Satyen Nabar's Sun Spl analysed

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Sunday, 15 October 2017

The Sunday Crossword No 2965, Sunday 15 Oct 2017


ACROSS
1   Conflict between evangelist and medium lacking conviction (8) LUKEWARM {LUKE}{WAR}{M}
5   Hard to understand old memorial with line missing (6) OPAQUE {O}{PlAQUE}
9   Inspector, very sour, perplexed (8) SURVEYOR*
10 Business with type of curry lacking one element (6) COBALT {CO}{BALTi}
11 King not in for defeat (4) ROUT {R}{OUT}
12 Spoilsport being vacuous in silly tweet (3,7) WET BLANKET {BLANK} in {TWEET}*
15 Plead for Oasis to reform? It's a fond illusion (5,8) FOOLS PARADISE*
18 Condition people to be taken in by obvious exaggeration (13) OVERSTATEMENT {OVER{STATE}{MEN}T}
20 Dreadful distorted drone in group of singers without leader (10) HORRENDOUS {DRONE}* in {cHORUS}
22 Hesitation? Leave for that reason (4) ERGO {ER}{GO}
24 Larval form wise men mostly understood (6) MAGGOT {MAGi}{GOT}
25 Trick involving snake put back in bag (8) KNAPSACK {KNA{ASP<=}CK}
26 Part of rebel destined to be greatest in age (6) ELDEST [T]
27 Tramp not having time consumed by boring toil (8) DRUDGERY {D{tRUDGE}RY}

DOWN
1   Passionate desire regarding glory (6) LUSTRE {LUST}{RE}
2   Wake, not half upset about loud commotion (9) KERFUFFLE {waKE}{R{F}UFFLE}
3   Sequence of days inadequate for hearing (4) WEEK (~weak)
4   Run hard, followed by mutated aliens in unusual state (5,6) RHODE ISLAND {R}{H}{OD{ALIENS*}D}
6   Spread support with notice outside entrance (10) PROPAGATED {PROP}{A{GATE}D}
7   Sound made by duck that's fake (5) QUACK [DD]
8   Eligible to be named (8) ENTITLED [DD]
13 Film derived from book with unreal end, strangely right (5,6) BLADE RUNNER {B}{UNREAL+END}*{R}
14 Vehicle skirting rocky rise, too rough (10) BOISTEROUS {BUS} over {RISE+TOO}*
16 Broadcast after nice connection between systems (9) INTERFACE*
17 New hotel in prosperous period that is providing conviviality (8) BONHOMIE {BO{N}{H}OM}{IE}
19 Teacher vital for stupid person (6) DONKEY {DON}{KEY}
21 Unyielding soldier breaking free (5) RIGID {RI{GI}D}
23 Potato up in cupboard upstairs (4) SPUD [T<=]
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27 comments:

  1. Ramani15 October 2017 at 08:41

    http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/…/articl…/61083670.cms?
    An article in Mirror Bangalore Edition, shared by Ramki in facebook IXL players

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  2. Suresh15 October 2017 at 10:15

    very nice article

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  3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 October 2017 at 10:32

    IXL 4th round leader board is out!

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  4. Vasant15 October 2017 at 10:56

    +1

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  5. Ramani15 October 2017 at 11:12

    16th rank - Full credit goes to the Blogger(s) and the commentators. Thank you all from the heart. Over all position 45th. Unimaginable for me!

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao15 October 2017 at 11:23

      Good show Ram and Vasant.
      Sad to see Raju slipping to lower position, understandably due to connectivity issues.
      Best of luck to all toppers.

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    2. Vasant15 October 2017 at 11:24

      Well done Ram!
      For me too this was the first time that I broke into the top 10. All credit to this blog, Col.,CV Sir and all commentators.

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    3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 October 2017 at 11:58

      Good show Ram, Vasant & KKR!
      Three cheers to all of you! 👍

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    4. Vasant15 October 2017 at 12:35

      Thanks KKR & MB.

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    5. Padmanabhan15 October 2017 at 12:56

      Well done Ram. Keep up the good work in future rounds also.

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    6. Ramani15 October 2017 at 14:41

      Thanks KKR, Vasant, MB and Paddy. I am struggling in the SW corner and yet to submit.

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    7. Ramani15 October 2017 at 15:05

      Read SW as SE; in the struggle directions are not clear.

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    8. Padmanabhan15 October 2017 at 16:01

      :-)
      kanna katti kattile vitacha?!

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    9. Ramani15 October 2017 at 16:32

      Kannu, kai and kaal - yellathaiyum katti...

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    10. Ramani15 October 2017 at 16:33

      My latest rank may become my marks in 5th round :(

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    11. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 October 2017 at 16:45

      Nothing to worry Ram! Still five more rounds to go. By the way, you've improved a lot, as they say, by leaps and bounds!! Keep the flag flying high.

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    12. Ramani15 October 2017 at 17:20

      Thanks for the encouraging words. This is because of people like you MB

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    13. Ramani15 October 2017 at 20:21

      This comment has been removed by the author.

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  6. Vasant15 October 2017 at 11:50

    Until the 10th round of IXL is over, 10.30 special will not be there.

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  7. Chaturvasi15 October 2017 at 11:54

    No, not that it's missing. It is deliberately held over during the 10-week pendency of IXL online comp each Sunday starting at 12 noon in which many of the usual commenters here take part.

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  8. Vasant15 October 2017 at 12:34

    Submitted in 33 minutes. An easier round I thought.

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  9. Padmanabhan15 October 2017 at 12:55

    All the Best, vasant. Keep it up & up.

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