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Friday, 26 April 2019

No 12610, Friday 26 Apr 2019, Incognito


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ACROSS
7   Hero staggers badly after throwing rotten eggs (4) STAR STAggeRs
8   Violent little sea on moon, for example (9) SATELLITE*
10 Get tar to dance? That's the objective (6) TARGET*
11 A stammering clergyman? That's right! (8) ACCURATE {A}{C CURATE}
12 Cowboy country's stew (4,4) WILD WEST {STEW}* [RA]
14 President's manager lost his head and ran amok (6) REAGAN mANAGER*
16 Mythical creature has nothing for cavalryman (7) DRAGOON {DRAG{O}ON}
18 Check if Yankee can be witness (7) TESTIFY {TEST}{IF}{Y}
21 As known to friends, current president exchanges first letter with eighteenth president (6) RONALD (-d+r)RONALD  R is the eighteenth alphabet
23 Covertly designed siren, etc. (2,6) IN SECRET*
25 Sailor soils and takes a rain check (8) ABSTAINS {AB}{STAINS}
27 In the beginning, a terrible tax assessment caused kerfuffle and raid (6) ATTACK Acrostic
29 Proved to be tin dropped by toucan (6,3) TURNED OUT {TOUcan}* [RA]
30 Battles with a rusted sword in the beginning (4) WARS Acrostic

DOWN
1   Stabler rides wildly, consuming drink (8) STEADIER {S{TEA}DIER*}
2   Doctor has a good smoke (4) DRAG {DR}{A}{G}
3   Parasite lands in tea estate initially (6) TSETSE {SETS} in {Tea}{Es...e}
4   Shaken, ET halts showing surreptitiousness (7) STEALTH*
5   Poured a claret around a dish from the menu (1,2,5) A LA CARTE {A+CLARET}* over {A}
6   Mole stuffed food, right? (4) PIER {PIE}{R}
9   Old art returned? That's bonus! (5) EXTRA {EX}{ART<=}
13 Go mad about creed (5) DOGMA*
15 A teetotaller in command gives storage space (5) ATTIC {A}{TT}{IC}
17 Veteran's ancient watch (3-5) OLD-TIMER {OLD}{TIMER}
19 They'll skin you — run now, with money (8) FLEECERS {FLEE}{CE}{RS}
20 Don't hit one over goal (7) MISSION {MISS}{1}{ON}
22 Go around gold piece (5) ORBIT {OR}{BIT}
24 Goddess at Sikh organisation (6) SHAKTI*
26 Port wheel protector (4) TYRE [DD]
28 Settlement to allow production at last (4) TOWN {TO}{a..oW}{p...oN}


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61 comments:

  1. Srinidhi26 April 2019 at 07:31

    11A A stammering clergyman? That's right! (8)
    Accurate- That's Right!
    A Curate when spelt with a stammer would become A c curate
    Nice Clue!
    12A Cowboy country's stew (4,4)
    Wild West- Cowboy's Country
    A Reverse Anagram Wild West is Stew
    29A Proved to be tin dropped by toucan (6,3)
    Turned Out-Proved to be
    This is an unusual clue. First remove can( tin dropped) from toucan to give tou which is a Reverse anagram of Turned Out!

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    1. Padmanabhan26 April 2019 at 08:41

      29A- Nicely solved and very well explained.
      Though I filled in with the help of crossings, could not parse it. The penny dropped after reading this!

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  2. Balaji26 April 2019 at 07:39

    16A. Mythical creature has nothing for CAVALRYMAN. DRAGOON. {DRAGO{O}N}
    3D. PARASITE lands in tea estate initially. TSETSE. {Tea}{SETS}{Estate}
    17D. VETERAN’s ancient watch. OLD TIMER. DD.
    19D. THEY’LL SKIN YOU – run now, with money. FLEECERS.{FLEE}{CE}{RS}
    20D. Don’t hit one over GOAL. MISSION. {MISS}{1}{ON}

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  3. Prasanna Rao26 April 2019 at 08:13

    7 ac_ staggers.remove eggs. = STARS

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  4. Remy26 April 2019 at 08:40

    1 a steadier=stabler.rides+tea°drink.anag of rides+tea-steadier.
    8 a Satellite -moon.Anag of (little sea)
    5 d .a la carte-menu.anag of a+(a)cartel.
    14 a reagan-president.Manager-m.Anag of anager=Reagan.

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  5. Remy26 April 2019 at 08:43

    21 a Ronald.Donald-d+R.Donald-Known to friends by First name.Current president Donald Trump.R is the seventeenth letter.

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  6. Padmanabhan26 April 2019 at 08:45

    17TH?

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  7. Remy26 April 2019 at 08:49

    Sorry Sir,It should be 18th.

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  8. Brajesh26 April 2019 at 08:58

    25a Abstains sailor an and spoils stains

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  9. Prasanna Rao26 April 2019 at 08:59

    10a...GET+TAR = TARGET WHICH IS OBJECTIVE
    24D....at+sikh = shakthi........Goddess
    9d....old = ex ; art T <--- = EXTRA

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    1. Deepak Gopinath26 April 2019 at 10:20

      I don't know how many times I have repeated myself. Pleas indicate annotations correctly

      GET+TAR = GETTAR?
      AT+SIKH = ATSIKH?

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 April 2019 at 11:03

      Hi, Prasanna Rao!

