Tuesday 20 December 2022

No 13741, Tuesday 20 Dec 2022, Afterdark

Margazhi Day 5 Rangoli by Gowri

Solution to 13D 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   Yells 'Silence, you are instructed to immerse in books' (6) SHOUTS {SH}{O{U}T'S}
4   Job, etc are designed to be the target (6) OBJECT*
8   The french standby in advance at places of worship (7) TEMPLES {LES}<=>{TEMP}
9   Destroyed old wall? No, it's on the contrary (7) DAMAGED {AGED}<=>{DAM}
11 Concepts in release of charged particles (10) INVENTIONS {IN}{VENT}{IONS}
12 Provincial workers leave plants... (4) PEAS PEASants
13 ... to take tea reportedly involving 12 to get something to brush with (5) PASTE {PAS{T}E*}
14 Bolted quick, objective is to steal ecstasy (8) FASTENED {FAST}{EN{E}D}
16 Are daughters taking a break or engaged? (8) ARRESTED {AR{REST}E}{D}
18 In Qatar, absolutely you can see them (5) ARABS [T] &lit
20 Swift resolution dismissing woman, it conforms (4) FITS SwIFT*
21 Once, fencer fought in Congress (10) CONFERENCE*
23 Changed a key, made a mistake losing rupees (7) ALTERED {ALT}{ERrED}
24 Directed leader to step down, rejigged and improvised (7) RECITED dIRECTED*
25 Governing body had perhaps a Bengali leading (6) SENATE {ATE}<=>{SEN}
26 Makes a mess on road, naive and stupid primarily (6) STRAWS {ST}{RAW}{St...d}

DOWN
1   We are expelled from a cowboy film. That's tyrannical (5) STERN weSTERN
2   Quash media work and turn it around (7) OPPRESS {PRESS}<=>{OP}
3   Right, have people in dry environs for therapy (9) TREATMENT {T{R}{EAT}{MEN}T}
5   Support guards have audacity (5) BRASS {BRA}{SS}
6   Model is an old flame; rich (7) EXAMPLE {EX}{AMPLE}
7   Generates another way for youngsters (9) TEENAGERS*
10 Sure that friend will quit drugs for one (9) CONFIDENT CONFID(-a+e)ENT
13 Dad's right about buying Independent. Yes, and Times for a year for pieces (9) P?R?I?L?S (Addendum - PARTICLES {PA}{RT}{I}{C}{(-y+l)LES})  Don't know how Times = L?
15 Say, UP people take time to report (9) STATEMENT {STATE}{MEN}{T} 
17 Oriental uncle finally boating (7) EASTERN {u..lE}{ASTERN}
19 Crime organisation infiltrates help group in a country (7) AMERICA {A{CRIME*}A}
21 Crown for Charles first? Take a break (5) CREST {Ch...s}{REST}
22 Sides about to get raided in the front from three directions (5) CREWS {C}{Ra...d}{E}{W}{S}

Reference List
Silence = SH, Book = OT, The in French = LES, Ecstasy = E, Daughter = D, Woman = W, Key = ALT, Rupees = R, A Bengali = SEN, Work = OP, Right = R, Dry = TT, Support = BRA, Guards = SS, Old flame = EX, Drugs = E, Independent = I, Year = Y, Time = T, Help group = AA{Alcoholics Anonymous), About = C

15 comments:

  1. Sorry there's a mix up from my side. Wrong annotation by me

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  2. Afterdark - r ur puzzles getting easier? Aced it again!!! Nice. Thanx. 😊

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  3. Why not think that your solving has improved?!

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  4. Thoroughly enjoying...breeze to solve Afterdark/Incognito ones boosting confidence Thanks.

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  5. 13d. PARTICLES - pieces

    Dad - pa
    right - rt
    about - c
    Independent - i
    buying - sandwich indicator
    Times - l ?
    Year - y
    for - replacement indicator
    L replacing y in yes
    {pa}[{rt}(i){c}] {(-y)(+l)les}
    For comments/correction by expert.

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  6. I thought the setter was Incognito. Enjoyed.

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  7. Why is 'Book' an indicator for OT

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