Friday 11 December 2020

No 13116, Friday 11 Dec 2020, Hypatia

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ACROSS
1   Jerk resorts to get married (5) SPASM {SPAS}{M}
4   Approve a party exercise (5) ADOPT {A}{DO}{PT}
11 Disease spreads alarm, disheartening India (7) MALARIA {ALARM*}{IndiA}
12 Trance takes pastor before lake (7) REVERIE {REV}{ERIE}
13 Name given to rage, possibly! (5) ANGER {N+RAGE}* &lit
14 Credit quality (9) ATTRIBUTE [DD]
15 Firm’s inventory prepared by Spooner (4-6) ROCK-STEADY (~stock ready)
17 Old medal covers instrument (4)  OBOE {OB{O}E}
19 Agriculturist losing rights to celebrity (4) FAME FArMEr
21 Hear wet climate spoiling play (3,7) BAD WEATHER {HEAR +WET}* [RA]
25 Old cook cleaning around is friendly (9) CONGENIAL {O} in {CLEANING}*
27 Catches taken rather awkwardly, possibly surprise beginners (5) TRAPS Acrostic
28 Detectives arrest emperor, turning radical (7) DRASTIC {CI{TSAR}D}<=
29 Rh ultimately injected in him with our fluid (7) RHODIUM {i...eD} in {HIM+OUR}*
30 Merit student goes before master (5) LEARN {EARN}<=>{L}
31 Say, when you heard about custom (5) USAGE {EG}{AS}{U}(~you)<=

DOWN
2   Marine soldier trapped in unusual place (7) PELAGIC {PELA{GI}C*}
3   What’s least expected at present times? (8) SURPRISE [CD]
5   Destitute woman with daughter having nothing (6) DEVOID {DEV{0}I}{D}
6   Ruffle characters in dapper turbans (7) PERTURB [T]
7   Damage Indian parliamentarian on radio (6) IMPAIR {I}{MP}{AIR}
8   Wife left when Arab forced a dance (8) HABANERA {wHEN+ARAB}*{A}

9   Court order evicting a man from struggle (4) WRIT WRIThe
10 Go back in time, generally reflecting (6) RENEGE [T<=]
16 Oddly, Dad’s lower after losing old loafers (8) DAWDLERS {DADS+LoWER}*
18 Grumpy king left becoming rebellious (8) FACTIOUS FrACTIOUS
19 Flag about accountant’s window dressing? (6) FACADE {FA{CA}DE}
20 Common man taking peacekeeper before European (7) MUNDANE {M}{UN}{DANE}
22 Studying hard for right title (7) HEADING {-r+h)HEADING
23 One’s prepared to get a job and start again? (6) RESUME [DD]
24 Coach satisfied to recruit player getting gold (6) MENTOR {ME{N}T}{OR}
26 Burning ground without park (4) ITCH pITCH

Reference List
Married = M, Party = DO, Exercise = PT, Name = N, Old = O, Right = R, Detective = DIC, Student = L, Soldier = GI, Daughter = D, Indian = I, Wife = W, King = R, Man = M, Peacekeeper = UN, Hard = H, Player = N (North in Bridge), Gold = OR, Park = P


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57 comments:

  1. sivaram11 December 2020 at 08:02

    14ac ATTRIBUTE. [DD]
    13ac ANGER . {N} in {RAGE}*
    23dn RESUME. [DD]
    20dn MUNDANE. {M} {UN} {DANE}
    19dn FACADE. {FA{CA}DE}

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    1. Deepak Gopinath11 December 2020 at 08:05

      13A What is the definition?

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    2. sivaram11 December 2020 at 09:27

      13 Name given to rage, possibly! (5)
      Defn: RAGE

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    3. Deepak Gopinath11 December 2020 at 09:31

      RAGE is not the defintion

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    4. sivaram11 December 2020 at 09:49

      Defn: 'name given to rage'

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    5. Deepak Gopinath11 December 2020 at 10:10

      No the clue is an &lit. The whole clue is to be read as the definitio

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  2. AJ11 December 2020 at 08:09

    Very nice clues, enjoyed solving.Liked 14ac, 12ac, 15ac, 22dn.

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    1. Hypatia11 December 2020 at 20:39

      Thanks AJ. Glad to know you enjoyed the crossword and which clues you liked.

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  3. Manas11 December 2020 at 08:19

    11ac- MALARIA - {alarm + IA}*
    7d- IMPAIR - {{I}{MP}{AIR}}

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  4. Rama Sandur11 December 2020 at 08:56

    25ac congenial (cleaning)(o of old)

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    1. Deepak Gopinath11 December 2020 at 09:00

      Annotation is incomplete. Please also edit your profile to display your name or mention your name in the comment

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  5. John George11 December 2020 at 08:57

    25a (O)ld in cook CLEANING* CONGENIAL -Friendly
    19a FARMER -Rs FAME - celebrity
    15a ROCK STEADY STOCK inventory READY prepared spoonerism
    17a (O)ld in OBE OBOE Instrument
    12a Paster REV Lake ERIE Trance REVERIE


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  6. Rama Sandur11 December 2020 at 09:00

    19ac FAME (fa(r)me(r) loosing rights)

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  7. Sritri11 December 2020 at 09:03

    12 A - REVERIE - REV (pastor) before ERIE
    14 A - ATTRIBUTE - DD
    9 D - WRIT - WRITHE (Struggle) without HE (man)

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    1. Sritri11 December 2020 at 10:08

