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Thursday, 9 May 2019

No 12621, Thursday, 09 May 2019, Dr. X


Celebrating my 40th wedding anniversary at a resort in Maldives. Thanks in advance for all the good wishes (Poor Wifi here :-( )

ACROSS
1   Chip getting in line after master’s vitriolic speech (8) ACERBITY {ACE}{R{BIT}Y}
5   Reflect and stand in awe when woman becomes President (6) PONDER (-w+p)PONDER
10 Cotton fabric acceptable in warm wind (7) CHINOOK {CHINO}{OK}
11 Cracks terribly vile case, killing leader of insurgents (7) CLEAVES {ViLE+CASE}*
12 Public left bar (5) OVERT {OVER}{T}
13 Seduced director after taking off a little indecent dress to secure work (9) ATTRACTED AT{TRACT}ED Anno pending
14 What a director might do to behave badly in public (6,1,5) CREATE A SCENE [DD]
18 Hot-headed in prison, many seethe and come to grief (5,3,4) CRASH AND BURN {C{RASH}AN}{D}{BURN}
21 Bush — fellow changing history with war essentially (9) FORSYTHIA {F}{HISTORY*}{wAr}
23 Boats transporting hard criminals (5) THUGS {T{H}UGS}
24 Pesticide-free cultivation of grain adopted by revolutionary firm (7) ORGANIC {O{GRAIN*}C<=}
25 Japanese drama, a musical performance, almost certain failure (2-5) NO-HOPER {NOH}{OPERa}
26 African currency given by one after knocking back cold dish (6) DALASI {1}{SALAD}<=
27 Rogue is ready to embrace gal heartily, it seems to me (1,4,3) I DARE SAY {IS+READY}* over {gAl}

DOWN
1   Make fast love in shady ranch (6) ANCHOR {ANCH{O}R*}
2   High society types, drunk in court, pulled up (6) ELITES{E{LIT}ES<=}
3   Start to beam subdued light showing hot stripper? (9) BLOWTORCH {Beam}{LOW}{TORCH}
4   What a meteorologist might do to decline offer for now? (4,1,4,5) TAKE A RAIN CHECK [DD]
6   Greek character say, in Gulf nation wants bit of narcotic (5) OMEGA {OM{EG}An}
7   Fanatics raising issue to win election (8) DEVOTEES {DE{VOTE}ES<=}
8   Endless struggle to limit unpaid balances (8) RESIDUES {RESI{DUE}St}
9   Frivolous broadcast by highbrow journalist (14) SCATTERBRAINED {SCATTER}{BRAIN}{ED}
15 One supporting invalid cases? (9) STRETCHER [CD]
16 A very loud lecture outside platform (8) SCAFFOLD {SC{A}{FF}OLD}
17 Song by wild girl about endless passion coming up (8) MADRIGAL {MAD}{fIRe<=}{GAL}
19 Knocking back drink after bizarre brawl (6) RUMPUS {RUM}{SUP<=}
20 Wide! Stumped in a flash (6) ASTRAY {A}{ST}{RAY}
22 Snatches sneaky criminal scoring ecstasy (5) YANKS SNeAKY*

Reference List
Master = ACE, Chip = BIT, Line = RY, Acceptable = OK, Bar = T, Prison = CAN, Many = D, Hard = H, Firm = Company = CO, Drunk = LIT, Court = SEE, Issue = SEED, Journalist = ED, Loud = F, Drink = SUP, Ecstacy = E

GRID

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49 comments:

  1. sree_sree9 May 2019 at 08:31

    13a attire-i, act, d. Attr(act)e(d)

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    1. Satyen Nabar9 May 2019 at 08:46

      That's perfect Prasad! Attire- i around act + D
      Director= D
      after = placement ind
      taking off = deletion ind
      a little indecent= i (1st letter selection ind)
      dress= attire
      to secure= container ind
      work= act

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    2. Padmanabhan9 May 2019 at 08:48

      What a surface!

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  2. Padmanabhan9 May 2019 at 08:37

    Takes while to decipher your cryptic solve!

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  3. Padmanabhan9 May 2019 at 08:39

    Happy for you Col.Have a great time (undisturbed by net connection!)

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  4. Padmanabhan9 May 2019 at 08:40

    Great going Doc.
    Immensely pleased!

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  5. Padmanabhan9 May 2019 at 08:42

    21A- Trying for a long time to replace H with A/W. Bush- history- you are led off at a tangent like the hot stripper!

