Satyen Nabar's Sun Spl analysed

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Friday, 31 August 2018

No 12410, Friday 31 Aug 2018, xChequer


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Thanks for the response, here's the regular blog.
ACROSS
7   Disorderly lad out of an orderly set being hard to please (6) ORNERY {aN+ORdERlY}*
8   State companies that operate ships for an ocean voyage (6) CRUISE (~crews)
10 Lucknow heartlessly looted, criminal gets rich (4-2-2) WELL-TO-DO {Lu...oW+LOOTED}*
11 Note grade and speciality (6) METIER {ME}{TIER}
12 Clear or meaningless? (5) EMPTY [DD]
14 Overdue debts raise a risk, occasionally breaking banks (7) ARREARS {A}{Ri{REAR}Sk}
15 Weird odd occurrences of the non-ordinary, so staggering (7,6-2) STRANGE GOINGS ON {NON+SO+STAGGERING}* (Addendum {NoN+Or...y+SO+STAGGERING}* &lit - See comments)
18 Concession withdrawn in trade or profession (7) DEPOSAL {DE{SOP<=}AL}
19 Post it here to convey tribute (5) TITHE [T]
20 Literally meaning one born before, teacher meaning one coming after? (6) SENSEI {SENSE}{1}
21 Universal safeguard for temperature on Earth's surface (8) COSMETIC {COSM{E}{T}IC}
23 What's laid-back career internally can be an offering of Nirvana among others (6) GRUNGE {G{RUN}GE<=}
24 Clues frantically entered by setter in a race (6) SLUICE {SLU{I}CE*}

DOWN
1   Chapter in this book contains nothing logical (8) COHERENT {C}{O}{HERE}{NT}
2   A love for Indigo (4) ANIL {A}{NIL}
3   Monastery earlier unknown (6) PRIORY {PRIOR}{Y}
4   Father avoiding Tirupati on vacation, mother anxious to see a triad of Hindu gods (8) TRIMURTI {TIRUpaTI+Mo..eR}*
5   Current local time being an impediment in a state (10) DISTRAUGHT {D{IST}RAUGHT}
6   Catch in revolutionary group's doctrines (6) TENETS {TE{NET}S<=}
9   Coax leaving fans, stop having a wavering effect (3,8) VOX ANGELICA*
13 Appear insensible, having piano and chamberpots in lunatic asylum (4,6) PLAY POSSUM {P}{LAY{POS}SUM*}
16 Young birds leave fish in vessel (8) GOSLINGS {GO}{S{LING}S}
17 Gag in a ship (3-5) ONE-LINER {ONE}{LINER}
18 Clear channel, drive with ease (6) DREDGE {DR}{EDGE}
19 American warship displaying bottle in just the right part of fight (6) TUSSLE {botT{USS}LE}
22 Departure of Christ in connection with Resurrection (4) EXIT {TI{X}E}<=


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64 comments:

  1. Balaji31 August 2018 at 07:36

    19A. PosT IT HEre to convey TRIBUTE. TITHE. T
    2D. A love for INDIGO. ANIL. {A}{nil}
    19D. American warship displaying bottle in just the right part of FIGHT. TUSSLE. {botT{uss}LE}

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  2. Jayalakshmi arumugam31 August 2018 at 07:57

    6 dn tenets net (catch) in (set)*
    2dn anil a+nil (love)
    10ac well to do l(uckno)w+(looted)*

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  3. sree_sree31 August 2018 at 08:38

    A lot of clues to love. Will pick 23a and 17d particularly.

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    1. Vasant31 August 2018 at 10:58

      +1 for a lot of clues to love. Favourites are 18D and 20A.

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  4. Brajesh31 August 2018 at 09:20

    Too Tough for me atleast

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  5. Unknown31 August 2018 at 09:22

    12ac Empty

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    1. Deepak Gopinath31 August 2018 at 09:48

      No point in giving the answer without the annotation

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  6. Unknown31 August 2018 at 09:22

    7 Ac ornery

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  7. Brajesh31 August 2018 at 09:32

    3d priory prior and y for earlier and unknown

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  8. B N Acharya31 August 2018 at 09:47

    17D ONE LINER (GAG) ONE-A; LINER-SHIP

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  9. B N Acharya31 August 2018 at 09:54

    24A SLUICE (RACE) Anagram of clues and I (setter)

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  10. B N Acharya31 August 2018 at 10:04

    7A ORNERY(HARD TO PLEASE) anagram of an orderly with lad out

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  11. Prasanna Rao31 August 2018 at 10:19

    4-DOWN - 4. Father avoiding Tirupati on vacation, mother anxious to see a triad of Hindu gods (8) Father=PA.avoiding PA in TiruxxMxxti.......tirumurti.

    Today's clue i find quite tough....so waiting for the expert opinion.

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam31 August 2018 at 10:46

      Please note enumeration is (8). Your answer has 9 letters. Also re-check your answer.

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  12. KARTHIK31 August 2018 at 10:54

    Thanks xChequer. Loved the CW today. Brilliant clues with good choice of anagram, C/C and reversal indicators.
    My CoDs are 8A, 14A, 15A, 23A,4D,13D,22D

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  13. KARTHIK31 August 2018 at 11:00

    15A) Defn: Weird odd occurrences
    Soln: STRANGE GOINGS ON
    Anno: {NON+SO+STAGGERING}*
    Anagram indicator: non-ordinary; guess “non” is on double duty

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    1. sree_sree31 August 2018 at 11:59

      ordinary as casual/poor is the anind.

