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Sunday, 19 March 2023

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

Two answers per commenter as the CW is a 11x11 plus Two more answers from the Additional clues below till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory)  
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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

42 comments:

  1. 13A: MISSPELLING...limping+less*
    12D: L(EVE)L

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  2. 15ac - ENGAGE - arrest
    e+n+gag+e

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  3. 6a ABLE
    drink = ale; hint of brandy = b
    def: brilliant

    4d WRITER
    t in (wire)* before r
    def:correspondent

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  4. Round 1:
    6A: PIERCING..GIN+PRICE*
    5A: F(RIGID)

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  5. 13A: MISPELLING {LIMPING+LESS}*
    12D: LEVEL {L}{EVE}{L}

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  6. 12dn - LEVEL - class
    L+eve+l

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  7. Round 3
    17 - SAFARI
    IS <= with afar inside.
    18. PUNCH
    Paunch - a

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  8. Round1:
    2: MITTENS {T<--}
    6: PIERCING {GIN+PRICE}*

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  9. ROUND2:
    12. CHAPLAIN {PAL+CHAIN}*
    15. SPOTTIER{POTTER+IS}*

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  10. Round 1
    2. MITTENS: gloves
    Retrospectively indicates reversal
    Player’(s net Tim)e

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  11. Round-2-14 - (L)(adder)
    Long - L
    sum - ADD
    22d- ZEST - DD

    14D - HUGS - (Acrostic)
    12D - (L)(EVE)(L)
    two lines- LL
    First lady - EVE

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  12. 1dn - replacement
    ABERRATIONS - departures
    AB + ER + RATIONS

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  13. REPLACEMENT FOR 12-D
    Round-1 - 6D
    PIERCING* anagram of (gin price)

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  14. 11 ac frail -delicate F rail<
    16 ac feel fee+l

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  15. Round1
    BITING: scathing
    Bit: piece in: in guardian’s front: g
    (Bit)(in)(g)

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  16. Round6:
    36: DETERMINED {DETER}{MINE}{D|
    37: ANXIETY {A}{N{XI}ET}{Y}

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  17. 7a : HEROIC = Valiant
    H(husband)+ERO(-T)IC(sexy)
    9a : PATCH = Cover
    PATH(drive) consumes C(captain)

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  18. Round3:
    19. VENTURE {V}{TENURE*|
    23. SUMO {SUM}{O}

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  19. Beautiful clues! All solved!!! 🙂🙂🙂

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  20. R1 1 ac routine-common co (mmo*)n.
    con-trick.
    7. ac cough syrup-remedy. soup hug cry*

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  21. 5d DISORIENTED: in a state of confusion
    DI (SO: very ) (RIENT: inert mixture)ED
    Died: expired

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  22. Thanks Col for the whole set. Nice Sunday workout

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  23. 10d CASUAL: easy
    CAS( endless money: cash-h) U(underwritten firstly) AL(gangster)

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  24. 14d LOFT - hit up
    {lo(f)t}
    8a PREPARATION - recipe
    {par} in {a protein*}

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  25. Round4 (1 of 2)
    28A: OPENING {O}{PEN(-N)ING}
    28B: CHARM {C}{HARM}
    28C: ENTRANCE (DD)

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  26. Round 4
    25a : MAROON (M(A)(R)OON)
    25b : FIBRE (FI(B)RE)
    25c : - - - - - - (6) STRAD (DD)
    Maroon Fibre (6) STRAND (DD)

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  27. Round4: 2 of 2
    30A: BUSINESS {BU{SINE}S}
    30B: WORRY {W{O..}{R..}RY}
    30C: CONCERN(DD)

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  28. Imagine the LIVE experience which I enjoyed. Requested Spinner on all our behalf to find to start setting for TH/ Sunday Special. Don't we miss him a lot?

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  29. Round 6
    34 OVERWHELM: daze
    Over( six deliveries) w ( wicket) helm( driver’s seat)

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  30. Col. can allocate more from the 6 rounds in addition to the 2 from the mail 11x11, since there are more clues.

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    1. Everyone can 2 more if there are still some to be solved

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  31. Theme of Round 1 - All things related to cold/ice/frozen

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  32. ROUND - 31A-31C
    31a DECLARE*
    31b CONDIT*+ION<=
    31C STATE

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  33. Connect clue 3
    IITM CROSSIE OPEN
    (permission to ice)*

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  34. Theme Round 3 - Tata make cars

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  35. Theme Round 3 - Tata make cars

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  36. Solution grid and answers to Round 1 to 6 added in the main post for those interested

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  37. Col. always wants to complete every CW!!

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