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I remember earlier times of dashed HOPES & DIMINISHed confidence. I would SCRAPE BY in a PHASIC manner! Net result 25% solved! An IDENTITY crisis overtook me. I wished to DROP out of the SCENE completely.
Endlessly ASPIRING for a full solve & EAGER for an EDUCATION to the same. UMPTEEN attempts later, I had concluded this is not my BREAD AND BUTTER!
Lo behold! I CONNECTED with this blog. And no less than Dr X, himself, encouraging me, painting a PORTRAYAL of acing the grid & not in the distant future at that!
Now with a JAUNTY pen, I feel I have TIED THE KNOT finally, not just with any grid but Dr Nabars special one.
To be celebrated with SCAMPI, HAGGIS & IRISH STEW in HAITI. Alas! I am a tee totaller. Else I would have been SODDEN at some SHEBEEN in ACCRA!
6a: ME (setter) + SH (silent) = MESH = network 11A: AL (criminal Al Capone) + O (love) inside ZEUS (supreme Greek God) + ZEALOUS = showing great enthusiasm 7D: EX (former) + OTIC (relating to the ear) + A (article) = EXOTICA = rare objects
I will take 1 replacement instead of 3- 1A- Armagaddon- Arm a gad don- War leading to total destruction..... Equip= Arm, Old= Agad, University teacher= Don
24d. Khadi. Means Indian fabric. Had for held in Ki for Kiribati 20d. Conchie. Means conscientious objector. Vishnu's conch followed by ie for that is. 25d. Thumb. Means body part. Hub for core includes first of man and all follow T for model
I hadn't used the word kitten straight away. I had given young cats. The rule for anagrams is all the letters should appear in the clue. When the clue is simple I tend to commit this mistake. Ramki was right.
In an anagram clue the anagram fodder (i.e. the letters that have to be anagrammed) should be present as-is (of course, standard abbreviations, letter-pickings etc. are allowed). In this clue, the clue has "young cat" from which KITTEN has to be derived and then anagrammed. That makes it a two-step process for the solver, and hence it is an indirect anagram. Hope this clarifies.
All done. My sincere thanks to all the solvers for setting aside some time to solve this CW. I thank the Colonel for publishing my grid as Sunday special.
Solving this cw, I feel OUT OF THIS WORLD!
ReplyDeleteI remember earlier times of dashed HOPES & DIMINISHed confidence. I would SCRAPE BY in a PHASIC manner! Net result 25% solved! An IDENTITY crisis overtook me. I wished to DROP out of the SCENE completely.
Endlessly ASPIRING for a full solve & EAGER for an EDUCATION to the same. UMPTEEN attempts later, I had concluded this is not my BREAD AND BUTTER!
Lo behold! I CONNECTED with this blog. And no less than Dr X, himself, encouraging me, painting a PORTRAYAL of acing the grid & not in the distant future at that!
Now with a JAUNTY pen, I feel I have TIED THE KNOT finally, not just with any grid but Dr Nabars special one.
To be celebrated with SCAMPI, HAGGIS & IRISH STEW in HAITI. Alas! I am a tee totaller. Else I would have been SODDEN at some SHEBEEN in ACCRA!
Thank u Doc! For everything!!
Good one Gowri!
DeleteBased on ydays solutions!
ReplyDelete1dn - ATOM ( a to m)
ReplyDelete10ac - OVATION
ReplyDeleteinnovation - inn
15A: BELOW..BELLOW-W
ReplyDeleteTYPO
DeleteBELLOW - L
24A: Knitter..kitten+r*
ReplyDelete1ac - ARMAGEDDON
ReplyDeletearm (equip) + aged (old) + Don ( university teacher)
14d: OBJECTIONS {JOB+NOTICES}*
ReplyDelete18D: MISTIQUES {MY+QUEST+IS}*
26D: CLOT {L} IN {COT*}
Suggest you take another look at 26D
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ReplyDelete18D: MYSTIQUES..MY+QUEST+IS*
ReplyDelete1d ATOM {a to m}
ReplyDelete2d maismal - foul smelling
{salami*} <=> {m}
3 d GOING - leaving
i in gong
Replacement for 18D,
ReplyDelete17A: COMPLIANT..CO+M+PLIANT
6a: ME (setter) + SH (silent) = MESH = network
ReplyDelete11A: AL (criminal Al Capone) + O (love) inside ZEUS (supreme Greek God) + ZEALOUS = showing great enthusiasm
7D: EX (former) + OTIC (relating to the ear) + A (article) = EXOTICA = rare objects
1D- A to M- First 13 letters- Smallest unit of an element. My COD
ReplyDelete3D- Going- GO(I)NG. Gong= Medal
2D- Miasmal- M (IASMAL)*- Foul smelling
Same pinch Paddy sir! 🤓
DeleteReplacement
ReplyDelete6a MESH - network
setter - me
silent - sh
Exact replica of Ramesh 😂
ReplyDelete5d OOZES - leaks
ReplyDelete<= {se zoo}
I will take 1 replacement instead of 3-
ReplyDelete1A- Armagaddon- Arm a gad don- War leading to total destruction.....
