Friday, 17 March 2023

No 13815, Friday 17 Mar 2023, KrisKross

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ACROSS
1   On the radio, name a composer (6) HANDEL (~handle)
4   Go ahead and exercise - you're fat! (5,3) AFTER YOU*
10 Meets poor horse, holding a bit of straw (5,4) BUMPS INTO {BUM}{P{St..w}INTO}
11 Wake up, men! Return to work! (5) ROUSE {OR<=}{USE}
12 Slow passage from heart of romantic poet (7) ANDANTE {romANtic}{DANTE}
13 Wear out part of a car (7) EXHAUST [DD]
14 Tree in public highway (5) LICHI [T]
15 Blasted idiot gave trouble (8) ASSAILED {ASS}{AILED}
18 Party dismissing a boorish person creates uproar (8) BALLYHOO {BALL}{YaHOO}
20 No time to check old sound system (5) AUDIO {AUDIt}{O}
23 Part of Europe (Britain) mostly flooded (7) UKRAINE {UK}{RAINEd}
25 Period to relax and lie around? Of course (7) LEISURE {LIE*}{SURE}
26 Goddess destroyed ugly Rakshasa, guarding all primarily (5) DURGA Acrostic Semi&lit
27 European shouted about cutting end of poor saw (9) EYEBALLED {E}{YE{BAd}LLED}
28 At work, I stop men hiring relatives, say (8) NEPOTISM*
29 Youth heading off to meet grim, nameless, secretive person (6) OYSTER {bOY}{STERn}

DOWN
1   Spooner's boss welcomes those providing sole protection (8) HOBNAILS (~knob hails to hobnails)
2   Retired criminal going over one wall like a gypsy (7) NOMADIC {C{1}{DAM}ON}<=
3   German city's IT rebelled in the beginning about learning BASIC (9) ESSENTIAL {ESSEN}{TI<=]{Ab..t}{Le...g}
5   Polar bear's orthopaedic problem? (6,8) FROZEN SHOULDER {FROZEN}{SHOULDER}
6   Endlessly harthe poor planet (5) EARTH {hARm+THE}*
7   Finally outUber's hidden videos can be seen here (7) YOU TUBE [T]
8   Would I quit tedious broadcast? (4,2) USED TO TEDiOUS*
9   Surprisingly US and China revered companies that perform below expectations (14) UNDERACHIEVERS {US+CHINA+REVERED}*
16 One group of men who saw a miracle - not made-up (9) IMAGINARY {1}{MAGI}{NARY}
17 Bullfighter raced on rough road (8) TOREADOR {TORE}{ROAD*}
19 Look at brief information about rupee supply coming down (7) AIRDROP {AIR}{D{R}OPe}
21 Hesitation to accept extremely loose jacket (7) DOUBLET {DOUB{LoosE}T}
22 Impulsive son, say, consuming dates with energy (6) SUDDEN {(~son)SUN} over {DD}{E}
24 Unfit during a drill (5) INAPT {IN}{A}{PT}

Reference List
Horse = PINTO, Men = OR(Other ranks), Time = T, Old = O, European = E, Name = N, Rupee = R, Date = D, Energy = E, Drill = PT


45 comments:

  1. 22d, impulsive = sudden
    Son, say = SUN[I stop men
    Dates = dd
    Energy = e
    [SU+dd+e+N]

    23a, part of Europe (britain) mostly flooded = UKRAINE
    UK + RAINE (-D)

    28A, At work, I stop men hiring relatives, say = Nepotism
    [I stop men ]*

    26a, goddess = DURGA
    Acrostic
    Destroyed Ugly Rakshasa Guarding All

    24 D, UNFIT = INAPT
    DURING = IN
    A = A
    DRILL = PT

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  2. Sorry, error while typing. Noticed error after publishing. I stop men was for 28A. So kindly ignore those extra words in 22d after SUN. Thanks Gemini.

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  3. 4 Go ahead and exercise - you're fat! (5,3)
    exercise => YOU RE FAT=> AFTER YOU=go ahead

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  4. 6 Endlessly harm the poor planet (5)
    E h(AR)m THe =>EARTH=planet

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  5. 7 Finall[y out! Ube]r's hidden videos can be seen here (7)
    hidden=>container (T) [y out! Uber]=>YOUTUBE=videos can be seen here

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  6. 22d, impulsive = sudden
    Son, say = SUN
    Dates = dd
    Energy = e
    [SU+dd+e+N]

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  7. 3 German city's IT rebelled in the beginning about learning BASIC (9)
    German city=ESSEN
    IT rebelled=TI
    beginning (A)bout (L)earning
    BASIC=ESSENTIAL

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  8. 14 Tree in pub[lic hi]ghway (5) (T)
    in =container (T)
    LICHI=tree

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  9. There is no such word as ENDSLESSLY

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  11. 12Ac ANDANTE – {romANtic}{DANTE}
    (Dante – Poet)

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  12. 21 D - (DOUB(LE)T)
    Hesitation - Doubt
    extremely l(-oos)e
    Doublet - A man's close fitting jacket

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  13. 29a OYSTER: secretive person
    Youth: BOY - B( headless): OY
    Grim: STERN - N( nameless): STER
    (-B)OY STER(-N)

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  14. 4 ac bumps into -meets.
    poor bum
    horse Pinto
    s -traw. bump(s)into

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  15. 10A. Poor = BUM + S (first letter of straw) inside PINTO (horse) = BUMPS INTO = meet

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  16. 2dn : NOMADIC = A gypsy
    (C(I)(DAM)ON) <= Reversed
    Criminal : CON
    Walk : DAM
    One : I

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    1. Good solve MB sir....I solved it.....but anno. of walk. I had a doubt

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  17. Replacement for 10A.
    17D. Raced = TORE + ADOR ( anagram of road) = TOREADOR = bullfighter

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  18. 1 DN HOBNAILS protect heels. NOB (boss) HAILS(welcomes) to Hob Nails

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  19. Endlessly may also mean without both ends.

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  20. 18A BALLYHOO - BALL (Party) + YAHOO (Boorish person - without (dismissing) a )

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  21. 5D- Frozen Shoulder; Polar-Frozen; Bear Shoulder

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  22. 25a period to relax = leisure (lie+ sure (of course)

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  23. 9d under achievers (us china revered anagram)

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  24. 20ac AUDIO: sound system
    Check: AUDIT -T ( no time) O: old gives AUDIO

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  25. 27A EYEBALLED = saw
    E= European
    YELLED=shouted
    BAd-d = cutting end of poor
    about containment indicator

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  26. Several good clues and good solves. Enjoyable Friday!

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  27. 1A - HANDEL who is a composer. ~Handle which is a synonym of Name

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  28. Enjoyable X-ie. Bu5 for 1D got rest.. did not know there was a word called Hobnails in the first place. Guess one learns something new everyday

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  29. 11ac, 19d, 16d and 8d still remain.

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  30. 11A: ROUSE (wake up) from OR (men) return + USE (to work)

    19D: AIRDROP (supply coming down) from AIR (look at) + DOPe (brief information) about R (rupee)

    16D: IMAGINARY (made-up) from I (one)+ MAGI (group of men who saw a miracle) + NARY (not)

    8D: USED TO (would) anagram of tedious minus I (one quit)

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  31. Full marks for Kriskross this Friday

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  32. 4ac - clue contains the word YOU - which is part of the solution....is it kosher? (a la Prasad)
    Otherwise nice grid.
    My cod - FROZEN SHOULDER, IMAGINARY.

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