Satyen Nabar's Sun Spl analysed

Saturday, 25 May 2024

No 14184, Saturday 25 May 2024, Dr. X

ACROSS
1   Class century with absolute self-confidence in test (8) CATEGORY {C}{A}{T{EGO}RY}
5   Roast meat made on vacation with starter of ravioli (6) HAMMER {HAM}{MadE}{Ra...i}
10 Picture of beau at rave, cuddling lady (7) TABLEAU {BEAU+AT}* over {L}
11 Nymphs in lingerie outside entrance to nightclub (7) UNDINES {UNDI{Ni...b}ES}
12 One seen in bathroom with female, drunk (5) FLUSH  {F}{LUSH}
13 Let's honour hospital staff  - too fantastic (4,3,2) HATS OFF TO {H}{STAFF+TOO}*
14 Day-to-day expenses of training for marathons? (7,5) RUNNING COSTS [DD]
18 Partly separated from terrible cheat, crushed by revolting misdeed (12) SEMIDETACHED {CHEAT}* in {MISDEED}
21 Girl abandons inhibitions finally in secluded retreat - getting rubber (9) ELASTOMER {LASs} in {REMOTE<=}
23 Thousand on road in America for race (5) KURDS {K}{U{RD}S} 
24 Altogether fascinated by short story (2,5) IN TOTAL {INTO}{TALe
25 European commission ignoring England's latest issue (7) EMANATE {E}{MANdATE} 
26 Restrain director probing alien contraption (6) GADGET {GA{D}G}{ET}
27 Sad and tense about getting sanctioned (8) ASSENTED

DOWN
1   Cold and cough essentially, aristocrat's isolated (3,3) CUT OFF {C}{coUgh}{TOFF} 
2   Trip over a boy's small drum (6) TABOUR  {T{A}{B}OUR}
3   Younger daughter, excited to eat hot dog (9) GREYHOUND {YOUNGER+D} over {H}
4   Blunder to hug a male, drunk and disorderly (5-3-6) ROUGH AND TUMBLE {BLUNDER+TO+HUG+A+M}* 
6   Increase in commotion about heartless despot (3,2) ADD TO {AD{De..oT}O} 
7   Guy provided fancy set for show (8) MANIFEST {MAN}{IF}{SET*} 
8   Wrong! Press one for answer (8) RESPONSE
9   What podiatrist might be doing without hesitation for economising (7,7) CUTTING CORNERS {CUTTING CORNS} over {ER} 
15 Defeat in start of contest? Hell, team's terrible (9) CHECKMATE  {Co...t}{HECK}{TEAM*}
16 Escorting woman in posh club (8) USHERING {SHE} in {U}{RING} 
17 Gave gift hamper, mainly clothes (8) IMPARTED {IMP{ART}EDe
19 Student bunking school, throwing tantrum endlessly (6) TRUANT {TANTRUm}* 
20 Take off clothes finally in naughty dance (6) ASCEND {c...eS} in {DANCE}* 
22 Invest, it helps to save tax (5) TITHE [T] 

Reference List
Century = C, Absolute = A, Lady = L, Female = F, Hospital = H, Thousand = K, Road = RD, European = E, Director = D, Alien = ET,  Cold = C, Aristocrat = TOFF, Boy = B, Daughter = D, Hot = H, Male = M, Commotion = ADO, Hesitation = ER, Posh = U

13 comments:

  1. Some fantastic anagrams. Had a good time.
    Slightly tougher than yesterday?

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    1. It is tough compared to last two days. But, interesting and challenging and had many Aha moments. I simply couldn’t get 9D, since clue was talking about podiatrist(foot expert) and I couldn’t relate it to corns in foot and its removal. Had it been just economising with different surface probably I could have cracked immediately. Hats off Dr.X for today’s wonderful CW.
      Sathia

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  2. Category- wasted time trying CAT for test. One of the last to fall.

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  3. I was once associated with a manufacturing unit named ELASTOMERS AND PLASTOMERS (ELPLAST)

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  4. 17d, can someone clarify what is the role of 'mainly clothes' w.r.t to the clue?

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    1. Hamper- impede
      mostly - imped
      Gift- art
      Clothes- containment indicator
      Imp(art)ed

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    2. Not quite happy with 'mainly' for removal of last letter. It has to be mostly. Mainly will be central letter/s.

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    3. +1. It is the Setter's right to confuse the solver.

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    4. Paddy,
      Mainly means - For the most part; chiefly

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    5. Mainly/ chiefly indicate the core of it. Mostly may indicate removal. That is how we have been doing so far. Seems like for first time for me.

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    6. I also couldn't parse IMPARTED.
      Otherwise lovely crossword.
      My Fav - RUNNING COSTS, CUTTING CORNERS, EMANATE, MANIFEST.
      Thanx Doc!

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