Tuesday, 12 July 2022

No 13606, Tuesday 12 Jul 2022, Hypatia

Solution to 13A 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   A way to be in touch with friends? (4,4) HIGH FIVE [CD]
5   Overlook either of two adjacent letters daily (6) FORGET {F OR G}{ET}
10 Say THCC Admin: Extremely ethical (7) COLONEL {COLON}{Et...aL}
11 Relaxed in Vigilante's bed, said Spooner (3,4) SAT BACK (~bat sack to sat back) Vigilante/Bat ?
12 Appoint former footballer quietly leaving court (5) ELECT {pELE}{CT}
13 Became familiar with a president through archaic legend mostly (7,2) A?A?T?D ?O (Addendum - ADAPTED TO {A}{DA{P}TED}{TOe} - See comments)
14 Fine if cynic hammers about England's incompetence (12) INEFFICIENCY {FINE+IF+CYNIC}* over {E}
18 Say Vishy Anand and Praggnanandhaa taking tips from gamer with Twitch streams (12) GRANDMASTERS {GameR}{AND}{STREAMS*}
21 Record current change at soldier's hub of activity (9) EPICENTRE {EP}{I}{CENT}{RE}
23 Brothers who told tales of German maiden without skirt (5) GRIMM {G}{RIM}{M}
24 Anonymous person portrayed by Picasso and Sorolla (2,3,2) SO AND SO [T]
25 Gangster takes support instead of turning around quickly (7) ALLEGRO {AL}{LEG}{OR<=}
26 Arab chief sells island with well in the middle for money (6) SHEKEL {SHEiK}{wELl}
27 Risk fighting that man returning to keep son in battle (8) SKIRMISH {RISK*}{H{S}IM<=}

DOWN
1   He attacks cybersecurity knowingly — extorts ransom, basically! (6) HACKER Acrostic &lit
2   Shiny looking old enamel bottles (6) GOLDEN [T]
3   Made perfect feni? (4-5) FINE-TUNED {FENI}* [RA]
4   Perhaps one out of two registered in obscene group (6,8) VULGAR FRACTION {VULGAR}{F{R}ACTION}
6   Orchestral combination taking eight together, basically! (5) OCTET Acrostic &lit
7   Protecting a Government during conflicts (8) GUARDING {A+G+DURING}*
8   Tom Kenny cast as SpongeBob's father, perhaps (8) TEKNONYM*
9   Crash their data banks in unsuccessful attempt (1,4,2,3,4) A STAB IN THE DARK*
15 Not even 20? Quite the opposite.. (9) IRREGULAR Example by definition
16 Monsters releasing drugs in outlets for oxygen (8) OGRESSES (-e+o)OGRESSES
17 Drive vehicle up to Institute's entrance (8) NAVIGATE {VAN<=}{I}{GATE}
19 Animal at a loss, perhaps without tail (6) NILGAI {NIL GAIn}
20 Drunkard, hot after gulping a second becomes flat (6) SMOOTH {S{MO}OT}{H}
22 Supply event adjourned regularly (5) ENDUE {EveNt+aDjoUrnEd}

Reference List
Daily = ET(Economic Times), Quietly = P, President = P, Court = CT, England = E, Record = EP(Extended Play), Current = I, Soldier = RE(Royal Engineers), German = G, Maiden = M, Gangster = AL(Capone), Island = I, Son = S, Registered = R, Government = G, Drugs = E, Institute = I, Drunkard = SOT, Hot = H, a second = MO

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43 comments:

  1. Prasanna Rao12 July 2022 at 08:32

    Col.sir, Nice to see your title (COLONEL) twice in blog.

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    1. Hypatia12 July 2022 at 12:14

      Interesting that it appeared in two different crosswords within a week, although clued differently in each case. It was my HT to the Colonel and this blog.

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  2. cdrgani2912 July 2022 at 08:37

    I am sure have solved this grid before !

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    1. sree_sree12 July 2022 at 09:04

      I too felt the same. Getting it done under 20min.

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    2. Padmanabhan12 July 2022 at 09:34

      Yes,many clues looked familiar.

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    3. Hypatia12 July 2022 at 12:13

      Wonder why.. Many of the words in the grid have never appeared in any Hindu crossword let alone one by me. The ones that have appeared earlier have been clued differently by the other setters who had used them. Maybe you are talking about familiarity in terms of my style of clueing?

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  3. sree_sree12 July 2022 at 08:49

    11a Batman is ref as the bat.

    1a int fun fact

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Five_Interchange

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    1. Hypatia12 July 2022 at 12:18

      Yes - took some liberty - along the lines of Batmobile, Batcave etc..Batman's bed could be Bat sack..

      Interesting info about the High five interchange.

