Sunday 30 January 2022

Special, Sunday 30 Jan 2022, Ajji

Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory) 
Please submit all your answers in one comment.  

(COMMENTS ENTERED WITH LESS THAN THREE ANSWERS/ANNOTATIONS WILL BE DELETED WITHOUT NOTICE, UNLESS THE COMMENTER SPECIFIES THAT IT IS A COMPENSATION FOR A REPEAT)


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58 comments:

  1. Jacob Brahmakulam30 January 2022 at 10:34

    1A ONCE IN A BLUE MOON onion cube lemon*
    7d MODErn
    8d OVEN (T)

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  2. P. Venkatesan30 January 2022 at 10:35

    15A: GENUINE {ENGINE*} around {U}
    20A: cALORIMETER {MERIT+ORACLE|*
    8D: OVEN (T)

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  3. Padmanabhan30 January 2022 at 10:36

    1A- Once in a blue moon- Very rarely
    (Onion cube a lemon)*
    5D- Bor(AG)E- Shrub
    8D- Oven- Kitchen device- sl OVEN ia

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  4. Gemini30 January 2022 at 10:36

    1A. Once in a blue moon
    15A. GENUINE ENGINE around U
    8D OVEN(T)

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    1. P. Venkatesan30 January 2022 at 10:45

      15a: PLEASE READ AS
      GENUINE {ENGINE*} around {U}

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  5. Padmanabhan30 January 2022 at 10:37

    I thought I was posting first- once in a blue moon!!

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  6. Vasant30 January 2022 at 10:38

    26A HOLD ALL THE CARDS DD
    22D POLO PO(-o)L(+O)
    23D VEND V(-ery)+END

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  7. ramesh ss30 January 2022 at 10:42

    11A: FLOOD(LIGHT)S light weightless in floods overflowing water def: illumination
    15A: GEN(U)INE U university in engine* drf: authentic
    17A: C(LEANS)E leans slopes in CE church. Def: disinfect

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    1. ramesh ss30 January 2022 at 10:45

      Replacement of 15A duplicate

      7D: MODE (-rn) def: the method
      Contemporary modern - r right - n new

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  8. Gemini30 January 2022 at 10:42

    19D. Sonnet. Son , working online ( net). Replacement for 1A

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  9. P. Venkatesan30 January 2022 at 10:42

    Replacement for 8D:
    12D: QUADRENNIA {QUARATINE-T+D}*

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  10. Argo30 January 2022 at 10:46

    15a (ENGINE + U)* = GENUINE
    12d (quarantine -t +d)* = QUADRENNIA
    20a (merit oracle)* = CALORIMETER

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  11. Gemini30 January 2022 at 10:48

    6D. Umbra from BIMARU- I.Replacement for 8D

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    1. AJ30 January 2022 at 11:11

      @Gemini: BIMARU is a group of 4 states. Clue mentions only one state
      How does umbra fit in with the definition?

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  12. Padmanabhan30 January 2022 at 10:59

    6D is not correct. Check the crossings.

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  13. Jayalakshmi arumugam30 January 2022 at 11:04

    3dn ecological. (e) (Co) (logical)
    14ac assigns. (as) (signs)
    2dn needlessly (needles) (sl) (y)

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  14. Mukundala Balasubramanyam30 January 2022 at 11:07

    3d ECOLOGICAL (E CO LOGICAL)
    13d INTERESTED (INTER)(STEED*)
    16d ELIMINATE (ELI)(MINARET - R and move T up)

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  15. Ramesh Kosaraju 30 January 2022 at 11:12

    21D: AXIAL - along the central line
    Team - xi
    Half century - l
    {A}{XI}{A}{L}
    24A: COHESION - sticking together
    Firm - co
    Co he's i(o)n
    20A: CALORIMETER - Device to measure quantity of heat
    {merit oracle -a}*

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  16. Mukundala Balasubramanyam30 January 2022 at 11:12

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  17. Mukundala Balasubramanyam30 January 2022 at 11:15

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  18. Argo30 January 2022 at 11:20

    3 replacements
    22d P(rofit)+O+L(oss)+o =POLO
    21d = A+(XI)+A+L = AXIAL
    2d = NEEDLES+SL+Y = NEEDLESSLY

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    1. Ramesh Kosaraju 30 January 2022 at 12:03

      For correct annotation of 22d,
      pl see Vasanth's at 10.38

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  19. Ramesh Kosaraju 30 January 2022 at 11:22

