Sunday, 12 March 2023

Special, Sunday 12 Mar 2023, IIT (M) WGC, IIT (M) Crossie Open Prelim, Spinner

Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory) 
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In addition 5 clues in the grid have surface readings that are potential plot summaries of famous English movies. Write the clue number and name of the movie after all the solutions are in.

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  1. R Nagendra Prasad12 March 2023 at 10:33

    1A: LINE OF CREDIT...for+it+decline*
    28A: REBELLION..no+beer+i'll*
    3A: ELEMENTS..melees+not-o*

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  2. P. Venkatesan12 March 2023 at 10:35

    3d: EELEMENTS {MELEES+N(-O)T}*
    4D: FAME {F..}{A..}{ME}
    6D: REWARD {DRAWER<--}

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  3. Prasanna Rao12 March 2023 at 10:36

    16a - FERN [T]
    4D - (FA)(ME)
    For Absence basically - FA ; spinner - ME - Reputation = Fame

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  4. P. Venkatesan12 March 2023 at 10:37

    REPLACEMENT FOR 3D:
    22D: TITLES {Acrostic}

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  5. Vasanthi12 March 2023 at 10:39

    1 ac line of credit (for it decline) *
    22 dn titles (T)
    9dn untying ((T)

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  6. Rajan12 March 2023 at 10:48

    20A. RATS (DD)
    29A. British PM = Rishi (Sunak). Promoting terminal = bringing the last letter up front = IRISH + from Dublin
    8D. CAB (car) inside SS (ship) = SCABS = crusts on skin

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  7. AJ12 March 2023 at 10:48

    27d KNEE: joint
    quic(K NEE)ds

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  8. AJ12 March 2023 at 10:54

    17d ELEVATION: promotion
    ELATION: happiness EV:electric vehicle,
    Tesla, say
    El(Rv)ation

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  9. Vasanthi12 March 2023 at 10:56

    Replacement for 22dn
    12ac barber barb(hurtful remark) et(queen)

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  10. Gowri12 March 2023 at 10:57

    Since Srivatsan had already shared the CW with me, albeit without solution, I shall refrain from answering. So....sad!!!!

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  11. AJ12 March 2023 at 11:00

    10ac CACHE: stock
    Cache ~ cash: money

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  12. Remy12 March 2023 at 11:07

    21ac preserved-kept p+reserved.
    14 dn engrossing- e( n g) r (os) sing*

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  13. Rajashri12 March 2023 at 11:16

    23d YACHT: vessel
    Hay: grass, revolutionary, is YAH
    T: model
    C: carbon
    YA(C)H(T)

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  14. Remy12 March 2023 at 11:22

    2 dn incorrect -wide of the mark.
    in -batting root-core. r-runs CT
    incor(r)e ct

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  15. Rajashri12 March 2023 at 11:27

    30ac DISAGREEMENT: war
    DIS( first letters of Daring Independent Sailors)AGREE( come together) MEN( trapped soldiers) T( principally transporting)




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  16. Rajashri12 March 2023 at 11:46

    24a EARLIEST: most advanced(in years)
    Planet: EARTH-H, just nearing the end
    Recruits L(piLot)I(champ I oning)E(univ E rsal) S(mis Sion)
    EAR(LIES)T

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  17. Sree Sree12 March 2023 at 12:04

    Is somewhat anind?

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  18. Argo12 March 2023 at 12:33

    18d (A +RS (bit of REST) + REAR)* = ARREARS (DUES)
    25D ROBBED-B= ROBED
    26A BANDANA - D = BANANA

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  19. Prasanna Rao12 March 2023 at 12:40

    11a - (MI(GRA)T)*I(O)(N)
    IITM
    GRA - giving solver trauma - ultimately
    N - spinner - essentially
    Open - O

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    1. Prasanna Rao12 March 2023 at 16:06

      Thank you sathia....but a small tweak....
      (MI(GRA)TI*)(O)(N)

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  20. Padmanabhan12 March 2023 at 13:50

    Useful job Sathia.
    Gemini- you have 2 which you can do. Better late than never.

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  21. ghaza12 March 2023 at 14:19

    7d is Third, meaning bronze position / place.
    T is treasures initially, hid is concealed, containing r from rust

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  22. Padmanabhan12 March 2023 at 14:23

    Good one Ghaza.

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  23. Padmanabhan12 March 2023 at 14:23

    last one to go- 13A

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  24. ghaza12 March 2023 at 14:26

    13a. Friendly meaning genial. Devil is fiend, contains r (close of lover), and last letters of sacrificial bravery

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  25. Gowri12 March 2023 at 14:45

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  26. Gowri12 March 2023 at 14:46

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  27. Gowri12 March 2023 at 14:47

    Lovely crossword. Great fun doing it!

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  28. Gowri12 March 2023 at 14:49

    18dn - slightly incorrect parsing
    ARREARS
    as - while, bit of rest - R, back - rear
    A(R+ REAR)S

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  29. Sree Sree12 March 2023 at 18:50

    13a pretty much any Hollywood action movie. I see "ghost rider"

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  30. Gowri13 March 2023 at 16:31

    Movies-
    13A- Casper
    24A- Interstellar
    30A- Dunkirk
    5D- Gladiator
    23D- Moneybell

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    1. Sree Sree13 March 2023 at 18:28

      Thanks. Got interstellar too.
      Casper is setters choice but could also be the Mask etc.
      Haven't seen Moneyball so no clue.

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  31. Gowri13 March 2023 at 16:32

    The solutions as given by Paddy who attended the event.
    I too got only Dunkirk & Gladiator

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