Sunday, 23 July 2017

Special, Sunday 23 Jul 2017, Dr Satyen Nabar


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


ACROSS
8/19 Local girl's a hit? Not quite (4, 4)
9    Might congress get dynamic person (10)
10 Cool place with stiff entry policy? (6)
11 Study precisely to make further changes (8)
12 Stupidly, adamant guy ignored facts (4)
13 Dilapidated machines, securing approval, puff endlessly (5-5)
17 Leader changes sides to pick fight (4)
18 Positive state (5)
19 See 8
20 Aversion to Trump leading in shaky nuclear era (10)
22 Discard lozenge (4)
23 Dog holds down songstress (8)
27 Slight irritation until taste of success (6)
28 Prison story about many escaping in rebellion!  That's very delicious (10)
29 Group having noisy room at the top (4)

DOWN
1   Exam board failure can dishearten (10)
2   One showing off dress turns with grand finesse (8)
3   Loaf in top drawer (5, 5)
4   Pitcher threw erratically somewhat (4)
5   Swimmer with aortic disorder! It's reversible? No (4)
6   Record crowd leads to irresolvable situation (6)
7   This organisation terrorises Iceland twice (1, 1, 1, 1)
14 Protein substitute isn't good (5)
15 Conductor of van involved in damaging fine beer (5, 5)
16 Repeated blows that can save people? (4, 2, 4)
19 Largely covering sides of debate in a fair way (8)
21 Overturns major defeats (6)
24 Where kafir anxiously hides? (4)
25 Healthy to greet, I hear (4)
26 Way England’s leader lost -- Overwhelming defeat (4)

Across Lite version can be accessed at Dr SN 14

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48 comments:

  1. Vasant23 July 2017 at 10:37

    12A DATA (adamant (-man))*
    18A UTTER DD
    4D EWER T

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  2. Vasant23 July 2017 at 10:38

    Solved these 3 clues cold from my cell phone...as I am travelling..shall solve the complete puzzle in the evening
    Happy Solving!

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  3. Venkatesh23 July 2017 at 10:39

    8/19 NEAR / MISS
    24d IRAN (T)
    25d HALE ~hail

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  4. Ramki Krishnan23 July 2017 at 10:44

    10A: MORGUE (CD)
    11A: READJUST {READ}{JUST}
    14D: ACTIN (ACTING (substitute) -G)

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  5. Nadathur Rajan23 July 2017 at 10:50

    13 Dilapidated machines,/ securing approval, // puff endlessly (5-5) CHAIN SM(OK)E*
    23 Dog // holds down / songstress (8) PINS/CHER
    19 Largely / covering sides of debate // in a fair way (8) {MO(D..E)STLY}

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  6. Mukundala Balasubramanyam23 July 2017 at 10:57

    22A Discard lozenge (4) DROP [DD]
    27A Slight irritation until taste of success (6) INSULT {UNTIL+S[-uccess]}*
    16D Repeated blows that can save people? (4, 2, 4) KISS OF LIFE [CD]

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  7. sree_sree23 July 2017 at 11:08

    20a Reluctance t+nuclear+ce*
    26d rout(-e)
    21d upsets DD

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    1. Satyen Nabar23 July 2017 at 11:15

      20A Meant it as T in (NUCLEAR)* + CE(era)

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    2. sree_sree23 July 2017 at 11:16

      thanks. Still learning the syntax part of it.

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  8. raju umamaheswar23 July 2017 at 11:11

    9 across: POWER HOUSE--- MIght= power + congress= house= Power house= dynamic person ( which is what the compiler doc is in cryptic puzzles.

    20 acros: RELUCTANCE--- anagram of nuclear era + T from Trump--- the clue should have sounded better if :Aversion to shaky nuclear era in Trump -- the rump pumper !!

    2 down: BRAGGART -- one showing off--- GARB = dress ( reverse) G from grand and finesse = art. An antonym for 19 down.


    Dr. Nabar: What's with so many four letter words, eh ?

