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| Margazhi Day 1 Rangoli by Gowri |
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1 Most staple South Indian food and dance (5) SAMBA SAMBAr
4 Spears Spooner's mean thugs in Sydney (8) HARPOONS {~par hoons to harpoons}
11 Limpid and deceptively real CNN stunt? Not new! (11) TRANSLUCENT {REAL+CNn+STUNT}*
12 One hundred percent more! (3) TWO {1+1=2} &lit
13 Large drug injected, overdosed after party, moved aimlessly (7) DOODLED {L}{E} in {OD'D} after {DO}
14 Model thieves? No current merchants! (7) TRADERS {T}{RAiDERS}
15 Songs like 'Ek Do Teen...'? (7,7) NATURAL NUMBERS [C&DD]
19 Che's grave crises involved extra cost for food provision (7,7) SERVICE CHARGES {CHE+GRAVE+CRISES}*
25 Competitive corporate world may care about following art movements (3,4) RAT RACE {CARE}*<=>{ART}*
27 Bothersome! Unemployed black men ushering in crime (7) MUGGING {bUGGING}<=>{M}
28 Sense of identity that exists before essence of ignorance gets dissolved (3) EGO ErGO
29 Live with a clean good kind of missionary (11) EVANGELICAL {LIVE+A+CLEAN+G}*
30 Scorers shifting syllables in mind (8) TALLYMEN (~mentally to tallymen)
31 Part of Tour Alsace spanning Europe and Asia (5) URALS [T]
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2 Roaming satrap! Our Jurassic Park giant! (9) APATOSAUR* (There is an extra R and an A short in the fodder)
6 Modi possess peculiar art of holding, growing, something intoxicating (3,4) POT FARM {PM} over {ART+OF}*
7 Odd unusual type! Real eccentric basically! (5) OUTRE Acrostic &lit
9 Look at solid runs scored (5) STUDY STUrDY
10 Some hard nuts on way back to Siberia (6) TUNDRA [T<=]
16 No banks to put hundred thousand (3) LAC pLACe
17 Lamenting call that is age inappropriate (9) ELEGIACAL {CALL+IE+AGE}*
18 Greedy English certainly shackled India with new taxes at start (8) ESURIENT {E}{SUR{I}E}{N}{Ta..s}
20 Description of mega changes in Indian Railway (7) IMAGERY {I}{MEGA*}{RY}
21 High society girl dismisses one's advance (7) ELEVATE {EL(-i+eva)EVATE}
22 Respect a good inspiring environment (6) HOMAGE {HOM{A}{G}E}
23 Kind of larger, universal standard (7) REGULAR {LARGER+U}*
24 Acute angle? Drawing one? No...No! (5) AGILE {AnG{1}LE}
26 Damage involving Republican abuse online (5) TROLL {T{R}OLL}
Reference List
New = N, Large = L, Drug = E, Overdosed = ODD, Party = DO, Current = I, Black = B, Men = M, Good = G, Birds = AVES, Small = S, South-Eastern = SE, Runs = R, English = E, India = I, Railway = RY, Universal = U, No = N, Republican = R
1A. Samba= Dance.( Brazilian musical genre and dance style).
ReplyDeleteStaple South Indian food = Sambar.
Most means, leaving R, it becomes Samba.
24D. Agile = Acute.
Angle- n( no).
One= i
Drawing is i getting into Ag(i) le
7D. Outre= very odd, eccentric
Acrostic.
O(dd) U( nusual)T(ype)R(eal)E(ccentric).
22D. Homage= Respect
Home= Environment.
A=a
G=good.
Inspiring is anagrind.
23D. Regular= Standard.
Universal= u
Larger+ u. Anagram
22d may have to be relooked
DeleteEnvironment is also ' ambit', which is a container indicator, a and g are contained in home. Hom( ag)e...
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DeletePl review again
DeleteWhat is the correct anno Ramesh garu?
DeleteImo
DeleteEnvironment - home
Inspiring is containment indicator
{HOM(AG)E}
I think 7d is Telescopic and &lit clue
DeleteBeautiful Rangoli!
