Monday, 2 May 2022

No 13545, Monday 02 May 2022, KrisKross

Solution to 4D has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.

ACROSS
1   Repair motor to propel boat the next day (8) TOMORROW {MOTOR*}{ROW}
5   Prosperous from repairing old engines (6) GOLDEN [T]
9   Seize short weapon at entrance (8) ARROGATE {ARROw}{GATE}
10 A season to return to bar, finally (2,4) AT LAST {A}{SALT<=}{T}
12 Pray God briefly — He initially guides difficult subject in school (9) GEOGRAPHY {PRAY+GOd+HE+Gu...s}
13 Shelter from sun inside home (5) ROOST {ROO{S}T}
14 Melts away stains, say (4) DIES (~dyes)
16 Dinner in the skies? (7) THUNDER [CD]
19 Passion to collect gold all the time (7) FOREVER {F{OR}EVER}
21 Father scoring runs for daughter’s team (4) SIDE SI(-r+d)DE
24 It could make me cry over marriage, missing you (5) ONION {O}{uNION}
25 Test team suffering defeat in another game (9) CHECKMATE {CHECK}{TEAM*}
27 Retro song describing America’s southern state (6) RUSSIA {AIR}<= over {US}{S}
28 Carol drinks beverage with a drop of milk, very hot (8) STEAMING {S{TEA}{Milk}NG}
29 Offer from nurse (6) EXTEND {EX}{TEND}
30 Shoes are loosened in beach (8) SEASHORE*

DOWN
1   Woman bitten by flying gnats throbs with pain (6) TWANGS {T{W}ANGS*}
2   Fabulous judge of beauty? (6) MIRROR [CD]
3   Ok in Spain to move around in luxury car (5) ROGER {E}{GO}<= in {RR}
4   Leading technologist involved in work for a powerful organisation (7) O?T?P?S (Addendum - OCTOPUS {O{CTO}PUS} - See comments)
6   Completely undisciplined, a rude German is defeated in debate (9) OUTARGUED {A+RUDE+G}* [RA] ( Addendum - {OUT}{A+RUDE+G}* - See comments)
7   Ice pack is 25% this (8) DIAMONDS [DD]
8   Never worn by a tot perhaps for swimming (8) NATATORY {NA{A+TOT}*RY}
11 Indian farmer to perish without money finally (4) RYOT {R{m..eY}OT}
15 Hotel hides new oven — it is something patentable (9) INVENTION {IN{OVEN+IT}*N}
17 After office, regularly love to dance? Sure sure (2,6) OF COURSE {OfFiCe}{0}{SURE*}
18 Arranged treats including popular children’s toy (5,3) TRAIN SET {TREATS}* over {IN}
20 Couple starting off for competition (4) RACE bRACE
21 Ghost with secret power to transform (7) SPECTRE {SECRET+P}*
22 On the contrary, central London is actually a better place (6) CASINO  [T<=]
23 Just having a 1000 dollars? That’s insufficient (6) MEAGRE {ME{A}{G}RE}
26 King has to become a poet (5) KEATS {K}{EATS}

Reference List
Bar = T, Sun = S, Runs = R, Daughter = D, Southern = S, Woman = W, Leading technologist = CTO, Spain = E, Luxury car = RR, German = G, Popular = IN, Power = P, 1000 dollars = G, King = K


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39 comments:

  1. CWNOVICE2 May 2022 at 08:34

    7D Defintion is ICE. 25% of a card pack is the diamond suite. ICE--> DIAMONDS. Not quite a DD

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    1. Jacob Brahmakulam2 May 2022 at 08:44

      Thanks for the elucidation. Hadn't got the 25% part at all.

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    2. Col_Gopinath2 May 2022 at 09:11

      Why do you say it's not a DD?

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    3. Padmanabhan2 May 2022 at 09:13

      Yes,the way he has described it makes it a DD.

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    4. CWNOVICE2 May 2022 at 09:21

      25% of the (card) pack is an allusion/pointer to the answer. It is not a direct definition.

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    5. sree_sree2 May 2022 at 09:48

      its more D&CD

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    6. Ramki Krishnan2 May 2022 at 17:45

      It was intended to be a DD with one of the definitions being slightly tricky
      Ice = DIAMONDS. Pack (of cards) is 25% DIAMONDS (the suit)

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  2. Vasant2 May 2022 at 08:37

    Enjoyable puzzle! Favourites were Thunder, Onion, Checkmate among other clues. Thank You KrisKross.

