Sunday, 28 January 2018

Special, Sunday 28 Jan 2018, Dr Satyen Nabar


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


ACROSS
6   Essentially depressed after run out (5)
7   Husband thrown out! Blab, did he? Unfortunately spoke without preparation (2-6)
10 One hot girl, wild and lively (2, 3, 2)
11 Task - Collect posh gold coin stack (7)
12 Largely express pleasure and gaze at horizon (7)
13 Perplexing to develop an ulcer (7)
14 New migrants primarily cast out, shattering American Dream of togetherness (11)
19 Narks find motive involved in kills (7)
21 Place where UFO landed and ascended? Not quite right (7)
23 Students without bad habits (7)
25 A long distance call? That’s something very different (1, 3, 3)
26 Attacks wild animals? Futile venture (3’1, 4)
27 Tough question for model (5)

DOWN
1   Hard to understand drunkard in largely creepy club (8)
2   Enemy tortured one countryman (6)
3   Source of trouble but might help a fisherman? (3, 2, 5)
4   Slight stammer (4)
5   Cut out milk? Lacks purity primarily (6)
6   Quick exercise - About to engage in sex (6)
8   One directed at the ribs, countered by hook? (7)
9/20 Butter up dish essentially lacking chilies in seasoning (5, 6)
13 One in charge of late arrivals? (10)
15 Perils of frightfully cold enemas (7)
16 Operation to remove around 2/5th of liver ultimately (8)
17 Time to indicate significance of goal (5)
18 Glimpse of polished film actor (6)
20 See 9
22 Sleeper without sleep gets irritable (6)
24 Affected by endless bad luck (4)

Across Lite version can be accessed at Dr SN 19.

Enjoy.

55 comments:

  1. 15d Perils of frightfully cold enemas (7)MENACES (C ENEMAS)*
    2d Enemy tortured one countryman (6)YEMEN*I

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  2. 13A Perplexing to develop an ulcer (7)UNCLEAR*

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  3. 2 down: YEMENI _ anagram of enemy +I = countryman of Yemen.

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  4. 2d: Yemeni = (enemy+i)* = countryman

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  5. 10 across:: ON THE GO= one g=hot +G for girl= anagram. wild and lively.

    The Doc seems to be in high jinkx today with his clues !

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  6. 7A: AD LIBBED {BLAB DID HE(-h)}*
    10A:ON THE GO (ONE HOT G)*
    1D: ESOTERIC E(SOT)ERI(-e)+C

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  7. 3 down: SLUR= stammer = also means insult

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  8. Making up for 10A:
    14A: CAMARADERIE {AMERICAN DREAM(-N, -M)}*

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  9. 25A : A FAR CRY [CD]
    13D : UNDERTAKER [CD]
    22D : SNAPPY {S(NAP)PY}

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  10. 13dn UNDERTAKER (dd
    7ac ADLIBBED blab did he without (h)

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  11. 8D- Bouncer- CD. Nice hook Doc.!

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  12. 12 across: PURVIEW--- largely e=xpress pleasure== PUR(_R) View= gaze.

    to replace Ram's race against me !

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  13. 21A Place where UFO landed and ascended? Not quite right (7) ROS(e) + WELL
    26A Attacks wild animals? Futile venture (3’1, 4) MUG’S + GAME
    24D Affected by endless bad luck (4) SHAM(e)

    Great fun...with some tricky clues! Thanks, Doc!

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  14. 3 down: CAN OF WORMS (DD)
    22 down: S(NAP)PY ( Sleeper cells - frequently mentioned in TN!!)

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  15. Doc: Was 27 across involved in 6 down? I'm a bit13 across ! No 26 across , though ! with no 8 down around .

    Had very many chuckle- chuckles today.





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  16. 16d: ex(er)case = exercise = operation.

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  17. 6a def:out PASS(E)
    6d def:quick P(romp)T

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  18. My last:
    23a: novices ( no+vices ) = students

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  19. Great Puzzle! Loved the challenging & tricky clues(6A,18D,11A); smiled at the beautiful DDs & cryptic wp of 23A,13D,25A,3D. Thanks Doc for the entertainment.

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  20. Lovely grid! Thanks for the entertaiment, Doc.

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  21. Still to go..

    Ac 11

    Dn 5, 9/20, 18

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  22. 9/20 CURRY FAVOUR (CURRY) F(-L)AVOUR

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  23. Wrapping up:
    11A: ROULEAU (ROLE around U + AU)
    9/20D: CURRY FAVOUR (def = butter up, CURRY + FLAVOUR -L)

    Enjoyable grid Doc!

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  24. Thanks everyone and Colonel as always!

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  25. Couldn't take part in the fun.
    Great clues Doctor. Liked them very much.

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  26. Thank you Dr Satyen. I am still visiting the places I stayed in when I was here in Panaji in 63-64

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  27. Great grid Dr. Satyen... entertaining .. had to google for a couple :)

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  28. Enjoyable grid Dr. Satyen... some great clues, had to goggle for a couple :)

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