Sunday, 3 December 2023

Special, Sunday 03 Dec 2023, Ajji

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AJJI 20

By Ajji
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Exolve Print Notes Jotter Ⓒ Ajji & THCC
Across
1Chaplain having a cross-eyed look almost loses right to lampoon (10)
6Record in charge of heroic tale (4)
9Young, politician and setter replace you finally for marching quickly carrying equipment (7)
10Mother hugs undergraduate woman giving pressure to remain politically neutral (7)
12Stop the progress of one on horse (8)
13A mould in gold for farewell (5)
15Fires bags (5)
17Terminate nothing related to genes originating from within (9)
19Working setter controlled by silver cane almost is argumentative (9)
21Check covering a girl and rule (5)
23Liquor flows around Indian state in large quantity (5)
24The drone I had provided at the end of the day to moisten (8)
27Outstanding old greenery not right (7)
28I’m going around the ancient backward city of Greece, to get a line on a map joining points turning out same value for a given quantity (7)
29Small tree sports band (4)
30Group of criminals with common sense, around central area, decaying for want of blood flow (10)
Down
1Gives second thought about expression of assent (4)
2Half mark almost for say, Jewish or Arabic (7)
3The setter gets into the Russian river for the wild sheep of Central Asia (5)
4Unconcerned about revealing short night dress at midwinter (9)
5Chap follows the lawyer to Union Territory of India (5)
7Include reverse intravenous urogram in plan for crocodile bird (7)
8Cap, cup and coin are jumbled to get coffee (10)
11Good forest keeper is a farmer (7)
14Key followed by another key around a gate, small, for moving staircases (10)
16Remit around end point allowance for trainee (7)
18Crossing French river, hog goes around north, absconding (9)
20Torment journalists after work (7)
22Hell is in love about flowerless plant (7)
24The animal’s longing in half hate (5)
25The low monotonous sound was over around the middle of afternoon (5)
26Cross mother’s festival (4)

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66 comments:

  1. Gowri3 December 2023 at 10:33

    9ac - YOMPING.
    in young - u is replaced by mp + I.
    Def : marching carrying equipment

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    1. Gowri3 December 2023 at 10:35

      3dn - URIAL
      ur(i)al

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    2. Gowri3 December 2023 at 10:38

      4dn - NEGLIGENT - unconcerned
      Neglige (-e) + nt
      Negligee - night dress
      nt - mid winter

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    3. Gowri3 December 2023 at 10:41

      Short - indicator for removing last letter.

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  2. AJ3 December 2023 at 10:36

    🤙

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  3. Kiran3 December 2023 at 10:41

    13a ADIEU
    mould = die, gold = AU
    def: farewell

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    1. Kiran3 December 2023 at 10:47

      5d DAMAN
      lawyer = DA. chap = MAN
      def: union territory

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    2. Kiran3 December 2023 at 10:50

      14d ESCALATORS
      key = ESC, key = ALT
      gate = OR, small =s
      (esc)[al(a)t](or)(s)
      def: moving staircases

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    3. AJ3 December 2023 at 11:10

      🤙

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  4. P. Venkatesan3 December 2023 at 10:43

    13a: ADIEU (A(DIE)U)
    24A: HUMIDIFY (HUM)(ID)(IF)(..Y)
    8D: CAPPUCCINO (CAP+CUP+COIN)*

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  5. Gowri3 December 2023 at 10:44

    Nice grid AJ.
    A little tougher than usual. But finished. 🙂

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  6. P. Venkatesan3 December 2023 at 10:45

    Replacement for 13a
    6a: EPIC (EP)(IC)

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  7. C.G. BHARGAV3 December 2023 at 10:46

    6 across EP IC. EP - Extended Play
    17 across STALL I ON

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  8. C.G. BHARGAV3 December 2023 at 10:49

    24 down H(YEN)A

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  9. AJ3 December 2023 at 11:16

    🤙

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  10. Sathia3 December 2023 at 11:18

    1A: lampoon= pasquinade
    Chaplain is padre loses right is pade
    A is a
    Cross eyed look is squint almost is squin
    Hence, p(a+squin)ade
    2D: Jewish or Arabic= Semitic
    Half is semi
    Mark is tick almost is tic
    Hence, semi+tic
    Sathia

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  11. Murali3 December 2023 at 11:18

    20d. OPPRESS = Torment
    PRESS=journalists
    after
    OP=work

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  12. Murali3 December 2023 at 11:19

    17a. ENDOGENIC=originating from within
    END=Terminate
    O= nothing
    GENIC= related to genes

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  13. Remy3 December 2023 at 11:20

    1 ac pasquinade-lampoon.
    chaplain-pad(r)e crosseyed-squin-t
    p a squin ade.
    11 dn granger-farmer
    g+ranger-forest keeper
    17ac endogenic -within.
    terminate-end o genic-genes

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  14. Remy3 December 2023 at 11:22

    compensating for 1 and 11 ac
    15 a sacks-dd
    29 ac sash s +ash

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  15. Sathia3 December 2023 at 11:30

    19A: argumentative= agonistic
    Silver is ag
    Working is on
    Setter is I
    Cane almost is stic(-k)
    Ag+on+i+stic
    Sathia

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  16. Murali3 December 2023 at 11:30

    28A ISOGRAM
    (ARGOS)<< in IM

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  17. AJ3 December 2023 at 11:32

    Thanks Sathia, Murali and Remy.

