Sunday, 24 July 2016

Special, Sunday 24 Jul 2016, Dr Satyen Nabar


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


 ACROSS
1   Dad’s predicament at high class type of party (6)
4   Married creep seeks lover (7)
8   What most women desire -- ability to acquire Rolls Royce (2, 5)
9   Rebel side about to plunder and strip (7)
11 Sponsor receiving zero income approximately (4, 2, 4)
12 Dupe woman aboard vessel (4)
13 Jumps around England? They might be high (5)
14 Discuss work with gossips at party (4, 4)
16 Cheerful Joker, a genius traps Batman finally (8)
18 Give top dollar; take first puff, dislike drug (5)
20 Too content to reveal solution (4)
21/21D Cohib? (5, 3, 2, 5)
23 Experience lower energy (7)
24 Nauseous initially after eating terribly harmful substance (7)
25 Loan-sharks are more reliable in America (7)
26 Vatican endorses gestures of peace (1-5)

DOWN
1   Mean to endlessly offend community (5)
2   High on liquor to make it more interesting (5, 2)
3   Bad actor gets rejected, airs his endless woes, becomes spiritual leader (9)
5   Strike force will manage campaign (5)
6   Bursts in suddenly and flares up, I hear (7)
7   Freedom to move barge back to dock (5, 4)
10 Chattered away to unnerve professor (7, 2)
13 Captions leading to furrows on brow (9)
15 Immoral objects-- they need to be tied up (5, 4)
17 Excessive sentimentality for beloved leads to musical aptitude (4, 3)
19 Getting accustomed to trendy university gang (7)
21 See 21 Across
22 Wants massages, I hear (5)

Across Lite Version can be accessed at Dr SN 7

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  1. Ramani24 July 2016 at 10:34

    22d Wants massages, I hear (5)NEEDS (~KNEADS)
    13D Captions leading to furrows on brow (9)HEAD LINES
    23D Experience lower energy (7)UNDER GO

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  2. Nadathur Rajan24 July 2016 at 10:40

    24 Nauseous initially after eating terribly harmful substance (7) (ANTIGE*)(N)
    DOWN
    10 Chattered away to unnerve professor (7, 2) (RAMBLE)(D ON)
    15 Immoral objects-- they need to be tied up (5, 4) (LOOSE) (ENDS)

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  3. Vasant24 July 2016 at 10:48

    13A: HOP(E)S
    16A: SANGUINE: (-batma)N inside (A GENIUS)*
    20A: ALSO (T)

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  4. Venkatesh24 July 2016 at 10:50

    21A CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR
    26A U(SURER)S
    19D IN/U/RING

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    1. Ramani24 July 2016 at 10:56

      I am not getting 21 A. Can you throw some more light?

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    2. Venkatesh24 July 2016 at 11:02

      COHIBA is a cigar brand.
      So, cohib is CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR (CD)

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    3. Venkatesh24 July 2016 at 11:07

      Typo. It is 25A, not 26A

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  5. Mukundala Balasubramanyam24 July 2016 at 11:05

    3Dn Bad actor gets rejected, airs his endless woes, becomes spiritual leader (9) MAHARISHI {MAH<==}{AIRS HI(-S)*
    17Dn Excessive sentimentality for beloved leads to musical aptitude (4, 3) GOOD EAR {GOO D}{EAR}
    25Ac Loan-sharks are more reliable in America (7) USURERS {U(SURER)S}

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam24 July 2016 at 11:06

      3Dn Anno : {MAH<==}{AIRS HI(-S)}*

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    2. raju umamaheswar24 July 2016 at 11:18

      14 across: TALK SHOP- Discuss work = talk shop== Gossip at party

      9 Across: DESPOIL- anagram of side and lop(strip)-- plunder to despoil

      23 Across: UNDERGO-- lower- under energy- GO + experience

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    3. Satyen Nabar24 July 2016 at 11:19

      9A Not DESPOIL

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    4. Satyen Nabar24 July 2016 at 11:20

      14 A (TALKS)+ (HOP) Gossips = talks, party = hop

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    5. raju umamaheswar24 July 2016 at 11:41

      To correct myself: 9 Across: DISROBE-- side and Rob angram: To strip.

      Thanks, Doc: I'd have caught up as I went along ! I hurried up slowly !!

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    6. Satyen Nabar24 July 2016 at 11:43

      (SIDE)* around ROB = plunder

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    7. Venkatesh24 July 2016 at 11:45

      9A SIDE* around ROB = {DIS(ROB)E*}
      REBEL - AnagrInd

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    8. Satyen Nabar24 July 2016 at 11:48

      tx... :)

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  6. Kolluru Koteswara Rao24 July 2016 at 11:39

    18 AC - O(-d+P)IUM
    26 AC - V-SIGNS
    7 DN - (ELBOW)-barge ROOM<

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  7. Vasant24 July 2016 at 11:48

    Lovely Puzzle once again from the Dr. Loved 1A,8A,11A, 2D, 7D et al. The obvious COD is 21A & D.
    Great Work!

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  8. raju umamaheswar24 July 2016 at 11:49

    4 Across: ADMIRER- Lover: anagram of ADMIRER- Making up for 23 across: done by Ram first ! Are all MARRIED men Admirers of their wives? I am !

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    1. Chaturvasi24 July 2016 at 12:31

      As long as each married man admires his wife, it is OK.

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  9. raju umamaheswar24 July 2016 at 11:53

    An excellent Pile up of compilation ! Thanks Doc. I always enjoy your chllenges !

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  10. Satyen Nabar24 July 2016 at 11:58

    Thanks Raju... always a pleasure to read your comments! :)

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  11. Mukundala Balasubramanyam24 July 2016 at 12:32

    Replacing 25Ac done by Venkatesh

    1Ac Dad’s predicament at high class type of party (6) PAJAMA {PA}{JAM}{A}

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  12. Vasant24 July 2016 at 12:38

    Remaining
    Across: 1, 8, 11, 12
    Down: 1, 2, 5 & 6

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  13. Mukundala Balasubramanyam24 July 2016 at 13:04

    Fantastic puzzle, Doc! NE corner steals the show. Superb cluing. Thoroughly enjoyed solving it. Thanks. :)

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  14. Suresh24 July 2016 at 14:11

    1a PA JAM A
    11A GIVE,(O)R TAKE
    12A PA(W)N

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  15. Gita SB24 July 2016 at 14:30

    5D DRIVE (DD)
    6D IRRUPTS (DD)
    18A OPIUM {O(-d)(+p)ium}

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  16. Satyen Nabar24 July 2016 at 14:34

    5D DRIVE is MD (all 5 words mean drive)

    6D IRRUPTS (~erupts)

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  17. RameshJ24 July 2016 at 14:36

    8a Mr. Right {M{RR}IGHT}
    1D PARSI {PAR}{SIn}
    2d JUICE UP (DD)

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  18. Satyen Nabar24 July 2016 at 14:41

    Thanks all! Have a great Sunday:)

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  19. raju umamaheswar24 July 2016 at 19:49

    His OWN wife ! CV to note !

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