Friday 2 August 2019

No 12694, Friday 02 Aug 2019, Bruno

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ACROSS
8   Fall: a story (4) SAGA {SAG}{A}
9   Engagement of son in the middle of probation – that's outrageous! (10) ABSORPTION {AB{S}ORPTION*}
10 Oppose what's bloody right (6) THWART {WHAT}* over {R}
11 Cooking aid say to take grime off around bottom of skillet (3,5) EGG TIMER {EG}{G{s...eT}IMER*}
12 Skill to flip end of gravy on dish (4) TRAY {ART<=}{g..vY}
13 Termination of prices to enter drinking establishment (6,4) COFFEE SHOP {C{OF}{FEES}HOP}
17 A feeling of remorse, having stolen University's gold (4) GILT GuILT
18 Region surrounding new sports stadium... (5) ARENA {ARE{N}A}
19 ... has planes circling over mountains (4) ALPS [T<=]
20 Lapse in street security? (4,6) BEAR MARKET [CD]
22 Dam' topless bird (4) SWAN aSWAN
23 Cruel abuse led a fat husband to leave (8) BARBARIC {BARB}{A}{RICh}
27 Menace of crowd, perhaps shortly approaching a joint (6) THREAT {THREe}{A}{T}
28 Plan B is to get cooked okra and a little radish wrapped around (10) WORKAROUND {W{OKRA*}{Ra...h}OUND}
29 Another enlistee oddly remained (4) ELSE EnLiStEe

DOWN
1   Paternal and prosperous... girl's preference (10) FATHERLIKE {FAT}{HER}{LIKE}
2   Chemical agent obtained from household pet's salty when analysed (8) CATALYST {CAT}{SALTY}*
3   City has a canal with rats scurrying (5,5) SANTA CLARA {A+CANAL+RATS}*
4   That is describing Sri Lanka? (4) ISLE {I{SL}E} &lit
5   Shoot school-going snob (4) PRIG sPRIG
6   Code of conduct of nameless native society (6) ETHICS {ETHnIC}{S}
7   Not all of Bruno's sobs regularly come up to the surface (4) SOME {ME}<=>{sObS<=}
14 Abnormal force – dark & recurrent (5) FREAK {FoRcE}{dArK}
15 Accuracy of old law – it's due to be revised (10) EXACTITUDE {EX}{ACT}{IT+DUE}*
16 Expression of support and love at work (e.g. hugging) – said to be criminal? (4-1-5) OOPS-A-DAISY {O}{OP}{SA{SAID*}Y}
19 Boy, after back-condition, was not the same (8) ASSORTED {TED} after {ASS}{OR}
21 Criticize beer brewed around Britain (6) REBUKE {REB{UK}E*}
24 Call aunty on vacation – middle-school's boring! (4) AHOY {AuntY} over {scHOol}
25 Uncommon ultrarealistic heart (4) RARE [T] Technically it's not the heart!!
26 Partners leaving the French uprising (4) COUP COUPle

Reference List
Son = S, Right = R, Say = EG, University = U, New = N, Husband = H, Joint = T, School = S, Society = S, Old = EX, Love = O, The French = LE

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46 comments:

  1. Brajesh2 August 2019 at 07:08

    15d exactitude from old-ex law-act it due

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  2. Brajesh2 August 2019 at 07:10

    18a arena region-area and N from new

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  3. Brajesh2 August 2019 at 07:19

    25d rare ultRa REalistic

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  4. Jayalakshmi arumugam2 August 2019 at 07:58

    10ac thwart (what)* rt (right)
    25dn rare ultRAREalistic
    12ac art* gravy
    8ac saga sag+a
    11ac egg timer eg(say) grime* skilleT

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  5. Brajesh2 August 2019 at 08:22

    12a gilt guilty-u

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  6. Brajesh2 August 2019 at 08:24

    1d Father like parental Father preference-like

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  7. Brajesh2 August 2019 at 08:28

    Gilt is 17a not 12a

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  8. Remy2 August 2019 at 08:32

    2 d Catalyst.pet-cat+salty-. ANAG.
    3 d Santa Clara- ANAG of a canal rats.
    19 a Alps-ha SPlA< nes.
    4 d isle - ie that is.Srilanka .I(sl)e.
    29 a else -another.EnLiStEe
    .

