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Thursday, 26 January 2023

No 13772, Thursday 26 Jan 2023, Hypatia

REPUBLIC DAY GREETINGS

 

Artwork by Prasanna

 

Rangoli by Gowri


Solution to 9A 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
7   Showcased Lucknowi clothes from behind road with no other outlet (3-2-3) CUL-DE-SAC [T<=]
9   Sister cycling in boxer's rings (6) A?N?L? (Addendum - ANNULI   {A{(+n)NNU(-n)}LI} )
10 Lake in lush place (4) SLOT {S{L}OT}
11 Recollect secret port's encrypted (10) RETROSPECT*
12 Read about rupee getting firm (6) STURDY {STU{R}DY}
14 Discourses involving relationship in working society (8) ORATIONS {O{RATIO}N}{S}
15 Is oat chip healthy plant food? (9,4) PISTACHIO NUTS {IS+OAT+CHIP}* [RA]
18 Wedding vows recalled in saga containing many parts (8) EPISODIC {EP{I DOS<=}IC} 
20 Drink sadly on vacation, drowning husband by mistake (6) SHERRY {SadlY} over {H}{ERR}
21 Spooner’s leading lady missing in imdb.com, say (6,4) DOMAIN NAME (~ no main dame to domain name)
22 Founder's flag (4) SINK {S}{INK} [DD] - See comments 
23 Writer starts to plagiarise every new chapter in library (6) PENCIL Acrostic
24 He and I dash, sent away behind the Spanish (8) ELEMENTS {EM}{SENT*}<=>{EL}

DOWN
1   Period lost with flu spreading at the start of pandemic (4,4) FULL STOP {LOST+FLU}*{Pa...c}
2   Modify diet or change (4) EDIT*
3   Bird rising thus before fiery end (6) OSPREY {SO<=}{PRE}{f..rY}
4   Some feeding a dog a dodgy Asian dish (4-4) GADO-GADO [T]
5   Putin tried fighting with Europe to camouflage Russian leader's lack of skill (10) INEPTITUDE {PUTIN+T(-r+e)EID}*
6   The French study backs fine perfume bottle (6) FLACON {LA}{CON}<=>{F}
8   Throw out and catch these to avoid wasting time (3,2,3,5) CUT TO THE CHASE {OUT+CATCH+THESE}*
13 Mutating insects are fighting (10) RESISTANCE*
16 Senior setter, frequently at play passionately (8) ARDENTLY {ARDEN}{aT+pLaY}
17 Picking up rule, engineer gets nth power (8) STRENGTH {R} in {GETS+NTH}*
19 President strayed? It's documented (6) PROVED {P}{ROVED}
20 Say Sushmita's packing to marry in country (6) SWEDEN {S{WED}EN}
22 King lost in search for maiden to appear (4) SEEM SEE(-k+m)M

Reference List
Lake = L, Rupee = R, Society = S, Husband = H, Dash = EM, The in Spanish = EL, Europe = E, Russia = R, The in French = LA, Fine = F, Senior setter = ARDEN, Rule = R, President = P, King = K, Maiden = M

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28 comments:

  1. Sree Sree26 January 2023 at 08:38

    22a thght DD
    Flag: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

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  2. ghaza26 January 2023 at 08:55

    9a. Annuli, means rings (nun)* in Ali

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  3. Padmanabhan26 January 2023 at 10:24

    +1

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  4. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 January 2023 at 10:33

    +2

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  5. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 January 2023 at 10:52

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  6. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 January 2023 at 10:55

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  7. Sree Sree26 January 2023 at 11:00

    A routine anagram will have fodder for "nuts" Also in the wp.
    Nuts: plant? How?

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  8. AJ26 January 2023 at 11:07

    Nice rangoli by Gowri and excellent artwork by Prasanna

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  9. Sree Sree26 January 2023 at 12:14

    Hmm.... Have to agree.... Seems plausible. If pistachio nuts could be plant food. Any nuts could be. And healthy as anagrind.

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  10. Hypatia26 January 2023 at 12:24

    Nuts (meaning crazy) is the Anagram Indicator in the Reverse Anagram - PISTACHIO* is the Reverse Anagram of IS OAT CHIP and Healthy plant food is the Definition

    The other option does not work. If we take "Plant food" as "nuts", there would be no definition. Healthy is not an anagram indicator. No word can do double duty unless it is an &Lit and the clue cannot be an &Lit

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  11. Hypatia26 January 2023 at 12:25

    +3 Lovely as always

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  12. Sree Sree26 January 2023 at 12:55

    Healthy:in a good condition, arguable.
    And classification has to come from the clue! Not like "it can't be this and this so it has to be this. "
    And imho, one could get to nuts if it weren't for plant food in the clue!
    In RAs Def is def part of wp, imho (not like &lit, though) .
    A plant food, could have been better def and avoided this discourse.
    There is no universal acceptance that nuts are healthy.

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  13. Sree Sree26 January 2023 at 12:55

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  14. Sree Sree26 January 2023 at 12:56

    Please read "could not get to nuts".

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  15. Prasanna Rao26 January 2023 at 15:41

    4d .such a lengthy Telescopic clue with an excellent word play. nice to learn senior setter. thank you Hypatia for Republic day special. almost solved. few vertical yet to complete. struggled a lot with 8D.

    9a - sister - NUN ; Boxer - ALI
    ( A(NNU)*LI)

    Many thanks to Col.sir. for posting my artwork. Sincere thanks to all for your wishes. Nice Rangoli by Gowri.

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    1. Col_Gopinath26 January 2023 at 16:56

      Anno for 9A is incorrect

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    2. Prasanna Rao26 January 2023 at 21:51

      noted my error. I missed the word play 'cycling'. hence, the anno. may NNU(-N). I saw your comment few min. ago. Thank you col.sir. let me vigil on word play.

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  16. Hypatia26 January 2023 at 16:45

    Suggest you check this post on Reverse Anagrams at Crossword Unclued to get a clearer understanding of how these clues work.

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  17. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan26 January 2023 at 16:49

    Republic day greetings to all !

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  18. Vasant26 January 2023 at 17:43

    +4

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  19. Vasant26 January 2023 at 17:46

    Republic day greetings to all.

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  20. Col_Gopinath27 January 2023 at 08:10

    I have an early morning departure on Saturday, accordingly the blank clues which I normally post on Friday will be posted on Saturday for this week. Today there will be a regular blogpost at 8:30

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