Satyen Nabar's Sun Spl analysed

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Friday, 30 November 2018

No 12485, Friday 30 Nov 2018, xChequer


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ACROSS
7   Those having policies perhaps not wanting society to get desensitized (6) INURED INsURED
8   Long recital wasted on some (6) LITANY {LIT}{ANY}
10 Cold dosh and no debt primarily with supply? (4,4) CASH DOWN {C+DOSH+ANd+W}* &lit
11 Try queen's auditor (6) HEARER {HEAR}{ER}
12 Improper to sleep in it (5) INAPT {I{NAP}T}
14 A lead in rubber with rule of 11 in slam (7) ARRAIGN {A}{Ru...r}{RAIGN}(~rein)
15 The definition one's left — unlikely on vacation, while working! (2,3,4,2,4)  IN THE LINE OF DUTY {THE+{DEFINITION(-i+L)}+Un...lY}*  &lit
18 About to throw up? Consume small lumps of chewed food (7) BOLUSES {LOB<=}{USE}{S}
19 Ganja's local hash from Zaire (5) AZERI*
20 Roman characters used with Latin everyday (6) NORMAL {ROMAN*}{L}
21 Illustrates with old pens (8) EXPOUNDS {EX}{POUNDS}
23 Class is taught to integrate further (6) ASSIST [T]
24 Irregularly judge cloistered nuns in order, not given due credit (6) UNSUNG {jUdGe} over {NUNS}*

DOWN
1   Bloating no end with one lousy drink (8) LIBATION {BLOATINg+1}*
2   Plenty to raise a stink about bores (4) MUCH {H{C}UM<=}
3   Sharp reply on wrongful action (6) RETORT {RE}{TORT}
4   Leading actor's time constrained following success till date (8) HITHERTO {HIT}{HER{T}O}
5   Jack's do without adult nonsense (10) TARADIDDLE {TAR}{A}{DIDDLE}
6   Wife's very silly name for monster in arms (6) WYVERN {W}{VERY*}{N}
9   Free of blemish, hasn't got ruined in a way (11) UNTARNISHED {HASNT+RUINED}* As per the clue it should be anagram of RUINED in HASN'T?
13 Aspect of displayed colours while mourning? (2,4-4) AT HALF-MAST [CD]
16 Heel reduced limp (8) LISTLESS {LIST}{LESS}
17 This time could be lucky time for senior living (5,3) THIRD AGE {THIRD} {AGE}
18 Shoe tore after bachelor passed up repair (6) BROGAN {B}{R{GO<=}AN}
19 Young swans like to come above some trees (6) ASPENS {AS}{PENS}
22 Ox extinct from planet? Couple of animals left (4) URUS {URanUS}

GRID

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47 comments:

  1. D.Chandrasekhar30 November 2018 at 07:23

    19A AZERI = Ganja {ZAIRE}*
    20A NORMAL = Everyday {ROMAN}*{L}
    21A EXPOUNDS = Illustrates , EX is old , POUNDS IS Pens

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    1. Deepak Gopinath30 November 2018 at 07:24

      Recheck your definition for 19A

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    2. D.Chandrasekhar30 November 2018 at 07:44

      19A AZERI may be Locals from Azerbaijan ( as per online dictionary )

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    3. Deepak Gopinath30 November 2018 at 07:55

      Ganja is a town in Azerbaijan, so an AZERI is a Ganja local

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    4. D.Chandrasekhar30 November 2018 at 08:47

      Thank you sir. That was enlightening.

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  2. D.Chandrasekhar30 November 2018 at 07:38

    24A UNSUNG = not given due credit {UG}{NUNS}* UG from irregular Judge
    23A ASSIST (T) is Integrate

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  3. Balaji30 November 2018 at 07:47

    7A. Those having policies perhaps not wanting society to get DESENSITIZED. INURED. {insured}-s.
    23A. ClASS IS Taught to integrate further. ASSIST. T
    24A. Irregularly jUdGe cloistered nuns in order, NOT GIVEN DUE CREDIT. UNSUNG. U{nuns}*G.

    9D. FREE OF BLEMISH, hasn't got ruined in a way. UNTARNISHED. {hasn't+ruined}*
    13D. Aspect of displayed colours while mourning.AT HALF MAST. GK.

