Friday 8 January 2021

No 13140, Friday 08 Jan 2021, Dr. X

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ACROSS
1   Lunatic’s helmet? (8) HEADCASE [DD]
5   Liquor bottle (6) SPIRIT [DD]
10 Monumental catastrophe engulfs city in Chile (5) TALCA [T]
11 Performing with band after consuming ale is wrong (9) REALISING {R{ALE+IS}*ING}
12 Struggles with deception, gets caught in slips (9) CONFLICTS {CON}{FLI{CT}TS}
13 Time for grand big celebration (5) TREAT (-g+t)TREAT
14 Chaos as conflagration chokes city in Brazil (6) OSASCO [T]
15 Punishment after losing head inspires husband to improve (7) ENHANCE {pEN{H}ANCE}
18 Almost time perhaps to have strategy in place (7) IMPLANT {TIMe}* over {PLAN}
20 Delicate kiss and touch after removing top (6) PETITE {PET}{mITE}
22 Loose garment clothing back in fashion all round (5) TUNIC {C{IN}UT}<=
24 Nasty trick to control husband for now (9) MEANWHILE {MEAN}{W{H}ILE}
25 Forgetful dope going around drunk receives information (9) NEGLIGENT {GEN<=}{LI{GEN}T}
26 Fellow going in for liberal flings in bars (5) REEFS REE(-l+f)FS
27 Jack sending poor daughter away (6) ENSIGN SENdING*
28 Lawyer involved in falsifying report is ruthless exploiter (8) PREDATOR {PRE{DA}TOR*}

DOWN
1   Problem maintaining equipment, primarily state-of-the-art (2-4) HI-TECH {HIT{Eq...t}CH}
2   Heartily exhilarated students finish drink completely (3,4,2) ALL ENDS UP {e...lAr...d}{LL}{END}{SUP}
3   Slander rogue involved in ensnaring and dating one who’s much younger (6-9) CRADLE-SNATCHING {C{SLANDER*}ATCHING} 
4 Oppressive southeast wind ravages most of Corsica by start of October (7)  SIROCCO {CORSICa}*{Oc...r}
6   What an artist avoiding the blues might do to celebrate? (5,3,4,3) PAINT THE TOWN RED [C&DD]
7   Start to row, taking man across popular river in Europe (5) RHINE {Row}{H{IN}E}
8   Move back in line all at once (8) TOGETHER {T{GO<=}ETHER}
9   Scottish girl’s deceit crushing simpleton (6) LASSIE{L{ASS}IE}
16 Diet freak on edge, shattered after avoiding carbs essentially (9) NUTRIMENT {NUT}{RIM}{rENT}
17 Ignoring one perhaps indicates unfriendliness (8) DISTANCE iNDICATES*
19 Damage caused by videocassette featuring maiden and Republican (6) TAMPER {TA{M}PE}{R}
20 Pair carrying coffee tray (7) PLATTER {P{LATTE}R}
21 Cut corns developing around base of toe (6) CENSOR {C{toE}NSOR*}
23 Hot port drink, say, consumed by rising star (5) NEGUS {{EG} in {SUN<=}

Reference List
Caught = CT, Time = T, Grand = G, Husband = H, Fellow = F, Liberal = L, Daighter = D, Student = L, Maiden = M, Republican = R, Pair = PR


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  1. Anonymous8 January 2021 at 07:52

    1. 6dn - PAINT THE TOWN RED (dd?)
    2. 7dn - RHINE - (R(ow) H IN E - man across popular - River in Europe
    3. 4dn - SIROCCO - (anagram of CORSIC +O)
    4.

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    1. sree_sree8 January 2021 at 08:17

      4dn is not total anagram

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    2. Anonymous8 January 2021 at 08:33

      Ravages most of corsica - hence anagram of CORSIC

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    3. sree_sree8 January 2021 at 08:41

      Oh, I read it wrong.

