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Saturday, 11 November 2017

No 12160, Saturday 11 Nov 2017, Afterdark


To the movies with Afterdark.

ACROSS
1   Sign taken by force; mortgage due on November first (1) (6) GEMINI {G}{EMI}{No...r}{1}
4   Beds made by using herbs over time (6) BERTHS {BER{T}HS*}
9   Leaders of a small island and a landmass (4) ASIA Acrostic
10 Beginner given drips to gain energy (10) INITIATIVE {INITIAT{IV}E}
11 Gambling den is primarily criminal, a vice leading to nothing (6) CASINO {Cr...l}{A}{SIN}{O}
12 Drink in a stein spilled on empty table (8) ANISETTE {A+STEIN}*{TablE}
13 A leg is broken; post, one gets almost ill and takes a painkiller (9) ANALGESIC {AN}{A}{LEG}*{SICk}
15 Essentially commoner reviews cinema (5) MOVIE {comMOner}{reVIEws}
16 Setting in position (5) INLAY {IN}{LAY}
18 Maybe dame's aim is to get a small television, perhaps (4,5) MASS MEDIA {S} in {DAMES+AIM}*
22 English workers have meeting to make corrections (8) EMENDATE {E}{MEN}{DATE}
23 Setter irritated to examine again (6) RETEST*
25 As in a geographical region (6,4) MIDDLE EAST Semi&lit AS in the Middle of EAST
26 Sail off from Malaysia in a frenzy with supernatural power (4) MAYA MAlaYsiA
27 Right time myth’s busted about movement (6) RHYTHM {R+T+MYTH}* (Correction - {R}{H}{MYTH*} - See comments)
28 Footballer facing force to take a stand (6) GOALIE {GO}{A}{LIE}

DOWN
1   Somehow again Sam lost a pipe, perhaps (3,4) GAS MAIN {aGAIN+SAM}*
2   One caught between two spies in an American city (5) MIAMI {MI}{A}{MI}
3   In Illinois, omelette is disgusting (7) NOISOME [T]
5   Priest caught with a cocaine extract (6) ELICIT {ELI}{C{I}T} What's the role of Cocaine?
6   Main part or little, anyway has energy (5,4) TITLE ROLE {OR+LITTLE}*{E}
7   Another star beat six top idols as a pair to 8 (7) SAVITRI {SA{VI}TR*}{Idols}
8   Actor Jean gains visa to travel (6,7) SIVAJI GANESAN*
14 King, long back ruled over Germany and Luxembourg in a knowledgeable manner (9) LEARNEDLY {LEAR}{NE{D}{L}Y<=}
17 Actor's brainwork visible across opening of the movie and box-office (7) NAMBIAR {Mo..e}{Box} in {BRAIN}* There's an extra B here. See comments
19 Musical passage is set to contain tenor and rhythm, primarily (7) STRETTO {SET}{Te..r}{Rh...m}{TO}
20 Harry silently leaves first lecture as it’s happening (2,5) IN STYLE {SILENTlY}*
21 Abnormally genial, left almost ill; silent actor (6) NAGESH {GENiAl}{SH}
24 Married in the end, to a native of South India (5) TAMIL {TA{M}IL}

GRID

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32 comments:

  1. sree_sree11 November 2017 at 08:32

    17d B extra?

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  2. sree_sree11 November 2017 at 08:35

    25a AS->asia/east. In->middle. My understanding.

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    1. Deepak Gopinath11 November 2017 at 08:36

      Isn't that what I have shown?

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    2. sree_sree11 November 2017 at 08:43

      AS planetary terminology for Asia referred as EAST by British (empire days).

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  3. sree_sree11 November 2017 at 08:48

    5d (beta)CIT is a cocaine extract.

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    1. Padmanabhan11 November 2017 at 08:53

      Then is caught just a link word?

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    2. sree_sree11 November 2017 at 08:58

      my understanding, yes. CIT is a form of a cocaine (preperation).

