Tamilnadu Open Online Cryptic Crossword Contest 27 Dec 23 (Updated)

1st Open Crossword competition for crossword buffs in Tamilnadu . Conducted through Crossword Association of Tamilnadu.

Photographs from the prize distribution

TNPL CMD handing over the winners cheque to Bhalachandra Pasupathy

L to R - Bhalachandra Pasupathy, Ramki Krishnan, Lakshmi Vaidyanathan, Ashirwad Viswanathan

No 14064, Friday 05 Jan 2024, Incognito

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ACROSS

8   Island found inside Cristobal Island (4) BALI [T]

9   Gave money - around a pound - for cloth pattern (5) PLAID {P{L}AID}

10 Financial institution? It's next to the river! (4) BANK [DD]

11 Dogs expelled from new rose garden that is closer (6) NEARER{RosE+gARdEN}*

12 Called some, I hear, on Monday accompanied by journalist (8) SUMMONED {(~some)SUM}{MON}{ED}

13 Breathe in like corsair (8) ASPIRATE {AS}{PIRATE}

15 Barely living and insanely nuts about princess (6) NUDIST {NU{DI}ST*}

17 Country song about soldiers (7) ARMENIA {AR{MEN}IA}

19 A leading movie actor has note for goddess (7) ASTARTE {A}{STAR}{TE}

22 Seance performer is average (6) MEDIUM [DD]

24 American name found in small road in Swiss city (8) LAUSANNE {LA{USA}{N}NE}

26 Crushed almond in sound instrument (8) MANDOLIN*

28 Basantar tank contains Scottish kilt material (6) TARTAN [T]

30 Florida silver standard (4) FLAG {FL}{AG}

31 Starting to tie and dye, covering small rough cloth (5) TWEED {Tie}{Dye} over {WEE}

32 Benjamin King has furry animal (4) MINK [T]

DOWN

1   Law-man starts to take evidence for appointment (4) DATE {DA}{Take}{Ev...e}

2   Precipitation inside plane starting to evaporate results in headache (8) MIGRAINE {MIG}{RAIN}{Ev...e}

3   Satrap travels around Greek city state (6) SPARTA*

4   Forbid that lady with English spirit (7) BANSHEE {BAN}{SHE}{E}

5   Initially, troop sergeant-major, following irregular soldiers scraps (8) ODDMENTS {Tr..p}{Se...r}<=>{ODD}{MEN}

6   Sailor, by the way, is overseas (6) ABROAD {AB}{ROAD}

7   A new direction for Charles' sister (4) ANNE {A}{N}{NE}

14 NCO sends out six-footer to get uniform material (5) SERGE SERGEant

16 Took seat on Indian fabric (5) SATIN {SAT}{IN}

18 Fire 1 millimetre round after time (8) IMMOLATE {1}{MM}{O}{LATE}

20 Arranges an old horse to go in front of male sheep (8) ANAGRAMS {A}{NAG}{RAMS}

21 Female students wrap 7 in warm cloth (7) FLANNEL {F}{L}{ANNE}{L}

23 Colour used by Hindi governess (6) INDIGO [T]

25 Oneness, when concealing a hint of difference, can become messy (6) UNTIDY {UNITY over (Di...e)}*

27 Fit defective seat belts without tests (4) ABLE {seAt BELts}*

29 Coin that may be returned without change (4) ANNA <=>

Reference List

Pound = L, Journalist = ED, Princess = DI, Note = TE, Name = N, Law-man = DA, Fighter = MIG, English = E, Sailor = AB, New = N, Indian = IN, Female = F, Student = L