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  2. Jayalakshmi arumugam8 January 2021 at 08:04

    15ac enhance (p)en(h)ance
    2dn all ends up exhil(a)rated (ll) (end) (sup)
    10ac talca (T)
    1ac headcase (dd)
    14ac osasco (T)

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  3. Anonymous8 January 2021 at 08:05

    4. 15ac - ENHANCE (pEN(H)ANCE)

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  4. Anonymous8 January 2021 at 08:12

    5. 28ac - PREDATOR - Anagram of report with DA in it. (Falsifying - anagram indicator + DA lawyer)

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  5. raji narayan8 January 2021 at 08:57

    24a. Nasty is mean trick is wile husband is h and now is meanwhile

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  6. raji narayan8 January 2021 at 09:00

    19d videocassette is tape maiden is m and republican is r answer is tamper meaning damage

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  7. raji narayan8 January 2021 at 09:02

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  8. Chaturvasi8 January 2021 at 09:09

    As the solving of this puzzle goes on as per rules, here is an INTERLUDE.
    The other day we had PTOSIS, where P is silent.
    Incidentally, it is prolapse of a part - not necessarily that of the eyelid.
    The plural is ptoses.
    Now, anyone, give THREE other words where the initial letter P is silent. All the three must be in a single Comment.
    Once that is in, anyone else can enter any other similar example where the first letter P is silent.

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    1. gxdxr8 January 2021 at 09:13

      Pterodactyl, pneumonia, psoriasis

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    2. Vasant8 January 2021 at 09:14

      Psyche, Psychology, Psychiatry

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    3. sree_sree8 January 2021 at 09:33

      Pfennig, pteropod,psittacism

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    4. Padmanabhan8 January 2021 at 09:34

      Psephology

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    5. Padmanabhan8 January 2021 at 09:35

      Pfennig (former German currency)

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    6. Krishnan8 January 2021 at 09:40

      Pseudonym, ptarmigan, psalm.

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    7. AJ8 January 2021 at 09:48

      Pshaw, psilocin, pneumatics

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    8. D N M Rao8 January 2021 at 10:30

      As an aside, if I am permitted, I know a man named "PSMITH" with silent P.

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    9. Vasant8 January 2021 at 11:16

      It seems I picked the lowest hanging fruits :-)

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    10. Padmanabhan8 January 2021 at 12:51

      Many of us here including Incognito are fans of 'Psmith' and his author "Plum'PGW.
      Vasanth, lowest or highest,fruits are fruits!

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    11. Raja8 January 2021 at 15:54

      Consulted online under my pseudonym about my psoriasis, and was advised to approach a psychiatrist... called Psmith🤔

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    12. Vasant8 January 2021 at 16:25

      Nice one Raja

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  9. ShankarSen8 January 2021 at 09:10

    24A Nasty = Mean; Trick = Wile; Husband = H. For Now = Meanwhile.

    25A Dope = Gen; Drunk = Lit; Information = Gen. Forgetful = Neg Li(Gen)t

    8D Move = Go; Line = Tether. All at once = T(og)ether

    19D Video cassette = Tape; Maiden = M; Republican = R. Damage = Ta(m)per

    20D Pair = Pr; Coffee = Latte. P(latter)r = Tray

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  10. gxdxr8 January 2021 at 09:12

    3D. CRADLE-SNATCHING. {SLANDER}* in {CATCHING}
    8D. TOGETHER. {GO<=} in {TETHER}
    9D. {L{ASS}IE}
    21D. CENSOR. {CORNS toE}*
    22D. NEGUS. {EG} in {SUN<=}

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  11. Padmanabhan8 January 2021 at 09:12

    What is the wp? How do you get platter?

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    1. Padmanabhan8 January 2021 at 09:20

      Sorry. My 9.12 was mean for Raji's 9.02- Coffee tray.

