Satyen Nabar's Sun Spl analysed

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Sunday, 8 October 2017

The Sunday Crossword No 2964, Sunday 08 Oct 2017

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ACROSS
1   Pull back, defended by bullets and drones (9) SLUGGARDS {SLUG{DRAG<=}S}
6   Annoying person with love for sauce (5) PESTO {PEST}{O}
9   Tree in a small enclosure (5) ASPEN {A}{S}{PEN}
10 Most disobedient? Sure, until reformed (9) UNRULIEST*
11 Fun? Worker perhaps worries about various kinds (4,3,8) BEER AND SKITTLES {BEE}{R A{ND SKI*}TTLES}
12 Note and support thrust in message (8) TELEGRAM {TE}{LEG}{RAM}
15 Hesitation in lead about to cause collision (4) BUMP {UM} in {PB<=}
16 Speaker's beginning? Give up (4) CEDE (~seed)
17 Join knight in step showing restraint (8) PATIENCE {PA{TIE}{N}CE}
20 Elated, excited to hold pet for now (2,3,2,3,5) ON TOP OF THE WORLD*
23 Incidental topic in publication backing team (4,5) SIDE ISSUE {SIDE} {ISSUE}
24 Belief expressed with energy in shelter (5) TENET {TEN{E}T}
25 Party longing for respected figure (5) DOYEN {DO}{YEN}
26 Cause of devastation in ancient city surrounded by endless wasteland (9) DESTROYER {DES{TROY}ERt}

DOWN
1   Unworthy sailor first to board? Nervous about that (6) SHABBY {SH{AB}{Bo..d}Y}
2   Church damaged and left in penury, damaged as never before (15) UNPRECEDENTEDLY {UNPRE{CE}{DENTED}{L}Y*}
3   Information on contents of boat in port (5) GENOA {GEN}{bOAt}
4   Ring with piece of advice about river excursion (5,4) ROUND TRIP {ROUND} {T{R}IP}
5   Say nothing about king in film about ogre (5) SHREK {SH}{RE}{K}
6   Friend with a piece of furniture that's pleasing (9) PALATABLE {PAL}{A}{TABLE}
7   Fashion designer in centre sat calmly working (6,9) STELLA McCARTNEY*
8   Basket emptied into river? That's stupid (6) OBTUSE {O{Ba..eT}USE}
13 Politician put in effort, right away, to obtain freedom (9) EXEMPTION {EXEr{MP}TION}
14 Tangle with learner in game that's unique (9) MATCHLESS {MAT}{CH{L}ESS}
18 Elegant plot, if speedy, having lost regular characters (6) POISED {PlOt}{If}{SpEeDy}
19 One working on paper painted it orange in part (6) EDITOR [T]
21 Combined force, not new (5) FUSED {F}{USED}
22 Alien upset in struggle to become liquid (5) WATER {WA{ET<=}R}

GRID

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21 comments:

  1. Vasant8 October 2017 at 09:10

    Shrek's image is cute!

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  2. Padmanabhan8 October 2017 at 10:57

    You beat me to the comment. Absolutely cute. Nice pick by Col.

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  3. Ramani8 October 2017 at 11:09

    Kumar Ashwin informs that IXL 4th round will be at 12 noon in fb IXL17players group.

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  4. Vasant8 October 2017 at 11:25

    Leadership board for round 3 announced.
    Congrats to all toppers!
    http://www.crypticsingh.com/ixl/ixl-2017-cumulative-leaderboard/

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  5. Vasant8 October 2017 at 11:25

    Link is this:http://www.crypticsingh.com/ixl/ixl-2017-leaderboard-for-weekly-round-3/

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  6. Deepak Gopinath8 October 2017 at 12:20

    Congrats KKR for 11th spot in Round 3.
    Suresh and Ramesh at overall 4th and 7th respectively

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao8 October 2017 at 12:47

      Thanks Col.
      Could complete today in 46 minutes.

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    2. Ramani8 October 2017 at 12:48

      I am proud to be in your company!

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    3. Ramani8 October 2017 at 12:49

      Happy to note you in the 11th position! Wishing you to go up still higher!

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    4. Vasant8 October 2017 at 12:52

      Congrats KKR!Keep going!

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    5. Kolluru Koteswara Rao8 October 2017 at 13:05

      Thanks Ram and Vasant,
      I am not sure whether I would be able to sustain the future rounds taking into consideration my travel plans.
      Anyway, I will endeavour to stand up to your expectations.

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    6. Padmanabhan8 October 2017 at 14:22

      One more expectation KKR. Keep going and keep improving- wherever you are.

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    7. Kolluru Koteswara Rao8 October 2017 at 14:26

      Thanks Paddy

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  7. Vasant8 October 2017 at 12:40

    Submitted in 40 minutes this round

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  8. Ramani8 October 2017 at 12:47

    46 mins

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  9. Vasant8 October 2017 at 13:03

    Had filled in two without getting the anno then; now worked the annos of both.
    A bit tougher this round.

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    1. Padmanabhan8 October 2017 at 14:23

      Agree. I am still doubtful on 2- not just annos, but gridfill itself. wait till next Sunday- long wait!

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    2. Kolluru Koteswara Rao8 October 2017 at 14:27

      Yes, Vasant. Tougher than last week.

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    3. Vasant8 October 2017 at 14:45

      And after the post in IXL players in FB doubt one entry. Did I bungle?

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    4. Padmanabhan8 October 2017 at 16:07

      Is it 2D? Papal....

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    5. Vasant8 October 2017 at 16:21

      No..can't reveal clue number but has to do with letter substitution...papal one was quite straight forward i think

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