Sunday, 24 April 2022

Special, Sunday 24 Apr 2022, Ajji

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AJJI 9

By Ajji
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Squares filled: 0/158
Exolve Print Notes Jotter Ⓒ Ajji & THCC
Across
1e – lover (10)
6The stake returns for the Italian mountain (4)
10Last goodman at Indian Revenue Service rouses to action (7)
11The Shakespearean orator has little money to make the poor, rich, say (7)
12Useful facility? So be it! It is followed by you, initially! (7)
13Alternatively the setter working for the hunter (5)
15Most untrue around novice collapses (5)
17Blatant plumage, okay? (9)
19The prisoner and a model hold a string for covenant (9)
21The internet streaming service delivering content returns with mantra to reveal the maxim (5)
23The mollusc is the same as the earlier one beheaded (5)
24The travel document holds half the record backward for internal organs (7)
27Weapons are mostly on back streets (7)
28The award winner loses last medal of gold (7)
29Remove first shirt inside out (4)
30Folk-tale beauty recalled in word play (10)
Down
1The boss is so upset that he weeps (4)
2The nobleman holds new tin to draw into a tangle (7)
3The dialect at church gives double (5)
4The former Civil Aviation minister left Indian Airlines, joined the journalist and cut off (9)
5Fully prepared to learn yoga first (5)
7The woman has a slight colour around, endless for her beauty routine (7)
8Reprimand is the process of summing replacing 500 by 1000, around a backward number shortly (10)
9The alien and the sheep trap the domesticated pig to prepare the catalogue of animal behaviour (8)
14A heartless tale followed by fuss for the enthusiast (10)
16Polishing is healing taking oxygen in, preceded by safety first (8)
18That’s in trouble, caught in the middle of the wind – endure (9)
20Born around first of May, the half sister is the Goddess of retribution (7)
22The painful effort leaves a series of marks around Virginia (7)
24The old lieutenant in Virgin Islands gives a musical direction to turn the page (5)
25It is a mistake that the queen and king are with gold (5)
26The time goes up to five for the star (4)

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57 comments:

  1. Jacob Brahmakulam24 April 2022 at 10:36

    6a ETNA ANTE<=
    8d ADMONITION ADDITION -D +M over NO<=
    13A OR I ON

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  2. R Nagendra Prasad24 April 2022 at 10:36

    5d: READ(Y)
    14d: AFICIANADO...a[(fic(-t)ion](ado)
    6a; ANTE<<

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  3. Vasant24 April 2022 at 10:37

    14D A FIC(-t)ION ADO
    16D S C(O)URING
    20D NE(M)E SIS(-ter)

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  4. Vasant24 April 2022 at 10:38

    Replacement for 14D
    27A ARSENAL AR(-e)+LANES<

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  5. R Nagendra Prasad24 April 2022 at 10:40

    replacement for 6A,
    24a: VIS(CER<)A

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  6. Jacob Brahmakulam24 April 2022 at 10:59

    Entertaining crossie. Liking most of the clues. Only half wat through yet.,

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    1. Vasant24 April 2022 at 11:19

      +1 Favourites are 1A, 11A, 12A, 30A and 2D.
      New words like 4d and 9d are clearly clued.
      Thank You Ajji.

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    2. AJ24 April 2022 at 11:37

      Thank you JB.

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    3. AJ24 April 2022 at 11:41

      Thank you Vasant. I was worried about 4d, praying to God that the Civil Aviation Minister should not lose his post in the gap of about a month. Already I needed ex and another ex cannot find a place in my clue.

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    4. Jacob Brahmakulam24 April 2022 at 11:46

      4D was a nice mischievous clue. luckily he stayed on!

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    5. AJ24 April 2022 at 11:58

      Thank you. JB. I was waiting with my fingers crossed.

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  7. Padmanabhan24 April 2022 at 11:02

    21A- MOTTO- M(OTT)O. Returns with mantra is Om reversed around OTT.
    Def.: Maxim

    20D- Nemesis- NE(M)E SIS. Nee around M followed by half sister.
    Def.: Goddess of retribution

    22D- TRA(VA)IL. Va (Virginia) inside trail
    Def.: Painful effort

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    1. sree_sree24 April 2022 at 11:18

      21a relook!

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    2. Padmanabhan24 April 2022 at 12:11

      You mean both returning?
      MO TTO
      Yes,the clue says 'returning with mantra'.

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  8. Padmanabhan24 April 2022 at 11:03

    Enjoying. Not yet completed. I wanted to leave my 3 in before it gets filled.
    Happy you are near double figures AJ. Keep them coming- we are ready.

