Saturday, 28 January 2023

No 13774, Saturday 28 Jan 2023, Bruno

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ACROSS
1   Chaotic Union surprisingly spied on deceased individual (6-4) UPSIDE-DOWN  {U}{SPIED*}{D}{OWN}
6   Man was struggling at first and travelled through water (4) SWAM {M}{<=>WAS}* 
9   River pass set for storage (10) DEEPFREEZE {DEE}{P}{FREEZE}
10 Meaningless chatter on boy's computer reviewed (4) BLAH {B}{HAL<=}
12 Chinese premier's wallowing in fake cheap glory - that's literally a job! (12) LEXICOGRAPHY  {XI} in {CHEAP+GLORY}*
15 One's set to travel overseas? (7) ICEBERG [CD]
16 Bigwig wearing green cloaked in recycled pink (7) KINGPIN {KIN{G}{IN}P*}
17 Wife's anger starting to thin-out - Dad returned device (7) WIRETAP  {W}{IRE}{Thin}{PA<=}
19 River barge's stern has ropes and logs (7) RECORDS {R}{bargE}{CORDS}
20 Servile rogue - one with a temptress' starting to drown in double gin cocktail (12) INGRATIATING {RAT}{1}{A}{Te...s} in {GIN}*{GIN}*
23 Turn to replace offensive toy that's boring (4) DULL D(-o+u)ULL
24 Massive province invites upper class landowner to drive out internal rabble-rousing leaders (10) STATUESQUE {U+ESQUire} in {STATE} E from?
25 Group does regularly become unpleasant (4) RUDE {gRoUp+DoEs}
26 Check vehicle while driving through essentially icy road - that may get you some points... (6,4) CREDIT CARD {EDIT}{CAR} in {iCy}{RD}

DOWN
1   Upset.. is not loud in fun party (4) UNDO {fUN}{DO}
2   Childless partners' issue (4) SPEW {SP}{EW}
3   Civil condition replacing abuse finally at Gulf (12) DIFFERENTIAL {D(-e+if)IFFERENTIAL
4   Considering setter's in poverty, put up a thousand? (7) DEEMING {N{I'M}EED}<={G}
5   Fool from Washington went to sleep at pier - lost head (7) WAZZOCK {WA}{ZZ}{dOCK}
7   Wife and personal assistant grasped everything - gym, even brass and house decorations (10) WALLPAPERS {W}{ALL}{PA}{PE}{bRaSs}
8   Religious person's a saint - a short hymn has been composed (10) MAHAYANIST * {A+SAINT+A+HYMn}
11 Extraordinary coach sends one out on track to embrace goal (12) TRANSCENDENT {TRAiN}{SC{END}ENT}
13 Red wine if drunk with a little vermouth can make things look clearer? (10) VIEWFINDER {RED+WINE+IF+Ve...h}*
14 Engineer hauled around lake was wet (10)  BEDRAGGLED {BE}{DRAGG{L}ED}
18 Artist seen in spa in terminal (7) PAINTER [T]
19 Moved staff around gallery (7) ROTATED {RO{TATE}D}
21 Blue queen enters organization to quit drinking (4) AQUA {A{QU}A}
22 Details prepared for study (4) READ READy

Reference List
Union = U, Deceased = D, Man = M, Pass = P, Boy = B, Computer = HAL, Chinese Premier = XI, Green = G, Wife = W, River = R, Offensive = O, Upper class = U, Loud = F, Partners = E,W, Thousand = G, Sleep = ZZ, Personal assistant = PA, Gym = PE, Lake = L, Queen = QU, Organisation to quit drinking = AA(Alcoholics anonymous)


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  1. Gemini28 January 2023 at 07:29

    16A. Bigwig= kingpin
    Recycled pink= kpin
    Green = G.
    in= in
    Cloaked is container indicator
    K(in)(G) pin.

    23A. Boring= Dull
    Toy= Doll- O( offensive)= Dll
    Replaced by U ( turn, U- turn)
    D(o)ll+U= Dull

    14D. Wet=BEDRAGGLED
    engineer= BE
    Hauled= dragged
    Around Lake= L ( around is a container indicator)
    Be+ dragg(l)ed

    19D. Moved= Rotated
    Staff= ROD
    Gallery= Tate
    Around is container indicator
    Ro(tate)d
    18D. Artist= Painter( T)

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  2. R Nagendra Prasad28 January 2023 at 09:01

    12a : LEXICOGRAPHY..XI+CHEAP+GLORY*
    20A: INGRATIATING..ING*(RAT)(I)(A)(T)(ING*
    24A: STATUESQUE..(U+ESQ-ire) inside STATE

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    1. R Nagendra Prasad28 January 2023 at 09:03

      Correction: STATUESQUE..U+ (ESQU-ire) inside STATE

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  3. RR28 January 2023 at 09:07

    20 A, servile = definition
    Solution = ingratiating
    Rogue = RAT
    one with a temptress starting = IAT
    Double gin cocktail = gin < two times
    [ ING(RAT)(IAT)ING]

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  4. RR28 January 2023 at 09:09

    13 D, definition= can make things clearer
    Solution = viewfinder
    [Red wine if (v)]*
    Drunk with, anagrind

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  5. RR28 January 2023 at 09:12

    25 a, unpleasant = definition
    Solution = RUDE, gRoUp DoEs regularly

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  6. ghaza28 January 2023 at 09:26

    1a. Upside down, means chaotic, U + (spied)* + down for dead
    26a. Credit Card, means it may get you points, check is red it (??), vehicle is car, inside middle of icy and Rd
    8d. Mahayanist, meaning religious person, (a saint a hym)*

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  7. Gemini28 January 2023 at 09:32

    Ghaza sir, i feel,
    Check= Edit.
    Vehicle= car( you already said)
    Essentially icy= c
    Driving through road= rd..