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  4. Ramki Krishnan11 November 2017 at 08:48

    I thought 21d could be Ganesh (Gemini Ganesh) as well!

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    1. sree_sree11 November 2017 at 08:52

      me too untill online version forced me to change.

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    2. Padmanabhan11 November 2017 at 08:56

      So, Col. is right,after all.

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    3. sree_sree11 November 2017 at 09:08

      and I realised ganesh is used in gult (Telugu) movies only.

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  5. Padmanabhan11 November 2017 at 08:51

    21D- I put it in as Ganesh-esp. Gemini being there. Strange they are anagrams.
    Will non TN people find it difficult to get all the actors or they are all fairly well known?

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    1. Vasant11 November 2017 at 09:40

      I am not that well versed with Tamil movies but I didnt find any problem. The actors too are very well known so that if you know Sivaji Ganeshan you would certainly know Savitri.
      And whenever we meet our cousins there is a mandatory discussion on Tamil movies, actors of old, present actors and movies. Though I am solent during these discussions, the nuggets of information are stored.

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    2. Vasant11 November 2017 at 09:41

      Typo silent instead of solent

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  6. Padmanabhan11 November 2017 at 08:55

    28A- Force gives 'Go' & stand 'Lie'?

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    1. sree_sree11 November 2017 at 09:23

      stand/lie (exist, be present). Relative position indicators. Where does your loyalty lie/stand.

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    2. Padmanabhan11 November 2017 at 09:27

      Thank you Prasad.

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  7. C.G. BHARGAV11 November 2017 at 08:56

    He sure has seen many a MOVIE from GEMINI. The pair SIVAJI GANESAN and SAVITRI with NAMBIAR and NAGESH. He is not from MIAMI or the MIDDLE EAST. He is a TAMIL from ASIA. He has written a book about a person who has played many a TITLE ROLE.
    He is from Madurai and might have been a GOALIE in his school days. He will not allow anything to go beyond him.
    In the beginning as a salesman he might have sold many an AMALGESIC.
    He is now in the MASS MEDIA. He loves to ELICIT the best from those under him who have INITIATIVE. We are going to see him enter IN STYLE on December 3. Yes he is our own and you know who he is.

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  8. C.G. BHARGAV11 November 2017 at 09:09

    The book referred is MGR = A Biography by Shrikanth Veeravalli (AD)

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  9. sree_sree11 November 2017 at 09:31

    27a time is H (not T). Typo.

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    1. Col_Gopinath11 November 2017 at 09:51

      It wasn't a typo. Time=Hour=H is what AD intended like you have mentioned.

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  10. Ramani11 November 2017 at 12:19

    IXL Solutions are up. Luckily no mistakes.

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  11. Padmanabhan11 November 2017 at 12:37

    'Black filmy women's dress' put a black mark- no,red mark- in my solution.
    2 more chances remain- let me be hopeful.

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  12. Vasant11 November 2017 at 12:54

    There is a Nina in the puzzle. The nina I think is appropriate as pnly two rounds are left

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  13. Vasant11 November 2017 at 12:55

    The puzzle I thought had the mark of Gridman written all over it( sans his favourite supporter)

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  14. Padmanabhan11 November 2017 at 13:49

    supporter replaced by what I quoted above? not very far from it!

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  15. raju umamaheswar11 November 2017 at 13:59

    Though I am not a great fan of Tamil films, I could easily pick out the names. Eons ago, I remember having seen Parasakthi. AD's puzzles are ok for non-Tamil solvers as they connecting letters lead you on.

    Again , in the last week's ICL, I earned all correct. As Paddy says, two more to go. This series seems to carry not much punch ?

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  16. Vasant11 November 2017 at 14:10

    At 34 minutes, I am placed at 26th position!Akshay Bhandarkar was 1st with 15 minutes!There are some serious super solvers out there.

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  17. Ramani11 November 2017 at 14:22

    Submitted around 45 minutes placed in 54th. A long way to go

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