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  4. Jayalakshmi arumugam30 November 2018 at 07:54

    7ac inured insured-s
    3dn retort re(on)+tort(wrongful action)
    12ac inapt apt in it

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  5. mac30 November 2018 at 07:59

    10A Cold dosh and no debt primarily with supply? (4,4) CASH DOWN (No DEBT so Cash DOWN)
    15A IN THE LINE OF DUTY
    1D Bloating no end with one lousy drink (8) LIBATION (Bloating - g in the end)
    3D Sharp reply on wrongful action (6)RETORT
    4D Leading actor's time constrained following success till date (8)HITHERTO (HERO+HIT+T)
    17D This time could be lucky time for senior living (5,3) THIRD AGE

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    1. Deepak Gopinath30 November 2018 at 08:03

      Recheck your anno for 10A, 1D, 3D, 4D.
      What's the anno for 15A and 17D?

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    2. Deepak Gopinath30 November 2018 at 08:03

      Please note the limit is 5 answers per commenter

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  6. Srinidhi30 November 2018 at 08:00

    15A The definition one's left — unlikely on vacation, while working! (2,3,4,2,4)
    In The Line Of Duty &Lit
    Anagram Of (while working) The Definition + UY(UnlikelY on Vacation) & remove I(One's Left).
    16D Heel reduced limp (8)
    Listless
    List is heel
    Less is reduced
    19D Young swans like to come above some trees (6)
    Aspens
    As(Like) comes above Pens(young swans)

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    1. Deepak Gopinath30 November 2018 at 08:05

      Srinidhi you still need an L in the anno for 15A

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  7. Brajesh30 November 2018 at 08:06

    19 d Aspen's as pens a female swan

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  8. Jayalakshmi arumugam30 November 2018 at 08:07

    12ac inapt nap in it

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  9. Balaji30 November 2018 at 08:14

    22D. OX EXTINCT from planet? Couple of ANimals left. URUS. {URANUS}-an.
    (In place of 23a)

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  10. Brajesh30 November 2018 at 08:15

    10 a cash down from c from cold and osh from dosh - d(no debt) + w from with primarily + and

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  11. Jayalakshmi arumugam30 November 2018 at 09:26

    4dn hitherto hit(success)+her(t)o

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  12. Jayalakshmi arumugam30 November 2018 at 10:15

    1dn libation (bloating-g+i(one))*

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  13. Unknown30 November 2018 at 10:59

    5dn flapdoodle

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  14. P. Venkatesan30 November 2018 at 11:02

    6d: wyvern {w(=wife)}{very*}{n(=name)} = monster in arms

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  15. KARTHIK30 November 2018 at 11:14

    18A) Def: Lumps of chewed food; Sol: BOLUSES; Anno={LOB<=}+USE+S; LOB from throw; USE from consume and S from small

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  16. Satyen Nabar30 November 2018 at 11:22

    5D TARADIDDLE Tar (jack) + Diddle (do) around A(adult)

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  17. Sathya R30 November 2018 at 11:30

    11A) Auditor- Solution HEARER Anno Try(HEAR)+ Queen (ER)

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  18. Padmanabhan30 November 2018 at 11:46

    17D- Third Age- Def. Senior living
    Third- Third time lucky
    Time- Age

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  19. sree_sree30 November 2018 at 12:04

    18d B R(OG)AN

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  20. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore30 November 2018 at 12:04

    18d: brogan(shoe): b(bachelor)+{r(go<=)an=tore)}, go=passed up

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  21. Mukundala Balasubramanyam30 November 2018 at 12:06

    2D : Plenty to raise a stink about bores (4) MUCH C in HUM<=
    About=Circa=C, Stink = Hum {Slang}

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  22. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore30 November 2018 at 12:08

    8a: litany(recital) - lit(wasted)+any(some)

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  23. Vasant30 November 2018 at 12:10

    2D MUCH C=about around MUH<(hum=stink)

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  24. Deepak Gopinath30 November 2018 at 12:12

    Last one 14A

    To be annotated properly 15A

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  25. Vasant30 November 2018 at 12:19

    14A anno(in lieu of 2d already answered by MB)
    {THE DEFINITION(-i+L) +UY}*

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    1. Vasant30 November 2018 at 12:20

      Read 15A instead of 14A

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    2. Vasant30 November 2018 at 12:51

      One has L(in it's place)

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    3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam30 November 2018 at 12:54

      Thanks Vasant! Was a bit late to get that, hence the deletion of my earlier comment.

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  26. Deepak Gopinath30 November 2018 at 13:00

    Anyone can take 14A

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  27. P. Venkatesan30 November 2018 at 13:00

    14a: arraign {a}{r(=lead in rubber)}{raign(reign~)} = slam
    (HP indicator: 11a(hearer).

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  28. Padmanabhan30 November 2018 at 13:50

    Reign from slam?

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  29. Padmanabhan30 November 2018 at 13:51

    Sorry.

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  30. Padmanabhan30 November 2018 at 13:53

    Reign for rule.
    So,slam is the def. Right?

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