Friday 21 April 2023

No 13845, Friday 21 Apr 2023, Afterdark

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ACROSS
9   Bad? Consume not so much (7) USELESS {USE LESS}
10 Most ancient dominion, underrated, revisited, appreciated, interesting origins of a city (7) MADURAI Acrostic Semi&lit
11 Investigate former lover's scheme, mostly on taking rupee (7) EXPLORE {EX}{PLOt}{RE}
12 Regrets releasing pressure to allow latitude, then changes mind (7) RELENTS RE(-p+l)LENTS
13 God! Two setters surround slithering snake hissing at the top (9) MEENAKSHI {ME}{SNAKE*}{Hi...g}{I}
15 Misal, nachos not entirely this dish (5) SALNA [T]
16 Rude awakening, we got burned down by this legendary character (7) KANNAGI AwAKeNING*
19 Leakage? Consult attendant (7) SEEPAGE {SEE}{PAGE}
20 Me? (5) NIGHT [CD]
21 Offer daughter lollypop heartily, fondly (9) DEVOTEDLY {DEVOTE}{D}{lolLYpop}
25 Crater is California? Read wrongly (7) CALDERA {CAL}{READ*}
26 Pour gin cocktail for coterie (7) INGROUP*
28 Pairing with 15 is the norm, almost total relish (7) PAROTTA {PAR}{TOTAl*}
29 Subject of currency (7) AFGHANI [DD}

DOWN
1   Deliberate jump in the centre of Louvre, say (6) MUSEUM {MUSE}{jUMp}
2   Relief staff at the French place of worship (6) TEMPLE {TEMP}{LE}
3   Protest against monster endlessly (4) DEMO DEMOn
4   Estimate idiot's score first (6) ASSESS {ASSES}{Sc..e}
5   Involves cooks to add some elaichi, mace upfront (8) EMBROILS {BROILS}<=>{El...i}{Mace}
6   Teenager gets a perfume investing income (10) ADOLESCENT {A}{SCENT} over {DOLE}
7   Cut learners' allowance first given for fabric (8) PRUNELLA {PRUNE}{L}{L}{Al...e}
8   Discourage dad's issue somehow exclude son (8) DISSUADE {DADs+ISSUE}*
14 A role taken by males primarily to sweep in homes, say (10) APARTMENTS {A}{PART}{MEN}{To}{Sw..p}
16 Say, uncle holds grand rewards for marsh plants (8) KINGCUPS {KIN}{G}{CUPS}
17 Moaners linger around, taking government dollars (8) NIGGLERS {NIG{G}LER*}{S}
18 Old ship in island say, behind a country (8) INDIAMAN {MAN}<=>{INDIA}
22 To begin with violet's best, plus some gardenia's best flower (6) VAIGAI {Vi...t}{A1}{Ga...a}{A1}
23 Evergreen, adored all over the place (6) DEODAR*
24 You pop ice regularly? Could be a successful young person (6) YUPPIE {YoU+PoP+IcE}
27 Computing rule for job's nothing (4) GIGO {GIG}{O}

Reference List
Former lover = EX, Rupee = RE, Pressure = P, Latitude = L, Daughter = D, Norm = PAR, The in French = LE, Learner = L, Son = S, Grand = G, Government = G, Dollars = S, Best = A1



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  1. DrBhanuMurthy21 April 2023 at 09:04

    6.a a....a
    Income....dole
    Perfume....scent
    Adolescent.....teenager.
    10a. Madurai...city
    First letters

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    1. Rajan21 April 2023 at 09:28

      6D, you mean, not A

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    2. DrBhanuMurthy21 April 2023 at 09:37

      Yes,6d.

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    3. Ramesh Kosaraju 21 April 2023 at 12:53

      Annotation needs to be tweaked Doc

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    4. Ramesh Kosaraju 21 April 2023 at 15:55

      6d It's not a Charade clue.
      'investing' is Sandwich / Container Indicator.
      {dole} in {a}{scent}

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  2. DrBhanuMurthy21 April 2023 at 09:12

    4.a.idiots....asses
    Score....s
    Assess...estimate.

