Sunday 27 February 2022

Special, Sunday 27 Feb 2022, Ajji

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  1. ramesh ss27 February 2022 at 10:34

    6A LIMP L left IMP little devil
    9A ENSLAVE E english N new SAVEabout L fifty
    10A MARINER A + right R in pitman MINER

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  2. R Nagendra Prasad27 February 2022 at 10:35

    29A: ELSE...EL+S+E
    5D: HOMER...HORM(-on)E*
    8D: PEREMPTORY..(PER)(E)(MP)(TORY)

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  3. Vasant27 February 2022 at 10:36

    19A PET ROLE UM
    27A DYNAMIC DY+MANIC*
    16D E(GO)TISM*

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  4. Padmanabhan27 February 2022 at 10:45

    1D- Aver- To declare- Average- age
    3D- Tiara- Crown- Tia R A
    5D- Homer- Greek author- (Hormone-ON)*

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  5. Remy27 February 2022 at 10:47

    3 d tiara.Tia Spanish aunt. r-redhead
    a.tia+r+a-crown.
    24 d cacti 101-ci act.performance.c(act)i
    22 d Martini.Martin+i.

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  6. Remy27 February 2022 at 10:48

    compensating for 3d
    26d Omen o(me)n.

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  7. Jayalakshmi arumugam27 February 2022 at 10:49

    21ac miner. M(an) (t) imer
    24ac cacti c(act)i
    16dn egotism. Go in (times) *

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  8. AJ27 February 2022 at 10:53

    21ac typo in solution.annotation is right

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  9. Anonymous27 February 2022 at 11:10

    1ac. APOSTROPHE - figure of speech
    (A prophets o)*

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  10. Anonymous27 February 2022 at 11:11

    1dn - AVER - declare
    AVERAGE (mean) - AGE (time)

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  11. Shalini27 February 2022 at 11:11

    1A Apostrophe anagram of A Prophet's and O
    12A BREATHER B + REAR around THE
    14D FLAPDOODLE FLAP(Fluster)+DOODLE((Scribble absent-mindedly)

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  12. Shalini27 February 2022 at 11:13

    Replacement of 1A
    28A NIOBIUM N(a)I(r)OBI+UM

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  13. Anonymous27 February 2022 at 11:14

    9ac - ENSLAVE- curb freedom
    EN S(L)AVE

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  14. Anonymous27 February 2022 at 11:18

    Replacement
    4dn - OPENHOUSE - where all are welcome E+ (upon + shoe)*

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    1. Rohit27 February 2022 at 23:58

      Sorry for small nitpick. I think OPEN HOUSE is two words. So the clue could have been (4,5) for length, and not (9).

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  15. Mukundala Balasubramanyam27 February 2022 at 11:21

    11d : ROSTRUM (RO)(STRUM)
    20d : TRUANTS (TRUe)(ANTS)
    25d : FLORA (F(L)ORA)

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  16. Anonymous27 February 2022 at 11:21

    AJ - great grid. Since i am at the physio for a knee cartilage problem 6ac - just for me. 😊

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  17. Anonymous27 February 2022 at 11:22

    I finished in 10 mins. Thanx.
    Hopefully tale piece tomorrow. 😊

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  18. Argo27 February 2022 at 11:22

    13A (ME + BUS)* = SEBUM
    11A (R.O. + STRUM)* = ROSTRUM
    7D (BEING +OLD-D)* IGNOBLE

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    1. sree_sree27 February 2022 at 11:45

      13a is a no no in any which way of setting.

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    2. AJ27 February 2022 at 11:53

      Sree_Sree, I don't understand. Anything wrong?

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    3. sree_sree27 February 2022 at 11:58

      Totally. indirect anagram.

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    4. AJ27 February 2022 at 12:00

      Thank you. I apologise.

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    5. Anonymous27 February 2022 at 12:16

      Sorry. But can u elaborate what is an INDIRECT ANAGRAM & why this cluing is erroneous

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    6. Vasant27 February 2022 at 12:19

      An anagram clue has to have all the letters in the fodder. You cannot have a synonym for a word or words and then anagram them

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    7. sree_sree27 February 2022 at 13:02

      There is a good discussion just last week on FB page of 1 across.
      Like L for left is allowed but how R for right is a liberty taken and public transport is a nono.
      Because Left for L is unique, right could be r or rt. Then public transport could be tram/train/bus/tube etc etc. So anagram on such multiple choices is considered unfair.