      The annotations for the above could be shown as below...

      10A TARGET {GET TAR}* Dance is anagram indicator.
      27D SHAKTI {AT SIKH}* Organisation is the anind i.e anagram indicator.

      * mark represents anagram indicator.

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    3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 April 2019 at 11:10

      Anagram means....a word, phrase, or name formed by rearranging the letters of another, such as spar, formed from rasp.

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    4. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 April 2019 at 11:21

      Typo : It is 24Dn and not 27Dn for SHAKTI.

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    5. Prasanna Rao26 April 2019 at 11:35

      .Thanks Mr Bala WELL EXPLAINED. Noted the error. despite of exigencies let me post with annotations. Thanks once again.

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  10. Brajesh26 April 2019 at 09:00

    23 a in secret anagram from siren etc

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  11. Brajesh26 April 2019 at 09:01

    8a satellite. From anagram of little sea moon is a satellite

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  12. Brajesh26 April 2019 at 09:02

    27a attack initial letters a terrible tax ass.....kerfuffle

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  13. Brajesh26 April 2019 at 09:04

    2d drag dr from doctor and a g from a good initials

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  14. Murali26 April 2019 at 09:07

    27A In the beginning, (A) (T)errible (T)ax (A)ssessment Caused Kerfuffle and raid
    ATTACK (ACROSTIC)

    30A Battles (W)ith (A) (R)usted (S)word in the beginning WARS (ACROSTIC)

    4 Shaken, ET halts showing surreptitiousness
    STEALTH (ET HALTS)*

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  15. Murali26 April 2019 at 09:16

    15D A+TT+I+C

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  16. Subruk26 April 2019 at 09:18

    18A TESTIFY: Check = Test + If + Y (for Yankee)
    6D PIER: Stuffed food is PIE + R (for right). Mole is a structure used in a pier.
    13D DOGMA: Go Mad anagram
    15D ATTIC: A TT (Teetotaller) IC (in command)
    22D ORBIT: OR (gold) BIT (piece)

    My first time commenting here. I have been enjoying Incognito's crosswords.

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  17. B N Acharya26 April 2019 at 09:21

    18A TESTIFY-witness test-check;if;y-yankee

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  18. B N Acharya26 April 2019 at 09:25

    28D TOWN-settlement; TO W (last allow) N(last production)

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  19. Sujatha26 April 2019 at 09:28

    13D go+mad anagram = dogma = Creed.
    18A check = test + if + y (Yankee) = testify = witness
    22D gold = or + piece = bit, or+bit = orbit = go around.

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  20. Shriram Parameswaran26 April 2019 at 09:57

    20D. Don't hit = MISS
    One over = I ON
    GOAL = Mission

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  21. Deepak Gopinath26 April 2019 at 10:23

    All done

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  22. D N M Rao26 April 2019 at 10:27

    6D Mole stuffed food right=PIER
    How?

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  23. Shrikar26 April 2019 at 10:35

    Mole is the definition. 'pie' is food, 'r' is right

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  24. Kishore26 April 2019 at 10:56

    Friends who have seen the movie Dunkirk might remember the mole

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  25. Padmanabhan26 April 2019 at 10:59

    Thank you Incognito for the bonus- I mean the hat trick. I am sure this will continue. More the merrier.

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    1. Kishore26 April 2019 at 11:07

      No hat trick, Paddy

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    2. Shrikanth26 April 2019 at 12:37

      How come? This is the 3rd in a row, right ? Then

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    3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 April 2019 at 12:55

      +1

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    4. Padmanabhan26 April 2019 at 13:38

      I think he is just saying that there is no trick up his sleeve or is it hat?!
      Third in a row for the first time, no doubt.

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    5. Vasant26 April 2019 at 13:52

      No hat trick can also mean there will be another one:-)

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  26. Kishore26 April 2019 at 11:06

    ASATo maam sadgamaya ;)

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  27. Prasanna Rao26 April 2019 at 11:40

    col.sir...pardon me. I have bit excited as I got the answers and hurry to post. let me post with proper anno. in future. Today's puzzle was too enjoyable. Pardon me once again.

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  28. raju umamaheswar26 April 2019 at 14:15

    Mrtyorma amritum gamaya - to complete. Kishore ma amritum gamata !

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  29. sree_sree26 April 2019 at 14:32

    28d I read as &lit (settlement as in conflict resolution with union allowing production to resume!)

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  30. Kishore26 April 2019 at 15:07

    The Colonel has rightly highlighted one theme, not THE theme, which I have hinted above and has over 10 grid entries

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  31. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan26 April 2019 at 15:35

    Mission Sakthi 2 more theme words

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  32. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan26 April 2019 at 15:36

    ASATo maam sadgamaya ;)- hint ,☺️

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    1. Kishore26 April 2019 at 15:39

      Correct. You have know satisfied Vasant's request too: Taken him from darkness to enlightenment ;)

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    2. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan26 April 2019 at 15:41

      ☺️

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    3. Vasant26 April 2019 at 19:04

      See my comments at 13:52.:-)

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  33. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan26 April 2019 at 15:41

    Orbit also

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  34. Kishore26 April 2019 at 17:31

    Incidentally, Ronald Reagan, the Wild West star, was - as president - the initiator of the Strategic Defense Initiative, better known as Star Wars, which was among the early steps in militarisation of space

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