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  6. Padmanabhan9 May 2019 at 08:47

    Court= see- is it in the sense woo/love? One of the dict. meanings is seek.

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    1. sree_sree9 May 2019 at 08:52

      See "meet regularly as a boyfriend or girlfriend." He is seeing someone.

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    2. Padmanabhan9 May 2019 at 10:17

      Thank you Prasad.
      Problem is that it does not come to mind when you see court.

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    3. sree_sree9 May 2019 at 11:19

      It helps if you see that the doc is almost always with wives/girls and husbands/boys but never takes them to court.

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    4. raju umamaheswar9 May 2019 at 14:00

      Not even in a badminton and tennis courts ?

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    5. sree_sree9 May 2019 at 14:17

      I doubt if he ever has bad mint on or his sin net around courts.

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  7. Kolluru Koteswara Rao9 May 2019 at 08:49

    25AC Same appeared in plural form in today\s Guardian quick

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  8. Chaturvasi9 May 2019 at 09:14

    4 What a meteorologist might do to decline offer for now? (4,1,4,5) TAKE A RAIN CHECK [DD]

    --- Suppose the rain never came as the Met forecast?

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  9. Chaturvasi9 May 2019 at 09:22

    Col - Please take it easy and enjoy your holiday tomorrow after posting the clues for solving by visitors. I shall keep track of the progress.

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  10. Prasanna Rao9 May 2019 at 09:40

    Pesticide-free cultivation of grain adopted by revolutionary firm (7) ORGANIC {O{GRAIN*}C<=}

    Doctor / Colonel. pl.clarify. Firm = CO and becomes reverse <---. I am searching the word "Extremely" in such a way to place CO as OxxxxxC.

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    1. Vasant9 May 2019 at 10:11

      Why Extremely? The reversal indicator is Revolutionary. Extremely is used for indicating the extreme letters(first or last or both)

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    2. Satyen Nabar9 May 2019 at 10:15

      Hi Prasanna.'Adopted by' is insertion ind. So anag of grain inside OC (co rev)

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    3. Prasanna Rao9 May 2019 at 10:46

      well replied vasanth and DoctorX. noted. have a nice day.

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  11. Vasant9 May 2019 at 09:56

    Happy Anniversary to Col. and Kishore and their spouses!

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  12. Vasant9 May 2019 at 09:58

    Wonderful puzzle. Loved Take A Rain Check and Create a Scene amongst many other wonderful clues. Thanks Dr. X for the 4 awesome puzzles.

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  13. Prasanna Rao9 May 2019 at 10:33

    Col.sir & Mr Kishore. Happy wedding anniversary.Have a great day.

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  14. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan9 May 2019 at 11:05

    Happy anniversary Col sir & Gita ma'am, Kishore & Gita ma'am ☺️

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  15. Ramki Krishnan9 May 2019 at 11:25

    Happy anniversary to Col, Kishore and your spouses!

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  16. Ramani9 May 2019 at 12:22

    Happy Anniversary Mrs and Mr Col & Mrs and Mr Kishore

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  17. N Sridhar9 May 2019 at 12:24

    Dr X clues necessarily require a dictionary

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  18. Col_Gopinath9 May 2019 at 12:57

    Thanks to everyone for the anniversary wishes

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  19. Vinayak9 May 2019 at 13:05

    Wedding Anniversary wishes to Col. and Kishore and their spouses!

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  20. Vinayak9 May 2019 at 13:06

    Wonderful puzzle with smooth surfaces. Pleasure solving it.Thanks Dr.X

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  21. pavalamani pragasam9 May 2019 at 13:37

    Hearty congratulations to Deepak and Kishore couples! Old woman has a nagging doubt: The Colonel says in fb 40 years of marriage and 48 years of togetherness!!!Explanation please! Curiosity!!!

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  22. raju umamaheswar9 May 2019 at 16:06

    Doc: fourth in a line? That’s great. Your phrases are phantastic, I am phascinated. Tomorrow too?

    Many happy snruter of your wedding anniversary, Kishore & Gita. May God give you both long life with peace and prosperity.

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  23. Satyen Nabar9 May 2019 at 17:01

    Thanks Raju! Next month now :)

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  24. Arvind Ramaswamy9 May 2019 at 17:40

    Enjoyed all 4 grids Doc! Lovely surfaces..

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  25. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan9 May 2019 at 18:00

    Nice cw especially CDs Doctor !

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