Satyen Nabar's Sun Spl analysed

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Thursday, 15 March 2018

No 12265, Thursday 15 Mar 2018, The Phantom


Answer and annotation for 25A left for a first-time commenter till 10AM

ACROSS
1   Shamefaced about hiding naked in part of cupboard (6) DRAWER {D{RAW}ER<=}
5   Surrender as per law, making brief appearance in court (8) DEDICATE {D{EDICt}ATE}
9   Leave quickly when it's hot in shed (4,3) DASH OFF {AS}{H} in {DOFF}
10 Call girl's gone after giving the once-over (4-2) LOOK-IN LOOKINg
11 Decree modified to get Peter out (6) RECEDE*
12 … then cross over to adjacent location (4-4) NEXT-DOOR {NEXT}{ROOD<=}
13 Put back junk in corner beside curb (9) REINSTATE {REIN}{S{TAT}E}
15 Needle's thin but blunt (5) ARROW nARROW
17 Junction covered in cesspool's odour (5) STINK {S{T}INK}
19 One behind the counter sells a rig perhaps (9) SALESGIRL*
22 Reason for a counter attack seen in rift (8) ARGUMENT {A}{R{MUG<=}ENT}
23 A smiley's generally used in these letters? (6) EMAILS {A+SMILEy}*
25 Futile tumbling catch involving slip (6) ?A?R?N (Addendum - BARREN - {N{ERR}AB}<= - See comments)
26 Substance covering pole is rust (7) CORRODE {COR{ROD}E}
27 Course finally completed individual gets words of praise (4-4) WELL-DONE {WELL}{c...eD}{ONE}
28 Way out of ship for example is in front (6) EGRESS {EG}{RE}{SS}

DOWN
2   Overcoming gravity lift reaches top of roof (5) RIDGE {RID{G}E}
3   Indians shown as unfriendly in this kind of movie (7) WESTERN [CD] (Correction - {WE}{STERN} &lit - See comments)
4   Sleeping car's berth raised by Eastern railway official (8) ROOMETTE {MOOR<=}{E}{TTE}
5   The newspaper report’s supporting firm (8,7) DEFINITE ARTICLE {ARTICLE} under {DEFINITE}
6   Cheat selling diamonds for an unspecified value gets rich (6) DELUXE DELU(-d+x)XE
7   Soup for poor cowherd (7) CHOWDER*
8   Run over these places during inspection? That’s standard (9) TRICOLOUR {T{R}{LOCI<=}OUR}
14 Old and weary getting ready for squash? (9) EXTIRPATE {EX}{TIR{PAT}E}
16 Right at the corner, she often stops to catch train (8) REHEARSE {R}{E}{HEAR}{ShE}
18 Nervous about joint getting detached (7) NEUTRAL {NEU{T}RAL}
20 Beauty tips for girl meeting lover (7) GLAMOUR {GirL}{AMOUR} My COD
21 Unclean towels kept in outhouse? On the contrary (4-2) LEAN-TO [T]
24 Small boat capsized with vegetables (5) LEEKS {S}{KEEL}<=

GRID

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36 comments:

  1. sree_sree15 March 2018 at 08:33

    3d indians: we unfriendly:stern. my understanding.

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    1. Deepak Gopinath15 March 2018 at 08:36

      Thanks

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    2. Deepak Gopinath15 March 2018 at 08:38

      Which makes it an &lit as well

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    3. Ramki Krishnan15 March 2018 at 08:39

      Didn't think of this anno but you could be right!

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    4. Kolluru Koteswara Rao15 March 2018 at 08:50

      Well done, Prasad!

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    5. Padmanabhan15 March 2018 at 09:13

      +1. Never thought that way.

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    6. vdsprasad49@gmail.com15 March 2018 at 09:38

      Offhand, I thought Indians referred to Red Indians.

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    7. Vasant15 March 2018 at 13:21

      Prasad VDS: Correct in Surface Reading & as another Prasad(Sree_Sree) has put above WE in cryptic reading

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  2. Ramki Krishnan15 March 2018 at 08:40

    GLAMOUR, DELUXE, DEDICATE, CORRODE were favourites.
    Could not anno TRICOLOUR till I saw the blog - thanks Col!

