Sunday 10 April 2022

The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday #77, Sunday 10 Apr 2022, Gussalufz

ACROSS
1   Member supports England's completely unrestricted exit without an iota of thought (3-5) LEG-RESTS {engLand}{EGRES{Th...t}S}
5   Treasure the last of clandestine encounters in retreat (6) ESTEEM {c...nE}{MEETS<=}
9   Lawlessness shown by a drug cop habitually on vacation (7) ANARCHY {A}{NARC}{Ha...lY}
10 Old thespian is a demanding person (7) EXACTOR {EX}{ACTOR}
11 Sends joint hidden in case of spirits (5) SHIPS {Spi{HIP}ritS}
12 Shut upno need to get excited (8) UNOPENED*
13 Trainer ordered short hypnosis to get rid of some negativity (6) PHYSIO HYPnOSIs*
14 Follow-up query when tax is misappropriated (4,4) WHAT NEXT*
18 Won't he hope to dump partners without warning! (2,3,3) ON THE HOP {wONT+HE+HOPe}
20 Sewer starts to erupt, leaking dangerous effluvia — emergency not over! (6) NEEDLE Acrostic<=
23 Mangetout is a variety of a US grape (5,3) SUGAR PEA
25 Odds of her getting the axe, being 50? 50-50 (5) EQUAL {hEr}{QUA}{L}
27 Idolised leader stepping back to get enlightened (7) EDIFIED (-d)E(+d)DIFIED
28 Supesamosa! This — guesses a pro — is fried? (7) ASSUMES {ASSUMES+A+PRO=SUPER SAMOSA} [CA]
29 Mangetoutpurplish edamame shells used for a fermented soya bean preparation (6) TEMPEH {Ma...uT+Pu...sH+Ed...mE}*
30 We go through these impetuous cycles after breaking up, true (8) URETHRAS {(+h)HRAS(-h)}<=>{TRUE*}

DOWN
1   Fragment a postlude comes before? (5,2,2) LEADS UP TO*
2   It is added to sauce (something that keeps us grounded) (7) GRAVITY {GRAV{IT}Y}
3   High, animated about replacing marketing (9) EXCESSIVE EX(-pr+c)CESSIVE
4   Test the US money market regularly after retirement (3-3) TRY-OUT {The+Us+mOneY+maRkeT}<=
6   Finally gets air conditioning in exercise room (5) SPACE {getS}{P{AC}E}
7   Strict about setter following leaders of established Ximenian traditions? (7) EXTREME {RE}{ME}<=>{Es...d}{Xi...n}{Tr...s}
8   Injures limbs after lifting up maiden (4) MARS (+m)MAR(-m)S
10 Police officer probing the woman about dates (6) EPOCHS {PO} in {SHE<=}
15 At least then, Joe shot uniformly revolting rich people (3,3,3) THE JET SET {aT+lEaSe+ThEn+JoE+sHoT}<=
16 Trading resets stocks turning weak as growth frameworks (9) TRELLISES {TRE{ILL<=}SES*}
17 Cleaned (was feeling sad about end of relationship) (6) MOPPED {MOP{r...iP}ED}
19 Foggy mist limiting our travel activities (7) TOURISM {T{OUR}ISM*}
21 Gruesome murder involving male musician (7) DRUMMER {DRU{M}MER*}
22 A range of characters turns up in local market (6) BAZAAR {A}{A-Z<=} in {BAR}
24 Gussalufz in lake, while swimming, creates 25 Across (5) ALIKE {AL{I}KE*}
26 Coming up: some little boy band (4) BELT [T<=]

Reference List
Old = EX, Partners = E,W(East-West in game of Bridge), Being = QUA, 50 = L, About = C, Marketing = PR, Exercise = PE, About = RE, Maiden = M, Male = M, Local = BAR



Enjoy.

29 comments:

  1. Thanks for taking the time to blog on a Sunday morning!

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  2. Nice puzzle. Favorites: UNOPENED and BAZAAR

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  3. 14a) from where does the extra T come from?

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  4. Good catch! This is indeed a mistake, unfortunately.

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  5. Happy Ramnavami to all.
    Lovely artwork and Rangoli.
    Thank You Col. for blogging the Puzzle and Gussalufz for providing highly entertaining puzzle.

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  6. 28a) a technical doubt.. is it fine for the definition to be in the middle of a clue?

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    1. Only done in a composite anagram, which is what 28a is. See https://www.crosswordunclued.com/2011/01/composite-anagrams.html

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    2. Yes,we have gone through this before also. Composite anagrams are a difficult to spot and parse. I think the same holds good for writing the clue as well.

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    3. I don't think the clue type specifically permits or denies this.
      This clue could very well be written as: super samosa is fried, A pro guesses.
      The art of CA lies in when the words (that include the deg) are single words or phrases (like A pro, here).

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  7. Follow-up query when tax is unsettled by the end of August (4,4)

    I'll fix it to this in my own copy, with a note that it was in error when published.

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    1. End of August is tax filing deadline in U.S.?

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    2. April 18. I was just scanning the signed copies 5 minutes ago 🙃

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  8. Lucky to get this Gussalufz CW on Sunday.
    Thank you Col. & MB.
    Thoughtful of Col. to have blogged it.

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  9. Just got it through Google. Sorry. I should have done it first before asking.

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  10. Here are my notes for this crossword:

    The theme of this crossword is The Expanse, a series of science fiction novels by James S. A. Corey, as well as a spectacular TV series.

    Running down the 9th column, you can find EXPANSE as a nina. Running down the 6th column is SHOHREH: another nina, which is the first name of the brilliant actress, Shohreh Aghdashloo, who plays the role of UN Secretary General Chrisjen Avasarala in the TV show.

    In addition, the following solution entries are thematic:

    2d. GRAVITY.
    6d. SPACE.
    8d. MARS.
    11a. SHIPS.
    21d. DRUMMER.
    26d. BELT.

    This puzzle is a pangram.

    The clue for 14a, as originally published, had a mistake. It read:

    14 Follow-up query when tax is misappropriated (4,4)
    The anagram in this was missing T.

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    1. Thank you for the notes Ratnakar. I always look forward to it since it is very informative.

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    2. One of my regular TV show. Plus the surname Avasarala is a Telugu surname.
      Making the UN secy easy to remember.

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  11. 14A has been updated in online version now

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    1. Sometimes TH is strangely prompt. A couple of days ago a correction appeared in the print edition of the previous day's CW.

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    2. What time is it for you Ajeesh?

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    3. The editor should have caught that IMO. Instead we see incorrect changes to proper clues and enumeration, unfortunately.

      Paddy,
      533AM. I sleep at Braahmamuhoortham!

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  12. I usually make my THC crosswords freely available for interactive solving on my own web site (gussalufz.com), about 4 months after their publication. When I release this one, it will include my "mea culpa" note. I've now edited the text to also credit the error-spotter.

    It now reads:
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    The clue for 14a, as originally published, had a mistake. It read:

    14 Follow-up query when tax is misappropriated (4,4)

    The anagram in this was missing a T. Being a Sunday THC, this crossword was only published online, and the clue was amended shortly after the error was spotted (I was alerted about the mistake by Abhishek Sridhar on The Hindu Crossword Corner blog).

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    Abhishek, please let me know if you prefer to not have your name included in my note.

    Thanks!

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