Friday 17 February 2023

No 13791, Friday 17 Feb 2023, Afterdark

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ACROSS
1   Say, water store closing early, backing away after a small struggle with henchmen (11) LIQUIDATORS {LIQUID} and {STORe}* after {A} Anno not clear
9   Imitates cast (4,3) ACTS OUT {CAST}* [RA]
10 Goal - when hungry, have meat without starters and become a gobbler (7) GLUTTON {GoaL}{mUTTON}
11 Our neighbour's home initially was at a swamp (5) MARSH {MARS}{Home}
12 Being on line not even strangely gratifying (9) ENNOBLING {BEING+ON+LiNe}
13 Before reading bad clue causes issue (5) ULCER {R}<=>{CLUE*}
15  Marine gains fare if transported (9) SEAFARING*
18 Debate on return gift; getting tricycle offline for a change (9) DIALECTIC {AID<=}{TrICyCLE}* Line = RY and then delete. Not fair.
21 A debauched man kidnaps girl, rascal (5) ROGUE {RO{G}UE}
22 Cries pathetically, losing energy with picture slightly marred inside in fight (9) SCRIMMAGE {CRIeS*}{iM{Ma...d}AGE} Something wrong here. How is I deleted?
24 Not getting Ola going west? Have  meat (5) BACON {NO}{CAB}<=
26 Sri Lanka caught in criminal usage of marine creature (3,4) SEA SLUG {SL} in {USAGE*}
27 Tape men celebrating a nick, say (3,4) PET NAME*
28 Thought of a leading batsman's second pull (11) ABSTRACTION {A}{Ba...n}{S}{TRACTION}

DOWN
1   Say fertiliser page has design (4,5) LEAF MOULD {LEAF}{MOULD}
2   Country's queen at a rally, in the front (5) QATAR {Q}{AT}{A}{Ra..y}
3   Arab club earlier got a locomotive (4,5) IRON HORSE {HORSE}<=>{IRON}
4   Unblemished woman sacked for being honest (7) ARTLESS wARTLESS
5   Fabric is, say, hand zari 50% (7) ORGANZA {ORGAN}{ZAri}
6   Explosions at square, unearthed indigenous bomb at the entrance (5) SQUIB {SQ}{Un...d}{In...s}{Bomb} Definition is incorrect
7   Remarkable ruler going after strait right at the beginning of Indonesia... (8) STRIKING {KING}<=>{ST}{R}{In...a}
8   ...secure weapons, take them back (4) SNUG<=
14 Swiss pilot is president (8) CHAIRMAN {CH}{AIRMAN}
16 Gymnastic Bill meeting Robert at a college (9) ACROBATIC {AC}{ROB}{AT}{1}{C}
17 Vegetable is raw means, chop at both ends and boil first placing inside (5,4) GREEN BEAN {GREEN}{mEANs} over {Boil}
19 Police weapon on rent, odd gears (4,3) TEAR GAS {TEAR}{GeArS}
20 More disturbing if I leave the plant (7) CREEPER CREEPiER
22 Infer there is small trouble firing the female (4) SUSS {S}{fUSS}
23 Pound a setter to go to the front and get a dessert (5) MELBA {LB}{A}<=>{ME}
25 Animal like cat originally has grain with independence (5) COATI {Cat}{OAT}{I}

Reference List
Reading = R, Line = RY, Girl = G, Energy = E, Sri Lanka = SL, Second = S, Queen = Q, Club = IRON(Golf), Woman = W, Square = SQ, Strait = ST, Right = R, Swiss = CH(LIcence plates), Bill = AC, College = C, Small = S, Female = F, Pound = LB, Independence = I


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  1. Gemini17 February 2023 at 07:00

    21A. ROGUE= Rascal
    A debauched man = = ROUE( Roue' originated as a French word)
    Girl= G
    Kidnaps is container indicator. Ro(g)ue
    11A. MARSH= SWAMP
    Our neighbour= MARS( planet MARS , fourth from Earth)
    Home intially= H
    MARS+H
    2D. QATAR= COUNTRY
    Queen AT A Rally, in the front means all first letters, Q,A,T,A,R .
    8D. SNUG= SECURE
    WEAPONS= GUNS
    Takes them back , is a reversal indicator. GUNS , Reversed Is SNUG.
    24A. BACON= MEAN
    Not = NO
    OLA is Cab. Going west is cab becoming BAC( Reversal indicator).
    BAC+ ON

    .

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    1. Ramesh Kosaraju 17 February 2023 at 11:15

      2d Pl relook - not all first letters

      Delete
    2. Gemini17 February 2023 at 15:55

      Queen=Q.
      At= at
      A= a.
      Rally= R
      Acrostic.
      Responding to Ramesh kosaraju garu.

      Delete
    3. Ramesh Kosaraju 17 February 2023 at 21:58

      Both letters of 'at' are being considered. So it doesn't become Acrostic but a Charade or Additive clue.

      Delete
  2. Gemini17 February 2023 at 07:01

    At GANGTOK.. about to leave for sightseeing. Hence this ...

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  3. Col_Gopinath17 February 2023 at 08:56

    Gemini you are hereby promoted to the regular list

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  4. Rajan17 February 2023 at 09:07

    28A: A + B (batsman's first letter) + S (second) + TRACTION (pull) = ABSTRACTION = thought
    3D: IRON (as in a golf club) + HORSE (Arab horse breed) = IRON HORSE = locomotive
    4D: Wartless (unblemished) without the W (woman sacked) = ARTLESS = honest
    5D: ORGAN (hand, say) + ZA (50% of "zari") = ORGANZA = fabric
    14D: CH (Swiss) + AIRMAN (pilot) = CHAIRMAN = president

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  5. Gemini17 February 2023 at 09:09

    Thanks Col. Sir.

