Friday 9 February 2024

No 14093, Friday 09 Feb 2024, Incognito

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ACROSS
8   Love, kiss and nurse animals (4) OXEN {O}{X}{EN}
9   Old dog is returned on Sunday and trips (10) EXCURSIONS {EX}{CUR}{IS<=}{ON}{S}
10 Lord Edward looked (6) PEERED {PEER}{ED}
11 Comes down and refuses (8) DECLINES [DD]
12 Virginia and John have Indian curry dish (8) VINDALOO {V{IND}A}{LOO}
14 Swallow string bean cooked in absence of bran (6) INGEST {STrING+bEan}*
16 Catcalls from stables converted to houses (4) MEWS [DD]
17 Throw tar (5) PITCH [DD]
18 & 21 Devours horse jerky for starters (4,8) HORS DOEUVRES*
19 Saint's last word for pollen producer (6) STAMEN {ST}{AMEN}
21 See 18
23 First, army officer's etiquette (8) PROTOCOL {PROTO}{COL}
26 Potter's leisurely walk (6) STROLL [DD]
27 Soon fit in around forest after leaving street (6,4) BEFORE LONG {BE{FOREst}LONG}
28 Reduce number by one third? Senseless! (4) NUMB NUMBer

DOWN
1   Former soldiers carrying ripe squash start to taste and try (10) EXPERIMENT {EX}{RIPE*}{MEN}{Ta..e}
2   Nudist runs around mid-afternoon carrying sweetheart and trespasses (8) INTRUDES {INT{a..eRn..n}UD{swEet}S*}
3   Father of genetics led men astray (6) MENDEL*
4   Type of test from a police department (4) ACID {A}{CID}
5   Slightly salty ash brick is manufactured (8) BRACKISH*
6   Top class fish is sick (6) AILING {A1}{LING}
7   Wager insect has energy (4) ANTE {ANT}{E}
13 Chose operation by Theodore (5) OPTED {OP}{TED}
15 Setter is confused! Los Angeles representative gives roadside illumination? (6,4) STREET LAMP {SETTER}*{LA}{MP} 
17 Father stole and was terrified (8) PANICKED {PA}{NICKED}
18 Husband finished gin cocktail... is floating in air! (8) HOVERING {H}{OVER}{GIN*}
20 Shooting star came across pulverised ore (6) METEOR {MET}{ORE*}
22 English signal standard (6) ENSIGN {EN}{SIGN}
24 Marine feature seen in Murree forest (4) REEF [T]
25 Millionaire gives shelter to animal (4) LION [T]

Reference List
Nurse = EN(Enrolled Nurse), Sunday = S, John = LOO, Saint = ST, First = PROTO, Street = ST, Top = A1, Energy = E, Operation = OP, Theodore = TED, Representative = MP, Husband = H, English = EN


44 comments:

  1. 1d experiment from former EX soldiers - MEN with RIPE and T from taste
    3d Mendel from led men
    14a ingest from string bean less bran
    28a numb from number -er

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  2. 6d Sick- Ailing from AI - top class with Ling a type of fish

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  3. 1a.animals=oxen
    Love=o,kiss=x,nurse=en
    o+x+en=oxen

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  4. 2d.
    Trespasses=intrudes
    Mid afte r noon=r,
    Sw e etheart=e
    Nudist +r+e=intrudes.

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  5. 8 AC oxen - animals
    Love - o; kiss - x; nurse- en
    14 AC ingest- swallow
    String bean minus bran
    (Sting e)*
    Cooked- anagrind
    1 dn experiment- try
    Former- ex
    Soldiers- men
    Start to taste- t
    Ex (ripe)*men t
    Carrying- containment indicator
    Squash- anagrind
    2dn intrudes- trespasses
    Mid afternoon- r
    Sweetheart- e
    Carrying- containment indicator
    Runs- anagrind
    (Nudist r e)*
    5d brackish- slightly salty
    (Ash brick)*
    Manufactured- anagrind

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  6. 12a
    Indian curry dish=vindaloo
    Virginia=vi,
    and John=and loo
    Vi+and +loo=vindaloo
    Have is the anagrind

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    1. I think it is
      Virginia- va
      Indian - ind

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    2. @surendra, let someone else do it after you finished your quota.
      Or give some hint so that the original commentator can correct it.
      Preferavly the second one.