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  3. DrBhanuMurthy21 April 2023 at 09:18

    24.d
    YoU PoP IcE
    Yuppie...successful young person.

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  4. ghaspooscurry21 April 2023 at 09:31

    6a- USELESS =bad. Consume => use. Not so much => less
    13a- MEENAKSHI = God. Two setters => Me & I; surrounding anagram of 'snake' and H from hissing at top
    22d- VAIGAI = flower (river); V from violet to begin with; G from some gardenia; AI is best two times.

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  5. DrBhanuMurthy21 April 2023 at 09:35

    8.d dads issue-s
    Dissuade....discourage.

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  6. Padmanabhan21 April 2023 at 09:49

    Please put it correctly Dr.

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  7. Ravi21 April 2023 at 10:19

    11a. Former lover is Ex. Scheme mostly is plo(t). Taking rupee is re. Hence the clue is explore.
    15a. MiSal,Nachos partly gives salna which is a dish.
    2d. Relief staff =temp.from temporary. French =le. Hence place of worship is Temple.
    3d. Protest is demo in short. From demon endlessly, it's demo.
    23d. Anagram of adored gives you deodar which is evergreen tree.
    19. Seepage. Consult is See. Attendant is Page. Hence leakage is Seepage.

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  8. Kripa singan21 April 2023 at 10:26

    10 ac Madurai, 12 ac relents, regrets is repents pressure is p and latitude is l

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  9. Radha21 April 2023 at 10:29

    2d.
    Place of worship=temple.
    Relief staff=temp
    the French=le
    Temp+le =temple

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  10. Radha21 April 2023 at 10:30

    26a
    Coterie=in group
    Pour gin* =ingroup

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  11. Ramesh Kosaraju 21 April 2023 at 10:36

    It's a themed crossie!

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  12. Radha21 April 2023 at 10:43

    21a
    Devotedly=fondly
    Offer=devote,daughter=d
    lolLYpop heartily=ly
    Devote+d+ly= devotedly

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  13. AJ21 April 2023 at 10:43

    +1
    Madurai seems to be the theme

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  14. Radha21 April 2023 at 10:48

    15a
    dish=salna.
    miSAL NAchos.

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  15. Radha21 April 2023 at 10:50

    28a
    Pairing with 15 =parotta
    Norm=par
    almost total =tota
    par +tota*=parotta

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  16. AJ21 April 2023 at 10:59

    16a. KANNAGI: legendary character
    AWAKENING - WE( burner down)
    gives AAKNING
    Rude for anagram
    AAKNING*: KANNAGI

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  17. D N M Rao21 April 2023 at 11:00

    1Dn MUSEUM - {MUSE}{jUMp} - Louvre museum

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  18. Ramesh Kosaraju 21 April 2023 at 11:00

    7d PRUNELLA - fabric
    {prune}{ll}{a}
    cut - prune
    learners' - ll
    allowance first - a

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  19. AJ21 April 2023 at 11:00

    Please read burned instead of burner

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  20. Rajashri21 April 2023 at 11:06

    5d EMBROILS: involves
    Cooks: BROILS
    Some elaichi: E, Mace: M
    Upfront, takes EM to the beginning

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  21. Mukundala Balasubramanyam21 April 2023 at 11:10

    14d APARTMENTS = Homes
    (A)(PART)(MEN)(T)(S)
    A:A
    Role:PART
    Males:MEN
    T S first letters of To Sweep

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  22. N Sridhar21 April 2023 at 11:10

    20A-Me?-Night (Afterdark-setter)

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  23. Murali21 April 2023 at 11:12

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  24. Padmanabhan21 April 2023 at 11:15

    25A= Parotta- par otta- Pairing with 15A, Salna
    Norm= Par, Almost total is (*otta)
    Relish is probably the anagrind.

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  25. Murali21 April 2023 at 11:21

    16D ( KIN)(G)(CUPS) = marsh plants
    say uncle = KIN
    grand = G
    rewards = CUPS

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  26. Rajan21 April 2023 at 11:22

    12A. Repents (regrets) minus P (pressure) plus L (latitude) = RELENTS = changes mind.

