Friday 22 September 2023

No 13976, Friday 22 Sep 2023, Dr. X

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ACROSS
1   Come across tramp close to ghetto, drinking beer (4,4) BUMP INTO {BUM}{g...tO} over {PINT}
5   One cold energy drink becomes frozen (4,2) ICES UP {1}{C}{E}{SUP}
10 Hawk catching large rat (5) SPLIT {SP{L}IT}
11 Overwhelmed by rebellious desire, sect is breaking obligation (9) NECESSITY {YEN<=} over {SECT+IS}*
12 Where shirt button might be free in America (2,3,4) ON THE CUFF [DD]
13 Played slowly in religious period by choir at centre (5) LENTO {LENT}{chOir}
14 Crooks, extremely nauseating, overwhelmed by drinks (6) ANGLES {A{{Na...nG}LES}
15 Most cheerful and funny stories (7) ROSIEST*
18 Answer master with comment describing one type of vertebrate (7) AMNIOTE {A}{M}{N{1}OTE}
20 Reason fool's in power (6) SANITY {SA{NIT}Y}
22 Photograph of India's top magician (5) IMAGE {In..a}{MAGE}
24 Husband removing top, then pants inside top-floor flat (9) PENTHOUSE {sP{THEN*}OUSE}
25 Revolting American in group starting to squabble in apartment (9) LOATHSOME {LO{A}T}{H{Sq...e}OME}
26 Lively time, entertaining single lady (5) AGILE {AG{1}{L}E}
27 Legal official is back, working with leading attorney in trial (6) NOTARY {ON<=}{T{At...y}RY}
28 Unquestionably a wild thrill, catching glimpse of gorilla (3,5) ALL RIGHT {A}{LLRI{Go...a}HT*}

DOWN
1   First woman to win Oscar award (6) BESTOW {BEST}{W} over {O}
2   This might help you sleep with hot Latino men (9) MELATONIN*
3   Naked at hotel in rave, pick up girl (2,3,10) IN THE ALTOGETHER {AT+HOTEL+IN}*{GET HER}
4   Entertained by test on guessing languages (7) TONGUES [T]
6   Actors find hard new realities shattering unrealistic dreams (7,2,3,3) CASTLES IN THE AIR {CAST}{H+N+REALITIES}*
7   Shoot second criminal abducting kid at centre (5) SCION {S}{C{kId}ON}
8   Ferry at estuary in English city (8) PLYMOUTH {PLY}{MOUTH}
9   Represent a conservative female suppressed by revolting degenerate (3,3) ACT FOR {A}{C}{RO{F}T<=}
16 Exciting new tune inspires husband to croon (9) ENTHUSING {ENT{H}U*}{SING}
17 Tipsy in hall, pop drops hot dog (8) PAPILLON {IN+hALL+POP}*
19 Use pole dancing to entertain many at end of party (6) EMPLOY {E{M}PLO*}{p..tY}
20 Fish that burrows also found in spot by lake (4,3) SAND EEL {S{AND}EE}{L}
21 Turned thin after taking drug? Ditto (6) REPEAT{TA{E}PER<=}
23 Divorced associate knocking back gin (5) APART {A}{TRAP<=}

Reference List
Cold = C, Energy = E, Large = L, Answer = A, Master = M, American = A, Lady = L, Woman = W, Oscar = O, Hard = H, New = N, Second = S, Conservative = C, Female = F, Husband = H, Hot = H, Many = M, Lake = L, Drug = E


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56 comments:

  1. Padmanabhan22 September 2023 at 09:09

    It's past 9 am and not a single solve!
    What's happening?

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao22 September 2023 at 10:29

      They are not solving immediately after 7 AM too. Routinely, they come here at 8.30 only

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  2. ghaspooscurry22 September 2023 at 09:26

    1a: (BUM) (P INT) (O) = come across; Tramp => bum; beer=> pint; close to ghetto=> O

    5a: (I)(C)(E)(S UP)= becomes frozen: one=> I; cold => C; Energy => E; drink = sup

    2d MELATONIN= helps you sleep: anagram of Latino men

    6d (CAST)(LES I(N) T(H)E AIR)= unrealistic dreams : Actors => cast; anagram of Realities with (H)ard and (N)ew

    14a (A(NG)LES) = crooks; drinks => ales; NG from extremes of 'nauseating '

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  3. Kripa singan22 September 2023 at 09:33

    15 ac, rosiest, anagram of stories

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  4. Kripa singan22 September 2023 at 09:34

    26 ac. Agile, age is time single lady is il

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  5. Kripa singan22 September 2023 at 09:36

    4 down is tongues

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  6. Kripa singan22 September 2023 at 09:38

    16 down. Enthusing, tune anagram entu with husband is h and coon is sing.

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  7. Kripa singan22 September 2023 at 09:39

    18 down. Deploy, pole anagram with d for many and end of party is y

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  8. Kripa singan22 September 2023 at 09:42

    7 down is scion meaning shoot, second is s, con is criminal with centre Of kid ie i

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  9. Rao Pilla22 September 2023 at 09:50

    That is six comments for @Kripa singan already.

