Friday 31 March 2023

No 13827, Friday 31 Mar 2023, Avtaar

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ACROSS
1   He agitated day and night, boundlessly, restraining onset of domination (6) GANDHI {dAy+ aNd+nIGHt} over {Do...n}* &lit
4   Questioning of explicit song animated revolutionary (8) AGNOSTIC [T<=]
9   Banks in Gujarat, having run up debts and losses, ultimately die (2,4) GO WEST {Gu..rT} over {OWE}{l...eS}
10 Drug rejected by germ - one essentially of West Asian origin (8) BACTRIAN {BACTeRIA}{oNe}
11 Melting ice-hole's bottom starts to bubble (5,2,3,4) COMES TO THE BOIL*
13 Measure heart's beat (10) CENTIMETRE {CEN{TIME}TRE}
14 Hounds love going around island's burrows (4) DIGS D(-o+i)IGS
16 Book about introduction of bitcoin taking out money in the future (2-2) TO-BE {TO{Bi...n}mE}
18 Tries taste of Punjabi sweet inspired by flowers (10) PROSECUTES {Pu...b}{ROSE{CUTE}S}
21 Converting handcar to truck is a tall order (4,3,2,5) HARD NUT TO CRACK*
23 English prince wearing old relative's swimsuit, say (3-5) ONE-PIECE {E}{P} in {O}{NIECE}
24 Following rest, heading off for carnival (6) FIESTA {F}{sIESTA}
25 Digital screens? (8) TOENAILS [CD]
26 No investment in America these days - time to settle bills of other countries (6) USANCE {USA}{N}{CE}

DOWN
1   Active section of Chicago Government (2-2) GO-GO [T]
2   Shot on women - four-weekly feature with no natural light (3,4) NEW MOON*
3   Violently emotional, shady lawyer leaves second in charge (8) HYSTERIC {sHYSTER}{IC}
5   Gun-mortar is transported in large car (4,7) GRAN TURISMO*
6   Horse periodically let loose by king's groom (6) OSTLER {hOrSe}{LET*}{R}
7   Run on oil destroyed capital (7) TRIPOLI {TRIP}{OIL*}
8   Clay, possibly, and earth jamming ship after John directs vessel towards waterway (9) CANALISES {ALI}{S{E}S}<=>{CAN}
12 Academic article said to contain lifted quote (11) THEORETICAL {THE}{OR{CITE<=}AL}
13 Brutal film about savagely hurt chief of tribe (3-6) CUT-THROAT {COAT} over {HURT+Tr..e}*
15 Scrambles slightly salted spiced dishes (8) SCURRIES {Sa...d}{CURRIES}
17 People from Mandalay spoil bees with rum (7) BURMESE*
19 After cycling, stayed at home for eats (5,2) TUCKS IN {(-s)TUCK(+s)S}{IN}
20 Pang in area around chest (6) ANGINA [T] &lit
22 Jack left Kelvin inside section of the church (4) NAVE kNAVE

Reference List
Drug = E, Island = I, Money = M, English = E, Prince = P, Old = O, Following = F, No = N, In charge = IC, King = R, Eart = E, Ship = SS, John = CAN, Jack = Knave, Kelvin = K


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  1. Suresh M S31 March 2023 at 08:19

    4A AGNOSTIC = questioning {Reverse Telescopic in expliCIT SONG Animatd}
    9A GO West = die {G T, banks of GujaraT includes OWES, run up debts}
    5D GRAN TURISMO = big car { Anagram of GUN MORTAR IS}
    6D OSTLER = groom {hOrSe, periodically + LET anagram +R king}
    21 A HARD NUT TO CRACK = a tall order{ Anagram of HANDCAR TO TRUCK IS}

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    1. Avtaar31 March 2023 at 09:30

      Great solving. 9A requires slight change in annotation . Do you wish to try again?

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    2. Suresh M S31 March 2023 at 09:46

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    3. Suresh M S31 March 2023 at 09:48

      9A GO WEST = die (banks of GujraT, G T includes run up debts, OWE + S, losses ultimately}

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    4. Col_Gopinath31 March 2023 at 15:46

      Suresh MS you are hereby promoted

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    5. AJ31 March 2023 at 19:27

      Congratulation Suresh!

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    6. Suresh M S31 March 2023 at 19:56

      Thank You, Col

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    7. Prasanna Rao1 April 2023 at 05:54

      Congratulations Suresh. welcome to regulars club.

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  2. Padmanabhan31 March 2023 at 08:49

    Excellent solving and well presented.

