Wednesday, 5 October 2022

Special, Wednesday 05 Oct 2022, Ajji


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AJJI 13

By Ajji
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Exolve Print Notes Jotter Ⓒ Ajji & THCC
Across
1It’s dreary that Edward acknowledges his debts (7)
5Admirer, with young lads, assists remembering co-ordinating conjunctions (7)
9Vacated pantry joined by insurers of the portal vein (5)
10If returned to journal having University College mentioned within for trustee (9)
11Ripped fourth of menu followed by half ticket, of relief work (8)
12Headless genetic engineering to lure (6)
14Eatable arrives, morsel returned, with love heartlessly (10)
15Is back in Africa, unoccupied – large landmass (4)
18Bribe, therefore, on second thoughts (4)
20Mixed up hints ready for these minerals (10)
23I’m backing on green area of the desert without a constriction of the pupil (6)
24Doubt mostly on water bird gives old gold coin (8)
26The supporters of a belief, not cross, follow daughter and become witnesses (9)
27Strangely open hoard of treasure (5)
28Shiny coloured glass balls children play with and those you should never lose to remain sane (7)
29Annoys with eccentric demands (7)
Down
1The end on supplies for the movable part of the gunstock (9)
2The percussion instrument is old within resulting in a period of depression (7)
3Straying from the intended route on losing faith initially is fully expected (2,6)
4Nice stuff I excitedly find is adequate (10)
5A passing craze euphoric to start with, to lose strength gradually (4)
6No money for the guilty (6)
7Zero changes for reproductive organs (7)
8Hasty letters reveal fashion (5)
13Mess with soapy lumps to feign ignorance (4,6)
16Those that are not around to disturb a bees’ nest (9)
17The expert batted losing time and established a will as valid (8)
19The Shakespearean wizard ignored love to thrive (7)
21The duo returned the animal to me outside (7)
22Half language is returned as gesture (6)
23First man, with first man to address woman politely (5)
25Empty glass carries half the nuts for antelopes (4)

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43 comments:

  1. Vasant5 October 2022 at 07:10

    15A ASIA IS< inside A(-fric)A
    18A SOPS SO(therefore)+PS(post Script, Second thoughts)
    19D PROSPER(-o)

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  2. Prasanna Rao5 October 2022 at 07:11

    23 D - (M)(ADAM)
    first man - M ; First man - Adam

    1A -(AVER)(TED)
    acknowledge- AVER;
    Edward - TED

    12A - ENTICE*
    Headless (-g)(enetic)*


    12A -

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  3. AJ5 October 2022 at 07:19

    Check 1a Prasanna.

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    1. Prasanna Rao5 October 2022 at 07:38

      Noted my error.
      An informal debt instrument - IOU
      debts - IOUS
      Edward - TED ; hence (TED)(IOUS)

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  4. Remy5 October 2022 at 07:27

    4dn sufficient-nice stuff i*
    20 a teschenite-hintsthesw*
    7 dn ovaries-o+varies

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  5. Padmanabhan5 October 2022 at 07:29

    3D- OF(F)COURSE- Fully expected
    Losing faith initially for removing F
    17D- Pro bated (Batted-T)- Established a will as valid
    23A= Miosis- MI (Oasis-A)- constriction of the pupil

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  6. Gowri5 October 2022 at 07:31

    1a - TEDIOUS - dreary
    Ted + ious

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  7. Gowri5 October 2022 at 07:35

    2dn - DOLDRUM
    D(old) rum

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  8. Gowri5 October 2022 at 07:37

    9ac - PYLIC
    P(antr)y + lic

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  9. TheBoss5 October 2022 at 07:41

    8D STYLE [T]

    Style=Fashion
    From Ha(Sty)(Le)tters

    *Sorry, my font settings are not working to italicise or strike through

    22D SIGNAL
    Half language = Lang; returned {gnal}
    {Is<=}
    {SI}{GNAL}

    16D ABSENTEES
    {a bees nest}*

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  10. Sree Sree5 October 2022 at 07:42

    Could you recheck 27a
    18a too.

