Saturday 19 September 2020

No 13045, Saturday 19 Sep 2020, Hypatia

Hypatia welcoming the start of the IPL

ACROSS
1   Counter assists checking at match venues (6) STADIA {AID{AT}S<=}
4   Withdraws deposits (6) LEAVES (DD)
9   President stuck in evil state (4) SPIN {S{P}IN}
10 One appealing charge in Little River (10) PETITIONER {PETIT{ION}E}{R}
11 Case of wide getting bowled at start of play, say (6) WALLET {(+W-b)ALLET}
12 Delivery pouch in a manila envelope (8) CHINAMAN (T)
13 Do cursory pants or jeans, say (9) CORDUROYS {DO+CURSORY*}
15 Discover tender traded only with India (4) FIND {F(-o+I)ND}
16 Gore turning crazy (4) BATS {STAB<=}
17 Stun offering packs of snacks (5,4) MIXED NUTS {STUN*} Reverse anagram
21 What makes 22 capable? (3,5) HAT TRICK (CD)
22 Player’s derby (6) BOWLER (DD)
24 Subdues gangster and hangs after temperature drops (10) ALLEVIATES {AL}{LEVItATES}
25 Daughter remains in race (4) DASH {D}{ASH}
26 Relaxing ending, short of century (6) EASING {cEASING}
27 Mark putting two together in a compound? (6) HYPHEN (CD)

DOWN
1   Also Pran, occasionally camouflaged high-pitched voice (7) SOPRANO (T)
2   Recall say, Hazare briefly with full stomach (5) ANNUL {ANNa}{fULl}
3   She assigns Indian to replace company PC (7) IMPUTER {(-co+I)MPUTER}
5   Need guts to sacrifice second Queen (6) ENTAIL {ENTrAILs}
6   Breach by six switching sides in speech (9) VIOLATION {VI}{O(-r+L)ATION}
7   Attendant drinking a bit of rum, terribly wasted (7) STEWARD {Rum} in {WASTED*}
8   Spooner’s collaborative site’s tags for awkward situations (6,7) STICKY WICKETS Spoonerism of {WIKI' S TICKETS}?
14 Puts finishing touches after cooking, to set dish (4,3,2) DOTS THE I'S {TO+SET+DISH*}
16 One way to inform out of touch readers? (7) BRAILLE (CD)
18 Simple to accept management graduates for a consulate (7) EMBASSY {E{(-a+MBAS)}SY
19 Senator organised crime against state (7) TREASON {SENATOR*}
20 Secure power at home with charge (6) PINION {P}{IN}{ION}
23 Measurement encompassing daughter alongside (5) WIDTH {WI{D}TH}

Reference List

President=P, River=R, Wide=W, Bowled=B, Only=O, India=I, Gangster=Al, Temperature=T, Daughter=D, Century=C
Indian=I, Company=Co, Second=S, Queen=R, Six=VI, Side=L, Side=R, Management graduates=MBAs, Power=P, At home-In, Charge=Ion

Colour/Font Scheme

Definition, Solution, Component letters, Embedded links, Theme word,  Anagram Indicator, C/C indicator, Reversal Indicator, Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator, Deletion Indicator, Homophone Indicator, Movement Indicator, Positional Indicator, Substitution, Indicator, Opposite indicator, Link/Connector, Extraneous



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28 comments:

  1. Padmanabhan19 September 2020 at 08:36

    What happened to Virat Kohli? I was searching for him.

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    1. Hypatia19 September 2020 at 17:18

      Hope you found him now:) For others looking - the link is on the top left corner of this blog :)

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  2. Chaturvasi19 September 2020 at 09:10

    He is in another grid set by Sowmya. The winning clue for your cricketer is by Spiffytrix, formerly THC compiler.

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    1. Padmanabhan19 September 2020 at 09:29

      Yes,I saw that. I thought that clue might appear here.
      Nice to see a Spiffytrix clue after a long while.


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    2. Hypatia19 September 2020 at 17:19

      Thanks CV sir.

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  3. Abhishek Sridhar19 September 2020 at 09:25

    Doesn't leaves also fall under the theme? Batsman leaves the ball 🤔

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  4. Gemini19 September 2020 at 10:41

    Decided to watch few more CWs and how they are solved.Real bouncers and frustrating

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    1. Hypatia19 September 2020 at 17:21

      You just need to keep following this blog and the annotations. That's the best way to learn.

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  5. R Nagendra Prasad19 September 2020 at 11:33

    How is SPIN = state? Pl explain sir.

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    1. Suresh19 September 2020 at 11:47

      Should I spin a story on this or should I blandly state it?

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    2. sree_sree19 September 2020 at 11:48

      Spin state's of electron.

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    3. Suresh19 September 2020 at 12:14

      This comment has been removed by the author.

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    4. R Nagendra Prasad19 September 2020 at 12:35

      Thanks for the clarification Mr. Suresh & Sree_sree Ji.

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    5. Hypatia19 September 2020 at 17:24

      Thanks for clarifying. This is the context of my usage - See Noun, 2

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  6. sree_sree19 September 2020 at 11:36

    11a anno seems W (-b)allet. Bowled at start meaning the first letter dismissed. Or does it mean replacement.

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    1. Padmanabhan19 September 2020 at 12:46

      It is "Wide getting bowled at the start". So W getting B and ballet becomes Wallet.

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    2. Hypatia19 September 2020 at 17:26

      Yes Paddy - That's how I clued it too.

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  7. Chaturvasi19 September 2020 at 12:12

    And some among the crowd may be munching on MIXED NUTS. Among the team members there might be a new FIND. The balm that the official applied on the injured fielder's arm ALLEVIATES his pain. STEWARDS attend on players in the dressing rooms. Fielders DASH after the ball that races to the boundary line. After which the runners might be EASING. VIOLATION of any rule by any player will ENTAIL punishment by the umpires. If a bowler crosswes the bowling crease, the umpire may ANNUL the action. And after the match there will always be people who IMPUTE the actions of the players.

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    1. Hypatia19 September 2020 at 17:33

      Nice :) As you have shown nearly any word can be linked in some way or other to any context.

      I did think of VIOLATION as a theme word - since it keeps coming up in the context of suspensions - but its probably a bit too broad.

      For the Hindu grid, I had chosen words that can all be connected to cricket but in most cases, also have meanings or usage outside of cricket - so that it is reasonably fair for non-cricket fans who solve our grids.

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  8. Vasant19 September 2020 at 12:16

    Most enjoyable Crossword.Hypatia spins a tasty treat on the inaugral day of IPL.

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam19 September 2020 at 16:24

      +2

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    2. Vasant19 September 2020 at 16:27

      And the Special puzzle in 1 Across was outstanding!

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    3. Hypatia19 September 2020 at 17:34

      Thanks Vasant, Paddy and MB sir. Glad you enjoyed it. The 1ACross puzzle is a bit more IPL specific but is quite solveable. The difficulty level is Easy - so even newbies can give it a shot.

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  9. Amita Baviskar19 September 2020 at 13:53

    An easy, enjoyable crossword with some elegant surfaces. Thank you, Hypatia!

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    1. Hypatia19 September 2020 at 17:35

      Thanks Amita. Hope you are well. Missed your comments on my earlier puzzle this month.

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  10. VMA Nair19 September 2020 at 14:06

    21 is semi &lit?
    Cap-able = hat-trick

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    1. Hypatia19 September 2020 at 17:36

      I only intended it as a CD as correctly identified. Interesting question though:)

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