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  3. Ravi31 March 2023 at 08:51

    17d.People in Mandalay. Spoil bees with rum you get Burmesese
    PAng in a (rea ) gives you angina areas around chest.

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    1. Avtaar31 March 2023 at 09:31

      well done. Could you give the definition for 20D too?

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  4. Ravi31 March 2023 at 08:52

    Correction typo error it's Burmese.

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  5. RR31 March 2023 at 09:02

    7D, capital = Tripoli
    Run on Oil = [Trip (oil)*]

    14 a, burrows = digs
    Hounds = dogs (-o +i)
    Island = I

    1d, active = go go, telescopic
    ChicaGO GOvernment

    21 a, a tall order = Hard Nut To Crack
    [Handcart to truck]*

    20 d, people from Mandalay = Burmese
    [Bees Rum]*

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    1. Avtaar31 March 2023 at 09:31

      Well done! You can take 2 more for 21A and 20D which are already done

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    2. RR31 March 2023 at 10:06

      Thanks, sir.
      22d, section of church = Nave
      Jack = Knave, - (K)elvin

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    3. Avtaar31 March 2023 at 11:12

      +1

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  6. John George31 March 2023 at 09:53

    2D On women anagram for a 4 weekly event NEW MOON
    9 A Outskirts of GujuratT havingdebts and losses OWES G O WES T GO WEST
    13A Heart CENTRE has beat TIME CEN TIME TRE CENTIMETRE

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    1. Avtaar31 March 2023 at 11:12

      Excellent, John. 9A is already done so you can take another

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  7. Padmanabhan31 March 2023 at 10:08

    Appreciated the fact that New Moon is a 4 weekly event rather than a monthly one.

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  8. Padmanabhan31 March 2023 at 10:10

    13A- A really cryptic clue well solved. Though I was able to get it with the help of crossings I could not parse it.

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    1. Prasanna Rao1 April 2023 at 05:56

      well pointed out sir. word play was too deep. too solved the same way.

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  9. RR31 March 2023 at 10:29

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  10. RR31 March 2023 at 10:30

    Not very sure about 1 A.

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  11. RR31 March 2023 at 10:37

    Sorry sir, Kindly delete 1a solution. It is wrong.

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  12. Radha31 March 2023 at 10:54

    23 a
    Swimwear=onepiece
    English =e ,p from prince,o from old
    Relative = niece.
    E,p,o,niece *=one piece

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  13. AJ31 March 2023 at 10:58

    11ac COMES TO THE BOIL: starts to bubble
    (ice-hole's bottom)* melting is anind

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  14. D N M Rao31 March 2023 at 11:00

    12Dn THEORETICAL – {THE}{OR{CITE<=}AL}

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  15. Murali31 March 2023 at 11:05

    25a TOE NAILS ( digital screens)

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  16. Rajashri31 March 2023 at 11:05

    18 ac PROSECUTES: tries
    P(Punjabi) ROSE(cute: sweet)S
    ROSES: flowers

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  17. RR31 March 2023 at 11:08

    16 ac, in the future = To Be
    Book = TOME
    INSERTING (B)itching instead of Money, M

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  18. RR31 March 2023 at 11:09

    Typo, kindly read as bitcoin.

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  19. RR31 March 2023 at 11:10

    Sorry for the typo. My bad.

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  20. Mukundala Balasubramanyam31 March 2023 at 11:12

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam31 March 2023 at 11:13

      Typo pl read boundless

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    2. Avtaar31 March 2023 at 11:15

      Superb MB. Yes intended semi&lit

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    3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam31 March 2023 at 11:17

      I thought Sridhar's anno was better than mine, hence deleted my earlier post at 11:12

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    4. N Sridhar31 March 2023 at 11:21

      I think MB is correct.

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    5. Mukundala Balasubramanyam31 March 2023 at 11:33

      Reposting my earlier anno for 1ac

      ANIGH from dAy aNd nIGHt are ANIGH* and D from onset of Domination....GAN(D)HI

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  21. N Sridhar31 March 2023 at 11:13

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  22. RR31 March 2023 at 11:14

    16a, in the future = To Be
    Book = TOME
    Inserting (B)itcoin instead of (M) only

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  23. RR31 March 2023 at 11:15

    Kindly delete comments at 1108, 1109, 1110.

