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GHAZA 25
By Ghaza
Across
| 1 | Managed to absorb a non-profit entity with zero capital (7) |
| 5 | Rock a spider boat leaving port dangerously (7) |
| 10 | Bargains popping up in this city (4) |
| 11 | For example, ants smell poisons with Iodine and run away (10) |
| 12 | Director of a lavish production (6) |
| 13 | Over-arching shadow engulfs the middle portions of the grid (8) |
| 14 | Doctor’s latest secretary, funnily enough, used to treat heart problems (9) |
| 16 | Yesteryears’ diva about to be offered the last three characters of “Pataakha” (5) |
| 17 | District teacher terminally depressed was regressive and mediocre earlier (5) |
| 19 | Briefly get up, I dropped a little red wine (9) |
| 23 | Matru not particularly getting confused by the sacred power of a writer (8) |
| 24 | Without a bit of remorse, the ogre reached for the Spanish money (6) |
| 26 | Hundred chasing a luxury car get to town (10) |
| 27 | Eye cells grow back often (4) |
| 28 | Scottish general honour given to the subject (7) |
| 29 | Search for Mrs. Corleone without a picture (7) |
Down
| 2 | Director with a penchant for tigers, heard to be back more upset (7) |
| 3 | Show anger or we will leave bewildered (5) |
| 4 | Game to return the greeting (7) |
| 6 | Demons’ eyes survey the latter part of fifteen twice-over (6) |
| 7 | Hop over a blind monster waking up above the endmost gallery (9) |
| 8 | Suppress twice mostly near Switzerland and its capital primarily (7) |
| 9 | Medical specialists rinse out simmering solutions (13) |
| 15 | Baby animal of a bovine with half a tail, a freshwater fish (with a tail) and a vaulting deer with no tail (6,3) |
| 18 | Indian Intelligence theatrically tackled internal hesitation when affirmation was returned in triplicate (7) |
| 20 | Some prominent American singer “Montana” very heartlessly had several husbands (7) |
| 21 | Weathered through low sky (3,4) |
| 22 | Meat eaten essentially all over the French settlement (6) |
| 25 | Endless task to return some loan overwhelms the present-day icon (5) |
Enjoy.
27A. Ogle= eye
ReplyDeleteCells grow back often
Reverse indicator( back) often is ogle( from grow cells)
16ac rekha about(re) pataa(kha)
ReplyDelete1ac rangoon
ReplyDeleteManaged(ran)
Non profit entity(ngo)
Zero(o)
10ac agra
ReplyDeleteB(arga) <ins
3 dn gnash. showanger-or we*
ReplyDelete4 dn othello -to<hello-greeting.
10 ac agra. b(arga)<ins
compensating for 10 a
Delete2 dn angrier-more upset.
director-Ang( lee) rier/rear-back.
1a: RANGOON (RAN(NGO) (O) N)
ReplyDelete27A: OGLE (cElLs GrOw) <--)
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ReplyDelete12A. Action it's a DD
ReplyDeleteAction= Director= Output.
Incorrect
Delete5A DIABASE = Rock {A SPIDER BOAT - PORT , anagram}
ReplyDelete12A VISHAL = a director {LAVISH anagram}
Delete8D: suppress= squelch
ReplyDelete(S(-e)quel)(ch)
Sathia
The answer is correct, but the intended anno is different
DeleteIn my version, 3 words in the clues are bold and underlined:
ReplyDelete5a. spider
23a. Matru
21d. sky
Thanks a lot, Colonel, for making an update here.
DeleteOh ya, Pataakha also
Delete6d INCUBI
ReplyDeletedef: demons
[ I(n)(cub)I ]
eyes = I, I
later part of fifteen = n
later part of 15(15d) = cub (baby animal means some cub, yet to solve it :-)
14a PRACTOLOL
Deletedef: used to treat heart problems
doctor's latest secretary = practo
funnily enough = lol
7d BELVEDERE
Deletedef: gallery
hop = beer (actually it is hops ??)
monster = devil
blind monster = devl [ I(eye) missing ]
waking up = lved
the endmost = e
{be[dev(-i)l <-]}er(e)
Hmmm, yes, hops should be used for beer
Delete13A: over-arching= umbrella
ReplyDeleteShadow is umbra
Grid is grille middle becomes (ill) error?
Umbr(ell)a
Sathia
Hi Sathia, I had another word for grid.
Deletegrid = trellis
Delete👍🏻
DeleteSathia
9d, medical specialists = = immunologists =
ReplyDelete[Simmering solutions] - rinse [CA]
My last,
ReplyDelete22D: settlement= hamlet
Meat is ham
Essentially eaten is t
French is le
All over is containment indicator
(Ham)(le)(t)
Sathia
11a, for example ants = humicolous
ReplyDeleteSmell = hum
Iodine = I
Poisons = colours - r ( run away)
= colous
My 3rd
ReplyDelete26a, town = Lincolnton
Hundred = ton
A luxury car = Lincoln
Here's my list of what's remaining:
ReplyDeleteAcross: 17, 19, 23, 24, 28, 29
Down: 15, 18, 20, 21, 25
If anyone wants to discuss the theme, the themed answers, and the purpose of the underlined words, do go ahead . . . .