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    8. Anonymous27 February 2022 at 13:28

      Ok. Thank u.

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  19. Jacob Brahmakulam27 February 2022 at 11:36

    17A UNDERWENT; experienced UN DER WENT

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  20. Jacob Brahmakulam27 February 2022 at 11:39

    15A LIEGE ; city in Belgium: LIE GE country code for Georgia GE

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  21. Jacob Brahmakulam27 February 2022 at 11:42

    24A CONIFERS; trees; CON(I)FERS

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  22. AJ27 February 2022 at 11:45

    Those that remain to be solved are
    Across: 23 and 30
    Down: 2 and 18

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  23. Anonymous27 February 2022 at 11:51

    23ac - replacement
    OCULI - round window
    Oil* with CU

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  24. Anonymous27 February 2022 at 11:53

    2dn - OBSERVE- see
    Ob (old boy - daddy) + serve (wait)

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    1. sree_sree27 February 2022 at 11:57

      Old man? Or old boy

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    2. AJ27 February 2022 at 11:59

      I have googled extensively to check whether old boy could be used for father.

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    3. sree_sree27 February 2022 at 12:59

      Old boy is an affectionate slang which in no way connects old man. Some dictionaries list Oldboy and Oldman in same page.
      In any case , daddy to old man to old boy to OB is a long stretch preferably avoided.

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  25. Argo27 February 2022 at 11:56

    Replacement for Rostrum
    23A (OIL + CU)* = OCULI

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  26. Argo27 February 2022 at 11:59

    Replacement for 23A
    18A (VI + CENTENARIAN-E.N.T)* VICENARIAN

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  27. AJ27 February 2022 at 12:04

    @Argo vicenarian is 30ac. Not 18ac.
    18dn still remains.

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    1. Vasant27 February 2022 at 12:09

      18d is also indirect anagram?

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    2. Vasant27 February 2022 at 12:11

      DOMAIN)*+N+CE?

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    3. AJ27 February 2022 at 12:13

      18d yes. You are right.

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    4. Padmanabhan27 February 2022 at 12:16

      Is it indirect? Oh! We have to get domain from 'Area of interest'?

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    5. Argo27 February 2022 at 12:22

      Thanks for pointing, yes typo from my side, it was 30A
      And Vincenarian is superb clue, my favourite of this very enjoyable grid !

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    6. AJ27 February 2022 at 12:26

      Thanks Paddy. Now I realise.

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    7. AJ27 February 2022 at 12:27

      Thanks Argo

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  28. Padmanabhan27 February 2022 at 12:06

    Thank you for the fast and enjoyable one AJ. I am sure you have already started on the next. Go ahead and make them and we enjoy. Thank you.
    I loved the truants- a word I loved when my father taught me this poem - Village Schoolmaster-
    "Full well every truant knew,to read the day's disasters in his morning face"

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    1. Anonymous27 February 2022 at 12:14

      I too loved the poem. Thank u Paddy. & Ofcourse Tom Sawyer & his Monday blues

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  29. Orthopaul27 February 2022 at 12:08

    18d. DOMINANCE.. DOMINION Minus ion replaced by an ce ( near New church)
    24ac. CONIFERS..I (Setter) in confers
    21ac. MIMER.. TIMER-T Replacemed by M(an)

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  30. Balaji27 February 2022 at 12:10

    18D. DOMINANCE. (domain)*+(n)+(ce)
    30 A. VICENARIAN. (VI)(centenarian)-e n t

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  31. AJ27 February 2022 at 12:11

    18d Please check your annotation Orthopaul.

