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AJJI 21
By Ajji
Across
| 1 | Tendency to display sympathy about disturbed person (10) |
| 6 | Regret after first trial, being sincere (4) |
| 9 | A cotton seed capsule ablaze heartlessly for cloaks of Roman soldiers (7) |
| 10 | Staff controlling model at setter’s ancient Egyptian uranologist (7) |
| 12 | Wrote in cipher about old prestigious car, rusted (8) |
| 13 | A bachelor with 101 summers (5) |
| 15 | Regal gold backing unknown Aluminium (5) |
| 17 | Fluid mechanics brings bad luck (9) |
| 19 | A single in jumble, interrupts the fellowship of non-drinkers causing inability to feel pain (9) |
| 21 | Astronaut loses trot and flies for a steam bath (5) |
| 23 | Lift incomplete paradise (5) |
| 24 | That man is back with love in fraud, sticking together (8) |
| 27 | Try this cocktail while craving for water (7) |
| 28 | Diocese head loses work after massage, nonsense! (7) |
| 29 | Half the setter with unlimited care leaves the door half open (4) |
| 30 | Instrument to measure elevation – layer missing, followed by some term endlessly (10) |
Down
| 1 | Reap excitedly for fruit (4) |
| 2 | Study of diseases of the ear is topology losing power, in confusion (7) |
| 3 | Eastern king losing head turns mathematician (5) |
| 4 | Mad pets go up with ease regularly to describe relatives as in olden days (9) |
| 5 | Inverted the repository and drank in excess (5) |
| 7 | Princess loses enthusiasm but goes after the retreating former woman prime minister of Israel to turn into a Mathematician (7) |
| 8 | Eyes spiral nervously causing bacterial infection (10) |
| 11 | The divine utterances with student replaced by husband produce edible plants (7) |
| 14 | Bhattacharya left Switzerland in a mess and became an Indian Mathematician (10) |
| 16 | Toggle toggles to get an old fashioned game throwing sticks at stake (7) |
| 18 | Hearse with SoS troubled and coasts (9) |
| 20 | South Indian traditional dress of women covered by article, followed by a plant (7) |
| 22 | University is highest and first relating to ideal existence (7) |
| 24 | Youth initially is arrested by firm heartless lady, shyly (5) |
| 25 | Live up in total, to produce an oily substance to protect the skin (5) |
| 26 | Move rapidly round and round endlessly making a low continuous sound (4) |
Enjoy.
6 (T)((RUE)
ReplyDelete13 (A)(BA)(CI)
17 MISCHANCE*
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Delete1ac - PROPENSITY - tendency
ReplyDeleteP (person)* ity
Pity - sympathy
1dn - PEAR - fruit
Delete(Reap)*
9ac - ABOLLAE - clocks of roman soldiers
DeleteA boll - cotton seed
Ae - ablaze heartlessly
Cloaks - mis spelt.
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Delete23ac heaven (heaven-n)
ReplyDelete2dn otology (topology-p)
29ac ajar aj(ji) c(ar) e
23ac heave(heaven-n)
ReplyDelete2d annotation is incomplete vasanthi
ReplyDelete2dn otology(study of diseases of ear)
ReplyDelete(Topology-p(power)) *
Correct.
ReplyDelete25d SEBUM
ReplyDeletelive = be
total = sum
s(be <-)um
def: oily substance
3d EULER
Deleteeastern = E, King = RULER
lose head = uler
def: mathematician
20d ASARINA
Deletesouth indian dress = SARI
article = AN
A(SARI)N(A)
def: plant
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Delete6d toped depot<
ReplyDelete8dn erysipelas-eyes spiral*
14 dn aryabhatta-bhattacharya-ch-switzerland
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Delete21A- Sauna- (Astronaut- Tout)*= Steam bath
ReplyDelete22D- Utopian- U TOP IAN- Relating to ideal existence
Ian from first? Am I missing something?
8D- Erysipelas- Bacterial infection- (Eyes Spiral)*
Had to google for this unknown infection!
