Sunday 19 February 2023

Special, Sunday 19 Feb 2023, Novice

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  1. Kiran19 February 2023 at 10:32

    4a SWADESHI
    (as+wished)*
    def: homespun material

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    1. Kiran19 February 2023 at 10:35

      6d DETENTIONS
      german model = de+t
      english model = en+t
      charges = ions
      def: arrests

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    2. Kiran19 February 2023 at 10:44

      14a NESTS
      gueSTS ENvoys [T <=]
      def: shelters

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  2. Kiran19 February 2023 at 10:34

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  3. Padmanabhan19 February 2023 at 10:35

    9A- Night- Rev,T- cloTH GINseng- Late evening hour
    3D- Efts- E(F)TS. Alien=ET
    Def.- Small crawlers
    2D- Loggers- Bloggers- B. Def.- recorders

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  4. R Nagendra Prasad19 February 2023 at 10:35

    27A: BANYAN..ban+y+an*
    3D: EFTS..[e(f)t]s
    22A: J(E)(ER)

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  5. Padmanabhan19 February 2023 at 10:36

    CW by Novice/ Smasher?

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    1. ramesh ss19 February 2023 at 11:51

      Both are synonyms! It's me Ramesh

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    2. Gowri19 February 2023 at 11:53

      Oh wow!!!!
      U sure deserve a story on multiple pseudonyms! 🙂

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  6. Padmanabhan19 February 2023 at 10:36

    Left panel says Novice

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  7. AJ19 February 2023 at 10:36

    15a village councillor: TAHSILDAR
    (Halts raid)*

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  8. R Nagendra Prasad19 February 2023 at 10:38

    Replacement for 3d,
    26A: ARTISANS..asians+r+t*

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  9. Gemini19 February 2023 at 10:40

    18A. Noton= unacceptable
    Without= No
    Century= Ton
    Please do not delete

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  10. Vasanthi19 February 2023 at 10:44

    3dn efts e(f)t s(mall)
    15ac tahsildar (halts raid) *
    26dn artisans (asians t(raining) *

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  11. AJ19 February 2023 at 10:46

    7d STORIED: fabled
    One: I
    Preserved: stored
    STOR(I)ED, one preserved outside

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  12. Gemini19 February 2023 at 10:48

    15A. Tahsildar= village councillor
    Haltsraid anagram. Arbitrarily is anagrind

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  13. Prasanna Rao19 February 2023 at 10:50

    23D - ECRU* - anagram of cure

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  14. Vasanthi19 February 2023 at 10:50

    Replacement
    8dn ice beer
    Ice(iooks) bReWeD r(right hand)

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  15. AJ19 February 2023 at 10:54

    14ac NESTS: shelters
    gue(STS EN)voys
    From the west indicates reversal

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  16. Nick19 February 2023 at 10:55

    11a: PEEK (-sPEEK speak hp)
    13d: ASTUTENESS. A ST (-c)UTENESS
    19d: THEREBY (TH ERE B Y)

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  17. Vasanthi19 February 2023 at 11:05

    Replacement
    1ac killer (pandemic)
    k(thousand) Ill(sick) FeAr

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  18. D N M Rao19 February 2023 at 11:12

    21Ac EVANESCENT - {E}{VAN}{E}{SCENT}

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  19. Rajashri19 February 2023 at 11:13

    10d NIGHTWATCHMAN: one on standby duty
    NIGHT(9 ac) W(wife) ACT(cat*sick cat)H(husband)
    MAN(chap)

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  20. Gowri19 February 2023 at 11:18

    2dn - LOGGERS - recorders
    Sloggers - s (big hitters )

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  21. Gowri19 February 2023 at 11:23

    1dn - KINGPIN (big shot)
    From ping kin

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  22. Gowri19 February 2023 at 11:26

    13dn - ASTUTENESS (wisdom)
    A + st + cuteness - c

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  23. Rajashri19 February 2023 at 11:27

    5d WATER CHESTNUT: plant
    ( tea chew t(-a)r(-t) nuts)*
    High is anagram indicator

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  24. D N M Rao19 February 2023 at 11:28

