Friday, 30 August 2019

No 12718, Friday 30 Aug 2019, Dr. X


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ACROSS
1   Unpredictable native about to restrain man on island (13) INDETERMINATE {INNATE} over {DETER}{M}{I}
8   Unadulterated drugs, essentially cocaine consumed by freak (5) UNCUT {drUgs}{N{C}UT}
9   Ultraconservative single socialite girl, grabbed by bully (9) HIDEBOUND {H{1}{DEB}OUND}
11 They speculate in article – gold about to escalate by start of September (10) THEORISERS {THE}{O{RISE}R}{Se...r}
12 One unable to fly in air heartily (4) RHEA [T]
14 Current is excellent, runs fine and deep (7) AIRFLOW {A1}{R}{F}{LOW}
16 Mutter softly perhaps? Quite the opposite (7) TRUMPET {MUTTER+P}* Semi&lit
17 Serial directed by one countryman (7) ISRAELI {SERIAL*}{1}
19 Grand university essentially crumbling in mess (7) SUBLIME {S{U}{c..mBl..g}LIME}
21 Last victory secured by deceit (4) LIVE {LI{V}E}
22 Fashionable celebrities refuse to enter opening, almost with touch of impudence (10) GLITTERATI {G{LITTER}ATe}{Im...e}
25 Intimidate one after blunder in constructing set (9) TERRORISE {T{ERROR}{1}SE*}
26 Cheat knocking back spirit in regret (5) ROGUE {R{GO<=}UE}
27 Only those with a tan can figure out what's unacceptable? (6,3,4) BEYOND THE PALE [DD]

DOWN
2   Designing a new cruel type of weapon (7)  NUCLEAR {A+N+CRUEL}*
3   Strangely the nerd keeps everyone spellbound (10) ENTHRALLED {THE+NERD}* over {ALL}
4   Start to extricate husband grabbed by drunkard knocking back spirit (5) ETHOS {Ex...e}{SO{H}T<=}
5   Regulates procedures to collect tax (9) MODERATES {MODE{RATE}S}
6   Arrests outlaw around square (4) NABS {BAN<=}{S}
7   Renovate revolting place, suppressing cry of pain (5,2) TOUCH UP {PUT<=} over {OUCH}
8   Extremist, brutal, releasing new type of radiation (11) ULTRAVIOLET {ULTRA}{VIOLEnT}
10 What an artist might do to set a limit? (4,3,4) DRAW THE LINE [DD]
13 Ugly pub brawl leads to bartender engaging guard for protection (6,4) BUBBLE WRAP {PUB+BRAWL+Ba...r+En...g}*
15 Hasty turn to secure date (9) WHIRLWIND {WHIRL}{WIN}{D}
18 Daydreaming endlessly in office, wasting time (7) REVERIE {EVER} in {RItE}
20 One beginning to spy on darling in a town in Vanuatu (7) ISANGEL {1}{Spy}{ANGEL}
23 Tether ferocious Rottweiler, primarily avoiding fangs (5) TEETH TETHEr*
24 Commotion over arresting director (2-2) TO-DO {TO{D}O}

Reference List
Man = M, Island = I, Cocaine = C, Gold = OR, Runs = R, Fine = F, Softly = P, University = U, Victory = V, Spirit = GO, New = N, Husband = H, Square = S, Date = D, Director = D, Time = T

GRID

51 comments:


  1. Normally I find Dr X clues difficult. Today managed to get answers to rrasonable numbers,

    16Ac. TRUMPET: MUTTER and P (softly) rearranged. Clues having words with opposie meanings are real fun.
    22Ac. GLITTERATI (fashonable celbrities) LITTER = refuse, GAT(E) + I (mpudence) Good diversion with "refuse to enter opening"
    25Ac. TERRORISE: ERROR (blunder) I (one) inside rearranged SET

    3Dn. ENTHRALLED: THE NERD ALL (everyone) rearranged.

    7Dn. TOUCH UP : Revolting PUT (as verb means place) is TUP and OUCH (cry of pain) inside it

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    1. 3D. Anno needs a relook.