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  9. H Ramachandran24 April 2022 at 11:10

    10a BESTIRS = Rouses to action

    BE = last
    ST.= Good man
    IRS = INDIAN Revenue Service

    4d EXSCINDED = Cut off
    EX = Former
    SCIND= CA Minister Scindia (-) IA
    (Indian Airline)
    ED = journalist

    25d ERROR = Mistake
    ER = Queen
    R = King
    OR = Gold

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  10. Shalini24 April 2022 at 11:11

    1a SWEETHEART E is the heart of swEet

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    1. Padmanabhan24 April 2022 at 13:13

      Superb clue. The Best of the day! I was clean bowled!
      I was misled into thinking about one who loves surfing the net etc.

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    2. AJ24 April 2022 at 13:50

      Thanks Paddy.

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  11. Shalini24 April 2022 at 11:12

    2d ENSNARL
    E(N)(SN)ARL
    Sn is the chemical formula for Tin

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  12. Shalini24 April 2022 at 11:14

    11A ANTONYM
    ANTONY is Shakespearan Orator
    +M(little money)
    Poor rich is an example of Antonym
    Loved the puzzle

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  13. Remy24 April 2022 at 11:19

    30 a Cinderella.recalledin*
    20 a oust ou(s)t.
    26 d vega v+ega<

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  14. sree_sree24 April 2022 at 11:20

    Good Sunday special. Felt the usage of "the" needs relook, imu.

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  15. Suresh24 April 2022 at 11:27

    Most enjoyable crossword

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  16. Mukundala Balasubramanyam24 April 2022 at 11:43

    12a AMENITY (AMEN)(IT)(Y-ou)
    15a FALLS L(learner) in FALS(-e)
    17a DOWNRIGHT DOWN (plumage) RIGHT (okay)

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  17. Mukundala Balasubramanyam24 April 2022 at 11:45

    Lovely Sunday fare!

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  18. Col_Gopinath24 April 2022 at 11:51

    Yet to be solved
    Acriss - 21, 23, 28
    Down - 3, 7, 24,

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  19. AJ24 April 2022 at 11:53

    Please check the annotation for 19a. A very small change is needed

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  20. AJ24 April 2022 at 11:54

    Thanks Sathia

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  21. Jacob Brahmakulam24 April 2022 at 13:06

    Incorrect

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  22. sree_sree24 April 2022 at 13:29

    24d V(O lt)i
    7d t (Ann)ing(-e)
    3d twi ce.
    But twi is also defined as "in combining form meaning two as in twi-light".

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    1. AJ24 April 2022 at 13:45

      I used twi in the sense that it is a dialect spoken in Ghana.

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    2. sree_sree24 April 2022 at 13:59

      But it's also root word for twice.

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    3. AJ24 April 2022 at 14:04

      True.

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    4. AJ24 April 2022 at 14:10

      @sree_sree. Do you mean that there is a root issue? (Of which, I have no clarity). Suppose I had used twi with solution as twine, there will be no issue? Please enlighten me.

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    5. Padmanabhan24 April 2022 at 15:50

      Root issue is confusing to me also. I think twine gets its name since it is 2 threads woven into one and hence stronger. Sometimes it may be difficult to avoid.
      Since Twi is a dialect,I don't think the problem arises.

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    6. Gowri24 April 2022 at 17:30

      My understanding also no problem - since twi as dialect is completely different from twice.
      Unlike baptismal font or unhinge.
      My understanding.

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    7. Vasant24 April 2022 at 20:24

      We should not be overly concerned about the "bogey" of root(a term correctly coined by Bhala).

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    8. Vasant24 April 2022 at 20:55

      IMO, this is an excellent clue free of the bogey of root issue

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  23. Padmanabhan24 April 2022 at 13:31

    Thank you AJ. Had a great time solving.

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  24. Gowri24 April 2022 at 13:33

    Came late. So could not post.
    Great grid Ajji.
    Hopefully tale tomorrow. 😊😊😊

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  25. AJ24 April 2022 at 13:43

    Aureate just means of gold. Last medal is l. Thus laureate -l = aureate: of gold.

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  26. sree_sree24 April 2022 at 13:43

    Look close.

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  27. sree_sree24 April 2022 at 13:45

    Relook 19a.

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  28. AJ24 April 2022 at 13:49

    23 ac still remains.

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  29. Remy24 April 2022 at 13:53

    23 ac ormer.earlier- former.(f-)ormer

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  30. AJ24 April 2022 at 13:59

    Thanks Remy for concluding the exercise.

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  31. AJ24 April 2022 at 14:03

    I sincerely thank all the participants, solvers and commenters for finding time for my grid. Thanks Gowri for promising a tale piece.
    I thank the Colonel for accommodating my grid as Sunday special.

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  32. Remy24 April 2022 at 14:34

    Very enjoyable grid Aj mam...

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  33. Col_Gopinath24 April 2022 at 15:47

    Thanks for the special AJ

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