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  3. Orthopaul2 May 2022 at 08:38

    4d..OCTOPUS.. O(CTO) PUS

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    1. sree_sree2 May 2022 at 09:50

      Clues like this make me think to create another profile and start reposting in the novice/non-regular category. (hope no one takes this as a hint!)

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    2. Padmanabhan2 May 2022 at 11:33

      I have already taken the hint!

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  4. Mona Sogal2 May 2022 at 08:41

    Lovely puzzle..loved tomorrow and casino...I liked the theme too :) KrisKross never disappoints!

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  5. sree_sree2 May 2022 at 08:42

    +1 to enjoyable puzzle.

    5a is from sufficient to indicate hidden/T type.
    22d would have liked a ! At the end.

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    1. Jacob Brahmakulam2 May 2022 at 08:49

      +1 for the remark on 22d; as such casino isn't a bad place?

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    2. Ramki Krishnan2 May 2022 at 17:53

      Thank you everyone.
      For 5A, "from" is a valid and sufficient hidden word indicator (as listed in Chambers)
      For 22D, in hindsight I agree that a "!" may be required since the definition is a bit tricky.

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  6. sree_sree2 May 2022 at 08:44

    6d completely undsiciplined as out and out wild!

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  7. C.G. BHARGAV2 May 2022 at 09:00

    In the CASINO with resources MEAGRE
    Vladimir soon sees a SPECTRE;
    OFCOURSE TOMORROW may
    Be a different day,
    He might RACE to become a big leaguer@

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  8. CWNOVICE2 May 2022 at 09:00

    4D Leading technologist CTO in OPUS - OCTOPUS - Organization.
    A humble submission from the Novice....

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  9. Padmanabhan2 May 2022 at 09:09

    Lovely CW to savour. Checkmate blew me away. What a clue!
    Nice theme. Any purpose in incomplete theme words?
    (eg) Casino (Royale), Diamonds (are) forever, Octopus (SY),(from)Russia(with love)
    Had problems in NE since I missed the T at 5A.

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    1. Padmanabhan2 May 2022 at 09:11

      Natatory was new to me as well.
      25% diamonds was a good one too.

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    2. Ramki Krishnan2 May 2022 at 17:54

      Thanks Paddy.
      NATATORY was a tough word to clue too :) Hopefully the crossing letters would have helped.

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    3. Ramki Krishnan2 May 2022 at 23:58

      Paddy the theme was to clue some words picked up from Bond movie titles - not the whole title!

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  10. Padmanabhan2 May 2022 at 09:14

    Din- ner in the skies!! I could not parse it until I saw the blog.

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    1. Suresh2 May 2022 at 09:53

      Yes. A brilliant clue. One of those occasional gems that I have come across

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    2. Ramki Krishnan2 May 2022 at 17:55

      Thanks Suresh and Paddy.

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  11. Suresh Panje, New Delhi2 May 2022 at 14:09

    22-D was a tricky clue and with the last letter of possible solution ending in 'O' vis-a-vis a neighbourhood or a locality in London, I reckoned it to be SOHO and spent over two hours to ascertain what it could be until I accessed this blog site.
    All said and done, hats off to you, dear Mr. Ramki Krishnan (Kriskross) for today's interesting grid.

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    1. Padmanabhan2 May 2022 at 15:35

      Did you get the significance of 'bet'ter place? Central London could normally be ND and I struggled with it for a while. Being a reverse T,central need not be the exact center. That is the beauty of this clue.

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    2. Ramki Krishnan2 May 2022 at 17:56

      Thanks Suresh. CASINO has been clued in a standard way (anagram of COINS around A etc.) many times, including some lovely &lit clues. Was trying for a different way and finally decided on reverse hidden word.

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  12. Ramki Krishnan2 May 2022 at 17:55

    Thank you Sathia.

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  13. Ramki Krishnan2 May 2022 at 22:13

    Sorry Col, missed sending this earlier.
    6D is not RA
    Completely = OUT + (A RUDE G)* is the anno I had in mind. Indisciplined is the anagrind.

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  14. Gowri2 May 2022 at 23:35

    After an hour i finished the puzzle.
    Great grid. My COD
    THUNDER, CASINO, OUTARGUED.
    such an aha moment to get these 3.
    Thank u Ramki. 😊

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  15. Gowri2 May 2022 at 23:36

    MIRROR too was a great clue.

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  16. Ramki Krishnan2 May 2022 at 23:58

    Thank you Gowri!

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