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| Artwork by Prasanna |
Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory)
Please submit all your answers in one comment.
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AJJI 11
By Ajji
Across
| 1 | Bounders’ photo clumsily reveals the style of writing from left to right on one line and right to left on the next and so on alternatively (13) |
| 9 | Power invested in certain setter is excellent (7) |
| 10 | Cross the street, make a vomiting sound and relax (7) |
| 11 | A kind of dazed state – that man leaves and old half sister joins (8) |
| 12 | After six, nothing, and nothing backward for the musical instrument (6) |
| 14 | Drink on board leads to exchange of goods for money (5) |
| 15 | Six rot around female to get a small elongated deep - sea creature (9) |
| 17 | The tough persons perhaps play charades on the first ship (4,5) |
| 19 | Willow is healthier but topless (5) |
| 20 | Nothing outstanding about the student but the lump (6) |
| 22 | To groom in advance, take the dog, say, having resistance, to shower (8) |
| 24 | Heavy weight certain for a monk’s hairstyle (7) |
| 25 | Make it known at bar novice is husband (7) |
| 26 | Incomplete prayer in Princess’ reverie has no time to do the vanishing act (13) |
Down
| 1 | Excitedly, Bishop phones Arti oddly for a drug to correct loss of bone density (14) |
| 2 | Unwelcome peace keepers with tree hiding urn primarily (9) |
| 3 | Shakes heart of brother with penitence falling short (7) |
| 4 | Put in too much money upon trendy waistcoat (10) |
| 5 | Entertainer starts hinting other secondary things (4) |
| 6 | It is back in more dreadful surroundings, messier (7) |
| 7 | South African province of birth (5) |
| 8 | Chinese lose sword primarily and besiege the French beloved in church for South African flower (14) |
| 13 | Funnily hope priest will engage in rhetoric repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences (10) |
| 16 | Restriction fails to start and results in simulation (9) |
| 18 | The round figures lose the end and gain nothing at the centre for hues (7) |
| 19 | Love to live in credit for a month (7) |
| 21 | Stopped breathing around first of November and ate (5) |
| 23 | The setter makes a retreat in North Korea to get coarse wool (4) |
Enjoy.
1ac - BOUSTROPHEDON (bounds photo *) - style of writing - definition
ReplyDeleteTypo - bounderphoto *
Delete3D TREMORS broTher+REMORS(-e)
ReplyDelete5D HOST Acrostic
7D NATAL DD
1dn - BISPHOSPHONATE (drug)
ReplyDelete( bishopsphone + at *)
5dn host (acrostic)
ReplyDelete21dn dined (di(n)ed)
7dn natal(DD)
5dn HOST - entertainer Acrostic
ReplyDelete7dn NATAL DD
19dn OCTOBER - month
{o} {to be} in {cr}
2dn - UNPOPULAR (unwelcome)
ReplyDeleteUn + pop(u)lar
Un - peacekeepers
Poplar - tree
U - urn
Prasanna - Beautiful Artwork!!!
ReplyDeleteWish all fathers here - a very happy Fathers day!!!
Thanks Gowri.
DeleteReplacement for 7dn
ReplyDelete19ac osier (rosier-r)
12A - VIOLIN (after six = VI, nothing = O, nothing backward = NIL <-)
ReplyDelete17A - HARD CASES (charades + s)*
Delete24A - TONSURE (heavy weight = TON, certain = SURE)
DeleteReplacement
ReplyDelete14ac SALES
{ale} in {ss}
replacement for 5dn
ReplyDelete25ac publish (pub) (l) (is) (h)
23d incorrect.
ReplyDeleteReplacement
ReplyDelete19ac OSIER - Willow
Rosier (healthier) - r (topless)
Entertaining puzzle! Had to take help for the three of the long ones despite having all crossers.
ReplyDeleteThank You, Ajji.
Thanks Vasant. Very encouraging comment.
Delete....if you still need!
DeleteEvery time I feel like a beginner only. Believe me, I need.
Delete4D- Overinvest- Over in vest- Put in too much money
ReplyDeleteI liked this a lot. Other 2 follow
12A- Violin- Musical instrument- VI O LIN (=<NIL)
ReplyDelete5D- Host- Entertainer- Acronym
5d - HOST - Acrostic
ReplyDelete14a - S(ALE)S - Drink-Ale ; board - SS
23d - NATAL - DD
Good one. But for the 1a it was cold solve. Have to say, the is still troubling.