Equip= Arm, Old= Agad, University teacher= Don
Sorry. Correction. Armageddon
ReplyDeleteIt is Armageddon with old= Aged
Good one again!
ReplyDelete16dn walkable (bawl+ lake) *
ReplyDelete29ac seed (dee)< s(outh)
27ac ophelia (hop) < elia (english essayist)
ReplyDeleteDone. Superb CW. Enjoyed doing it. Thank you AJ.
ReplyDeleteThank you Paddy for encouraging words.
Delete19A ESCALADES (ESC + A + LADIES -I)
ReplyDelete23 TONGA (TONG + A)
30A FIRST BLOOD (FIR + STOOD around BL
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Delete26 d has not been solved correctly, yet
DeleteGot it. I had also solved 26dn wrongly. 🙂
Delete24A KNITTERS is an indirect anagram!
ReplyDeleteFinished all in less than 10 mins. Except last clue across.
ReplyDeleteStill not sure of the solution!! 🙄
@Ramki: Thank you for pointing out. Didn't realise while setting.
ReplyDelete24d. Khadi. Means Indian fabric. Had for held in Ki for Kiribati
ReplyDelete20d. Conchie. Means conscientious objector. Vishnu's conch followed by ie for that is.
25d. Thumb. Means body part. Hub for core includes first of man and all follow T for model
@ AJ/ Ramki why indirect anagram?
ReplyDeleteIt is anagram of kitten + r.
I hadn't used the word kitten straight away. I had given young cats. The rule for anagrams is all the letters should appear in the clue. When the clue is simple I tend to commit this mistake. Ramki was right.
DeleteIn an anagram clue the anagram fodder (i.e. the letters that have to be anagrammed) should be present as-is (of course, standard abbreviations, letter-pickings etc. are allowed).
DeleteIn this clue, the clue has "young cat" from which KITTEN has to be derived and then anagrammed. That makes it a two-step process for the solver, and hence it is an indirect anagram. Hope this clarifies.
Thank u so much! AJ/ Ramki - yes quite clear now.
DeleteThank u so much! AJ/ Ramki - yes quite clear now.
DeleteLovely cw AJ. Really enjoyed. Except 26dn - which I corrected.
ReplyDeleteThanx for great Sunday fare!
Thanks Gowri and Sathia.
ReplyDelete12ac MAGNUMS: large bottles of wine
ReplyDeleteM(A:a) (GN: vacant garden) UMS
MUMS: mothers
26 D- Bled- B(L) ED
ReplyDeleteCot= Bed & L from student
9dn landslip.touchdown-land.mistake-slip.landslip.earthmoving.
ReplyDelete28. ac unusual.la us un u<<
un la french articles. us america u -university
8d, indecision = hesitation
ReplyDelete[HE (s (i) tation) ]
Ambassador = He
One = I
Position = station
17 a, to obey rules = compliant
ReplyDelete[ co m pliant]
Co = firm
M = man initially
Pliant = flexible
Only 4D is left
ReplyDelete4d, accused = denounced
ReplyDelete[ D (EN ( OUNCE) D)]
D = START of DAY
SMALL MEASURE SEEN IN CONCLUSION
IS, OUNCE IN End
4d DENOUNCED = Accused
ReplyDeleteStart of day = D
Small measure = Ounce in conclusion = End
D+EN+OUNCE+D
All done. My sincere thanks to all the solvers for setting aside some time to solve this CW. I thank the Colonel for publishing my grid as Sunday special.
ReplyDeleteJoined late only to realize the pangram crossword is all done and dusted. Did the puzzle off line without putting any solutions here.
DeleteNice on AJ mam.
Read as " nice one AJ mam"
DeleteYou can still have a credit to your account. None of us have pointed out the pangram!
DeleteThanks KRM. I was just wondering if someone will see the pangram part of it, though not intended.
DeleteThanks for the special AJ
ReplyDelete12ac. MAGNUMS.. M(A..G(a...)N)UMS
ReplyDeleteMums..is mother's.. A G( arde ) N
3d. GOING.. I(nscription) in Gong
9d..LANDSLIP..LAND ( Touchdown) SLIP ( Mistake)