Sunday, 20 February 2022

Special, Sunday 20 Feb 2022, THC 7703 from 19 Jun 2003

Blast from the past. After all answers are in try and guess who the setter is.

Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory) 
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  1. R Nagendra Prasad20 February 2022 at 10:33

    15A: EMERALD..mere,lad*
    7D: INFER..finer*
    26A: INERT..rent,i*

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  2. P. Venkatesan20 February 2022 at 10:35

    15A: EMERALD (MERE+LAD)*
    19A: PORTEND {PORT}{END}
    25A: OSTRACISE {RAISE+COST}*

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  3. P. Venkatesan20 February 2022 at 10:37

    Replacement for 15a:
    21d: NOTED {NOT}{ED}

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  4. Vasant20 February 2022 at 10:38

    11A AFTER WARDS
    9A IV IE S
    6D AWRY WARY*

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  5. ramesh ss20 February 2022 at 10:41

    12A: URDU / def: Paki language / RD in U U hp of use
    9A: IVIES / overgrown creeoers / iV four that is IE direction S
    15A: EMERALD / anagram mere land / def:gemtone

    Setter my guess is CV sir

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  6. Argo20 February 2022 at 10:43

    8D (SO DAUNTED)*= ASTOUNDED
    12 RD in 2 U's = URDU
    11 AFTER+WARD+S= AFTERWARDS

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  7. Shalini20 February 2022 at 11:07

    2D POINTLESS DD or can be taken as additive of Point less(blunt)
    22A GRAND TOTAL CD(pun on piano which is Grand Piano)
    18D TERRIER CD

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  8. C.G. BHARGAV20 February 2022 at 11:14

    14 down STEAMBOAT*
    20 across MENU (easy/straight)

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  9. Argo20 February 2022 at 11:20

    Replacement for 11a and 12a
    24D : WAR+Y = WARY
    25A : (RAISE COST)* = OSTRACISE

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  10. Jacob Brahmakulam20 February 2022 at 11:53

    14A STENCIL; perforated plate; STEN C IL; sten = vigorous step;

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  11. Jacob Brahmakulam20 February 2022 at 11:55

    4d ABSTRACRED (DD) Not paying attention//removed

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  12. Jacob Brahmakulam20 February 2022 at 12:05

    19d PINHEAD (E)

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  13. Remy20 February 2022 at 12:08

    1 ac appraised.ap<praised
    4 ac sea wall. expanse-sea wall-barrier.

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  14. Padmanabhan20 February 2022 at 12:27

    10A- At a Profit- CD?
    17A- Easiest- DD
    16D- Alertness- Is it also a CD or E(asy)

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  15. C.G. BHARGAV20 February 2022 at 12:30

    13 D SECRET VICE (Straight clue)

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  16. Remy20 February 2022 at 12:32

    6 ac Anita.In a*+ta-thanks.

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  17. Murali20 February 2022 at 12:38

    23D LUTED (cd)

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  18. Col_Gopinath20 February 2022 at 12:47

    Last 3

    Across - 27, 28
    Down - 5

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  19. Kolluru Koteswara Rao20 February 2022 at 12:51

    1AC AP<+PRAISE+S (I dont know how it comes!)
    5DN SW+ADD+LE - SW= quarter; ADD=sum; LE=the French
    27 TODAY DD [today was a fortnightly magazine]

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  20. Col_Gopinath20 February 2022 at 13:09

    Last one to be solved
    28A

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  21. Vasant20 February 2022 at 13:11

    I wonder how the Col. got hold of the puzzle. Almost 19 years is a pretty long time.
    But it certainly was a blast from the past! I don't think anybody will have any difficulty identifying the setter.

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    1. Col_Gopinath20 February 2022 at 13:27

      When I shifted my residence I eas unpacking an old trunk the trunk was lined with newspaper, found it in that

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    2. Padmanabhan20 February 2022 at 13:30

      Is (India) Today clue to the setter?
      Yes,this is prior to the start of our blog. Col. has a way of getting them. Thank you.Enjoyable.

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    3. Padmanabhan20 February 2022 at 13:31

      Wow Col.!!
      Keep cleaning the attic rather frequently.

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  22. Murali20 February 2022 at 13:19

    28A REDRESSED re:again dressed (in uniforms) to be in line

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  23. Col_Gopinath20 February 2022 at 13:38

    No guesses about the setter?

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  24. Padmanabhan20 February 2022 at 14:04

    Gridman. As I said above my clue is on (India) Today.
    Alt.- Sankalak.
    But Vasnt says there can be no doubt about the setter.

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    1. Padmanabhan20 February 2022 at 14:07

      Apart from other clues. Anita is also one. Gridman was favouring Indian names.

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  25. Padmanabhan20 February 2022 at 14:15

    Col.,
    Someone had sent you a few old THC puzzles in interactive form some time back.

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  26. C.G. BHARGAV20 February 2022 at 15:13

    I had a whole lot of very old THC puzzles. One lot I sent to Incognito some years back. May have another lot. I shall check.

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    1. sree_sree20 February 2022 at 15:16

      If you can just wahtsapp, can try and convert.

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    2. sree_sree20 February 2022 at 15:17

      Or email!

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    3. Padmanabhan20 February 2022 at 16:41

      CGB- You are a good collector. Old coins/ old CW's....

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    4. Kolluru Koteswara Rao20 February 2022 at 21:09

      Good new CGB Sir, hope we will have the pleasure of solving those grids.

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  27. ramesh ss20 February 2022 at 16:20

    Curious to know the setter. Charming puzzle that was.

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  28. Col_Gopinath20 February 2022 at 17:20

    The setter is M Manna

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao20 February 2022 at 20:55

      I thought so. Although initially thought of CV, some clues have prompted me to think otherwise.

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  29. Padmanabhan20 February 2022 at 18:31

    Stopped setting long ago.

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  30. cdrgani2920 February 2022 at 19:32

    28A REDRESSED In Army,Navy Parade Drill, Dressing means arranging yourself along one line (ie in Front, Middle or Rear Rank of a platoon))

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