Friday, 26 July 2019

No 12688, Friday 26 Jul 2019, Afterdark


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ACROSS
1   Determined to transfer director to British capital; dejected and overwhelmed (6,4) BOGGED DOWN {(-d+b)BOGGED}{DOWN}
6   Soldiers coming back after end of fight capturing a plant (4) TARO {OR<=} after {T} over {A}
10 Boy! Louis is mad to cross the middle of river. Evidently (9) OBVIOUSLY {BOY+LOUIS}* over {riVer}
11 Counter opening earlier, runs out of stock of calling device (5) PAGER {GAP<=}{Ea...eR}
12 Drawback! Book desptached for capital of Canada takes time, internal mix up at Germany. Get a courier (7,6) CARRIER PIGEON {(-b+c)CARRIER} {PI}{G}{EON}
14 Chilled daiquiri, cognac, absinthe at the end leads to dysentry primarily (4) ICED {d...rI}{c...aC}{a...hE}}{Dy...y}
15 Perhaps extra zone Congress eventually conceded to Left in the poll for vacant seat (2-8) BY-ELECTION {BYE}{(-s+l)LECTION}
17 Teacher is strict, our group got notified first (10) INSTRUCTOR {STRICT+OUR}* over {No...d}
21 Man, say is skeletal essentially (4) ISLE {IS}{skeLEtal}
23 Five missing; servant covers up mysterious clash necessitating a court order (6,7) SEARCH WARRANT {SERvANT}* over {ARCH}{WAR}
25 Small bird found in the lot we let fly (5) OWLET*
26 Fluctuating returns, large discrepancy found in the centre, covered up (9) IRREGULAR {IRR}{EG{foUnd}LAR*}
27 Worst owner to retain place (4) STOW [T]
28 Decreased flow around Chennai in the middle, rose again (10) REASCENDED {DECREASED}* over {cheNnai}

DOWN
1   Born in difficulty, child is bearing a trouble from the start, leading to a complaint (10) BRONCHITIS {BORN*}{CH}{1}{Tr...e}{IS}
2   Teacher manages to control errant students at the beginning (9) GOVERNESS {GOVERN{Er...t}{St...t}S}
3   Sweethearts's hugs and kisses and stroke is almost sensational (6) EXOTIC {swEet}{XO}{TIC}
4   Eldest royal, tucked in and put to sleep (7) DESTROY [T]
5   Receipt for wife's account features an unknown quantity (7) WAYBILL {W}{A}{Y}{BILL}
7   Gas in car gone (5) ARGON [T]
8  Vegetable is good, recipe's awesome primarily (4) OKRA {OK}{Re...e}{Aw...e}
9   A regular pint with ice flakes can be connected to breathlessness (6) APNEIC {A}{PiNt}{ICE*}
13 Father to learner; be free and ignorant (10) UNLETTERRED {UN(-f+l)LETTERED}
16 Everything in street kept before often needs to be fixed (9) INSTALLED {IN}{ST}{ALL}{nEeDs}
18 Property of earl at the outskirts of Tilbury right in the front (6) REALTY {(+r)REA(-r)L}{Ti...rY}
19 Company! Can it be endless and in the middle gain energy with drug? (7) COCAINE {CO}{CAn}{It}{aNd}{E}
20 Drawback to have son following and no turning back in the front and beyond (7) ONWARDS {DRAW<=}{S}<=>{NO<=}
22 Shoe found in Britain, at Oxford's good, high class and cheap essentially (6) BROGUE {BR}{O}{G}{U}{chEap}
23 Attack is almost ending, to retreat against third front (5) SALVO {LASt}{V}{frOnt}
24 Cast is primarily terrific, gets Oscar for keeping spectators on the edge repeatedly (4) TOSS {Te...c}{O}{Sp...rS}

Reference List
Director = D, Soldiers = OR, Book = B, Left = L, Child = CH, Wife = W, Father = F, Learner = L, Company = CO, Energy = E, Son = S, Good = G, Against = V

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46 comments:

  1. sree_sree26 July 2019 at 07:29

    Phew, done finally but internal wiring mixed up. Too many operations.
    Is 3d cluing OK? Will wait.

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    1. Balaji26 July 2019 at 08:26

      Seems ok. The second and third letters are from texting.

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    2. Balaji26 July 2019 at 10:38

      Seems ok. The second and third letters are from texting.

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    3. sree_sree26 July 2019 at 15:01


      "stroke is almost sensational". where does almost apply.

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    4. Shrikanth27 July 2019 at 15:41

      Stroke = Tick hence almost for tic

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  2. Suresh M S26 July 2019 at 08:53

    28A REASCENDED = rose again ( decreased+cheNnai)
    25A OWLET = small bird (lot we anagram)
    17 A INSTRUCTOR = teacher ( strict our Notified) anagram
    22D BROGUE = shoe (BRitish Oxford Good U(high class) and chEap)
    8D OKRA = vegetable (good - OK + Recipes Awesome, first)

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  3. Brajesh26 July 2019 at 09:01

    10A obviously from Boy Louis and v from centre of river

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  4. Remy26 July 2019 at 09:03

    1 d Bronchitis- Born in trouble-bron+Ch+I(it)s.
    4d Destroy- elDESTROYal.Put to sleep.
    9 d Apneic-a+pn+EIC.(ice ANAG).sleeplessness.
    17a instructor-teacher.anag of strict our+n
    16 d Installed.eveything in street-in+at+all+ed(nEeDs) Fixed.

