Friday 18 December 2020

No 13122, Friday 18 Dec 2020, Gridman

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ACROSS
5   Deputy Prime Minister’s a bundle of energy (6) DYNAMO {DY}{NAMO}
7   It’s clear Orient learners are in grip of wily Cupid (8) PELLUCID {P{E}{LL}UCID*}
9   Indian association takes hot, top place in China (8) SHANGHAI {S{H}ANGH}{A1}
10 Acknowledge cook has some lavanga (6) SALUTE {SA{La...a}UTE}
11 Indian district officer’s mite in recovering treasure (10,4) COLLECTORS ITEM {COLLECTORS}{MITE*}
12 Agent with a leaning to be a violin player, perhaps (15) INSTRUMENTALIST {INSTRUMENT}{A}{LIST}
16 The banian manufacturer’s personal stake (6,8) VESTED INTEREST [CD]
20 Roof worker is the one criticising (6) SLATER [DD]
21 Streaking nude wily — difficult to manage (8) UNWIELDY*
22 What you may do on a chess board — what a pupil may have to study (3,5) SET PIECE [DD]
23 Game’s to fix colour (6) RUSSET {RU'S}{SET}

DOWN
1   Good relative has hired out a piece of armour (8) GAUNTLET {G}{AUNT}{LET}
2   Obtained primarily hoary Indian classic typeface (6) GOTHIC {GOT}{Ho..y}{In...n}{Cl...c}
3   Half of sect involved in secret compact (5-3) CLOSE-SET {CLOSE{SEct}T}
4   Bird’s extremely efficient food passage (6) GULLET {GULL}{Ef...nT}
6   Yes, all but head cover goes to make up coarse fellow (5) YAHOO {YA}{HOOd}
7   Grumpier tone I adopted, yielding to the eldest his right to succeed (13) PRIMOGENITURE*
8   Strip is in this manner hiding a bit of muck (7) ISTHMUS {IS}{THUS} over {Muck}
13 No level ground in a type of Italian fiction (7) NOVELLE*
14 One doesn’t know the source of such income (8) UNEARNED [CD]
15 Big and small uses found no end — that’s liberality! (8) LARGESSE {LARGE}{S}{uSEs}
17 No stand-downs on a kind of exercise (3-3) SIT-UPS [CD]
18 Check the never-ending rough growth (6) THWART {THe}{WART}
19 Look around! By the grace of God, you might spot the plant (5) SEDGE {SE{DG}E}

Reference List
Deputy = DY, Orient = E, Learner = L, Indian association = SANGH, Hot = H, Top = A1, Game = RU(Rugby Union), Good = G, Small = S, By the Grace of God = DG


68 comments:

  1. 2dn GOTHIC. {GOT} {Hoary} {Indian} {Classic}
    11ac COLLECTOR'S ITEM.{COLLECTOR'S} {MITE}*
    14dn UNEARNED. [CD]
    16ac VESTED INTEREST. [&Lit]
    17dn SIT UPS. [DD]

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  2. 4d bird is gull and extremely efficient is et answer is food passage gullet

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  3. 7d answer is primogeniture (anagram of grumpier tone i )meaning right to succeed

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  4. 21aanagram of nudewily mesning difficukt to manage The answer is unwieldy

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    1. Raji, please try to post all answers in one comment

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  5. Very nice puzzle.enjoyed solving.very nice clueing for some words. My greatest favourite was 5ac. Most unexpected clue. Other favourites are 10ac, 12ac, 16ac, 7dn.

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  6. 5a Deputy DY Prime minister NAMO Bundle of energy DYNAMO
    7A English Learners E LL in wily CUPID* PELLUCID clear
    9a Hot H in Indian organization SANGH top AI SHANGHAI place in China
    10a Cook SAUTE has some Lavanga L SALUTE acknowledge
    12a Agent INSTRUMENT with A leaning LIST INSTRUMENTALIST violin player

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  7. 20A Roof worker = Slater = one criticising DD
    1D good = g, relative = aunt, hired out = let, g+aunt+let = gauntlet = armour
    6D yes = ya, head cover = hood, all but head cover = hoo, ya+hoo = Yahoo = coarse fellow
    8D is, this manner = this, a bit of muck = m, is+th(m)us = isthmus = strip
    13D no+level = novelle = type of Italian fiction, ground as anagram indicator.

