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

DefinitionSolutionComponent lettersEmbedded linksTheme word Anagram IndicatorC/C indicatorReversal IndicatorHidden word IndicatorLetter Pick indicatorDeletion IndicatorHomophone IndicatorMovement IndicatorPositional IndicatorSubstitution, IndicatorLink/Connector, Extraneous

Grid

44 comments:

  1. 6DN needs is meant to be lacks. So should be fine.

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    1. 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. Chambers gives lack's synonym as need

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

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

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    1. It is Spenser.

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

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    2. Thank you Col. I stand corrected.

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  3. Is it not ExChequers's turn today?

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  4. 8A- Haste makes waste,they say. Here it is the other way round!

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

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  6. 7d strap, esentially is the safety feature. (lap belt is also called lap strap). root problem?

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

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

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  8. 6A miss=lose and lose-sun=loe
    One can solve like that?

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    1. Yes. Exactly as given in the blog, Commander.

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    2. I didn't catch the blog properly. Thanks!

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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. Correct, but it takes time to reach us.

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

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

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    1. Thanks. Still struggling with key board!!!

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

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  17. 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. 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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  18. Congratulations Ramki for topping Round 6.

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

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  20. 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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