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

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49 comments:

  1. Ramani21 July 2019 at 10:30

    22d SO DAS (T)

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  2. R Nagendra Prasad21 July 2019 at 10:33

    25A: ABETTER from A Better

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  3. Ramani21 July 2019 at 10:34

    7D OVER THROW <-

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  4. R Nagendra Prasad21 July 2019 at 10:35

    5D: TROVE from inTROVErt

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  5. Ramani21 July 2019 at 10:36

    6D T (OUR) ISM*

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  6. R Nagendra Prasad21 July 2019 at 10:36

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

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  7. P. Venkatesan21 July 2019 at 10:37

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

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  8. R Nagendra Prasad21 July 2019 at 10:42

    In place of 22D (repeat)

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

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  9. P. Venkatesan21 July 2019 at 10:57

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

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  10. N Anantakrishnan21 July 2019 at 11:03

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

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  11. N Anantakrishnan21 July 2019 at 11:06

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

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  12. N Anantakrishnan21 July 2019 at 11:11

    16 A. I S(O)LATED O in Slated

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  13. Mukundala Balasubramanyam21 July 2019 at 11:15

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

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  14. Nadathur Rajan21 July 2019 at 11:17

    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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  15. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore21 July 2019 at 11:37

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

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  16. raju umamaheswar21 July 2019 at 11:46

    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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  17. Nadathur Rajan21 July 2019 at 11:51

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

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  18. Dr. MJ21 July 2019 at 11:52

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

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    1. raju umamaheswar21 July 2019 at 14:35

      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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  19. Dr. MJ21 July 2019 at 11:53

    please excuse the double please!!

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  20. Mukundala Balasubramanyam21 July 2019 at 12:38

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

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  21. Murali21 July 2019 at 12:55

    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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  22. sree_sree21 July 2019 at 13:00

    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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  23. raju umamaheswar21 July 2019 at 13:10

    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. Vasant21 July 2019 at 17:16

      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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  24. Mukundala Balasubramanyam21 July 2019 at 13:38

    My third

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

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  25. Murali21 July 2019 at 13:46

    15D TURNS TAIL (nuts at RIL)*

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  26. raju umamaheswar21 July 2019 at 14:29

    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. sree_sree21 July 2019 at 15:11

      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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  27. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore21 July 2019 at 14:35

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

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  28. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore21 July 2019 at 14:55

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

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  29. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore21 July 2019 at 15:02

    10d: bad orders((dd)

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  30. sree_sree21 July 2019 at 15:23

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

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  31. Vasant21 July 2019 at 16:31

    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. Vasant21 July 2019 at 16:41

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

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    2. sree_sree21 July 2019 at 17:20

      Kart is independent word.

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  32. Dr. MJ21 July 2019 at 16:47

    No, not quite

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  33. Dr. MJ21 July 2019 at 16:48

    Vasant has answered

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  34. Dr. MJ21 July 2019 at 16:50

    you mean 1AC

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  35. sree_sree21 July 2019 at 17:30

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

    R(es)aw

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  36. Dr. MJ21 July 2019 at 18:12

    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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  37. Deepak Gopinath21 July 2019 at 20:34

    Thanks for the special to the Puzzle Lovers XI

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  38. Padmanabhan21 July 2019 at 20:43

    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. Vasant22 July 2019 at 00:42

      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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