Monday, 19 March 2012

Anax's Special Crossword for Crossword Unclued

I found a message from Anax in my mailbox this weekend, containing a delightful surprise: a crossword created especially for Crossword Unclued.

I'm thrilled to bits :) Sharing the crossword with you all. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Please post your answers/opinions/feedback in the comments section. For this post comment moderation is off and a max limit of 3 answers per person is on.

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Anax Puzzle for Crossword Unclued 
     Anax's Crossword for Crossword Unclued

Enjoy solving!

[Update: Annotated answers here.]

@Anax: Thank you very much.

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29 comments:

  1. Chaturvasi19 March 2012 at 08:28

    25a OO H
    27a E (MOTIONAL)*
    16d OS CU LATE

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  2. Bhavan19 March 2012 at 08:38

    Absolutely generous of Anax.

    Thanks to both of you for this crossword.

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  3. Venkatesh19 March 2012 at 08:56

    7a FUSIONIST*
    13a HONSHU (T)
    1d AFTER HOURS*

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  4. Shyam19 March 2012 at 09:19

    "India’s First Lady of Cryptic Crosswords" - Whatay! Thanks Anax!


    22D LASSIE
    21A CLUEDO
    17A U+NCROSS

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  5. SandhyaP19 March 2012 at 09:53

    24A BON{ESHA*}KERS
    8D S{PRING-CLEAN*}ING
    15D A{NGLO*}{PHI}LE

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  6. Deepak Gopinath19 March 2012 at 10:35

    2D - {POT}{AS}{H}
    9D - {TO}{MA}{HAWK}
    18D - {OP}{PO<-}{SIT}{E}

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  7. Chaturvasi19 March 2012 at 10:59

    Well,well,well!

    On completion of the grid, I have found a Nina!

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  8. Chaturvasi19 March 2012 at 11:12

    I had the answer for a word from the definition but had difficulty in fitting it in. It was only much later that I realised that an old spelling for the familiar word is used. But Anax has taken care to ensure that the wordplay leads to the spelling variant quite clearly.

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  9. Shuchi19 March 2012 at 11:13

    @Chaturvasi: I had the same struggle with that word.

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  10. Col_Gopinath19 March 2012 at 13:09

    The Nina had to be there

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  11. raju umamaheswar19 March 2012 at 13:19

    Congrats, First Lady:

    You have made us all proud by this new status and in particular, all the female enthusiasts. May your culture grow and many more accolades come your way like this. God bless.

    My printer cartridges ahve run dry. How do I solve this on line? Please guide me. Thanks.

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  12. Shuchi19 March 2012 at 15:03

    Thanks raju.

    Do you see the interactive grid embedded in the post? If not, the Java plugin could be missing - you can download it from here: Get Java. Install and restart your browser.

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  13. sriks719 March 2012 at 15:39

    Congrats Shuchi!

    5D Let the side down

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  14. Richard19 March 2012 at 16:45

    Hi Shuchi

    Congrats

    I have posted my wishes in THCC early in the morning. You richly deserve the title. No need to blush.

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  15. Raghunath19 March 2012 at 18:28

    19 AC: (WOR<-)DING. Ding Junhui Ch. snooker champ.

    20 AC: S{HEE(P),R*}UN

    3 DN: WITCH

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  16. Anonymous19 March 2012 at 20:17

    Wow Shuchi! that's really great! Such a delightful surprise- thank you Anax!

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  17. Anonymous19 March 2012 at 21:57

    A title richly and truly deserved. Keep up the good work, AD. All the best for the future. And a big thanks to Anax.

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  18. dr.r.pankajam19 March 2012 at 22:00

    congrats!we are proud of your recognition! you deserve it for your dedicated work !

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  19. Shuchi19 March 2012 at 23:37

    Thank you all, you are very kind :)

    Kishore, when will you stop calling me 'AD'!

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  20. Anonymous20 March 2012 at 08:24

    After Year 0, BC stopped. Now it is AD forever !

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  21. Sumitra20 March 2012 at 17:56

    Delighted to congratulate you. You are exceptional and its truly heartfelt!

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  22. Shuchi21 March 2012 at 23:45

    Clues remaining:

    10a, 11a, 12a, 14a, 26a
    4d, 6d, 23d, 24d

    Would you like hints for them?

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  23. Anonymous22 March 2012 at 08:13

    Here's a wild guess:
    14D CHIMAERA
    I had earlier thought of it, but couldn't find the anno, but when I discovered a Nina, I feel this maybe right! Hints for the others, please!

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  24. Shuchi22 March 2012 at 12:49

    Posting a few hints...

    10a: 'waste' is the definition.
    11a: The answer is right there in the clue!
    12a: Double-definition, both British usage.
    24d: over = O.

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  25. Anonymous22 March 2012 at 20:22

    11A- EAR

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  26. Nadathur Rajan22 March 2012 at 20:29

    Thanks for opening it up.
    Across
    10 Waste Aussie dumps every so often (3,2) U S E U P
    11 We aren't taking notice (3) EAR (T)
    12 Bet this can be recharged (11) ACCUMULATOR
    14 Monster that man found in clubs around
    neighbourhood (8) (C)(HIM)(AERA<-)
    26 Lose it (ring) (5) DONUT
    Down
    4 Greater part of Babylon walls 50% fungus (8) SUBLIMER
    6 Boom box (4) SPAR (DD)
    23 Absence of nitrogen out of rising gas (5) X ENON
    24 Build next to fencing over top of dam (4) B(O)(D)Y

    SHUCHI & CROSSWORD embedded in 6th and 8th rows

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  27. Col_Gopinath22 March 2012 at 20:48

    Rajan,

    You forgot the UNCLUED in the 10th row

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  28. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan22 March 2012 at 22:12

    11A EAR
    7 A FUSIONIST
    1 D AFTER HOURS

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  29. Shuchi22 March 2012 at 23:22

    That's a wrap!

    Answers now linked from the main post.

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