Monday 21 September 2020

No 13046, Monday 21 Sep 2020, Karaoke

Solution to 4D 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
9   Philosopher cooked risotto without onions originally in drink (9) ARISTOTLE {A{RISoTTO*}LE}
10 Strained future maybe (5) TENSE [DD]
11 Start boarding school after end of spring (3,2) GET ON {s...nG}{ETON}
12 Professional workshop equipment gets around 100 procedures (9) PROTOCOLS {PRO}{TO{C}OLS}
13 Seeds consumed by extinct primates with the close of biggest peace offering (11) APPEASEMENT {AP{PEAS}EMEN}{b...sT}
16 Reeked of hunting ground? Have surgery (2,5,3,5) GO UNDER THE KNIFE*
19 Delay disrupted trade in army allowance (11) RETARDATION {R{TRADE*}ATION}
24 Really faint flare fired from pistol (4,5) VERY LIGHT [DD] (Addendum - {VERY}{LIGHT} - See comments)
25 Performer stripping sides from plant (5) ACTOR fACTORy
26 True lassis regularly used herb (5) TULSI {TrUe+LaSsIs}
27 Implement perhaps Friday party policy (9) MANDOLINE {MAN}{DO}{LINE}

DOWN
1   Clutch back end of cigarette lighter (5) BARGE {GRAB<=}{c...tE}
2   Point out horse (5) PINTO*
3   Classic bear on a road (8) STANDARD {STAND}{A}{RD}
4   Come forward, raising heartless Punch and Judy (4,2) ?T?P ?P (Addendum - STEP UP PUPpETS<= - See comments)
5   Withdraw quietly and do penance in church monument (8) CENOTAPH {P}{ATONE}<= in{CH}

6   In component of bathometer (2,4) AT HOME [T]
7   Island nation’s singles infiltrating subcontinent (9) INDONESIA {IND{ONES}IA}
8   Spooner’s mentioned harsh accommodation (9) BEDSITTER (~said bitter)
14 Unfinished tomb in stone compound (9) AGGRAVATE {AG{GRAVe}ATE}
15 Born absolutely to embrace female creature (9) BUTTERFLY {B}{UTTER{F}LY}
17 Notice Georgia in capital sporting event (4,4) ROAD GAME {RO{AD}{GA}ME}
18 Is fair trial impossible in this court? (8) KANGAROO [CD]
20 Earl in trouble over papers placed differently (6) RELAID {EARL*}{ID}
21 Purpose of ointment to exclude old and married (6) INTENT oINTmENT
22 Distressed sir leaves artistic storage area (5) ATTIC ArTisTIC
23 Anguish good for bishop, in short (5) GRIEF (-b+g)GRIEF (Correction - BRIEF (-g+b)BRIEF - See comments)

Reference List
100 = C, Quietly = P, Born = B, Female = F, Papers = ID, Old = O, Married = M, Good = G, Bishop = B


43 comments:

  1. 4d
    STEP UP: come forward
    Punch and Judy : puppets
    Puppets- p(heartless):pupets
    Raising is reversal indication
    Step up

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    1. AJ you are being promoted from Novice to regular. You are no longer eligible to post as a non-regular/novice, this is applicable for Friday's as well when you will have to wait till 11 AM

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    2. Yes, as you are no longer a novice/non-regular

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    3. Thank you col. You have used the word 'promoted'. So I am expected to be happy, though I have a feeling of having lost an opportunity.

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    4. Could guess how you feel, AJ (a few months back I felt the same).
      Congratulations and welcome to the regulars.

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    5. Thank you Mr. Rao. Is it a kind of retirement? When you were promoted you almost made clear how you felt. I never guessed that mine was in the pipeline.

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    6. Now you can try making puzzles for Sunday Special (like I did) to start with. God speed.

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    7. I really have no idea how to go about it. Let me see.

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    8. The general idea of promoting is in the context of giving more novices/non-regulars a chance to come out and participate in the blog

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  2. AJ has become a regular cracker. Good one.

