Friday 27 October 2023

No 14005, Friday 27 Oct 2023, Avtaar

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ACROSS
1   Notice hundred thousand from India breaking into Pennsylvania Avenue (7) PLACARD {P{LAC}A}{RD}
5   Ring inlaid in my filigree headgear (7) CORONET {O} in {COR}{NET}
9   Regiment is hoarding stray, withered fruit (7) RAISINS {RA}{I{SIN}S}
10 Cravin' for drug? (7) ASPIRIN ASPIRIN`
11 Oriental wearing a cape wins fight, getting appreciation (9) AWARENESS {E} in {A}{NESS} over {WAR}
12 Upper class elements of the literati (5) ELITE [T]
13 Dope obtained from discharged airmen fleeing European city (5) TWERP anTWERP
15 Singular, Byzantine beer mugs in swamps (9) SUBMERGES {S}{BEER+MUGS}*
17 Not like I fight amidst evening out with partner! (9) DISPARATE {D{I}{SPAR}ATE}
19 After rejecting outliers, certifies statistical assessment (1-4) T-TEST  aTTESTs
22 Implement vacuous scheme to protect quarters (5) SPADE {Sch{PAD}emE}
23 Doctor induced to cut (9) DEDUCTION*
25 Model remains outside parking area (7) REPLICA {RE{P}LIC}{A}
26 Doctor linked to a charge involving model who has been recruited recently (7) DRAFTEE {DR}{A}{F{T}EE}
27 Case of rector getting involved in petition by don is bizarre (7) SURREAL {SU{Re..oR}E}{AL}
28 Developing new source of aromatic perfume (7) NASCENT {N}{Ar...c}{SCENT}

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1   Airmen from India turned up to divide portion for dessert (7) PARFAIT {PAR{IAF<=}T}
2   Article by Avtaar and partner in Kindle (7) ANIMATE {AN}{I}{MATE}
3   Spice displayed on the counter by warehouses in Africa (5) ANISE [T]
4   Torrid days - drinking cola leads to indigestion (9) DYSPEPSIA {DYS{PEPSI}A*}
    5   Stupid sort taking the wrong turn (5) CRASS C([l+r)RASS
6   Picture is on now (9) REPRESENT {RE}{PRESENT}
7   From Athens, a letter and phone about son's job in a hospital (7) NURSING {NU}{R{S}ING}
    8   Quotes from merchant, agent and accountant, perhaps? (7) TENDERS {T enders}
14 This is offered after a handshake by top seed after work-out with beginner in England (5,4) PEACE PIPE {ACE}{PIP}<=>{PE} and {E}
16 Fancy bed linen with diamonds seamlessly integrated (7,2) BLENDED IN {BED+LINED+D}*
17 Leaves voids (7) DESERTS [DD]
18 Sparta's principal caravan race (7) SCAMPER {Sp...a}{CAMPER}
20 First line in "Introduction to Effective Training and Communication" (7) EPISTLE  {1ST}{L} in {Ef...e}{PE}
21 Touching line from explosive, overpowering novel "Agnes' son goes missing" (7) TANGENT {T{AGNEs*}NT}
23 Puppet-stringing amateur odd-job man (2-3) DO-ALL{DO{A}LL}
24 Bears hiding egg under college mess (5) CHAOS {HA{O}S}<=>{C}

Reference List
My = COR, Regiment = RA(Regiment of Artillery), Singular = S, Parking = P, Area = A, Model = T, Don = AL(Capone), New = N, On = RE, Son = S, Work-out = PE, Beginner = PIP, Diamonds = D, Line = L, Training = PE,  Amateur = A, College = C


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118 comments:

  1. Brajesh27 October 2023 at 08:31

    12a Elite -upper class from thELITErati

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  2. Prasanna Rao27 October 2023 at 08:39

    2D was my Aha moment.................excellent word play by Avtaar.

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  3. C.G. BHARGAV27 October 2023 at 08:49

    Solutions nicely PUT IN...

