Friday, 16 September 2011

Crossword No 2


[Will be out of Chennai for a couple of days. I ll just keep it pending till Wed Sep 21st 8 AM IST (since there are still 9 clues still left). At that time, if there's anything pending will post it]

Please provide 4 answers per solver in the comments section. If any solutions are pending by Monday Sep 19th 8 AM IST., I ll post them  Any comments/feedback regarding clues welcome at any time.

Thanks to Colonel for providing the link with his blog and Chaturvasi for helping with doubts about clues.

Here's the link to Across Lite version of the puzzle (Cant embed the puzzle here for some reason, so providing a link)
http://icrossword.com/share/?id=8165_across_lite_version.puz


Here's the puzzle copied from word format:


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Across

1. Without hesitation, tennis ace joins gangster to become a Yankee (7)
5. This war breaks spirits (7)
9. Chaise Ray reassembled for comfortable seating (4,5)
10. Worker left in dock (5)
11. Deviate particle aside (10)
12. Return without sappers and yield (4)
14. Portion about half your time (6)
15. Losing head, the friendly ghost of old America becomes rough (8)
18. This type of pain typically occurs at one spot (8)
19. Son took in gold, a bit of radium and he forged rings (6)
22. Chantry loses Spanish fellow (4)
24. Diminish lady’s raise (10)
26. Constellation or electrically charged atom ? (5)
27. Get Nevill to blend scotch (9)
28. Blue city borders on nothing (7)
29. Scrutiniser for every customer (7)

Down

1. Release from consuming weed nipped at the top (7)
2. Wily engineer ordered gin (8)
3. About original entertainment (10)
4.  Mediate to get one into another aisle (6)
5. Veteran steed (8)
6. Pals wandering in mountains (4)
7. Routine time watch (5)
8. Checks shutters (7)
13. Ten sided clan argued hysterically (10)
16. Ones to blame for one’s own mistakes (9)
17. Drunken lady boxes jewelry in an adventurous manner (8)
18. Animal ran outside cricket club of Oxfordshire initially (7)
20. Swimmer, storyteller, swapped car for another (7)
21. Cosmetic texture (6)
23. Farewell, a privilege we hear (5)
25. Advance a small amount (4)




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16 comments:

  1. Col_Gopinath17 September 2011 at 08:27

    9A - EASY CHAIR*
    4D - {L{I}AISE*}
    6D - ALPS*
    17D - {DA{RING}LY*}

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  2. Rengaswamy17 September 2011 at 09:16

    5A- WRAITHS*
    5D- WARHORSE [DD]
    10A - P(L)IER
    13D - DECANGULAR*

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  3. S.Vini17 September 2011 at 10:13

    1A- FEDERER - ER + AL = FEDERAL
    22A - CHAPEL - EL = CHAP
    3D - RE + CREATION = RECREATION
    23D = A + DIEU( ~ DUE) = ADIEU

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  4. mathi17 September 2011 at 18:21

    You need to spice up things and make it more interesting.

    20D NATATOR -- good one. NA(RR->T}ATOR
    27A GLENLIVET*
    24A {DI's}AUGMENT
    29A {PER}{USER}

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  5. VP17 September 2011 at 19:02

    Thanks Mathi for comment. Just one follow up question: Is it that the theme is bland is or is it that the clues lead to solutions way too easy ?

    -VP

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  6. mathi17 September 2011 at 19:21

    It is a bit raw and straightforward. Though you
    have all the right ingredients, you need to add
    more word play and make it teasing. But
    don't make it too vague.

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  7. Anonymous17 September 2011 at 20:13

    21d POWDER 2
    18d RA(CC OO)N
    1d FR(-wEED)OM
    26a OR ION

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  8. VP17 September 2011 at 20:13

    Fair enough. Thanks for the input.
    -VP

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  9. VP17 September 2011 at 20:17

    Kishore, I had 21d as something else. Not sure if you got a chance to finish the across clues.

    Guess its an error on my part leaving a DD in there which fit more than one word.

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  10. mathi17 September 2011 at 20:20

    For e.g. 15A, 19A and 20D are quite good clues and
    have good word play. British crosswords like the Guardian are considered good and difficult. Also bring
    some 'Indianness' to it. Overall, it is a good second
    attempt. Looking forward to your next one!

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  11. VP17 September 2011 at 20:22

    Mathi, Thanks for the encouragement and pointing out the good clues as well :) Will try to keep improving based on all the suggestions I get here.

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  12. SandhyaP18 September 2011 at 14:58

    21D POWDER 2 correction: MAKEUP (DD)

    11A {DIGRESS}{ION}
    28A {NAUGHT}{Y}
    2D {DESIGN}{ING*}

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  13. VP18 September 2011 at 23:03

    As noted in the post, will keep this open till Wednesday, since I ll be out of town till then.

    Here are the clues still not yet in. Thanks for all the solutions and feedback.

    Across
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    12. Return without sappers and yield (4)
    14. Portion about half your time (6)
    15. Losing head, the friendly ghost of old America becomes rough (8)
    18. This type of pain typically occurs at one spot (8)
    19. Son took in gold, a bit of radium and he forged rings (6)

    Down
    -----
    7. Routine time watch (5)
    8. Checks shutters (7)
    16. Ones to blame for one’s own mistakes (9)
    25. Advance a small amount (4)

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  14. Bhavan19 September 2011 at 15:17

    12. Return without sappers and yield (4) (re-)CEDE
    14. Portion about half your time (6) MOIETY
    15. Losing head, the friendly ghost of old America becomes rough (8) (c-)ASPER O US
    18. This type of pain typically occurs at one spot (8) REGIONAL

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  15. VP21 September 2011 at 12:27

    Just back from a 2 day trip.

    Here are the remaining ones.

    19. Son took in gold, a bit of radium and he forged rings (6)
    SAURON: {S {AU} {R} ON}

    7. Routine time watch (5)
    TRITE: {T} {RITE}

    8. Checks shutters (7)
    SCREENS [DD]

    16. Ones to blame for one’s own mistakes (9)
    OURSELVES [CD]

    25. Advance a small amount (4)
    INCH [DD]

    Thanks for all the comments and solutions.

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  16. VP21 September 2011 at 12:34

    Regarding a couple of solutions that were posted, just for my own sake, I wanted to check if the way I had intended the breakup was not apparent from the clues.

    @ Sandhya

    28A: NAUGHTY {N {AUGHT} Y}

    Aught == naught == nothing (at least online dictionaries listed it this way)

    City (abbr NY}

    borders on == goes around/outside

    @ Bhavan
    14A MOIETY {YOur TIME*}

    Def: Portion
    Anagram Indicator: About
    Half your == Yo
    Hence the Anagram was supposed to be from YOTIME

    Please do let me know if the word play to get this annotation was inaccurate in any way.

    Thanks,
    -VP

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