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  7. 9A EXCURSIONS - trips; old (EX), dog (CUR), is returned (SI), ON Sunday
    10A PEERED - looked; lord (PEER), Edward (ED)
    11A DECLINES (DD)
    12A VINDALOO - Indian curry fish; Virginia (VI), (AND), John (LOO)
    7D ANTE - wager; insect (ANT), (E)nergy

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  8. in lieu of 12A
    13D OPTED - chose; (OP)eration, Theodore (TED)

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  9. 12A Virginia is VA. Looks like VI is Virgin Islands.

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  10. Unless VI is short for a girl's name like VI for violet.

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  11. 24 down - reef telescopic from murree forest - marine feature
    3 down - mendel - anagram of led men - father of genetics

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  12. In lieu of 14 ac
    23 ac protocol- etiquette
    First - proto
    Army officer- Col.

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  13. In lieu of 1 dn
    27 ac before long- soon
    Fit in - belong
    Forest after leaving street- fore
    Around- containment indicator
    Be(fore)long

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  14. In lieu of 2 dn
    Street lamp- roadside illumination
    Los Angeles- la
    Representative- mp
    (Setter)*la mp
    Confused- anagrind

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  15. 11 across - declined - comes down & refuses

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  16. 18 & 21av - hors d'oeuvres - starters
    Anagram of devours horse

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  17. 20 down - shooting star meaning - meteor

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  19. 17D (PA)(NICKED)= terrified
    father = PA
    stole = NICKED
    19A (ST)(AMEN) = pollen producer
    saint= ST
    last word= AMEN
    20D (MET)(EOR)*=shooting star
    came across= MET
    pul....d ore= ore* =EOR

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  20. 17 ac - pitch (throw or tar meaning)
    19 ac - stamen (st- saint and amen- last word)
    17 dn - panicked ( pa- father, nicked - stole)
    18 dn - hovered (h-husband, over - finished and Ing - gin cocktail)
    20 dn - meteor (shooting star) met- came across and ore

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  21. 18D H+OVER+ING*= floating in air
    husband :H, finished:OVER,gin cocktail :gin*:ING

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  22. 26ac STROLL: leisurely walk, also Potter(verb)

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  23. 16.a
    Catcalls...mews
    Stables converted to houses...mews
    16a...mews

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  24. 16a MEWS [DD]
    catcalls / stables converted to houses

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  25. 4D Type of test(defn) - ACID
    from A police department(CID)

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  26. I think 17 Ac and 22 Dn(anno) are left.

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  27. 22D ENSIGN - standard (def)
    EN - english. SIGN -signal

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  28. 22D-ensign- standard(flag) ; english-en; signal-sign

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  29. 12A: curry dish= vindaloo
    Virginia is va
    John is loo
    Indian is ind
    Have is containment indicator
    Hence, V(ind)A+loo
    Sathia

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    1. Maybe you are right. There is a earlier solution and some comments on it.

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  30. 3D- Mendel- Father of Genetics- (Led men)*
    Ref. to Gregor Mendel, Biologist and meteorologist.
    https://www.google.com/search?q=mendel&sca_esv=c2f3d0b18548173b&sxsrf=ACQVn08pRSf0GseNXLyPHx

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  31. 12A- Ind for India is OK, Col.?
    I thought it is usually I or in.

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  32. 10a is def not Kosher for an incognito puzzle. Peer(look)-ed!!!!

    Note to new setters: (ofcourse recollected from crosswordunclued)

    "Even though the charade came from diff angle, the second part becomes totally irrelevant for solving."

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