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Friday, 25 January 2019

No 12532, Friday 25 Jan 2019, xChequer


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ACROSS
7   Tries to maintain tempo in suit (6) HEARTS {HEAR{T}S}
8   Split end of hair in strand (6) BREACH {B{haiR}EACH}
10 A dog barking repeatedly for food (4,4) GADO GADO {A+DOG}*{A+DOG}* Doesn't look very yummy!
11 Reason journalist is named (6) CALLED {CALL}{ED}
12 Lull using line in a lyric poem (5) ALLAY {A}{L{L}AY}
14 Sweet tone of pseudo, essentially bogus (7) EUPHONY {psEUdo}{PHONY}
15 Rumour spread to show deterrent (4,2,3,6) WORD ON THE STREET*
18 Turned on female's voice getting passionate (7) FERVENT {F}{RE<=}{VENT}
19 Titbit as test case? (5) TASTE [T] &lit?
20 Option ending initially, liable to come back (6) ECHOIC (+e)ECHOIC(-e)
21 Indiscriminately erupting Etna finally dormant (2,6) AT RANDOM {etnA}{DORMANT}*
23 Lives saved aboard Titanic reflecting a form of discrimination? (6) AGEISM {AGE{IS}M<=}
24 Apt to be faithfully remembered? (3,3) OFF PAT {APT}* [RA]

DOWN
1   Cure in time, a doctor's memorable mission (3,5) THE ALAMO {T}{HEAL}{A}{MO}
2   Game for a flutter (4) FARO*
3   Rock stayed as a rock would be (6) STEADY*
4   Church training seen in president's principles (8) PRECEPTS {PRE{CE}{PT}S}
5   Militant oral bombast ultimately breaking peace with society's battle cry (4,2,4) CALL TO ARMS {CAL{L{b...sT}ORA*}M}{S}
6   Jolly keen to employ man having energy (6) CHEERY {C{HE}{E}RY}
9   The way comma modifies no matter how placed (4,4,3) COME WHAT MAY*
13 Holder seen wearing breeches (10) LEDERHOSEN*
16 Snitch embroils former copper in indefensible plea (2,6) NO EXCUSE {NO{EX}{CU}SE}
17 Observe the short dogs to love a canine (8) EYETOOTH {EYE}{TO}{O}{THe}
18 Ethnic following for radical beauty treatment (6) FACIAL (-r+f)FACIAL
19 Dispute describing a right as duty (6) TARIFF {T{A}{R}IFF}
22 Gregory Peck's back, slate comes up ending in take (4) NAPE  {PAN<=}{takE} Definition not clear See comments

GRID

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39 comments:

  1. Balaji25 January 2019 at 07:09

    10 A. A dog barking repeatedly for FOOD. GADO GADO. {ADOG}*2
    14 A. SWEET TONE of psEUdo, essentially bogus. EUPHONY. {psEUdo}{PHONY}.
    20 A. Option ending initially, liable TO COME BACK. ECHOIC. +E{CHOICE}-E.
    23 A. Lives saved aboard Titanic reflecting a FORM OF DISCRIMINATION. AGEISM. CD.
    16 D. Snitch embroils former copper in INDEFENSIBLE PLEA. NO EXCUSE. {NO{EX}{CU}SE}

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  2. Balaji25 January 2019 at 07:17

    23 A. Not sure if it's a CD or by example.

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    1. Col_Gopinath25 January 2019 at 07:39

      Take another look it's not a CD

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    2. Srinidhi25 January 2019 at 07:47

      It is Is(lives) inside (saved aboard) Mega(titanic) reversed(reflecting)

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    3. Balaji25 January 2019 at 08:58

      Thanks Col and Srinidhi. Got it.

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  3. Srinidhi25 January 2019 at 07:38

    9D The way comma modifies no matter how placed (4,4,3)
    Come What May meaning no matter how placed
    Anagram(modifies)of The Way comma
    15A Rumour spread to show deterrent (4,2,3,6)
    Word on The Street meaning Rumour
    Anagram(Spread) of To Show Detterent
    10A A dog barking repeatedly for food (4,4)
    Gado Gado: An Indonesian dish(food)
    Anagram twice(barking repeatedly) A Dog

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  4. Srinidhi25 January 2019 at 07:45

    Repeat of Gado Gado-another "Dog" clue
    17D Observe the short dogs to love a canine (8)
    Eyetooth Canine tooth of the upper jaw
    Observe is Eye
    TH is THe short
    which follows(dogs) To and O(love)
    Nice Clue!

