Friday, 14 October 2022

No 13685, Friday 14 Oct 2022, Afterdark

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ACROSS
1   King's born with seizures leading to reversals (11) ABROGATIONS A(-r+b)BROGATIONS
9   Decorate couch, one leading to a peaceful state (7) BEDIZEN {BED}{1}{ZEN}
10 Tree trimmed and displaced in back alley. It's evergreen (7) ETERNAL {TREe}* in {LANE<=}
11 River, mountains and country... (5) RURAL {R}{URAL}
12 ... open land, butcher stripped, made desolate (9) UNLATCHED {LAND+bUTCHEr}*
13 Artist displaying measure of intelligence at India is a Middle Easterner (5) IRAQI {I{RA}Q}{I}
15 Stated that a type of file carried by media's dangerous primarily (9) EXPRESSED {.EX{PRESS}E}{Da...s}
18 Recent developments involving ICC is unconventional (9) ECCENTRIC {RECENT+ICC}*
21 Break after century? Top (5) CREST {REST}<=>{C}
22 Say, Aishwarya's son in shock on assessment (9) APPRAISAL {APP{RAI}{S}AL}
24 Dish is over, get one (5) PASTA {PAST}{A}
26 Scholar tries mingling with experts (7) MAESTRI {MA}{TRIES*}
27 Somehow eager to hold a title that says more puny (7) MEAGRER {M{EAGER*}R}
28 Crazy cowards took crossword out of two containers leading to unexpected source of troubles (8,3) PANDORAS BOX {PAN}{cOwARDS}*{BOX}

DOWN
1   Urea being used to cultivate vegetable (9) AUBERGINE*
2   Condition to free editor's heartless (5) RIDER {RID}{Ed..oR}
3   Stare endlessly at sick individual playing with huge amount (9) GAZILLION {GAZe}{ILL}{I}{ON}
4   To name fast? Shaven head (7) TONSURE {TO}{N}{SURE} Shave or Shaven?
5   Remaining distance to cover (7) OVERLAP {OVER}{LAP}
6   Metals melted without some air makes a kind of iron (5) SMELT METaLS* Smelting is a process and not a type of iron.
7   One tea set to be prepared impure (8) UNCHASTE {UN}{CHA}{SET*}
8   Delighted to encourage lady for nothing (4) GLAD G(-0+l)LAD
14 Took measures to employ civil engineer, starting pay to be agreed on (8) ACCEPTED {AC{CE}{Pay}TED}
16 Brains of palace hen to be cooked (9) ENCEPHALA*
17 Spot table for a printer, say (3,6) DOT MATRIX {DOT}{MATRIX}
19 Right, America is upset with a foreign national (7) RUSSIAN {R}{US}{IS<=}{AN}
20 City pass given to doctor wearing spectacles (7) COLOMBO {COL}{O{MB}O}
22 21A came apart (4) ACME*
23 Breakdown of air-conditioning put right (3,2) ACT UP {AC}{PUT*}
25 Clean small child, first one; a gem almost (5) SCRUB {S}{Ch..d}{RUBy}

Reference List
King = K, Born = B, River = R, Artist = RA, India = I, Century = C, Son = S, Scholar = MA, Crossword = CW, Individual = I, Name = N, One = UN, Tea = CHA, Lady = L, Civil engineer = CE, Right = R, Pass = COL, Doctor = MB, Spectacles = OO, Small = S


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  1. Suresh M S14 October 2022 at 07:19

    16D ENCEPHALA = brain (PALACE HEN, anagram)
    2D RIDER = condition (RID, to free with EditoR heartless,ER)
    24A PASTA = dish (is over,PAST, get one A)
    19D RUSSIAN = foreigner (Right,R+IS upset over USA, America+AN)
    25D SCRUB = clean(small S+C, child first + RUBy, a gem almost)

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  2. ramesh ss14 October 2022 at 07:24

    Please check yesterday's post for a tale piece. Thanks

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    1. Padmanabhan14 October 2022 at 09:24

      Thank you Ramesh. Very well written. No secret what the inspiration is!

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    2. Prasanna Rao14 October 2022 at 14:34

      Good one. well written Ramesh.

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  3. Rajan14 October 2022 at 08:09

    28A: Source of troubles + PANDORA'S BOX. Two containers = PAN & BOX, with anagram (crazy) of "cowards" without the c & w (took crossword out)
    23D: Breakdown = ACT UP. AC for air conditioner, plus anagram of "put"
    21A: Top = CREST. REST (break) after C (century)
    23D: Crest = ACME. Anagram of "came"
    20D: City = COLOMBO. Pass = COL. Doctor = MB, inside (wearing) OO (spectacles)

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  4. Orthopaul14 October 2022 at 08:54

    9AC. BEDIZEN..BED(I)ZEN..BED is couch I is one ...ZEN is peaceful state
    18ac..ECCENTRIC.. combined anag of RECENT & ICC
    6d.. SMELT.. ANAG ..of metals without A
    22d. ACME.. CAME*
    26AC. MAESTRI..MA( TRIES)*.. MA is scholar

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  5. Brajesh14 October 2022 at 08:55

    1d Aubergine from urea being

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    1. Padmanabhan14 October 2022 at 09:05

      Yo must state it is an anagram and also indicate what is the anagrind.

