Saturday 29 December 2018

No 12510, Saturday 29 Dec 2018, xChequer


Across

7. How a bog could be shrinking after damage (6) MARSHY {MAR}{SHY}
8. Settlement: money at last (6) COLONY {COLON}{moneY}
10. Pursue source of light, source not being visible in beam (3,5) RUN AFTER {R{sUN} AFTER}
11. Learning to accept a hot city (6) LAHORE {L{A}{H}ORE}
12. The greatest good with new order (5) ALIGN {ALI}{G}{N}
14. Dropped in contest, welcoming rest days (7) VISITED {VI{SIT}E}{D}
15. Pressure dropping inside in flight, hence properly strapped (7,3,5) FEELING THE PINCH {P} in {IN+FLIGHT+HENCE*}
18. Welcomed stranger in hunger (7) GREETED {GRE{ET}ED}
19. English kings sporting the same look (5) DEKKO {D{E}{KK}O}
20. Controversial breaking silence in plane (6) SMOOTH {S{MOOT}H}
21. Either way, about time to control pitch or fall (8) CATARACT {CA}{TAR}{CA<=}{T}
23. Circular entities left out in a null set (6) ANNULI {IN+A+NULl*}
24. Fury needing cold beer to quench (6) ALECTO {ALE}{C}{TO}

Down

1. Cut off a partner’s hiding place (8) AMPUTATE {A}{M{PUT}ATE}
2. A note on hiding place (4) AREA {A}{RE}{A}
3. Pale layer covering it after winter (6) WHITEN {W}{H{IT}EN}
4. Aristocracy born to take over and glorify (8) NOBLESSE {N{O}{BLESS}E}
5. Work cut to keep their time free (2,3,5) DO THE TRICK {DOCK} around {THEIR+T*}
6. Shy bride clutching cross (6) HYBRID (T)
9. Investigator tracked VIP, one on the run (7,4) PRIVATE DICK {TRACKED+VIP+I*}
13. Bold and nubile, acting no doubt (3,2,5) I'LL BE BOUND {BOLD+NUBILE*}
16. Say case of Brazil's crazy nightmare (8) NUTSHELL {NUTS}{HELL}
17. Check work twice right now (4,4) CHOP CHOP {CH}{OP} twice
18. Jaw prised apart with a doctor's instruments (6) GAMBAS {G{A}{MB}AS}

19. Dry fouling allowance for plug in pipe (6) DOTTLE {DO{TT}LE}
22. First person in Germany after Kaiser's end to become wealthy (4) RICH {kaiseR}{ICH}

Reference List

 Hot=H, The greatest=Ali, Good=G, New=N, Days=D, Pressure=P, Stranger=ET, English=E, Kings=KK, Silence=Sh, About=Ca, Left=L, Cold=C
Note=A, On=Re, Layer=Hen, Winter=W, Born=Ne, Over=O, One=I, Check=Ch, Work=Op, Doctor=MB, Dry=TT, First person in Germany=Ich

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26 comments:

  1. Vasant29 December 2018 at 08:43

    One of the very few XC puzzles that I could complete without too much strain (read cheating :-)). Ticked I'll be bound(wonder if the apostrophe should have been enumerated) , Private Dick and Feeling the pinch among other clues. Thanks XC and Ramesh

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao29 December 2018 at 08:53

      Great puzzle. Thanks Ramesh.
      Vasant, I never saw the apostrophe part enumerated. We have seen "ONE'S" being enumerated as 4 and not 3'1, right?

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    2. Vasant29 December 2018 at 09:54

      I have seen the apostrophe part enumerated in some puzzles but the convention I think is not to enumerate. Enumerating would make it easier.

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    3. Suresh29 December 2018 at 10:32

      It would be a giveaway in this case

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    4. Vasant29 December 2018 at 10:44

      @Suresh:yes if you had the opening crossing of I

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    5. Suresh29 December 2018 at 10:51

      I had I and L and was looking for ill

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    6. Vasant29 December 2018 at 11:40

      Me 2 :-)

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  2. sree_sree29 December 2018 at 09:35

    15a Pressure dropping inside :PE. (pe+in+flight+hence)* gives the solution.

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  3. Sujatha29 December 2018 at 15:23

    Didn't understand 16D. I get the annotation, crazy = nuts, nightmare = hell. But, what does it have to do with Brazil?
    18D. What word gives gas?
    Could someone please help? Thanks.

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam29 December 2018 at 15:55

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam29 December 2018 at 15:59

      2018 at 15:55
      16D:
      The Brazil nut is a South American tree in the family Lecythidaceae, and also the name of the tree's commercially harvested edible seeds. Wikipedia.

      18D : Jaw (Slang)= Idle talk = Gas.

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    3. sree_sree29 December 2018 at 16:27

      16d
      https://chambers.co.uk/search/?query=Brazil&title=21st

      Brazil is nut.

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    4. Sujatha29 December 2018 at 18:33

      Thanks a lot.

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  4. Deepak Gopinath29 December 2018 at 19:25

    Special at 10:30 tomorrow will the IXL Finals Audience round Crossword

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  5. Padmanabhan29 December 2018 at 19:39

    Expecting it.

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  6. Padmanabhan29 December 2018 at 19:41

    4D- Born is Nee, right? I think we are one E short.

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao29 December 2018 at 20:07

      I too thought so. But on verification with Chambers, it has the following meaning:

      né /nā/
      adjective
      (of a man) born, used in giving the original name of a titled man

      ORIGIN: Fr

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    2. Chaturvasi29 December 2018 at 21:19

      One is masculine form and another feminine form in French. We have become n familiar only with the latter.

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    3. Padmanabhan29 December 2018 at 22:00

      Thank you KKR & CV. Learning quite a few things thanks to CW.

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  7. Col_Gopinath29 December 2018 at 21:08

    Currently at Thiruneli for my m-i-l's first death anniversary rites. Was at Nagarhole Wildlife reserve yesterday. Going to Thiruneli Dam adventure camp tomorrow. New year at Coimbatore on 31st and then back to Bangalore on 1st

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    1. Vasant29 December 2018 at 21:26

      I too completed my father's 1st death anniversary.
      Nice adventure trips Col.

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    2. Padmanabhan29 December 2018 at 22:01

      Have a good time,Col.
      All of us owe a thanks to you and your laptop!!

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    3. Col_Gopinath30 December 2018 at 05:10

      Read Thirumoorthy Dam instead of Thiruneli Dam

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