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  5. Brajesh26 July 2019 at 09:05

    14A ICED last letters from daiquirI cognac absinthe and first letter of dysentry

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  6. Brajesh26 July 2019 at 09:11

    5D Way Bill w from wife account is bill an unknown a and y receipt is a way bill

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  7. Brajesh26 July 2019 at 09:21

    2d Governess to control is govern e from errant and as from students

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  8. Brajesh26 July 2019 at 09:30

    18 d realty from earl and t y from tilbury
    Extra comment in place of 12a

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    1. Balaji26 July 2019 at 10:01

      Permitted answers are 5 per person only. Please note.

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  9. Unknown26 July 2019 at 09:32

    7d.argon gas in c(argon)e

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  10. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore26 July 2019 at 10:30

    2d: governess(teacher) - {govern(er̷r̷a̷n̷t̷)(st̷u̷d̷e̷n̷t̷s̷)s=manages}

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  11. Unknown26 July 2019 at 10:33

    19d.cocaine (co)mpany (can) (i)t (e)nergy

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  12. N Anantakrishnan26 July 2019 at 10:33

    15 A. BYE (PERHAPS EXTRA IN CRICKET) ZONE = SECTION (- S(LAST OF CONGRESS) + L) = LECTION
    BY ELECTION

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  13. N Anantakrishnan26 July 2019 at 10:36

    21A. IS LE (SKELETAL ESSENTIALLY)
    ISLE - MAN PERHAPS DEF BY EXAMPLE

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  14. Jayalakshmi arumugam26 July 2019 at 10:36

    27 ac stow (T)
    14ac instructor* strict our n(otified)
    23dn salvo
    (sal) las(t)
    V (against)
    FrOnt
    14dn iced
    (daiquir)I
    (COGNA)C
    (absinth)e
    D(ysentry)
    20dn onwards
    On(no) ward(draw) s(on)

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  15. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore26 July 2019 at 10:48

    1a: bogged down(overwhelmed) - {(d(-d+b)ogged=determined)+down=dejected}

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  16. Rama Sandur26 July 2019 at 11:04

    24d toss t of terrific,o of oscar,ss of spectators

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  17. Rama Sandur26 July 2019 at 11:09

    23 search warrant

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  18. P. Venkatesan26 July 2019 at 11:10

    23A: SEARCH WARRANT {SE{ARCH}{WAR}R(-V)ANT} = COURT ORDER
    (Mysterious = Arch; Clash=War; Five=V)

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  19. Rama Sandur26 July 2019 at 11:13

    Servant five ie v missing
    Clash war
    Rest finding out

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  20. Rama Sandur26 July 2019 at 11:15

    Thank you mr venkatesan

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  21. Sathya R26 July 2019 at 11:16

    1A Bogged Down (-D+B ogged )Dejected - Down
    13D Unlettered (Un-F+L ettered)
    23A Search Warrant (Ser-V (Mysterious -Arch)+ (Clash-War)ant)

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  22. Crimsonking26 July 2019 at 11:25

    3d Exotic (sw)E(et) XO (hugs and kisses in sms) tick - k

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  23. Crimsonking26 July 2019 at 11:27

    26a Irregular IRR (internal rate of return) (large)* with (fo)U(nd)

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    1. sree_sree26 July 2019 at 14:55

      irr is zero return. more to the clue.

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    2. Crimsonking26 July 2019 at 16:14

      I can only think of IR which is Inland Revenue or tax department, and R which might stand for return. Thus giving returns.

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  24. Crimsonking26 July 2019 at 11:29

    20D Onwards <NO DRAW S(on)

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  25. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore26 July 2019 at 11:36

    11a:pager(device) - {(gap<=opening)+(ea̷r̷l̷i̷e̷r̷)+(ru̷n̷s̷)}

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    1. sree_sree26 July 2019 at 14:45

      needs correction

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    2. Padmanabhan26 July 2019 at 17:11

      Counter is reversal indicator.
      Opening=Gap=< gives Pag
      Earlier runs out of stock=ER (first & last letters.
      Calling Device- Def.
      PAGER

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  26. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore26 July 2019 at 11:44

    13d:unlettered(ignorant) - {unfettered(-fa̷t̷h̷e̷r̷)(+le̷a̷r̷n̷e̷r̷)=be free}

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  27. Rama Sandur26 July 2019 at 11:50

    20dn onwards (anagram of draw and son)

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  28. Prasanna Rao26 July 2019 at 12:34

    8D...good=OK., recipe's awesome R ,A (Acrostic) = OKRA
    25A...we+let = owlet [RA\CA]
    14A... daiquirI, cognaC, absinthE at the enD.....ICED [Tail acrostic]
    7D...cAR GONe car+gone.= orgon.[--->T]
    27A..Worst owner to retain place...IE. FROM WORST+OWNER = STOW [--->T]
    27A...

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  29. Amita Baviskar26 July 2019 at 12:57

    12A: CARRIER PIGEON (Drawback=BARRIER, B=book dispatched for C=capital of Canada) time=EON, but I can't figure out how "internal mix up at Germany"=PIG

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    1. sree_sree26 July 2019 at 14:57

      pi = mix up (in printing when the types are mixed up)

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    2. Amita Baviskar27 July 2019 at 11:36

      Thanks! I didn't know that.

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  30. sree_sree26 July 2019 at 15:07

    yet to be attempted
    6a

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  31. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 July 2019 at 15:18

    6A : TARO {T}(A){RO<<}
    Soldiers=Other Ranks=OR, T last letter in fighT.

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  32. Nambam27 July 2019 at 18:28

    hey, new to crosswords so I'm finding it a bit difficult to understand some of these terms. For instance, struggling a lot with 28A - REASCENDED, how did we arrive at this from "Decreased". I get that I need to use the N from Chennai, but still finding it difficult to arrive at said answer. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

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    1. Vasant27 July 2019 at 18:43

      We have to anagram(rearrange) "Decreased" with N inside. The anagram indicator is flow.

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