      Adding a fifth..
      24 D - MENTOR - Coach - MET(satisfied) recruiting N(orth)- player , getting gold - OR - {ME(N)T OR}

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  8. Orthopaul11 December 2020 at 09:04

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  9. Sritri11 December 2020 at 09:05

    22 D - HEADING - READING - R(ight) replaced by H(ard)

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  10. Rama Sandur11 December 2020 at 09:06

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  11. gxdxr11 December 2020 at 09:06

    1A. {SPAS}{M}
    4A. {A}{DO}{PT}
    2D. PELAGIC. {GI} in {PLACE}*
    5D. {DEV{O}I}{D}
    6D. PERTURB (T)

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    1. gxdxr11 December 2020 at 09:11

      1D and 6D already done, so...

      18D. FACTIOUS. {FrACTIOUS}
      19D. {FA{CA}DE}

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  12. Rama Sandur11 December 2020 at 09:14

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  13. N Sridhar11 December 2020 at 09:22

    2D- pelagic meaning marine; soldier-gi in place jumbled
    5D- devoid meaning destitute, woman - devi daughter- d nothing-o
    10D- renege meaning go back; tim(e gener)ally
    30A- learn meaning master; merit - earn, student - l
    23D- resume- one’s prepared to get a job; and also start again (DD)

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    1. Deepak Gopinath11 December 2020 at 09:27

      Annotation for 5D and 30A is incomplete as per your annotations the answers will be DEVIDO and EARNL

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  14. Gayathri Viswanath11 December 2020 at 09:42

    27A TRAPS , acrostic, Def - catches

    20D MUNDANE - Def - Common M-UN-DANE

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  15. Murali11 December 2020 at 09:47

    27A TRAPS - Acrostic
    28A DRASTIC (CI(TSAR)D)<==
    29A RHODIUM d from injected in ( HIM OUR )*
    8D HABANERA (type of dance) ((when arab)- w + a)*
    26D ITCH (pitch - p)

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  16. Ananda Rao Keerty11 December 2020 at 09:55

    11.ac.Malaria - alarm + i and a from India and rearranging letters
    13.ac.Anger n from name + rage and rearranging letters
    6.dn.perturb - per from dapper + turb from turbans
    7.dn. Impair - I from Indian mp = parliamentrian, air =on radio
    17.ac.oboe

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    1. Deepak Gopinath11 December 2020 at 10:15

      11A only ALARM is to be anagrammed
      17A No annotation given

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  17. Deepak Gopinath11 December 2020 at 10:17

    Yet to be solved
    Across - 21, 31
    Down - 3, 16, 22, 24

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    1. sree_sree11 December 2020 at 10:25

      22&24 done by sritri!

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    2. Sritri11 December 2020 at 10:45

      3 D & 31 A - The annotations may pose a challenge. Would be the last to go

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  18. Shyamala Venkatraman11 December 2020 at 10:46

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  19. Shyamala Venkatraman11 December 2020 at 10:51

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    1. sree_sree11 December 2020 at 12:34

      Annotations pls.

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    2. Deepak Gopinath11 December 2020 at 13:48

      Shyamala your comments have been deleted as no annotations were provided. Please read the instructions at the beginning of the post

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  20. P. Venkatesan11 December 2020 at 11:05

    31A: {EG}{AS}{U(you~)}<--

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  21. zubin11 December 2020 at 12:13

    16 d is dawdlers. (Dads+lower-o)* meaning loafers. Oddly is the anagrind.

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  22. Suresh Panje, New Delhi11 December 2020 at 13:43

    Des[ite your simple worded advisory, wonder as to why some of the crossword enthusiasts are hell bent on being incognito.
    What do they gain by remaining anonymous?
    As a journalist, I would love to see my thoughts and views appearing in print with the BYLINE...
    I wish that your ADVISORY is read and understood in right earnest by one and all...

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    1. Deepak Gopinath11 December 2020 at 13:46

      Thanks for reinforcing. One of the unknowns has now updated the profile

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  23. Deepak Gopinath11 December 2020 at 13:47

    3D and 21A yet to be solved

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  24. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan11 December 2020 at 13:51

    21 A BAD WEATHER (RA of hear wet , def- climate spoiling play )

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  25. GK11 December 2020 at 14:41

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  26. Sritri11 December 2020 at 15:12

    3D A Surprise present. Exclamation of "Surprise!" at the time of giving a present or gift

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  27. Deepak Gopinath11 December 2020 at 15:41

    Updated early as I have to go out

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  28. R Nagendra Prasad11 December 2020 at 18:06

    Lovely crossword from Hypatia today. Especially liked the cluing for Rhodium, Usage, Resume Drastic, Fame,. For once I could get the Spooner clue immediately. Thanks for a wonderful fare.

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    1. Hypatia11 December 2020 at 20:42

      Thanks. Good to know that the Spooner fell quickly and glad you enjoyed the rest of the grid too.

      Thanks to Colonel for the blog - enjoyed the clip chosen for Habanera. Thanks to all the solvers who took your time to solve / annotate and provide feedback.

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  29. Anonymous11 December 2020 at 21:39

    Hypatia - thanx for a lovely crossword. It was relatively easier with some fun clues. My COD - 21Ac & 23Dn. 😊

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  30. Anonymous11 December 2020 at 21:40

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