ReplyDelete25d EMOJI; present day icon; JOb<= in EMI
ReplyDelete24a SHEKEL; money; SHrEK EL
ReplyDeleteVery challenging. Not much headway I could make. Waiting for others
ReplyDeleteSince there are many left to be solved. Those who have solved earlier can answer two more
ReplyDelete28a, scottis general = Macbeth
ReplyDeleteSubject = Math
Honour = cbe, commander of the british empire
[Ma(cbe) th]
Typo, scottish general
ReplyDelete19a ROUSSETTE
ReplyDeletedef: wine
rous(-e) + sette(-r)
20d SUSANNA
Deletedef: had several husbands
(s)(us){(-h)anna(-h)}
susanna's seven husbands, novel by ruskind bond. Also film by vishal bharadwaj saath khoon maaf.
:)
Delete28a MACBETH = Scottish general
ReplyDeleteMATH = Subject
CBE =. Honour
Given = Insert ind
Still to be solved
ReplyDeleteAcross: 17, 23, 29
Down: 15, 18, 21
21d THE BLUE; sky; weaTHEred , through meaning in the middle. low=BLUE
ReplyDeleteThis along with 13a is "The blue umbrella". Another movie by vishal.
DeleteGreat!! Do tell us why "sky" is in bold.
Deleteoh, I thought they were just referring to vishal's movies. spider = makdee, etc.
DeleteYes, that's what spider is highlighted for.
DeleteAnyways, you need not answer the question. It is not needed to complete the grid.
It is already 6pm. May be setter (Ghaza) can reveal his theme for this CW.
ReplyDeleteSathia
Hi Sathia,
ReplyDeleteKiran has already given the theme and has been discussing it in his comments.
Anyone can give answers to the remaining clues. Unlimited answers per person now.
ReplyDeleteThe theme may enable one to fit two of the remaining clues easily.
ReplyDelete29a KAMINEY
ReplyDelete18d KHUFIYA
Just guessing by the theme - Vishal's movies and fitting the grid letters
15d COUGAR CUB
Deletedef: baby animal
gar = fish with tail
deer = buc(-k) <-
could not parse the rest
Yes !!!! For all 3 answers.
DeleteShould I give the remaining answers at 7:00 pm?
ReplyDeleteOr should I give one answer first at 6:30 pm?
That leaves only 17a and 23a.
ReplyDeleteAnd a few annos to be explained.
I'll give all the answers and intended annos at 7:05 pm, unless someone asks me to wait.
ReplyDelete23a. is a famous writer.
ReplyDelete23A MURAKAMI (?)
DeleteYes
DeleteWould you like to try the anno?
DeleteNo Idea
Delete17a. Okrug.
ReplyDeleteIt means district.
Teacher terminally depressed was regressive = rug (from guru).
Mediocre is ok.
In 8d the second suppress is for quell.
ReplyDeleteIn 15d bovine with half a tail gives cou from cow. I guess it only works in certain fonts, not all. Sorry about that.
second suppress is quell
Deleteso quel(-l) (ch) {ch is for switzerland}
in Squelch, where is the S coming from ? and what is the role of capital primarily ?
S is from Switzerland's capital (capital letter), primarily indicates S goes to the beginning.
DeleteSwitzerland is used for two things in the clue, CH and S.
DeleteSwitzerland is used for two things in the clue, CH and S.
DeleteSwitzerland's capital gives S (capital letter), primarily indicates it moves to the beginning.
29a. Kaminey
ReplyDeleteMrs. Corleone is Kay (from The Godfather).
Search is mine.
18d. Khufiya
Indian intelligence loosely gives a meaning. Theatrically indicates it is a movie.
K = tackled internal
Uh = hesitation
If = when
Ay = affirmation
All three are returned.
23a. Murakami
ReplyDeleteKami is sacred power.
Mura is from jumbling Matru with no-t (particular indicates separately)
Thanks everyone who spent time on this puzzle. Sorry that it got very taxing.
ReplyDeleteIf any of the clues are bad or unfair, do tell me. I apologise.
This one celebrates Vishal Bhardwaj.
ReplyDeleteAll of his feature length films make an appearance. Some directly, some indirectly. Some in the grid, and some in the clues.
He himself makes an appearance, along with his wife and son.
Ghaza - how much does it take for you to prepare a grid like this ? just curious.....
ReplyDeleteI mean how much time....
DeleteThanks Kiran.
ReplyDeleteFor now, it is taking less time than I am willing to spend :)
Typically it does take 2 - 3 fresh starts to fit the stuff I want to in the grid, and I always have to leave out some stuff that's there in the list.
And, need to resort to some jugglery for the last few items, like using the clues and English meanings here.