Tuesday, 25 October 2022

Special, Tuesday 25 Oct 2022, The Zodiac


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THE ZODIAC 10

By The Zodiac
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Squares filled: 0/154
Exolve Print Notes Jotter Ⓒ The Zodiac & THCC
Across
1Accused a General about protecting a traitor (8)
5Judge reaches Spain from the east (6)
8Figure represented by complicated integral (8)
9Female superhero destroying primary weapon of destruction (3,3)
12Primitive tale made up about the French people (9)
13Principle of elite network (5)
14Second-hand suede almost worn out (4)
16Prevent doctor and vet cunningly stealing contents of vial (7)
19Number system in medical organisation (7)
21Essential carbon source (4)
24Full swing (5)
25Explains that N2O is found in a liquid state (9)
27Substitute dancers at Zumba gathering (6)
28Mail and call after husband leaves and wait (8)
29Bringing about change with love (6)
30Drives used cars all over the place (8)
Down
1Pretty woman's going after spy (6)
2Bob leaves meeting, upset, making unpleasant sounds (6)
3Sort of blue-green (5)
4Activity without permit is cancelled (7)
6Following short vacation, wanderer taking time to make a fresh beginning (5,4)
7Men at sea mistreating aquatic creatures (8)
10Fix dynamo tomorrow perhaps (6)
11Man sounding high? (4)
15Sita and Rama troubled by Ravan - ultimately a good man (9)
17Figure without hat - Doctor Suess' legendary character (8)
18Cheats small groups (6)
20Hire individual, say (4)
21Simplicity of John's grave (7)
22Poet at court in front of Duke (6)
23Resources like plants (6)
26Bears fixed costs, regularly raised (5)

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  1. P. Venkatesan25 October 2022 at 07:07

    19d: DECIMAL (MEDICAL)*
    7D: MANATEES (MEN+AT+SEA)*
    15D: SAMARITAN (SITA+RAM)* (...N)

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  2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam25 October 2022 at 07:26

    13a TENET (T)
    28a POSTPONE (POST)(P-hONE)
    21d CANDOUR (CAN)(DOUR) CAN = JOHN = LOO. GRAVE = DOUR

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  3. Kolluru Koteswara Rao25 October 2022 at 08:13

    25AC A[NN+O]TATES* - N2O=NN+O

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  4. Sree Sree25 October 2022 at 08:24

    10d zodaic should have given Col a hint.

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  5. Orthopaul25 October 2022 at 08:26

    8ac. TRIANGLE..Integral*
    19ac. DECIMAL..medical *
    14ac.. USED..ANAG of SUED(e)

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  6. Padmanabhan25 October 2022 at 08:33

    15D- Samaritan- Good man- (sita rama)*n
    N from Ravan ultimately
    10D- Monday- (dynamo)*- Tomorrow perhaps. Since it was meant as a Sunday Special
    4D- DE(LET)ED- Cancelled

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    1. Kumaresh K R25 October 2022 at 12:16

      Yeah had initially given this grid for a Sunday special, hence the definition was "tomorrow perhaps" :)

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  7. D N M Rao25 October 2022 at 09:10

    12Ac ELEMENTAL - {LE}{MEN} in {TALE*}

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  8. TheBoss25 October 2022 at 09:17

    1A RENEGADE <=
    27A ERSATZ (T)
    20D LOAN (~Lone)

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  9. Sree Sree25 October 2022 at 09:23

    Technical doubt: is the grid construction OK for standard 15*15.

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    1. Kumaresh K R25 October 2022 at 12:18

      Oops, I believe the 3 unches above 29A and below 5A are technically not kosher wrt grid construction (if that's what you are also referring to)

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    2. Sree Sree25 October 2022 at 13:03

      Yes. Saw response below.

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  10. D N M Rao25 October 2022 at 09:27

    1Dn RATHER {RAT}{HER}

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  11. D N M Rao25 October 2022 at 09:32

    3Dn GENRE - {GREEN*}

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  12. Gowri25 October 2022 at 10:24

    4dn - DELETED - cancelled
    De(let)ed.
    1dn - RATHER - pretty
    Rat + her
    3dn - GENRE - green*

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  13. Gowri25 October 2022 at 10:29

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  14. Gowri25 October 2022 at 10:30

    2dn - NOISES - unpleasant sounds
    (Session (meeting) - s (bob))《=

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    1. Gowri25 October 2022 at 10:32

      Upset is anagrind, may be one needed a reversal indicator here.

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam25 October 2022 at 10:57

      Perhaps upset (over turn) is reversal indicator and 'making' as anagram indicator?

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    3. Sree Sree25 October 2022 at 11:27

      There is no anagram

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    4. Mukundala Balasubramanyam25 October 2022 at 11:44

      Yes, Prasad garu! Thank you.