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    1. This manner = thus, not this, sorry for the typo.

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  8. Typically Gridman. Most enjoyable. Thank you.
    For a long time I was struggling to find a non existent Dy.PM until it dawned on me.Aha moment.

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  9. Many thanks, Gridman, for a wonderful puzzle

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  10. 22a. Set piece - what you may do on a chess board and what a pupil may have to study.
    23a russet - googled rus to be a board game + set (fix) gives colour

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  11. 18 Down Thwart th(e) never-ending and growth wart thwart meaning check

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  12. 11 across Indian association SANGH ... Top place AI takes hot H SHANGHAI place in China

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  13. Many Happy Re!turns of the day, Col. Gopinath! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

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  14. 15D- largesse meaning liberality; big- large; small- s; uses found no end - se

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  15. 3D CLOSE SET. Half of sect(SE) in secret(closet)

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  16. Many happy returns of the day! Col Sahib!

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  17. 11.ac.collectors item - collector= indian district officer mite is rearranged as item
    16.ac.vested interest - banian = vest
    21.ac. unwieldy- rearranging letters from nude & will
    1.dn. Gauntlet - g from good,+ aunt +let = hired
    17.dn.sit ups - opposite of stand downs

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  18. Many happy returns of the day, Col!

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  19. Many happy returns of the day, Col!

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  20. A most satisfactory solve for me, with least outside help. 5A my clue of the day. While I don't consider myself an expert I found the puzzle masterfully crafted. Hats off to Gridman.

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  21. Thanks to all solvers, thus far and forthcoming.
    Thanks for kind words.
    Many Happy Returns of the Day to the Col.
    Prasad, have you returned to Chennai?

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    1. I was in Chennai on a short visit towards Nov end and now back in Bengaluru. Next visit likely in Jan, will contact you.

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  22. Many happy returns of the day Deepak. Have a great year ahead!

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  23. 7DN - PRIMOGENITURE {GRUMPIER TONE I}* = eldest right to succeed
    5AC - DYNAMO - Deputy is DY, Prime Minister is NAMO = bundle of energy
    2DN - GOTHIC - Obtained is GOT, Hoary Indian Classic, primarily is HIC = typeface
    10AC - SALUTE - Cook is SAUTE, some lavanga is L = acknowledge

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  24. Many Happy Returns of the day Colonel Stay blessed

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  25. Many More Happy Returns of the Day to Col.sir.

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  26. !A and !D was today's Favorite. Thanks to Arden for Friday's treat.

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    1. It's a Gridman puzzle. No harm- Arden can always be thanked!

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  27. Am sending these without reading the comments so I have no clue if I am repeating solutions.
    6a Dynamo (DeputY NaMo)
    12A - agent - Instrument+ a + list (leaning) instrumentalist - I loved this
    21A - unwieldy (anagram of nude and wily)
    17D- sit ups (opposite of Stand downs)
    2D - Gothic - got+ h+I+c

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  28. Birthday in Coimbatore this year for Col.,for a change. Long stay. Must be really missing Raju.

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    1. Yes, I definitely missed Raju during this visit specially since I've been here for a month

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  29. Many,many happy returns of the day Col. An apt day for me to rejoin the intelligentia.

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  30. It is a happy coincidence that 19d has the birthday boy's abbreviation and the abbreviation means by The Grace Of God.
    Happy Birthday Colonel!

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  31. Happy birthday Col! 😊
    Gridman - thank you for a good puzzle. Restored my confidence.
    Finished in 20 mins. 😊

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