Satyen Nabar's Sun Spl analysed

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Friday, 18 July 2025

No 14540, Friday 18 Jul 2025, Avtaar

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ACROSS
1   Movie choice announced - "Old town in Tennessee's outskirts" (7) PICTURE {(~pick)PIC}{Te...{UR}...eE}
5   Foot fragments outside entrance to Harappan digs (7) FATHOMS {F}{AT{Ha...n}OMS}
10 Like to go on reading (4) PEER {PEE}{R}
11 Egg stored in box is close to first drawer (10) CARTOONIST {CART{O}ON}{IS}{f..sT}
12 University taken over by government is bust (6) STATUE {STAT{U}E}
13 Luncheon's organised without entree? That is unusual (8) NONESUCH lUNCHEONS*
14 Lawyer's restraint binding banks in suit (9) BARRISTER {BARRI{SuiT}ER}
16 Weld aluminium counter holding bucket with long handle (5) LADLE [T<=]
17 School tournament's finale followed by every one (5) TEACH {t...nT}{EACH}
19 Open platform in disused craft leaked, leaving shores of Latvia (9) AFTERDECK {CRAFT+lEaKED}*
23 Country doctor participating in a cricket match, entertained by accountant (8) CAMBODIA {C{A}{MB}{ODI}A}
24 Unsound regulation adopted by leading Central bank (6) FLAWED {F{LAW}ED}
26 Spooner's cooks look for drink (6,4) SPRUCE BEER (~ brews peer to spruce beer)
27 Bird's stomach opening out (4) ROOK bROOK
28 Mike distributed sheet describing promo (7) HEADSET {HE{AD}SET*} A mike per se cannot be a headset
29 Kant's original perception about new religious scripture of fundamental importance (7) KEYNOTE {Kant}{EY{N}{OT}E}

DOWN
2   Avtaar's joining new English cadet for beverage (4,3) ICED TEA {I}{E+CADET}*
3   Card-sharp wins nothing (5) TAROT {TAR{O}T}
4   Condition of insects about to be freed (7) RICKETS cRICKETS

6   Somewhere near a field, German's hidden (6) AROUND {A}{gROUND}
7   Exercise routine in Shetland Islands almost completely performed without trellises, essentially (9) HANDSTAND  {SHeTlANDislANDs}*
8   Say, Chicago's problem taken up by leader of Indiana state in US (7) MUSICAL {SUM<=}{In...a}{CAL}
9   Saw open rifle shot clipping head of Connery in "The Man Who Would Be King" (6,2,5) PRINCE OF WALES {SAW+OPEN+RIFLE}* over {Co...y}
15 Covered with hard stones all over, fencing of castle keeps bulging, basically (4-5) ROCK-BOUND {RO{Ca...e}{Ke..s}{Bu...g}OUND}
18 One-time rich model (7) EXAMPLE {EX}{AMPLE}
20 Insist on measure supporting church (7) ENFORCE {EN}{FOR}{CE}
21 Idiot stealing the lady's smoking thingy (7) CHEROOT {C{HER}OOT}
22 Keep commercial now (6) ADHERE {AD}{HERE}
25 Top of arching, mostly inclined projection on stage (5) APRON {Ar...g}{PRONe}

Reference List
Old Town = UR, Foot = F, To go = PEE, Reading = R, University = U, Accountant = CA, Promo = AD, New = N, Religious scripture = OT(Old Testament), English = E, About = C, Measure = EN, Church = CE, Commercial = AD


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76 comments:

  1. sree_sree18 July 2025 at 08:50

    23a does the clue need review!?

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    1. Padmanabhan18 July 2025 at 09:42

      I don't think so.

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    2. Padmanabhan18 July 2025 at 09:44

      Maybe order of components.

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    3. sree_sree18 July 2025 at 10:15

      My mistake. I entered the spelling wrong but online version didn't show error.

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  2. Sathia18 July 2025 at 09:27

    It is about 9:30am, still not opened the account. Today’s CW given by Avtaar appears to be on tougher side.
    Sathia

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  3. Padmanabhan18 July 2025 at 09:43

    In Col.'s header, no time limit is set for regulars to pitch in.

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  4. VeeJayeN18 July 2025 at 09:53

    11A Egg [O]stored in box[carton] IS closed To first - drawer CARTOONIST

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  5. VeeJayeN18 July 2025 at 09:55

    24A Unsound -Regulation[LAW] adopted by Central Bannk [FED] is FLAWED

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    1. Sreeni18 July 2025 at 10:10

      +1

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    2. Padmanabhan18 July 2025 at 10:11

      Correct but not too happy about getting FED (U.S. central bank) from "Leading Central Bank". FED can be an abbreviation of anything Federal in U.S. depending on the context.

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    3. Padmanabhan18 July 2025 at 10:12

      A bit vague IMHO.