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    1. Satyen Nabar23 July 2017 at 11:17

      Hi Raju. Yes this Grid has lots of 4-letter words. Just for a change :)

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    2. raju umamaheswar23 July 2017 at 11:47

      JUST LIKE THAT ONLY ? (again all four letters !) as we Indians say !

      FAIR GAME ! thanks , I enjoyed thoroughly, especially the longer words and phrases.

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    3. Satyen Nabar23 July 2017 at 11:58

      Just like that only... was hilarious! Tx Raju :)

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  9. Fraser Simpson23 July 2017 at 11:12

    Might congress get dynamic person (10) POWER + HOUSE
    Prison story about many escaping in rebellion!  That's very delicious (10) CAN + TAL(cOUP)E
    Loaf in top drawer (5, 5) UPPER CRUST (2 defs.)

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  10. Veena23 July 2017 at 11:17

    5D ORCA (Anagram of aortic - it)
    6D Log + Jam = LOGJAM
    7D ISIS?

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  11. Fraser Simpson23 July 2017 at 11:20

    To replace POWERHOUSE:

    15 Conductor of van involved in damaging fine beer (5, 5) NE(RV)E FIBER* (RV inside fine beer anag.)

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    1. Nadathur Rajan23 July 2017 at 14:20

      RV for van was a new term I came across
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recreational_vehicle

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    2. Deepak Gopinath23 July 2017 at 18:10

      RV has appeared here earlier 11865 and 11573 bu Buzzer, 10833 by xChequer

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    3. Nadathur Rajan23 July 2017 at 19:28

      RV has been clued in as 'recreational vehicle' and 'camper' by Buzzer & xChequer.
      Caravan is an RV. 'Van' means caravan (Br). So, the clueing is perfect.
      Thanks for an enjoyable crossie, Doc.

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    4. Satyen Nabar23 July 2017 at 20:14

      Print version of Chambers has RV as the abbrev for Van. Of course as you point out, it also makes sense, thanks Nathadur :)

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    5. Satyen Nabar23 July 2017 at 20:16

      Also has same abbrev for caravan (RV)

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  12. Fraser Simpson23 July 2017 at 11:22

    Enjoyable puzzle, with everything revealing itself a bit at a time. Thanks, doctor!

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  13. Padmanabhan23 July 2017 at 11:50

    29A- Loft-LO(F)T-Room at the top

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  14. Padmanabhan23 July 2017 at 11:53

    3D- upper crust- DD?
    Loaf/ Top drawer

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  15. Padmanabhan23 July 2017 at 11:56

    Too late to join. Only a few left. Unfortunately those are thr ones I haven't done yet. Nice CW as usual from Dr.

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  16. Padmanabhan23 July 2017 at 12:04

    1D- Demoralise- Dishearten
    DEM(ORAL)ISE
    Exam- Oral
    Failure- demise
    Nicely worded clue.

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  17. Deepak Gopinath23 July 2017 at 12:07

    Last one

    17A

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  18. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan23 July 2017 at 12:08

    1D - DEMORALISE ( ORAL - exam, DEMISE - failure , def: Dishearten , DEM ORAL ISE )

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  19. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan23 July 2017 at 12:09

    17 A RIFT ( lift / rift ? ) ( no clear anno, sorry :( )

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  20. Deepak Gopinath23 July 2017 at 12:10

    That was a quick finish. Thank you for the special Doc

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    1. Satyen Nabar23 July 2017 at 12:12

      Thank you Col as always..

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    2. Padmanabhan23 July 2017 at 12:28

      Dr.has read our pulse correctly! Quick diagnosis about our solving, nevertheless interesting clues.

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  21. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan23 July 2017 at 12:13

    Nice cw Doc. :)

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  22. Mukundala Balasubramanyam23 July 2017 at 12:17

    A super puzzle! My COD 28 Across CANTALOUPE. Thanks, Doc. :)

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  23. Padmanabhan23 July 2017 at 12:20

    Wasn't that delicious?!

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  24. Mickey23 July 2017 at 12:33

    24D -kaf IRAN xi...
    25D- HALE ( hail)
    26D - ROUT(E)

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  25. Padmanabhan23 July 2017 at 13:00

    Too late for the day. Better luck next week!

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