Tuesday 28 May 2024

No 14186, Tuesday 28 May 2024, Dr. X

Solution to 1A has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.

Open for anyone to answer, if not solved by 1 PM.

ACROSS
1   Soft drink with essence of fruit flavour for masses (8) P?P?L?C? (Addendum - POPULACE {POP}{U}{LACE} - See comments)   
5   Check boy having intestinal colic at first, giving digestive remedy shortly (6) BICARB {B{In...l}{C...c}AR}{B}  
10 High on rum, cuddling single female in flat (7) UNIFORM {ON+RUM}* over {1}{F} 
11 Elderly person is retd, so worried about bills essentially (7) OLDSTER {RETD+SO}* over {biLls}  
12 Rushes with courage to save son (5) GUSTS {GU{S}TS}  
13 Doctor loves nurse? Not new for us, personally (9) OURSELVES {LOVES+nURSE}*  
14 Essentially managing company in a muddled manner (12) INCOHERENTLY {IN{CO}HERENTLY}  
18 Article about old bumpy secluded road (12) THOROUGHFARE {TH{O}{ROUGH}{FAR}E} 
21 Strange case of colic in enteric disorder (9) ECCENTRIC {ColiC} in {ENTERIC}* 
23 Metal girder in hotel yard discarded, may be defective (1-4) H-BEAM {H}{MAy+BE}* 
24 Canadian cop leapt on time to catch thugs at centre (7) MOUNTIE {ON+TIME}* over {thUgs
25 Nailed criminal smuggling cocaine to European country (7) ICELAND {I{C}ELAND*} 
26 Apply over back of knee joint (6) REEFER {RE{kneE}FER} 
27 Feel at home, getting century in session (8) INSTINCT {IN}{STIN{C}T} 

DOWN
1   Hype about new electronic drive (6) PLUNGE {PLU{N}G}{E} 
2   Receiving religious instruction, troublesome person becomes man of God (6) PRIEST {P{RI}EST} 
3   Checks toilet close to studio having bad stink (5,4) LOOKS INTO {LOO}{STINK*}{s...iO} 
4   Anxious groom romanced nervously at first? That's usual (6,2,6) COMMON OR GARDEN {GROOM+ROMANCED+Ne...y}*
6   Saving a little cash, motivate to invest (5) INDUE INDUcE  
7   Move air-conditioned container secured by chain (8) ACTIVATE {AC}{TI{VAT}E} 
8   Panoramic train rides through pass (5-3) BIRDS EYE {B{RIDES*}YE}
9   Plan educational programme for stuntmen? (6,2,6) COURSE OF ACTION [DD] 
15 Most raunchy actress at premiere in tight tee shirt (9) EARTHIEST {Ac...s} in {TEE+SHIRT}* 
16 Flag in ship over river (8)  STREAMER {ST{R}EAMER} 
17 Infer fraud with evidence implicating director (8) CONCLUDE {CON}{CLU{D}E} 
19 Arrest Greek character involved in row (6) DETAIN {D{ETA}IN} 
20 In the middle of a haze after consuming a little dope (6) AMIDST {A}{M{Dope}IST} 
22 Reviewed sample of inert inorganic compound (5) NITRE [T<=] 

Reference List
Boy = B, Female = f, Son = S, New = N, Company = CO, Old = O, Hotel = H, Yard = Y, Cocaine = C, Hype = PLUG, Electronic = E, Religious instruction = RI, Toilet = LOO, Pass = BYE, River = R, Director = D

11 comments:

  1. 1 A Populace
    Soft drink= pop
    Essence of fruit= u
    Essence of flavour= la

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    1. When essence of frUit is U, should not essence of flaVour be V?

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    2. True. So it is not essence of flavor. zit gas to be something else. Essence of fruit us right but not essence of flavor- we can't extend it!

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    3. 1A- Pop u lace- Masses
      Soft drink- Pop, essence of fruit- U, flavour- lace
      'Essence of' is only for fruit.

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  2. How do you get CE at the end?

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  3. 1A : POPULACE = Masses
    (POP)(U)(LACE)
    Soft drink = POP (Cola)
    With essence of fr(U)it = U
    Flavour = LACE

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  4. How do you say 9D is DD What is the relationship to stuntmen?

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  5. Plan/ Educational prog. for stuntmen are the 2 def

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  6. Slightly tougher than earlier days. Otherwise typ Dr. X.
    The surfaces connect so seamlessly.

    My fav
    EARTHIEST, ACTIVATE, THOROUGHFARE, INSTINCT.
    Thanx Doc!

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