Friday, 18 August 2023

No 13947, Friday 18 Aug 2023, Dr. X

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ACROSS
1   Fancy oriental top picked up by exotic miss (8) ESCAPISM {E}{S{CAP}ISM*}
5   Couple in drive back getting more intimate (6) MATIER {TIE} in {RAM<=}
10 Arrogance starting to hurt influential film director (7) HAUTEUR {Hurt}{AUTEUR}
11 Wanting strong spotlight over finest sea animal (7) OCTOPUS {fOCUS} over{TOP}
12 Doctor conducting operation pondered (5) MUSED {M{USE}D}
13 Adjusting mask, thief improvised (9) MAKESHIFT*
14 Tipsy on wine, Michael wastes money occasionally (4,2,1,5)  ONCE IN A WHILE {ON+WINE+mICHAEL}*
18 What overworked employee might say to boss? I don't believe it! (4,2,1,5) GIVE ME A BREAK [C&DD]
21 Delivering money after a son's cruelly abducted by gang (9) RANSOMING {M}<=>{A+SON}* in {RING} Semi&lit
23 Letters from Benjamin Franklin below (5) INFRA [T]
24 Old Turkish official abandoned fief, accepting doom (7) EFFENDI {EFF{END}I*}
25 Cheer with delight, securing victory after bit of effort (7) ELEVATE {ELATE} over {V}<=>{Ef...t}
26 Recruit in line, exercising on street (6) ENLIST {LINE*}{ST}
27 Easiest if female leaves rogue, in my opinion (2,1,3,2) AS I SEE IT {EASIEST+If}*

DOWN
1   Unearth drone in old base (6) EXHUME {HUM} in {EX}{E}
2   Trouble controlling oxygen flow (6) COURSE {C{O}URSE}
3   Avoiding husband slyly, nympho used false name (9)  PSEUDONYM {NYMPhO+USED}*
4   Extraordinary therapist I use to tackle onset of mental illness (5,9) SERUM HEPATITIS {THERAPIST+I+USE}* over {Me...l}
6   Nervous at first after a group raised stakes (5) ANTES {Ne...s}<=>{A} with {SET<=}
7   Complete rogue, drunk outside club on island (8) IMPLICIT {IMP}{LI{C}{I}T}
8   Flower-shaped decorations arranged in new store (8) ROSETTES {SET} in {STORE}*
9   Relatives urge to take right move, upset after dispute over unfinished project (4,2,8) WORK IN PROGRESS {KIN}{P{R}{GO<=}RESS} after {ROW<=}
15   Caution about drug for fatigue (9) WEARINESS {W{E}ARINESS}
16   Uncontrolled rage gives endless distress (8) AGGRIEVE {RAGE+GIVEs}*
17   Memorable time with fellow in fantastic venue by lake (8) EVENTFUL {T}{F} in {VENUE}* by {L}
19   Lady cuddled by a celebrity, getting aroused (6) AFLAME {A}{F{L}AME}
20   Most recent ordeal after gangster returned (6) LATEST {TEST}<=>{AL<=}
22   Grunts leaving bar, awfully stinko (5) OINKS StINKO*

Reference List
Oriental = E, Strong = F, Money = M, Money = M, Victory = V, Street = ST, Female = F, Base = E, Husband = H, Club = C, Island = I, Drug = E, Time = T, Fellow = F, Lady = L, Gangster = AL(Capone), Bar = T


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43 comments:

  1. Economizer18 August 2023 at 07:46

    My first thought upon seeing Dr. X above the crossword: "thank God!"

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    1. Economizer18 August 2023 at 19:17

      It was a setter's clinic from Dr. X, with scrupulously fair clues, entertaining surface readings (amusing characters with illicit dealings) and surgical precision with hardly an error to spot.

      It is difficult to select a favorite from so many good clues, but my pick is:

      21 Delivering money after a son's cruelly abducted by gang (9) RANSOMING

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  2. Uncertainly-yours18 August 2023 at 07:59

    26a - enlist; anagram of line & st (street)

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  3. Uncertainly-yours18 August 2023 at 08:01

    14a - once in a while; anag of on, wine & ichael (Michael minus M)

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  4. Uncertainly-yours18 August 2023 at 08:04

    16d - aggrieve; anag of rage & give (gives minus s)

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  5. Uncertainly-yours18 August 2023 at 08:08

    18a - give me a break; a direct one

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    1. Economizer18 August 2023 at 08:35

      Your answer is correct. However the clue is rather indirect! See if you can spot a good annotation for it in Col's list of "annotations" (found on left column of this blog).

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  6. Uncertainly-yours18 August 2023 at 08:14

    10a - hauteur; h (start of hurt) + auteur

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  7. Brajesh18 August 2023 at 08:44

    27a as I see it from anagram of easiest +if-f

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  8. Padmanabhan18 August 2023 at 08:58

    Uncertainly yours & Brajesh= it will be better if def. is also mentioned along with wp

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  9. Brajesh18 August 2023 at 09:09

    13a makeshift from anagram of thief and mask

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  10. ghaspooscurry18 August 2023 at 09:20

    11a OC(TOP)US = sea animal: spotlight=focus, wanting strong=> remove F; finest => top

    21a (R(ANSO)(M)ING)= delivering; "a son" jumble; M from money; inside "ring" from gang
    4d SERUM HEPATITIS = disease; anagram of "therapist I use" with "m" from onset of mental.