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  24. Srikant Sri31 March 2023 at 11:21

    3D Shady lawyer SHYSTER without S(econd) - HYSTER - IC (In charge) HYSTERIC - Violently emotional

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  25. N Sridhar31 March 2023 at 11:27

    Replace ment for 1A. 10A -Bactrian -of west asian origin; Germ -bacteria-e+n

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  26. AJ31 March 2023 at 11:56

    My COD is 8d.

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  27. V Tulsiram31 March 2023 at 12:39

    22d nave; jack (knave) left Kevin (-k) section of the chirch

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  28. V Tulsiram31 March 2023 at 12:42

    24a fieasta - following rest - carnival - a feast

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  29. V Tulsiram31 March 2023 at 12:49

    Bills of other countries - usance

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    1. Avtaar31 March 2023 at 13:38

      Would be good to have full annotation. What is the wordplay

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  30. V Tulsiram31 March 2023 at 13:00

    23a English prince -ep old - o realative- niece = one piece

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  31. V Tulsiram31 March 2023 at 13:05

    11a comes to the boil -srarting to bubble ; ice- holes bottom anagram

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  32. V Tulsiram31 March 2023 at 13:13

    12d academic means theoretical

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  33. Rajan31 March 2023 at 13:19

    13D: Anagram of "hurt" (savagely) + T ("chief" of tribe) inside COAT (film) = CUT THROAT = brutal

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  34. B N Acharya31 March 2023 at 13:35

    15D SCURRIES- scrambles
    S(slightly salted) curries( spicy dishes)

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  35. B N Acharya31 March 2023 at 13:39

    Thank you

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  36. Padmanabhan31 March 2023 at 13:41

    8D still seems to be pending.
    Canalises- CAN ALI S(E)S
    John= Can
    Clay,possibly= Ali (Cassius Clay alias Mohammed Ali)
    Earth jamming ship= S(E)S
    Def.- Directs vessel towards waterway
    Ha! Did it and I agree with MB & AJ

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    1. Rajan31 March 2023 at 13:55

      Super. I got it from the crossings, but could not parse it as John is usually "loo" :-)

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    2. Padmanabhan31 March 2023 at 14:06

      John= can= loo= small room (UK)= Men's room (US)= Toilet (India)
      Don't know why it should have so many names! (for something unmentionable)

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    3. Avtaar31 March 2023 at 15:07

      Great Solve Paddy

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  37. H Ramachandran31 March 2023 at 13:42

    13d CUT-THROAT = Brutal
    Film = Coat
    Hurt savagely = Uthr, about T
    (Chief of tribe)
    CUT THROAT
    About indicates coat covering
    uthr and t
    About

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  38. Padmanabhan31 March 2023 at 13:44

    Spell check is drawing my attention to canalise- probably wants to correct it as channelize!
    One thing to give it as alt spelling but totally incorrect to call it wrong. Nothing to do except ignore.

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    1. Avtaar31 March 2023 at 16:03

      Agree. If John directed vessel into a canal it would be canalise - if he did it into a channel it would be channelise

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  39. Avtaar31 March 2023 at 15:11

    24,26A,20D Anno pending. Is 19D done?

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    1. Deepak Gopinath31 March 2023 at 15:51

      Open for anyone to try

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    2. Prasanna Rao1 April 2023 at 05:53

      very nice grid by Avaar. my Cod was NEW MOON , GO WEST.

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  40. RR31 March 2023 at 15:53

    26 a, time to settle bills if other countries = USANCE
    America = USA
    No investment in = I deleted, inly N
    These days = CE

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    1. Avtaar31 March 2023 at 16:02

      No is N inside(investment in) USA + CE(nowadays - Christian Era)

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    2. RR31 March 2023 at 16:04

      Ok, sir.

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  41. RR31 March 2023 at 15:57

    19 d, eats = tucks in
    Stayed = stuck
    Home = in
    After stayed, cycling = tucks

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  42. RR31 March 2023 at 16:02

    24 a, carnival = fiesta
    Rest = Siesta
    Heading off = iesta
    Following = F
    [Following + iesta]

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  43. Sreeni31 March 2023 at 17:41

    Thank you all for the great group solving. Hope you all enjoyed it too

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  44. Ramesh Kosaraju 31 March 2023 at 17:55

    Around as Indicator - could be used for Anagram, Container, Reversal or Telescopic. Right?

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  45. Sreeni31 March 2023 at 20:37

    Yes.

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  46. Gowri31 March 2023 at 23:38

    Interpreting grid. Council not get GRAN TURISMO.
    CANALISES, THEORETICAL my Cod.
    Thanx Avtaar

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