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 Wet and muddy army shuffled around quietly (6)
4 Ophthalmologist's solution for nonsense (7)
8 Glorify all the rage after tumultuous rows (7)
9 Crooked seer admits depression for stay of execution (7)
11 You and I will concoct (in code) what Shakespearean phrases typically are? (4-6)
12 Characters snog lewdly and stare lecherously (4)
13 Stop disturbing lewd looks primarily (5)
14 Dropping ball in last inning, edging glove (8)
16 Suspend and give someone the boot for delay (4, 4)
18 Advertisements for tampons (5)
20 Head of narcotics is right! Dog's smart (4)
21 Face having dreadful boil with medication essentially! That's awful (10)
23 Wise guy on walk changes sandal at last (4-3)
24 Poor sap, aroused and relevant (7)
25 Regal guy disheartened! Silly goose (7)
26 Knock back a couple of drinks and get bellyache (6)
DOWN
1 Near sighted person, part of stormy operation (5)
2 Firmness perhaps to clarify again (7)
3 In Ohio, dancing nude Greek God essentially thrills the crowd (3, 6)
5 Female is young to play! Concede (5)
6 Sweep away to total destruction (7)
7 Putting pound in with dollar deposit (9)
10 Annual duty on return? (6, 3)
13 To kill a fly, corner with hand and beat it (2, 1, 6)
15 Setter is quick, essentially blunt and spontaneous (9)
17 Flight freebie I've foregone for endless chai in return (7)
19 Old boys' meeting, essentially being without variety (7)
21 Greek character, one at the mouth of a river (5)
22 Romeo needed protection for intimacy (5)
Across Lite version can be accessed at PUZZLE LOVERS XI - 4
Enjoy.
1A: MARSHY...SH in ARMY*
ReplyDelete8A- Worship- (WORS)*HIP- Glorify
ReplyDelete9A: RESPITE...PIT in SEER*
ReplyDelete18A..plugs
ReplyDeleteAdvertisement= plug( as,a verb)
Delete1D-MYOPE- T- storMY OPE
ReplyDelete4A EYEWASH DD
ReplyDelete11A WELL-COINED WE'LL+(IN CODE)*
2D RE SOLVE
12A- OGLE- Stare lecherously- T
ReplyDelete24a: APROPOS {POOR+SAP}*
ReplyDelete22D: AMOUR {A(-R)MOUR}
26A: MURMUR {RUM}{RUM}<--
24a...Poor+sap *, aroused and relevant = APROPOS
ReplyDelete18a....Advertisements for tampons = PLUGS (DD)
21d...Mouth of the river is DELTA (E)
Anno for 21D is not [E]
Delete15d I'M PROMPT U
ReplyDeleteIn a function Posting through mobile
That explains Ram not being first today!
Delete21A: DIABOLICAL...(DIAL,BOIL,CA)*....FACE=DIAL,and CA from mediCAtion
ReplyDelete4 across: EYEWASH-- lotton ; also means nonsense CD
ReplyDelete12 ACROSS: OGLE= to starel lecherously. SNogleWDLY
3 down: HOI POLLOI - = CROWD. HOI from OHIO and APOLLO = Greek God(-A) + O
4A is not a CD but a DD
Delete9ac respite (seer)* around pit
ReplyDelete15dn impromptu
im (setter) prompt (quick) bl (u)nt
25A GREYLAG (REGAL G(-U)y)*
ReplyDelete4A..eyewash
ReplyDeleteWhat is the annotation?
DeleteA double definition. Opth...solution = eyewas= nonsense
Delete6D WIPEOUT (DD)
ReplyDeleteOR IS IT WIPE OUT
Deletewipeout as a noun for destruction is right.
DeleteIt is a charade.. Wipe+out
Delete2DN..Resolve re solve
ReplyDelete26A..murmur rum rum ..
ReplyDelete10d Annual duty on return? (6, 3)
ReplyDeleteIncome Tax -a Cryptic Definition with a play on words suggesting Income Tax returns
13d To kill a fly, corner with hand and beat it (2, 1, 6)
ReplyDeleteDo A Runner meaning beat it or run away
Do is to kill
a is a
Run is fly
NE is corner( North East Corner)
R is hand( Right hand)
good solve
Deleteexcellent. Srinidhi
Delete+1
Delete16a Suspend and give someone the boot for delay (4, 4)
ReplyDeleteHangfire meaning delay
A simple charade of Hang meaning suspend and fire meaning give someone the boot.
23A KNOW ALL =(Wise guy) (ON WALK)* L (sandaL at last)
ReplyDeleteyet to be
ReplyDeleteA 13,14,20
d 3,5,7,17,19
3D done by Raju.
ReplyDeleteanno!
Delete7dn SETTLINGS {SETT(L)ING}{S} S=$ Dollar
ReplyDelete14a OMITTING {O}{MITT}{IN}{-inninG}
ReplyDelete17dn GATEWAY {G(i've) A{TE(a)WAY}
ReplyDeleteFreebie=Give away, Chai=Tea. Definition: Flight.
Deleterelook pls
DeleteI think Te(-a) is reversed.. So a slight tweak in the solution.
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Delete17dn anno correction {Give(TEa<<)AWAY}
Delete17 solution is GETAWAY=Flight.
Delete3D HOI POLLOI; crowd; aPOLLo in OHIO*
ReplyDelete13A DWELL stop;{LEWD*}{lOOKS}
20A NIRD; smart; (acrsotic)
relook 20a pls
Delete3d needs refining
Delete17dn is GETAWAY as vasant suggests to MB's attempt.
DeleteIf so 20A above is incorrect
Yes 20A is not correct.. It is a letter substitution clue..
Deletecould not parse 3d yet.
Deletesubstitute for 3d
19D UNIFORM; without variety; {reUNIon}{{FORM}
3d the last "i" is from essentially thr"i"lls
Delete13A DWELL =Stop {disturbing} (LEWD)* ( L) looks primarily
ReplyDeletecol, new mail id below (deepakatportblair@gmail.com): was it always there!
ReplyDeleteProbably he is there now!
DeleteBoth are mine
Delete20A- NIRD does not go with crossings of 13& 17D
ReplyDeleteclosing off
ReplyDelete20a: dog:hunt -n +r hurt:smart
5d to play:field -f +y yield:concede
19d: uniform: without variety reUNIon:old boys meeting essentially. being:FORM
Thanks to the Puzzle Lovers XI for the special
ReplyDeleteThank you Doctor's XI & Col.
ReplyDelete+1 a teaser with couple of testers.
DeleteThanks all, thanks to Col for putting this up. Hope all had fun.
ReplyDeleteFrom all the puzzle solvers
I think today is Doctors'special. Thanks to all Dr's and col. Have a nice day....
ReplyDeleteThanks Puzzlers X! . made my Sunday relaxing. Any one can trace DR. Nabar.
ReplyDeleteHi Raju my only contribution is making the crossword and setting 1 clue. The rest are all set by my esteemed colleagues, taking time off from their very busy schedules. Thanks to them, the Col and the solvers!
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