Sunday, 15 April 2018

Special, Sunday 15 Apr 2018, Dr Satyen Nabar


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


ACROSS
6   Wise man takes time to guide (5)
7   Up in the sky, dove flies around flightless bird (8)
10/11 Grime got married, has two kids? Situation is calm now (4, 3, 7)
12 Where grass is plentiful, avoid ecstasy! Be thrifty, girl (7)
13 Vagrant who can survive at sea? (7)
14/26 Not found at any place? It’s inconsequential (7, 4, 3, 5)
19 Angry tussle after husband pressurizes (7)
21 Swift to communicate (7)
23 Romeo in story died of hurt (7)
25 Burning a contemptible man seeking payment (7)
26 See 14
27 Release a kidnapped relative (5)

DOWN
1   Solve the second across clue? Sorts one out (4, 4)
2   Brat tottering without clothes (6)
3   Essential to nurse love pangs! Some men do have them? (10)
4   Where army officers eat stew (4)
5   Robust time entertaining maiden in a small settlement (6)
6   Greedy king returns to control society with brutality (6)
8   Digs at the bottom of box to strike a chord (3, 4)
9   Embellish part of homestead ornately (5)
13 Made out with escort inside? Incredible (10)
15 Unfortunately, one jerk turns criminal (7)
16 Precious canines? (8)
17 Wife bashes and thrashes (5)
18 Fly damaging testes (6)
20 Behave harshly and adulterate drugs (4, 2)
22 Bonus to increase! Become cheerful (4, 2)
24 Document positively not at home (4)

Across Lite version can be accessed at Dr SN 20

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80 comments:

  1. Ramani15 April 2018 at 10:33

    18d Fly damaging testes (6) TSETSE*

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  2. Ramani15 April 2018 at 10:35

    9D Embellish part of homestead ornately (5)ADORN(T)

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  3. Vasant15 April 2018 at 10:36

    4D:MESS DD
    9D:ADORN T
    13A:DRIFTER DD

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  4. Ramani15 April 2018 at 10:38

    6D Greedy king returns to control society with brutality (6)SADISM (MIDAS S(-OCIETY))*

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  5. Jayalakshmi arumugam15 April 2018 at 10:38

    4dn mess (dd)
    1 ac steer the in seer

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  6. Ramani15 April 2018 at 10:39

    Correction MIDAS<- WITH S inside

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  7. Vasant15 April 2018 at 10:39

    Substituting for 9D
    (-a)UNTIE

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  8. Poornima15 April 2018 at 10:41

    7 a- OVERHEAD
    Anagram of DOVE around RHEA( flightless bird)

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  9. Poornima15 April 2018 at 10:43

    19 a- HUSTLES
    H(Husband)+ anagram of TUSSLE

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  10. Padmanabhan15 April 2018 at 10:52

    5D- Hamlet- (HA(M)LE)T- small settlement

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  11. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 April 2018 at 10:52

    21A : Swift to communicate (7) EXPRESS [DD]

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  12. Poornima15 April 2018 at 10:52

    22d- PERK UP
    Bonus increase/cheer up

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  13. Padmanabhan15 April 2018 at 10:58

    27A- Untie- Auntie-A
    Release

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    1. Satyen Nabar15 April 2018 at 11:05

      Already done by Vasant, Paddy. Take another

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  14. P. Venkatesan15 April 2018 at 11:00

    3d: moustaches {m(o)ust}{aches(=pangs)}

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  15. Padmanabhan15 April 2018 at 11:00

    19A- Hustles- H(tussle)*-Pressurises

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    1. Satyen Nabar15 April 2018 at 11:05

      Already done Paddy. Please take another thanks.

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  16. P. Venkatesan15 April 2018 at 11:10

    25a: current {cur}{rent}

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  17. Padmanabhan15 April 2018 at 11:12

    Thank you Doc. Here it is
    12A- Savanna- Where grass is plentiful
    (Save-E)Anna

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  18. P. Venkatesan15 April 2018 at 11:16

    My third
    16d: eyeteeth (DD)

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  19. Srinidhi15 April 2018 at 11:17

    14/26 Not found at any place? It’s inconsequential (7, 4, 3, 5)
    Neither here nor there
    Double definition with the first cryptic

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  20. Srinidhi15 April 2018 at 11:20

    13 down: 13 Made out with escort inside? Incredible (10)
    farfetched
    made out is fared
    with fetch which is escort inside

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  21. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 April 2018 at 11:21

    10/11A : Grime got married, has two kids? Situation is calm now (4, 3, 7) DUST HAS SETTLED [CD?]

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    1. Vasant15 April 2018 at 11:26

      I think MB it is CD & D. If dust is married and has two kids he would be married😀😀

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    2. Vasant15 April 2018 at 11:26

      He would be settled😀

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    3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 April 2018 at 11:29

      Thanks Vasant. I was wondering if it was DD or CD!

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    4. Padmanabhan15 April 2018 at 11:31

      I would say DD- Grime got married/ situation is calm. But I don't get the 2 kids part?

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    5. Satyen Nabar15 April 2018 at 11:33

      When a person gets married, has kids, we say he has settled :). Thus CD and D. Situation is calm now being the direct definition.

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  22. Padmanabhan15 April 2018 at 11:21

    Can I do one more doc.? I think there were 2 repeats.

