Sunday, 16 January 2022

Special, Sunday 16 Jan 2022, IXL 2021 Preliminary No 2, Gussalufz

Rangoli by Gowri

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IXL 2021 PRELIMINARY No 2

By GUSSALUFZ
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Squares filled: 0/158
Exolve Print Notes Jotter Ⓒ Gussalufz & Extra C & THCC
Across
1Animating force of boo-filled gathering? (9)
6Apollo-two hatch retraction controls manual (3-2)
9With a lot of castigation, Uber returned, by freakish fluke (9)
10Steep drop: Celsius declined out of bounds very strongly (5)
11Desperately tries to capture bishop in a fork, perhaps (7)
12Victory that hurts the queen's champion (7)
13Cabs avoiding street's closure in center-line (4)
15Imitation of a PC will appear reactionary every now and then (7)
19Even parts of revolting insects are in cup of soup on the table, say! (7)
20Union's agreement with liberal hero? (4)
23Free touching and love after detailed test (3,4)
25Aim a croquet shot—no more landing in water (7)
27Jazz quartet's uniform selection: bright blue! (5)
28The margin is tight in this trial (9)
29Swiping right, finally finding substance (5)
30Recall new Greek character replacing a setter during illness (9)
Down
1Record-winning year for musician (6)
2Form of unloved bacteria, perhaps? (9)
3She might cook a pie of blackberry regularly (5)
4Deals with reports of terror and hides (6)
5Store actual consignment (8)
6Let out an outburst: "Hello, climate change, for starters, has increased!" (9)
7Contemplate wife's mercury that is rising (5)
83-5? (3-5)
14India books one of the Chappells back—one who is not very social (9)
16Lost skill a tea-seller possesses? (3,2,4)
17Overthrow corrupt sultan, seizing power quietly (8)
18Restlessnes of one with extravagant mansion (8)
21A bit of jingoistic gas and gobbledegook (6)
22Stress developed by current setter, after setter's firing (6)
24Reproductive structure with exceptional volume but no mass (5)
26In advance of Sunday, in short, losing head and turning drunk (5)

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65 comments:

  1. Anonymous16 January 2022 at 10:33

    6a - HOW TO - T 《=

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  2. Anonymous16 January 2022 at 10:37

    7d - WEIGH - contemplate
    W(ife)+ (ie + hg)《=

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  3. Anonymous16 January 2022 at 10:43

    10ac - CLIFF - steep drop
    C(elsius) +(s)li(d) + f + f

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    1. Padmanabhan16 January 2022 at 12:26

      Is it slid or DEC (LI) NED?

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    2. Anonymous16 January 2022 at 12:30

      Slid is a synonym for declined? Did not chk the thesaurus.

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    3. Padmanabhan16 January 2022 at 12:56

      True. But why go for a synonym when we get it from the word itself? More direct.

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    4. Anonymous16 January 2022 at 14:30

      Does out of bounds mean
      1. Cut the edges out (boundaries)
      2. Or take the central core?
      Was not sure. So....
      I ofcourse solved it as DECLINES first- but due to above confusion.
      If someone can clarify....

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    5. Viresh Ratnakar16 January 2022 at 18:32

      "Out of bounds" imo can be used to get rid of just the outermost edges as well as everything on the outside. In this case, I used it to get rid of everything except the central core. And yes, decLIned was the intent.

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  4. Vasant16 January 2022 at 10:43

    1D L(YR)IST
    9A REBUKEFUL UBER<+FLUKE*
    14D INTROVERT I+NT+ TREVOR<

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  5. AJ16 January 2022 at 10:44

    9a REBUKEFUL: with a lot of castigation
    REBU(Uber returned) fluke*( freakish)
    3d BAKER: one who cooks a pie
    BlAcKbErRy: regularly
    16d ILL AT EASE: lost
    sk(ill at ease)ller

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  6. P. Venkatesan16 January 2022 at 10:45

    7d: WEIGH {W}{IE<--}{HG<--}
    6A: HOW-TO {T<--}
    24D:OVULE {VOLU(-M)E}*

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  7. Anonymous16 January 2022 at 10:46

    Dear all
    With this Rangoli I end my month long journey. Thank u for travelling with me!! 😊😊😊

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  8. Anonymous16 January 2022 at 10:47

    Colonel - Special special thanx for posting daily. 😊

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  9. AJ16 January 2022 at 10:50

    Instead of 9a, a repetition,
    18d
    INSOMNIA: restlessness( sleeplessness)
    I(setter) extravagant mansion ( MANSION)*

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  10. AJ16 January 2022 at 10:52

    AJ at 9:50
    Correction: I is one, not setter

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  11. P. Venkatesan16 January 2022 at 10:59

    REPLACEMENTS:
    6D: HICCUPPED {HI}{C..C..}{UPPED}
    20A: IDOL {I DO}{L}

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  12. Orthopaul16 January 2022 at 11:06

    27ac AZURE. jAzZ quartet
    28ac NIGHTMARE..(the margin)*
    8d...OFF BREAK.. Baker anagrind

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    1. Orthopaul16 January 2022 at 12:01

      Sorry. jAzZ qUaRtEt

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    2. Ramki Krishnan16 January 2022 at 12:06

      8D: Answer is correct but there is something more in the clue!

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    3. Padmanabhan16 January 2022 at 12:41

      Hyphen taken off for off break?

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    4. Vasant16 January 2022 at 14:30

      A unique clue! Where 3 denotes WP(3d) and 5 the definition(5d)

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    5. Satyen Nabar16 January 2022 at 14:51

      Still not complete Vasant. You are missing something.