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  6. VeeJayeN18 July 2025 at 09:57

    12A University [U] taken over by government[STATE] is bust is STATUE

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  7. VeeJayeN18 July 2025 at 09:59

    2D Avtaars [I] joining new E nglish CADET for Beverage is ICED TEA

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  8. VeeJayeN18 July 2025 at 10:01

    18D One time [ EX] rich[ AMPLE ] Model is EXAMPLE

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  9. Ramesh18 July 2025 at 10:05

    9d Prince of Wales -jumbling "saw open rifle" with c(head of Connery) gives the solution, matching with clue, "The man who would be king"

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  10. Ramesh18 July 2025 at 10:12

    1 a Picture -- choice (pic), old town(ur), outskirts of Tennesse(te)--- jumbling we get, " picture", which goes with " movie" in clue

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    1. Padmanabhan18 July 2025 at 10:18

      Right, but it is not jumbling. You should put t in proper order.
      PICT(UR)E
      No anind to indicate a jumble. Clue is very precise- Old town (UR in 'Outskirts of Tennessee- TE) following Pic

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    2. Ramesh18 July 2025 at 10:22

      🙏🙏

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    3. Sreeni18 July 2025 at 11:20

      +1

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  11. Sekar18 July 2025 at 10:55

    17a: teach = school.
    tournamen(t) and each = everyone.
    23a: Cambodia = country.
    Accountant - CA, doctor - MB, (A)cricket match - ODI A.
    22d: adhere = keep.
    commercial - ad and now - here.
    25d: apron = stage.
    (A)arching and mostly inclined - pron.

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  12. Sathia18 July 2025 at 11:00

    23A: Country= Cambodia
    (C(a(mb)(odi))a)
    Sathia

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    1. Sreeni18 July 2025 at 11:21

      That is right

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    2. Padmanabhan18 July 2025 at 11:34

      "A doctor participating in cricket match" would have been better to get A MB ODI.
      It could even have been 'Leading' instead' of participating to keep the order correct.

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  13. Devi Prasad18 July 2025 at 11:01

    19A:afterdeck-{(craft leaked)-(la)}*
    21D:cheroot-{c(her)oot}
    3D:tarot-{tar(o)t}.

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  14. Sathia18 July 2025 at 11:01

    In lieu of 23A,
    3D: card= tarot
    (Tar(o)t)
    Sathia

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  15. Remy18 July 2025 at 11:02

    10 ac Peer-like Go-pee R-reading

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  16. Jacob Brahmakulam18 July 2025 at 11:04

    26a SPRUCE BEER: drink; spoonerism of (BRUCE(~brews) SPEER = look)

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  17. H Ramachandran18 July 2025 at 11:04

    14aBARRISTER - Lawyer
    BARRIER - Restraint
    ST - Banks in SuiT
    Binding - Contain ind

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  18. Sreeni18 July 2025 at 11:23

    Well done

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  19. Mukundala Balasubramanyam18 July 2025 at 11:24

    8d : MUSICAL
    (SUM<=)(I)(CAL)
    Sum taken up is MUS
    Leader of (I)nidiana is I
    State in US : CAL (California)
    Defn : Say, Chicago

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  20. N Sridhar18 July 2025 at 11:31

    27A- rook-bird; Brook-stomach, opening out (-B)

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  21. Padmanabhan18 July 2025 at 11:41

    13A- Nonesuch- Unusual
    (Luncheon's- L)*
    Without entree for removal of L.

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  22. Sathia18 July 2025 at 11:50

    28A: Mike= headset
    (Sheet)*
    Promo is ad
    Hence, (he(ad)set)
    Sathia

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  23. Murali18 July 2025 at 11:51

    20D ENFORCE = insist
    EN = measure
    FOR = supporting
    CE = church

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  24. RR18 July 2025 at 12:03

    5a, digs = (f)[at(h)oms]
    Foot = F
    Fragments = atoms
    Entrance to harappa = h

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  25. RR18 July 2025 at 12:04

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  26. Prabhanjan18 July 2025 at 12:35

    6D. AROUND = Somewhere near.
    (A gROUND) = a field, German = G hidden

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  27. Sathia18 July 2025 at 12:46

    4D: condition= rickets
    About is c freed is -c
    Insects are crickets
    Hence, rickets
    Sathia

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  28. Sathia18 July 2025 at 13:20

    My last,
    15D: covered with hard stones= rock bound
    ((R(o)(c)(k)(b)ound))
    Sathia

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    1. Sreeni18 July 2025 at 13:40

      👏👏👏

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    2. Surendra18 July 2025 at 14:23

      Please give more detailed annotation. Thank you.

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    3. Sathia18 July 2025 at 15:16

      All over is round
      Of Castle Keeps Bulging basically
      Which are, o,c,k,b
      Fencing is container indicator
      Hence, rock bound
      Sathia

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  29. Padmanabhan18 July 2025 at 13:50

    Srini, I think this CW and the one World CW competition got interchanged!!!!

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  30. Mukundala Balasubramanyam18 July 2025 at 13:58

    7d : HANDSTAND
    (SHETLAND ISLAND(-s) - ELLIS)*
    tr(-ELLIS)es essentially
    Deletion ind : almost and without
    Anagrind : completely performed
    Defn : Exercise routine

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  31. Devi Prasad18 July 2025 at 14:05

    16A:ladle=bucket with long handle.
    wELD AL(<=)uminium.

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  32. Sathia18 July 2025 at 14:10

    IMO only 29a is left.
    Sathia

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  33. Nagesh18 July 2025 at 14:11

    16A Ladle W(eld al)uminium, <- Counter meaning bucket with long handle

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  34. Padmanabhan18 July 2025 at 14:13

    Wondering if Col. would allow me to exceed my quota (being last) but I think it is a bit too early for that. Good clue, anyway!!

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    1. Sathia18 July 2025 at 14:17

      As regular, we are giving three answers like Sunday. May be Colji can bring back earlier rule for Friday CW.
      Sathia

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  35. Surendra18 July 2025 at 14:29

    29D keynote- of fundamental importance
    Kant’s original- K
    Perception- eye
    New- n
    Religious scripture- OT
    About- containment indicator
    K {EY (N) (OT) E}

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