Thursday 19 October 2017

Special, Thursday 19 Oct 2017, GRIN


Welcome to yet another new setter GRIN. 
Bouquets and Brickbats welcome

FOUR answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory) 
Please provide all your answers in one comment


ACROSS
10, 30D What Diwali is - with all those diyas or illumination (8)
11 Col's headless animal (3)
13 Run and distribute in absence of drink (3)
14 Lugs electrical and radio systems in the beginning (4)
15 Kitty's upper garment is returned (3)
16 Sends messages, substituting soprano for tenor, to get dulcet creations (6)
17 Batter discarded first two letters giving an expression of disgust (3)
18 Verne circulated bottle (5)
19 Responsibility is upon you and me (4)
20 Last heifer's released from cowshed in Scotland ... farewell! (3)
21 God surprisingly vanishes after sacrifice of fluttering hens (4)
23 Philologist's expression of mirth on the net (3)
24 Shabby, sloppy unit's accompanied by dirty youngsters, for starters (6)
27 One's confused about a time period (3)
28 Slight Pitman, I hear (5)
29 Dread tailless horse losing direction with right soldiers! (6)
30 Buddhist priest's old school has no pass (4)
33 Tightly hold government leader and hack (4)
34 Old ship returns carrying nothing for some time (4)
35 Perhaps a planet with alien space transport (6)
37 Similar to the thumbs-up button in social media (4)
39 Australian god's distinctive character (4)
40 Misdirected wolf to Eastern river - river in Crossword-land (6)
41 Consumer is United States resident initially ... possesses Ecstasy (4)
43 State lecturer's aim (4)
45 Andhra Pradesh's south eastern church's part (4)
46 Not even that thing has peculiarity at the end - a quirk (6)
47 Cite which Latin daughter left note (5)
48 Reversing Vanautu's vehicle (1,1,1)
50 Father's favourite engine component (6)
52 Previous evening's first woman (3)
53 Mummy's cross with Indian dress (4)
54 Had tea concoction (3)
58 Grows older - has silver at the ends of eyebrows (4)
59 Hardy plants mutilated Ernest, dropping name (5)
60 Criminal follows good girl (3)
61 Agitated counsellor dropped lens pieces and amber, for example (6)
62 Heard couple excessively (3)
63 Without circular letter, non-government organisation's not ready to proceed (2-2)
64 Runner's slide does not end (3)
65 South African, Zulu and Turkish instrument (3)
66 Blast! School stops assignation with paramour (8)

DOWN
1   Reportedly look at path - a shipping route (6)
2   Indian woman's course incomplete (5)
3   A big marine command (5)
4   Critical praise for public library's survey (7)
5   Be up and get hot drenching (4)
6   Handheld firework - a real gem! (8)
7   Do some key work (4)
8   Rent-free? (3,3)
9   Grand chukka or wheeling firecracker (6,7)
12 Yet it might offer space for more than one (6,4)
22 Over a dress (4)
24 Such a firecracker has no chance of display (5)
25 Broadcast on Nepal's fiery firecracker (8)
26 Failure of explosive device? (4)
30 See 10 across (2,6)
31, 46D What Diwali is said to celebrate (7,2,4)
32 Sport of only Hindi friend having lost way repeatedly (4)
36 A number leaves Tamil Nadu town for a pilgrim city (4)
38 Clothes that may be worn out but are not worn-out (3,7)
40 Big meal to celebrate extraordinary feats (5)
42 Runaway win in endless course (4)
44 Tiny bit from all the other mindleaders (4)
46 See 31 dn (4,4)
49 Go off with former policeman at end of lane (7)
51 Somehow I stop lad's first shooter (6)
55 Remarks to provoke relatives going after model (6)
56 Critical account subdued endlessly (5)
57 Reflection from top of ghagra's fuzz (5)
59 Throw loaded one back to son (4)
60 Look, pilfer sweets from supermarket shelf and get right out (4)

Across Lite version can be accessed at GRIN

Enjoy.

