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 Groudoes 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)


50 comments:

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

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  3. 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. 13 D, definition= can make things clearer
    Solution = viewfinder
    [Red wine if (v)]*
    Drunk with, anagrind

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  5. 25 a, unpleasant = definition
    Solution = RUDE, gRoUp DoEs regularly

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

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  8. 17A, device = wire tap
    [W(ife) IRE (ANGER) T(thin out) AP (PA<)]

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  9. 18d, artist = painter
    sPA IN TERminal

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  10. 11Dn TRANSCENDENT – {TRA(-i)N{SC{END}ENT}}

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  11. 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. 6ac. SWAM: travelled through waters
    Man: M. Was struggling: SWA
    SWA( at first) M

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

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  13. 1d. UNDO: upset
    (-f)UN: not loud in fun DO: party

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  14. 5dn WAZZOCK = Fool
    {WA}{ZZ}{(-d)OCK}
    WA (Washington short form)
    ZZ (Went to sleep)
    DOCK (Pier)

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

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  16. 2D SPEW ( = issue with meaning throw out)
    SP = childless ( abbreviation from Latin sine prole)
    EW = partners in Bridge.

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  17. ?? 21D does not appear to have been attempted

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  18. 21D-aqua-blue;aa-organization to quit drinking;queen-Qu;a(qu)a

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

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

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  21. 3D DIFFERENTIAL (GULF) D(-e +IF) F ERENTIAL. e is abuse finally and if is condition

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  22. 4D- Deeming- Considering
    Poverty put up= Need<=
    Setter's= Im<=
    a Thousand= G
    D EE(MI) NG

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

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

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

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  23. Ac 15,19
    Dn 8, 22
    Still standing

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  24. 22d: Read
    Prepared: ready
    Remove y (details)
    Definition: Study

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  25. 6-A : SWAM from Was + Man - Man at first, travelled through water.

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

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