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  32. Anonymous27 February 2022 at 12:15

    I too had to google VICENARIAN.😊

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  33. Jayalakshmi arumugam27 February 2022 at 12:16

    21ac mimer m(an) (timer-t)*

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  34. AJ27 February 2022 at 12:21

    My sincere thanks to all the solvers and commenters for setting aside some time for my grid.
    Thanks to sree_sree for catching me on the indirect anagram , though it crept in inadvertently.
    Vasant, is 18d an indirect anagram too?
    Thanks to Paddy for encouraging me to bring out my next grid.
    Thanks Gowri for the promised tale-piece.
    I am grateful to the Colonel for posting my grid in the blog.

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    1. Vasant27 February 2022 at 12:48

      Yes Ajji mam, 18d is an indirect anagram. For an anagram all the letters have to be there in the fodder.
      Strangely, for all other clue types, indirectness is allowed but not for anagram ( and telescopes).

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    2. AJ27 February 2022 at 13:02

      I understood Vasant. I am under the impression that I am careful while writing the clue. But in my enthusiasm to make the clue cryptic, I overstep the limit. Particularly when the clues look so simple and innocent as.the culprits today. Thank you for alerting me.
      There is no lower limit for the age when one needs to be corrected, don't you think?

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    3. sree_sree27 February 2022 at 13:05

      Strangely the way I read, it didn't feel indirect.
      The area of interest: domain
      In a jumble indicating the mix in domain and
      N, ce.

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    4. Vasant27 February 2022 at 13:09

      Yes mam. The fact that you are setting and leaving the indirect anagrams all other clues were enjoyable makes it truly commendable.

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    5. sree_sree27 February 2022 at 13:14

      +1 vasant

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    6. Padmanabhan27 February 2022 at 13:26

      Looking at anagrams that way,it seems they are easiest to solve but that not that easy to make. You have to have all the letters but still camouflage it somehow.

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    7. Anonymous27 February 2022 at 13:35

      AJ - u mean upper limit for corrections? For learning too. It is such a luxury - when u r 50+ & say I dont know. Can u teach me?
      Not too many forums where u can do that.

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    8. AJ27 February 2022 at 14:21

      Yes Gowri, upper. I am 74 and can hold my head and say I don't know, teach me! I did my computer courses after 40, learnt car-driving at 50 to cite a few examples.

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    9. Anonymous27 February 2022 at 17:12

      Me too. For the heck of it i did my MCSD & java developer certification in my late 30s. Ofcourse all arch SW - self taught in my 30s. Learnt rangoli on my own last year. Learnt to make short videos thru corona.
      Alas i never learnt to play golf.

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    10. Padmanabhan27 February 2022 at 17:17

      A big alas! For me too,but I compensated with tennis and a wee bit of squash.

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  35. Padmanabhan27 February 2022 at 12:22

    I have a suggestion for the senior regulars here. Col. is planning another of his road trips. It is going to be difficult for him (of course he has been successfully managing it in the past) to keep to his deadline. So if a few of you can pitch in for blogging for a few days- like Ramesh does now- it will be a big relief for him. I have his permission to say so (That reminds me of a joke but later) I believe Ramesh is also not available for the next few months.
    Volunteers- like Prasad,vasant,KKR- may get get in touch with Col. to sort out details.

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    1. Vasant27 February 2022 at 12:50

      I would love to blog but my problem is I have to be at factory at 8(6:30 AM India time). So would be difficult for me to solve and blog.

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    2. sree_sree27 February 2022 at 13:12

      As long as it's available online I can solve with Anno's and send it to anyone volunteering to post.
      You guys know my anno's sometime or oTT.
      Also I solve in the night and wake up around 8am.
      Or we can just post the blank clues and grid and have a Friday everyday!

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    3. Padmanabhan27 February 2022 at 13:24

      Simple. Complete it at night and set the time of publishing as 8.30 am like Col. does for the Sunday CW (not special)
      Vasant can also do that if he can find that extra half hour in the morning.
      I suggest that you chat with Col. (mail/whatsapp) and fix up. I just feel that he should get some relief and I am not a good enough solver and may face some glitches too while posting.

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  36. cdrgani2927 February 2022 at 15:12

    Goodcluing all round, couldnt solve 15A and 30A

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  37. Col_Gopinath27 February 2022 at 16:47

    Thanks for the special AJ

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