Friday 24 March 2023

No 13821, Friday 24 Mar 23, Dr. X

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ACROSS
1   Atones with a sorry note in correct way of achieving objective (1,5,2,2,3) A MEANS TO AN END {ATONES+A}*{N} in {AMEND}
8   Revised topic relating to vision (5) OPTIC*
9   Alcoholic drinks limiting stern criminal's vigilance (9) ALERTNESS {ALE{STERN*}S}
11 Miserly person's hoard in fancy casket (10) CHEAPSKATE {C{HEAP}SKATE*}
12 Run away with female for good fun (4) FLEE (-g+f)FLEE
14 Retired couple touring Thailand fight in public (7) OUTWARD {DUO<=} over {T}{WAR}
16 Annulet in fairgroundelegant (7) ROUNDEL [T]
17 Director does nothing about primarily dirty swindles (7) DIDDLES {D}{ID{Di..y}LES}
19 Put off by American president in broadcast (7) SUSPEND {S{US}{P}END}
21 Impresario wants to tour American state (4) IOWA [T]
22 Boldness of couple of criminals concealing identity (10) CONFIDENCE {CON}{F{ID}ENCE}
25 Apply a lotion and cream to be cured (9) EMBROCATE {CREAM+TO+BE}*
26 Where one might see studs from east involved in flings (5) LOBES {LOB{E}S}
27 How a person with concussion might be conceited (7-6) SWOLLEN-HEADED [DD]

DOWN
2   Couple beginning to snuggle inside rug, getting most intimate (7) MATIEST {MA{TIE}{Sn...e}T}
3   Reasonable move after champion captures c-pawn (10) ACCEPTABLE {TABLE}<=>{AC{C}E}{P}
4   Spank groom's butt in bed (5) SMACK {S{g..oM}ACK} 
5   Obvious ruse perhaps in opening moves (9) OVERTURES {OVERT}{RUSE*}
6   Wild model picked up by star in retreat (4) NUTS {S{T}UN<=}
7   Wanted to protect student getting harassed (7) NEEDLED {NEED{L}ED}
8   Individual consuming cocaine at noisy inn turned ecstatic (2,5,4) ON CLOUD NINE {ON{C}{LOUD}{INN*}E}
10 Large snakes chasing domestic animals around climbing frames (11) STEPLADDERS {L}{ADDERS}<=>{PETS<=}
13 Miserable and sick, tucking into most impudent woman's Mexican dish (10) QUESADILLA {SAD}{ILL} in {QUEAn}
15 Isolated perhaps to contain primarily contagious strain (9) DISLOCATE {DISLO{Co...s}ATE*}
18 Complete expression of wonder, taking in new boy's violin stroke (7) DOWNBOW {DO}{W{N}{B}OW}
20 Been long, desperately wants good raise (7) ENNOBLE {BEEN+LONg}*
23 Fine woman upset about son becoming impudent (5) FRESH {F}{H{S}ER<=}
24 Unflustered, talk amorously with lady (4) COOL {COO}{L}

Reference List
Note = N, Female = F, Good = G, Thailand = T, Directoer = D, President = P, Criminals = CON, FENCE, Identity = ID, East = E, Pawn = P, Model = T, Student = L, Cocaine = C, Large = L, New = N, Boy = B, Good = G, Fine = F, Son = S, Lady = L


48 comments:

  1. Unusually quiet here today?

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  2. 8A, vision = optic
    (topic)*

    11a, miserly person = cheapskate
    [ C (heap) skate]
    hoard = heap
    Casket *
    heap, in fancy casket

    11 A, in public = outward
    Couple = duo
    Fight = war
    Thailand = t
    Retired couple = oud
    [ outward)

    15 d, strain = dislocate
    [ ISOLATED + C ( ontagious)]*

    27a, conceited = swollen headed,
    All in one clue

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  3. 9A alertness - vigilance; alcoholic drinks (ales) limiting stern criminal (rtnes)
    12A flee - run away; fun (glee) female for good
    16A roundel - annulet faiROUND ELegant
    17A diddles - Director, does nothing (idles) primarily Dirty
    22A confidence - identify (ID) in couple criminals (con, fence)

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  4. 17A diddles - swindles; Director, does nothing (idles), primarily Dirty

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    1. D+idles+d = doesn't give Diddles. How do you account for the extra d? Check your annotation please.

