Tuesday, 17 August 2021

No 13328, Tuesday 17 Aug 2021, Dr. X

Solution to 17D has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.

ACROSS
1   Steed goes berserk, breaking friend’s foot (8) PEDESTAL {P{STEED*}AL}
5   Fruit given by woman eaten by father and wife (6) PAWPAW {PA{W}PA}{W}
10 One yelling around after consuming drink in flat (7) INSIPID {1}{N{SIP}ID<=}
11 Unlucky in love, shy person endlessly drinks at home (7) OMINOUS {O}{M{IN}OUSe}
12 Possibly a guru or prophet (5) AUGUR*
13 Mafia boss in rally about to execute rebellious fellow (9) GODFATHER {G{DO<=}{F}ATHER}
14 Genial ace, busy maintaining record relating to study of ancestry (12) GENEALOGICAL {GENIAL+ACE}* over {LOG}
18 Female, enthralled by drink gets ready to stray — situation deteriorates (3,3,4,2) THE ROT SETS IN {T{HER}OT}{SET}{SIN}
21 Return pounds spent in cultivation of mulberries (9) REIMBURSE MUlBERRIES*
23 Bringing back kit containing posh old musical instrument (5) GUIRO {RI{U}G<=}{O}
24 After all that’s happened day before, nationalist triumphed all round (4,3) EVEN NOW {EVE}{N}{WON<=}
25 Bits of coconut, horsegram, urad, tamarind — extremely nice, ultimately savoury condiment (7) CHUTNEY {Co...t}{Ho...m}{Urad}{Ta...d}{NicE}{s...rY}
26 Type of obstruction at ureter (6) NATURE [T]
27 Ones used by smokers in bar, chasing hot model enthralled by dope (8) ASHTRAYS {RAY}<=>{H}{T} in {ASS}

DOWN
1   First space station sent up in orbit returns (6) PRIMAL {LA{MIR<=}P<=}
2   Condescend to accept small project (6) DESIGN {DE{S}IGN}
3   Iron Man, say, rose up frantically to save girl (9) SUPERHERO {ROSE+UP}* over {HER}
4   Bloody violent gangs darted around in a state of hostility (2,7,5) AT DAGGERS DRAWN {RAW} in {GANGS+DARTED}*
6   Madam in anguish, drinking up spirit (5) ANIMA [T<=]
7   Anchor-man’s extremely creepy prediction (8) PROPHECY {PROP}{HE}{Cr..pY}
8   Result was pathetic! University expelled idlers (8) WASTRELS {RESuLT+WAS}*
9   Have every single advantage like a card-sharp might? (4,3,3,4) HOLD ALL THE ACES [DD]
15 Playing bingo in rush and becoming bankrupt (5,4) GOING BUST {G{BINGO*}UST}
16 Medical specialist eating starter of tuna fish (8) STURGEON {S{Tuna}URGEON}
17 Secretive president concealed information in novel (8) ?E?I?E?T (Addendum - RETICENT {RE{TIp}CENT} - See comments)
19 Fight with revolting girl in European city (6) VIENNA {VIE}{ANN<=}
20 Reports about extremely lumpy pedunculated tumours (6) POLYPS {PO{LumpY}PS}
22 Individual overwhelmed by beer on vacation makes blunder (5) BONER {Be{ONE}eR}

Reference List
Woman = W, Wife = W, Fellow = F, Pound = L, Posh = U, Old = O, Day before = EVE, Nationalist = N, Hot = H, Model = T, Small = S, University = U, President = P


19 comments:

  1. I thought I was late in responding to a rousing start to the morning thanks to Doc. (COD=<)
    Yes, Doc is COD around! many many to point a finger.
    Sturgeon stands out (trying various specialists starting from ENT....)
    Long ones (as usual) were neatly done and enjoyed solving them.
    First space station- I got Mir without a doubt but then missed my lap!

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  2. Cloudy dull drizzling day here at Chennai- reason for the silence?

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  3. Novel is Recent
    President is T (President T is an artist - thanks to Google)
    Information is I
    President and information in novel is - Reticent
    Reticent means secretive

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    1. RETICENT is correct but I think the anno is not. Please re-look.
      President is cryptically P, not T.

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  5. 17d RETICENT...Ti(-p) in Recent. Information = tip. Novel = Recent

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  6. Enthralled is a container indicator. As shown bu Col.,Ass(dope) contains hot model and ray(bar). Chasing indicates Ray goes after HT.

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  7. Learnt a couple of new medical terms, pedunculated and Polyps. Enjoyed the puzzle thoroughly.

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  8. Medical terms come from the horse's mouth!

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  9. Doc!!! I got it all again. Am becoming an expert in ur CWs. 😊
    Cod - DESIGN, STURGEON, PROPHECY.
    Thanx blog.

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