Sunday, 30 April 2017

Speciail, Sunday 30 Apr 2017, Dr Satyen Nabar


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

ACROSS
8   Secret always concealed by everyone else (2, 2)
9   This may be handy while making out with amazing doll! Heaven (4, 6)
10 Extravagant publicity for game (6)
11 Managed to be next to rulers to get positions of seniority (8)
12 Lead scoundrels back (4)
13 Flat gut she developed having trained on her own (4-6)
17 Keep talking about musical instrument (4)
18 Run faster! Lose top sleuth following (5)
19 Hit rhythm (4)
20 Annoyed an important person for raise (7, 3)
22 Jot down message (4)
23 Dirtier food and alcohol, I hear (8)
27 Mark's playing well (6)
28 Completely single, involved in romps and casual affairs (10)
29 Judge without hesitation about to liberate (4)

DOWN
1   Laundry can’t help? Nobody will believe (2, 4, 4)
2   Cold drink with gin? What nonsense (8)
3   Scrubs well past closing time for a fresh start (5, 5)
4   Briefly turn away to affirm (4)
5   Avoid short bypass (4)
6   Unmoved by content that explains it unambiguously (2, 4)
7   Stop advertisement (4)
14 Extremely drunk, boy lost game of chance (5)
15 Hot argument one interrupts to analyse what’s most prudent (10)
16 Neck with an extremely attractive person (4, 6)
19 Concerned if an object returned is essentially authentic (4, 4)
21 Loosely mobile obstructions! (6)
24 Limitlessly dull breed (4)
25 Acquire invention? Cue to leave country (4)
26 Evidence of leader quitting contest (4)


Across Lite version can be accessed at Dr SN 13

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41 comments:

  1. raju umamaheswar30 April 2017 at 10:37

    12 across: STAR-- scoundrels= tars. lead STAR

    17 across: HARP-- keep talking= jabbering= musical instrument= HARP

    2 down: CLAPTRAP=nonsensense--- C= Cold+drink= Lap= Gin= TRAP

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    1. Satyen Nabar30 April 2017 at 10:45

      Scoundrels = RATS <--

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    2. raju umamaheswar30 April 2017 at 11:41

      Sorry Doc, I hurried up slowly to indicate reverse !

      Thanks for an ostensibly, but tricky crossie. I enjoyed it.

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  2. Veena30 April 2017 at 10:42

    13A Flat gut she developed having trained on her own (4-6)
    Self Taught
    (Anagram of Flat gut she)

    19A Hit rhythm (4)
    Beat

    29A Judge without hesitation about to liberate (4)
    Free
    Refree - er

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    1. Deepak Gopinath30 April 2017 at 10:46

      BEAT [DD]

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    2. Satyen Nabar30 April 2017 at 10:47

      Not free, it would be referee

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    3. Veena30 April 2017 at 11:52

      Oops .. my bad

      It is Deem
      About to liberate - Redeem
      Redeem - er = Deem (Judge)

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    4. Veena30 April 2017 at 11:53

      Oops .. my bad

      It is Deem
      About to liberate - Redeem
      Redeem - er = Deem (Judge)

      Delete
    5. Satyen Nabar30 April 2017 at 11:57

      Correct Veena REDEEM - ER <--

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  3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam30 April 2017 at 11:08

    DOWN clues
    24 Limitlessly dull breed (4) REAR {dREAR}

    6 Unmoved by content that explains it unambiguously (2, 4) IN SITU [T]

    7 Stop advertisement (4) PLUG [DD]

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    1. Satyen Nabar30 April 2017 at 11:13

      24D (-d)REAR(-y)

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam30 April 2017 at 11:18

      Thanks, Doc!

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    3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam30 April 2017 at 12:59

      An intriguing puzzle. Made me sweat a while in completing it. The troublesome ones were 1Dn, 21Dn and also 20Ac. Overall an enjoyable crossie. Thanks, Doc!

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    4. Satyen Nabar30 April 2017 at 14:12

      Tx Mukundala!

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  4. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan30 April 2017 at 11:16

    8 A ET AL (T)
    19 D BONA FIDE ( <- T)
    25 D IRAQ ( ACQUIRE - CUE *)

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  5. Deepak Gopinath30 April 2017 at 11:33

    11A - RANKINGS {RAN}{KINGS}
    23A - GRUBBIER {GRUB}{BIER}(~beer)
    14D - LOTTO (-b)LOTTO

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  6. Raghunath30 April 2017 at 11:54

    28A Completely single, involved in romps and casual affairs (10) D(ALL)(I)ANCES
    15D Hot argument one interrupts to analyse what’s most prudent (10)T(H)(RIFT)(I)EST
    16D Neck with an extremely attractive person (4, 6) HEAD TURNER DD

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  7. Raghunath30 April 2017 at 11:55

    Very nice puzzle, Doc!

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  8. Abhay30 April 2017 at 13:25

    3d {CLEAN S}{LATE} = fresh start

    4d AVER(t) = affirm

    9a LOVE HANDLE
    {DOLL HEAVEN}*

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  9. Abhay30 April 2017 at 13:26

    Very nice clues, Dr Nabar! Thank you for an enjoyable puzzle.

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  10. Chaturvasi30 April 2017 at 13:31

    Cold solving
    1 Laundry can’t help? Nobody will believe (2, 4, 4) IT WON'T WASH :: DD
    26 Evidence of leader quitting contest (4) RACE :: deleting T from tRACE
    22 Jot down message (4) NOTE :: DD

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  11. Ramki Krishnan30 April 2017 at 14:26

    18A: AFTER (FASTER -S)*, def = following
    5D: SHUN (SHUN-t)
    21: EMBOLI (MOBILE*)

    Thanks for a nice crossword Dr! Liked 2D and 16D a lot :)

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  12. Suresh30 April 2017 at 15:02

    10A HOOPLA (dd)
    20A CHEESE D,OFF
    27A IN FORM

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  13. Suresh30 April 2017 at 15:19

    In 9A Where is the definition?

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    1. Col_Gopinath30 April 2017 at 15:40

      This maybe handy while making out

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    2. Satyen Nabar30 April 2017 at 15:42

      Hi Suresh... Love handle--Roll of fat around the waist that can be held on to during lovemaking... :)
      Hence the definition--This may be handy while making out

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    3. Suresh30 April 2017 at 16:01

      Rezlly! A spare tyre around the waist can be handy during lovemaking. What an imagination

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    4. Satyen Nabar30 April 2017 at 16:13

      Not imagination! This is indeed how the term came about. Whether it is indeed handy, that I do not know ha ha :)

      http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/love+handles

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  14. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan30 April 2017 at 15:39

    Hi all,
    Here is the link for Hypatia"s debut CW published in Brighton magazine.Please try & give feedback. Thanks :)
    http://www.1across.org/2017/04/29/may-2017-brighton-magazine-puzzle/

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    1. raju umamaheswar30 April 2017 at 22:03

      Thanks, Lakshmiji. It was excellent ! It got me engaged for 40 minutes to complete. !

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  15. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan30 April 2017 at 15:40

    Nice cw Doc. :)

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  16. Col_Gopinath30 April 2017 at 15:41

    All answers in. Thanks for the special Doc

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  17. Vasant3 May 2017 at 06:46

    Could solve only now,three days later. Very Enjoyable. Thanks doc.

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