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  23. Nadathur Rajan15 April 2018 at 11:21

    14/26 Not found at any place? It’s inconsequential (7, 4, 3, 5)
    NEITHER HERE NOR THERE (C&DD)
    13 Made out with escort inside? Incredible (10)
    {FAR(FETCH)ED}

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  24. Nadathur Rajan15 April 2018 at 11:35

    1d Solve the second across clue? Sorts one out (4, 4) (GET)(S EVEN)

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  25. Padmanabhan15 April 2018 at 11:37

    My 3rd-
    8D- Hit home- to strike a chord.
    Bottom of the box- home?

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  26. Nadathur Rajan15 April 2018 at 11:37

    2 Brat // tottering without clothes (6)
    [-L]URCHIN[-g]

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  27. Nadathur Rajan15 April 2018 at 11:41

    My 3rd replacement:
    15 Unfortunately/, one / jerk turns // criminal (7)
    (ILL)(I)(CIT*)

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  28. Padmanabhan15 April 2018 at 11:49

    Just completed. Thank you Doc. for the wonderful time spent on a Sunday morning.

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  29. Satyen Nabar15 April 2018 at 11:57

    Still left

    23A
    17D, 20D, 24D

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  30. C.G. BHARGAV15 April 2018 at 12:12

    24 down (-in)deed

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  31. Raghunath15 April 2018 at 12:18

    23 Romeo in story died of hurt (7) PIE(R)CE+D
    20 Behave harshly and adulterate drugs (4, 2) STEP ON [DD]

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  32. Raghunath15 April 2018 at 12:22

    17 Wife bashes and thrashes (5)W HOPS

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  33. Raghunath15 April 2018 at 12:23

    Good one Doc. As usual CDs were very good.

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  34. raju umamaheswar15 April 2018 at 12:25

    My Acrosslite has vanished and I am unable to reinstal as it keeps appearing in the download as gobbledegook in a Notepad format. ! So I am neith er here nor there and unable to express myself here ! Have had a very frustrating morning ! Sorry, Doc, misssing all the fun ! Any help in restoring my sanity is welcome

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    1. Satyen Nabar15 April 2018 at 12:32

      Perhaps Prasad can advise, if he is around?

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    2. sree_sree15 April 2018 at 12:41

      winows 7 pro?

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    3. sree_sree15 April 2018 at 12:50

      pls open command prompt (run as administrator) and type the following and enter.

      ftype msi.package="%SystemRoot%\System32\msiexec.exe" /i "%1" %*

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    4. raju umamaheswar15 April 2018 at 13:34

      I think I have Windows XP. I tried but failed. so it is not windos 7 pro. next step ?

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    5. Vasant15 April 2018 at 19:17

      Raju:Windows XP?That is quite old. I think you need to update your OS to Windows 7/8/10

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  35. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 April 2018 at 12:30

    Nice puzzle Doc. Enjoyed solving it.
    Had some problem solving 7A clue for I knew only two flightless birds...Emu and Kiwi. I will add Rhea now!

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    1. Satyen Nabar15 April 2018 at 12:31

      Thanks MB. Have a great holiday:)

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    2. Padmanabhan15 April 2018 at 13:01

      I too was searching for the flightless bird, but 'up in the sky' & crossings helped to fill up and THEN find the bird.

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  36. C.G. BHARGAV15 April 2018 at 12:39

    The bouncer and the dancer - Part 9

    SANITY RESTORED!

    The soldiers, some with walrus and a few others with handlebar MOUSTACHES were a cantankerous lot. The absence of an officer to discipline them was felt.
    They made a MESS of the whole HAMLET.
    Some went sbout looking for things ILLICIT.
    In the dance floor they wanted a dancer to PERK UP the show. UNTIE knots and what not...
    The requests were FAR FETCHED.
    The bouncer summoned the manager of the Lad Vegas club now retired and settled in NAIROBI(!!). He did STEP IN and dismissed the soldiers once and for all, lock stock and barrel.
    Thank God
    THE DUST HAS SETTLED and sanity restored.

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  37. Padmanabhan15 April 2018 at 12:59

    All at peace- not in pieces!

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  38. C.G. BHARGAV15 April 2018 at 12:59

    Thanks Doctor for a lovely puzzle once again.

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  39. raju umamaheswar15 April 2018 at 13:10

    I had almost forgotten that I have a PC upstairs that is collecting dust. Rushed upstairs and got on the job. Completed the wonderful crossie, Doc and feel contented and purring like a cat !

    I could easily download the Acrosslite here and and realise that my Notebook reaches upto completion of downloading and didn't proceed to RUN to complete the process. Thanks, Doc and sree_sree. Will now try and take over form wifey dearie who is still struggling to create the Acrosslite facility !

    Wish Vishu is not so wishy-washy !

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    1. Satyen Nabar15 April 2018 at 13:15

      All's well that ends well:) Thanks for solving Raju!

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  40. Padmanabhan15 April 2018 at 13:15

    Old friends never let you down, including the forgotten PC.

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  41. raju umamaheswar15 April 2018 at 14:11

    Ajooba of ajoobas ! Raju is back home and dry ! I managed to get back to base and installed Acrosslite successfully. This time, it was smooth and clean. Happy for myself. Thanks Doc and sre_sree for volunteering to help. Have a great Vishu sadhya !

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  42. Kolluru Koteswara Rao15 April 2018 at 14:21

    Busy with outdoor work. Solved only now.
    Thanks Doc. I liked it.

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  43. Deepak Gopinath15 April 2018 at 14:55

    Thanks for the special Satyen. Was out whole day, just got back.

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  44. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore15 April 2018 at 15:56

    6a: steer: - s(t)eer
    7a: overhead: - (dove+rhea)*
    19a: hustles: - h(tussle*)
    9d: adorn(T)
    18d: - tsetse - (testes)

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