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Sunday, 30 June 2024

Special, Sunday 30 Jun 2024, Moriarty

Welcome to our new setter Moriarty. Bouquets and brickbats welcome.

Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory) 
Please submit all your answers in one comment.  

(COMMENTS ENTERED WITH LESS THAN THREE ANSWERS/ANNOTATIONS WILL BE DELETED WITHOUT NOTICE, UNLESS THE COMMENTER SPECIFIES THAT IT IS A COMPENSATION FOR A REPEAT)



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74 comments:

  1. Kiran30 June 2024 at 10:31

    1a PARODY [<= T]
    def: mockery

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    1. Kiran30 June 2024 at 10:34

      3d DUCT
      first drain = d
      cut off = uct
      def: pipe

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    2. Kiran30 June 2024 at 10:37

      23d CANOPY
      (O)range and (P)urple in (cyan)*
      def: shade

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  2. Remy30 June 2024 at 10:34

    29 dn photo -snap top+oh*
    25 ac agama -acrostic

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  3. Remy30 June 2024 at 10:35

    15 ac up to -capable pout*

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  4. Suresh M S30 June 2024 at 10:36

    2D RISHI = sage { IyeR disheartened back RI + HIS* anagram}
    3D DUCT = Pipe {First Drain, D + CUT off, anagram}
    6D LASTS = Stays ( SALT + S top of soup, sprinkle, anagram}

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    1. Suresh M S30 June 2024 at 10:39

      7D = TARANTINO = Director { INTRO AT AN , anagram} as replacement of 1D

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    2. Suresh M S30 June 2024 at 11:25

      Yes,

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    3. Suresh M S30 June 2024 at 12:28

      Thanks for pointing out.

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    4. Suresh M S30 June 2024 at 12:30

      Enjoyed solving the special from Moriarty. Expect more.

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    5. Mohan30 June 2024 at 12:38

      Thanks a lot, Suresh!

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  5. P. Venkatesan30 June 2024 at 10:37

    3D: DUCT (D..)(CUT*)
    7D: TARANTINO (INTRO+AT+AN)*
    17D: IMITATORS (ARTIST+IMO)*

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  6. ramesh ss30 June 2024 at 10:38

    23A: COSMOS alt letter picking actor summons
    23D: CANOPY CYAN+O+P+
    30D: NOIR letter picking centre of funky immoral cynical alarmed

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    1. ramesh ss30 June 2024 at 10:42

      4A: ISOLATES ISS over O+LATE replaces repeated 23D

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  7. Vasanthi30 June 2024 at 10:44

    1 ac parody ( reverse T)
    3dn duct d(rain) (cut) *
    32ac promote (more pot) *

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  8. P. Venkatesan30 June 2024 at 10:51

    Replacement:
    12A: EDIT (T)

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  9. Vasanthi30 June 2024 at 10:52

    Replacement
    4 ac isolates
    I s o (none) late(behind schedule) s
    I(international)
    S(space)
    S(station)

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  10. AJ30 June 2024 at 10:52

    33a DESTROYS: ruins
    First extra: e and lead actor: a
    E replaces a in
    Sad story
    (Sed story)*

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    1. AJ30 June 2024 at 11:08

      26d AMOUR: love affair
      AM( morning) O( love) UR( you are, I hear)

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  11. Veena30 June 2024 at 11:00

    10a. MUSICAL
    Half a summer: Sum
    (Sum cali)*
    Spent : Anagrind
    DBE: LA la land perhaps

    16a. BIOPIC
    Suspect : POI (person of interest)
    Locked up: Reversal, containment indicators
    Iop inside (cbi)*
    Fabricated : Anagrind
    Definition: life story

    24d. THE END
    Take care: Tend
    Her briefly: He
    (T (he) end)
    Definition: perhaps when curtains close

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  12. Sree Sree30 June 2024 at 11:29

    I would like to know Col's view on the grid.
    Not attempting.

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    1. Col_Gopinath30 June 2024 at 13:13

      You mean the Grid design?