88 comments:

  1. 56 Critical account subdued endlessly (5)AC (-m)UTE (-d)

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  2. 18A: NERVE (VERNE)*
    19A: ON US
    21A: SIVA {VANISHES(-HENS)}*
    27A: EON ONE*

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  3. 51d Somehow I stop lad's first shooter (6)PISTOL (I STOP)* L(-ad)

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  4. 49D Go off with former policeman at end of lane (7)EX PLOD E (PLOD is policeman, slang)

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  5. 44d Tiny bit from all the other mindleaders (4)A T O M (acroustic)

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  6. 6D SPARKLER DD
    61A COLOUR (COUNSELLOR - LENS)*
    66A DETONATE ETON in DATE
    55D TAUNTS T+AUNTS

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  7. 45a apse AP(S)(E)
    46a (odd)(it)y
    48suv (VUs<-)
    59a trees (er(-n)est*)

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  8. 45A APSE.... acrostic
    8D LET OUT....DD
    63A..NO GO....NGO -O
    26D BOMB....DD

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    1. Jyotsna, you can take one more as compensation for 45A

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  9. 50A- Poppet- (Pop)(Pet)- Engine component
    58A- Ages- (Ag)(ES)-Grows old
    51D- Pistol-(I Stop L)*-Shooter
    9D- Ground Chakra-(Ground Chukka or)*- Fire cracker

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    1. Paddy rechek your answer to 9D

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    2. Sorry. It should be 'Chukkar'.

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    3. i wonder if chakkra to chakkar, is northward movement or southward.

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    4. Careless of me to make a mistake even after correction.

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    5. Prasad to answer your question you should try Oracle's(Kishore's) grids in Facebook 1 Across group

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  10. Down Clues

    31&46 TRIUMPH OF GODS OVER EVIL [CD]
    51 PISTOL [I STAO*]{L(-ad)}
    40 FEAST [FEATS*]

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  11. In place of 51 Pistol

    59 TOSS [SOT <=][S]

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  12. Oops! Mistake... TRIUMPH OF GOOD OVER EVIL. Hope it is correct!

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    1. technically, doubtful. They just celebrated return of ram. Naraka chaturdasi in AP is celebrated as triumph of good over evil.

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  13. 11A - ASS (-p)ASS
    23A - LOL [T]
    33A - GRIP {G}{RIP}
    37A - LIKE [DD]

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  14. 20 across: BY(-R)E BYE= farewell

    35 across: ROCK+ET (alien)= Space transport

    42 down: ROUT - ROUT(-E) = course

    22 down: ATOP= Over= A top


    Interesting grid , especially because of 3 & 4 letter words !

    LIt up our Divali with cheer ! Welcome aboard { GRIN) You grin , we will bear this !!

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  15. Across

    24 UNTIDY (unit* D Irty Y oungster , def : shabby)
    28 MINOR ( Miner ~ , def: slight )
    29 HORROR ( HOR - E & S, right - R , soldiers- OR , DEF : dread)
    30 OSHO [Old - O , SCHOOL - COL (pass ) , def: Buddhist priest )

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  16. Thank you Grin & Col. for lighting up our Deepavali. Enjoyed solving.
    Would like to know who is behind the Grin- apart from us,of course.

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  17. All others fogged out because of cracker fumes? How many are yet to be solved ? Too difficult to take a tally ! I have enjoyed this Jumbo crossie with mini and maxi words ! Thanks GRIN ! Come more often visiting us here .



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    1. More likely they are 'maroing chakkars' at 1 Across

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  18. Thanks Grin for the firecracker puzzle and the entertainment on a holiday! Look forward to more Grins:)

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  19. 34A filled up with parsing.
    32D filled up without parsing. But looks compatible.
    Waiting!

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  20. Got that also with the help of my limited Hindi knowledge.

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    1. hindi was OK. its english that eluded. returned after a break and got it.

