MERRY CHRISTMAS
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| Artwork by Prasanna |
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| Rangoli by Gowri |
ACROSS
1 Cleaner cut out unwillingness (10) RELUCTANCE*
6 Nag a swimmer (4) CARP [DD]
9 Monks party with pint-sized beers? (10) DOMINICANS {DO}{MINI CANS}
10 Everyman rues regularly being simple (4) MERE {ME}{RuEs}
11 Proficiently cook pungent almondy dessert (8,4) BAKEWELL TART {BAKE WELL}{TART}
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16 Showing signs of experience, worked from home? (5-2) LIVED-IN [DD]
17 Most frilly, encased in lilac – i.e., stimulating (7) LACIEST [T]
23 Gently knocks back argument (4) SPAT<=
25 A collection of rabbits suffices (4) DOES [DD]
26 Air arrival (10) APPEARANCE [DD]
DOWN
1 Intruder, somewhat impolite (4) RUDE [T]
3 Get through to little Leonard's way of seeing things (7,4) CONTACT LENS {CONTACT}{LEN'S}
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7 Home to ancient Wonder, dramatic rain and density in Amazon's character (10) ALEXANDRIA {ALEX{RAIN+D}*A}
8 Bizarrely persistent charm (10) PRETTINESS*
12 Britpop anthem Fever Lover I remixed (4,7) LIVE FOREVER {FEVER+LOVER+I}*
13 Perversely idealistic and stressed, in a way (10) ITALICISED*
14 Somehow locate tree for pickers? (10) ELECTORATE*
18 Store trifles and beer ingredient (7) TOYSHOP {TOYS}{HOP}
22 With no coverage, support announced (4) BARE (~bear)
Reference List
Party = DO, Right = R, Good = G, Small = S, English = E, Rector = R, Yen = Y, California = CAL, Density = D
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ReplyDeleteIs there a special@10.30, colonel garu?
ReplyDeleteCol.has not yet seen this. but there will be a special- we will have to wait till 10.30 to know who it is going to be.
ReplyDeleteStatistically no special on finals day.
DeleteMaybe he too is in the IXL venue for stage rounds
ReplyDeleteYes. I totally forgot about it.
ReplyDeleteAny idea who are all attending- I mean from our blog?
ReplyDeleteSurprised there were no Best Wishes in yesterday's blog.
Anyway, I belatedly extend my Best Wishes to all participants.
waiting for sunday special........
ReplyDeleteBeautiful artwork by Prasanna and nice rangoli by Gowri. Thanks Prasanna and Gowri.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I forgot to mention there will be no special due to IX L finals
ReplyDeleteKnown commenters here at the finals are Vinayak. Sowmya. Ramki, Kumaresh,
ReplyDeleteConvey our Best Wishes to all of them
DeletePreliminaries are on at the moment. Will inform you'll when the top 6 are selected
ReplyDeleteLive streaming of the onstage at the following link
ReplyDeletehttps://youtu.be/GgJLIblWRzg
Will inform when it starts
ReplyDeleteThank you Col.
ReplyDeleteWhere in Bangalore is this ? Are spectators allowed ?
ReplyDeleteYes, it is happening in Royal Orchid
ReplyDeleteOh that's pretty close by. When is a good time to go?
ReplyDeleteI would say now. So you can watch the stage round
Deleteright away. Prelim rounds are going on. All are welcome
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing happening on live coverage right now
ReplyDeleteOk. Will try to make it post lunch. I hope there will still be something going on around 2 pm.
ReplyDeleteSure. Stage round may start just about that time. Dont miss it if you are so close by
ReplyDeleteFinalists on stage will be 7 as there is a tie at the 6th spot. Total points in prelim 56.
ReplyDeleteRamki 56, Sashwat 55, Venkatraghavan 50, Raj Jayaram 49, Mukund Jaganathan 44, Ashit Hegde 39, Arvind Ramaswamy 39
Live streaming is on
ReplyDeletenice to know about the event update. Thank you sir
ReplyDeleteGetting the live streaming
ReplyDeleteCol. Request showing the close up of board more frequently. The grid and the clue are not clear in the long shot.
ReplyDeleteAt the end of round one of on stage finals
ReplyDeleteRaj Jayaram 40
Ramki 35
Sashwat 35
Mukund 25
Ashit 25
Arvind 15
Venkat 15
How many rounds?
ReplyDeleteThree way tie!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Mr Ramki on his second hattrick 👏👏👏
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DeleteRamki deserves all the praise in this tie round. He played a risky shot and outsmarted the other two. That's what is a champion's play!
DeleteCongrats Ramki!
Hearty Congratulations Ramki. well played.
DeleteVery nice putting faces to the names on this blog.
ReplyDeleteNice seeing them all and extremely happy to watch Ramki walking away with the trophy!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Ramki
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Ramki & all the other winners! 😊😊😊
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone! Tough contest and great show by all podiumists - Shashwat, Raj Jayaram, Venkat, Mukund, Ashit and Arvind.
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