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  4. Mona Sogal12 July 2022 at 08:50

    Lovely grid Hypatia! Loved Forget, Grimm, Grandmasters.

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  5. sree_sree12 July 2022 at 09:03

    9d unlikely to succeed vs unsuccessful attempt.
    Is it fair to equate?

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  6. Badri12 July 2022 at 09:08

    Tough one for me, could solve only 60% but enjoyed the clues. 8A is a new word me. Surprised to see reference to THCC, but nicely done. Got the spooner, so happy. Thanks Hypatia !!

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    1. Hypatia12 July 2022 at 12:21

      Thanks Badri. Glad you enjoyed it. I think its the first appearance of THCC in a TH crossword.

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    2. Padmanabhan12 July 2022 at 13:29

      Yes. Though Colonel has been clued before ot is the firstctime THCC appears in a clue.

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  7. Sudarshan12 July 2022 at 09:46

    VERY interesting fare today.
    4D was catchy and amusing.

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  8. Kolluru Koteswara Rao12 July 2022 at 09:50

    Think differently about "legend"

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  9. sree_sree12 July 2022 at 09:57

    It's obvious if we look at the clue. 20 is smooth! Opposite of it.

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  10. Ramki Krishnan12 July 2022 at 10:04

    Typo in 4D - it is VULGAR FRACTION (not FRACTIONS) - request Col to correct

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  11. Ramki Krishnan12 July 2022 at 10:10

    Nice grid Hypatia - liked HIGH FIVE, FORGET, SHEKEL, NILGAI a lot. TEKNONYM was a new word for me!

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    1. Hypatia12 July 2022 at 12:24

      Thanks Ramki. Good to know which ones you liked:)

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  12. Deepak Gopinath12 July 2022 at 10:16

    Gemini you answered yesterday also. please let others try

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  13. Sreelakshmi12 July 2022 at 11:12

    Legend...as in leg end...as in toe, perhaps? Thus,
    'legend mostly' becomes {TO e̶}
    Gemini seems to have solved the rest, I only attempted the legend of the clue
    13A - Definition: Became familiar
    {A} {DA{P}TED} {TOe̶}

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  14. N Sridhar12 July 2022 at 11:52

    8D- Very interesting! Tom Kenny is the voice for the cartoon character-SpongeBob's father. The names of the characters in this cartoon strip are Teknonyms!

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    1. sree_sree12 July 2022 at 12:12

      +1 super find for an anagram.

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    2. Hypatia12 July 2022 at 12:27

      Thanks Sridhar. I dont watch the show much though my kid is a big fan. While it is a new word for some, in the Indian context - "Ramu ki ma" for instance would be a Teknonym.

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    3. Hypatia12 July 2022 at 17:09

      Thanks Sridhar. Don't know much about the show except that my kid is a huge fan. Even our Indian references like "Ramu ki ma" are only Teknonyms - though the word as such may be new to solvers.

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  15. Hypatia12 July 2022 at 12:22

    Well done Sreelakshmi - that's.. wait for it..leg-end-ary

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  16. Hypatia12 July 2022 at 12:23

    Indeed. 20 is a reference to 20D

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  17. Sreelakshmi12 July 2022 at 12:41

    Best! A reference not expected - you basically are a legend!

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  18. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan12 July 2022 at 13:01

    Nice grid Soms :) HT to Colonel is indeed very nice :) Liked 1A, 5A & 8 D ( new word ) .

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  19. Padmanabhan12 July 2022 at 13:27

    Interesti g to note from the link that vulgar in Latin means common. Sfter all,it is a common fraction!

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    1. Hypatia12 July 2022 at 17:10

      Tracing the history of how words evolve in their meaning is a fascinating pastime for people like us.

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  20. Amita Baviskar12 July 2022 at 14:10

    An enjoyable puzzle! I especially liked 8D. Thank you, Hypatia.

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    1. Hypatia12 July 2022 at 17:11

      Thanks Amita. Always good to hear from you.

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  21. Ramesh Kosaraju 12 July 2022 at 14:14

    Very interesting CWP covering most of the clue types, specially CD, RA and &lit. 5A and 19D are my CoD.
    👏👏👏

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    1. Hypatia12 July 2022 at 17:11

      Thanks Ramesh. I love to experiment with and include as many different clue types as I can. Glad you enjoyed it too.

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  22. huineng12 July 2022 at 18:27

    Please let me know what is THCC

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  23. Ramesh Kosaraju 12 July 2022 at 21:21

    Acronym for The Hindu Crossword Corner

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  24. Gowri12 July 2022 at 22:26

    Lovely grid Hypatia. I too managed to solve in under 20 mins. Cod - TEKNONYM. Wonderful fitting Tom Kenny there.
    The grid was fun though not familiar for me.
    Thanx

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