Thursday 23 November 2017

No 12170, Thursday 23 Nov 2017, Buzzer


ACROSS
9   Issue made evident by wise man, a teacher (7) EMANATE [T]
10 Child going about test without taking a breather (7) NOSTRIL {SON<=}{TRIaL}
11 A gasket seal — dull, beginning to fade (1,4) O RING bORING
12 Properly done cluing all but joy (5,4) CLOUD NINE {DONE+CLUINg}*
13 Furious with finals fate where beaten all ends up (2,1,6) IN A LATHER {fINALs}{fATe}{wHERe}
14 Spy put into the ground (5) PLANT [DD]
15 Old actress and mother you caught on street (3,4) MAE WEST {MA}(~you){EWE}{ST}
17 Shape of DIY pram made-to-order (7) PYRAMID*
19 Poured into a lot, liquid compost (5) MULCH {MU{L}CH}
20 Civil rights activist or revolutionary, an inspiration around American society (4,5) ROSA PARKS {OR<=}{S{A}PARK}{S}
22 C-commotion or stew (9) CARBONADO {CARBON}{ADO}
24 SMS generation have heads buried in accessory (5) EXTRA {tEXT}{eRA}
25 A server let us in after hacking (7) UTENSIL*
26 Being able to adapt in epic final takes pressure off (7) ELASTIC {Ep{LAST}IC}

DOWN1   Manuscript author to write about relative bias (8) NEPOTISM {MS}{I}{TO}{PEN}<=
2   Polite form of address from UP when greeting bachelor (6) SAHIBA {AS<=}{HI}{BA}
3   Country boy he's wild following! (10) BANGLADESH {BANG}{LAD}{HES*} BANG from? See comments
4   Every hotel surrounded by bar in a seaside shack (5,3) BEACH HUT {B{EACH}{H}UT}
5   Starting off with outline for travelling (2,4) ON TOUR cONTOUR
6   ABC non-functional so ... old (4) USED {USE}{D}
7   Those seen entering Charminar market together (3,2,3) ARM IN ARM [T]
8   Natural for hospital wing to be under viral attack (6) FLUENT {FLU}{ENT}
14 Help repair malfunctioning printer say (10) PERIPHERAL*
16 What makes big shots in general filthy rich's capital? (8) ENLARGER {Rich} in {GENERAL}*
17 Revolting to swallow fly in a piece of cake (8) PUSHOVER {SUP<=}{HOVER}
18 First ball to cover in the gap (8) DISTANCE {D{1ST}ANCE}
19 Model heading to jail 20 times more (4-2) MOCK-UP (-l+m)MOCKUP (50x20=1000 or Lx20=M)
20 Team up again in a true sense (6) REALLY {RE ALLY}
21 Rust wore away wheel... (6) ROTATE {ROT}{ATE}
23 ... some corrosion not oddly (2,2) OR SO cOrRoSiOn

GRID

46 comments:

  1. 3D. BANG from "!" (exclamation mark is aka bang)

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  2. Challenging grid from Buzzer - definitely no 17D!
    MOCKUP, ROSA PARKS (extended def &lit?), NOSTRIL were favourites.

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  3. Well done Ramki- about bang.
    Buzzer starts off with a trade mark T.
    Yes, a tough one. Could not get a couple and annos for a few more.
    Rosa parks, Mae West.... old times sake.

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  4. For 'sup' Free Dic. gives "A small swallow or mouthful,sip". Did not know this.

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  5. 4D- bar gives but- in the sense of exception?

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  6. 23D- 'Or so' was taken out nicely from corruption.

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  7. The workers in the PLANT were IN A LATHER. The USED ELASTIC bag in which the imported O-RING was kept was not to be found. How is the pump going to be repaired and made to ROTATE again?
    A dozen OR SO workers put in EXTRA efforts and searched the entire DISTANCE up to the office room in vain. The Managing Director soon arrived ARM IN ARM with the CEO (his son!). He was from BANGLADESH and spoke FLUENT Bengali. What is going to happen?

    He directed his son to take the measurement and go to the Chor Bazaar in the PERIPHERAL part of the city. REALLY? Do you mean to say I should go there and search? Yes, go and get a few O-Rings of the measured size....

    Later - the job was done. Do I need to say that the entire plant was on CLOUD NINE?? !!

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  8. Nepotism is implied- CEO being the son of MD!

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  9. Years back we had set up a small-scale rubber plant in Ambattur Industrial Estate and among other things supplied O-Rings to Sumeet mixie factory.

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  10. Super puzzle!
    Still havent got the parsing of USED.

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    1. If ABC are defunct you have to USE D 😊

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    2. 6D is not D in my opinion. A,B and C are non-functional, so Use D. Its a CD

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    3. OK sorry. The D I mentioned is a part of anno. But Vasant I guess you get the drift now

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    4. Thanks Ramki and Shrikanth. Nice clue!

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  11. OK. Now a daring call.
    Type one name of a THC setter. And against that write a superlative comment.
    E.g., Most innovative, most whatever.
    Only positive (not in the sense of comparative degree) comment. No critical or derogatory comment, please

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    1. Buzzer gets your synapses buzzing!

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    2. Sunnet- The eternal 'Pangram'mer.

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    3. KrissKross makes you run crisscross from one part of the grid to another

      Gridman makes you want to take permanent residence in the grid and become Chaturvasi

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    4. Incognito - Darling of the masses popular for easy puzzles.

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    5. Gridman: A GR mind of slots and lights

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    6. incognito: gin co neat pasand hai

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  12. Dr X's grids are just what the doctor ordered :)

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  13. xChequer: Ex-cellent puzzles making one to check, check. Er before one finishes.

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  14. Kriskross grids are simply amazingly criss crossed

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  15. Many Happy Returns Of The Day, Dr. Satyen Nabar

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  16. GM - Makes me wait for his serve.
    ARDEN - Most enjoyable brain-teaser!

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  17. Happy Birthday & Many Happy returns of the day,Doc.

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  18. Walker (Phantom) walks the tightrope- strictly as per the letter of the law, no jungle rules.

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  19. Spinner bowls top class doosras across the grid

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  20. Many happy returns of the day, Doc Nabar !

    The Doc never gives a dhokKa but a good dhakka and jhadka to your brains when he sets his skeleton of grids, leaving you to give it the necessary flesh and tendons !

    Arden is an ardent setter .

    Gridman is great in his sexual innuendoes and double entendres !


    Vasant brings a lot of spring in his refreshing clues.

    Col & Skulldugger change their doppleganger images deftly !

    Bhargav always bargains for a good doggerel !

    Afterdark's clues always non-pluses and minuses.

    Scintillator's job is to stimulate your neural nerves and cause a panic attack !

    Krisskross never crosses the Laksman Rekha !

    Phantom leads to spasms of fantasy with his spectral clues.





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