Saturday 20 July 2019

No 12683, Saturday 20 Jul 2019, Scintillator


ACROSS
1   Obstacle being chic? (6) HICCUP  {CHIC}* [RA]
4   Captive sailors went round in circles (8) ABSORBED {ABS}{ORBED}
9   Complex vitamin bonds in lettuce (6) BLINKS {B}{LINKS}
10 Publicity-seeking noisemaker – one can go on and on (8) PRATTLER {P}{RATTLER} P for Publicity? (Addendum - {P{RATTLE}R} - See comments)
12 Pay attention to opinion and reputation (4,4) TAKE NOTE {TAKE}{NOTE}
13 Software engineer's uncontrollable itch to consume drug (ecstasy) (6) TECHIE {E+ITCH}*{E}
15 Short skirt invites endless disapproval, again! (4) TUTU {TUt}{TUt}
16 These can give rise to shocks (10) GOOSEBUMPS [CD]
19 Undoubtedly, Faraday by and large was working out Newton (3,3,4) FAR AND AWAY {FARADAY+WAs}* over {N}
20 Taking top off, search a person for hazard (4) RISK fRISK
23 Wind not inspiring the States (6) FLATUS {FLAT}{US}
25 Forks out behind old insects (8) ODONATES {O}{DONATES}
27 Where a lion is (lair?) mostly withdrawn, rejective (2,6) IN DENIAL {IN DEN}{LAIr<=}
28 Trade in cherry gives me energy for promotion (6) REDEEM {RED}{ME+E<=}
29 Rent lettings for occupation (8) SETTLING*
30 A 30-sec video before release of Joker (6) TEASER [DD]

DOWN
1   Use a tee in home (7) HABITAT {HABIT}{A}{T}
2   An insect showing hesitation – Roach, possibly (9) CRICKETER {CRICKET}{ER}
3   Dunk in sauce that's cold (6) UNKIND*
5   Rub on the back softly (4) BURP ? (Addendum - {RUB<=}{P} - See comments) &lit
6   Failing man penned sad notebooks (2,3,3) ON THE EBB  {HE} in {NOTE}*{BB}
7   Judges change heart, eject violently (5) BELCH BE(-n+l)LCH
8   They can leave you in stitches by running errands (7) DARNERS*
11 Seat of old dynasty in Turkey (7) OTTOMAN [DD]
14 One casts aspersions on Queen departing Great Britain and Ireland? (7) ISLANDS {1}{SLANDerS}
17 Sense of endless mist, possibly? (9) MOISTNESS {SENSE+O+MISt}* &lit
18 At home, a lungi is worn about the groin (8) INGUINAL {IN}{A+LUNGI}*
19 When baby boomers were born in, i.e., stiff conditions (7) FIFTIES* That clarifies yesterday's statement :-)
21 Right, ask him about a place in North India (7) KASHMIR {R+ASK+HIM}*
22 Cold outcome of partners securing last grade in engineering branch (6) SNEEZE {S}{N}{E}{E{Z}E}
24 Study accounts of auto firm, Tesla (5) AUDIT {AUDI}{T}
26. Gape at flight turning north (4) YAWN {WAY<=}{N}

Reference List
Drug = E, Ecstasy = E, Newton = N, Old = O, Energy = E, Tee = T, Book = B, Queen = ER, Of = O, Right = R, Partners = S,N,E, Engineering Branch = EE(Electrical Engineering), Tesla = T, North = N

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28 comments:

  1. sree_sree20 July 2019 at 08:35

    5d rub<=(p) &litt

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao20 July 2019 at 08:44

      +1

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    2. Chaturvasi20 July 2019 at 09:28

      I see what both of you mean but sorry I think the clue has no def but only wordplay. I appreciate the Col's question mark against the clue.

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    3. sree_sree20 July 2019 at 09:50

      Burp (from chambers.co.UK)
      to rub or pat (a baby) on the back to help get rid of air in its stomach.

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    4. Suresh20 July 2019 at 11:01

      I thought it was an &lit too

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  2. sree_sree20 July 2019 at 08:38

    10a p(rattle)r. Rattle (n) is a device to make noise.

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  3. Kolluru Koteswara Rao20 July 2019 at 08:43

    Tough for a change.
    I see a theme perhaps with hiccup, sneeze, burp, belch, goosebumps

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  4. sree_sree20 July 2019 at 08:48

    22d a doubt:last can be Z. Last grade?. Branch is EEE IMU.

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  5. sree_sree20 July 2019 at 08:51

    30a DD!

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  6. Gemini20 July 2019 at 09:30

    Hiccup. Chic is fine. How RA fits? RA..is sun God?

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    1. sree_sree20 July 2019 at 09:52

      RA is short for reverse anagram. Hicc anagram(med) gives chic.with UP as anag indicator.

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    2. Crimsonking20 July 2019 at 11:39

      I did get this without much issues, but is hicc a word in itself?

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    3. Vasant20 July 2019 at 12:10

      Anagram chic*.Put the anagram indicator-Up.
      In Reverse anagrams you have to provide the anagram indicator.

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    4. Crimsonking20 July 2019 at 12:35

      (hicc)* leads to chic, I do get that. But if the anagram constituent is not a word in itself how far is it considered acceptable? I recall a discussion on another puzzle, where BOYSCOUT was clued as Scoby, and there was some debate around that.

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    5. Vasant20 July 2019 at 13:18

      True what you say but in RA, you can make an anagram from a valid word, insert the appropriate anagram indicator even though the fodder may not be a valid word.

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  7. Vasant20 July 2019 at 10:25

    This was tough!Took ages for me to complete.

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam20 July 2019 at 14:09

      I was left high and dry!

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    2. raju umamaheswar20 July 2019 at 15:36

      Hic hic hurray for this non- yawn burp after a belch, followed by a sneeze ! Very gaseous !Thanks, Scintillator.

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  8. Padmanabhan20 July 2019 at 17:47

    KKR did well to find the theme. As always blog is informative- esp. in a toughie like this. Thanks to Col. and all other clarifications.

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  9. Deepak Gopinath20 July 2019 at 19:59

    From Monday 22nd Jul onwards till the 9th of Aug the blog may appear later than 8:30 AM as I am on the West coast of the US where the time difference is 12 1/2 hours which means 8:30 AM will be 8 PM on the previous day here. Will do my best anyway to stick to the schedule but delays may be expected.

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