ReplyDeleteThanks Gowri, for a colourful start of Margazhi!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to annos of 27,28 A and 21D. Well formed clues
ReplyDelete12a Two hundread percent more of one
ReplyDelete10 d Tundra from hARD NUT
ReplyDelete20d imagery from anagram of mega and I ry(I-ndian Railways -ry)
ReplyDelete15a musical numbers dd
ReplyDeleteAt Bhopal at present and travelling to Sanchi. Will update the blog later at night only
ReplyDeleteHave a pleasant Journey sir.......
DeleteEnjoy ur trip
Delete15a. Ek,do,teen clue is these are natural numbers.
ReplyDelete29.a evangelical....kind of missionary
ReplyDeleteLive a clean g*...evangelical.
19.a service charges...
ReplyDeleteChe grave crises*....service charges
19a. Che's grave crises , when rearranged gives you "service charges".
ReplyDeletePls read che's as che has. That S doesn't count.
DeleteGot it. Thanks.
Delete11.a limpid....translucent
ReplyDeleteReal cnn stunt-n....translucent.
25a. Care and art gives you rat race which is the clue for competitive corporate movements.
ReplyDeleteHow do we get from care and art to rat race!
Delete25a.
Delete{care*} <=> {art*}
Pls let the original commenter correct it afap.
DeleteSure Prasad garu
Delete17d. Anagram of call that is (ie) and age gives you elegiacal which is lamenting.
ReplyDelete18.d greedy...esurient
ReplyDeleteE(SUR(I)E)NT
english...e
Certainly...sure
Shackled india...I in sure
New...n
Taxes...t
Esurient
@ Gowri....
ReplyDeleteClassic Rangoli. Nicely done .
12.a ton
ReplyDeleteOne hundred percent....ton
More.....ton.
Doctor, please see Brajesh at 8:40.
ReplyDelete4A: Spears = HARPOONS. Spoonerism of PAR (mean) and HOONS (Australian slang for thugs)
ReplyDelete30A: Scorers = TALLYMEN. Shifting the syllables in MENTALLY (in mind)
3D: Intellectual lady = BAS BLEU. B (beginning of "build) + anagram (careers) of "usable:
6D: Growing something intoxicating = POT FARM. PM (Modi) holding anagram of "art" and "of"
8D: Twenty = SCORE across SSE (Small South Eastern) = SCORSECE, the director
8d fine tune needed
Delete8d {SCOR(S)E}{SE}
DeleteThis would be your second for the day.
DeleteSorry
DeletePl. check 8d.
ReplyDelete9Dn STUDY - {STU(-r)DY}
ReplyDelete21d ELEVATE: advance
ReplyDeleteELITE: high society
Girl: EVA. One: I
Girl dismisses one
EL (-I+EVA) TE
16d LAC: hundred thousand
ReplyDeletePut: PLACE- P,E (no banks)
28A EGO; sense of identity; ErGO; r from ingnoRance
ReplyDelete26dn TROLL (T(R)OLL)
ReplyDeleteTroll = Abuse online
Damage = Toll
Republican = R
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ReplyDelete26 D damamage_toll, r Republican troll-abuse online
ReplyDeleteTyping error damage
ReplyDeleteClosing 13a
ReplyDeleteDoodled: moved aimlessly
OD' (L E) ED<=>DO
There is an extra e. It is L E in OD'd after DO
DeleteBoth Od'd and od'ed are valid.
DeleteSure. But your anno results in DOODLEED. OD'd fits better
DeleteOops. Yes. Blame it on the flight delay in Mumbai.
Delete2D: Anagram of (satrap our) is not apatosaur. Fodder is missing an 'a' and has an extra 'r'
ReplyDeleteDid the movie have apatosaur Or apatosaurus!
Deletesatrap+our has two Rs. Apatosaur has only one R. An extra A is missing here.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Andal Rangoli, Gowri.
ReplyDelete15A - Could the answer be Popular Numbers? Songs = Popular?
ReplyDeleteNATURAL NUMBERS
DeleteIf 2d is Apatosaur only natural fits. But if the spelling had been taken ad Apatosour, 'Popular' fits in.
ReplyDeleteNice one from Vidwan. Could not get TWO..had put in as TOO.
ReplyDelete@Col Happy birthday sir 🎈🎉
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Colonel!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you LV and Gowri
ReplyDeleteCol - Kindly check ur mail..
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Col!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday & Many Happy returns of the Day.
ReplyDeleteGood way to enjoy your Birthday- Travel.