Satyen Nabar's Sun Spl analysed

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Thursday, 30 November 2017

No 12176, Thursday 30 Nov 2017, Incognito


Vingt mille lieues sous les mers and Voyage au centre de la Terre  with a lot of water

 ACROSS
8   Express gratitude after giving up initial hate and go down (4) TANK ThANK
9   Support the tail-less canines, for example (5) TEETH {TEE}{THe}
10 I am hugged by Lawrence ... at one o'clock, perhaps (4) TIME {T{I'M}E}
11 Place a small coin on the midpoint (6) CENTRE {CENT}{RE}
12 Plentiful supply (a thousand kilos) to Yankee leads to overconsumption of food (8) GLUTTONY {GLUT}{TON}{Y}
13 Amiability of good French buddy (8) BONHOMIE {BON}{HOMIE}
15 A royal fights with missiles (6) ARROWS {A}{R}{ROWS}
17 That chap's an advertising professional, boss (7) HEADMAN {HE}{ADMAN}
19 Skilfully shows a department's extreme lunacy (7) ADEPTLY {A}{DEPT}{Lu..cY}
22 Married nude criminal has sex appeal (6) UNITED {IT} in {NUDE}*
24 Concern Indian queen in quiz (8) INTEREST {IN}{T{ER}EST}
26 Perhaps punch superior Ugandan, initially, in court (8) UPPERCUT {UPPER}{C{U}T}
28 Jacob brewed ale, sir (6) ISRAEL*
30 Insect flies backwards in Baltistan gorge (4) GNAT [T<=]
31 Mud fireplace does not have heat in the beginning (5) EARTH hEARTH
32 Yes, at one time, a queen got 12 months (4) YEAR {YE}{A}{R}

DOWN
1   Superior, perhaps, minced kale (4) LAKE*
2   To start with, Scottish king engraved and drew (8) SKETCHED {Sc...h}{King}{ETCHED}
3   Master wandered around rivulet (6) STREAM*
4   Shake a leg before starting to badly use clubs (7) LEAGUES {A+LEG}*{USE*}
5   Io, wearing spectacles, represents M or K, perhaps (8) THOUSAND Anno pending (Addendum - {Io}{00} - See comments)
6   Motor part and model ring held by lead man (6) STATOR {STA{T}{O}R}
7   Sign order of merit with directions (4) OMEN {OM}{E}{N}
14 No ace's at sea in the Pacific, for example (5) OCEAN*
16 Watt measures sources of water (5) WELLS {W}{ELLS}
18 Bud acted badly. Got “Kidnapped” (8) ABDUCTED*
20 Shows harbour fishes (8) PORTRAYS {PORT}{RAYS}
21 This story does not have beginnings — it just records the past (7) HISTORY {tHIS}{sTORY}
23 Score one-fifth of a century (6) TWENTY [DD]
25 A chit passed around by setter displayed a martial art (3,3) TAI CHI {A+CHIT}* {I}
27 Pilgrim leader's aboard first dromon on the Atlantic (4) POND {Pi...m}{ON}{Dr...n}
29 Test former partner with a bit of malice (4) EXAM {EX}{A}{Ma...e}

GRID

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32 comments:

  1. sree_sree30 November 2017 at 08:31

    5d Io oo =1000

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  2. Padmanabhan30 November 2017 at 08:34

    M or K being the def.

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  3. Padmanabhan30 November 2017 at 08:37

    For once, it seemed a long wait to 8.30. If it was fast yesterday, it was a dash today.
    Got Twenty thousand Leagues under the sea, but did not Journey to the Centre of Earth. Both good classics. Lots of water all around from the pond (read ocean) to the well.

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  4. Padmanabhan30 November 2017 at 08:40

    For a long time, I was thinking about dogs for canines. Neatly done.
    That and the pond were the last to fall (though I liked the expression 'across the pond)

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  5. Col_Gopinath30 November 2017 at 08:48

    November started and ended with Incognito

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  6. Padmanabhan30 November 2017 at 08:49

    Rare. Good spotting!

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  7. C.G. BHARGAV30 November 2017 at 08:52

    A bookseller who sold HISTORY books and fiction like TWENTY THOSAND LEAGUES under the sea, YEAR books and books to prepare you for the EXAM was in a low in business.
    Booksellers with common INTERST UNITED and held discussions and SKETCHED a plan.
    The HEADMAN said: Our business should not sink in POND, LAKE, STREAM or OCEAN. Let us not undercut. UNITED we shall stand."
    These words sounded a good OMEN.
    They ADEPTLY rescued themselves.

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  8. Padmanabhan30 November 2017 at 08:55

    Is the famous bookseller near Luz corner still in business?

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  9. C.G. BHARGAV30 November 2017 at 08:57

    I didn't see him recently. But Nehru is still there.

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    1. Padmanabhan30 November 2017 at 09:22

      I knew he was not well and hospitalised. His wife was running the show! Amazing.

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  10. Kishore30 November 2017 at 09:01

    Solvers may speculate on the strategic mistake I committed when deciding the themes for this puzzle. The mistake arose due to my faulty memory. It has no impact on solving the puzzle.

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    1. sree_sree30 November 2017 at 09:14

      Mysterious island would have found the natuilus and Nemo's fate.

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    2. Padmanabhan30 November 2017 at 09:15

      Author of both the classics was Jules Verne. You probably meant it to be Wells (H.G.)

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    3. Kishore30 November 2017 at 09:16

      Perfect, Paddy. Wells was supposed to be the common word between the two theme.

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    4. Col_Gopinath30 November 2017 at 09:17

      I too was wondering why Wells was in the CW

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    5. Kishore30 November 2017 at 09:19

      Now you don't have Far(to)go

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  11. Padmanabhan30 November 2017 at 09:27

    Yeaterday, you said 'wait till tomorrow' when we were searching for a theme. What you probably meant was that we will have 2 in 1 today.

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    1. Kishore30 November 2017 at 09:42

      Yes, sir. Some more double themes with a common member await you

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    2. Padmanabhan30 November 2017 at 10:03

      Can't wait to solve them.

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  12. Vasant30 November 2017 at 10:06

    Lovely thematic puzzle!despite the Wells mistake.

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao30 November 2017 at 10:22

      +1

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    2. Padmanabhan30 November 2017 at 12:52

      Well(s)... it is not a mistake really. Let us put it as another clue not connected to the theme.

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    3. Vasant30 November 2017 at 13:15

      Right Paddy

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    4. sree_sree30 November 2017 at 15:00

      Energy (out of love) flow becomes WATT measures.

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  13. raju umamaheswar30 November 2017 at 14:55

    Shouldn't there be an indicator to imply Jacob=Israel?

    THe Me in Incognito is revealing ?! Subtle egotism?

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  14. D.Srinivasan30 November 2017 at 15:19

    26A Cricket lovers will remember Sehwag's speciality

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