    20Ac AGGRANDIZE +{AG}{GRAND}{I{Z}E}

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  25. Gowri19 February 2023 at 11:30

    16dn - replacement
    EXEMPLA (illustrative anecdote)
    Ex (old) + e+ mp + la (play - drama - essentially)

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  26. Gowri19 February 2023 at 11:34

    24ac - replacement
    PRAYER MAT
    pay (fund) covering R (hand) + mater*

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  27. Rajashri19 February 2023 at 11:41

    20d NARAYAN: Indian writer R.K. Narayan
    RAY : director
    NAAN: bread
    NA(RAY)AN

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  28. ramesh ss19 February 2023 at 11:47

    Thanks for solving everyone.

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  29. ramesh ss19 February 2023 at 11:49

    Balance to complete:

    10A 16A 25A and
    17D 23D

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  30. Sreelakshmi19 February 2023 at 11:49

    16 A - {E}{SPOUS (-e) (+AL) S}
    Definition: endorsements
    With online = E, partners = SPOUSES, removing E for ecstacy and accepting AL (Capone) for gangster

    17 D - { P {LAY} ACT}
    Definition: Insincere
    Amateur = LAY, indeed = in PACT

    25 A - QUERY
    Definition: Challenge
    CONQUER (overcome) - CON (cheat) + Y(stealthily at the end)



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  31. Ramki Krishnan19 February 2023 at 11:51

    10A NOT AT HOME (A HOT ON)* + ME (setter), def = away, running = anagrind
    23D AQUA
    Def = shade of blue
    I guess CA. QUARANTINE* = (INTERN + AQUA), cure as anagrind

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    1. Ramki Krishnan19 February 2023 at 11:53

      But can't anno for the second T in NOT AT HOME

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    2. ramesh ss19 February 2023 at 11:58

      Sorry that was a slip on my part. Thanks for the feedback

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  32. AJ19 February 2023 at 11:58

    Very interesting grid enjoyed solving.

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  33. ramesh ss19 February 2023 at 12:03

    That completes the grid. Thanks solvers once again for solving and Colonel for hosting this.

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  34. Padmanabhan19 February 2023 at 12:04

    Thank you for a good one. Enjoyed solving.

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    1. ramesh ss19 February 2023 at 12:15

      Thanks

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    2. Kolluru Koteswara Rao19 February 2023 at 12:20

      Thanks Ramesh, aka Smasher aka Novice.
      I think I should add SAMSHER as well

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    3. ramesh ss19 February 2023 at 12:28

      Ha ha. I put in my grids here starting as novice. Vasant kept telling me, change it. I did but in 1ACROSS where I used anagram of S Ramesh = Smasher. I used that template to copy but forgot to change the pseudonym. Let me use Smasher from now on.

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  35. Gowri19 February 2023 at 12:27

    Great Grid Ramesh!!! Fun!!!
    Look fwd to your next pseudonym

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  36. Col_Gopinath19 February 2023 at 12:46

    Thanks for the Special Ramesh.

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  37. Col_Gopinath19 February 2023 at 12:47

    Does anyone see anything else in the grid

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  38. Ramki Krishnan19 February 2023 at 12:54

    Pangram

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  39. Murali19 February 2023 at 13:22

    Smasher anagram of S RAMESH !

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  40. Vasant19 February 2023 at 13:37

    Most enjoyable puzzle. Thank you Smasher for the treat.

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    1. Ramesh Kosaraju 19 February 2023 at 13:54

      +1
      I couldn't participate though

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam19 February 2023 at 15:00

      +2
      I too couldn't participate because of ongoing cricket!

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    3. Ramesh Kosaraju 19 February 2023 at 16:19

      If the Solutions to the clues contain each of the alphabet (A to Z) the CWP is called a PANGRAM.

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    4. Ramesh Kosaraju 19 February 2023 at 16:25

      I hope this is what you are looking for madam. If each of the letters is present twice in the SOLUTIONS to all the clues, then the grid is a double pangram!!

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  41. Mukundala Balasubramanyam19 February 2023 at 14:59

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