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Fast going today. Thanx Veeyares! Something about the psyche of our blog. Only when people r allowed to participate does it throng here. Else even Incognito got hardly double digit responses.
18a. Nuptse. It is a mountain in Nepal (needed Google). Nu is a Greek Letter. Step is jumbled. 15d. Cakewalks meaning easy tasks. Cakes is bars (soaps), contains law backwards for act and k for king 22d. Chips meaning bits. C from about, hip from trendy, S from top of sirens
Replacement for 25A ›17d. SABOTEUR Mysterious boats = BOATS* you = U are reportedly= R after carrying drug= E (E)<=>(UR) for rebel= defn (Boats)*e<=>ur
Thanks for the special Veeyares. In future please send me the clues in Word or Document format. Extracting clues from Excel is a painful process. Moreover you tend to forget some clues due to numbering errors in the grid. In today's CW clue for POTATO was cooked up be me at the last minute as I got an error Clue missing when I was setting up the crossword for publication.
1ac - TRAUMATISED - subjected to shock
ReplyDelete(true + dam + as + it)*
3dn - MOUSE - computer accessory.
Deletemu(o)se
Ponder - muse.
1dn - TERAFLOPS
Delete(rate)* + flops (failures)
1a TRAUMATISED: subjected to shock
ReplyDelete(dam true as it)*
1A: TRAUMATISED..dam+true+as+it*
ReplyDelete2D: A+MA+RAN+TH(-e)
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3D: M(O)USE
Delete21D: (POT)A[(TO)-p]
DeleteReplacement fpr 1AC
Delete4D: T(IT)LE*
Didnt know so many were traumatised!
ReplyDelete😃
Delete9a ADDER: reptile
ReplyDeleteVentu(red Da) ringly
Redd's<=
redda <=
ReplyDelete12ac E MAIL: communication
ReplyDeleteReverse acrostic
24d ETHYL - radical {(-w)e(-a)lthy*}
ReplyDelete4d TITLE - subject {it} in {let*}
12a EMAIL - communication
Rev Acr
Radical a bit incomplete def.
DeleteReplacement
ReplyDelete25d STOIC - calm
(stoic+ need)* = sectioned
1A: TRAUATISED {DAM+TRUE+AS+IT}*
ReplyDelete3D: MOUSE {M{O}USE}
24D: ETHYL {(-W)E(-A)LTHY}*
Second replacement
ReplyDelete8d EDDIES - cross currents
{ed}{dies}
Replacing 1a
ReplyDelete10a ADULTHOOD: maturity
(Old hot ad( commercial) out)*
Commercial to adverrisement to AD is a bit indirect in anagram,imho.
DeleteGood going, all
ReplyDelete24D. Ethyl=Alcyl Radical base of common alcholhol
ReplyDeleteWealthy- a w(oman)
Replacements:
ReplyDelete1d: TERAFLOPS {RATE*}{FLOPS}
11A: MAINFRAME {MA}{IN}{FAR*}{ME}
8D. Eddies= cross currents
ReplyDeleteEd= journo
Dies= expires
Replacement:
ReplyDelete5d: STORAGE {ST{OR}AGE}
Have few POVs (esp about the grid in sunday special!) but overall a good exercise. Thanks for sunday fare Veeyares
ReplyDeleteThank you Sree Sree
Delete27A. Letup= relaxation
ReplyDeleteLe= The french
Tup is reverse of put= laid
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ReplyDeleteAny clues left?
ReplyDeleteMany left still
DeleteFast going today. Thanx Veeyares!
ReplyDeleteSomething about the psyche of our blog. Only when people r allowed to participate does it throng here.
Else even Incognito got hardly double digit responses.
Thank you
ReplyDelete14a SCREEN
ReplyDelete(scene + r)*
def: display
16d INTERNET
Deletetrainee = intern
alient = et
def: platform for communication
26a NORTH POLE
Delete(hotel + open + r - e)* [ getting ready(r) for end June(e) ]
def: world's top
18a. Nuptse. It is a mountain in Nepal (needed Google). Nu is a Greek Letter. Step is jumbled.
ReplyDelete15d. Cakewalks meaning easy tasks. Cakes is bars (soaps), contains law backwards for act and k for king
22d. Chips meaning bits. C from about, hip from trendy, S from top of sirens
Thanks a lot for the theme :) :)
ReplyDeleteThank you
Delete25ac STOPWATCH = Timekeeper
ReplyDeleteST =Road
OP = Work
WATCH = Monitor
20a BACKUPS = Reinforcements
DeleteBACK Support
UP Increases
7d GAMMA = Letter
DeleteG = Grand
AMMA = Mother
25A. STOPWATCH = time keeper.
ReplyDeleteMonitor = Watch
road = St
work = Op
ahead = <=>
watch <=>(st)(op)
28a. TIMELY CURES=Remedies when needed
ReplyDelete=(My lecture is )*
6d. DIDDLING
ReplyDeleteFish = LING
acted = DID
dead initially = D
LING <=> DID D
def =misleading (8)
13A, 2d, 19D, 17D left
ReplyDelete2D answered by RNP @10.33
Delete23A also
ReplyDeleteReplacement for 25A
ReplyDelete›17d. SABOTEUR
Mysterious boats = BOATS*
you = U
are reportedly= R
after carrying drug= E (E)<=>(UR)
for rebel= defn
(Boats)*e<=>ur
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ReplyDeleteOnly 13A and 23A remain
ReplyDelete2D AMARANTH = plant
ReplyDeleteA+MA+RAN+TH
A= A
graduate = MA
managed = RAN
most of the = TH
That was replacement for 17d
Delete23 a, solution = emote, (CD)
ReplyDeleteSorry, it is not CD
ReplyDelete23 a, act = emote
ReplyDeleteBoost = promote
For = pro
Energy E in lieu of For
Is Emote
Good. You got it
ReplyDeleteWho will get 13A?
ReplyDeleteI. have posted the solution for 13a, but it doesn't get printed
ReplyDelete+1
ReplyDeleteAnno: E(-K+SC)ORTS
ReplyDeleteSame here. I have done it 4 times. Not getting published
ReplyDeleteHit back is stroke in reverse
ReplyDeleteThanks to all participants. Thank you Colonel sir for publishing
ReplyDeleteThe theme hasn't been explicitly mentioned.
ReplyDeleteOr has it?
Or is it too obvious?
Thanks for the special Veeyares. In future please send me the clues in Word or Document format. Extracting clues from Excel is a painful process. Moreover you tend to forget some clues due to numbering errors in the grid. In today's CW clue for POTATO was cooked up be me at the last minute as I got an error Clue missing when I was setting up the crossword for publication.
ReplyDeleteOk Sir. Will do as suggested by you in future. Thanks
Delete7D. Mother= Amma in both Tamil and Telugu. But in Chennai, confused me.. Why cant the clues be made more generic than TN specific?
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