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  5. Uma Sundar25 January 2019 at 08:08

    19a taste
    TitbiT AS TEst

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  6. PRASAD RV25 January 2019 at 08:45

    13D LEDERHOSEN
    (HOLDERSEEN)*

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  7. PRASAD RV25 January 2019 at 08:48

    4D PRECEPTS
    PRE+(CE+PT)'S

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  8. Remy25 January 2019 at 08:48

    3d Steady-rock STAYED
    13D LEDERHOSEN- ANAG of holderseen.Breeches worn in alpine regions.
    21a-At random-indiscriminately-dormant+a.etn A finally.

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  9. Remy25 January 2019 at 09:24

    1 d The Alamo-cure in time=Heal+t,A+MO.The Alamo Mission.

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  10. Brajesh25 January 2019 at 09:25

    18 d facial dd

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  11. Prasanna Rao25 January 2019 at 09:43

    19a ...Taste (T) i.e biT as test

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  12. Brajesh25 January 2019 at 09:45

    18 d ethinic- racial -r+f?

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  13. Radhamani25 January 2019 at 10:22

    11a
    Called.
    Def :named
    Reason=call
    Journalist=ed

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  14. Radhamani25 January 2019 at 10:29

    12a
    Allay
    Def:lull
    Lyric poem=lay
    Al from A l ine



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  15. P. Venkatesan25 January 2019 at 11:01

    5d: CALL TO ARMS {CAL{ORAL+T*} M}{S} = BATTLE CRY
    Peace = Calm
    Society = S
    Bambast ultimately = T
    Militant = Anagram indictator

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  16. Mukundala Balasubramanyam25 January 2019 at 11:06

    7A : Tries to maintain tempo in suit (6) HEARTS {HEAR(T)S} Tries = Hears, Tempo =T.
    Def: Suit (As in playing cards.. Hearts, Diamonds etc)

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  17. Vasant25 January 2019 at 11:34

    18A F(ER<)+VENT
    Re=on
    Voice=vent

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  18. Jayalakshmi arumugam25 January 2019 at 11:34

    19dn tariff t(a+r)iff
    5dn cheery c(he+e)ry

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  19. Jayalakshmi arumugam25 January 2019 at 11:36

    24 ac off pat (RA)

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  20. Unknown25 January 2019 at 11:44

    2d:faro(card game) -(a+for*)

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  21. Jayalakshmi arumugam25 January 2019 at 11:45

    8ac breach h (hai)r in beach

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  22. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore25 January 2019 at 12:03

    6d: cheery: c(he)(e)ry

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  23. Jayalakshmi arumugam25 January 2019 at 12:04

    19ac taste
    As in tte (trans thoracic echocardiogram)

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  24. sree_sree25 January 2019 at 14:16

    22d gregory peck is cockney slang for NECK.

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    1. Vasant25 January 2019 at 14:33

      Nice one Prasad

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    2. Padmanabhan25 January 2019 at 15:00

      Oh,really! Never heard of it.

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    3. Morris Jensen26 January 2019 at 22:37

      ... and to slate someone is to pan them. NAP< plus (E)nergy = Nape the answer.

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    4. Col_Gopinath27 January 2019 at 06:39

      There's no Energy in the clue. E comes from 'ending in take'

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  25. Padmanabhan25 January 2019 at 15:05

    Ref. to Col.'s comment about 'Gado gado',it doesn't lok yummy as a clue either!
    Request for indication such as 'Malayasian food' to get us somewhere.

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  26. Dr. Lakshman Prasad25 January 2019 at 15:15

    8.A..Beach for strand with R ( end of hair )..Breach.
    11 A..call for reason with Ed...called
    19 .D..tiff for dispute with a r..tariff.

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