Sunday 7 August 2022

Special, Sunday 07 Aug 2022, Novice

Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory) 
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  1. Gowri7 August 2022 at 10:36

    1ac - VACCINE - preventive medicine
    Vacc (whack ~) + cine (sin ~)
    Reportedly - homophone indicator

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  2. Gowri7 August 2022 at 10:37

    1dn - VARIANT
    vat (tub) with rain *

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  3. AJ7 August 2022 at 10:38

    9ac.RESCINDED: recalled
    (send cider)*

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  4. P. Venkatesan7 August 2022 at 10:38

    16A: CONNAUGHT {CON}{NAUGHT}
    27A: EJECT {E}{(-PRO)JECT}
    17D: OWN {O{W}N}

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  5. Gowri7 August 2022 at 10:39

    3dn - IBIS - bird (T)

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  6. Padmanabhan7 August 2022 at 10:44

    9A- Rescinded- (send cider)*- Recalled
    13A- Taboo- Tab OO- Ban
    3D- Ibis- T- Egyptian bird

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    1. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 11:41

      9A 3D repeats Paddy. Do check and solve remaining ones. Thanks

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  7. Remy7 August 2022 at 10:54

    14 ac taboo. marker-tab ducks -oo
    15 dn bucharest cub<+ha +rest
    10 ac Nippon-japan. ippon.n-ippon

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    1. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 11:41

      all correct. 14A is a repeat do take one more. thanks

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  8. Kiran7 August 2022 at 10:54

    25d AVIAN (ActiVe chIna tAps oN) [T] (every 4th occurence)
    4d ENDEMIC (medic)* follows en

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    1. Kiran7 August 2022 at 11:38

      6D ORIGINATED (spoke = orated, a drink = 1 gin = igin)

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    2. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 11:42

      all correct. thanks

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  9. AJ7 August 2022 at 10:54

    11a AZED : observer puzzle
    A( first letter) ZED(last letter reportedly)

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  10. AJ7 August 2022 at 11:09

    12ac IMMUNISING: preventing infection
    Musing : letter bank
    I, m,n are used more than once

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  11. Mukundala Balasubramanyam7 August 2022 at 11:14

    12a CONNAUGHT (CON)(NAUGHT)
    19d WATCHED W(AT)(CH)ED
    26d FEAR (FREAK - K)*
    Last letter from Freak

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  12. sree_sree7 August 2022 at 11:18

    Nice one NOVICE.

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  13. Rajan7 August 2022 at 11:24

    5AC: Supporter = BOOSTER. Jeers = Boos. Model = T. Hesitation = ER
    5D: Tribal = BEDOUIN. BIN laden (mixed with) explosive (anagrind) DOPE, without P ("quietly" eliminated) on U (US leader)
    8D: Money = RINGGIT. Call = Ring. Good = G. Sex = It

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    1. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 11:46

      all right. thanks. Laden with is intended as a container.

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    3. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 12:07

      "Laden with" is intended as a container.

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    4. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 13:54

      all correct. thanks

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  14. Mukundala Balasubramanyam7 August 2022 at 11:32

    In place 12a

    2d CASTE CAS Odd letter from class + TE last letters from officE fasT i.e ET reversed (up)

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    1. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 11:44

      All 3 correct MB. Thanks

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    2. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 11:51

      All 4 correct thanks MB

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    3. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 11:58

      all 4 are correct. thanks MB. I made this comment earlier too but it disappeared

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    4. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 12:08

      All 4 correct. Thanks

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  15. Gowri7 August 2022 at 11:35

    Here is something i wanted to post here. Hilarious. I hope you all enjoy it.

