Friday 10 May 2024

No 14171, Friday 10 May 2024, Incognito

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ACROSS
8   Largest dolphin found in WindsorCalifornia (4) ORCA [T]
9   Heather appears in esoteric art (5) ERICA [T]
10 Call for shower of pellets from the sky (4) HAIL [DD]
11 Secret agents surround king, producing pointed objects (6) SPIKES {SPI{K}ES}
12 Replied, "A new sewer is constructed next to top of drain." (8) ANSWERED {A}{N}{SEWER*}{Dr..n}
13 Restore US city tax on commencement of employment (8) RENOVATE {RENO}{VAT}{Em...t}
15 Queasy about hot model's style of performance (6) SHTICK {S{H}{T}ICK}
17 A doctor for canines, amongst other things? (7) DENTIST [C&DD]
19 Warped spaceIt is medically uncontaminated (7) ASEPTIC*
22 Rapscallion releasing father lion is rowdy (6) RASCAL RApSCALlion Error in fodder, Just P for father?
24 Knotting bootlaces having only one loop instead of two can result  in hindrance (8) OBSTACLE BOoTLACES*
26 Chap wearing scarlet and journalist taken into custody (8) REMANDED {RE{MAN}D}{ED}
28 In my case, a boy gives rise to discomfort (6) MALADY {M{A}{LAD}Y}
30 Returned 1 component (4) PART<=
31 Figurines that may be solid? (5) IDOLS*
32 Dash when changing lane (4) ELAN*

DOWN
1   Catch injured rat sitting on piano (4) TRAP {RAT*}{P}
2   Juliet wrongly took cab to get military footwear (8) JACKBOOT {J}{TOOK+CAB}*
3   Spear lobbed around his heart in Iran of olden times (6) PERSIA {PERS{hIs}A*}
4   Sprats and a bit of egg cooked around 1 for nautical marauders (7) PIRATES {SPRAT+Egg}* over (1} Error in fodder
5   Boy helps musicians (8) BASSISTS {B}{ASSISTS}
6   Mad Hatter's warning (6) THREAT*
7   Perfect penalty (4) FINE [DD]
14 English-men return by middle of dafor evacuation (5) ENEMA {E}{MEN<=}{dAy}
16 Cold knoll's iciness (5) CHILL {C}{HILL}
18 Also laid out dressing that can be consumed! (5,3) SALAD OIL*
20 White teeth nobleman sinks into baked goodies (8) PEARLIES {P{EARL}IES}
21 Dominating driver wrongly hoards, after loss of bearing, old gear-wheel at first (4,3) ROAD HOG {HOARDs}*{O}{Ge...l}
23 Chinese expressions of creative imagination and graphic representations (6) CHARTS {CH}{ARTS}
25 A snack American uncle gets with dosa, after spitting out its first bit (6) SAMOSA {SAM}{dOSA}
27 Biblical character from European Union touring South America (4) ESAU {E{SA}U}
29 Watch face and ring (4) DIAL [DD]

Reference List
King = K, New = N, Hot = H, Model = T, Piano = P, Juliet = J, Boy = B, English = E, Cold = C, Bearing = S, Old = O, Chinese = CH


27 comments:

  1. 1 A - largest dolphin--Orca
    Winds-OR California
    9 A Erica
    Heather appears in esot- ERIC Art
    10 A Hail
    Shower of pellets--hailstorm
    To call- to hail
    Call

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    1. Except for 24A you have not given annos. Likely to be removed.

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    2. No. J is not accounted for.
      Sathia

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    1. 26A : REMANDED = Taken into custody
      Chap (MAN) wearing scarlet (RED) i.e RE(MAN)D + editor (ED)

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    1. @Gita Bharath, sure you have a good cracking ability for a novice( soon you will be recommended for regular) and your enthusiasm . Pl. allow other newbies also get their chance, by restricting yourself to 5 only.
      Sathia

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    2. @Gita Bharat
      This is not done!

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    3. Simple- when in the blog, follow its rules.

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  6. 5D BASSISTS - musicians; (B)oy, helps (ASSISTS)
    30A PART - component; returned 1d (TRAP)<=

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  7. 5d
    Musicians=bassists
    Boy=b
    Helps=assists
    (b+assists)*=bassists.

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  8. 15 SHTICK.Queasy about hot model's style of performance (6) SICK about Hot Model HT..

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  9. @Prasad - Kindly check & clarify my answer posted last night for ur clue.

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    1. Its not my clue.
      I post when i think the word play is interesting and new but not 100% sure.
      So i am also looking for validation.

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  10. Maybe, successive top marks to be taken as A then A.
    This avoids necessity of containment indicator.
    My ten cents worth!

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  11. 19 A - Aseptic
    Warped - space? It
    Medically Uncontaminated

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  12. Missed out today in answering here. Solved it very late today due to early morning appointment at hospital.
    Easy one again like yesterday

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    1. You can still answer with proper annotations as a number of comments without annotations have been deleted

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  13. Again I tried cold solving. Thanx Prasad.
    A lighter breeze!
    Thanx Kishore!

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