Sunday, 22 August 2021

Special, Sunday 22 Aug 2021, Metacryptix


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METACRYPTIX 2

By Metacryptix
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Exolve Print Notes Jotter Ⓒ Metacryptix & THCC
Across
1Spouse's good and affectionate in the beginning, gives company (7)
5Indian insurer initially failing to realize commission (7)
9Grieving, vehemently refusing to take a bite of food (9)
10Pens from hundred years (5)
11Openings of free universities can be made true tomorrow (6)
12Engineer’s title gone wrong at first? Don’t bother (3,2,2)
14Ten, in effect, gives one less than ten (4)
15Unruly team in epic restlessness (10)
19Setter's concern with one inconclusive stand is unrealistic (10)
20Deer's small mark (4)
22Max Weber's theory not about early stage of human civilization (4,3)
25Soldiers rehired, clearing boundaries for monument (6)
27Doctor in rural outskirts leaving for shady area (5)
28Local church caught in one time ignorance (9)
29Baby interrupts rests? It's an understatement (7)
30Titanic's protagonist clutching ship near a cold water body (4,3)
Down
1Outsmart topper (4)
2Control popular union by removing fraud (9)
3A site for road (6)
4Princess returns to enter ruined empire, begins to search for covering of sorts (9)
5Allowed students to take, say, article (5)
6Raise dog, greyhound, perhaps (8)
7Nobleman's on the radio at sundown (5)
8Carelessly segregates hidden treasures (6,4)
13Finally one's paired with hot diva, not a single (10)
16Insignificant part of a large landmass? (4,5)
17Seeds contain kind of inert substances that help with nourishment (9)
18Requests worker to be nice (8)
21Cooked pancakes, taking out mashed peas in empty saucers for light meals (6)
23Round gold chip (5)
24Old flame's appeal diminishes, eventually departs (5)
26Greek character from Austria going down in defeat (4)

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50 comments:

  1. P. Venkatesan22 August 2021 at 10:34

    28A: INNOCENCE {INN{O{CE}NCE}
    7D: NIGHT {KNIGHT~}
    18d: PLEASANT {PLEAS}{ANT}

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  2. Kumaresh K R22 August 2021 at 10:34

    8D EASTER EGGS (anagram of segregates)
    15A IMPATIENCE (anagram of team in epic)
    20A STAG (S - small + tag - mark)

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  3. Orthopaul22 August 2021 at 10:35

    11ac. FUTURE.. f(ree) u(n...s) true*
    12ac. LET IT BE..title* be (engineers)
    14ac. NINE..telescopic

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  4. R Nagendra Prasad22 August 2021 at 10:35

    27A: U(MB)RA
    5D: L(EG)(A)L
    3d: A(VENUE)







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  5. Orthopaul22 August 2021 at 10:49

    Sorry. Typo

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  6. AJ22 August 2021 at 10:56

    24d EXITS: departs
    Old flame's: EX S appeal: IT

    23d ORBIT: round
    OR( gold) BIT(chip)

    9a: SUFFERING: grieving
    Vehemently refusing : SUFERING*
    A bite of food: F
    SUF(F)ERING





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  7. sree_sree22 August 2021 at 11:01

    crisp clues on the easy side. thanks METACRYPTIX for sunday special.

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  8. Remy22 August 2021 at 11:07

    25 a Menhir. soldiers -men+ re(hir)ed.
    30 a ross sea .ros(ss)e+a
    17 d nutrients.seeds-nuts.nu(inert*)ts.

