Friday 19 January 2024

No 14075, Friday 19 Jan 2024, Dr. X

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ACROSS
1   Threw out fool over obscenity in retreat (3,3,2) GOT RID OF {GO{DIRT<=}OF}
5   Boat containing each aquatic mammal (3,3) SEA COW {S{EA}COW}
10 Simpleton taking small whip for wild horse (7) MUSTANG {MU{S}{TAN}G}
11 Withdraws from California, crushed by payments (7) RECANTS {RE{CA}NTS}
12 Dance in Sunburn Goa endlessly (5) TANGO {TAN}{GOa}
13 New nurse putting away covers, tidying up (9) NEATENING {N}{EAT{EN}ING}
14 Poet lay in compound, inhaling dope eagerly (12) PASSIONATELY {POET+LAY+IN}* over {ASS}
18 Sick lad fainted - he's critical! (4-3-5) LIFE-AND-DEATH {LAD+FAINTED+HE}*
21 What electrician might do to hide? (2,2,5) GO TO EARTH [DD]
23 Cries of alarm after river stinks (5) REEKS {EEKS}<=>{R}
24 Bishop is man conducting appropriate religious ceremony (7) BAPTISM {B}{APT}{IS}{M} Semi&lit
25 Dropping off a container filled with money (7) ABATING {A}{BA{TIN}G}
26 Kiss in corner, removing top - that's too much (6) EXCESS {rE{X}CESS}
27 Sceptics start to analyse robbery in back street (8) ATHEISTS {An...e}{T{HEIST}S<=}

DOWN
1   Reproductive cell is round, having covering of epiblast (6) GAMETE {GAM{Ep...sT}E}
2   Tea is fantastic, containing new infusion of herbs (6) TISANE {TEA+IS}* over {N}
3   What a Roman is concealing about female lover (9) INAMORATA [T<=]
4   Men getting dirt about crooked director in case revealing Mafia's activities (9,5) ORGANISED CRIME {OR}{G{D+IN+CASE}*RIME}
6   Host starts to enthral massive crowd expecting entertainment (5) EMCEE Acrostic 
7   Deliberate deception, rule broken by team (8) CONSIDER {CON}{SIDE}{R}
8   Smart alecs use wigs perhaps to retain a little youthfulness (4,4) WISE GUYS {USE+WIGS}* over {Yo...s}
9   Floating bank rate rosehe's upset (5,4,5) BREAK ONES HEART*
15 Argue heatedly to amend abominable act on essence of citizenship (9) ALTERCATE {ALTER}{ACT*}{c...zEn...p}
16 Exotic belle hugging one soldier is desirable (8) ELIGIBLE {EL{1|}{GI}BLE*}
17 Chief in workplace ignoring point - it's not relevant to the current discussion (3-5) OFF-TOPIC {OFF{TOP}ICe}
19 Brilliance shown by one in class (6) GENIUS {GEN{1}US}
20 Members of Native American people thus returned to welcome oracle (6) OSAGES {O{SAGE}S<=}
22 Rewrites in most ideal retreat (5) EDITS [T<=]

Reference List
Each = EA, Small = S, New = N, Nurse = EN, Riverv = R, Bishop = B, Kiss = X, Street = ST, Men = OR, Director = D, Rule = R



56 comments:

  1. Col., No comments till 9.20 from 7 am. High time something is done about it. Novices are no longer novices! They have all become regulars.

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  2. 12a dance=tango
    Sunburn=tan, Goa endlessly=go
    Tan+go=tango

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  3. 27a
    Sceptics=atheists.
    Start to analyse=a
    Robbery=heist
    Back Street=<- st=ts.
    (a+heist+ts)*=atheists

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    1. All the letters are there. The annotation needs a relook.

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  4. Good solves. Become a regular soon?! No, continue as novice and enjoy your run.

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  5. 22d
    Rewrites=edits.
    Most ideal
    Mo st ide al. Reverse telescopic

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  6. 26a
    Too much=excess
    Kiss=x,
    Top off corner=recess-r=ecess
    (x+ecess)*=excess

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  7. 3d.
    Female lover=inamorata.
    Wh at a Roman i s. (Reverse telescopic)

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  8. 21 ac Go to earth (DD) - what electrician might do to hide
    26 ac excess- that's too much
    Kiss -x
    Corner- recess
    Removing top - delete r
    In - containment indicator
    E(x)cess
    16dn eligible- desirable
    One- i
    Soldier- gi
    Exotic - anagrind
    (Belle i gi)*
    17 dn off- topic not relevant to the current discussion
    Chief- top
    Workplace ignoring point - office(-e)
    In- containment indicator
    22 dn edits- rewrites
    In indicatesTelescopic
    Retreat- reverse
    moST IDEal