    Just simply enjoy these Funniest Quotes about Ageing:

    "The older I get, the more clearly I remember things that never happened.
    *- Mark Twain*

    "First you forget names, then you forget faces, then you forget to pull your zipper up, then you forget to pull your zipper down."
    *- Leo Rosenberg*

    "At fifty, everyone has the face he deserves."
    *- George Orwell*

    "At age 20, we worry about what others think of us… at age 40, we don’t care what they think of us… at age 60, we discover they haven’t been thinking of us at all."
    *- Ann Lander*

    "As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two."
    *- Sir Norman Wisdom*

    “It’s paradoxical that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn’t appeal to anyone.”
    *- Andy Rooney*

    “Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest.”
    *- Larry Lorenzon*

    "I’m 59 and people call me middle-aged. How many 118-year-old men do you know?"
    *- Barry Cryer*

    “Old age isn’t so bad when you consider the alternative.”
    *– Maurice Chevalier*

    "Grandchildren don’t make a man feel old, it’s the knowledge that he’s married to a grandmother that does."
    *- J. Norman Collie*

    "When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it’s a sure sign you’re getting old."
    *- Mark Twain*

    "Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician."

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    1. Sreelakshmi7 August 2022 at 11:47

      Witty!

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    2. Padmanabhan7 August 2022 at 13:02

      Laughing at self? I forgot my name and so I put self!

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    3. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 14:12

      in this context please solve the only remaining clue 29A. Somewhat related...

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  16. Sreelakshmi7 August 2022 at 11:41

    7d - TOPPING UP
    Definition: Replenishing
    {TOP} {PING} {UP}
    22d - LASAGNE
    Definition: Food
    {AN EAGLE'S}* - E
    21a - EXPEL
    Definition: Dismiss
    {EX}{s̶ PEL l̶ }

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    1. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 11:46

      thanks all correcct

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    2. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 11:50

      all correct. thanks

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    3. sree_sree7 August 2022 at 12:02

      7d There are 5 directions here. Could have used another way to indicate deletion of E.

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    4. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 12:09

      Yes. That was a last minute correction when I noticed extra E in fodder.

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    5. Sreelakshmi7 August 2022 at 12:30

      An eagle's flying east: move away food!
      ...ah, just had fun

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    6. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 13:52

      nice Sreelakshmi and yes Sree Sree. Actually I noticed an extra E in fodder very late and amended the clue quickly.

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  17. samit kallianpur7 August 2022 at 11:46

    Good grid by Novice!

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    1. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 11:48

      thanks

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    2. Gowri7 August 2022 at 11:50

      I did not know u r novice. That is a very nice grid.
      Thanx Ramesh!!!

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    3. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 11:52

      thanks. Just a pen name when I started am still learning

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    4. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 11:53

      thanks Samit

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    5. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 12:00

      thanks Gowri. Used this pen name when I started and am still learning.

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    6. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 13:53

      Gowri that was a pen name when i started but am still learning

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  18. Mukundala Balasubramanyam7 August 2022 at 11:56

    Super Sunday fare! Thanks for the entertainment Ramesh! 😊

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    1. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 11:59

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    2. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 12:10

      Thanks MB. did you notice any speciality in the grid and some of the entries

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    3. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 14:03

      thanks MB for solving. All 4 are correct.

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  19. AJ7 August 2022 at 12:00

    Very nice grid Ramesh. Enjoyed solving.Thanks for a nice Sunday morning

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  20. AJ7 August 2022 at 12:05

    @Gowri. Nice hilarious quotes. But aging is not so bad after all. It is a pleasure to be most informed until that time when you start losing memory. It is a greater pleasure when you forget everything. I am happily enjoying being old.

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    1. Sreelakshmi7 August 2022 at 12:31

      Sounds peaceful

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    2. Gowri7 August 2022 at 13:06

      I too am looking forward to it. When pressures are less & one's errors r excused. 😊

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  21. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 12:15

    Some of my responses to solvers are disappearing. I thank all the solvers for trying the grid.

