Friday 29 December 2023

No 14058, Friday 29 Dec 2023, Karaoke

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ACROSS
1   Any time in resort spa at leisure (3,1,8) ITS A PLEASURE*
9   Caracas, not as another capital (5) ACCRA CARACas*
10 Converts by gender reassignment, head to toe (9) EXCHANGES {(-s)EX CHANGE(+s)S}
11 Once got well, doctor discharged (7) EXHALED {EX}{HALE}{D}
12 Life-threatening seizures, not unknown, come out again (7) REISSUE SEIzURES*
13 Undecided voters up for sale accepting thousand initially (8) FLOATERS {FOR+SALE}* over {Th...d}
14 Schoolgirls heartily return home, that is cool (5) IGLOO [T<=]
18 Vague ideas of actors are heard by spectators but others turn a deaf ear (5) ASIDE
20 Signal for beer, right? (3,5) RED ALERT {RED ALE}{RT}
24 Recycling garbage results in losses by evaporation (7) ULLAGES (-s)ULLAGE(+s)S
26 Russel performed badly scoring nothing at first (7) RUNLESS {RU{No...g}LESS*} Semi&lit
27 They catch fresh, rare talents [ignoring amateur] outside (5-4) TRAWL-NETS{RAW} in {TaLENTS}*
28 Occasional ostentation, maybe scrap (3-2) SET-TO {oStEnTaTiOn}
29 Side-by-side taprooms - They give swinging experience (8,4) PARALLEL BARS {PARALLEL}{BARS}

DOWN
1   Conspiring with someone, criminal Cain shot enviously at heart (2,7) IN CAHOOTS {CAIN+SHOT+e..iOu..y}*
2   Actress pushed model down in a sudden involuntary movement (7) STARLET STAR(-t)LE(+t)T
3   They are called to the bar by main party bosses (8) PLEADERS {Pa..y}{LEADERS}
4   Impressed audience cry madly "Once again" (6) ENCORE {ONCE*}{RE} Semi&lit
5   Spending energy, hunting for a pirate chief (3,4) SEA KING {SE(-e+a)AKING}
6   Dams destroyed bar in storms (5) RAGES barRAGES
7   Remove clothes and send-up (4-3) TAKE-OFF [DD]
8   Something of value, like I see it regularly (5) ASSET {AS}{i+SeE+iT}
15 Not many leave South and settle around dishes (9) OMELETTES {sOME}{SETTLE*}
16 Agent brings back master with regular ally for a counter-attack (8) REPRISAL {REP}{SIR<=}{AlLy}
17 Expulsion sound from inside that is hooted partly (7) ATISHOO [T]
19 Bloodsucker in shady deal involving old goodfellow (3,4) DOG FLEA {D{O}{G}{F}LEA*}
21 A disturbed man is consuming drug for disease (7) AMNESIA {A}{MAN+IS}* over {E}
22 Primarily titled undergraduates formerly tried some witches' brooms (5) TUFTS Acrostic
23 Adult sea creature takes time practising "Going for a song!" (1-5) A-STEAL {A}{S{T}EAL}
25 Climber requires a spike to scale (5) LIANA {A}{NAIL}<=

Reference List
Once = EX, Doctor = D, Unknown = Z, Amateur = A, Model = T, Again = RE, Energy = E, Old = O, Good = G, Fellow = F, Drug = E, Adult = A, Time = T


57 comments:

  1. 1a,its a pleasure -anagram of spa at leisure

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  2. 3d,pleaders--(dd) they are called ti the bar

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  3. 16d,agent is rep,back master is ris,regular ally is al. So the answer us reprisal meaning counterattack

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  4. 14A IGLOO - home that is cool; (schOOLGIrls) heartily return
    26A RUNLESS - scoring nothing; (russel +n)
    21D AMNESIA - disease; (a man is e)*
    15D OMELETTES - dishes; sOME - not many leave South, (settle)*
    17D ATISHOO - explusion sound; thAT IS HOOted

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  5. 1 dn in cahoots - conspiring with someone
    Cain shot o (enviously at heart)
    Criminal - anagrind
    9 ac Accra - capital
    Caracas - as
    Another - anagrind
    28 ac Set-to meaning scrap
    oStEnTaTiOn
    Occasional- telescopic indicator
    17 dn Atishoo - explosion sound from inside (sneezing)
    Partly - containment indicator
    21 dn amnesia - disease
    A +man is+e(drug)
    Disturbed- anagrind

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  6. 4d
    Impressed audience cry madly=encore
    Again=re
    (Once+re)*=encore

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    1. Relook notation. The way shown is indirect anagram.

