Friday, 22 November 2024

No 14337, Friday 22 Nov 2024, Dr. X

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ACROSS
1   Four cavorting around beauty on vacation (8)
5   Posh project by director in hilly country (6)
10 Shot around hideout in American city (5)
11 Trusts lead character in Agatha Christie's novel (9)
12 Slim girl drinking liquor with member is buzzing (9)
13 Vibrating sound of insect revolving around entrance to warehouse (5)
14 Time unfaithful fellow's dumped, please (6)
15 Crushed by grenade, his ceiling burst open (7)
18 Plants with resin found in sanctuaries (7)
20 Interrupts copper beginning to tackle crime (4,2)
22 Learning about sportsman finally breaking record (5)
24 Badly hit after wife became very angry (5,1,3)
25 Cautiously popped a drug with partner (9)
26 Restrain German breaking rule (5)
27 Beautiful maidens and national politician involved in fling in retreat (6)
28 Sad indeed, but no - book's not ready for publication (8)

DOWN
1   English novelist travelling to Bern (6)
2   Subordinate is close to cracking after endless stress (9)
3   Stop tickling my body - that's ridiculous! (4,4,2,5)
4   Entertain and seduce stunner finally for date (7)
6   Naughtily pet hot women at dinner party (5,3,4,3)
7   Mania changes inner personality (5)
8   Decline to enter disastrous Eastern conflict (8)
9   Gained two grand after end of tombola in base (6)
16 Miser's wickedness crushing family - getting extremely fretful and tense (9)
17 Complete information about heartless emir, one provoking a reaction (8)
19 Small kitchen utensil without lid in sink (6)
20 Continue to cheat around, pester husband to leave (5,2)
21 High from just one drink (6)
23 Killing duke, hope to seize large province (5)


22 comments:

  1. 15A DEHISCE - burst open; grena{DE HIS CE}iling; (T)
    20A CUTS IN - interrupts; copper {CU}, {T}ackle, crime {SIN}
    24A THREW A FIT - became very angry; {HIT AFTER W}*
    26A REIGN - rule; restrain {REIN}, {G}erman
    28A UNEDITED - not ready for publication; {INDEED b{UT}}*

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  2. 20a
    Interrupts=cuts in
    Copper=cu
    beginning of tackle=t
    Crime=sin.
    cu+t+sin=cuts in

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  3. 13A:twang-insect going around (gnat) entrance to warehouse (w)
    26A:reign-german(g) breaking rule(rein)
    20DN:carry on-cheat(con) around pester(Harry) minus husband (arry)
    21DN:stoned-ju(st) (one) (d)rink

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  4. 1d: Bronte = English novelist.
    Anagram of to bern.
    25a: gradually = cautiously.
    Anagram of a drug and ally = partner.
    16d: skinflint = miser.
    Wickedness-sin, family-kin, FretfuL and Tense.
    19d: settle = sink.
    Small, kettle - kitchen utensil without lid (k).

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  5. 6DN: paint the town red-(pet hot w at dinner)*

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  6. 18A: plants= legumes
    Le(gum)es
    Sathia

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  7. 1a BOUNDARY: four (in cricket)
    Cavorting around: around* : oundar
    In by: beauty on vacation
    B(OUNDAR)Y

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  8. 17 dn allergen-provoking a reaction.
    complete-all information -gen EmiR.
    all er gen

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  9. 21D - STONED [T]
    High from jusST ONE Drink
    Def. - Drink

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  10. 8D-disagree-conflict; Di(sag)re(e)

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  11. REPLACENT FOR 21D
    11a - CHARITIES*
    DEF - Trusts
    anag. of Christie's

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  12. 7dn. Anima. Rearranging letters from mania.
    20.ac. cuts in. Cu= copper. t from tackle ,sin= crime
    26.ac. Deter. De= German , term( rule) - m
    1.ac. Furlough.

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  13. 5a, hilly country = upland
    Posh = U
    Project = plan
    Director = d

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  14. 3d DONT MAKE ME LAUGH = Ridiculous
    From Stop tickling my body

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  15. 23D REALM - province(def,) DREAM(hope) minus D(duke) around L(large)

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  16. 9D Bagged- gained
    Two grand- gg
    End of tombola- a
    Base - bed
    In- containment ind.
    B a gg ed

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