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  9. Jayalakshmi arumugam2 August 2019 at 08:56

    12ac tray (skill)art* gravY

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  10. B N Acharya2 August 2019 at 09:14

    1D fat(prosperous)her(girl's)like(preference)

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  11. B N Acharya2 August 2019 at 09:16

    21D REBUKE, anagram of beer around UK

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  12. B N Acharya2 August 2019 at 09:28

    9A ABSORPTION anagram of probation and s(from son)

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  13. D N M Rao2 August 2019 at 10:14

    1A SAGA SAG(Fall)A

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  14. Rama Sandur2 August 2019 at 10:40

    5dn sprig minus s is PRIG

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  15. P. Venkatesan2 August 2019 at 11:04

    16D: OOPS-A-DAISY {O(O)P}{SA{SAID*}Y}

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  16. Unknown2 August 2019 at 11:14

    13 Ac Coffee shop

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  17. kalsri19522 August 2019 at 11:16

    26 d
    Coup(le)

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  18. Unknown2 August 2019 at 11:16

    3 dn santa clara canal rats anagram

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  19. kalsri19522 August 2019 at 11:17

    ;23
    Barb a ric(h)
    Barbaric

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  20. kalsri19522 August 2019 at 11:18

    6 d eth(n)I s

    Ethics

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  21. B N Acharya2 August 2019 at 11:58

    22A SWAN. ASWAN(dam) head removed

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  22. sree_sree2 August 2019 at 11:58

    Open still
    AC: 20,22,27,28
    DN:7,14,19,24
    Anno for 13AC

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  23. Sujatha2 August 2019 at 12:08

    27A crowd = thre-e (perhaps shortly) + a + joint = t. Thre+a+t = threat = menace.
    19D back = ass, condition = or, boy = Ted. Assorted = not the same.

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  24. Bhuvaneswari Younus2 August 2019 at 12:21

    22ac,swan Aswan dam topless

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  25. Bhuvaneswari Younus2 August 2019 at 12:25

    14d freak f(orce) (D)ark (r)e,(current)

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  26. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore2 August 2019 at 12:42

    24d: ahoy(call) - {a(s̷c̷hoo̷l̷)u̷n̷t̷y}

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  27. Vasant2 August 2019 at 13:01

    20A Bear Market.. CD

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  28. Brajesh2 August 2019 at 13:08

    14d freak FoRcEdArK recurrent letters

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  29. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore2 August 2019 at 13:19

    13a: coffee shop: {c(of)+(fees=prices)hop=termination}

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  30. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore2 August 2019 at 13:24

    7d: some(not all): {(s̷ob̷s<=)+(me=Bruno)}

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  31. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore2 August 2019 at 13:31

    28a: work around(plan b) - {w(okra*)+(ra̷d̷i̷s̷h̷)ound=get}

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  32. Radhamani2 August 2019 at 14:16

    19d ans:assorted=not the same
    boy=Ted ;after..Back=ass,condition=or,

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  33. Amita Baviskar2 August 2019 at 15:51

    Enjoyed this. Thank you, Bruno! (But I still haven't understood 20A)

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    1. Vasant2 August 2019 at 17:18

      The thing with Cryptic Definition is that either it works or it becomes too abstruse as in this case. It obviously refers to Stock market in which the prices fall.

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    2. sree_sree2 August 2019 at 17:52

      Lapse:drop
      Street as in wall street or dalal street.
      Security is shares
      When shares fall its call bear market

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  34. Kolluru Koteswara Rao2 August 2019 at 17:58

    When securities in the stock market rise, it is bullish market and if they fall it is bear market. Street here may mean Wall Street

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  35. Kolluru Koteswara Rao2 August 2019 at 17:59

    Oh, sorry guys. I haven't refreshed before posting.

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  36. sree_sree2 August 2019 at 18:04

    I have a problem with "heart" in 20d. Is the usage OK!

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao2 August 2019 at 18:23

      I don't think so about the heart problem in 25DN!

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