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  27. Ramesh Kosaraju 21 April 2023 at 11:34

    Themed words:

    MADURAI, MEENAKSHI, TEMPLE, VAIGAI, KANNAGI, MUSEUM, PAROTTA, SALNA

    Anymore?

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  28. H Ramachandran21 April 2023 at 11:49

    18d INDIAMAN = Old ship
    Country = India
    Island say= (Isle of) MAN
    Man behind (after) India

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  29. RR21 April 2023 at 11:55

    17 D, moaners = nigglers
    [ (LIN (G) GER*)S]
    DOLLARS = S
    GOVERNMENRMT = G

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  30. Ramesh Kosaraju 21 April 2023 at 12:13

    Themed words:
    MADURAI, MEENAKSHI, TEMPLE, VAIGAI, KANNAGI, PAROTTA, SALNA, (Gandhi) MUSEUM, anymore?

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  31. RR21 April 2023 at 12:29

    25 A, crater ÷ caldera,
    California =:CAL
    [CAL (READ)*]

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    1. RR21 April 2023 at 12:34

      Annotation correction for 25a,
      [CAL (READ*)]

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  32. RR21 April 2023 at 12:30

    Crater = Caldera, typo of equal to sign

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  33. RR21 April 2023 at 12:49

    27d, nothing = GRUL, hidden
    ComputinG RULe

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  34. RR21 April 2023 at 12:52

    29A, subject of currency = Azumami, CD
    In Japanese, Azumami = now
    Just an attempt, not too sure

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  35. Padmanabhan21 April 2023 at 12:58

    Both are incorrect. You must look for a currency which also indicates the citizen of that country.

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  36. Ramesh Kosaraju 21 April 2023 at 13:03

    Only the last of Across and Down remain

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  37. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan21 April 2023 at 13:09

    Nice theme . Our place Madurai @Shrikanth :D

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  38. Padmanabhan21 April 2023 at 13:12

    Any other themed words LV?

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  39. RR21 April 2023 at 13:26

    Oh. Is it Afghani ?

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  40. RR21 April 2023 at 13:28

    29 A, subject of currency = Afghani, CD

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam21 April 2023 at 14:20

      Type of clue DD
      AFGHANI
      1. Subject (National) : A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan.
      2. Currency: (Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Afghanistan.

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    2. RR21 April 2023 at 14:23

      Thanks, sir

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  41. RR21 April 2023 at 13:35

    27d, computing rule = gigo, garbage in garbage out
    Gig = job
    Nothing = o

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  42. Murali21 April 2023 at 13:41

    Explore Madurai to visit Meenakshi temple devotedly, learn about Kannagi who burned down the city, visit the 3 museums and Vaigai River, and assess the taste of Parotta with Salna at Night ( in the city that never sleeps).

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    1. Ramesh Kosaraju 21 April 2023 at 13:59

      😃

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    2. sree_sree21 April 2023 at 14:57

      Expected something from Dr RKE

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    3. RR21 April 2023 at 15:20

      This is Chithirai month festivities in Madurai till 14th May. On May 5, Chithirai Pournami day, Kallalagar Swamy will take a dip in the Vaigai river.

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    4. Padmanabhan21 April 2023 at 16:08

      We don't hear from De.RKE these days. Hope he looks up the blog when time permits.

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  43. RR21 April 2023 at 13:46

    27 D, computing rule = gigo, garbage in garbage out
    Gig = job
    Nothing = o

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  44. Sree Sree21 April 2023 at 16:37

    15a not entirely is OK as T indicator!

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  45. Prasanna Rao21 April 2023 at 21:40

    Afterdark well covered Tamil Theme, historical events and characters, MADURAI, KANNAGI,VAIGAI and MEENAKSHI TEMPLE.

    nicely solved . thanks for the Friday special.

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  46. Gowri21 April 2023 at 23:10

    Nice grid. AD becoming easier.
    My cod - APARTMENTS, ADOLESCENT.
    Nice to have Kannagi & Vaigai as opposed to the usual foreign proper nouns!
    Thanx AD.

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