Friday 7 May 2021

No 13241, Friday 07 May 2021, Avtaar

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ACROSS
1   C.V.Raman explained scattering using mathematical equations, originally (6) RESUME Acrostic Semi&lit
5   Where you may find rum and whiskey quarters (8) BARRACKS {BAR RACKS}
9   New dawn breaking in part of Western India and large part of Central India (8) GONDWANA {GO{N}{DAWN*}A}
10 Illusion about origins of UK’s reformist dynasty (6) MAURYA {MA{Uk}{Re...t}YA}
11 Britain’s right to quit EU — net tax burden after negotiation is not diminished (12) UNEXTENUATED {EU+NET+TAX+bUrDEN}*
13 Insect doing backflips in rectangles (4) GNAT [T<=\
14 Kids picked up dances in roadside cafes (3,5) TEA SHOPS (~tease){TEAS} {HOPS}
17 Plimsoll has nodes randomly distributed (4,4)  SAND SHOE*
18 Fermented essence of foreswine (4) ROSE {fORESt}*
20 City fired up pageant’s conclusion with show dancing (10,1,1) WASHINGTON D C  {p...nT+SHOW+DANCING}*
23 Diagnostic testpossibly — botched after list oddly went missing (6) BIOPSY POSsIBlY*
24 Chronicles of old British capital (8) EXPOUNDS {EX}{POUNDS}
25 The man Bill’s behind French footballer's famous attacking move (8) HEADBUTT {HE}{AD}{BUTT}

26 Complete the sentence “Spot Avtaar’s Eastern ...” (2,4) DO TIME {DOT}{I'M}{E}

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2   Plenty in Glasgow from Spain at this time (4) ENOW {E}{NOW}
3   Fearless virgin, say, having fun after shedding top (9) UNDAUNTED {UNDA{fUN}TED}
4   English film — “What is 60 miles above ground?” (1,5) E LAYER {E}{LAYER}
5   Aromatherapy, for example, using ground meatbuttertea and thyme, essentially (6,9) BEAUTY TREATMENT {MEAT+BUTTER+TEA+aNd+thYme}* 
6   Say, Vlad the Impaler, Emperor Caesar and writer Fleming (8) ROMANIAN {ROMAN}{IAN}
7   One Punjabi regularly cycling near a capital (5) ABUJA {A}{pUnJaBi{b<=>u)}{A}
8   Nomadic Sikh passer-by is northbound leaving an important part of old trade route (6,4) KHYBER PASS {siKH+PASSER+BY}*
12 Duck and ox meat I barbecued separately (3,2,1,4) ONE AT A TIME {0}{NEAT}{MEAT+I}*
15 Cut or ground (4,5) HARD COURT {CUT+OR}* [RA]
16 Okayhunt around for note prepared in response to a gift (5,3) THANK YOU
19 Training in rows, set up shot from a camouflaged position (6) SNIPED {SNI{PE}D<=}
21 Highlexhausted lieutenant, semi-retired, is injected with drug (5) HYPED {Hi..lY}{DEPuty<=}
22 Who was the first lady to divorce the first man? (4) ADAM mADAM

Reference List
New = N, Britian = B, Right = R, Bill = AD, Eastern = E, Spain = E, English = E, Ox = NEAT, Training = PE


55 comments:

  1. 1a - RESUME - Rxxxx Exxxxxx S......u....m.....e.....(Acrostic)
    7d - A(BUJ)A* - one-A ; -P(U)-N(J)-A(B)-I near 'a'
    13A - GNAT - <---[T] rec(tang)les
    18A - ROSE* - f(ores)t
    22d - ADAM - [GK]

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  2. 17 ac (has notes) randomly makes SAND SHOE meaning plinsoll

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  3. 12ac duck (o),ox(neat) meat i makes ONE AT A TIME for separately

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  4. 16 thank you
    Okay hunt anagram

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  5. 22 Adam - m removed from
    (M)adam

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  6. 5dn using (meat,butter,tea) essentially a(n)d,th(y)me makes BEAUTY TREATMENT meaning aromatherapy

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  7. 5d Beauty treatment meaning aromatherapy
    Anagram of (meat butter tea a y) a and y comes from aNd thYme

    11a unextenuated meaning not diminished - anagram of eu net tax burden after removing br meaning

    26a DO TIME - complete the sentence. Spot - DOT
    Setter is IM
    Eastern is E

    23a BIOPSY - diagnostic test anagram of possibly without ls

    3d undaunted - meaning fearless daunted - virgin fun without top is un

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    1. Compensation for 5d
      7d punjabi oddly is ujb - cycling gets us buj one is A near a gives abuji which is a capital

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  8. 5D - Beauty treatment - anagram of meat butter tea + n (from and) + y (from thyme)
    8D - Khyber pass - kh + passer by - nomadic anagrind, is northbound leaving - sikh without si

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  9. 23 biopsy from possib(l)y

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  10. S is extra in your anno. Pl.check up.

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  11. 5ac..BARRACKS..bar racks
    20ac..WASHINGTON DC..(paegen)T show dancing*
    26ac..HEADBUTT..he ad butt a la Zinadine Zidane
    I6d THANK YOU..okay hunt*
    14ac. TEA SHOPS..DD

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  12. 1A- resume meaning CV; first letters
    2A- barracks meaning quarters; CD
    3A- Gondwana meaning large part of Central India ; western india- Goa plus n plus dawn jumble

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  13. 4A- Maurya meaning dynasty; illusion - maya plus u and r ( first letters) jumble

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  14. 20A- Washington DC meaning city; show plus dancing plus t( from pageant) jumble

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  15. Oh! A silver Jubilee! Great.

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  16. Left panel says 29 to his a/c.

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  17. 6 d Romanian. Caesar is roman and Ian flaming

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  18. 8d khyberpass siKH PASSER BY Anagram

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  19. Typo in 14A . Should be kid not kids

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  20. 15D HARD COURT def: ground
    RA of 'cut or'

    Loved 26A and 1A as well!

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    1. 24A EXPOUNDS def Chronicles
      EX (old) + POUNDS (British capital)

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  21. 11ac eu,net,tax,(b)u(r)den makes UNEXTENUATED meaning not diminished

    Thanks for correction of 12dn

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  22. 19dn SNIPED. {PE} in {DINS}<=
    2dn ENOW. {Espana} {NOW}

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    1. Deleted .Incorrect answer. Moreover no annotation given. Name also not mentioned

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  24. 21d HYPED: strengthened, injected with drug
    HY(highly exhausted)
    Lieutenant (Deputy) semi- retired means dep ( semi) retired - ped

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  25. 3d UNDAUNTED; fearless; {UNDA{fUN}TED}

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  26. Yet to be solved

    Correct annotations for 1A and 14A

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  27. 1a CV : resume ( curriculum vitae)
    : Acrostic from
    Raman Exp.. Scatt..Using Math...Equation

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  28. 14a Kids (tease) picked-up, heard as TEAS . Dances HOPS. TEA SHOPS

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  29. Yes . IT should have been KID not KIDS. Sorry for the typo

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  30. I meant correct anno for 10A and not 1A

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  31. 5A - Where you may find rum and whiskey quarters : BARRACKS (Bar Racks - Quarters)

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  32. C.V.raman clue was very nicely done,cleverly hiding the def.

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