HAPPY NEW YEAR
Solution to 26A has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.
Open for anyone to answer, if not solved by 1 PM.
ACROSS
1 Cruel fact - good nobody is held responsible (3,2,3) ACT OF GOD*
10 One note, returned one flower (7) ANEMONE {AN}{ME<=}{ONE}
12 A tax for a piece of land (5) ATOLL {A}{TOLL}
13 Small child and happiness - it's some kind of a bonding (9) CHELATION {CH}{ELATION}
14 Animals grab, devour - perhaps as appetizers (4,8) HORS DOEUVRES {HORS{DEVOUR*}ES
21 Distant objects were worth very little (9) FARTHINGS {FAR}{THINGS}
24 After song have to take rest (3,4) LIE DOWN {LIED}{OWN}
25 One that goes around with gold tooth (7) ORBITER {OR}{BITER}
26 Deplorable time spent on the sidelines - hate it (6) D?T?S? (Addendum - DETEST {De...lE}{TimE}{SpenT} - See comments)
27 He sticks to the Arden puzzle (8) ADHERENT*
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2 Trader banks on capital turnover, gets a shock (6) TREMOR {Tr..eR}{ROME<=}
3 Pay for it John, with first two seats, can travel freely (9) FOOTLOOSE {FOOT}{LOO}{SEats}
4 Free throw, China gets in leaves a huge depression (8,6) OPENCAST MINING {OPEN}{CAST}{M{IN}ING}
7 Ron liked special prayer in Jerusalem (3,5) KOL NIDRE*
8 Wow! Nehra got hundred! (8) ASTONISH {AS{TON}ISH} He is ASHISH and not ASISH
9 Utter madness, only one Excalibur, perhaps will keep a promise (4,2,4,4) TRUE TO ONES WORD {UTTER*}{O}{ONE}{SWORD}
15 Cannot drink, eat - it's inedible (9) UNEATABLE {UN{EAT}ABLE}
16 Rub in front as one came to blows (8) SCUFFLED {SCUFF}{LED}
17 Hungry? Entire force to take us up (8) ESURIENT {E{US<=}RIENT*}
19 Extremely trustful in case of a precautionary move (6) CASTLE {CAS{Tr...uL}E}
22 "Fire from top to bottom", one shouts (5) HOOTS (-s)HOOT(+s)S
Reference List
Child = CH, Gold = OR, John = LOO, China = MING, Only = O
A very Happy new year to all.
ReplyDeleteSp thanks to Gowri and Prasanna.
Thanks a lot for your wishes. Have a gr8 day.
Delete8d i sensed a play(pun) on H to ton!
ReplyDeleteHappy Healthy New Year to all!!
ReplyDeleteA big Thanks to Prasanna and Gowri for making us remember special occasions.
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DeleteThank you Mr Paddy/KKR garu & MB sir . This happend beacuse of Col.sir given an oppurtunity to explore our skills. so P&G team decorated our blog with colors. Thank you Col.for posting our artwork.
Delete19 D- It is Castling and not castle.
ReplyDeleteverb: castle; 3rd person present: castles; past tense: castled; past participle: castled; gerund or present participle: castling
Deletemake a special move .......
IMHO, when the def is a special move it has to be in the proper chess terminology which is castling.
DeleteSorry- Precautionary move.
Deletehttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/13/crosswords/chess/chess-glossary.html
Deletehttps://simplifychess.com/articles/what-is-castling-in-chess/index.html
DeleteNote: Castling here is a noun and not present continuous tense.
8D- In addition to Col.'s comment, perhaps is added if we have to get the first name from Nehra
ReplyDeleteWish you all Happy New Year 2024. Thanks Prasanna and Gowri for colourful start of the New Year.
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Thanks sathia. glad to seen our blog shined with colors.
DeleteWish you all a very Happy New Year. Nice art work and Rangoli
ReplyDeleteThank you Mr Suresh
Delete26A DETEST - DeplorablE TimE SpenT
ReplyDeleteWishing you all a very happy New Year
ReplyDeleteHappy new year to all !
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ReplyDeleteArden decided to give (me) a tough start to the new year. Happy new year ššš
ReplyDeleteHappy new year to all !!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to all. Excellent rangoli by Gowri and artwork by Prasanna.
ReplyDeleteThank you RR. Have a nice day
DeleteHappy New Year
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ReplyDeleteA very happy new year to all crossword setters and solvers! May the new year bring us more puzzling joy.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to all of you & your families!
ReplyDeleteMay 2024 be all colourful & pleasantly puzzling - easy to solve & confidence boosting!
Thank u for all ur appreciative comments.
Arden - Easy puzzle today. Had to Google KOL NIDRE & CASTLE left me confused till I came to the blog.
ReplyDeleteAlso @ Prasad - UNEATABLE with eat in the clue. Kosher?
My fav - FARTHINGS, DETEST, FOOTLOOSE.
Thank u Arden for starting 2924 on a moderately easy note.
Sorry 2024. Typo. š
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