Friday, 22 January 2021

No 13151, Friday 22 Jan 2021, Gridman

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ACROSS
7   Cuban name thrown right out (6) CASTRO {CAST}{R}{O}
8   By which illegal immigrants try to arrive on an island (8) BOATLOAD [CD]
9   As I march around, see personal appeal, will you? (8) CHARISMA*
10 Plate creature flipped back (6) LAMINA<=
11 Dog discovered to be holding bovine at far end of ranch (8) FOXHOUND {F{OX}{r..cH}OUND}
13 Faithful to sides exchanged. It’s majestic! (5) ROYAL (-l+r)ROYAL
14 Punishment that is very hard? Not exactly! (7,8) COMPLEX SENTENCE [CD]
17 One from a part of Karnataka has no duck. Dog? Yes! (5) CORGI COoRGI
19 You can’t play tricks with this showman (8) MAGICIAN [CD]
21 Horror film from which tipsy chokra walks out (6) PSYCHO [T]
22 Game record I got in northern hotels (8) NINEPINS {EP}{I} in {N}{INNS}
24 Noblewoman’s figure messy in a limited way (8) COUNTESS {COUNT}{mESSy}
25 Think fool has got you and setter (6) ASSUME {ASS}{U}{ME}

DOWN
1   Chennai leader remains with ready money (4) CASH {Ch...i}{ASH}
2   Celebrities’ modern vessel for long-distance travel (8) STARSHIP {STARS}{HIP}
3   Island not entirely perfect, not entirely close either (6)  HONSHU {HONe}{SHUt}
4   On the phone called man for a ‘Macbeth’ prop (8) CAULDRON (~called){CAULD}{RON}
5   Weak film, stupid and extremely silly (6) FLIMSY {FILM*}{SillY}
6   I, with a learner, stun CIA somewhere in the Caribbean (5,5) SAINT LUCIA {I+A+L+STUN+CIA}*
8   Changing hands, wave to men on back street to get these sweets (13) BLANDISHMENTS {B(-r+l)LANDISH}{MEN}{ST<=}
12 At times, working twice over shoes frayed at edges (2,8) ON OCCASION {ON}{mOCCASIn}{ON}
15 Summaries of Poe items out (8) EPITOMES*
16 Space novel is military leader’s fantasy (8) ESCAPISM {SPACE*}{IS}{Mi...y}
18 Concerned with change of not long ago (6) RECENT {RE}{CENT}
20 Half-mild one; moreover half-cheerful (6) GENIAL {GENtle}{1}{ALso}
23 What you learn from the introductions of Nair and Menon (4) NAME {NAir}{MEnon} &lit

Reference List
Right = R, Out = O, Sides = L, R, Record = EP(Extended Play), Northern = N, Learner = L, Hands = L,R, Concerned = RE


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64 comments:

  1. Prasanna Rao22 January 2021 at 07:00

    25a - ASS(U)(ME) - Fool-ass;you-U;setter-ME
    9a- CHARISMA* - as I March
    13a R(-(l)OYA)L- sides-L,R...R,L ....Royal
    5d - FLIMSY - FILM*S---Y
    6d - SAINT LUCIA* - (Stun CIA,I,L) Learner-L
    17- co(-o)rg(i)...CORGI- (COORG -no duck-(O); one-I)

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    1. Col_Gopinath22 January 2021 at 08:22

      13A anno needs to be tweaked
      17A anno is incorrect.

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    2. Prasanna Rao22 January 2021 at 10:54

      Col.sir, perfectly find out the tweak. tried a lot. sides and flipped. I got it. could not get the anno. for "R". correct me please.

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    3. Prasanna Rao22 January 2021 at 12:28

      17a- CO(-O)RG+I.....CORG OVER "I"

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  2. Orthopaul22 January 2021 at 07:56

    Ortho Paul
    1d. CASH..C(h....)ash
    21ac. PSYCHO. ..T
    18d. RECENT..centre*
    23d. NAMO..ONAM*
    15d. EPITOMES.. (POE ITEMS)*

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  3. Vasu22 January 2021 at 08:05

    21a. Psycho - horror film from which tiPSY CHOkra.. 1 d. Ready money =Cash - Chennai leader= C, + remains = ash. 15 d.summaries = epitomes (poe times)*. 23 d. Name. NAme MEnon