ReplyDeleteLovely puzzle AJ. I too had to crosschk my solutions with Google before posting for the long ones. But the clues were very clear. So got the solutions. 😊
ReplyDeleteThank you Gowri.
DeleteI avoided ‘the’ presence in many places getting over my temptation to use it. If it is still there, I am truly sorry.
ReplyDeleteMy post at 11:14 is a reply to sree_sree.
ReplyDelete22a PRETRAIN (P(R)ET)(RAIN)
ReplyDelete6d DIRTIER (DI(TI<)RER)
21d DINED (DI(N-ovember)ED)
6D Anno correction
Delete(DIR(TI<)ER)
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ReplyDeleteAJ Mam!!!! will solve your grid with pen and paper. Very nice grid & Interesting sunday.
ReplyDeleteThe remaining ones are
ReplyDeleteAcross: 10, 11, 15, 20, 26
Down: 8, 13, 18, 23
Thanks Prasanna. You added charm to the grid with your artwork.
ReplyDeleteIt's my pleasure mam. Thank you so much.
DeleteIn place of 21Dn
ReplyDelete20a NODULE (NO DU(L)E)
Lovely Sunday fare! Thanks for the entertainment, AJ :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you MB sir.
ReplyDelete13D EPISTROPHE - repitition of words - hope priest*
ReplyDeletedis is princess’
ReplyDeleteNice artwork, Prasanna!
ReplyDeleteThanks MB sir.
Delete25A PUBLISH. (PUB)(L)(IS)(C)
ReplyDeletetypo (H) instead of (C)
ReplyDeleteNo. Chin(cher + in + ch)ee
ReplyDeleteCher (beloved) in ch (urch) in Chinee
ReplyDeleteAcross 10,11,15
ReplyDeleteDown 8,18
Still standing?
Across 10 + down 8 done by Sathia
ReplyDelete10a role of cross the!
ReplyDelete11ac, 15ac and 18d remain.
ReplyDelete11ac - super clue. My COD
ReplyDelete15a VIPERFISH (VI)(PER(F)ISH)
ReplyDeleteSIX=VI
ROT=PERISH
FEMALE=F
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DeleteMy third
Delete18D COLOURS ( closure - e + o)*
Answer is right, but annotation is wrong. Closure has no place here, KRM.
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DeleteSorry. Working on mobile not working today.
Delete@AJ Initially I thought Course (as in race course) for round figures, but could not fit annotation. Closure as in enclosures, fits; but no luck now.
DeleteThanks Sathia.
ReplyDeleteGreat CW
ReplyDeleteGreat Artwork
Father's Day Wishes
What more can one ask for on a Sunday morning?
Thank you All and a Happy Father's Day to all the fathers here.
sir, you nicely said. It was a Good coincidence my art work also published alon with AJ mam's Grid. My sincere thanks to Col.sir who made it possible.
DeleteLong words,though hard,were all neatly clued. Thank you AJ.
ReplyDeleteThank you Paddy. These kind words from you all keeps me going.
ReplyDeleteCan i solve 11a?
ReplyDeleteHYPNOSIS - a dazed state
- Hyphen - he + osis (old half sister)
Not until 6pm!
DeleteGowri, it was your fourth one.
DeleteGemini, find other words for circular figures.
ReplyDeleteLet me close then.
ReplyDelete18d
Colure(s) are the great circles in astronomy. Lose e and gain o.
Colours.
Thank you sree_sree for giving a colourful finish.That brings us to the end.
ReplyDeleteMy sincere thanks to the Colonel for posting my CW in the blog.
Thanks to all the participants, solvers and commenters for setting aside their valuable time for my CW.
Thanks to Prasanna for his artwork.
Excellent finish by sree_sree. spent worthy times on CW. Once again my pranaams to AJ mam and Col.sir. Have a nice day.
DeleteThank you AJ & Prasad.
ReplyDeleteI did not know about coloure.
Colure: In astronomy one comes across equinoctial colure, solsticial colure etc.
ReplyDeleteColure (in astronomy) either of two great circles intersecting at right angles at the celestial poles and passing through the ecliptic at either the equinoxes or the solstices.
ReplyDeleteThanks sathia. Good solve today's puzzles.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the special AJ
ReplyDeleteTest comment
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