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  12. Brajesh8 January 2021 at 09:35

    6 d paint the town red dd

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  13. Brajesh8 January 2021 at 09:36

    5a spirit liquor is spirit

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  14. Krishnan8 January 2021 at 09:44

    10a Talca (telescopic of monumenTAL CAtastrophe).

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  15. S.R.Asokan8 January 2021 at 09:45

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  16. CPC8 January 2021 at 09:47

    13ac. Celebration = Treat (big=great - g(grand)+t(time))
    18ac. Place = Implant (anagram of Tim (almost time) with plan (strategy) in it)
    1d. State of the art = Hi-tech (hitch (problem) with e (equipment primarily)
    16d. Diet = Nutriment ( freak is nut edge is rim and shattered is rent minus r (carbs essent))

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  17. John George8 January 2021 at 09:50

    1d problem HITCH maintaining (E)quipment state of the art HI-TECH
    1A HEADCASE (DD) Lunatic
    18a Almost TIM* -e has strategy PLAN IMPLANT - place
    17d Ignoring (-I)NDICATES* DISTANCE unfriendliness

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  18. CPC8 January 2021 at 09:57

    12 ac. Struggles = Conflicts (con for deception and flits (for escapes or slips getting a 'c'(caught))

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  19. Deepak Gopinath8 January 2021 at 10:00

    Yet to be solved
    Across - 5(Anno only, 11, 20, 20, 22, 27
    Down - 21(Anno only)

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    1. Jacob Brahmakulam8 January 2021 at 10:36

      26A?

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    2. Sujatha8 January 2021 at 10:49

      11A band = ring, "ale is" wrong = ealis, r+ealis+ing = realising = performing.
      27A daughter = D, sen(-d)ing, poor as anagram indicator, ensign = jack
      21D base of toE = E, developing as anagram indicator, corns around e = c(e)nsor = cut.

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  20. Orthopaul8 January 2021 at 10:19

    Ortho Paul
    Pterygium, pthysis, pityriasis...all medical

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  21. Chaturvasi8 January 2021 at 10:39

    I have had one such (non-medical) in my mind from the beginning, but it has not been entered so far. Let me see if it comes.

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    1. sebu8 January 2021 at 14:14

      Pterodactyl?

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    2. Orthopaul8 January 2021 at 17:32

      Ortho Paul...is it PTARMIGAN?

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    3. Orthopaul8 January 2021 at 17:35

      Ortho Paul...PSEUDOMONAS, PSORIASIS AND PSALM are others I can think of

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    4. Orthopaul8 January 2021 at 17:38

      Ortho Paul...PNEUMONIA, PNEUMONITIS and PNEUMOCOCCUS are also medical terminology with P silent

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  22. sivaram8 January 2021 at 10:44

    11ac REALISING. {R {ALE IS}* ING}
    20ac PETITE. {PET} {(-l) ITE}
    22ac TUNIC . { IN<=} in {CUT<=}
    27ac ENSIGN . {SEN(-d)ING}*
    21dn CENSOR. {(-to)E} in {CORNS}*

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  23. AJ8 January 2021 at 10:54

    Is 26ac solved?

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  24. Jacob Brahmakulam8 January 2021 at 11:06

    26a REEFS; bars; F for L in REELS

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  25. Suresh Panje, New Delhi8 January 2021 at 12:21

    A fantastic grid with brain-teasing clues...
    Well, tried my best to solve 14A 20A and 26A besides 16D and 23D, all in vain...
    So let me wait thill 1600 hours or wait for tomorrow's newspaper....

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    1. Padmanabhan8 January 2021 at 13:02

      You can see all these answered above. You may check and satisfy yourself if you find them correct. Of course,at 4'0 clock you get it sealed.

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  26. zubin8 January 2021 at 13:13

    20a is petite. Meaning delicate. Kiss is pet + bite- b (removing top) = petite.

    11a is realising. Meaning performing. R(ale * is)ing

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