Special, Sunday 19 Mar 2023, IIT (M) WGC, IIT (M) Crossie Open Finals, Spinner

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ADDITIONAL CLUES 

In addition to the 2 clues in the grid you can also take TWO CLUES EACH from the 40 Clues below.

And after all the answers are in the answers to A, B and C under THEMS v=can be attempted by anyone.

ROUND 1

COLD solve the following

1. Routine trick to sidestep raging mom (6) COMMON {CO{MOM*}N}

2. Gloves displayed during players’ net time, retrospectively (7) MITTENS [T<=]

3. Spinner breaks outrageous stand, with wicket finally out of the way (7) DISTANT {D{I}STAN*}{w...eT}

4. Deep half of colours seen next to airspace (5) HUSKY {HUes}{SKY}

5. At first, fairly strict or unemotional (6) FRIGID {Fa...y}{RIGID}

6. Probing collapsing gin price (8) PIERCING {GIN+PRICE}*

7. Remedy providing relief with combination of soup/hug/cry (5,5) COUGH SYRUP {SOUP+HUG+CRY}*

8. Scathing piece in Guardian’s front (6) BITING {BIT}{IN}{Gu...n}

ROUND 2

9. Flower bunches set around entrance to exhibition (6) GANGES {GANG{Ex...n}S}

10. New northern region with zero as number (8) NARCOTIC {N}{ARC{0}TIC}

11. Issue for millennials (7) PROGENY [DD]

12. Supply chain pal is a church person (8) CHAPLAIN {CHAIN+PAL}*

13. Out of control insect lands on end of butter popcorn, for starters (7) RAMPANT {ANT}<=>{RAM}{Po...n}

14. Long summer series (6) LADDER {L}{ADDER}

15. Harry Potter is more speckled (8) SPOTTIER {POTTER+IS}*

16. Resolve root of software’s problematic layer (8) SMOOTHEN {So...e}{MOOT}{HEN}

ROUND 3

Themed long connect round

17. Spinner’s back covering remote expedition(6) SAFARI {I'S}<= over {AFAR}

18. Buffet without a belly(5) PUNCH PaUNCH

19. Very organized tenure as volunteer(7) VENTURE {V}{TENURE*}

20. Navy irregularly doing circles around India’s tip(6) INDIGO {IND{I}GO*}

21. Throwback time for sprinter(4) BOLT {LOB<=}{T}

22. Relish orange peel(4) ZEST [DD]

23. Form of grappling in gross ring(4) SUMO {SUM}{O}

24. Miniature champion ant-man returning bottles(4) NANO [T<=]

ROUND 4

Double Hop Round

SAMPLE CLUE:

0a. Employees enlightened about right beginning to request salary (7)

0b. Young scout embraces left coalition (4) 

0c. _ _ _ _ _  (5) 

ANSWER:

0a. WORKERS - WO(R)KE+R() + S()

0b. CLUB - C(L)UB

0c. Workers Club which is  STAFF (5)

25a. Red celestial body having a trace of rubidium (6) MAROON {M{A}{Ru...m}OON}

25b. Stimulate with black thread (5) FIBRE {FI{B}RE}

25c. _ _ _ _ _ _  (6) STRAND

26a. Break away the day before getting a date (5) EVADE {EV{A}{D}E}

26b. Endeavour to win over right chick (4) BIRD  {BI{R}D}

26c. _ _ _ _  (4) DUCK 

27a. Decline to repeatedly employ having failed initially! (6) REFUSE {RE{Fa...d}USE}

27b. Rear small wolf (4) SEAT {S}{EAT}

27c _ _ _ _ _  (5) STOOL

28a. Start writing without ink essentially, after love! (7) OPENING {PENnING}<=>{O}}

28b. Magic beginning to cause damage! (5) CHARM {Ca..e}{HARM}

28c. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (8) ENTRANCE

29a. Soldier embraces current chief (4) MAIN {MA{I}N}

29b. Musical genre connected with a beginner (5) METAL {MET}{A}{L}

29c. _ _ _ _  (4) LEAD

30a. Automobile maintains ratios for line (8) BUSINESS {BU{SINES}S}

30b. Satirical with traces of overthinking, reductionism or anxiety (5) WORRY {W{Ov...g}{Re...m}RY}

30c _ _ _ _ _ _  _ (7) CONCERN

31a. Engineer cleared air (7) DECLARE*

31b. Strangely CID not rolling back number one rule (9) CONDITION {CID+NOT}* {NO1<=}

31c _ _ _ _ _ (5) STATE

32a. Crushed or activated with diesel (8) POWDERED {POW{D}ERED}

32b. Home away from home soil (5) EARTH hEARTH

32c.  _ _ _ _ _ _ (6) GROUND

ROUND 6

33. Perhaps a cultural Issue? Check TV, darling! (4,4,4) TEST TUBE BABY {TEST}{TUBE}{BABY}

34. Daze with six deliveries, getting wicket and driver’s seat! (9) OVERWHELM {OVER}{W}{HELM}

35. Transport for the flight averse player to travel around, having lost time (8) ELEVATOR {E}{TO+tRAVEL}*

36. Committed to ruin Spinner’s date (10) DETERMINED {DETER}{MINE}{D}

37. A team entering practice space with extremely unhealthy apprehension (7) ANXIETY {A}{N{XI}ET}{u...hY}

38. Judge’s pal takes over to execute once again in retirement (8) MODERATE {M{REDO<=}ATE}

39. Liver or liquor? (4) BEER BE'ER

40. Perhaps statement on TV that’s describing masseur’s action (5,7) PRESS RELEASE {PRESS RELEASE}

THEMES

A. What is the theme in ROUND 1 above? COLD

B. What's the connect in ROUND 3 above? TATA Cars

C. Doctor? Permission to ice what’s overhead (in the title)! (4,7,4) IITM CROSSIE OPEN*

Enjoy