Sunday 21 July 2019

Special, Sunday 21 Jul 2019, Puzzle Lovers XI


The XI 
Dr Ami Deokar, Dr. Amit Mehta, Dr. Ashit Hegde, Dr Ashwini Nabar, Dr. Harshad Argekar, Dr. Jyotsna Deo, Dr. Mukund Jagannathan, Paul Ferreira, Dr. Satyen Nabar, Dr. Suresh Hemrajani, Dr. Vishnu Madhav 

Three answers per commenter as usual till 6 PM(Annotations Compulsory)
Please provide all your answers in one comment.


ACROSS
1   Low pitch, almost close to breaking (6)
4   Degree in law, shortly trending around globe (7)
8   Hand a new cheque at first to English fund (7)
9   Bizarre duel accepted by progeny, returns with bumps (7)
11 When bails are hit without getting dislodged say, former English captain gets kiss (5, 5)
12 Tad worrisome, Artificial Intelligence taking over Operation theatre (4)
13 Partly blind, I affirm and state (5)
14 Put something over on exposed burn (8)
16 Quarantined individual expected to receive oxygen (8)
18 Machine cutting wood finer is new, takes no time to prepare counter (5)
20 Perfect ebb tide (4)
21 What a cardiologist might order - essentially desserts, lobsters, mutton, cheesecake are out (6, 4)
23 Bailed out of a MiG but refused to lose head (7)
24 ABCDE or perhaps lines on product (3, 4)
25 A person who encourages a gambler (7)
26 Case of bullets around terminal explodes (6)

DOWN
1   Addicts ultimately have a tendency to drink (5)
2   Cocoon enveloped by cracked seed perished (7)
3   Encourage ruler on coach, says the Reverend (4-5)
5   Introvert hiding cache (5)
6   Mist ruined, curbed our sightseeing (7)
7   Six balls worth reviewing in defeat (9)
10 What bulimia patients may follow - they forbid disclosure of information (3, 6)
13 One discharged board employee finally joins criminal to pull this off? (6, 3)
15 Bolts and nuts at Reliance Industries Limited changed (5, 4)
17 Chop fine, avoiding a slip for this? (4, 3)
19 Used split seconds for routines (7)
21 Vies desperately to capture England and separate (5)
22 Soft drinks extracted from espresso dashboard (5)

Across Lite version can be accessed at PUZZLE LOVERS XI 3

Enjoy.

51 comments:

  1. 22D: SODAS ...T espres(SO DAS)hboard

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  2. 6D: TOURISM (MIST)* AROUND {OUR)
    5D: TROVE (T)
    24A: BAR CODE {ABCDE+OR}*

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  3. In place of 22D (repeat)

    13A: INDIA --T bl(IND I A)ffirm

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  4. REPLACEMENTS FOR 6D AND 5D:
    20A: EDIT (TIDE<--)
    21D: SIEVE {VISE+E}*

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  5. 12A. I(OT)A (AI)*
    21D. SIEVE (VIES)* including E

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  6. 9 A. NODULES .NO(DULE)*S SON reverse

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  7. 13D INSIDE JOB {I}{BoarD + emp....E + JOINS}*

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  8. 13D One discharged board employee finally joins criminal to pull this off? (6, 3) INSIDE JOB
    ANAGRAM Fodder: one 1+ b--d+ E(employeE finally) +joins
    criminal - AnagrInd

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  9. 8a: finance(fund) - {(fin=hand)+((a)+(n)+(c)+(e)}

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  10. 1 down: TIPSY - have a tendency- TIPSW + Y from Ultimately- addicts.

    17 down: LATE CUT - cricket term - chop fine= cut\
    22 down: EJECTED.. refused+= (R) ejected. bailed out of a MIG jet.

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  11. 2D E(LAP)SED*
    12A I(OT)A<=
    4A STAT[-UE] I(O)N

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  12. Mr. Raju Umamaheshwar...please check 1DN again please

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    1. Dr. MJ and to all that this may concern: I am not spelt with a sh ! but with a swar(a) I have already abridged my name by two deleting last syllables and I do not want any additions ! ! Isn't there a lilt in my name ?

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  13. please excuse the double please!!

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  14. 11A CLOSE SHAVE
    Close = Brian Close (English Cricketer)
    Kiss = Shave

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  15. 21A STRESS TEST = What a cardiologist might order - essentially de(sser)ts, lob(st)ers , mu(tt)on, chee(se)cake
    (sserstttse)*

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  16. thank XI for sunday. 21d by neuro. 2D'ed by 24a, but still a 11a. did i 14a you guys, waiting......

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  17. Thanks, Dr MJ ( Michael Jackson ?) I stand corrected. I must have been t=TIPSY from yeaterday's binge evening on Vodka ! It should be
    SWILL= to drink greedily ) S + WILL = S from end of ADDICTs and WILL a tendency

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    1. Dr. MJ is Mukund Jagannathan, the multi talented plastic surgeon whom I had the privilege to meet and listen to his songs as well.

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  18. My third

    19D SHTICKS {SH}{TICKS}
    Used = Second Hand
    Seconds = Ticks
    Definition : Routines

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  19. 15D TURNS TAIL (nuts at RIL)*

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  20. The team of docs have really put together a good skeleton (the GRID) and flesh and bones ( the structure of words and phrases ) and infused a soul into this crossie ! Very tough and hence challenging !

    Though it is said that too many cooks spoil the broth, here,the broth is throbbing with a lot of relish and YUM !
    Thanks a lot ye-all, Puzzle lovers X!. Great team work,

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    1. These guys are used to Precision walking in OT. Text book example of synchronised actions that comes from respect and confidence in each other. I always quote this in mgmt classes.

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  21. 14a: outsmart(put something over) - {(out=exposed)+(smart=burn)}

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  22. 26a:blasts(explodes) - { b(last=terminal)u̷l̷l̷e̷t̷s}

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  23. Yet to be
    Across 1,18
    Down 3,6,10!

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  24. 1 Dn..is it TREBLE from almost Tremble?

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  25. Coming late to this wonderful puzzle
    3d Kick start Spoonerism of Stick Cart with cart spelled as Kart ( homophone +spoonerism!)
    6d: T(OUR)ISM*
    10d Gag orders DD.

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    1. I think 6d is already answered,replacement:
      1A: S{NEA(-r)}KY

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    2. Kart is independent word.

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  26. Is my answer to 1Dn..is proper?

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  27. So closure time
    18a new:raw prepare:set no time, counter:es

    R(es)aw

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  28. all done and dusted. Thanks to all who solved, and of course Col. Gopinath for hosting this grid.

    On behalf of all setters

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  29. Thanks for the special to the Puzzle Lovers XI

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  30. Thank you Docs. Had a good time though solved alone and late.
    Blog helped to fill in the blanks and missing annos.
    Suggest to start an engineers group. There are enough of us are here.

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    1. There are 10 doctors and 1 Aviator in this XI, I think. All wonderfully talented people.
      They create some great puzzle. I thank each one of them for the entertainment.

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