Satyen Nabar's Sun Spl analysed

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Saturday, 21 July 2018

No 12375, Saturday 21 Jul 2018, Arden


Across

9. Spurious drug — keep 50% in reserve (7) PLACEBO {PLACE}{BOok}
10. Show workers (7) PAGEANT {PAGE}{ANT}
11. He follows what is cast in the river (7) DEVOTEE {DE{VOTE}E}
12. Work's very regressive, problem for phalanger (7) OPOSSUM {OP}{SO<=}{SUM}

13. Drinks break, stump on pitch (5,4) SALES TALK {S{ALE S}TALK}
15. Window gives option to get money back (5) ORIEL {OR}{LEI<=}

16. One is envious hearing the bell (7) ANGELUS {AN}{~JEALOUS}
19. Overarm — It's disadvantageous and hurts (7) TWINGES {SET<=} over {WING}  Disadvantageous = Set back
20. Saying the Chinese leader only comes in the morning (5) AXIOM {A{XI}{O}M}
21. Heard after midnight, caught one's eye... (9) GLISTENED {niGht}{LISTENED}
25. ...As in races, perhaps (7) ARSENIC {IN+RACES*}
26. Countryman repatriated by European airline without hesitation (7) NAMIBIA {MAN<=}{IBerIA}
28. Wine is free inside plane (7) TRIDENT {T{RID}ENT}

29. Delay in animal retracting tongue (7) TAGALOG {GO{LAG}AT<=}

Down

1. Suit those for digging trenches (6) SPADES (DD)
2. "Wonder maiden", Ravel's composition (6) MARVEL {M}{RAVEL*}
3. Found it soft to touch (4) FELT (DD)
4. Smell of sweat emanating from old boozer (6) BODEGA {BO}{AGED<=}
5. First two sputniks, one with a wheel (8) SPROCKET {SPutnik}{ROCKET}
6. Expert on growth prospects — "After silver, iron most used" (10) AGRONOMIST {AG}{IRON+MOST*}
7. Has to throw, it's annoying (8) HASSLING {HAS}{SLING}
8. Simultaneous play, not one with a cue (8) STIMULUS {SIMULTANEOUS-{ONE+A}}*
14. Harry reads about the Frenchman's poker (10) SALAMANDER {READS*} around {LA+MAN}
16. A month end in Delhi for Herb (8) AMARANTH {A}{MAR}{ANTH}
17. Get up the platform when it's denied (8) GAINSAID {GAIN}{DIAS<=}
18. The wisdom of Washington, in a way supports the legend (8) SAGACITY {SAGA}{CITY}
22. Fire! I get in or out? (6) IGNITE {I+GET+IN*}
23. Cloud unable to burst (6) NEBULA {UNABLE*}
24. Girls get into horse drawn cart, find it boring (6) DRAGGY {DRA{GG}Y}
27. They were wise to join college, it was enchanting (4) MAGI {MAGI+C=MAGIC}

Reference List
Worker=Page, Worker=Ant, River=Dee, Work=Op, Very=So, One=An, Chinese leader=Xi, Only=O, Morning=AM, Hesitation=Er
Maiden=M, Smell of sweat=BO, Silver=Ag, The French=La, Girls=GG, College=C


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23 comments:

  1. sree_sree21 July 2018 at 08:41

    16a gelus, alternate form or homophone?

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao21 July 2018 at 09:13

      It doesn't seem to be a perfect HP. Zelus sound is not similar to "gelus" in angelus

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    2. sree_sree21 July 2018 at 09:39

      gelus is french for zelus/jelus, old english as far as i could gather.

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  2. sree_sree21 July 2018 at 08:43

    brain teaser on the morning of brain less affair on TV. thanks arden

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  3. KARTHIK21 July 2018 at 09:27

    IN 16D) how are we getting "ANTH"

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    1. sree_sree21 July 2018 at 09:38

      "end" in hindi (in delhi).

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    2. KARTHIK21 July 2018 at 09:42

      "India" would have been better than "Delhi"

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    3. Vasant21 July 2018 at 10:02

      Anth bhala tau sab bhala(All's well that ends well):-)

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  4. Vasant21 July 2018 at 10:01

    Lovely puzzle and a very instructive blog..Loved the elission of Man in two clues as well as other clues...Thanjs Arden and Ramesh

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  5. vdsprasad49@gmail.com21 July 2018 at 11:21

    17D. A doubt about the clue. Platform is dais; reversed, it is siad, not said. Is my observation right?

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    1. ranger21 July 2018 at 11:27

      You're right. It was an oversight on my part

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  6. raju umamaheswar21 July 2018 at 15:33

    Is BODEGA a boozer? I thought it is a wine shop or a Hispanic tuck shop ?

    SALAMANDER= POKER? HARRY?

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    1. ranger21 July 2018 at 16:18

      Bodega is a wine shop or a bar situated in a Spanish speaking locality. So is a boozer, an informal name for a bar.
      Salamander: Harry is the Anagram indicator, 'reads' the anagram fodder. Yes,
      salamander is an iron poker used in a fire place.

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    2. raju umamaheswar21 July 2018 at 22:13

      Thank you Ranger. I knew that H(h)arry is the anagram fodder. However, I have learnt today that SALAMANDER is also an iron poker in a fireplace and not just a newt or eft!

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    3. sree_sree21 July 2018 at 22:46

      i learnt when it was "arsenal mad"

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  7. Padmanabhan21 July 2018 at 16:03

    5D- How do we get rocket? Is it from one? If so, is the def. only wheel?
    Thank you Arden & Ramesh for the enjoyable fair.

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    1. KARTHIK21 July 2018 at 16:26

      Guess Sputnik is on double duty;
      Sputnik is also a rocket;

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    2. RameshJ21 July 2018 at 17:20

      I took Sputniks as Sputnik followed by another Sputnik. The first one gave sp, the second gave the rocket

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    3. KARTHIK21 July 2018 at 18:14

      Brilliant clue by ARDEN; Out of box thinking while clueing

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    4. sree_sree21 July 2018 at 20:15

      You get the hang by experience. Arden used the trick quite a few times.

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    5. sree_sree21 July 2018 at 20:33

      Like in workers, page and ant.

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    6. KARTHIK21 July 2018 at 20:40

      Most gratifying when a clue is solved.......
      There are atleast 5 new words we learn from every one of his CW.....
      Thanks Arden.

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  8. Radhamani21 July 2018 at 21:26

    Learnt a lot ,tq

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