    Replacement for 20A
    25A - AGNATE - related thru male line
    Tycoon - magnate
    Headless tycoon - agnate

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  20. Mukundala Balasubramanyam30 January 2022 at 11:22

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  21. Argo30 January 2022 at 11:27

    Saw that also 21d and 2d were taken :-(
    Trying a replacement for 6d
    UP(North Indian state) + SET(group)
    =UPSET

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  22. Mukundala Balasubramanyam30 January 2022 at 11:29

    Replacement for 3dn

    4d NESTLINGS (NEe)(STRINGS -R +L)

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  23. Mukundala Balasubramanyam30 January 2022 at 11:33

    Lovely grid AJ! Thanks for Sunday treat!! 😊

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  24. AJ30 January 2022 at 11:41

    Thank you MB.

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  25. AJ30 January 2022 at 12:02

    9A, 10A and 18A remain to be solved.

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  26. Remy30 January 2022 at 12:23

    9 a heroes. H(er)oes.Hoes-remove weeds.
    18 a Biddies-T.

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  27. AJ30 January 2022 at 12:28

    Only 10A remains

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  28. Padmanabhan30 January 2022 at 12:49

    Thank you AJ for the nice and gentle enjoyable Sunday fare. Let it not be once in a blue moon!!

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    1. AJ30 January 2022 at 12:53

      Thanks Paddy. Within two days of publication of one grid, I send another. But there is a queue, may be from much better cruciverbalists.

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    2. Padmanabhan30 January 2022 at 12:56

      No question of better/ worse. Col. should be following some order and would like to give opportunity to all setters. Glad to hear you keep sending.

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    3. AJ30 January 2022 at 13:53

      What Paddy, what I said in fun has been made a serious comment by your detailed explanation as though I didn't know it. I didn't even have charge on my phone. I borrowed from my niece who just stepped in and explained. As a punishment for this, you should send a grid within 3 days. I stop now. Phone charge is low again.

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    4. Padmanabhan30 January 2022 at 22:04

      Me?! Send a grid within 3 days?
      I have been having an unfinished grid for,God knows how long? (from before CW competition days) In fact,when I see all you grids,mine looks simple and elementary.
      Anyway,as long as we keep getting Sunday specials it hardly matters.

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    5. AJ30 January 2022 at 22:54

      Don't tell me! I have solved two grids set by you way back in June/July 2020. Col. has asked for CW's at 4:58. Why don't you finish yours and send? You were the one who advised me to try setting. Now it is my turn to ask you to set.

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  29. Rajashri30 January 2022 at 12:50

    10A: RESIDUES: left over
    (Sidereus: starry)*, burst being anagram indicator.

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  30. AJ30 January 2022 at 12:57

    That brings us to the end of the exercise.
    I thank all the solvers and commenters for the participation.
    I am sorry for the indirects that may have creeped in. Forgive my oversight. I will be wiser.

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  31. AJ30 January 2022 at 12:57

    I thank the Colonel for accommodating my grid in the blog.

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  32. Gemini30 January 2022 at 13:08

    BTW, what is the settled anno for 6 D?

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  33. Col_Gopinath30 January 2022 at 13:20

    Thanks for the special AJ. The CW's are put in a queue as and when I receive them. No partiality. This one got delayed most probably due to the long break for IXL during which period I suspend the specials.

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  34. Rajashri30 January 2022 at 13:25

    Sir, I didn't mean any bias. In fact, there is no delay this time. It was earlier than expected.simply for fun I wrote that comment. The intention was to say that other grids are better than mine. I didn't expect my words to carry this meaning. Sorry, sorry,sorry.

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    1. Col_Gopinath30 January 2022 at 18:15

      No need to be sorry. I was just clarifying the procedure I follow.

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  35. Rajashri30 January 2022 at 13:36

    To Col: Sir, Please read the above comment as from AJ. As there is no charge, I have borrowed her phone
    AJ

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  36. cdrgani2930 January 2022 at 13:39

    After Lots of effort Solved 100% Thanks Col and Ajji

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  37. AJ30 January 2022 at 13:40

    The comments at13:25 and 13:36 are from me A.J

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  38. Anonymous30 January 2022 at 15:33

    AJ - sorry to join late. Lovely grid. Finished in 15 mins. Thanx.
    Hopefully a tale piece tomorrow. 😊

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  39. AJ30 January 2022 at 15:43

    Thank you Gowri

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  40. Col_Gopinath30 January 2022 at 16:58

    Those interested please send in your CW's for the specials as I have only one left in the queue

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