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  15. Gowri25 October 2022 at 10:40

    18dn - SCREWS - cheats
    S + crews

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  16. Gowri25 October 2022 at 11:02

    23 dn - ASSETS - resources
    as (like) + sets (plants)

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  17. Murali25 October 2022 at 11:05

    16A OBVIATE : ob+ ia (from vial) in (vet)*
    21A CORE : (c)+(ore)

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    1. Sree Sree25 October 2022 at 13:21

      Doctor for (technically correct) ob is like Human for son. So specialised.

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  18. Sreelakshmi25 October 2022 at 11:07

    17D ODYSSEUS
    {(-b) ODY} {SUESS}*
    Definition: Legendary character

    30A CRUSADES
    {USED CARS}*
    Definition: Drives

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    1. Sreelakshmi25 October 2022 at 11:24

      5D ESTEEM
      {ES} {TEEM <=} (From the east = reversal indicator?)
      Definition: Judge

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    2. Sree Sree25 October 2022 at 11:31

      Esteem can be fine tuned.

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    3. Sreelakshmi25 October 2022 at 11:42

      I had a sneaky feeling I was missing something...still confused though

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    4. Kumaresh K R25 October 2022 at 12:20

      Spain is E; reaches is MEETS; so E + meets <-- = esteem; meaning = judge

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    5. Sreelakshmi25 October 2022 at 12:32

      Ah I'd thought it would have been convenient if Spain was E, and Spain is actually E, huh...thank you!

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  19. Murali25 October 2022 at 11:09

    30A CRUSADES (used cars)*

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    1. Murali25 October 2022 at 11:39

      Replacement for 30A already solved
      6D START OVER (STAy - y)+ T in ROVER

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  20. Padmanabhan25 October 2022 at 11:26

    Replacement for 15D=
    22D- Atwood- Poet- At(woo)d

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  21. Sreeni25 October 2022 at 11:26

    Overall a smooth grid with nice surfaces and precise wordplay. Suggestions: 5A and 29A have 3 unches - makes it somewhat unfair if only 2/7 letters are crossing. General rule is at least half the entries must be lights. 29A - I think "with" doesn't work as a containment indicator. Don't think I got 11D

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    1. Sree Sree25 October 2022 at 11:30

      +1 on with. Which is why I don't solve WPL! Grids yet.

      11d look at it as CD.

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    2. Sree Sree25 October 2022 at 11:34

      The crosswordunclued has example of this grid and if I remember correctly. ".....not carried by anywhere else but THC. (Those days a THC setter used a vehicle version of this grid
      Zodiac's 1st sunday special carried that grid)

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    3. Sree Sree25 October 2022 at 11:35

      Please read "vertical version".

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    4. Kumaresh K R25 October 2022 at 12:22

      Thanks Sreeni; yes the unches was an oversight on my part - will avoid that error in future grids. I thought I saw "with" as an indicator in some source, but noted on your point

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    5. Sreelakshmi25 October 2022 at 12:35

      I also thought some of the clues and surfaces were well-constructed with a certain appeal of simplicity...thank you!

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    6. Kumaresh K R26 October 2022 at 15:28

      Thank you Sreelakshmi :)

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  22. Padmanabhan25 October 2022 at 11:26

    D from Duke. Court=Woo

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  23. Gowri25 October 2022 at 11:59

    @ Prasad - is upset a legitimate reversal indicator?
    Or is to both - angrind + revind

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    1. Kumaresh K R25 October 2022 at 12:23

      Can be used as anagrind OR reversal, but the latter only for a down clue. In this case it's a reversal indicator; there is no anagram in the clue

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  24. RR25 October 2022 at 12:06

    Man sounding high (dd)= Alto

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  25. RR25 October 2022 at 12:10

    Sorry, it is not dd, it is all in one clue.

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  26. RR25 October 2022 at 12:11

    24a, full swing is dd
    Solution = sheer

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  27. Padmanabhan25 October 2022 at 13:18

    9A is still not solved. Awaiting.

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    1. Murali25 October 2022 at 13:37

      So also 29A and 26D

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    2. Padmanabhan25 October 2022 at 13:52

      29A- There was a discussion but solution was not given.
      S(O)WING
      26D- not yet done.
      If you are not got it I will give the solution.

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  28. N Sridhar25 October 2022 at 13:28

    9A- Fat Man- name of bomb dropped on Hiroshima; (-B)(+F)AT MAN

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  29. Col_Gopinath25 October 2022 at 13:41

    Thanks for the special Kumaresh

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  30. Padmanabhan25 October 2022 at 13:52

    Thank you Kumaresh & Col.

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  31. Padmanabhan25 October 2022 at 15:47

    Since 26 D is left undone, doing it for the sake of completion.
    Totes (=bears)
    Fixed= set, Costs regularly is OT.
    Raised is the reversal indicator.
    So, T(OT)ES)=<
    A good clue.

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