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    2. Does what I have written suggest I arrived at the answer in fluke or does it show I did not understand it or show I have a wrong understanding of the clue? Is not my anno enough?

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    3. It is certainly not a fluke. strangely - anagram indicator, "keeps" indicates "all" is inside and not part of the anagram. the anno should be 'all"inside anagram of "the nerd"

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  2. 2 Dn: NUCLEAR = Type of weapon { Anagram of A N(new) CLEAR
    11 Ac: {THE}O{RISE}R}S = They speculate
    10 Dn : DRAW THE LINE ( DD)

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  3. 2d nuclear from anagram of A N from new and cruel

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  4. 3d enthralled anagram of the nerd and all

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    1. Representation of anno is (the nerd)* over (all). Its not total anagram.

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  5. 17a Israeli serial and I anagram

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    1. ISRAELI {SERIAL*}{I}
      Anagram indicator is 'directed' 'one' = I

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  6. 7 d Touch up.place-put,cry of pain-ouch.TouchUP.
    12a Rhea-Flightless bird.-in aiR HEArtily.
    10 d Draw the line.-Set a limit.
    16 a Trumpet.Mutter+P Anag.

    22 Glitterati- Refuse-Litter.opening-Gate.G Litter at+i.i from Impudence.

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  7. Compensating.
    8 d Ultra Violet.Extremist- ultra.Brutal-Violent-N.
    13 d Bubblewrap-protection.Anag of pub brawl+b artender E ngaging.

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  8. Nice puzzle for a Friday. Got all except 24D

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    1. Yes. A grammatically smooth sentence with a surface appealing to commonsense and not-so regular def word. Good mix for a cryptic clue.

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  9. 1A: INDETERMINATE unpredictable. native=INNATE, restrain=DETER, man=M, island=I IN(DETER-M-I)NATE

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  10. 9A: HIDEBOUND=ultraconservative. single=I, society girl=DEB, bully=HOUND, H(IDEB)OUND

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  11. 27A: BEYOND THE PALE= what's unacceptable=only those with a tan

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  12. 20D: ISANGEL=town in Vanuatu. one=I, beginning to spy=S, darling=ANGEL

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  13. 14A: AIRFLOW=current. AI=excellent, R=runs, F=fine, LOW=deep.

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  14. Yet to be

    AC 1,8,19,21,26
    DN 4,5,6,15

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  15. 4D. Start to extricate husband grabbed by drunkard knocking back SPIRIT. ETHOS. {E}{SO{H}T<=}

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  16. 8A : Unadulterated drugs, essentially cocaine consumed by freak (5)
    UNCUT {U}{N(C)UT} U from 'drUgs'...C = Cocaine in Nut = Freak.

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  17. 19A- {S(UB)lime}- Good
    B from 'essentially crumbling. Mess= Slime

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  18. 21ac live li(v)e
    26ac rogue og(go) in rue

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  19. 14A..excellent= A one and one=I (AI)+ R=Rins +F=Fine....and Low= deep ...AIRFLOW
    12A....RHEA....[--->T] FORM air heartily
    5d.....Regulates = Mode and tax = rate...MODERATES
    17A...SERIAL + I = ISRAELI.....Anagram

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  20. 15 ac whirlwind (Hasty turn and )

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    1. Hasty = WHIRLWIND {WHIRL}{WIN}{D}

      Turn = Whirl, Secure = Win, Date = D

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  21. 18 D.reverie (daydream)
    15 D.whirlwind (hasty=whirl and
    turn=wind)

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  22. 6dn
    NABS (outlaw ban and s of square)

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  23. 10D....Artist= draw the line....[gk]
    23d...Tether...TEETH ...(-R)

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    1. OH.NICE OF YOU SIR JI.....Today I have exceeded my limit as the puzzles are easy to attempt. so we no need to consult Doctor's ......Thanks to Dr X and shri.colonel for displayed the enjoyable puzzles...........

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  25. Annos:
    18D Daydreaming endlessly in office, wasting time (7) R{EVER}I(-t)E
    24D Commotion over arresting director (2-2) TO-{D}O

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  26. Sandhya!!
    Welcome back again after a long time.

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