Sunday 28 January 2018

Special, Sunday 28 Jan 2018, Dr Satyen Nabar


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


ACROSS
6   Essentially depressed after run out (5)
7   Husband thrown out! Blab, did he? Unfortunately spoke without preparation (2-6)
10 One hot girl, wild and lively (2, 3, 2)
11 Task - Collect posh gold coin stack (7)
12 Largely express pleasure and gaze at horizon (7)
13 Perplexing to develop an ulcer (7)
14 New migrants primarily cast out, shattering American Dream of togetherness (11)
19 Narks find motive involved in kills (7)
21 Place where UFO landed and ascended? Not quite right (7)
23 Students without bad habits (7)
25 A long distance call? That’s something very different (1, 3, 3)
26 Attacks wild animals? Futile venture (3’1, 4)
27 Tough question for model (5)

DOWN
1   Hard to understand drunkard in largely creepy club (8)
2   Enemy tortured one countryman (6)
3   Source of trouble but might help a fisherman? (3, 2, 5)
4   Slight stammer (4)
5   Cut out milk? Lacks purity primarily (6)
6   Quick exercise - About to engage in sex (6)
8   One directed at the ribs, countered by hook? (7)
9/20 Butter up dish essentially lacking chilies in seasoning (5, 6)
13 One in charge of late arrivals? (10)
15 Perils of frightfully cold enemas (7)
16 Operation to remove around 2/5th of liver ultimately (8)
17 Time to indicate significance of goal (5)
18 Glimpse of polished film actor (6)
20 See 9
22 Sleeper without sleep gets irritable (6)
24 Affected by endless bad luck (4)

Across Lite version can be accessed at Dr SN 19.

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55 comments:

  1. Ramani28 January 2018 at 10:35

    15d Perils of frightfully cold enemas (7)MENACES (C ENEMAS)*
    2d Enemy tortured one countryman (6)YEMEN*I

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  2. P. Venkatesan28 January 2018 at 10:36

    27a: poser (DD)

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  3. Ramani28 January 2018 at 10:38

    13A Perplexing to develop an ulcer (7)UNCLEAR*

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  4. raju umamaheswar28 January 2018 at 10:41

    2 down: YEMENI _ anagram of enemy +I = countryman of Yemen.

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  5. P. Venkatesan28 January 2018 at 10:42

    2d: Yemeni = (enemy+i)* = countryman

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  6. raju umamaheswar28 January 2018 at 10:43

    10 across:: ON THE GO= one g=hot +G for girl= anagram. wild and lively.

    The Doc seems to be in high jinkx today with his clues !

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  7. Vasant28 January 2018 at 10:44

    7A: AD LIBBED {BLAB DID HE(-h)}*
    10A:ON THE GO (ONE HOT G)*
    1D: ESOTERIC E(SOT)ERI(-e)+C

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  8. raju umamaheswar28 January 2018 at 10:45

    3 down: SLUR= stammer = also means insult

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  9. P. Venkatesan28 January 2018 at 10:45

    15d: menaces= (c+enemas)*

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  10. Vasant28 January 2018 at 10:53

    Making up for 10A:
    14A: CAMARADERIE {AMERICAN DREAM(-N, -M)}*

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  11. Mukundala Balasubramanyam28 January 2018 at 10:53

    25A : A FAR CRY [CD]
    13D : UNDERTAKER [CD]
    22D : SNAPPY {S(NAP)PY}

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  12. Padmanabhan28 January 2018 at 10:54

    27A- Poser (DD)

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  13. Jayalakshmi arumugam28 January 2018 at 10:58

    13dn UNDERTAKER (dd
    7ac ADLIBBED blab did he without (h)

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  14. Padmanabhan28 January 2018 at 11:00

    8D- Bouncer- CD. Nice hook Doc.!

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  15. raju umamaheswar28 January 2018 at 11:06

    12 across: PURVIEW--- largely e=xpress pleasure== PUR(_R) View= gaze.

    to replace Ram's race against me !

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  16. Fraser Simpson28 January 2018 at 11:15

    21A Place where UFO landed and ascended? Not quite right (7) ROS(e) + WELL
    26A Attacks wild animals? Futile venture (3’1, 4) MUG’S + GAME
    24D Affected by endless bad luck (4) SHAM(e)

    Great fun...with some tricky clues! Thanks, Doc!

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  17. C.G. BHARGAV28 January 2018 at 11:27

    3 down: CAN OF WORMS (DD)
    22 down: S(NAP)PY ( Sleeper cells - frequently mentioned in TN!!)

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  18. raju umamaheswar28 January 2018 at 11:39

    Doc: Was 27 across involved in 6 down? I'm a bit13 across ! No 26 across , though ! with no 8 down around .

    Had very many chuckle- chuckles today.





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  19. P. Venkatesan28 January 2018 at 11:45

    16d: ex(er)case = exercise = operation.

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  20. C.G. BHARGAV28 January 2018 at 11:47

    6 down P(ROMP)T

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  21. sree_sree28 January 2018 at 11:50

    6a def:out PASS(E)
    6d def:quick P(romp)T

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  22. P. Venkatesan28 January 2018 at 11:55

    My last:
    23a: novices ( no+vices ) = students

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  23. Vasant28 January 2018 at 12:14

    Great Puzzle! Loved the challenging & tricky clues(6A,18D,11A); smiled at the beautiful DDs & cryptic wp of 23A,13D,25A,3D. Thanks Doc for the entertainment.

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  24. Mukundala Balasubramanyam28 January 2018 at 12:20

    Lovely grid! Thanks for the entertaiment, Doc.

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  25. Unknown28 January 2018 at 12:25

    17D point
    Multidefinition

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  26. Unknown28 January 2018 at 12:26

    19 A offends
    Off(end)s

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  27. Unknown28 January 2018 at 12:27

    25A a far cry
    CD

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  28. Satyen Nabar28 January 2018 at 12:29

    Still to go..

    Ac 11

    Dn 5, 9/20, 18

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  29. Jayaseelan28 January 2018 at 12:38

    18D (P)(LAYER)

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  30. Unknown28 January 2018 at 12:51

    5D delete
    Deplete - p

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  31. Jayaseelan28 January 2018 at 13:12

    9/20 CURRY FAVOUR (CURRY) F(-L)AVOUR

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  32. C.G. BHARGAV28 January 2018 at 13:12

    Down 9/20
    CURRY F(-L)AVOUR

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  33. Ramki Krishnan28 January 2018 at 13:13

    Wrapping up:
    11A: ROULEAU (ROLE around U + AU)
    9/20D: CURRY FAVOUR (def = butter up, CURRY + FLAVOUR -L)

    Enjoyable grid Doc!

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  34. Satyen Nabar28 January 2018 at 13:17

    Thanks everyone and Colonel as always!

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  35. Kolluru Koteswara Rao28 January 2018 at 14:20

    Couldn't take part in the fun.
    Great clues Doctor. Liked them very much.

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  36. Col_Gopinath28 January 2018 at 14:53

    Thank you Dr Satyen. I am still visiting the places I stayed in when I was here in Panaji in 63-64

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  37. Mona Sogal28 January 2018 at 21:30

    Great grid Dr. Satyen... entertaining .. had to google for a couple :)

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  38. Mona Sogal28 January 2018 at 21:34

    Enjoyable grid Dr. Satyen... some great clues, had to goggle for a couple :)

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