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Across
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IIM (Madras) Open Prelim
By Dr. X
Across
| 1 | Special essence of oils brought back to take care of hair problem (5,3) |
| 5 | Rebellious characters tackling a tyrannical person (6) |
| 10 | Sip chai, playing Indian board game (7) |
| 11 | Aid undisciplined model becoming fat (7) |
| 12 | Scored single, cutting ball through cover (5) |
| 13 | Most depressed and miserable in terrible hostel (9) |
| 14 | Oh! Get rid of a hangover, primarily swilling this? (4,2,3,3) |
| 18 | Adulterated rum? Prosecute in legal venue (7,5) |
| 21 | Remove clothes, start to caress essentially hot lady wearing low-cut dress (9) |
| 23 | See 4 Down |
| 24 | Old property maintained by retired men in American city (7) |
| 25 | No-ball unfortunately! He cannot appeal (7) |
| 26 | Invested and regretted wasting rupees after result (6) |
| 27 | Foreword for book by rebellious English unionist (8) |
Down
| 1 | Fixes up plywood boxes in a graceful manner (6) |
| 2 | Cryptic clue by new cruciverbalist, ultimately brilliant (6) |
| 3 | Poor husband tried desperately to catch rodent (5-4) |
| 4 & 23a | 04 & 23aNot found in any place? It's irrelevant (7,4,3,5) |
| 6 | A largely insignificant type of acid (5) |
| 7 | Traveller picking up single dame on vacation in Brazilian municipality (3,5) |
| 8 | Regard beast taking nap close to lake (8) |
| 9 | Best in reconstruction of auricle with a deformity caused by repeated blows (11,3) |
| 15 | Rationalistic man's revolutionary article (9) |
| 16 | Was once busted, slyly stealing ring on base (4,2,2) |
| 17 | Spotted in toboggan, stealing kiss (8) |
| 19 | Pain after eating oriental starter of noodles in Asian city (6) |
| 20 | Peaceful with dope and half of bottle gone (6) |
| 22 | Dash in sleigh around foot of mountain (5) |
Enjoy.
10A: PACHISI..sipchai*
ReplyDelete26A: ENDUED..end+(-r)ued
ReplyDelete1D; SUPPLY..t
DeleteIn all cases please mention the def.also. It is very imprtant. We see Col. doing it daily in the blog
Delete27 a prologue -foreword.for-pro book-log eu<.
ReplyDelete19 dn penang-p(e n )ang
14 ac hair of the dog-hangover drink .
Deleteoh get rid of a h*
2d LUCENT
ReplyDeletedef: brilliant
(clue)*(n)(t)
13a HOLLOWEST
Deletedef: most depressed
(low) in (hostel)*
20D. Gentle= peaceful
ReplyDeleteGen= dope
Tle= half the( bot)tle
My first
2dn lucent (clue n(ew) (cruciverbalis) t) *
ReplyDelete18ac supreme court ( rum prosecute) *
11ac adipose (aid) * pose(model)
11A. Adipose= fat
ReplyDeleteAid indisciplined is anagrind = adi
Pose= model
Becoming is anagram of aid+ pose
My second and final
5A. Satrap= tyrannical person
ReplyDeleteParts= characters
A= a
Tackling is anagrind
My third and final
4D&23 A NEITHER HERE NOR THERE = irrelevant (DD)
ReplyDelete24A ORLANDO = US City {O, old LAND protected by retired men OR<RO}
6D AMINO = an acid { A + MINOr, insignificant mostly}
3D. Sub for 11A
ReplyDeleteThird rate
Tried h rat
H+ tried+ rat
Desparately is anagrind
Third rate= poor
ReplyDeleteReplacement for 2dn
ReplyDelete17dn speckled (s(peck) led)
Sled(tobaggon) peck(kiss)
1A: hair problem = split end
ReplyDelete(Sp)(li)(tend)
Sathia
Is there a typo in 9d!
ReplyDeleteI don't think so
Delete9D is CAULIFLOWER EAR. Best meaning flower in (auricle+a)*
DeleteLast one in for me
DeleteRepeated is not necessary for def. One strike can result in the deformity.
DeleteAnd the probability of it after one strike or multiple strikes is same.
Delete8d PRESTIGE
ReplyDelete(P(REST)IG)(E)
Beast : PIG, Nap : REST
Close to lak(e) : E
Def : Regard
20d GENTLE (GEN)(-botTLE)
ReplyDeleteDope : GEN
Def : Peaceful
16D: was once= used to be
ReplyDelete(Busted)*
Stealing container indicator for o, b inside
Used t (o b) e
21A: low-cut dress= décolleté
Remove is delete
Hot essential is o
Lady is l
Start to caress is c
De(c)(o)(l)late
Sathia
16d : USED TO BE
ReplyDeleteBUSTED*
Slyly is the anagrind
Stealing is the container ind
Ring : O, Base : E
Def : was once
7D-rio verde-municipality in brazil; R(i)over(de)
ReplyDelete21A-decollete-low cut dress; De(c)(o)(l)lete
16D-used to be-was once; (busted +o+e)*
Replacements
Delete15D-heretical-Rationalistic; He +(article)*
19D-Penang; P(en)ang
22d, dash = lunge
ReplyDeleteIn sleigh = luge
Foot of mountain = n
around = cont ind
[LU(N)GE]
Had tge pleasure of meeting Doc and LV at IIT, Chennai. Incidentally did thus prelim CW live there. Unfortunately could not stay on for the next round.
ReplyDeleteCiukd not get 9d
ReplyDelete12a, scored = lined
ReplyDeleteCover = lid
Single = one, becomes NE after cutting 'o', ball
Cutting = cont ind on double duty?
[LI (NE)D]
Sorry, through is the cont.ind for 12a and not cutting.
Delete👍
Delete25a ENCHANT. = Appeal
ReplyDeleteAnagram of He cannot (- o) for No ball
Unfortunately = Anind
1d is a variant spelling and less used, and its not an aleternate spelling.
ReplyDeleteIMHO, it needs an indication.
As usual Dr X is atleast one grade above THC in competitions and this one is no exception in mental workout.
In online competition I probably wouldnt have got endued (somehow i cant remember that word)
And hair of the dog without crossies.
Hair of the dog is frequently used as a cure for hangover (more in jest?)
ReplyDeleteWe can take supply from (supple-y) But I understand difficult to get (without doubt/crossings) in a competition.
What's the adverb for supply? Here's the word you're looking for.
ReplyDeletesupply
Supplely: in a supple manner, with suppleness.
Rio Verde is too tiny and obscure a place to merit asking about IMO. Also, it's not even a uniquely named place; in Brazil alone there are four. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Verde
ReplyDelete+1
DeleteFor ibereans rio verde is actually a surname.
And none of the areas are just rio verde but so and so (of/) rio verde