Saturday, 9 November 2019

No 12776, Saturday 09 Nov 2019, Dr. X


ACROSS
1   Exhibit signs of anxiety and tension! Be distressed by troubles (4,4,5) BITE ONES NAILS {TENSION+BE*}{AILS}
8   Husband, worthless, abandons wife in hurry (5) HASTE {H}{wASTE}
9 One-man concert put up without preparation (9) IMPROMPTU {I}{M}{PROM}{PUT*}
11 Naughtily thirsting about hot garment worn in bed (10) NIGHTSHIRT {THIRSTING*} around {H}
12 Split resulting from losing head in rage (4) REND {tREND}
14 Guesses temperature in Eskimos (7) INTUITS {IN{T}UITS}
16 Following mess, Conservative leader quits leading to speculation (7) FLUTTER {F}{cLUTTER}
17 Nazi police in horrific tapes break spirit (7) GESTAPO {G{TAPES*}O}
19 Terrible colic, a suffering essentially relating to the abdomen (7) COELIAC {COLIC+A+suffEring*}
21 Love to get married? Outstanding (4) OWED {O}{WED}
22 Trouble after scoundrel’s arrested by angry English cop for misdemeanour (10) PECCADILLO {E+COP*} around {CAD}{ILL}
25 Principal shot in aisle brutally (9) ESSENTIAL {AISLE*} around {SENT}
26 Sighed and concluded love’s lost (5) PINED {oPINED}
27 Violation of duty by authority frequently beginning to result in raid (6,2,5) BREACH OF TRUST {B{REACH} {OF T}{Result}UST}

DOWN
2   Apprehension shown by essentially diffident son in darkness (7) INSIGHT {diffIdent}{N{S}IGHT}
3   Concerning current vote for largely outrageous gangster (10) ELECTRICAL {ELECT}{RICh}{AL}
4   Beastly sound is near, inspiring dread in the heart (5) NEIGH {N{drEad}IGH}
5   Poor sci-fi novel is sleep-inducing (9) SOPORIFIC {POOR+SCI+FI*}
6   Succulent plant given by a miss needs sun (4) ALOE {A}{LOsE} Is the anno correct?

7   Friend pulled up strap to show safety feature in vehicle (3,4) LAP BELT {PAL<=}{BELT}
8   Passing fancy or on intimate terms (4,2,5) HAND IN GLOVE {HAND IN G}{LOVE}
10 Where raindrops might be // viewed with distrust (5,1,5) UNDER A CLOUD (DD)
13 Marvellous description of criminal mastermind? (5-5) SUPER-DUPER {SUPER}{DUPER}
15 Marine predator shifts slyly to trap individual (9) STONEFISH {SHIFTS*} AROUND {ONE}

18 Writes in brief recess about English poet (7) SPENSER {RESt<=} around {PENS}
20 Archipelagos where one finds beaches surrounding a little lagoon (7) ISLANDS {I}{S{Lagoon}ANDS}
23 Islamic religious leader found in Mecca, lifeless (5) CALIF (T)
24 Old South American in mountain camp (4) INCA (T)

Reference List
Husband=H, Wife=W, One=I, Man=M, Hot=H, Following=F, Love=O, English=E
Son=S, Gangster=Al, Sun=S

Colour/Font Scheme

Definition, Solution, Component letters, Embedded links, Theme word,  Anagram Indicator, C/C indicator, Reversal Indicator, Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator, Deletion Indicator, Homophone Indicator, Movement Indicator, Positional Indicator, Substitution, Indicator, Link/Connector, Extraneous

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44 comments:

  1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao9 November 2019 at 08:35

    6DN needs is meant to be lacks. So should be fine.

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    1. sree_sree9 November 2019 at 08:49

      Anno is OK. i have difficulty in grammar! it should be "lacking". is needs ok as lacking. (as lack's its ok)

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    2. Kolluru Koteswara Rao9 November 2019 at 09:06

      Chambers gives lack's synonym as need

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    3. Kolluru Koteswara Rao9 November 2019 at 09:08

      Dr.X on many occasions used need, want to mean lack. Remember that?

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    4. sree_sree9 November 2019 at 09:09

      lack=need, ok. "given by" is grammatically past participle!!