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  4. Bhuvaneswari Younus27 October 2023 at 09:04

    1AC notice placard. Hundred thousand in India is lac Pennsylvania is PA and Avenue is Rd. P(lac)Ard.

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  5. Bhuvaneswari Younus27 October 2023 at 09:07

    28 ac developing is Nascent. N (new source) a (aromatic) scent (perfume)

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  6. Bhuvaneswari Younus27 October 2023 at 09:08

    23 ac cut is deduction. Anagram of induced to

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  7. Sarathi27 October 2023 at 09:09

    2 Down
    Answer ANIMATE = KINDLE
    Article = AN
    Avtaar = I
    Partner = MATE
    ANIMATE = KINDLE

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  8. Bhuvaneswari Younus27 October 2023 at 09:11

    15ac swamps = submerges beermugd with s from singular.

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  9. Bhuvaneswari Younus27 October 2023 at 09:12

    Sorry for not following the rules for annotations.

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  10. Brajesh27 October 2023 at 09:35

    15d blended in - integrated anagram of bed linen and d from diamonds

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  11. B.Patra27 October 2023 at 09:51

    1A. PLACARD
    hundred thousand in India = LAC
    Pennsylvania= PA, avenue = RD
    break into is container indicator
    So, P(LAC)A RD,
    Definition: Notice

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  12. B.Patra27 October 2023 at 09:59

    10A ASPIRIN
    Craving = ASPIRING
    Cravin' => G is to be kept understood
    Definition: a drug

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  13. B.Patra27 October 2023 at 10:05

    24D CHAOS
    Bears= HAS
    egg= O
    college = C
    under is position indicator for C above HA(O)S
    Definition: mess

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  14. B.Patra27 October 2023 at 10:09

    6D REPRESENT
    On = RE
    now= PRESENT
    A charade gives the answer
    Definition:: Picture

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  15. B.Patra27 October 2023 at 10:25

    12A ELITE
    Anno: Telescopic
    Definition: Upper-class

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  16. D N M Rao27 October 2023 at 11:00

    1Dn PARFAIT – {PAR{IAF<=}T}

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  17. AJ27 October 2023 at 11:00

    19a T- TEST : statistical assessment
    Attests: certifies - a,s : outliers
    t test remains

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    1. Sreeni27 October 2023 at 14:53

      Yay. https://www.scribbr.com/statistics/t-test/#:~:text=A%20t%2Dtest%20is%20a,does%20a%20t%2Dtest%20measure%3F

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  18. Remy27 October 2023 at 11:01

    26:ac draftee.
    Dr a f(T)ee
    fee-charge.T-model.
    draftee-recruit

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  19. Rajashri27 October 2023 at 11:06

    4d DISPARATE: not like, different
    D(I)(SPAR)ATE
    I: I
    fight: SPAR
    Evening out with partner: DATE

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  20. Rao Pilla27 October 2023 at 11:06

    21D Touching line(def) - TANGENT
    from explosive - TNT
    , overpowering(cont ind) novel (anind) "Agnes' son goes missing" - (Agnes-s) *
    T(ANGE*)NT

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  21. C.G. BHARGAV27 October 2023 at 11:06

    4 down DYS(PEPSI)A*

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  22. Rajashri27 October 2023 at 11:08

    Sorry, my solution at 11:06 is 14a, not 4d.

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  23. Mukundala Balasubramanyam27 October 2023 at 11:17

    11a : AWARENESS (A)(WAR)(E)(NESS)
    Orient : E
    a : A
    fight : WAR
    cape (head) : NESS
    Def : Appreciation

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  24. Murali27 October 2023 at 11:27

    9A RA(I(SIN)S) = withered fruit
    regiment = RA
    is = IS
    hoarding = cont ind
    stray = SIN

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  25. D.Chandrasekhar27 October 2023 at 11:31

    14 D *This is offered after a handshake* by top seed after work-out with beginner in England (5,4), PEACEPIPE
    {PE}{ACE}{PIP}{E}
    Ace = Top seed
    after
    PE = work-out = physical excercise
    PIP = beginner
    E for England

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  26. Rao Pilla27 October 2023 at 11:32

    The anno for 8D eluded me so far and I see it now👌

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  27. Padmanabhan27 October 2023 at 11:41

    Nursing- NU R(S)ING
    Nu- From Athens a letter
    Ring= Phone
    S- Son
    Def. - Job in hospital

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  28. Padmanabhan27 October 2023 at 11:42

    God workout from Avtaar. Thank you Sreeni.

