Sunday, 22 November 2020

Special, Sunday 22 Nov 2020, Novice


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NOVICE 7

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6Rubbish. No sex on stage (4)
8Allowing to take cook on board with no charge (8)
9Love among students expressing mirth (3)
10Scampered being extremely short, cut in and went ahead (8)
11Popular car learners left totally damaged over circle (6)
12Quip hurt, journalist upset (6)
13Fossil of alkaline compound one discarded before the vacation (8)
14Aid to North Indian city returning quietly (4)
15Taken out as old fashioned (5)
16Group review tsunami ruin fundraising ends (4)
18Marine creature abandoned ashore on a corner (8)
20Unit model I am in is prompt (2,4)
21Plenty for one inside and one outside opening (2,1,3)
22Attempt at bit of fun during afternoon off doesn’t carry on (2,6)
23African country lost commanding officer of social organisation (3)
24Nonsense and pretence evoke extreme anger in social club (8)
25Inactive COVID left inside (4)
Down
1Performance in charge saying it’s perfect (8)
2Instruction of Lakshman to a very eager Sita! (4,4,3,4)
3Prepared well stood up illuminated and took command (6)
4Gave up, nothing works as a pet dog is too old to operate (4,4,7)
5Inappropriate unhealthy period with a hint of deja vu (3,5)
6If I threw, it can be disastrous (7,4,4)
7Missing sex becomes frantic (4,2)
15Could be unpaid so to speak, share to an extent (8)
17Figures of crime disturbing around sunrise (8)
19Followed Susan in the final (6)
20Free for all working en route (4,2)

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44 comments:

  1. Ramani22 November 2020 at 10:35

    16a w i n g (last letters)
    23a (-CO) N G O
    25A IDLE (T)

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  2. Padmanabhan22 November 2020 at 10:41

    9A- LOL- L(O)L- Mirth
    20A- On time- Prompt- ON(T IM)EUnit- One
    23A- NGO-Congo- CO- Social Organisation

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  3. Padmanabhan22 November 2020 at 10:44

    Replacement for 25A-
    19d- Ensued- EN(SUE)D-Followed

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  4. Orthopaul22 November 2020 at 10:51

    9acLOL... L is student O is love
    L(O)L
    I8ac..SEAHORSE ..S(ASHORE A)*
    23ac NGO..(CO)NGO

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  5. P. Venkatesan22 November 2020 at 10:53

    9a: LOL {L{O}L}
    20A: ON TIME {ON{T}{IM}E}
    17D: NUMERICS {S{CRIME}UN}<==

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  6. Orthopaul22 November 2020 at 10:58

    6ac PLAYING WITH FIRE..PLAYING (IF I THREW ) instead of 9ac

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  7. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan22 November 2020 at 11:05

    12 A PIQUED ( QUIP* ED , UPSET-def)
    2 D DONT JUMP THE LINE ( CD)
    5 D ILL TIMED ( Unhealthy -ILL, period-TIMED, hint of Deja vu - D , Inappropriate - def )

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  8. Manas22 November 2020 at 11:18

    14a- HELP- {LEH}<=P
    18a- SEAHORSE- sea + {ashore}-a
    2d- DONT JUMP THE LINE- DD

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  9. AJ22 November 2020 at 11:22

    10a SCUTTLED
    Extremely shot is ST, CUT in and went ahead is LED
    S(CUT)T LED

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  10. Vinay Chindu22 November 2020 at 11:30

    11A: TOYOTA. Learners(LL) left Totally is totay. Anagrammed(damaged) around O(circle)
    21A: IS A LOT. Opening is Slot. One(A) inside and One(I) outside.
    7D: {LOST}{IT}

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  11. AJ22 November 2020 at 11:30

    10a SCTTLED: scampered
    (S(CUT)T)LED
    ST: extremely short, CUT in it, LED: went ahead
    14a: HELP: aid

    LEH: north Indian city, HEL: returning
    P : quietly

    17d
    NUMERICS
    Crime disturbing is meric
    Sun rise is nus
    Nus around meric
    NU(MERIC)s

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  12. AJ22 November 2020 at 11:32

    10a scuttled: u is missing in solution: sorry

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    1. ramesh ss22 November 2020 at 12:47

      you had solved it correctly before. thanks for solving.

      Delete
  13. P. Venkatesan22 November 2020 at 11:38

    REPLACEMENTS:
    13A: AMMONITE {AMMONI(-A)}{T(-H)E}
    21A: AS A LOT {A}{S{A}LOT}

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  14. AJ22 November 2020 at 11:47

    Replacement for 10a
    15d
    DURATION: extent
    Unpaid: DUE: so to speak makes it DU
    Share: RATION

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  15. Jacob Brahmakulam22 November 2020 at 11:57

    3d TILLED; prepared well; {LIT}<= {LED}
    22a AN EFFORT; ATTEMPT {Fun}in {AFTERNon}*
    6A PULP; rubbish; PULPit

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  16. Orthopaul22 November 2020 at 12:54

    15ac DATED..(OUT)DATED & TAKEN OUT DD
    Instead of 23ac

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  17. Deepak Gopinath22 November 2020 at 14:03

    My 3
    1D - PRACTICE {PR{ACT}ICE}
    4D - AGED PAST REPAIRS {AS+A+PET+D(-o)G}* [RA]
    24A - ROTARACT {ROT}{A(-nge)R}{ACT}

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  18. Deepak Gopinath22 November 2020 at 14:04

    Last two
    8A and 20D

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  19. AJ22 November 2020 at 14:53

    In the place of 17d, a repetition,
    8a BROOKING: allowing
    Take is BRING and COOK-c(no charge) must go within it
    BR(OOK)ING

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  20. Padmanabhan22 November 2020 at 16:17

    20D- Open to. Def.- Free for all
    Working- Open
    En route-to

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  21. Col_Gopinath22 November 2020 at 16:35

    Thanks for the special, Ramesh

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  22. Padmanabhan22 November 2020 at 16:57

    Thank you Ramesh & Col.

    ReplyDelete
  23. Vasant22 November 2020 at 16:58

    Could get to solving now only. Loved the puzzle!
    A change in pseudonym now a must as this is no Novice puzzle!

    ReplyDelete
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    1. ramesh ss22 November 2020 at 17:03

      Thanks Vasant for your kind words of appreciation. Yes I put some more efforts in this grid.

      Delete
  24. ramesh ss22 November 2020 at 17:02

    Thanks colonel for the opportunities. And to all solvers for the participation.

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