Sunday, 27 March 2022

Special, Sunday 27 Mar 2022, Ajji

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  1. Jacob Brahmakulam27 March 2022 at 10:38

    26A WWEATHERPROOFING WE AT HER P ROOFING
    22D ZONE Z ONE
    21D IMAGE {I{MAG}E}

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    1. sree_sree27 March 2022 at 12:21

      A means one/single.
      Unknown on a region, could have sufficed

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    2. AJ27 March 2022 at 12:27

      Thanks sree_sree

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  2. Anonymous27 March 2022 at 10:39

    1a - WARMHEARTEDNESS
    (s)warm + hea(r)ted+ ness

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  3. Anonymous27 March 2022 at 10:41

    2dn - AFTERWARDS
    after (chasing) + wards (proteges)

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  4. Anonymous27 March 2022 at 10:42

    9a - STATIC
    st(at)ic - k

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  5. Jayalakshmi arumugam27 March 2022 at 10:47

    1ac warmheartedness
    (S) warm hea(r)ted (ness)
    8dn sate sat(urday) e(ngagenent)

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  6. Ramesh Kosaraju 27 March 2022 at 10:48

    9A: STATIC - motionless
    glue mostly = stic(-k)
    {st(a t)ic}
    5D: RANDOM - unplanned
    {ran(-s)(+)dom}
    8D: SATE - satisfy completely
    {Sat}{e}

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  7. AJ27 March 2022 at 10:51

    Thanks JB and Gowri for giving a good start.
    JB, you have typed w twice for 26a.

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  8. Jayalakshmi arumugam27 March 2022 at 10:53

    11ac probationer. Pro bat (ironer-r)

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  9. Remy27 March 2022 at 10:54

    10a nauseate. na+us+eat+e(clair)
    14 a earlobe earl+OBE
    17a odyssey.B-Ody+s yes<

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  10. Ramesh Kosaraju 27 March 2022 at 10:55

    Substitution
    6D: EXUDE - discharge
    {ex(-cl)ude}

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  11. Ramesh Kosaraju 27 March 2022 at 10:57

    Substitution
    19D: SCHLEP - carry
    Doctor - Anind
    {helps c}*

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  12. AJ27 March 2022 at 10:58

    Incorrect Gemini.

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  13. ramesh ss27 March 2022 at 11:07

    3D METABOLISM IMMOLATES + B*
    4D EXCITABLE EX old CABLE wire around IT
    11A PROBTIONER PRO expert BATTER cricketer around I(-r)ON presser without resistance

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    1. sree_sree27 March 2022 at 12:07

      4d. Article could have been an. There is a different word play possible with "the old:ye".

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  14. ramesh ss27 March 2022 at 11:07

    PROBATIONER i meant

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    1. AJ27 March 2022 at 11:20

      @ramesh ss
      Sir, your solution for 11a gives 2 t's. Bat is a cricketer and ironer is presser. Then it will be okay. Jayalakshmi Arumugham has solved it at 10:53.

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    2. ramesh ss27 March 2022 at 12:06

      Oh yes. Thanks mistake

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  15. sree_sree27 March 2022 at 11:12

    Col, Grid non-standard?

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    1. AJ27 March 2022 at 11:16

      What is non-standard? I think this is another that I have to learn?

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    2. Murali27 March 2022 at 11:29

      There is no common cell for connectivity between NW and SE parts of the grid. Two sep

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    3. Ramesh Kosaraju 27 March 2022 at 11:32

      Four unchecked letters in a row?

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    4. Murali27 March 2022 at 11:34

      https://www.crosswordunclued.com/2009/09/crossword-grid-connectivity.html

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    5. Ramesh Kosaraju 27 March 2022 at 11:36

      I meant, four consecutive unchecked letters

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    6. Col_Gopinath27 March 2022 at 11:52

      There are no unchecked letters in this grid

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    7. ramesh ss27 March 2022 at 12:10

      Looks fine connections are 4D and
      16D....isn't that ok

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    8. Ramesh Kosaraju 27 March 2022 at 12:12

      Sorry. Four consecutive blacks in 5th and 11th rows - is it considered non- std🤔

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    9. Anonymous27 March 2022 at 12:18

      @ ramesh ss - No. The 2 halves are completely disconnected. But i dont know if that is allowed.

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    10. Col_Gopinath27 March 2022 at 12:27

      Ramesh K. Consecutive blacks does not mean unchecked.
      Check the link posted by KRM at 11:34 above to learn about grid construction

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    11. sree_sree27 March 2022 at 12:32

      @ramwsh K; unchecked lights is the operative word. No 3(or more) consecutive lights should be part of only one clue.

      @Ramesh SS Standard crossword, we should be able to travel from any light to another in atleast one way.
      Do you see a way from A2 to say A13?

      @Gowri. Effectively They are two crosswords. I just pointed because Col stipulates a single ,13*13 or 15*15 in his guidelines.

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    12. sree_sree27 March 2022 at 12:57

      Please read b2 to b13.