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    2. Sree Sree30 June 2024 at 13:37

      Yes Col.

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    3. Deepak Gopinath30 June 2024 at 16:19

      Not that big an issue, it's not totally 4 islands

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    4. Sree Sree30 June 2024 at 16:34

      Ok.
      For me with just two crossings going in the middle (of crossings), they are as good as two vertical grids.

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    5. Mohan30 June 2024 at 19:33

      Thank you @Sree for your input. I shall be mindful of the grid design going forward.

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  13. AJ30 June 2024 at 11:52

    ARNOLD: actor
    A( one) RN( extremely Republican) OLD(former)

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  14. Sathia30 June 2024 at 11:57

    22D: imagination= fantasy
    Lover is fan
    (Stay)*
    Hence, fan+tasy
    9D: healthcare center = clinic
    In mates means taking centre
    DeCLIne miNICab
    Sathia

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  15. H Ramachandran30 June 2024 at 12:04

    9d CLINIC = Healthcare centre
    deCLIne miNICab
    Inmates= suggests use of middle letters

    20d ASSAILED = Troubled
    ASS = Imbecile
    (-S) AILED = Went on voyage after initial clearance

    31a LENORA = Girl
    Anagram of Near loo
    Attacked = Anind


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  16. Sathia30 June 2024 at 12:18

    11A: southern= austral
    US ant last of accent is t
    Hearing test means oral ( homophone) of aral
    Hence a(us)(t)ral
    Sathia

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    1. Mohan30 June 2024 at 12:32

      Hi Sathia, kindly relook the anno.

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    2. Sathia30 June 2024 at 12:52

      It is au(s)(t)ral
      Aural is hearing test
      Us and accent last is s,t
      Hence austral= southern.
      Thanks @Mohan
      Sathia

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  17. Sathia30 June 2024 at 12:58

    Welcome new setter Moriarity. For a new one in TH this CW has some good clues. Also, (like Avataar the lesser the word length < 5 letters it is quite challenging to solve) the lesser word is more challenging to solve. Good start👍🏻
    Sathia

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    1. Mohan30 June 2024 at 13:38

      Thank you, Sathia, for your kind words and a warm welcome!

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  18. Surendra30 June 2024 at 13:23

    28A Ipoh - Malaysian city
    Unfinished MP3 player- Ipo(d)
    Initially handmade- h
    2D Rishi- sage
    Disheartened Iyer - IR
    Went back- RI
    Practice- anagrind
    Ri (his)*

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  19. ghaza30 June 2024 at 13:29

    What's left?

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    1. Mohan30 June 2024 at 13:34

      Hi Ghaza, these are left
      Across - 13, 18, 21, 27
      Down - 5, 8, 19

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  20. ghaza30 June 2024 at 13:46

    13a. Inch (move slowly), 2/3 of flinch
    18a. Run time DD
    21a. Spin off (focuses on supporting character), jumble of nips

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  21. N Sridhar30 June 2024 at 14:39

    8D-salaried-compensated; caesar-salad; endless grief-rie
    19D-nest-(sent)*
    27A-Nina-grammy winner Nina Simone?

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  22. Sathia30 June 2024 at 18:31

    Apart from 27a, 5D is still to be solved.
    Sathia

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  23. Padmanabhan30 June 2024 at 18:56

    27A- Nana- DD

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    1. Col_Gopinath30 June 2024 at 19:42

      How is NANA = Grammy

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    2. Padmanabhan30 June 2024 at 20:03

      Nana is a slang for fool.
      Also. I saw (on googling) Nana performing at Grammy.com

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    3. Mohan30 June 2024 at 21:04

      Grammy as in Grandmother, thus Nana.

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    4. Col_Gopinath30 June 2024 at 23:13

      Grandmother is Granny and not Grammy

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    5. Sree Sree30 June 2024 at 23:37

      @Mohan,
      Grammy is informal/endearment word not found in dictionary esp british english.
      Those kind of colloqs need addl hint.

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    6. Mohan1 July 2024 at 00:12

      Got it, Sree.

