Monday 16 August 2021

No 13327, Monday 16 Aug 2021, Incognito

Incognito's tribute to our successful Olympians today. 

There is something else visible in the grid for Novices/Non-regular commenters to identify.

ACROSS
1   Good! In France, our boy is in for American whiskey (7) BOURBON {B{OUR}{B}ON}
5   Look good by 24 (6) GLANCE {G}{LANCE}
9   A lassie travels giving alternative names (7) ALIASES*
10 Awkwardly binds male in ‘Jaws’, perhaps (9) MANDIBLES*
11 Fears partiality after initially playing hard with ball (7) PHOBIAS {BIAS}<=>{Pl...g}{H}{O}
13 Steer not available by six at entrance (8) NAVIGATE {NA}{VI}{GATE}
17 Fire-bag (4) SACK [DD]
19 Musical composition for first couple in opera by American (4) OPUS {OPera}{US}
20 Consumer in Peru served (4) USER [T]
21 Massachusetts Yankee gets egg and condiment (4) MAYO {MA}{Y}{O}
22 Goods carried? Soapy dal porridge (8) PAYLOADS*
24 At last Neeraj Chopra leads to visible excitement launching Indian spear (7) JAVELIN {n...aJ}{c...rA}{Vi...e}{Ex...t}{La...g}{IN}
27 Installation in August in front of river (9) INAUGURAL {IN}{AUG}{URAL}
30 Naming profession (7) CALLING [DD]
31 English in island load (6) WEIGHT {W{E}IGHT}
32 Picking up fish having one foot (7) LIFTING {L{1}{FT}ING}

DOWN
1   No MIT band played sport (9) BADMINTON*
2   Over-state small number retired (4) UPON {UP}{NO<=}
3   Punching carton with gin cocktail (6) BOXING {BOX}{GIN*}
4   Fastener on hand? (4) NAIL [DD]
5   Clutch government file (5) GRASP {G}{RASP}
6   A fighter gets ring for friend in Mexico (5) AMIGO {A}{MIG}{O}
7   Asians pace about large water body (7,3) CASPIAN SEA
8   Decapitate insects and snakes (4) ASPS wASPS
12 Head office captain at main game (6) HOCKEY {HO}{C}{KEY}
14 Rent valued veil in entertainment (10) VAUDEVILLE*
15 Caustic chemical from rural Kalimpong (6) ALKALI [T]
16 Prohibit, in olden days, electronic post distribution (5) ESTOP {E}{POST*}
18 Grappling with remaining plant (9) WRESTLING {W}{REST}{LING}
23 Exit computer session of golf play (3,3) LOG OFF*
24 Mechanical device in a pack of cards? (4) JACK [DD]
25 Leaning back and spinning tales (5) LYING [DD]
26 Thing misplaced in dark time (5) NIGHT*
28 Part of Virginia Wolf’s missing (4) AWOL [T]
29 Wandering Romanian left Oman with queen (4) RANI RomanIAN*

Reference List
Good in French = BON, Boy = B, Good = G, Hard = H, Yankee = Y, Indian = IN, English = E, Number = No, Government = G, Fighter = MIG, Electronic = E, With = W


56 comments:

  1. I could not find the puzzle online

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    1. They must be stil in Holiday mood.

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    2. It was up around 10.30 AM
      In their synopsis to the grid, it was wrongly mentioned as 2020 Tokyo Olympics!

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    3. It is the 2020 Olympics held in 2021 due to Covid

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    4. I didn't notice that. Thanks for the enlightenment.

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    5. And the next Olympics is 2024 at Paris.

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  2. Among the GAMESome clues my pick is 28Dn

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    1. Of course, I endorse your views and those from the uniformed services would have solved this in a jiffy!!

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  3. Olympic games that we participated, Badminton, wrestling, weight lifting, Golf,hockey... These are what I could identify as a Novice...

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  4. 18D. Wrestling. W, rest are ok. How is long a part of plant?

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  5. 18D. Wrestling. W, rest are ok. How is long a part of plant?

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    1. You mean ling?
      Gridman always used to say-whenever you have a doubt refer to a dict. It very much applies to this. I also id not know but when I referred I came to know that ling also means heather,a type of plant.

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    2. Thanks Padmanabhan garu... A new word for me

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  6. Thank you ever so much Incognito.You made my day

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  7. Thank you for a free ride to Tokyo,Incognito. Enjoyed the fast ride.

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  8. Thanks incognito . Your clues to me are very friendly.....🙂

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  9. Incidentally, in the middle of javelin, one can see Vel, the Tamizh word for it...

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  10. In 29d, leaving would have been a better option than with

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  11. A real tribute to successful Indian Olympians. A nice grid, as usual a fast one from Incognito. Thank you for a nice morning.

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  12. Open to anyone to identify what else is there in the Grid

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  13. Kudos to Incognito for setting this sportive grid. In fact, (not out of any ego but in all humility) I was delighted on being able to solve all the clues in less than an hour and in the process learnt a new word while attempting 14-D, courtesy the Thesauras in my Collins Dictionary!

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    1. Like some of my friends say, "I have always s(up)ported sports .

      The letters in the parentheses are silent

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    2. Like some of my friends say, "I have always s(up)ported sports .

      The letters in the parentheses are silent

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    3. Good observation- some people pronouncing 'supported'that way. I have also noticed it (swallowing U!)

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    1. I will leave it to the Col. to reveal when he thinks fir

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  15. Is it. Jack Mayo. Perhaps?

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  16. There is a small Pentagon around the last letter s of phobias and asps.

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    1. That pentagon (or arrow) is a cursor in the crossword software and the s in it is probably the last letter typed just before that grid image was takem

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    2. * taken. The image the Col is referring to is nor a letter of the alphabet

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  17. I see a few tetris blocks

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  18. It is the 2020 Olympics held in 2021 due to Covid

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    1. This comment I made earlier might give you a clue

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  19. Look for the image of 2020 in the grid.
    I am also still looking.

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  20. I am able to see 2 figures of 2 in black squares in the middle of the grid- starting just below and to the right of 14.

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    1. After the first 2, do you see a 0 or 1, or... both?

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  21. An exclamation mark or question mark after 2.

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