Sunday, 2 January 2022

Special, Sunday 02 Jan 2022, IXL 2021 On Stage Final No 1, Dr. X


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IXL 2021 ONSTAGE FINAL No 1

By Dr. X
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Squares filled: 0/162
Exolve Print Notes Jotter Ⓒ Dr.X & Extra C & THCC

Across
1Tall, thin person in black turning to run away after stealing article (8)
5Aware about exaggerated piece of inside information (3, 3)
10Endless commotion over sexy Indian garment (5)
11Supreme excitement, devouring pastries in retreat (5-4)
12Resentment brewing in Maoist, ending in tragedy (9)
13Criminal killing old fellow in anger (5)
14Strip club on street (6)
15Expose old boy, one involved in murder (7)
18Reasonable liquor mostly in pub (7)
20Surviving onset of Covid-19 with revolutionary effort to stay secure (6)
22Stab with a broad African knife (5)
24Cold, greedy Republican lost - that's huge (9)
25Celibate daydreaming about sex, turned on finally (9)
26Couple of fun items (5)
27Boisterous girl close to gigolo in modest topless joint (6)
28Leading industrialist enters raves carrying cocaine clandestinely (2, 6)

Down
1Baron's daughter abducted by revolting man in confusion (6)
2Painful growing old, about to fall over backwards (9)
3Cops welcoming ‘Ache Din’ so excitedly - it may be a curse in disguise (8, 7)
4Give the go-ahead to hire fine model turning up in red (7)
6Irrelevant, like actors failing audition might be? (3, 2, 3, 7)
7Groom in Thailand rushed to embrace bride heartily (5)
8Avoids serpent wriggling across front of villa (8)
9Frilly layer around grand diamond-shaped pattern (6)
16Debonair revolutionary holding large cartridge belt (9)
17Husband after small drink turning mournful and clumsy (8)
19Insects biting hard close to shin cause eruption on skin (6)
20Commander wants one to secure special hauling device (7)
21Factor in Afghanistan’s foremost faction seizing power (6)
23Obnoxious line of hereditary rulers crossing limits of decency (5)

Enjoy.

47 comments:

  1. 12A ANIMOSITY (IN MAOIST)*+Y
    8D PREVENTS V(-illa) inside SERPENT*
    9D ARGYLE LAYER* around G

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  2. 7d: TRAIN {T}{RA{..I..}N}
    8D: PREVENTS {SERPENTS*} around{V...}
    21A: ASPECT {A}{S{P}ECT}

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  3. 6D- Out of the Picture- DD
    8D- Prevents- Avoids- (SERPENT V)*
    16D- Bandolier- (Debonair L)*- Cartridge belt

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    1. As col would say 8d and 16d not total anagram.

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    2. You can also say that! Agreed.
      Saw Vasant's solution for 8D and thought so immediately.
      16D- L inside (Debonair)*

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  4. Replacement for 8d:
    15a: EXHIBIT {EX}{H{B}{I}IT} - EXPOSE

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  5. 22a. PANGA
    Stab = PANG
    with A
    broad African knife = PANGA
    26A UNITE= couple
    f(un ite)ms =>T

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  6. Thanks col for sharing this.
    On the easier side from DOC.
    Nice one to solve on leisure Sunday.

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  7. 10a : DHOTI. (D(HOT)In)
    17a : LOGICAL (LO(GIn)CAL)
    26a : UNITE (Telescopic)

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  8. In place of 26a

    14a : DIVEST (DIVE)(ST) Club=Dive

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  9. 23d NASTY: obnoxious
    Dynasty - dy
    3d POISONED CHALICE: curse in disguise
    Cops: police
    Police ache din so *


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  10. 23D- Good one. I did not get the removal part.(crossing)
    Getting police from cops- does it make it an indirect anagram or it is part of wordplay?

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    1. Part of word play. Police are welcoming 'ache din so'* (PO(ISONED CHA)*LICE)

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  11. 1A BEANPOLE; tall thin person, B AN in EPOLE <<
    25A ABSTINENT; celibate; IT<< + oN in ABSENT
    28A IN SECRET; clandestinely; {I...t} {N SE{C}RET*}

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  12. 1a - BEANPOLE - B + (elope)《= containing AN
    1d - BEDLAM B + (male) 《= containind d

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  13. 10a DHOTI D(hot)i(n)

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  14. 5A HOT TIP H(OTT)IP
    2D AGONISING AG(O NIS<-)ING
    17D SLAPDASH S LAP DAS<- H

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  15. 17D SLAPDASH -S(mall) LAP (Drink) DAS (SAD<--) H(usband)
    24 A - CAPACIOUS - C(old) APACIOUS - RAPACIOUS (Greedy) without R
    27 A - HOYDEN - O (close to gigolo) in (S)HY (modest topless) with DEN (Joint)

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    1. Compensating for 17D..
      13A FENCE - Criminal - Killing OF in OFFENCE (Anger)

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  16. 11 a FIRST RATE: supreme
    Excitement: fire
    Pastries: tarts
    In retreat, strat
    FI R( ST RAT)E

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  17. 5a - HOT TIP - h(ott)ip

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  18. 4d - LEFTIST (turning up in red)
    LE(f(sit)=《)T

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  19. That was replacement

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  20. 20a - COPING C + go=《 WITH PIN
    REPLACEMENT

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  21. I always thought CW competiotions will be v v tough. Far beyond my capacity.
    Glad that i could finish today. & annotate all.
    Thanx to Dr.X & ofcourse the blog.

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    1. It's the time pressure. Masters would have finished this under 15min. I still get into solvers block 20-25min and waste about 5-10min in getting back the flow.

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    2. I fully agree.
      But just being able to solve with full comprehension is a GIANT LEAP for me.

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    3. It was on stage one. So you had to solve all clues cold.

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  22. 20d - CAPSTAN - captain - i + s

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  23. 19d - LICHEN Lic(h)e + n

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    1. Almost everything is a replacement. Since all my answers already done.

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  24. Colonel - do post my rangoli when u find time. Thanx

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  25. 19d. LICHEN ..Lic(h)e(n) h from hard
    N from shi(n)

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  27. That completes it.
    Thank you Col. & Dr.X. It is always a pleasure to do a special sitting at home without any time constraint and knowing all the crossings.

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    1. unable to participate sunday grid. instead I have compensated by solving Incognito grid completely.
      9a - was my favorite
      Leaving a group of musicians on Indian galley initially - (A)(BAND)(ON)(IN)(G)

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