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    1. Padmanabhan5 October 2022 at 08:25

      18A- singular/ plural?
      27 A is okay for me

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    2. Padmanabhan5 October 2022 at 08:51

      27A- Indirect?

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    3. Padmanabhan5 October 2022 at 08:52

      There was a discussion on this topic last time also.

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    4. AJ5 October 2022 at 09:12

      Thanks Sree Sree about 18a and. 27a. Sorry. I should have been careful.

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    5. AJ5 October 2022 at 09:13

      Thanks Paddy for drawing my attention to it.

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    6. Padmanabhan5 October 2022 at 09:32

      I also tend to overlook these indirect anagrams until someone points out.

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    7. Padmanabhan5 October 2022 at 10:18

      On further thinking on the subject, I feel it is very difficult to make single word anagrams- either they tend to become very easy (overt?) or they tend to become indirect.

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    8. Sree Sree5 October 2022 at 10:50

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  11. Gowri5 October 2022 at 07:57

    Replacement for TEDIOUS
    14ac - COMESTIBLE - eatable
    comes + tib (bit returned) + le

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  12. Gowri5 October 2022 at 07:58

    Lovely Grid AJ. Confidence booster. Finished in 15 minutes.

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  13. AJ5 October 2022 at 08:00

    Thanks Gowri.

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  14. Padmanabhan5 October 2022 at 08:18

    I had my doubts on this and had to check. Innocent is better known. Thank you.

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  15. Padmanabhan5 October 2022 at 08:23

    11A was new to me and struggled a bit.
    Thank you AJ and Col, for an interesting start for a holiday.

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  16. AJ5 October 2022 at 08:27

    Thanks Paddy for calling it an interesting start .

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  17. D N M Rao5 October 2022 at 09:22

    24Ac DOUBLOON - {DOUB(-t)}{LOON}
    26Ac DEPONENTS - {D}{E(-x)PONENTS}
    27Ac TROVE - {OVERT*}

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  18. AJ5 October 2022 at 10:19

    Thanks for your comment Sathia.

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  19. Murali5 October 2022 at 10:22

    5A (FAN)(BOYS) an acronym to remember conjunctions.

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    1. Ramki Krishnan5 October 2022 at 10:56

      Thanks. Got the answer but was not aware of this acronym!

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    2. Padmanabhan5 October 2022 at 11:50

      I too did not know about Acronym. What is the full form?

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    3. Murali5 October 2022 at 13:13

      FANBOYS is a useful acronym for remembering the seven different coordinating conjunctions: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet and So.

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    4. Padmanabhan5 October 2022 at 13:24

      Thank you KM. Never knew this. Interesting.

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  20. Murali5 October 2022 at 10:24

    5D (FAD)(E) gradually lose strength.

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  21. Ramki Krishnan5 October 2022 at 11:01

    I think only these 2 are left?

    1D TIPSTOCKS (TIP + STOCKS), def movable part of gunstock
    13D PLAY POSSUM (SOAPYLUMPS*)

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    1. AJ5 October 2022 at 11:10

      21d also remains Ramki.

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    2. Sree Sree5 October 2022 at 11:13

      Will close then
      T(wos<=) O ME twosome:duo

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    3. Sree Sree5 October 2022 at 11:14

      1d def could have been different. Part of Gun handle.
      Stock in solution and def is not advised.

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  22. AJ5 October 2022 at 11:21

    Thanks to all the solvers and commenters for spending their valuable time on this grid.
    I also thank the Colonel for posting my grid as a holiday special.

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  23. AJ5 October 2022 at 11:26

    My Vijayadasami greetings to all.

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  24. D.Chandrasekhar5 October 2022 at 11:59

    Very Nice and do able crossword. Thank you AJ madam.
    Wishing all who read this " A Very successful Vjaya Dasami".

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  25. Col_Gopinath5 October 2022 at 12:04

    Thanks for the special AJ

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