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  5. 22A confidence - boldness; identify (ID) in couple criminals (con, fence)

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  7. 8 Dn ON CLOUD NINE – {ON{C}{LOUD}{INN*}E}

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  8. 19a - (S(US)(P)END)
    def - Put off
    American - US
    president - P
    broadcast - SEND

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  9. 8d ON CLOUD NINE: ecstatic
    ON(C)(LOUD)(NIN)E
    ONE: individual
    C: cocaine
    LOUD: noisy
    NIN: inn turned

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  10. Replacement
    21a IOWA: American state
    Impresar(IO WA)nts

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  11. 26A Lobes
    Flings: Lobs
    East (E) involved in flings: Lobes
    Definition: Where one might see studs
    (Earrings in Earlobes)

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  12. 25A EMBROCATE = apply a lotion ;
    {CREAM TO BE}*

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  13. 18d :DOWNBOW = Violin stroke
    (DO)(W(N)(B)OW)
    Complete:Do
    Expression of wonder : WOW
    New:N
    Boy:B

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  14. 10D: Domestic animals = pets; in reverse (arround) = STEP + L (large) + ADDERS (snakes) = STEPLADDERS = climbing frames

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  15. 25A EMBROCATE apply lotion( cream to be)*

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  16. 7d needled -wanted (needed) student (l)

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  17. 26a lobes - east(e) flings (lobs)

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  18. 24d unflustered -cool talk amoueously coo + l (lady)

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  19. 1a a means to an end atones + correct = amend + an sorry note

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  20. 20A - ENNOBLE meaning Raise. Anagram of Been+long minus g(ood). Desperately is anagram indicator

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  21. 5d.
    Opening moves=overtures.
    Obvious=overt + ruse

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  22. 6d NUTS: wild
    Model : T
    Star: SUN
    Star in retreat: NUS, picks up T
    NU(T)S

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  23. 2 dn matiest.
    Rug -mat couple-tie
    s(nuggle).ma(tie)(s) t

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  24. 1a A MEANS TO AN END = Way of achieving objective
    Anagrams of Atones + a + n (for note) + mend (for correct)👍

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  25. Typo excuse . Emend, not as above

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  26. Sorry AMEND not emend . Regret error

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  27. Reasonable - acceptable champion-ace, move-able, c-pawn-c p

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  28. 13.d miserable...sad
    Sick...ill
    Most impudent woman....quean-n
    Que(sad)(ill)a...mexican dish

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  29. 23.d
    Fine...f
    Woman upset....she...esh
    Son...r
    F(r)esh....impudent
    My guess.

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  30. 3.d
    Champion....ace
    Captures c-pawn....cp
    Move.....table
    Acceptable...reasonable.

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  31. Though I got 'acceptable' with the help of def. and crossings, I did not get move= table,

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    1. Move the motion, table the motion.

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    2. sir a bit confusion. table the motion. you mean to say by external force the movement of table can be displaced. isn't it????? . coz. table is static mode.

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    3. Its in the context of a meeting, like a directors meeting or parliament meeting.

      When you put the agenda/motion (a bill) for approval/vote.

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    4. Move a resolution (table it)- put forward. Nothing to do with physical motion.

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    5. Thanks to Paddy & Sree sree sir.. got the core def. (context / resolution ).

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  32. Again easy fare from Doc!
    STEPLADDERS, SWOLLEN HEADED - my cod.
    Thanx Doc!

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