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  10. Radhamani22 September 2023 at 10:32

    8d
    English city=Plymouth
    Ferry =ply.
    Estuary=mouth.
    Ply+mouth =Plymouth

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  11. Radhamani22 September 2023 at 10:34

    13a.
    Played slowly=lento.
    Religious period=lent.
    Choir at centre=o.
    Lent+o=lento

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  12. Radhamani22 September 2023 at 10:40

    12a.
    In the cuff.
    (DD)

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  13. D N M Rao22 September 2023 at 11:00

    24AC PENTHOUSE – {(-s)P{THEN*}OUSE}

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  14. Ramesh Kosaraju 22 September 2023 at 11:00


    25a Revolting American in group starting to squabble in apartment (9)
    LOATHSOME - revolting
    {a} in {lot} + {s} in {home}

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  15. AJ22 September 2023 at 11:01

    11a. NECESSITY: obligation
    Desire: YEN<= rebellious is NEY
    NEY overwhelms (CESSIT : sect is*: breaking anagram indicator)
    NE(CESSIT)Y

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  16. N Sridhar22 September 2023 at 11:01

    Naked- in the altogether; (in the alto)* (get)(her); get -pick up ; girl -her

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  17. Remy22 September 2023 at 11:03

    3 dn in the altogether-naked.
    at hotel in*+ get her.
    get her-pick up girl

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  18. Remy22 September 2023 at 11:05

    compensating...
    1 dn bestow-Award.
    best-first o-oscar w-woman.

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  19. Jacob Brahmakulam22 September 2023 at 11:06

    1d BESTOW; award; best=first,

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  20. Jacob Brahmakulam22 September 2023 at 11:08

    18a AMNIOTE; type of vertebrae; A M N(I)OTE

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  21. Rajashri22 September 2023 at 11:08

    18a AMNIOTE: a type of vertebrate
    A: answer M: master (N(I: one)OTE: comment)

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  22. Ramesh Kosaraju 22 September 2023 at 11:08

    Replacement
    21d Turned thin after taking drug? Ditto (6)
    REPEAT - Ditto
    thin - taper
    turned - Rev Ind
    {ta(e)per} <=

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  23. Rajashri22 September 2023 at 11:10

    Instead of 18 a
    22a: IMAGE: photograph
    I( India's top) MAGE: magician

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  24. Mukundala Balasubramanyam22 September 2023 at 11:11

    20d : SANDEEL = Fish that burrows
    (S(AND)EE)(L)
    SEE : Spot
    AND = Also
    L = Lake

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  25. Rajan22 September 2023 at 11:21

    27A. Legal official = NOTARY. Working = ON <= (back) + A (first letter of attorney) inside TRY (test) = NOTARY

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  26. Prasanna Rao22 September 2023 at 11:25

    17d –- {PAPILLON}*
    {IN+(-H)ALL+POP)*
    Hot – H ; drop H
    Def. Dog - A small dog of a certain breed having large ears

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  27. Murali22 September 2023 at 11:48

    28A ALL RIGHT =unquestionably = G in (A)+(THRILL)*
    G from glimpse of gorilla

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  28. RR22 September 2023 at 11:57

    28a, unquestionably = all right
    A (thrill +g)*
    G= catching glimpse of gorilla,
    Wild = anind

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  29. RR22 September 2023 at 12:03

    In lieu of 28a,
    9d, represent = act for
    A Conservative = AC
    Revolting Degenerate = rot <
    [AC t (f) or], female F, suppressed

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  30. Economizer22 September 2023 at 13:25

    10 Hawk catching large rat (5)

    Solution = SPLIT
    Hawk = SPIT
    catching = containment indicator
    Large = L
    Rat = Definition

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  31. Rao Pilla22 September 2023 at 13:42

    19D Use(def) - EMPLOY
    pole* dancing(anagrind)
    to entertain(containment indicator)
    many - M
    at end of party - Y
    (E(M)PLO*))Y

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  32. Rao Pilla22 September 2023 at 13:50

    Still remaining 20 Ac

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  33. Padmanabhan22 September 2023 at 14:15

    Sanity- Reason- Sa(nit)y
    Fool= nit, power= say

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  34. Padmanabhan22 September 2023 at 14:15

    That was 20A

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  35. Padmanabhan22 September 2023 at 14:18

    Say- 2. The right or power to influence or make a decision: Citizens have a say in the councils of government. All I want is some say in the matter.

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  36. Rao Pilla22 September 2023 at 14:21

    Re: Ramesh Kosaraju 21 September 2023 at 15:17
    Dr X is a master of Sandwich / Container clues!

    A total of 18 container indicators were used today. Only in(4) and catching(2) were used more than once!

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  37. Padmanabhan22 September 2023 at 15:10

    He merges them nicely to suit the surface.

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  38. Prasanna Rao22 September 2023 at 16:44

    Thank you col.sir. 17D. same picture I referred in google. But in dic. meant butterfly everywhere. wiki clarified the answer. Thank you Dr X for the wonderful and very interesting grid.

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  39. Gowri22 September 2023 at 22:48

    That brings us to a close of Docs Grids this month.
    My fav - LOATHSOME, PENTHOUSE, NECESSITY.
    As always, surface is so smooth & enjoyable & getting the solution an absolute aha moments.
    Thanx Doc!

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    1. Economizer23 September 2023 at 09:49

      M'am, we never know who the setter is for IXL in the weekend. We could have another Dr. X grid Incognito.

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