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  2. Padmanabhan9 November 2019 at 08:39

    18D- Spencer or Spenser?

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    1. Deepak Gopinath9 November 2019 at 08:41

      It is Spenser.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Spenser

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    2. Padmanabhan9 November 2019 at 08:44

      Thank you Col. I stand corrected.

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  3. Padmanabhan9 November 2019 at 08:40

    Is it not ExChequers's turn today?

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  4. Padmanabhan9 November 2019 at 08:42

    8A- Haste makes waste,they say. Here it is the other way round!

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  5. Padmanabhan9 November 2019 at 08:49

    Loved the way 8D is coined. Could not parse it properly. Thank you Ramesh.

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  6. sree_sree9 November 2019 at 09:24

    7d strap, esentially is the safety feature. (lap belt is also called lap strap). root problem?

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  7. Vasant9 November 2019 at 11:06

    Loved the puzzles. Super-duper was my COD.
    Thanks Dr. X

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    1. Padmanabhan9 November 2019 at 13:01

      Doc. has masterminded this clue, though most of us were not duped!
      Well done Doc.

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    2. Satyen Nabar9 November 2019 at 17:04

      Thanks Vasant Paddy :)

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  8. cdrgani299 November 2019 at 11:41

    6A miss=lose and lose-sun=loe
    One can solve like that?

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    1. Vasant9 November 2019 at 12:02

      Yes. Exactly as given in the blog, Commander.

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    2. cdrgani299 November 2019 at 17:01

      I didn't catch the blog properly. Thanks!

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  9. Amita Baviskar9 November 2019 at 12:02

    8D and 13 D were super-duper!

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  10. raju umamaheswar9 November 2019 at 12:51

    Nail biting grid.super duper from Doc. He never breached our trust. Tongue in cheek phrases. Thanks.Doc. always cheers me up!

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  11. Anonymous9 November 2019 at 12:56

    Oh!!!!! I can't believe. I solved 100% Dr.X though parsed many after the crossings. But in 27ac how do u get reach?

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  12. Padmanabhan9 November 2019 at 13:03

    Correct, but it takes time to reach us.

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  13. Ramani9 November 2019 at 15:39

    Congratulations KKR! Just 2 more crossies and stay there,if not improve a notch or two. Playing in the final is not far off! Keep it up!

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  14. Ramani9 November 2019 at 15:52

    Congratulations to Suresh! You have also done it! Keep it up.

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  15. Mukundala Balasubramanyam9 November 2019 at 16:10

    Congrats to Suresh, Prasad and KKR on their superb performance in Round 6 of IXL !!!

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  16. Kolluru Koteswara Rao9 November 2019 at 16:11

    Yes, Prasad keep it up.

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    1. sree_sree9 November 2019 at 17:05

      Thanks. Still struggling with key board!!!

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  17. Kolluru Koteswara Rao9 November 2019 at 16:12

    I also wish to see Ram and Raju in the finals!

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  18. Ramani9 November 2019 at 16:14

    For Vasant the time 11 o clock IST is not suitable I think. Definitely he would have also made it.

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    1. Vasant9 November 2019 at 16:43

      Not really Ram. From round 2 onwards, I couldn't attempt the puzzles on time due to travelling and due to work of factory. To top it, I made a mistake in round 4.
      It is all part of game.

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  19. Mukundala Balasubramanyam9 November 2019 at 16:14

    Congratulations Ramki for topping Round 6.

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  20. Mukundala Balasubramanyam9 November 2019 at 16:22

    I feel there is a dual race between KKR & Prasad followed by Raju & Ram!

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  21. raju umamaheswar9 November 2019 at 18:42

    I don't think I am too elated. I vie to complete and not compete. IXL isn't one of my favourites. I take it as a necessary pastime to take up the challenge of the eclectic compilers. I detest the software which is so annoying, though I feel it is intentionally sadistic to test the patience of the solvers.Any cryptic crossword for me is grist for my mill ! Thanks to all my wellwishers.


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  22. Padmanabhan9 November 2019 at 18:51

    Prasad appears as ??

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  23. Ramani9 November 2019 at 18:53

    Sreeram?

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