Friday, 11 July 2025

No 14534, Friday 11 Jul 2025, Dr. X

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ACROSS
1   Mafia sent criminal to kill associate? That's obvious (8) MANIFEST {MAFIa+SENT}* 
5   Dolt is awfully dull (6) STOLID*
10 Mark area encompassing island's marshy pine forest (5) TAIGA {TA{I}G}{A}
11 Fine coat over sheer shirt in German city (9) FRANKFURT {F}{RANK}{FUR}{T}
12 Left as husband is vile and adulterous (9) FAITHLESS {LEFT+AS+H+IS}*
13 Fermented rye in Kenyan town (5) NYERI* 
14 Listens to essentially sensational American newspaper publisher (6) HEARST {HEARS}{sensaTional}
15 Rob English prince in bar (7) DEPRIVE {D{E}{PR}IVE}
18 Bid to acquire a small, stylish medieval helmet (7) BASINET {B{A}{S}{IN}ET}
20 Wavy border in image, not ordinary (6) CRIMPY {C{RIM}oPY}
22 Sacks filled with oriental gowns (5) ROBES {ROB{E}S}
24 Having hardened skin? Need to get bit of ointment applied (9) CALLOUSED {CALL}{Oi...t}{USED}
25 Gets eager, cracks sequence of code hidden in software (6,3) EASTER EGG*
26 Prepare pastry on reflection to welcome queen (5) EQUIP {PIE<=} over {QU}
27 Scoring a little LSD, nut idly totters in state of undress (6) NUDITY {NUT+IDlY}*
28 Reevaluate fancy sarees with sequins at the borders (8) REASSESS {SAREES}{Se...nS}

DOWN
1   Ideas by doctor beginning to speak about recurrent seizure (6) MOTIFS {MO}{FIT<=}{Sp..k}
2   Rowdy behaviour in boisterous session, drinking at home (9) NOISINESS {NOS{IN}ESS*}
3   Poor son, tense after parent smuggles drug to make money dishonestly (7,4,4) FEATHERES ONES NEST {SON+TENSE}*<=>{F{E}ATHER}
4   Most smooth in very fine audition (7) SOFTEST {SO}{F}{TEST}
6   Instruction to cops when jails are full to be utterly ruthless (4,2,9) TAKE NO PRISONERS [C&DD]
7   Run to pick up a little unusual magnifying glass (5) LOUPE {LO{Un...l}PE}

8   Comprehensive performance, taking time and trouble (8) DETAILED {DE{T}{AIL}ED}
9   Resulted in scoundrel taking advantage (6) CAUSED {CA{USE}D}
16 Rogue devised ruse to swindle (9) IMPOSTURE {IMP}{TO+RUSE}*
17 Dancing bare on ecstasy inside retreat in Scottish city (8) ABERDEEN {BARE*}{DE{E}N}
19 Slip in grove, cutting front of hand (6) TICKET ThICKET
20 Criminal conceals trunk close to lake in German city (7) COLOGNE {CO{LOG}N}{lakE}
21 Shot a despot eliminating old masters (6) ADEPTS {A+DESPoT}*
23 Located in Swiss city, taking diamonds for lady (5) BASED BASE(-l+d)D

Reference List
Associate = A, Area = A, Island = I, Fine = F, Shirt = T, Husband = H, English = E, Prince = PR, Small = S, Stylish = IN, Ordinary = O, Oriental = E, Queen = QU, At home = IN, Drug = E, Time = T, Ecstasy = E, Old = O, Diamonds = D, Lady = L 



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31 comments:

  1. Brajesh11 July 2025 at 07:36

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  2. Brajesh11 July 2025 at 07:37

    5a Stolid - dull from anagram of dolt is

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  3. Brajesh11 July 2025 at 07:41

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  4. Brajesh11 July 2025 at 08:17

    1a manifest- that's obvious from anagram of mafia sent - a

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  5. Brajesh11 July 2025 at 08:33

    25a easter egg from gets eager anagram

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  6. Vijaya Shankar11 July 2025 at 08:35

    17d Aberdeen - bare anagram + e (ecstacy) + den ( retreat)

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  7. Vijaya Shankar11 July 2025 at 08:44

    3d Feather ( father + 'e' ( drug) ones nest (anagram of son tense)

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    1. Padmanabhan11 July 2025 at 08:53

      Please mention the def.also to make it complete.

