict is ‘coined’, perhaps! (8) DECISION*
26 Uninterrupted viral infection advanced with leader nowhere to be seen (6) FLUENT {FLU}{lENT}
28 Exceptional teenager winning man’s approval (9) AGREEMENT {TEENAGER}* over {M}
29 Championship’s last ball finally breaks tie (5) TITLE {TI{lasT}{balL}E}
30 Head of investigative personnel involved in ace gangster’s trial (12) EXPERIMENTAL {EXPER{In...e}{MEN}T}{AL}

DOWN
2   Cunning notaries getting money as bonds (9) RELATIONS {NOTARIES}* over {L}
3   Hot model and Spinner getting back together (2,6) IN TANDEM {IN}{T}{AND}{ME<=}
4   Nearly spill over edges (4) LIPS SPILl<=
5   Eatery served up rarest tuna (10) RESTAURANT*
6   Only keeping time on some simple rhythms (6) METRES {ME{T}RE}{Si...e}
7   Inquire impertinently about love becoming something that strangles one! (5) NOOSE {NO{0}SE}
8   Suit line acquired by gutted syndicate (5) ?P?D? (Addendum - SPADE {PAD} in {Sy...tE} - See comments)
9   America’s female tennis legend becoming incompetent (7) USELESS {U{SELES}S}
14 A disturbance cutting into happiness of old vehicle driver (10) CHARIOTEER {CH{A}{RIOT}EER}

17 Gold casket’s real — occasionally, part of it may be brass! (9) ORCHESTRA {OR}{CHEST}{ReAl}
18 For a change, draw a line when losing in unjust situation (3,4) RAW DEAL {DRAW+A+LinE}*
19 News report by (almost entirely) nonsense host! (8) BULLETIN {BULl}{LET IN}
22 Resting as skin comes back (6) ASLEEP {AS}{PEEL<=}
23 Absolute lunatic with no sense, essentially (5) UTTER nUTTER
25 Solution is containing virus at the start of spiral! (5) CURVE {CUR{Vi..s}E}
27 Article is essential piece of incitement (4) ITEM [T]

Reference List
New = N, Man = M, Gangster = AL, Money = L, Model = T, Time = T, Gold = OR


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28 comments:

  1. Remy15 September 2020 at 09:02

    8 dn Spade.-suit of playing cards.
    Pad-line.S(pad)e.

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  2. Padmanabhan15 September 2020 at 09:11

    Good one,but also please explain SE?

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  3. Remy15 September 2020 at 09:23

    S(yndicat)e.

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  4. Padmanabhan15 September 2020 at 09:33

    Spun well Spinner. Thank you. I missed a few,esp. Line=pad,spot=ounce.

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  5. Chaturvasi15 September 2020 at 09:47

    ORCHESTRA is done well. It not only avoids the hackneyed cart horse, but brings in two metals effectively and appropriately used. Congrats to Spinner.

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  6. Chaturvasi15 September 2020 at 10:04

    Col, the video you've put in for CHARIOTEER reminded me of good old times when I used to watch English movies in theatres.

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  7. Padmanabhan15 September 2020 at 11:45

    Odeon,Midland,Casino and later Safire- good old days.

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    1. Sudarshan15 September 2020 at 15:07

      ...and Blue Diamond and Emerald and the ex-Circarama theatre PILOT.

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    2. C.G. BHARGAV15 September 2020 at 15:11

      Pilot was cinerama. They used three projectors.

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  8. Padmanabhan15 September 2020 at 11:52

    Dr.X one short in this round?

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao15 September 2020 at 11:55

      Maybe appearing as a special?

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    2. Satyen Nabar15 September 2020 at 12:26

      Hi. TH has started a new series, 'The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday' which features only in the Online Cwd+ edition with annotations provided for each clue (as hints).

      First crossword in the series was by Incognito on 6th Sept and the second Cwd was by me on 13th Sept.

      Hence, only 3 by me in this round.

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    3. Kolluru Koteswara Rao15 September 2020 at 12:29

      Oh, I am close to that.

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    4. Satyen Nabar15 September 2020 at 13:07

      From what I read on the TH Cwd+ blog, The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday is free. You have to sign up and play.

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  9. Padmanabhan15 September 2020 at 13:19

    Really? That would be nice.

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    1. Satyen Nabar15 September 2020 at 13:31

      Well, this is what it says in TH Cwd+ blog --


      Every Sunday, The Hindu Crossword Plus will be posting a new The Hindu Cryptic puzzle with annotations for each clue! Go ahead and bookmark that link.

      Each annotation will give you helping hints and hold your hand as we work out the answer together. If you liked the long-winded explanation to the above clue, then you will surely enjoy the crisper versions we give you in The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday puzzles, when you click the button ‘Reveal’ and then ‘Show a hint’.

      And guess what, The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday is absolutely free! All you have to do is sign up to play.

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    2. Satyen Nabar15 September 2020 at 13:46

      https://crossword.thehindu.com/crossword/hindu-cryptic-sunday

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    3. Kolluru Koteswara Rao15 September 2020 at 15:30

      Thanks Dr.
      I am solving your grid right now.

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    4. Padmanabhan15 September 2020 at 16:23

      Thank you Doc.
      Completed Incognito's and doing yours. Interesting.
      TH can do it well if they WANT to.

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    5. Vasant15 September 2020 at 19:13

      Thanks Doc for sharing this.

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    6. Vasant15 September 2020 at 19:17

      I downloaded the e-book and was pleasantly surprised. It is well written with references from TH and elsewhere too with quotations from our own TH setters and elsewhere.

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  10. D N M Rao15 September 2020 at 15:02

    Ref. 14Dn. Op-ed page headline in today's Hindu - "Bharatiyar, the Charioteer of wisdom".

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  11. Gemini15 September 2020 at 16:18

    The cryptic crossword e book running to 51 pages is also available to those who subscribe online to the CW.This is by Mihir Balanthrapu

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  12. Padmanabhan15 September 2020 at 16:24

    As of now it is free to download and I just did.

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  13. Srinivas18 September 2020 at 00:32

    Absolutely beautiful clues. Thoroughly enjoyed.

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