Sunday, 26 August 2018

Special, 26 Aug 2018, Dr Satyen Nabar


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


ACROSS
1   Corrupt set free (6)
4   Charge tease in appalling case (7)
8   Foul content of carbuncle analysed (7)
9   Search for strange wise man (7)
11 Confounded by riotous bedlam having consumed liquor endlessly (10)
12 Yearn for marathon (4)
13 Was victorious and endlessly happy to get money (5)
14 Peacekeepers backing communist to secure support (8)
16 A bit of honest and ardent quality (8)
18 Sprawling fish around far side of quay (5)
20 Man's grabbing many skirts (4)
21 Curates provide shelter for tribe with a disease (10)
23 Strive to protect kid in quake (7)
24 See 13 Down
25 Determined guy intercepts astonishing data (7)
26 Mythological daughters of Atlas at the end of story enter the underworld (6)

DOWN
1   Animal home retains new associate (5)
2   Endless discussion with leader of Iran on restriction of fundamentalist movement (7)
3   Angry maharani to kill husband’s lover (9)
5   Secure channel (5)
6   One who wanders with Republican following Twitter (7)
7   Start to request a turn at batting (9)
10 Builders concealing many blunders (9)
13 & 24A Very immature result of taking a head bath? (3, 6, 3, 4)
15 Stupidly hits out, intercepted by an easy catch (9)
17 Don't play guitar? It's questionable remedy (7)
19 Detains rogue preferably (7)
21 Clothe oneself with deception (3-2)
22 Annoys partners hiding chest (5)

Across Lite version can be accessed at Dr SN 22

Enjoy.

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34 comments:

  1. P. Venkatesan26 August 2018 at 10:38

    8a: unclean(T)

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  2. R Nagendra Prasad26 August 2018 at 10:45

    11A : BAM(BOOZ)LED from BEDLAM and BOOZ(-e)

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  3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 August 2018 at 10:46

    14A : UNDERPIN [UN][DER<=][PIN]
    12A : LONG [DD]
    1Dn : PANDA [PA(N)D][A]

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  4. P. Venkatesan26 August 2018 at 10:53

    3d:inamorata {ma(-h)arani+to)* = lover

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  5. R Nagendra Prasad26 August 2018 at 10:57

    Correction for 16A: STANDARD from honeST AND ARDent

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  6. R Nagendra Prasad26 August 2018 at 10:59

    9A: RUMMAGE from RUM for starnge and MAGE for a magician or wise person

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  7. Kolluru Koteswara Rao26 August 2018 at 11:01

    24AC AND 13DN: WET BEHIND THE EARS CD
    25AC ADA[MAN]T*

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  8. Vasant26 August 2018 at 11:01

    7D BEG INMING
    2D TAL(-k) I BAN
    3D INAMORATA {MAHARANI TO(-h)}

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    1. Vasant26 August 2018 at 11:03

      Typos 7D BEG INNING
      3D *Missing after brace

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  9. P. Venkatesan26 August 2018 at 11:05

    10d: flounders {f{l}ounders} = blunders

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  10. Ramki Krishnan26 August 2018 at 11:36

    1A PUTRID (PUT + RID)
    21A PARKINSONS (PAR(KIN)SONS)
    2D TALIBAN (TAL(-k) I BAN)

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  11. Vasant26 August 2018 at 11:40

    Nice puzzle, Dr. Loved 13D&14A,11A,21A. NW corners(1A &1D) were LOIs.

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  12. Ramki Krishnan26 August 2018 at 11:44

    Thanks for the Sunday entertainment, Doc!

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  13. P. Venkatesan26 August 2018 at 12:28

    Completed the grid. Enjoyed the entertainment. Thank you Doc.

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  14. Murali26 August 2018 at 12:53

    26A HYADES =(Mythological daughters of Atlas) (at the end of story) Y enter (the underworld) HADES . Y in HADES.

    17 Don't play guitar? (NO STRUM,) (It's questionable remedy ) = NOSTRUM

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  15. Deepak Gopinath26 August 2018 at 12:56

    18A - LYING {L{(-qua)Y}ING}
    20A - HEMS {HE{M}S}
    15D - DOLTISHLY {DOL{HITS*}LY}

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  16. Vasant26 August 2018 at 13:21

    Just noticed my duplicate answer of 3D answered by PV
    4A: ASC(RIB)E*

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  17. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore26 August 2018 at 13:28

    23a : vibrate - vi(brat)e
    5d: sound(dd)
    19d : instead - (detains)*

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  18. Jayalakshmi arumugam26 August 2018 at 13:33

    21dn put on (DD)

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  19. Kolluru Koteswara Rao26 August 2018 at 13:43

    Great entertainment, Doc!

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  20. Jayalakshmi arumugam26 August 2018 at 13:43

    22dn narks ark(chest) in ns(partners)

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  21. Jayalakshmi arumugam26 August 2018 at 13:46

    13ac wonga won+ga(y)

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  22. Deepak Gopinath26 August 2018 at 15:35

    Last one 6D

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  23. Unknown26 August 2018 at 16:14

    6D Rambler
    Ramble + r

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  24. Deepak Gopinath26 August 2018 at 17:02

    Thank you for the special Dr Satyen, This special lasted till 4:14 PM!!

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  25. KARTHIK26 August 2018 at 18:53

    Thank you Doc for CW special.
    Enjoyed thoroughly.

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  26. raju umamaheswar27 August 2018 at 03:19

    Thanks Doc, for a nice grid. I have filled this in record time amidst a cacophony of two kids and a horde of visitors including two teenagers, and simultaneously popping in and out of my room. Alas, my loss that I can't participate activley here as we ae nearly 14 hours away.

    I liked WET BEHIND THE EARS ( a Wodehousean favourite ) and DOLTISHLY. WONGA was a no go word for me and never heard before but I connected ). Didn't we see Taliban as Taleban recently here ? How come so many negative words today ? PUTRID, UNCLEAN, DOLTISHLY, WET BEHIND THE EARS, FLOUNDERS,BAMBOOZLED, NARKS et al ?

    Coouldn't have missed doing this grid of yours. Thanks to the Col too !

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    1. Satyen Nabar27 August 2018 at 09:08

      Thank you Raju for solving and for your comments! As for the preponderance of negative words, I created this grid in Dec 2015 (much before I joined TH) and don't recollect what negative thoughts were playing on my mind then :)

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