Satyen Nabar's Sun Spl analysed

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Thursday, 4 October 2018

No 12438, Thursday 04 Oct 2018, Skulldugger


ACROSS
1   They're part of a family tree, one might say (6) PEOPLE (~peepal)
4   Johns japes (6) TRICKS [DD]
9   Observe antelopes get torn in half (4) GAZE GAZElles
10 Weird reactions about national cabinets, for example (10) CONTAINERS {REACTIONS}* over {N}
11 Island greeting involving a short pause (6) HAWAII {H{A}{WAIt}I}
12 Financial company involved in income redistribution (8) ECONOMIC {E{CO}NOMIC*}
13 Newspaper column for bar crowd (4,5) STOP PRESS {STOP} {PRESS}
15 Soldier on acid gets shock (4) MANE {MAN}{E}
16 Peddle influence (4) PUSH [DD]
17 Tapes made by chartered surveyor touring ramshackle estates (9) CASSETTES {C{ESTATES*}S}
21 Duffer to improve mattress for Spooner (8)  BONE HEAD Spoonerism of 'Hone Bed'
22 Bug that causes diseases (encephalitis, rabies primarily) (6) PESTER {PEST}{En...s}{Ra...s}
24 Racist seen mingling with secret organisation (10) RESISTANCE*
25 Greek character employed in retrograde patois (4) IOTA [T<=]
26 Long speech for special philosophy (6) SCREED {S}{CREED}
27 Holy smoke! Here it begins (6) CENSER [CD]

DOWN
1   Yokel's agreeable but lacks genteel finish (7) PEASANT PlEASANT
2   Mature doctor's revolutionary conclusion (5) OMEGA {AGE}{MO}<=
3   Rick ruled unrestrainedly after reforms leading to greater prosperity (7) LUCKIER {RICK+rULEd}*
5   About a boy's motivation (6) REASON {RE}{A}{SON}
6   Harmonious rhythms filled with this (9) CONSONANT [DD]
7   Reviles despicable fawning (7) SERVILE*
8   Astoundingly, enduring smothering bear's grasp (13) UNDERSTANDING {STAND} in {ENDURING}*
14 Doctor's report after Greek maiden's injected in the haunches (9) POSTERIOR {IO'S+REPORT}*
16 What university doctors do declare! (7) PROFESS [DD]
18 Final drink before sleep leading to insomnolence finally (7) SUPREME {SUP}{REM}{i...cE}
19 She's part of select organisation! (7) ELECTOR [T] She/Elector?
20 Golfer might do this in Chesterfield (6) SETTEE {SET TEE}
23 They might wipe the floor with shirts, fleeces (5) SKINS ?

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22 comments:

  1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao4 October 2018 at 08:55

    1AC Typo Peepul
    19DN +1
    23DN Probably idiomatic.."wipe the floor with" ?

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    1. sree_sree4 October 2018 at 08:57

      Wipe the floor with:defeat. Skins and shirts:two sides(uniform) of a game.

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    2. Deepak Gopinath4 October 2018 at 08:59

      1A See the link in the main post

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    3. Kolluru Koteswara Rao4 October 2018 at 09:01

      Agreed. Unfortunately, there is no support by dictionaries for Peepal

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    4. Deepak Gopinath4 October 2018 at 09:14

      Since it is a Hindi word it can be spelt both ways in English

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    5. Chaturvasi4 October 2018 at 09:19

      KRK: I don't get what you mean.
      PEEPAL is not a grid entry. Nor is it in the clue. "Tree, one might say" is a HP ind and the sound fetches 'people'. So it does not matter if it is peepul or peepal. The latter is a sp var in some dictionaries.

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    6. Kolluru Koteswara Rao4 October 2018 at 09:36

      Vasi Sir,
      What I meant was my dicts. didn't have the spelling variant of peepal, whereas the other variants like pipal, pipul are given

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    7. sree_sree4 October 2018 at 09:49

      KKR, in the context of thc

      https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/need-to-bring-peepal-trees-back-to-cities/article18425750.ece

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    8. Kolluru Koteswara Rao4 October 2018 at 10:05

      Thanks Prasad!

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  2. KARTHIK4 October 2018 at 09:29

    Good solve Sree.

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  3. Vasant4 October 2018 at 10:26

    6D:I took it as Def by Example. The word Rhythms is filled only with consonant.

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  4. Prasanna Rao4 October 2018 at 10:46

    23d.....can we say it as CLOTH.....WIPE OF FLOOR BY MEANS....COULD NOT GET THE LOGIC....EXPERTS OPINION PLEASE....

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  5. Prasanna Rao4 October 2018 at 10:54

    GOOD TO KNOW ABOUT PEEPAL TREE. THANKS TO SREE FOR LATEST UPDATES

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  6. Chaturvasi4 October 2018 at 13:45

    Prasanna
    May I request you to use only uc/lc as in normal writing and not ALL CAPS.

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    1. Deepak Gopinath4 October 2018 at 14:10

      I second that, as ALL CAPS in computer vocabulary means you are shouting.

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  7. raju umamaheswar4 October 2018 at 21:04

    Peepul=people. homophone. But in my opinion, people would mean people in general and family is specific to kinship. Hrnce, using people is more generic but family is specific. Wordplay is too far-fetched and does not please me !

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    1. sree_sree5 October 2018 at 00:38

      People is "a body of persons held together by common origin"(culture/race etc. Same for family. People in gen or ordinary people are referred as " the people". We, the people!!!

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  8. raju umamaheswar4 October 2018 at 21:21

    Harmonious and consonant: Nice synonym. I liked this !

    Johns japes . Is there a need for an apostrophe as John's ? jzpes= tricks, but why John's ? Brevity is the soul of wit ?

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