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  8. RR28 January 2023 at 09:41

    17A, device = wire tap
    [W(ife) IRE (ANGER) T(thin out) AP (PA<)]

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  9. RR28 January 2023 at 09:43

    18d, artist = painter
    sPA IN TERminal

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  10. D N M Rao28 January 2023 at 11:00

    11Dn TRANSCENDENT – {TRA(-i)N{SC{END}ENT}}

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  11. Ramesh Kosaraju 28 January 2023 at 11:00

    7d Wife and personal assistant grasped everything - gym, even brass and house decorations (10)

    WALLPAPERS - house decorations
    everything - all
    grasped - Container indicator
    gym - PE
    even brass - r,s
    [{w+pa} over {all}] {pe} {rs}

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  12. AJ28 January 2023 at 11:14

    6ac. SWAM: travelled through waters
    Man: M. Was struggling: SWA
    SWA( at first) M

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    1. Ramesh Kosaraju 28 January 2023 at 11:20

      Liked usage of 'at first' for good surface and switching letters. Else it would have been a total Anagram.

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  13. Rajashri28 January 2023 at 11:18

    1d. UNDO: upset
    (-f)UN: not loud in fun DO: party

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  14. Mukundala Balasubramanyam28 January 2023 at 11:22

    5dn WAZZOCK = Fool
    {WA}{ZZ}{(-d)OCK}
    WA (Washington short form)
    ZZ (Went to sleep)
    DOCK (Pier)

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  15. Mukundala Balasubramanyam28 January 2023 at 11:51

    Lovely weekend pangram grid. Tough but doable! Thank you Bruno for the entertainment. 😊

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  16. Sathia28 January 2023 at 12:21

    9A: storage= deepfreeze
    River is Dee
    Pass is p
    Set is freeze
    Hence, Dee+p+freeze
    With regards,
    Sathia

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  17. KRM28 January 2023 at 12:26

    2D SPEW ( = issue with meaning throw out)
    SP = childless ( abbreviation from Latin sine prole)
    EW = partners in Bridge.

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  18. Sathia28 January 2023 at 12:26

    21D solution is correct, then, 26A solution will go for a toss.
    Sathia

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    1. KRM28 January 2023 at 12:32

      ?? 21D does not appear to have been attempted

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  19. N Sridhar28 January 2023 at 12:42

    21D-aqua-blue;aa-organization to quit drinking;queen-Qu;a(qu)a

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  20. Sathia28 January 2023 at 12:57

    I thought 26A is solved. My concern is if 21D: Aqua is correct (it looks right) then 26A solution will not fit in or vice-versa.
    Sathia

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    1. sree_sree28 January 2023 at 13:08

      How?

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    2. Sathia28 January 2023 at 13:17

      My apologies. 26A solution: credit card given by @ghaza 9:26 is right.
      Sathia

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  21. D.Chandrasekhar28 January 2023 at 13:02

    10A Meaningless chatter on boy's computer reviewed
    B from boy
    LAH from HAL<= ( Computer in 2001 a space odessy)
    BLAH meaning less chatter

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  22. B N Acharya28 January 2023 at 13:05

    A few are still remaining. Can I answer one of them?

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    1. sree_sree28 January 2023 at 13:09

      You can answer one.
      "Regular solvers/Veterans can post 1 answer each, but after 11 AM only"

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  23. B N Acharya28 January 2023 at 13:14

    3D DIFFERENTIAL (GULF) D(-e +IF) F ERENTIAL. e is abuse finally and if is condition

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  24. B N Acharya28 January 2023 at 13:20

    Deferential is civil

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  25. Padmanabhan28 January 2023 at 13:40

    4D- Deeming- Considering
    Poverty put up= Need<=
    Setter's= Im<=
    a Thousand= G
    D EE(MI) NG

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    1. Padmanabhan28 January 2023 at 13:41

      Reversal (put up) is for both poverty & I'm

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    2. RR28 January 2023 at 16:53

      Sir, Kindly educate me on how a thousand = G. Is it a reference for thousand Grand (G for Grand)

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    3. Padmanabhan28 January 2023 at 17:31

      Yes, Thousand could be G or K - as the situation demands.

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    4. RR28 January 2023 at 18:05

      Thanks, sir ji.

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  26. Sree Sree28 January 2023 at 14:29

    Ac 15,19
    Dn 8, 22
    Still standing

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  27. Veena28 January 2023 at 16:27

    22d: Read
    Prepared: ready
    Remove y (details)
    Definition: Study

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  28. Suresh Panje, New Delhi28 January 2023 at 16:35

    6-A : SWAM from Was + Man - Man at first, travelled through water.

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  29. Padmanabhan28 January 2023 at 17:34

    Since it is late, I will take one more.
    15A- Iceberg. It has to be a CD since iceberg floats over seas and is set when water freezes.

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  30. Padmanabhan28 January 2023 at 17:36

    19a is also a nice one.

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  31. Sarathi28 January 2023 at 18:23

    Let me try 19 across
    River = R
    Barge's stern is E
    Ropes = CORDS
    The answer is : RECORDS = LOGS

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  32. Sree Sree28 January 2023 at 23:20

    24a stat(u)e squire -ir

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