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  24. Padmanabhan30 June 2024 at 19:02

    Slasher- Perhaps serial killer- Slas(H)er
    Partly pronounced

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    1. Col_Gopinath30 June 2024 at 19:43

      Please elaborate Paddy. What is partly pronounced?

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    2. Padmanabhan30 June 2024 at 19:52

      Her become 'er'.

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    3. Mohan30 June 2024 at 20:05

      @Col, to elaborate on this, the intended anno is:
      Pronouns - She/her
      When partly (/her) pronounced, "slash her" becomes "slasher".

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    4. Col_Gopinath30 June 2024 at 23:15

      Not convincing. Where is She used?

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    5. Sree Sree30 June 2024 at 23:39

      Same as above.
      Use of word "pronouns" have woke connection in USA colloq.
      Not found in gen eng/british dictionaries.
      Better to avoid region specific words until they get to OEDs.

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    6. Mohan1 July 2024 at 00:05

      "She" is not picked.

      Indicator - Partly is to pick only "/her" from "she/her".

      So, "she/her" partly becomes "/her" i.e, "slash her", which becomes "slasher"

      Homophone Indicator - Pronounced

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  25. Padmanabhan30 June 2024 at 19:04

    Glad I was able to get 2 solutions in though late.
    Welcome Moriarty. Crisp clues. Enjoyed solving.
    A very good start. Keep them coming.

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    1. Mohan30 June 2024 at 19:44

      Glad you had fun solving, @Padmanabhan!

      Was beginning to wonder whether 5d was too convoluted, before I saw your comment/solution! Thanks again, and I look forward to setting more.

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  26. Padmanabhan30 June 2024 at 19:22

    I would rather like to call you Holmes than Moriarty!!

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    1. Mohan30 June 2024 at 19:55

      Hahaa, that's interesting. May I ask why?

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    2. Padmanabhan30 June 2024 at 20:04

      Moriarty is the conventional villain and you know Holmes!

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  27. Padmanabhan30 June 2024 at 19:47

    Just learned about Moriarty the Patriot.

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  28. Mohan30 June 2024 at 20:26

    Huge thanks to all the solvers and of course, Colonel for this opportunity.

    As a film enthusiast, I wanted my first grid to be memorable, thus the theme.

    Below are the movies themed words from the grid:

    Across:

    1 PARODY.
    10 MUSICAL.
    12 EDIT.
    16 BIOPIC.
    18 RUN-TIME.
    21 SPIN-OFF.
    32 PROMOTE.
    34 ARNOLD.

    Down:

    5 SLASHER.
    7 TARANTINO.
    17 IMITATORS.
    22 FANTASY.
    24 THE END.
    29 PHOTO.
    30 NOIR.

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  29. Padmanabhan30 June 2024 at 20:29

    Wow! Quite a lot of themed words!

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  30. Col_Gopinath30 June 2024 at 23:16

    Thanks for the special Moriarty

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  31. Sree Sree30 June 2024 at 23:44

    10a look at why in is there. Did you intend spent as anind half summer-sum to mus! Its not going in cali*.

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  32. Sree Sree30 June 2024 at 23:47

    14d
    Store discarded doesnt give sonar. Anind missing!. It should be either for store to indicate deletion words are in dufferent order. Or for resonators.

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  33. Sree Sree30 June 2024 at 23:48

    16a biopic is film. Biography is story.

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  34. Sree Sree30 June 2024 at 23:49

    18a liked the first def had "during" Included in def

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  35. Sree Sree30 June 2024 at 23:58

    9d how does inmate point to centre??
    Its more a telescopic indicator than letter pick.

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    1. Mohan1 July 2024 at 00:35

      Hi Sree,

      10a - "Shooting" was the intended Anind.
      (Sum cali)*
      Understood, the "In" does make the clue ambiguous.

      14d, 16a, 9d - Noted, thanks!

      18a - Did not quite get your point.

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    2. Padmanabhan1 July 2024 at 00:51

      He says he liked ;during' being part of the 1st def.- "Computer prog. executes during".

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