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  4. Vasu22 January 2021 at 08:09

    Find all my answers already given by ortho Paul. And my 23 d is also wrong

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  5. Col_Gopinath22 January 2021 at 08:25

    Comment deleted as annotation was not given

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  6. gxdxr22 January 2021 at 08:37

    7A. {CAST}{R}{O}
    8A. BOATLOAD [CD]
    9A. LAMINA. {ANIMAL <=}
    11A. FOXHOUND. {F{OX}{ranc H}OUND}
    14A. COMPLEX SENTENCE [CD]

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  7. ShankarSen22 January 2021 at 08:41

    Thanks Gridman. A wonderful crossword.

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  8. Ravi22 January 2021 at 08:42

    2d. Star+ship= starship.
    10a. Creature is animal, when flipped becomes lamina which is plate.
    5d. Flimsy. Film+s+y.

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  9. Vasu22 January 2021 at 08:44

    1 a. Cuban is CASTRO.
    thrown out = CAST + right out = RO

    10 A. LAMINA - thin plate/layer.
    Creature = animal - flipped <-

    16 d. ESCAPISM - fantasy.
    (Space + is + m)*

    18 d. RECENT - not long ago.

    Concerned = RE + change = CENT

    20 D. GENIAL -
    half of mild = GENtle + one = I; hALf

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  10. Sujatha22 January 2021 at 08:47

    7A thrown = cast, Right = r, out = o, cast+r+o = Castro = Cuban name.

    10A creature = animal, flipped back, animal becomes lamina = plate

    22A record = ep, northern = n, hotels = inns,
    N+in(ep)(I)nns = ninepins = Game

    24A Figure = count, messy in a limited way -m(ess)-y = mess. Count+ess = countess = noblewoman

    4D called, on the phone = cauld, man = Ron, cauld+Ron = cauldron = Macbeth prop.

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    1. Sujatha22 January 2021 at 08:48

      May I add 2 more coz 1A and 10A have already been given?

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    2. Col_Gopinath22 January 2021 at 09:37

      Yes you may and mention when doing so that they are replacements for 7A and 10A

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  11. AJ22 January 2021 at 08:47

    Very interesting crossword. Enjoyed almost all clues. Special favourites are 10A, 14A, 19A, 22A, 2d, 4d and 8d.
    Thank you Gridman.

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  12. Dr Hareendranath22 January 2021 at 08:52

    12 D ON OCCASION=at times
    Working twice, ON.....ON,over mOCCASIn
    ON OCCASION

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  13. Eswaran N22 January 2021 at 09:02

    3D HON(E) SHU(T) ..not entirely Honshu island

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  14. bmk22 January 2021 at 09:08

    22ac ninepins n hotels(inns) hold record(ep)

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  15. N Sridhar22 January 2021 at 09:09

    14A - complex sentence; very hard - complex ; punishment- sentence

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  16. bmk22 January 2021 at 09:10

    19ac magician DD

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  17. sivaram22 January 2021 at 09:12

    8dn BLANDISHMENT. {B(-r)(+L)ANDISH}{MEN}{ST<=}
    13ac ROYAL. {(-l)(+R) OYAL}
    9ac CHARISMA. {AS I MARCH}*

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    1. sivaram22 January 2021 at 09:14

      8dn BLANDISHMENTS. {B(-r)(+L)ANDISH}{MEN}{ST<=}

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  18. Col_Gopinath22 January 2021 at 09:43

    To be solved
    Across - Annotations for 17 and 19
    Down - 4 and annotations for 2, 16, 18 and 20

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  19. Suresh M S22 January 2021 at 09:53

    4D CAULDRON = prop in Macbeth (heard as Called Ron)

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  20. Sujatha22 January 2021 at 10:03

    2D Celebrities = Stars, modern = hip, stars+hip = starship = vessel for long distance travel.

    16D space novel = escap, is, (M)ilitary leader = m, escap+is+m = escapism = fantasy.

    Replacements for 7A and 10A.