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  3. Kolluru Koteswara Rao15 March 2018 at 08:48

    Good entertainment!

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  4. KARTHIK15 March 2018 at 09:02

    23A) deletion indicator for "y" is not clear
    28A) eg for example; ss for ship; ow do we get "re"

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  5. Padmanabhan15 March 2018 at 09:16

    16D- Loved the use of train. 'Catch train' takes our mind to a different train.

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  6. Padmanabhan15 March 2018 at 09:19

    Enjoyed the surface reading of most clues. Thank you Walker.

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  7. Padmanabhan15 March 2018 at 09:35

    I took 23A- smiley-as a CD.

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    1. KARTHIK15 March 2018 at 09:55

      +1;
      Guess the anagram indicator is "used"; a learning for me

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  8. sree_sree15 March 2018 at 09:54

    Smiley is/was not limited to email only. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smiley

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  9. Poornima15 March 2018 at 09:56

    25A- BARREN= Futile
    Catch= NAB including slip=ERR
    All reversed (tumbling)

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  10. Padmanabhan15 March 2018 at 09:56

    Got it.

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  11. Padmanabhan15 March 2018 at 09:58

    My 9.56 was for Prasad. Thank you.

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  12. cdrgani2915 March 2018 at 12:36

    In 27A I got DONE alright but how is it that COURSE=WELL? Can somebody explain to me.

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    1. Deepak Gopinath15 March 2018 at 12:41

      There is a hyperlink embedded over the word 'course' in the main post above. Click on that link and it will take you to the explanation of how Course=Well

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    2. cdrgani2915 March 2018 at 14:29

      Thank you, Deepak Gopinath!

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  13. raju umamaheswar15 March 2018 at 13:15

    16D- Loved the use of train. 'Catch train' takes our mind to a different train.

    Paddy: This is why we have to train our mind !

    So many cleverly crafted clues that one can't name them individually. Well compiled, Phantom. Why are you called Walker by Paddy? Because you pad the cryptic walk with such SLEEK clues ? 27 Across !

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    1. Vasant15 March 2018 at 13:50

      Raju you must have read the comics of Phantom by Lee Falk. He was also called Mr. Walker

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  14. Vasant15 March 2018 at 13:23

    Beautifully crafted puzzle which I completed during lunch break. Lovely surface & imaginative wp. Thanks to the Ghost who walks & Col. for an equally instructive blog

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  15. Vasant15 March 2018 at 13:37

    5D: Beautifully clued.
    The same was clued in a different way in earlier Hindu puzzle & also in London Times- both these clued appeared without a change of word-the London Times clue appeared a month later. The clue was:
    It is not a sure thing (8,7)

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  16. Deepak Gopinath15 March 2018 at 17:39

    Copy pastng here a message from Sowmya on 1 Acroos of Facebook

    This was in Twitter today. The person referred to is our member Bhargavi Suryanarayanan (She was part of the CW competitions at IIT(M) who is in a critical condition after a recent accident. Appreciate if those of you in Chennai can pass the word around
    ——-
    Dear All
    Need AB+ blood in Apollo Hospital.
    Patient name: Bhargavi S
    age: 23
    She suffered from Burns in Theni Fire
    Person who willing to donate contact. 4 units/day for next few days.
    Vishwanathan - 9884232684.
    Bhargavi’s Mom - 9962103060
    Vikram Venkat - 98842 99433
    ———
    Our prayers for her quick recovery

    I will repeat this message tomorrow as well

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    1. Vasant15 March 2018 at 19:58

      I have shared this message in my whatsapp group of cousins most of whom are in Chennai

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    2. Vasant15 March 2018 at 20:24

      Latest post in 1Across informs that she has received adequate blood and she is recovering

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  17. Padmanabhan15 March 2018 at 19:45

    It is not or it IS a sure thing?
    Suprbly done by Phantom.

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    1. Vasant15 March 2018 at 19:56

      It is not
      Since a is an indefinite article

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