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    2. KARTHIK31 August 2018 at 12:01

      Thanks Sree; got it

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    3. Bhalchandra Pasupathy31 August 2018 at 14:36

      Actually meant as a kind of &lit, with 'weird' acting as anag ind in cryptic reading, selecting odd letters of NON and O for ordinary. Bit strange having to ignore the O and add it back, but couldn't find another way to make it work

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    4. KARTHIK31 August 2018 at 14:59

      Thanks xChequer for the clarification.
      Can you also clarify 22A please?

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    5. Bhalchandra Pasupathy31 August 2018 at 15:02

      @KPS: There's no 22A, and 22D was solved and annotated. You had something else in mind?

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    6. KARTHIK31 August 2018 at 15:08

      Sorry meant 20A) SENSEI

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    7. Bhalchandra Pasupathy31 August 2018 at 15:10

      Re 20A, 'Literally ….,teacher' is def. SENSE(meaning) + I (one) wordplay. Think the main blog has it broken down

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    8. KARTHIK31 August 2018 at 15:12

      Thanks for clarification; we were debating whether it is a DD

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    9. Bhalchandra Pasupathy31 August 2018 at 15:25

      Well strictly speaking a DD should have 2 different definitions, not same definition repeated twice. The phrase before teacher is like a qualification saying 'what kind of teacher'

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  14. P. Venkatesan31 August 2018 at 11:02

    1d: coherent {c(=chapter)}{o(=nothing)}{here(=in this)}{nt(=book)} = logical

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  15. Mukundala Balasubramanyam31 August 2018 at 11:03

    16Dn : Young birds leave fish in vessel (8) GOSLINGS {GO}{S(LING)S}

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  16. Vasant31 August 2018 at 11:03

    13D: PLAY POSSUM
    P+ POS(Chamber pots) inside ASYLUM*

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  17. Sundarram31 August 2018 at 11:16

    10A - Lucknow heartlessly = LW + Looted combines as anagram for "well to do" = rich

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  18. Unknown31 August 2018 at 11:22

    9D Vox Angelica
    Anagram CoaxLeaving
    5D Distraught
    IST inside Draught
    21A Cosmetic
    T on E inside Cosmic

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  19. Deepak Gopinath31 August 2018 at 11:24

    14A - {A}{R(-i){REAR}S(-k)}

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  20. Vasant31 August 2018 at 11:28

    18D DREDGE
    DR(Drive)+ EDGE( Es are the edge of EasE)

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  21. Mukundala Balasubramanyam31 August 2018 at 11:34

    11A : Note grade and speciality (6)METIER {ME}{TIER}

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  22. KARTHIK31 August 2018 at 11:35

    8A) Defn: ocean voyage
    Soln: CRUISE
    Anno: CREWS~
    companies that operate ships = CREWS
    Homophone indicator = STATE

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    1. Deepak Gopinath31 August 2018 at 11:50

      Karthikeyan this your second one. Please note for future

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    2. Vasant31 August 2018 at 11:58

      Col. thought you had allowed 1 more @11.25. Hence I, MB and Karthikeyan posted 1 more.

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    3. KARTHIK31 August 2018 at 11:59

      I saw a message inviting second one from the regulars;
      That's how Vasant, MB and me responded.

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    4. KARTHIK31 August 2018 at 12:05

      But the second call message has vanished now. Quite strange.

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    5. Deepak Gopinath31 August 2018 at 13:41

      There never was a second call, I had only asked other regulars to post their quota of one each.
      Anyway please note for the future

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    6. KARTHIK31 August 2018 at 14:08

      Noted Col.
      We misunderstood.

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    7. Vasant31 August 2018 at 18:06

      +2

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  23. Satyen Nabar31 August 2018 at 11:36

    4D TRIMURTI {TIRU(-pa)TI+M(-othe)R}*

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  24. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore31 August 2018 at 11:39

    16d: goslings - (go=leave)+{s(ling=fish)s}
    8a: cruise(cd)

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  25. Kolluru Koteswara Rao31 August 2018 at 12:02

    23AC G[RUN]GE
    Career=RUN
    What is laid=EGG; back is GGE

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  26. Murali31 August 2018 at 12:04

    20A { Literally meaning } "one born before," " teacher " meaning = SENSE I=one {coming after?} soln=SENSEI (DD)

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao31 August 2018 at 12:16

      Probably, it needed further clarification:
      SENSEI = TEACHER in Martial arts; where Sen=PREVIOUS; Sei= BIRTH
      [in Japanese]

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    2. Murali31 August 2018 at 12:20

      Internet shows SENSEI in Chinese means 'one born before'.
      May be 'elder'. Crossings helped.

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    3. KARTHIK31 August 2018 at 12:21

      Thanks KRK. Struggling so far to get this anno.

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    4. sree_sree31 August 2018 at 12:26

      ONE BORN BEFORE is the honorific of a martial arts teacher. not DD imu

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    5. Murali31 August 2018 at 12:45

      Oh! Thanks. I thought two meanings of same word is Double Definition.
      SENSEI Col could clarify the classification.

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    6. KARTHIK31 August 2018 at 13:12

      I thought the same way as MKR.
      One born before (honorific) as one definition and
      teacher meaning one coming after as the second definition.

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  27. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore31 August 2018 at 12:05

    12a: empty(dd)
    20a: senaei(=teacher) - (sense=meaning)(i)

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  28. sree_sree31 August 2018 at 12:12

    22d def:departure: E(X)IT <=
    Christ: X
    connection :TIE

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  29. Jayalakshmi arumugam31 August 2018 at 12:44

    18ac deposal
    Pos (sop) in deal

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  30. raju umamaheswar1 September 2018 at 03:15

    Dear Doc: I am ahead of ye-all with SPEED and ECSTASY and I am NOT a SCHIZOPHRENIC WITH TWO MINDS. Enjoyed the TRIP ! I am only a crossword fanatic ! Thanks for a good grid

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