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  22. SandhyaP7 August 2022 at 12:40

    18a. Clown's sad looks, arising from these closures of business and a loss (9) LOCKDOWNS lockdowns + a loss = (clown's sad looks)*

    23a. Shut away in an unfinished quarter, abandoned (10) QUARANTINE {in + an + quarte(-r)}*

    13d. Responsibilty to legislate entering in favour of getting power demand data (4,6) {LOAD} {F{ACT}OR}

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    1. Padmanabhan7 August 2022 at 13:11

      Welcome Sandhya. Happy to note you have become regular again.

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    2. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 13:56

      Super solves SanhyaP thanks

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    3. SandhyaP7 August 2022 at 16:40

      Thank you Padmanabhan n Ramesh!

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  23. SandhyaP7 August 2022 at 12:42

    Good one, Novice! Keep them coming!

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  24. Jacob Brahmakulam7 August 2022 at 12:53

    24A PAYS; sponsors; PlAY Show

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  25. Remy7 August 2022 at 12:55

    compensating
    syringe. s(y)(ring) e.
    y-unknown. SE corner. mafia-ring

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  26. Jacob Brahmakulam7 August 2022 at 12:55

    30A SYRINGE; aneedle; {S {Y} {RING} E}

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  27. Jacob Brahmakulam7 August 2022 at 12:57

    20D SINUSES; channels; US in SINES (~signs)

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  28. SandhyaP7 August 2022 at 13:03

    Anno for LIQUEUR: {L}{1}{QUEU(-e)}{R} (Hands: are L+R --- left and right; Control is container indicator)

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  29. Jacob Brahmakulam7 August 2022 at 13:05

    substitute for 30A
    28a HASTENING; composite anagram hastening+dont = one night stand

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    1. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 14:01

      Jacob. All correct and thanks for solving

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  30. Gowri7 August 2022 at 13:11

    18 d - wrong. Hands r - L & R.
    One i . Line is queue - e.
    Controls is within indicator.
    Drink is liqueur

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  31. Padmanabhan7 August 2022 at 13:14

    Good solve.

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  32. Padmanabhan7 August 2022 at 13:15

    Thank you Ramesh for an enjoyable Sunday. Many good clues.

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  33. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 14:00

    thanks Sathia for solving. An Gowri the anno is as you had indicated.

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  34. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 14:06

    29A seems to be the only clue not sole yet. Anyone please complete. Thanks

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    1. sree_sree7 August 2022 at 14:14

      R(ETIR<=)ED SORE:RED ORDER:RITE

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    2. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 14:20

      yes. that completes the solve! thanks everyone for taking the time out to solve.

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  35. Deepak Gopinath7 August 2022 at 14:10

    29A has not been solved. After solving someone to identify the theme and the themed entries

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  36. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 14:21

    Thanks colonel for publishing the grid. Yes it is themed and also there is a speciality in the grid. Can anyone identify?

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  37. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 14:26

    A special mention here to Nicholas Loader who test solved this one for me. He came up with some very good pointers and I changed some of the clues after his expert review. Nic is a fantastic reviewer and points out in a very sweet way the shortcomings. He doesn't "hand hold" either letting the setter rectify. Thanks Nic such a valuable contribution to this grid and for your patience and time as we conversed on the comments.

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    1. Nick7 August 2022 at 17:27

      Thanks for the shout out! Great fun being able to help :) You've made a brilliant grid. CAs and Letterbank clues are the way to my heart haha

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  38. Suresh7 August 2022 at 14:35

    29A R{ETIR<}ED

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  39. Suresh7 August 2022 at 14:36

    COVID Themed

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    1. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 16:55

      Yes. There's one more speciality in the grid

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    2. Sreelakshmi7 August 2022 at 19:04

      It's a pangram too! Whoa, a well-thought out puzzle on multiple levels! Thank yooou

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    3. ramesh ss7 August 2022 at 22:02

      Thanks. Yes it is a pangram. The grid entries drafted when I was in isolation due to covid infection. Put in clues later.

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    4. Sreelakshmi8 August 2022 at 10:09

      Ahh okay

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