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    13. Padmanabhan27 March 2022 at 14:34

      I don't see 2 CW's that are totally separate without any interconnection.

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    14. sree_sree27 March 2022 at 14:52

      Paddy, can you see a way from b2 to b13. I cant.

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    15. Ramesh Kosaraju 27 March 2022 at 15:02

      Sure Col

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    16. ramesh ss27 March 2022 at 18:24

      @ sree sree
      There's more to this than meets my eye it seems. Yes clear connection isn't there yet grid seems symmetrical and ok...didn't realize the part that the maze has no exit!

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  16. Anonymous27 March 2022 at 11:22

    Even i want to learn about this. Kindly explain.

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  17. Murali27 March 2022 at 11:27

    7D NEEP (nee)+(p)
    12D SOUND PROOF ( noise )(impervious)

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    1. Ramesh Kosaraju 27 March 2022 at 11:42

      What is the DEFINITION?

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    2. Ramesh Kosaraju 27 March 2022 at 11:43

      @KRM
      for 12D

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    3. Murali27 March 2022 at 11:46

      What a judge hopes for ( in an arguement)

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    4. AJ27 March 2022 at 11:50

      @K. Ramesh
      What a judge hopes for ( before passing verdict) is a sound proof. This is the defintion
      Impervious to noise is the clue which also gives sound proof

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    5. Ramesh Kosaraju 27 March 2022 at 15:01

      Thanks

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  18. Jacob Brahmakulam27 March 2022 at 11:41

    hit back hardly or hit hardly back?

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  19. Murali27 March 2022 at 11:49

    My third one.
    24A DOWN FALL (Unhappy )(autumn) = loss of status

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  20. Prasanna Rao27 March 2022 at 12:00

    9a - glue-stic ; a ; model-T = ST(A)(T)IC
    24A - unhappy- DOWN; autumn - FALL ; (DOWN)(FALL)
    21d - that is -IE, short periodical - (Mag)azine I(MAG)E

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  21. Anonymous27 March 2022 at 12:03

    AJ- nice grid. Finished in 15 mins. Did wonders to my confidence. Tale piece tomorrow. 😊

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  22. Padmanabhan27 March 2022 at 12:19

    Late in entering. Enjoying the grid- yet to complete. Happy with whatever I have done. Happy too at the rate of scoring!

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    1. AJ27 March 2022 at 12:50

      Thanks Paddy for finding time to visit. Expecting your solutions.

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  23. AJ27 March 2022 at 12:21

    Those that remain to be solved are
    Across: 15,18,20 and 25
    Down: 13 and 16

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  24. cdrgani2927 March 2022 at 12:27

    15A 18A and 16D still remain in my grid1

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  25. Prasanna Rao27 March 2022 at 12:34

    AJ mam. interesting puzzles. will solve completely by evening. Happy sunday.

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  26. AJ27 March 2022 at 12:41

    Thank you Prasanna

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  27. sree_sree27 March 2022 at 12:51

    13d correction collection: every L changes to R.
    15a EC to Z(o)A. Please don't use with in without sense.
    16d CAL(-l) A MAN Co.

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    1. sree_sree27 March 2022 at 12:53

      15a it's a request as keen solver. (With).

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    2. AJ27 March 2022 at 13:02

      Will take care. This grid was set quite some time back before the discussion on 'with' appeared in the blog. Thank you

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  28. Col_Gopinath27 March 2022 at 13:12

    15A - PLENARY {N+PLAYER}*
    20A - CIRCUMSPECT {C+UMPIRES}* OVER {C} and {C(-our)T}
    25A - NOOGIE {GOON<=}{IE}

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  29. Col_Gopinath27 March 2022 at 13:12

    Thanks ror the special AJ

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  30. AJ27 March 2022 at 13:43

    Thank you Col. for publishing my grid in today's blog. Thanks for assuming the role of solver also.

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  31. AJ27 March 2022 at 13:45

    I also sincerely thank all the solvers, commenters and evaluators for finding time for my grid.
    I thank Gowri for promising a talepiece.

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  32. B N Acharya27 March 2022 at 13:57

    25A NOOGIE (hard rub with knuckles) Thug - GOON returned is NOOG that is IE

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  33. Padmanabhan27 March 2022 at 14:15

    Looks like 18A is left out. I will take a shot at it.
    18A- Plenary- (N PLAYER)*- Meeting
    Thank you AJ and everyone else for leaving at least one for me.

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  34. AJ27 March 2022 at 14:40

    Colonel has solved it at 13:12. Thank you for participating Paddy.

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  35. Padmanabhan27 March 2022 at 14:57

    Oh! But he has marked it as 15A and so I was mistaken.
    I don't see this grid being separated into 2 independent grids. This seems okay to me. Col. to confirm.

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    1. Col_Gopinath27 March 2022 at 19:28

      The two sides are not connected. Normally it should be, however there are no unchecked squares in this grid

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    2. Col_Gopinath27 March 2022 at 19:30

      NW side and SE side are independent of each other

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