Tuesday, 25 October 2022

Special, Tuesday 25 Oct 2022, The Zodiac


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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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