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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]
14 Crooks, extremely nauseating, overwhelmed by drinks (6) ANGLES {A{{Na...nG}LES}
15 Most cheerful and funny stories (7) ROSIEST*
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}
20 Fish that burrows also found in spot by lake (4,3) SAND EEL {S{AND}EE}{L}
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
It's past 9 am and not a single solve!
ReplyDeleteWhat's happening?
They are not solving immediately after 7 AM too. Routinely, they come here at 8.30 only
Delete1a: (BUM) (P INT) (O) = come across; Tramp => bum; beer=> pint; close to ghetto=> O
ReplyDelete5a: (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 '
Superb solving and presentation. 👍
DeleteThank you sir
DeleteStill novice?
DeletePaddy Sir , one of the reason for no response is Prasad Sir's above note
Delete15 ac, rosiest, anagram of stories
ReplyDelete26 ac. Agile, age is time single lady is il
ReplyDelete4 down is tongues
ReplyDeleteAnno?
DeleteTelescopic: last of tesT ON GUES sing
DeleteMeaning Languages
Delete16 down. Enthusing, tune anagram entu with husband is h and coon is sing.
ReplyDelete18 down. Deploy, pole anagram with d for many and end of party is y
ReplyDelete7 down is scion meaning shoot, second is s, con is criminal with centre Of kid ie i
ReplyDeleteThat is six comments for @Kripa singan already.
ReplyDelete8d
ReplyDeleteEnglish city=Plymouth
Ferry =ply.
Estuary=mouth.
Ply+mouth =Plymouth
13a.
ReplyDeletePlayed slowly=lento.
Religious period=lent.
Choir at centre=o.
Lent+o=lento
12a.
ReplyDeleteIn the cuff.
(DD)
Relook
DeleteOn the cuff
Delete24AC PENTHOUSE – {(-s)P{THEN*}OUSE}
ReplyDelete
ReplyDelete25a Revolting American in group starting to squabble in apartment (9)
LOATHSOME - revolting
{a} in {lot} + {s} in {home}
11a. NECESSITY: obligation
ReplyDeleteDesire: YEN<= rebellious is NEY
NEY overwhelms (CESSIT : sect is*: breaking anagram indicator)
NE(CESSIT)Y
Naked- in the altogether; (in the alto)* (get)(her); get -pick up ; girl -her
ReplyDelete3 dn in the altogether-naked.
ReplyDeleteat hotel in*+ get her.
get her-pick up girl
👌
Deletecompensating...
ReplyDelete1 dn bestow-Award.
best-first o-oscar w-woman.
1d BESTOW; award; best=first,
ReplyDelete18a AMNIOTE; type of vertebrae; A M N(I)OTE
ReplyDelete18a AMNIOTE: a type of vertebrate
ReplyDeleteA: answer M: master (N(I: one)OTE: comment)
Replacement
ReplyDelete21d Turned thin after taking drug? Ditto (6)
REPEAT - Ditto
thin - taper
turned - Rev Ind
{ta(e)per} <=
Instead of 18 a
ReplyDelete22a: IMAGE: photograph
I( India's top) MAGE: magician
20d : SANDEEL = Fish that burrows
ReplyDelete(S(AND)EE)(L)
SEE : Spot
AND = Also
L = Lake
27A. Legal official = NOTARY. Working = ON <= (back) + A (first letter of attorney) inside TRY (test) = NOTARY
ReplyDelete17d –- {PAPILLON}*
ReplyDelete{IN+(-H)ALL+POP)*
Hot – H ; drop H
Def. Dog - A small dog of a certain breed having large ears
28A ALL RIGHT =unquestionably = G in (A)+(THRILL)*
ReplyDeleteG from glimpse of gorilla
28a, unquestionably = all right
ReplyDeleteA (thrill +g)*
G= catching glimpse of gorilla,
Wild = anind
In lieu of 28a,
ReplyDelete9d, represent = act for
A Conservative = AC
Revolting Degenerate = rot <
[AC t (f) or], female F, suppressed
Good solve RR
DeleteThanks Prasanna.
Delete10 Hawk catching large rat (5)
ReplyDeleteSolution = SPLIT
Hawk = SPIT
catching = containment indicator
Large = L
Rat = Definition
19D Use(def) - EMPLOY
ReplyDeletepole* dancing(anagrind)
to entertain(containment indicator)
many - M
at end of party - Y
(E(M)PLO*))Y
Still remaining 20 Ac
ReplyDeleteSanity- Reason- Sa(nit)y
ReplyDeleteFool= nit, power= say
That was 20A
ReplyDeleteSay- 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.
ReplyDeleteNice one! 🙂
Delete😊😊 I will try to keep inspiring you.
Deletewell written sathia
DeleteRe: Ramesh Kosaraju 21 September 2023 at 15:17
ReplyDeleteDr 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!
He merges them nicely to suit the surface.
ReplyDeleteThank 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.
ReplyDeleteThat brings us to a close of Docs Grids this month.
ReplyDeleteMy fav - LOATHSOME, PENTHOUSE, NECESSITY.
As always, surface is so smooth & enjoyable & getting the solution an absolute aha moments.
Thanx Doc!
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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