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  29. B N Acharya27 October 2023 at 11:58

    20D EPISTLE- communication(def). E intro to Eff...IST first L line in PE training

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  30. Prasanna Rao27 October 2023 at 12:03

    28d – (N)(A)(SCENT)
    New – N
    Sources of aromatic – A
    Perfume – SCENT
    Def. – Developing /NASCENT/emerging

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  31. RR27 October 2023 at 12:15

    13a, dope = twerp
    European City = Antwerp
    Airmen discharged = - an
    Antwerp - an = twerp

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  32. Srikant Sri27 October 2023 at 12:18

    27A SURREAL - Case of R(ECTO)R - RR in Petition - SUE with AL (Capone) - Don

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  33. Sreeni27 October 2023 at 12:20

    Yay

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  34. Gemini27 October 2023 at 12:39

    4D. Dyspepsia= Discomfort in upper abdomen, indigestion
    Torrid days= dysp( torrid is anagrind)
    Cola= pepsi
    Drinking cola is containment indicator
    Dys(pepsi)a

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  35. Uncertainly-yours27 October 2023 at 13:09

    22a - spade; s(pad)e

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  36. Uncertainly-yours27 October 2023 at 13:10

    Vacuous scheme - se; protects pad (quarters) . Def- implement

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  37. Kiran27 October 2023 at 13:32

    3d ANISE
    WarehousES IN Africa [T <=]
    Def: spice

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  38. Rao Pilla27 October 2023 at 13:52

    Ac 5, 25
    Dn 5, 8, 17, 18, 23 yet to be solved. 14D anno has a question pending.

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  39. Rao Pilla27 October 2023 at 13:55

    Perhaps, it should be stipulated that regulars can solve a second clue after 1 pm or 2 pm.

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  40. Deepak Gopinath27 October 2023 at 14:29

    Regulars can solve a second clue as many are pending

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  41. Rao Pilla27 October 2023 at 14:34

    25A Model(def) - REPLICA
    remains - RELIC
    outside(cont ind)
    parking - P
    area - A
    (RE(P)LIC)(A)

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  42. Padmanabhan27 October 2023 at 14:46

    5A- Coronet- cor(o)net
    ring inlaid- O
    Def. - headgear

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    1. Deepak Gopinath27 October 2023 at 14:50

      What is CORNET Paddy?

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    2. Padmanabhan27 October 2023 at 15:11

      Cornet is a cone shaped paper or headgear of intricate design. I am trying to connect it to filigree

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    3. Padmanabhan27 October 2023 at 15:14

      cornet is ice cream cone

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    4. Rao Pilla27 October 2023 at 15:16

      I think the annotation involves cor and net not cornet.

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    5. Rao Pilla27 October 2023 at 15:20

      Just noticed, it is answered @15:10

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    6. Padmanabhan27 October 2023 at 15:27

      Searching free dictionary, I voukd not find net as a synonym fr filigree. I have to search elsewhere or wait till Col. clarifies it

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    7. C.G. BHARGAV27 October 2023 at 15:31

      Maybe : C(O)RONET

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    8. Mukundala Balasubramanyam27 October 2023 at 16:50

      Paddy @

      Synonyms, crossword answers and other related words for FILIGREE
      We hope that the following list of synonyms for the word filigree will help you to finish your crossword today. We've arranged the synonyms in length order so that they are easier to find.