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    2. Vijaya Shankar11 July 2025 at 08:56

      Feather ones nest = make money dishonestly

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  8. Dr Hareendranath11 July 2025 at 08:59

    27a:NUDITY=state of undress
    {NUT ID(-l)Y}* scoring a little (L)SD

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  9. Dr Hareendranath11 July 2025 at 09:06

    15a:DEPRIVE =rob, E=English, PR=Prince, DIVE=Bar
    EPR in DIVE

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  10. Kishan11 July 2025 at 09:20

    14A HEARST - american newspaper publisher; listens to {HEARS}, sensa{T}ional

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  11. Kishan11 July 2025 at 09:30

    13A NYERI - Kenyan town; fermented {RYE IN}*
    18A BASINET - medieval helmet; bid {BET}, acquire, A {S}mall, stylish {IN}
    20A CRIMPY - wavy; border {RIM}, inimage {CoPY}, not ordinary,

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  12. Kishan11 July 2025 at 09:38

    20A CRIMPY - wavy; border {RIM}, in,, image {CoPY}, not ordinary
    22A ROBES - gowns, sacks {ROBS}, filled with, oriental {E}

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  13. Espee11 July 2025 at 09:58

    10A - TAIGA - Mark=Tag; I=Isle; A from Area TA{I}G A
    11A - FAITHLESS - Anagram LEFT AS H IS
    18A - BASINET - Bid= Bet; Stylish=In
    B{A}{S}{IN}ET
    22A- Sacks=Robes; E=Oriental
    ROB{E}S
    1D - MO=Doctor; Seizure=Fit (About) Begins to speak =S MOTIFS

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  14. Yaanaikutti11 July 2025 at 10:32

    19d. T(-H)ICKET, Slip=Ticket, grove (Thicket) - cutting front of hand (-H). I’m a rookie, so please correct my annotations as needed.

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  15. Yaanaikutti11 July 2025 at 10:44

    26a. EQUIP - pastry on reflection {PIE}<, to welcome queen {QU}, prepare = equip

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  16. H Ramachandran11 July 2025 at 11:00

    11a FRANKFURT - German city
    F - Fine
    RANK - Sheer
    FUR Coat
    T - Shirt

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  17. Devi Prasad11 July 2025 at 11:02

    24A:calloused=having hardened skin
    need=(call), bit of ointment(o),
    applied(used)
    (call)(o)(used).

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  18. Remy11 July 2025 at 11:03

    6 dn take no prisoners-ruthless CD

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  19. AJ11 July 2025 at 11:03

    28a REASSESS: reevaluate
    (Sarees)*( fancy is anind) ss(sequins at the borders)

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  20. Mukundala Balasubramanyam11 July 2025 at 11:08

    8d : DETAILED = Comprehensive
    (DE(T)(AIL)ED)
    Performance : DEED
    Time : T
    Trouble : AIL

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  21. Dr ENT11 July 2025 at 11:10

    27A state of undress: NUDITY
    anagram of nut+idly-l(scoring(removing) a little from lsd)
    2D rowdy behaviour:NOISINESS
    from session +in(at home)
    6D TAKE NO PRISONERS means utterly ruthless(DD)
    7D magnifying glass:LOUPE
    from lope(run)+u(nusual)

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  22. Dr ENT11 July 2025 at 11:15

    23D located:BASED
    basel:swiss city
    BASE(-L(ady)+D(iamond))

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  23. Sathia11 July 2025 at 11:22

    24A: having hardened skin? = calloused
    (Call)(o)(used)
    Sathia

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  24. Devi Prasad11 July 2025 at 11:33

    1D:motifs=ideas-(mo)(fit<=)(s).

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  25. Sathia11 July 2025 at 11:33

    In lieu of 24A,
    20D: German city= cologne
    (Co(log)n(e))
    Sathia

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  26. Devi Prasad11 July 2025 at 11:36

    9D:caused=resulted-{ca(use)d}.

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  27. Sekar11 July 2025 at 12:28

    12A: faithless = adulterous.
    Anagram of left as (H)usband is.
    16D: imposture = swindle.
    Rogue - imp, ruse to anagram.
    4D: softest = most smooth.
    Very - so, (F)ine, audition-test.
    21D: adepts = masters.
    a despot-o anagram.

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  28. Padmanabhan11 July 2025 at 12:31

    7D- Loupe- Magnifying glass- LO(U)PE
    Run= Lope
    A little unusual= U

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