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  9. 9 down (bank rate rose he)* = BREAK ONES HEART

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  10. 15d Argue heatedly to amend abominable act on essence of citizenship (9)
    ALTERCATE - argue heatedly
    amend - alter
    abominable - Anind
    essence of citizenship - e
    {alter}{act*}{e}

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  11. 24A: religious ceremony = baptism
    Bishop is b
    Is
    Man is m
    Appropriate is apt
    Hence, b+apt+is+m
    Sathia

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  12. 2d - TISA(N)E* - anag of "tea is" over 'N"
    New - N
    def. Herbs
    Tisane - leaves

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  13. 15d ALTERCATE: argue heatedly
    ALTER: amend
    CAT: act* ( abominable is anind)
    E: essence of citizEnship
    ALTER CAT E

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  14. Replacement for 15d
    7d. CONSIDER: deliberate
    CON: deception R: rule
    broken by
    SIDE: team
    CON(SIDE)R

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  15. 5 ac - sea cow. Boat=scow, each=ea

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  16. 13A New - N
    nurse - EN
    putting away - EATING
    covers(cont. ind)
    tidying up(defn) - NEATENING
    (N)(EAT(EN)ING)

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  17. 24 ac - baptism. Bishop IS Man Apt (appropriate)

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  19. 25 ac - abating. A container (bag) money (tin)

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  20. 25A: Dropping off = {A[BA](TIN)[G]}

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  21. Replacement for 25A.
    1A: GOOF (fool) around TRID (dirt = obscenity in reverse) = GOT RID OF = threw out

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  22. 8 ac wise guys. Anagram use wigs with little Youthfulness

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  23. 4dn ORGANISED CRIME
    (OR)(G(D IN CASE*)RIME)
    Men = OR
    Dirt = GRIME around
    Crooked (anind) director= D +IN +CASE
    Def : Mafia's activities

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  24. In lieu of 26 ac and 22 dn
    4 dn organised crime- mafia's activities
    Men- or
    Dirt- grime
    Director- d
    In case
    Crooked - anagrind
    OR G(d in case)*rime
    7 dn consider- deliberate
    Deception- con
    Rule- r
    Team- side
    Broken by- containment indicator

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  25. 14A PASSIONATELY- eagerly(def) POET LAY IN* over ASS (dope)

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  26. 10A- Mustang- Wild Horse
    MU(S TAN)G
    Simpleton= Mug, Small-= S; Whip= Tan (Had to search for this meaning)

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  28. 17d- off topic - not relevant to the current discussion; off(top)ice -e

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  29. In lieu of 4dn
    20 dn osages- members of native American people
    Thus returned- (so)>
    Oracle- sage
    Welcome- containment indicator

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  30. 18 ac - life and death. Anagram of lad fainted he.

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  31. In lieu of 7 dn
    18 ac life and death- critical
    (Lad fainted he)*
    Sick- anagrind

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  32. In lieu of 18 ac
    11 ac recants- withdraws
    California- ca
    Payments- rents
    Crushed by- containment indicator

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  33. 1D GAMETE
    Definition: Reproductive cell
    Round: Game
    Covering of epiblast: ET
    GAM(ET)E

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  34. 19dn, brilliance = Genius
    Class = genus
    One = I
    [ Gen(i)us]

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  35. I think only 6D remains.
    27A anno needs correction.

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  36. 6D EMCEE = host ( acrostic )
    enthral.....entertainment

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  37. 3D solution; INAMORATA.
    whAT A ROMAN Is..
    Means female lover

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  38. 27A solved @9:35, anno correction:
    ATHEISTS
    {A} {HEIST} in {ST<=}

    I think the grid is fully solved.

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  39. 8.a
    Smart alecs....wise guys
    Anagrind of
    Use wigs y

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  40. 8.d smart alecs....wise guys
    Anagrind of
    Use
    Wigs
    A little of youthfulness...y
    Wise guys.

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  41. I am still not clear about semi&lit classification.
    While parsing 24A, it looked like a 'literally so' type. But the solution came from a normal charade and definition. 🤔

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  42. "In a semi-&lit clue, the entire clue is the definition but only a part of the clue is the wordplay." - from crossword unclued.
    In 24A, entire clue is not the definition.

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  43. Fun grid from Doc!
    My fav - ORGANISED CRIME,
    GOT RID OF,.GO TO EARTH.
    Thanx

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