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  21. Suresh M S22 January 2021 at 10:35

    17A CORGI = Dog breed ( COORGI, one from Coorg, part of Karnataka - duck, O)

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  22. AJ22 January 2021 at 11:00

    20dn
    GENIAL : cheerful
    GEN: half gentle( mild)
    I: one
    AL: moreover(also) half

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  23. Vasant22 January 2021 at 15:27

    Coincidently in today's Times ( Times Cryptic Puzzle No. 27881), 3d, Honshu is clued as:
    Island house-unfinished hut on poles (6)

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    1. Padmanabhan22 January 2021 at 16:31

      Is it supposed to be HO(NS H)U- Difficult t conceive- took a while to fit to to the known solution. Still I miss a container indicator.

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    2. sree_sree22 January 2021 at 16:42

      House:ho
      Unfinished hut: hu
      Poles:N S

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    3. Vasant22 January 2021 at 17:42

      Paddy if you haven't done today's Times, do try , it is full of beautiful clues

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    4. Prasanna Rao22 January 2021 at 20:20

      wow. different setter same clue with different version..............nice correlation Vasanth....After a long back I have solved all except 2.

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  24. sree_sree22 January 2021 at 15:59

    Can someone point clue type or Anagram indicator for 6d pls.

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  25. Padmanabhan22 January 2021 at 16:33

    Col.'s opinion?

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  26. sudarshan s. rao22 January 2021 at 16:47

    As usual, a great puzzle from you. Gridman, you are the best.

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  27. sree_sree22 January 2021 at 17:43

    23d if &lit, doesn't it become plural, Names instead of Name.

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    1. Padmanabhan22 January 2021 at 22:13

      What you learn is name- no plural there. learn from...it could be anything

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  28. Suresh Panje, New Delhi22 January 2021 at 18:16

    I blundered on 8 Across by reckoning the answer as STOWAWAY and thus failed to attempt four other linked clues....
    Thanks for corecting me...

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  29. Ramani22 January 2021 at 18:50

    Guardian's today's cryptic reproduced 19th Oct 1933 crossie. You can enjoy doing that too

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    1. Vasant22 January 2021 at 19:52

      Thanks Ram..shall try that..1933! That must have been incipient stages of cryptic crosswords ..pre Xim era..no set rules..

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    2. Vasant22 January 2021 at 21:51

      Hi Ram, I couldn't get the puzzle..if you have a copy or link, do share

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    3. Vasant22 January 2021 at 21:59

      If it's a file you can mail me at vasant.srinibadan@gmail.com

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    4. Vasant22 January 2021 at 21:59

      vasant.srinivasan@gmail.com

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    5. Padmanabhan22 January 2021 at 22:11

      copy to me. Just curious about 1933!!
      padmanabhan.pb@gmail.com

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    6. Vasant22 January 2021 at 22:47

      There is no mention of this puzzle in fifteen squared

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  30. Chaturvasi22 January 2021 at 21:25

    Ramani/Vasanth
    Pl give me the link text to the above-mentioned old G cwd.

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  31. Padmanabhan22 January 2021 at 22:17

    This is the link to today's (22nd Jan) Guardian cryptic and it says it is set by Paul. No mention of 1933?
    https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28349

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  32. Ramani23 January 2021 at 03:58

    CV Sir/Paddy/Vasant - As I had time in the evening, I tried Guardian crossie and surprised to get that one set by somebody with a starting letter A I remember now. Now I see that what Paddy is mentioned. I don't know how this has happened. Sorry for disappointing you all.

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  33. Ramani23 January 2021 at 04:00

    Serial No was in four digits some 10??.

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  34. Chaturvasi23 January 2021 at 07:48

    Don't worry; must have been a gremlin at work.

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  35. Kolluru Koteswara Rao23 January 2021 at 07:58

    Ramani,
    After seeing your message @18.50, I went to the Guardian and found two puzzles, One by Paul very latest and the other one 1106 by Anto. I think it was appearing due to some glitch (and it has happened earlier too but the paper will retreat soonest]. So, this time too, this must have disappeared.
    Fortunately for us, I didn't refresh the page so far so I still have the grid before me. I was to solve late in the night. But couldn't do so. I saved it now as .pdf and it will be in your mail boxes. Relish it.
    Relax friends,

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  36. Chaturvasi23 January 2021 at 08:22

    I am sure this is not an old puzzle. First of all, old crosswords did not have bylines. And secondly Anto is a setter of recent years, not of the last century. A work that was on must have got uploaded inadvertently and after a brief appearance withdrawn by the subeditor/intern. Owing to time differences, IST people have seen it.

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