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    6. Viresh Ratnakar16 January 2022 at 18:33

      Will wait a bit more for someone to anno precisely...

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    7. Abhishek Sridhar16 January 2022 at 19:23

      Clue is baker delivery. It's a RA. Off break is the answer. Delivery is the meaning

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    8. Viresh Ratnakar16 January 2022 at 19:42

      Almost there... The clue as written is "3-5" though (not "3 5" or "3,5"—"baker delivery" reads awkwardly, should have been "baker's delivery")

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    9. Vasant16 January 2022 at 21:52

      What is baker delivery?

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    10. Vasant16 January 2022 at 22:21

      If the intended clue was Baker delivery, why 3-5, why not 3 space 5?

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    11. Viresh Ratnakar16 January 2022 at 23:11

      "Baker delivery" was quite not the intended middle step indeed. I've now copied my notes about this clue in a comment below, ptal.

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    12. Vasant17 January 2022 at 08:45

      Thanks Viresh. That was an amazing clue. 3-5 to be read as clues 3 to 5.

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  13. Vasant16 January 2022 at 11:30

    Check again

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  14. Mukundala Balasubramanyam16 January 2022 at 11:40

    15a : REPLICA (A pC wIiL aPpEaR)<<
    25a : AQUATIC (AIM A CROQUET - MORE)*
    5dn : DELIVERY DELI(store)VERY(actual)
    Definition : Consignment

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam16 January 2022 at 11:43

      15 a : Anno typo. Please read alternate letters of (a pc will appear) in reverse order.

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  15. Padmanabhan16 January 2022 at 12:04

    24D- Ovule- (Volume-M)*- Reproductive organ

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  16. Padmanabhan16 January 2022 at 12:08

    23A- Pro Bonoe- Free
    Detailed test- Probe-E= PROB
    Touching-On
    Love-O
    Pro Bono is free legal aid

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  17. Padmanabhan16 January 2022 at 12:13

    My Third-
    17D- Supplant- Overthrow- (Sultan P P)*
    P- Power
    P- Quietly

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  18. Col_Gopinath16 January 2022 at 12:16

    To be solved
    Across - 1, 11, 12, 18, 29, 30
    Down - 2, 4, 22, 26

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  19. Anonymous16 January 2022 at 12:32

    12ac - VOUCHER
    V(ictory) + ouch + er (queen)

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  20. SandhyaP16 January 2022 at 12:54

    19A Even parts of revolting insects are in cup of soup on the table, say! (7) UNEATEN {iNsEcTs ArE iN cUp}<-

    30A Recall new Greek character replacing a setter during illness (9) ANNULMENT {A(-i){N}{NU}LMENT}
    26D In advance of Sunday, in short, losing head and turning drunk (5)UNTIL {(-s)UN}{TIL<-}

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  21. SandhyaP16 January 2022 at 12:56

    @Gowri: Beautiful rangolis!

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  22. Padmanabhan16 January 2022 at 13:07

    To be solved-
    11A
    Down- 2,4,22

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  23. Mukundala Balasubramanyam16 January 2022 at 13:09

    An intriguing and challenging puzzle. Solved though! My COD 22dn.Thank you Gussalufz for the Sunday treat. 😊

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  24. misraman16 January 2022 at 13:14

    All solved and annotated?

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  25. misraman16 January 2022 at 13:27

    11A STIRRER (tries)* <- RR (BISHOP, right reverend)
    22D ACCENT AC CE(-me)NT
    29A THEFT T HEFT

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  26. misraman16 January 2022 at 13:30

    Very nice puzzle with quite a few clues involving innovative ways of letter selection!

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  27. Padmanabhan16 January 2022 at 13:41

    Replacement for 24 D-
    2D- Fabricate-Form- (Bacteria F)*- F from 'of unloved' (Of-O)
    Of fits in so nicely in the surface reading and it took me a while to spot it. Well done.
    Only 4 D is left.

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  28. Padmanabhan16 January 2022 at 13:42

    Gussalufz has lived up to his name. Thank you and of course,Thank you Col.

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  29. Sritri16 January 2022 at 14:22

    4d oh! Furs - Offers - Deals

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    1. Padmanabhan16 January 2022 at 16:03

      Oh! Reports. Nice.
      That's another Gussalufz surprise.
      I filled if offers,but surprised now.

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    2. Viresh Ratnakar16 January 2022 at 18:36

      Thanks! But the anno is slightly off still...

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  30. Anonymous16 January 2022 at 14:27

    Thank u for a lovely grid. Which i could solve in daylight for a change.

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  31. Nick16 January 2022 at 19:45

    Actually it might be awe + furs(?) Neither work in my accent but I feel like what I supplied above might be closer to the setter's pronuncuation than oh furs(?)

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  32. Nick16 January 2022 at 19:45

    *pronunciation

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  33. Viresh Ratnakar16 January 2022 at 23:10

    Here are my notes for this crossword (mainly about 8d.)

    Notes

    This crossword has one small, extra layer of cryptic trickery. The clue for 8 Down reads:

    3-5? (3-5)

    The surface seems to be questioning the veracity of the enum! As an added distraction, 3 and 5 add up to 8, the clue number.

    The correct parsing is to take the solutions of clues 3, 4, and 5 (i.e., the clues in the range 3-5) to form the 8 Down clue as:

    Baker offers delivery? (3-5)

    This can then be solved as a reverse anagram clue to get the solution OFF-BREAK.

    This puzzle is a pangram. It was used in the second preliminary round in the finals of Indian Crossword League's (IXL) 2021 competition.

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