22dn - minor modification needed.
DeleteIan is not correct
22d is a straight clue, Paddy. Treat it as such.
DeleteCorrection for 22D- Utopist (New for me)
DeleteFirst is ist
Now you are right, Paddy. 👍
Delete@Gemini: astronaut- typo
ReplyDelete👍
ReplyDeleteCorrect
ReplyDeleteAJ - nice grid. Easy but with some new words & some aha clues.
ReplyDeleteThanx
I should only thank you Gowri for taking time to solve and to give feedback.
DeleteOnly 3 per person?
ReplyDeleteOnly three per head, Gemini.
ReplyDelete7Dn RIEMANN - {MEIR - reversed,}{ANN(e)}
ReplyDeleteRight.
ReplyDeleteRight.
ReplyDelete24Ac COEHESION - {C{O}{HE}{IS reversed}ON}
ReplyDeleteCorrect
Delete12A CORRODED = Rusted { wrote in Cypher, CODED including old O, Prestigious car RR}
ReplyDelete24A COHESION = Sticking together { that man, HE inside fraud CON with is back SI and love O}
28A RUBBISH = nonsense{ BISHop head of diocese losing work OP, after massage RUB}
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DeleteIt's all about Maths!
ReplyDeleteMathematicians.
ReplyDeleteMy 3rd
ReplyDelete10Ac PTOLEMY - {P{T}OLE}{MY}
28A: nonsense= rub(bish(-op))
ReplyDelete18D: coasts=seashores
(Hearse+sos)*
My first attempt to give annotation like regulars.
Sathia
7d and 10a are both right.
ReplyDelete27A: craving for water= thirsty
ReplyDelete(Try this)*
Sathia
In lieu of 28A,
ReplyDelete4D: relatives in olden days= stepdames
(Mad pets) >=(go up)
Ease regularly is e,s
Hence, (step dam)+es
Sathia
All your solutions are right, Sathia.
ReplyDeleteThanks AJ. I loved today’s CW.
DeleteSathia
Thanks Sathia.
Delete19a. ANALGESIA = Inability to feel pain
ReplyDeleteA SINGLE , anagram with
AA = Alcoholics Anonymous, fellowship of non drinkers
In jumble anind
A SINGLE
26d WHIR = A low continuous sound
DeleteWhir(-r)
Whirr = move rapidly round and round
Endlessly = deletion ind
verb
Deleteverb: whir; 3rd person present: whirs; verb: whirr; 3rd person present: whirrs; past tense: whirred; past participle: whirred; gerund or present participle: whirring
(of something rapidly rotating or moving to and fro) make a low, continuous, regular sound.
"the ceiling fans whirred in the smoky air"
noun
noun: whir; plural noun: whirs; noun: whirr; plural noun: whirrs
a whirring sound.
Whirr is alt spelling of whir!!
I thought it is WHIRL - L
DeleteI also thought whirl - l.
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ReplyDelete11d, 16d and 30a remain to be solved.
ReplyDelete30a hypsometer
ReplyDeleteHyphen-hen
Some ter(-m)
11d oraches
Oracles -l +h
16d loggets
Toggles*
Loked like too much focus on being technically correct. Could do with being more crisp and cryptic.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyable grid nonetheless. And thanks for the special.
DeleteThanks Sree Sree for helping complete the exercise and also for the remarks
Delete+1 for Prasad's comments.
DeleteI thank all the solvers and commenters for spending time on this grid.
ReplyDeleteI thank the Colonel for hosting my grid in his blog
Thank you AJ
Delete30A HYPSOMETER; instrument to measure elevation; HYPhen SOME TERm
ReplyDeleteThanx AJ.
ReplyDeleteA suggestion for specials. After the grid is solved, the clues should be shown with annotations like on Fridays and other days. Perhaps, highlighting any questions. IMHO.
ReplyDeleteAnnotations by the setter.
DeleteThanks for the special AJ
ReplyDeleteGood one AJ madam. Joined late
ReplyDeleteThank you Chandrasekhar.
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