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  3. Thank you KKR for an enjoyable crossie- looks like a long time since we solved one of yours. Used to be fairly regular on Sunday specials.

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    1. Thanks Paddy.
      Yes, I have almost readied one for the blog. But the IXL made me to go slow on it.

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    2. Mad travelling, and somehow IA not opening on any of my jio phones, so had been forced to cold solve for past few weeks.

      Happy to say, got all but for the DELAY (the noun didn't strike for quiet sometime) and CENOTAPH (i went on oposite direction with "withdraw quietly").

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  4. Those who are interest in cricket as well as CW's can solve the IPL special by Sowmya (link given at top left) Good and interesting to match with the booming start of IPL.

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    1. I never see these links. I'm accessing the blog through my phone. Is that a problem?

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    2. In the mobile version, you have "VIEW WEB VERSION" below HOME button at the bottom. If you click on this button, you can see the links. Try it.

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  5. Col, The picture of tulsi that you have used above evokes memories in me but, alas, they are tinged with sadness. In the big independent house in which our family lived (which was developed in 1990 - not solely but with other neighbouring properties belonging to nine owners in all) had a large thulasi maadam with a plant. My mother and other ladies of the house used to offer worship to it every day. Behind it there were many thulasi plants growing wildly and profusely, propagating themselves with the seeds dropping from the plants and ground water taking care (of course, my mother used to water the plant in the 'maadam'). At that time, busy with work and raising the family, I used to go to the temple occasionally but it never occurred to me to take a bunch of the plant to offer to any deity as I have been seeing visitors do now when I go to the temple more regularly). As see devotees buy thulasi from the flower-sellers, I become wistful about my not doing it in those palmy days.

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    1. We have it in a pot on our terrace and like you said the seeds have fallen into adjacent pots and we have Tulsi plants sprouting all over

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    2. CV sir, nicely mentioned the perfect name of Tulsi "Maadam". Now a days we could see very rare. Instead we kept in a special pot

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  6. 24a Charade? Really :very, faint:light!

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    1. Yes, Sree_Sree, I intended it as charade

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    2. Similarly, my intended answer for 23DN is [+B-g]RIEF

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    3. Really faint is very light so it can be a DD as well

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    4. The wording (G for B in SHORT)leads to GRIEF

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    5. Always wonder with this type of clue, what happens if they come in competitive grids like IXL.

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    6. It did happen in last year's IXL when it was decided to accept both as correct.

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  7. Nice puzzle KKR garu. I felt 'at home' (liked 6dn )

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  8. Nice puzzles KKR. solved few. 4d. I got the answer. but Anno. could not provide the way Mr.AJ presented. learned many things from this small puppet.

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    1. I mean to say the puzzle.i.e Punch and Judy : puppets. Mr AJ did well.

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  9. Very nice grid today. My favourites are 4d, 14d, 19a and 16a in that order.

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    1. Thanks AJ! Congrats on your elevation!

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    2. Thank you Mr.KKR. These days, the entire grid is solved at the latest by 9 a.m. I will have nothing left to post at 11a.m. Anyway I am happy that I could solve 4d which was at the top of my favourites list.

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  10. Looking at the grid, I decided to start from 16 Ac, which was an immediate solve. The rest went smooth. Very ENJOYABLE fare. Thanks KKR Ji.

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  11. An enjoyable puzzle, easy going. Thank you, Karaoke!

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  12. Hi
    I am Shanthi Sridharan
    Very interested in Crossword puzzles
    I have subscribed to online hindu but unable to access paper
    Also subscribed to app but again can't find it
    Yes i am a bit (!) slow on the uptake
    Would like to do this Crossword from blog Can I solve it online
    And, i am 62 So kindly bear with me
    Thank you

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    1. Hi Shanthi,
      To solve The Hindu Crossword online you will have to subscribe at the following link
      https://crossword.thehindu.com/

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