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  6. AJ17 February 2023 at 09:09

    Congratulations Gemini!

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    1. Gemini17 February 2023 at 09:25

      Thanks AJ garu

      Delete
    2. Padmanabhan17 February 2023 at 09:28

      Welcome to the regulars list. Keep participating.

      Delete
    3. Gemini17 February 2023 at 09:37

      Sure sir. As addicited to it as to my morning filter coffee!

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    4. Prasanna Rao17 February 2023 at 14:42

      Hearty congratulations Gemini for your Promotion. Have a special day.

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    5. Ramesh Kosaraju 17 February 2023 at 15:27

      Hearty congrats Gemini garu!

      Delete
    6. Gemini17 February 2023 at 18:27

      Thanks Ramesh kosaraju garu and Prasanna Rao garu.

      Delete
  7. Brajesh17 February 2023 at 09:27

    17d green bean raw- green mEANs and b. From boils
    27a pet name from tape men -nick name

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  8. AJ17 February 2023 at 10:08

    Congrats Sreelakshmi. Didn't visit the blog yesterday.

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  9. DrBhanuMurthy17 February 2023 at 10:38

    15.a marine...gains fare*
    Seafaring

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  10. DrBhanuMurthy17 February 2023 at 10:42

    9.a.imitates...cast*
    Acts out

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  11. Sriku17 February 2023 at 10:42

    1A - LIQUIDATORS meaning henchmen. Say water is Liquid
    Stor from store closing early. A from "after a". Small struggle is anagrind
    10A GLUTTON IS gobbler. Goal when hungry is GL. Meat is mutton, without starter is utton. So Gl+utton
    15A SEAFARING IS marine. Anagram of gains fare
    1D LEAF MOULD is a fertilizer. Page =Leaf and design =mould
    19D TEAR GAS is a police weapon. Rent =tear and odd gears is gas ( every odd letter)
    Sriku

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  12. DrBhanuMurthy17 February 2023 at 10:44

    13.a issue...clue* r....
    Ulcer

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  13. DrBhanuMurthy17 February 2023 at 10:47

    7.a remarkable...striking
    Strait...st
    Right...r
    Indonesia...I
    Ruler...king
    Striking.

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  14. DrBhanuMurthy17 February 2023 at 10:49

    36.a marine creature..sea slug
    Sri...s
    Lanka...l
    Usage
    Anagram...sea slug

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  15. AJ17 February 2023 at 11:00

    12ac ENNOBLING: gratifying
    (BEING ON LINE - IE: not even)* strangely anagram indicator

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  16. D N M Rao17 February 2023 at 11:00

    18 Ac DIALECTIC – {AID<=}{T(-r)IC(-y)CLE}*
    Off line (-RY)

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  17. Ramesh Kosaraju 17 February 2023 at 11:05

    15d Gymnastic Bill meeting Robert at a college (9)
    ACROBATIC - gymnastic [Charade]
    {ac}{rob}{at}{i}{c}

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  18. Remy17 February 2023 at 11:07

    22 ac scrimmage -fight.
    cries-e*+i(m)mage.picture-image.
    m-arred . scrimmage.

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  19. Rajashri17 February 2023 at 11:09

    23d MELBA:. dessert
    LB ( pound) A ( a)
    ME(setter) to go to the front
    ME LB A

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  20. Nanus17 February 2023 at 11:17

    16D -ACROBATIC (gymnastic)
    bill - C robert- ROB AT college - C

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  21. N Sridhar17 February 2023 at 13:18

    22D-infer-suss; -F+S(uss)

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  22. Jacob Brahmakulam17 February 2023 at 13:34

    6d SQUIB; explosions; SQ U... I... B...

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  23. Deepak Gopinath17 February 2023 at 13:51

    25D yet to be solved

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    1. Prasanna Rao17 February 2023 at 13:57

      sir, Today I forgotten the Day . Thanks for the last puzzle to get an opportunity.

      Delete
  24. Prasanna Rao17 February 2023 at 13:55

    25 d - (C)(OAT) (I)
    Animal - C
    grain - OAT
    independence -I

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  25. Padmanabhan17 February 2023 at 13:59

    Glad at least you got one.

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    1. Prasanna Rao17 February 2023 at 14:01

      yes sir. such a rare case happened to me . thanks to Col.sir for Friday special. Fantastic grid by Afterdark.

      Delete
  26. Gowri17 February 2023 at 16:06

    Great grid by Afterdark. Thrilled to get it fully complete with parsing.
    🙂

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  27. Gowri17 February 2023 at 16:07

    In scrimmage - how is the I eliminated from Image?

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao17 February 2023 at 19:52

      I=inside [refer freedictionary.com]

      Delete
    2. Sree Sree17 February 2023 at 20:29

      I think marred is on double duty. Marred:defaced ( in side) .
      Slightly marred:m

      Delete
  28. Gemini17 February 2023 at 18:28

    Thanks sathia garu

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  29. Padmanabhan17 February 2023 at 18:50

    It is E that is removed not I. (losing energy)

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  30. Padmanabhan17 February 2023 at 18:54

    Sorry. I am wrong. E deletion is different. Col. has also pointed out.

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  31. Sree Sree17 February 2023 at 20:18

    1a
    felt too round about for afterwards but as an mba
    Backing:base/foundation/kickstart makes sense.

    So STORE -e, -s after A.
    Small struggle is S.

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  32. Sree Sree17 February 2023 at 20:39

    6d squib as firework does mean explosions. A firework is generally a series of explosions.

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  33. Gowri17 February 2023 at 20:39

    Why store - s? Backing away leads to that?

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