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    2. Got both 34a and 32d with some external help! ;-)

      Nice debut grid, Grin! Keep them coming

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  21. Busy day with visits to various places. Hopeful the jumbo will reserve seat for me!
    10AC: FESTIVAL
    40AC: FLOW< E R [easy - river is FLOWER in our crosswords right?]
    30DN: OF LIGHTS CD
    36DN: [-ten]KASI

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  22. 1 Reportedly look at path - a shipping route (6) SEA(~sea)WAY
    2 Indian woman's course incomplete (5)STREE (-t)
    3 A big marine command (5)A VAST
    4 Critical praise for public library's survey (7)PL AUDIT

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  23. 1 Reportedly look at path - a shipping route (6) SEA(~see)WAY

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  24. To be solved

    ACROSS
    13 14 15 16 17 34 39 41 43 47 52 53 54 60 62 64 65

    DOWN
    5 7 12 24 25 30 32 38 57 60

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  25. 32D JUDO JUST-ST + DOST –ST
    34A BOUT TUB rev around O
    13A PLY SUPPLY- SUP
    43A GOAL GOA+L

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  26. 5d BAT H
    7d TYPE
    12d single room

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  27. Down

    7 TYPE ( CD)
    8 LET OUT (DD)
    24 UNLIT (CD)
    25 AIRPLANE ( broadcast -AIR , NEPAL * , def : firecracker)

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  28. 14A EARS (Acrostic)
    15A POT TOP rev
    16A SWEETS TWEETS with S for T
    17A UGH DOUGH – DO
    39A AURA AU+RA
    41A USER US+R around E
    47A QUOTE QUOD-D + TE
    52A EVE DD
    53A MAXI MA+X+I
    54A ATE (TEA)*
    60A GAL G+AL
    64A SKI SKID-D
    65A SAZ SA+Z
    7D TYPE CD
    12D SINGLE ROOM CD
    24D UNLIT CD
    25D AIRPLANE AIR + (NEPAL)*
    57D GLINT G + LINT

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    1. Thanks Doc!
      I never felt it to be so painful to complete the remaining clues. I gave up to catch up with Diwali celebrations.
      Happy Diwali!!!

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    2. Holiday with loads of free time LV; was waiting for 6pm:)

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  29. Dr. has gobbled up all.
    Nice fireworks by Grin! Great debut too!
    Happy Diwali Grin and thanks Col. for putting this up.

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    1. 38D and 60D still left. Filled in but I am unsure of the parsing.

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    2. Filled in
      38D- New Dresses & 60D- Gaze (not sure what it becomes with R added)
      Not sure of annos. Waiting for clarification.

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  30. ACROSS
    14 EARS acrostic
    15 POT<
    16 [-s+T]WEETS
    17 [-ro]UGH
    39 A URA
    41 US[E]R

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  31. Replies
    1. Yes
      Graze - US to pilfer and eat sweets, fruit, etc, from supermarket shelves while shopping

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    2. Had to check Chambers. Did not know Graze meant eat on the move straight from shelves in a supermarket!

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  32. Someone can now list out the theme entries

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  33. Festival of Lights, Triumph of good over evil, new dresses, sweets, Sparkler, rocket, flower pot.

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  34. Thank you GRIN. All that's left now is for someone to list out the theme entries. I'm off now for a wedding reception.

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  35. Across- festival of lights,rocket,flower pot,colour
    Down-Triumpf of Good over Evil,Airplane (?),pistol,atom bomb,bath, new (tea?) dresses,sparkler,explode,ground chakkar,Kasi(Ganga snanam)

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  36. Thank you Grin (We are still grinning!) & Col.
    had a good time and an excellent debut (?)

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  37. festival of lights
    sweets
    rocket
    flower pot
    ate
    detonate
    sparkler
    ground chakkar
    triumph over evil
    airplane
    bomb
    kasi
    feast
    new dresses
    explode
    glint

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    1. Great work Dr. Happy Diwali!

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    2. I think Kasi has to be taken with Siva to make Sivakasi

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    3. Thanks Vasant! Happy Diwali to you and everyone here :)

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  38. Thank you Grin again... and Col as always!

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  39. I would like to see non-thematic Jumbo crosswords with phrases of greater lengths occupying several cells and also with fewer or total absence of 3-letter solutions. Someone should take up the challenge. Writing cryptic clues for those phrases of greater length will be very hard, requiring much more work, but can - or should - be done.

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    1. Like the one I made for the 5th anniversary of the blog in Feb 14

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