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  7. 12a.
    Come out again=reissue.
    Seizures - (not unknown=z)=seiures*=reissue

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  8. In lieu of 17 dn
    5 dn sea king- pirate chief
    Hunting- seeking
    Spending energy - (e) for a
    Sea(e)king

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  9. 10a Converts by gender reassignment, head to toe (9)
    EXCHANGES - converts
    gender reassignment - sex change
    head to toe - 's' at first goes to last

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  10. 10Ac EXCHANGES - {(-s)EXCHANGE+S}

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  11. 11Ac EXHALED -{EX}{HALE}{D} in lieu of 10ac

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  12. 29A: they give swinging experience =parallel bars
    Side by side is parallel
    Taprooms are bars
    Sathia

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  13. 29A Side-by-side - PARALLEL
    taprooms - BARS
    They give swinging experience(defn) - PARALLEL BARS

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  14. 22d - TUFTS {Acrostic)
    DEF.,-Brooms / bunch of feathers
    Primarily {T}itled {u}ndergraduates {f}ormerly {t}ried {s}ome

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  15. 27 ac trawl nets raw -fresh( talents - a*)
    t(raw)l nets

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  16. 19 down, dog flea, old good fellow is ogf with deal anagram

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  17. In lieu of 29A:
    19D Bloodsucker(defn) - DOG FLEA
    in shady(anind) deal* involving old(O) goodfellow(GF)
    (D(O)(G F)LEA)

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  18. 20A RED (ALE)RT.
    signal=Red
    Beer=Ale
    Right=Rt
    Either clue(defn ) is missing or fodder is incomplete ( for red).

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  19. 7.d
    Remove clothes...take off
    Send up....take off

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  20. 2d starlet - actress (meaning) pushed model down in sudden involuntary movement (startle - push t)
    3d pleaders - defn and main party (p) bosses (leaders)

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  21. 8.d
    Like...as
    I see it...alternate letters...s e t
    Something of value...asset

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  22. 18.a
    Vague ideas..anagrind...
    Aside.
    Heard by spectators but others turn a deaf ear...
    Aside.

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  23. 23.d
    Adult...a
    Sea...sea
    Time...t
    Practising...l, anagram
    A steal meaning going for a song..low price.

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  24. 6d, storms = rages
    Dams = barrages
    Destroyed bar = barrage- bar
    = rages

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  25. 24a, garbage = sullage
    Recycling garbage = -s ( ullage) +s
    Losses by evaporation = ullages

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  26. 24 across ULLAGES
    Garbage: SULLAGE
    SULLAGE recycled becomes ULLAGES.

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  27. 13a, undecided voters = floaters
    [ for (t)sale]*
    Accepting = anind

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  28. I am not too clear about anind. Maybe accepting is a container indicator and up is the anind?:

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  29. 25D LIANA - climber(def)
    A NAIL (spike) <<(scale- go up,)

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  30. 20A (anno) and 23d still standing!

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  31. 20A signal(defn) - {RED ALE}{RT}

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  32. Replies
    1. "Karaoke's Fiftieth"
      Congrats @Karaoke!

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    2. Karaokes Fiftieth. Congratulations KKR. Enjoyed the grid. Hope you hit a century soon.

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    3. Congratulations Karaoke (KKR) for completing 50th THC. Wish you many more to come in future.
      Sathia

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    4. Hearty congratulations KKR garu 💐

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  33. 23D Adult : A
    Sea creature : SEAL
    Takes time ( include T )
    A S{T}EAL is cheap or going for a song

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  34. 23d, going for a song = a steal
    Adult = A
    Sea creature = SEAL
    Sea creature takes time = [ S(t)EAL]
    [A] [Steal]

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  35. Why is there a hyphen in 23D enu(1-5)?

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  36. Hearty Congratulations to KKR garu for the successful completion of 50th grid. Thorughly enjoyed your clues. Anticipating many grids in the near future.

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  37. Thanks to you all for your messages. They inspire me to set more grids.

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  38. ATISHOO!
    Bless you! Come again...
    ITS A PLEASURE to solve puzzles set by KKR.
    He is yet another ASSET to THC.
    After TAKE OFF and having crossed fifty he is ALL SET to
    move on to three figures.
    ASIDE:
    Three figures refers to one hundred crossword puzzles...

    Congratulations!

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  39. Congratulations on your 50th grid Karaoke!

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