      filigree 3 letter words
      GEM
      NET
      WEB

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    9. Mukundala Balasubramanyam27 October 2023 at 16:53

      https://www.the-crossword-solver.com/word/filigree

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    10. Padmanabhan27 October 2023 at 19:12

      Thank you MB

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  43. C.G. BHARGAV27 October 2023 at 14:49

    18 down. S CAMPER

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  44. C.G. BHARGAV27 October 2023 at 15:05

    SPARTA'S PRINCIPAL / CARAVAN / RACE

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  45. D N M Rao27 October 2023 at 15:05

    17Dn DESERTS (DD)

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  46. Prasanna Rao27 October 2023 at 15:05

    23D - (DO - (A)LL)
    puppet - Doll
    Ameatur - A
    def, - a person employed in factorum

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  47. RR27 October 2023 at 15:10

    5a, Headgear = Coronet
    Filigree = net
    My = cor
    Ring inland = o
    [Cor (o) net]

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  48. RR27 October 2023 at 15:11

    Ring inlaid, typo

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  49. Prasanna Rao27 October 2023 at 15:11

    23d - would like to know about setter word play. puppet-string. a hypen mentioned between puppet and string. will it be connected with anno????? I perceive string as a straigt wire / thred for a tie

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    1. Rao Pilla27 October 2023 at 15:23

      It is puppet-stringing amateur.
      Stringing is the containment indicator.

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  50. Prasanna Rao27 October 2023 at 15:16

    in dic.also the word do-all. with hypen only. hence, puppet = doll - to be substiute with hypen???

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  51. Padmanabhan27 October 2023 at 15:17

    Puppet= Doll
    stringing is collecting A ( amsteur)
    DO(A)LL
    Def.- Odd job man

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    1. Prasanna Rao27 October 2023 at 15:23

      Thank you paddy sir, we both attempted the same clue.

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    2. Prasanna Rao27 October 2023 at 15:34

      yes sir. I got the point. Actually I was keen on the hypem mark.

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    3. Padmanabhan27 October 2023 at 16:04

      A comma would have been more apt.

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  52. Padmanabhan27 October 2023 at 15:25

    I dud not attempt. I had already fine mine. Just explained.

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  53. Rao Pilla27 October 2023 at 15:27

    Dn 5, 8 left. 14D anno question.

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  54. Mukundala Balasubramanyam27 October 2023 at 15:36

    5dn : CRASS (CLASS - L +R)
    Sort : Class
    R : Taking Right (R) turn instead of Left.
    Hope my guess is okay!
    Definition : Stupid

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  55. D.Chandrasekhar27 October 2023 at 15:42

    5A Ring inlaid in my filigree headgear (7)
    CORONET ( headgear)
    {COR}{O}{NET}
    Ring O in(side) my COR and filigree NET

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  56. Srikant Sri27 October 2023 at 15:56

    14D Work out - PE, Top - ACE, Seed - PIP, with E - Beginner in England

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  57. Padmanabhan27 October 2023 at 16:01

    Well done.

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  58. Rao Pilla27 October 2023 at 16:13

    Allow me the pleasure of finishing the grid.
    8D Quotes(def) - TENDERS
    from merchanT, agenT and accountanT, perhaps? - T enders.

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  59. Sreeni27 October 2023 at 17:30

    Thanks all for the entertaining group solve. I enjoyed setting this grid

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  60. Rao Pilla27 October 2023 at 21:41

    It was not at all an easy puzzle. I had quite a few blanks and anno questions as I entered the blog. At least I felt like it was a team effort to complete the grid today. Thanks to @sreeni for an absorbing Friday. 👍👌👏

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    1. Rao Pilla27 October 2023 at 21:46

      5D I had the answer because of the crossings, but the annotation was kind of a revelation. I have not filled it. Kudos to MB. 👌

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  61. Gowri27 October 2023 at 23:25

    I also found it tough.
    Did not get TWERP, PEACE PIPE.
    After a lo.....ng time, had an incomplete grid.
    Very nice clues. Esp TENDERS, CRASS, TANGENT.
    Thanx Sreeni.

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