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  11. Prasanna Rao18 August 2023 at 10:59

    20D - (LA <=)(TEST)
    def - Most recent
    ordeal - TEST
    gangster - AL ; returned = LA

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  12. Ramesh Kosaraju 18 August 2023 at 11:00

    8d ROSETTES - flower shaped decorations
    arranged - set
    {set} in {store*}

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  13. AJ18 August 2023 at 11:00

    2a MATIER: more intimate
    RAM: drive
    Drive back is MAR
    TIE: couple
    MA(TIE)R

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  14. Prasanna Rao18 August 2023 at 11:00

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  15. D N M Rao18 August 2023 at 11:00

    24Ac EFFENDI – {END} in{FIEF*}
    Definition – Old Turkish official = EFFENDI; abandoned FIEF accepting doom i.e END

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  16. Economizer18 August 2023 at 11:01

    9 Relatives urge to take right move, upset after dispute over unfinished project (4,2,8)
    Annotation: {WOR}{KIN}{P{R}{OG}RESS}
    Definition: unfinished project
    Relatives = KIN
    Urge = PRESS
    Right = R
    Move upset = OG (GO<=)
    Dispute over = WOR (ROW<=)

    Absolute mind-bender!

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  17. Rao Pilla18 August 2023 at 11:02

    9D relatives - kin
    Urge - press
    To take(containment ind)
    Right - r
    Move(go) upset - go
    After dispute(row) over(reversal ind) - wor
    Unfinished project - (WOR)((K IN) (P(R)(OG)RESS))
    Work in progress

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  18. C.G. BHARGAV18 August 2023 at 11:03

    After being kidnapped UNCONTROLLED RAGE GIVES ENDLESS DISTRESS to Vladimir. He has TROUBLE CONTROLLING OXYGEN FLOW.

    He was NERVOUS AT FIRST AFTER (A) GROUP RAISED STAKES. He gets permission to use his phone and his RELATIVES URGE (HIM) TO TAKE RIGHT MOVE.

    He somehow manages to set himself free and reason to CHEER WITH DELIGHT, SECURING VICTORY AFTER BIT OF EFFORT.

    Walking down the street he sees the FLOWER-SHAPED DECORATIONS ARRANGED IN NEW STORE.
    What happened next?

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  19. Remy18 August 2023 at 11:04

    7 dn implicit -complete
    imp-rogue.
    lit -drunk.club-c island-i
    imp li(c) (i)t

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  20. Rajan18 August 2023 at 11:04

    24A. END (doom) inside anagram of "fief" = EFFENDI = old Turkish official

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  21. Rajashri18 August 2023 at 11:04

    1d EXHUME: unearth
    EX: old (HUM: drone) E: base

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  22. Rao Pilla18 August 2023 at 11:07

    1A oriental - e
    Top - cap
    Picked up by exotic miss*
    E(s(cap)ism)
    FANCY - ESCAPISM

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  23. Murali18 August 2023 at 11:12

    Typo it is PSEUDONYM

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  24. Jacob Brahmakulam18 August 2023 at 11:47

    15D W(E)ARINESS = fatigue

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  25. H Ramachandran18 August 2023 at 11:53

    12a MUSED = Pondered
    MD =doctor
    USE = operation
    Conducting contain. Indicator

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  26. Prasanna Rao18 August 2023 at 12:30

    9D repeated twice. Hence, 6D taken as substitute
    6D - (A)(N)(TES<==)
    Def. Stake
    Nervous at first - N
    after a - A
    group - SET raised ----TES
    stakes = ANTES

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  27. Rao Pilla18 August 2023 at 12:50

    17D memorable = EVENTFUL
    time - t
    Fellow - f
    In fantastic(anagrind) venue*
    By lake(l)
    (EVEN(T)(F)U)(L)

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  28. RR18 August 2023 at 13:22

    19D, aroused = aflame
    A Celebrity = A fame
    [A f (l) ame ], lady (l) cuddled by a Celebrity.

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  29. RR18 August 2023 at 13:24

    25a, Cheer = [El(e)(v)ate]
    Delight = Elate
    Victory = v
    Bit of effort = e

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  30. RR18 August 2023 at 13:26

    2d, flow = [c(o)urse]
    Trouble = curse
    Oxygen = o

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  31. Sriku18 August 2023 at 13:27

    25A ELEVATE meaning Cheer. delight = elate. V from victory and last e ar the end from bit of effort

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  32. RR18 August 2023 at 13:27

    23a, below = infra, (T)
    BenjamIN FRA nklin

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  33. RR18 August 2023 at 13:29

    22d, grunts = Oinks
    Bar = T
    STINKO - T = SINKO*

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  34. Padmanabhan18 August 2023 at 13:40

    11A- Octopus- OC(TOP)US- Sea animal
    Finest- Top
    Wanting strong spotlight= Focus- F= Ocus
    Over is container indicator.

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  35. Rao Pilla18 August 2023 at 13:52

    3D avoiding husband(- h)
    slyly(anagrind)
    (Nymho used - h) * =
    False name = PSEUDONYM

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  36. Padmanabhan18 August 2023 at 16:49

    Thank you Col for the nice blog.
    9D- What a work in progress!

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    1. Prasanna Rao18 August 2023 at 18:06

      yes. it's really well. all substitution like maths. Thank you Col.sir & Dr X for Friday's special

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