Friday, 14 March 2025

No 14432, Friday 14 Mar 2025, Incognito

HAPPY HOLI

 

Artwork by Prasanna

 

Rangoli by Gowri

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ACROSS
8   Horrible leak results in expanse of water (4) LAKE*
9   Gasps, "Trousers!" (5) PANTS [DD]
10 Burden upon you and me (4) ONUS {ON}{US}
11 Thin piece from second organ (6) SLIVER {S}{LIVER}
12 Against small discs used to mark position in board games (8) COUNTERS {COUNTER}{S}
13 Pictorial way to depict canteen sales? (3,5) BAR GRAPH [CD]
15 As Veer can be unwilling, ... (6) AVERSE*
17 An appointment with the French promoter (7) APOSTLE {A}{POST}{LE}
19 I learnt relocation may result in such detachment (7) RETINAL*
22 Pairs roamed around Eastern Iran in olden days (6) PERSIA {P{E}RSIA*}
24 True pear transplanted in hole (8) APERTURE*
26 "SighA Han is running amok in Chinese city!" (8) SHANGHAI*
28 Current master is upset (6) STREAM*
30 Part of sturgeon egg (4) URGE [T]Girl = G, Large = OS, 
31 Right file is moved to search (5) RIFLE {R}{FILE*}
32 Clarkson's boats (4) ARKS [T]

DOWN
1   Washington students constructing border protection? (4) WALL {WA}{LL}
2   Avengers produce Sarin, for example (5,3) NERVE GAS*
3   Portion in South America forming ancient city (6) SPARTA {S{PART}A}
4   Girl at Cochin prepared Italian dumplings (7) GNOCCHI {G}{COCHIN*}
5   Large curate changes side to kiss (8) OSCULATE {OS}{CU(-r+l)LATE}
6   Perhaps, bootleggers source of income and courage (6) BOTTLE [DD]
7   Endlessly hurry around largest urban area in Germany (4) RUHR HURRy*
14 Fruit and drink lying around shopping centre (5) APPLE {A{shoPPing}LE}
16 Ringo's sister hugs sailor (5) STARR {S{TAR}R}
18 See haters transform and still remain haters (8) LOATHERS {LO}{HATERS*}
20 Bury Valerie, after leaving lakein the meantime (8) INTERVAL {INTER}{VALerie}
21 Government charges if rafts move (7) TARIFFS*
23 Crookedly grins, carrying note for vocalist (6) SINGER {SING{E}R*}
25 Tears flowing after European festival (6) EASTER {TEARS*}<=>{E}
27 Instrument Oprah plays after losing ring (4) HARP oPRAH*
29 Congress candidate from Kalkaji (4) ALKA [T]

Reference List
Second = S, Small = S, The in French = LE, Eastern = E, Right = R, Student = L, Sailor = TAR, See = LO, Note = E, European = E

60 comments:

  1. 10A. ONUS (burden) - upon (ON) you and me (US)

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  2. 24A. APERTURE (hole) - TRUE PEAR anagram

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  3. 29A. ALKA - Congress candidate from k(ALKA)ji

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  5. 2D is NERVE GAS , anagram of AVENGERS

    27D OPRAH - (O) = PRAH, anagram HARP

    3D Portion means Part, embedded in acronym for South America S(PART)A = SPARTA

    28A STREAM Anagram of Master

    15A AVERSE Anagram of As Veer

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    1. 2D. Though correct, it is incomplete.

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    2. Agreed. In the Annotations it should have been explained that Sarin is a poisonous nerve gas. My memory of the Tokyo Subway incident of the mid-90's helped me crack this.

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  6. 8a lake from leak
    4d Gnocchi from G from girl and cochin anagram
    7 d Ruhr from anagram of Hurry- y
    26 a Chinese city Shanghai from sigh a han anagram
    20 d Interval from bury -inter and valerie - lake erie- val

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    1. How? Take a second look. Repeated here many times not to give solution without anno.

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  8. 11a.
    Thin piece=sliver
    second=s
    Organ=liver
    s+liver=sliver

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    1. 1d
      border protection=wall
      Washington=wa
      Students=ll
      Wa+ll=wall

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    2. 32a
      Boats=arks
      Cl (arks) on's

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    3. 29d
      In the meantime=interval
      bury=inter
      Lake=Erie
      Valerie after leaving lake =Valerie -erie=val
      Inter+val=interval

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    4. 22a
      Iran in olden days=Persia
      Eastern=e
      (Pairs+e)*=Persia

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    1. This would be removed - without annos.
      No point in giving these.

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    2. You need to give annotations for each solution listed by you.
      Sathia

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  10. Nice Artwork and Rangoli.
    Happy Holi. Another cakewalk today.

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    2. sorry. Devi Prasad. Typo. in 13:13

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  11. For everyone's attention- along with wordplay, it would be complete if def. is also mentioned. We see Col. marking daily the def.word in bold letters

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  12. 18D See(lo) anagram of haters is loathers meaning haters again

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  13. 14D drink(ale) around sopping centre(pp)
    apple

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  14. 30a URGE: Egg
    Part of st(URGE)on

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  15. 19A RETINAL (I learnt)* (RETINAL detachment)
    13A BAR GRAPH (CD?)
    (canteen = bar
    sales=graph)?

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    1. It is,
      Pictorial = graph
      Canteen = bar
      Sales? Is definition.
      Sathia

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  16. 23 D _ singer = vocalist. (grins*+e) e = note
    25 D Easter _ festival. (tears*+e) e for European
    27 D _ harp = instrument. Oprah minus O - ring (prah)*
    26 A - Shanghai _ Chinese city (sigh a han)*
    30 A - urge _ to egg. Part of stURGEon

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    1. Annotation of 23D and 25D needs to be corrected

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  17. 12A: discs used to make position in board games= counters
    (Counter)(s)
    Sathia

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  18. 13a: bar graph = pictorial way.
    Canteen=bar.
    17a: apostle = promoter.
    A appointment=a post, French=me.
    31a: rifle = search.
    (R)right and file anagram.
    5d: osculate = kiss.
    Is=large and curate change side R>l.
    23d: singer = vocalist.
    Grins anagram and e - note.

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  19. 6DN:bottle-bootlegger=illegal smuggler and seller of alcohol(source of income). Bottle also means
    courage.

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  20. 16d STARR = Ringo ( Starr ) of Beatles
    SR = Sister
    TAR = Sailor
    S+TAR+R
    Hugs = Contain. Ind.

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  21. 21D - TARIFFS*
    dEF. charges
    if rafts - anag.

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  22. Thank you col.sir for posting our artworks. Happy holi to all THCC blog members. Have a gr8 day.

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  23. 17A - {A}{POST}{LE)
    An - A
    appointment - POST
    the French - LE
    Def. promoter - APOSTLE

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  24. Today's crossword was a piece of cake and achilds play. On the contrary it's so amusing that 53 comments were there today. Goes to prove that you can make a mountain of a mole hill.

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    1. Check the preamble of the Crossword and you will know why there are so many comments today. Same is the case on every Friday if you have not noticed it

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  25. Happy Holi everyone! Excellent stuff from Prasanna and Gowri!

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  26. Again an easy breeze from Incognito.
    My fav - BOTTLE,.OSCULATE, INTERVAL, LOATHERS.

    Didn't know an APOSTLE is a promoter?

    Thanx Kishore!

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  27. Wishing all of u and ur families- A Very Happy Holi!
    Thanx Colonel!

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  28. Wishing all of u and ur families- A Very Happy Holi!
    Thanx Colonel!

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