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    1. Sathia3 December 2023 at 12:13

      Thanks AJ for giving an excellent Sunday CW. Thoroughly enjoyed solving it👍🏻
      Sathia

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  18. Rao Pilla3 December 2023 at 11:39

    30A Group of criminals(GANG) with common sense(Nous) , around(cont ind) central area(aREa) ,
    decaying for want of blood flow(defn) - GANGRENOUS

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  19. Rao Pilla3 December 2023 at 11:42

    10A Mother(MUM) hugs(cont ind) undergraduate(UG) woman(W) giving pressure(P)
    to remain politically neutral(defn) - MUGWUMP

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  20. Rao Pilla3 December 2023 at 11:51

    18D Crossing French(DE) river(CAM) , hog(PIG) goes around north(N), absconding(defn) - DECAMPING

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  21. N Sridhar3 December 2023 at 12:22

    27A-overdue-outstanding; O9verdure)-r;
    7D-Pluvian-crocodile bird; Pl(u)(vi-iv in reverse)an;
    22d-inferno-hell; In(fern)(o)

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  22. Padmanabhan3 December 2023 at 12:40

    Anything left? Regret late entry

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    1. AJ3 December 2023 at 12:42

      21ac, 23ac, 16dn, 25dn and 26dn are waiting for Paddy.

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    2. Padmanabhan3 December 2023 at 13:11

      Thank you AJ. Will try them and get back.

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  23. AJ3 December 2023 at 12:43

    1dn also remains.

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    1. Rao Pilla3 December 2023 at 12:50

      Is that a hint? 🙂

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    2. AJ3 December 2023 at 12:57

      Hint for what? Sorry, I don’t catch what you implied.

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    3. Rao Pilla3 December 2023 at 13:01

      Just a silly joke about 1D clue😁

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    4. AJ3 December 2023 at 13:03

      The point is I didn’t catch the joke!

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    5. Rao Pilla3 December 2023 at 13:11

      You forgot to mention it(1D) in the unsolved clues. And posted on second thought.

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    6. AJ3 December 2023 at 13:20

      You’re right.

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    7. Rao Pilla3 December 2023 at 13:30

      If I may be allowed, I will answer it.

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    8. Rao Pilla3 December 2023 at 13:32

      Well, that is the only clue left. I shouldn't.

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  24. Padmanabhan3 December 2023 at 13:14

    21A- Rei(g)n- Rule.
    check- Rein
    simple and interesting

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  25. Padmanabhan3 December 2023 at 13:18

    23A- Ample- A(MP)LE
    Indian state- MP
    Liquor- Ale

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  26. Padmanabhan3 December 2023 at 13:19

    Def.- Large quantity

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  27. D.Chandrasekhar3 December 2023 at 13:20

    21A REIGN {REI{G}N} is rule
    {REIN } IS check
    G is girl
    23A AMPLE {A{MP}LE} is large quantity
    ALE is liqouMP indian state

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  28. Padmanabhan3 December 2023 at 13:21

    16D- Stipend- S(TIP)END
    Remit- Send
    End point- Tip

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  29. D.Chandrasekhar3 December 2023 at 13:21

    Paddy you beat me on the run

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  30. Padmanabhan3 December 2023 at 13:23

    Def.' Allowance for trainee
    Thank you once again AJ. I will vomplete,at leisure.
    Excited due to arrival of my daughter from U.S.

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    1. AJ3 December 2023 at 13:30

      Thanks Paddy for doing you full quota. Enjoy with your daughter. CW can wait.

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  31. H Ramachandran3 December 2023 at 13:24

    23a AMPLE = In large quantity
    ALE = Liquor
    MP = Indian state
    Around contain. Ind.

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  32. H Ramachandran3 December 2023 at 13:28

    16d STIPEND = Allowance for trainee
    SEND = Remit
    TIP = End point
    Around = contain. Ind.

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  33. D.Chandrasekhar3 December 2023 at 13:28

    25D DRONE {D{R}ONE} monotonous sound
    Over = DONE
    Mis afternoon R
    26 XMAS is festival
    Cross is X
    Mothers is MAS

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  34. AJ3 December 2023 at 13:33

    Thanks Ramachandran and Chandrasekhar.
    1d is still pending.

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  35. Mukundala Balasubramanyam3 December 2023 at 14:28

    1dn : PAYS P AY S
    Second thought (PS = Postscript) around expression of assent (AY variant of AYE)
    Defn : Gives

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    1. Rao Pilla3 December 2023 at 16:52

      Not necessarily a variant of aye, which is a parliamentary word.
      Ay is slang in America it seems.

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    2. Rao Pilla3 December 2023 at 16:56

      In some parts of Telugu speaking places too. ఆయ్(ay)!

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  36. AJ3 December 2023 at 14:57

    Thanks MB Sir.

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  37. AJ3 December 2023 at 15:00

    I wish to thank all those who participated spending their valuable time.
    I am grateful to the Colonel for accommodating my grid in the blog.

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  38. Surendra3 December 2023 at 15:14

    1 dn pays - gives
    Second thought - PS
    Expression of asset- AY

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  39. Surendra3 December 2023 at 15:16

    1 Dn about- containment indicator

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  40. Col_Gopinath3 December 2023 at 17:08

    Thanks for the special AJ

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