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    2. Padmanabhan14 October 2022 at 09:06

      Not indicated the def.also.

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  6. Sree Sree14 October 2022 at 08:57

    Not anagrind

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  7. Orthopaul14 October 2022 at 08:58

    Replacement for 22d..
    10ac.. ETERNAL.. TER in LANE<=.. TER is from trimmed TREE

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  8. Padmanabhan14 October 2022 at 09:04

    Yes!

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  9. Padmanabhan14 October 2022 at 09:09

    7D- one=un. Is it okay?

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  10. Brajesh14 October 2022 at 09:09

    3d Gazillion from GAZ SHORT GAZE SICK-ILL individual playing -I ON

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  11. Padmanabhan14 October 2022 at 09:13

    Relook. Enu is 7.

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  12. Sujatha14 October 2022 at 10:50

    15A a type of file - exe, media = press, dangerous primarily = d, ex(press)ed = expressed = stated.
    22A Say Aishwarya = Rai, son = s, shock = appal, app(rai)(s)al = appraisal = assessment
    3D Stare endlessly = gaz(e), sick = ill, individual = i, playing = on, gaz+ill+i+on = gazillion = huge amount
    14D Took measures = acted, civil engineer = ce, starting pay = p, ac(ce)(p)ted = accepted = agreed on.
    17D Spot = dot, table = matix, dot matrix = type of printer.

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  13. Sujatha14 October 2022 at 10:53

    3D already given. Replacement.
    8D Encourage = goad. Lady = l, Nothing = o. G(+l)(-o)ad = Glad = delighted.

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  14. D N M Rao14 October 2022 at 11:00

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  15. AJ14 October 2022 at 11:03

    12ac UNLATCHED : open
    Land, utche( butcher stripped)
    (Land utche)* made desolate is anagrinf

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  16. D N M Rao14 October 2022 at 11:03

    27Ac MEAGRER – {M{EAGER*}R}

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  17. AJ14 October 2022 at 11:04

    Anagrind, not anagrinf. Sorry.

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  18. Kripa singan14 October 2022 at 11:05

    19 down is Russian, R for right US for American

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  19. Deepak Gopinath14 October 2022 at 11:22

    Yet to be solved
    Across - 13( Anno)
    Down - 19( Anno)

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    1. Sujatha14 October 2022 at 12:03

      13A artist = ra, measure of intelligence = iq, India = I, I(ra)q+i = Iraqi = middle easterner.
      19D right = r, America = us, is upset = si, a = an, r(us)(si)an = Russian = foreign national.

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam14 October 2022 at 13:11

      Nice solves! 👋👋

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  20. Padmanabhan14 October 2022 at 11:30

    Lokk at the def.- More puny- Meagrer- M(eagre)R

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  21. sree_sree14 October 2022 at 11:39

    Friday's please wait if you don't have full anno.
    Read it as King is Born (king's born): R is B.

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  22. Padmanabhan14 October 2022 at 12:11

    You have accounted for bothS's!!

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  23. Prasanna Rao14 October 2022 at 13:03

    13a - (I(RA)Q)(I)
    artist - RA
    Intelligence - IQ
    India - I

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    1. Prasanna Rao14 October 2022 at 13:05

      measure of intelligence - I.Q , i.e intelligence Quotient

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  24. Aswin T14 October 2022 at 13:11

    18 Across - RECENT + ICC - ECCENTRIC , it is an anagram for unconventional

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  25. Aswin T14 October 2022 at 13:13

    25 B - S (Small) + C (Child) + RUB (Almost gem RUBY, removing Y) --- SCRUB to clean

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  26. Aswin T14 October 2022 at 13:23

    9 Across - BED (Couch) + I (One) + ZEN (peaceful state) - BEDIZEN -- to decorate

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  27. Gowri14 October 2022 at 13:51

    For once solved finsihed After Dark in 35 minutes. 😊
    My COD - abrogations, Dot Matrix.

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  28. Deepak Gopinath14 October 2022 at 15:03

    As all the answers are in I am updating the blog before 4 PM

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    1. Prasanna Rao14 October 2022 at 19:05

      Thank you col.sir, & Afterdark for Friday's special.

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  29. Sudarshan14 October 2022 at 20:38

    My COD today is DOT MATRIX

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  30. VMA Nair14 October 2022 at 21:28

    Problem with insertion/container in below clues, IMO
    15 A - A carried by B = A in B
    27 A - A to hold B = B in A

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