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  9. Murali22 August 2021 at 11:14

    17D NUTRIENTS
    Seeds = nuts contain inert*
    21d. SNACKS
    pancakes - peas (in empty saucers = SS)

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  10. Satyen Nabar22 August 2021 at 11:20

    13D INDIVIDUAL I+DUAL after IN+DIV(-a)

    4D EPIDERMIS DI<-- in EMPIRE* + S(-earch)

    19A IDEALISTIC I+DEAL+I+STIC(-k)

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  11. Murali22 August 2021 at 11:20

    10A CAGES = pens hundred=c years=ages

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  12. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan22 August 2021 at 11:30

    10 A CAGES ( Hundred-C, years-ages, def- pen )
    13 D INDIVIDUAL ( one- i,paired - dual,hot-IN, diva not a - DIV, finally- positional indic, def- single)
    23 D ORBIT ( Round- def, gold-OR, chip-BIT )

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  13. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan22 August 2021 at 11:30

    Nice grid Debs 👌🙂

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  14. Mukundala Balasubramanyam22 August 2021 at 11:32

    1a : BRIGADE (BRI(G)(A)DE)
    5d : LEGAL (L(EG)(A)L)
    1d : BEST (DD)

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  15. D N M Rao22 August 2021 at 11:32

    1Ac BRIGADE - {BRI{GA}DE}
    1Dn BEST - DD

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  16. Mukundala Balasubramanyam22 August 2021 at 11:51

    Yet to be done :

    Across : 5, 22
    Down : 2, 26
    Down. :

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  17. Mukundala Balasubramanyam22 August 2021 at 11:53

    Enjoyable Sunday fare.

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  18. D N M Rao22 August 2021 at 11:56

    5Ac LICENSE - {LIC(-s)ENSE}

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  19. Mukundala Balasubramanyam22 August 2021 at 11:59

    In place of 5dn

    2dn : INFLUENCE (IN)(CONFLUENCE - CON = Fraud)

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  20. Debasmita Basu22 August 2021 at 12:06

    Thank you so much!

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  21. Mukundala Balasubramanyam22 August 2021 at 12:07

    Last two pending!

    Across : 22
    Down : 26, 24 Anno only

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  22. Mukundala Balasubramanyam22 August 2021 at 12:11

    A going down from?

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  23. Mukundala Balasubramanyam22 August 2021 at 12:24

    From Free Dictionary :

    Defeat : tr.v. de·feat·ed, de·feat·ing, de·feats
    1. To do better than (another) in a competition or battle; win victory over; beat.

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  24. Atanu D22 August 2021 at 12:25

    22a) Iron age Iron Cage -c

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  25. Vasant22 August 2021 at 12:26

    22A IRON AGE IRON (-c)AGE
    26D: BETA BEAT with A(Austria) going down.
    Wonderful Puzzle!

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  26. Padmanabhan22 August 2021 at 12:27

    26D- Befeat= beat.
    A going down makes it Beta (A coming last)

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  27. Padmanabhan22 August 2021 at 12:27

    Typo-
    Read Defeat

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  28. Vasant22 August 2021 at 12:27

    24D Anno EX( Old Flame)+ IT appeal+ S( last letter of diminisheS)

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  29. Mukundala Balasubramanyam22 August 2021 at 12:28

    Gemini garu please see Vasant's post below. :)

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  30. Padmanabhan22 August 2021 at 12:28

    Most enjoyable- intersting and flowing freely.
    Thank you Basu. Keep them coming.

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  31. ranger22 August 2021 at 13:13

    Bravo Debasmita! Some very nice clues. Enjoyed solving the grid.

    My COD 18D

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  32. Atanu D22 August 2021 at 13:19

    Lovely grid Debasmita! Thoroughly enjoyed.

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  33. Padmanabhan22 August 2021 at 13:25

    Bet is not in the picture- only Beat with A moving down.
    To defeat is to beat.

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  34. Murali22 August 2021 at 14:33

    Can someone help me to solve 29A please.

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  35. Col_Gopinath22 August 2021 at 15:31

    Thanks for the special Debasmita

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  36. B Sudhakar.22 August 2021 at 15:32

    29a Baby interrupts rests? It's an understatement (7)
    baby=TOT rest=LIES LITOTES

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  37. Ramki Krishnan22 August 2021 at 16:44

    Very nice grid. SUFFERING, LITOTES, SNACKS, NINE were a few favourites. Thanks Debasmita

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  38. A-VM23 August 2021 at 04:05

    Simple, nice puzzle

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