Friday, 15 May 2026

No 14794, Friday 15 May 2026, Hypatia

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ACROSS
7   Cycles poorly to hospital in rough vehicle (8)
9   Active local touring old destinations initially on a ship (6)
10 Personally crafted project, say - a lamp (4)
11 Cancelling out filling NYU rolls (10)
12 Intolerant people in scraps about match (6)
14 Whip gooey substances coating ordinary fruits (8)
15 Terribly upsetting hater (13)
18 The Reverend Harry's condition in decline (8)
20 Sanskrit scholar drinking hot water in Delhi (6)
21 The only option for an ultimate holiday spot? (4,6)
22 Middle Eastern port finally closed to North America (4)
23 Surprisingly last to answer on the buzzer? (6)
24 African from Western part of Ghana is in Utah (8)

DOWN
1   Drop vessel, eating very little (8)
2   Fine bits of radish alongside vegetable (4)
3   Conservative husband in old style baggy trousers (6)
4   Spanish ranch house had a nice complex (8)
5   Say, Hawaiian acting in one's play (10)
6   Supporting books - starting from Othello, immediately (6)
8   Smart new tutor led extremely unusual careers (4-6-3)
13 Oscar called you and me to protect brown animals (10)
16 Touchy about party reduced to a caricature (8)
17 Girl with bhai jaan, not oddly pacifist by principle (8)
19 Item of crockery the camp lost frequently (6)
20 Part of expat in American film (6)
22 Whack fly (4)

19 comments:

  1. 15A, Heartbreaking(13)
    upsetting=breaking+hater(heart)*

    20 A, Panini=sanskrit scholar(def)
    Pani= hot water+in
    Delhi indicates that it is a hindi word
    panini is a highly acclaimed scholar of sanskrit Grammar, known for his magnum Asthadhyaya.

    21A, Last resort=only option(def)
    ultimate=last+ Resort ( holiday spot)

    20 D, Patina=expat(def)
    part of exPAT IN American film
    Telescopic
    8D, well-turned out=smart careers (def)
    New tutor led+u+l(extremely unusual)

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  2. Addendum:
    Patina is a sci-fi film(2024 or so).
    patina doesn't mean expat.
    patina generally refers to a sheen or surface film that develops on aged materials.

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    1. Look carefully at 'expat in American'.
      20A- Pani is not hot water.

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  3. 8D, well turned out itself means smart.
    Smartly dressed, polished, stylishly appeared etc.
    what's the role of career here in wordplay?
    It hints that one who is in good attire might make a good career.

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  4. Across

    11. (filling NYU)* rolls - nullifying (canceling out)
    12. BITS (scraps) + GO (match like clothes) in - BIGOTS (intolerant people
    24. ghaNA IS IN UTah (<- western) = Tunisian ( African)

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    4. (HAD A NICE)* complex - HACIENDA (Spanish ranch house)

    6. PRO(supporting) + NT(books) + Othello(starting) - PRONTO (immediately)

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  5. 8d well turned out - smart anagram of New tutor led + UL unusual - extremely. UL

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  6. 3d chinos baggy pants from C from conservative, H from husband. IN O from old and S from Style

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  7. 23a DOHA port in middle East from last letters of closeD tO nortH americA

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  8. 13d orangutans - animals from O scar +RANG called+US -you and me + TAN brown anagram

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  9. 5d polynesian - Hawaiian from anagram of IN ONES PLAY

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  10. 10A DIYA = lamp { DIY, do it yourself (personally crafted project)+a

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  11. 7a rickshaw = vehicle. Poorly = sick, hospital =h, roughly = raw

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  12. 1 down DROP// VESSEL/ eating/ VERY LITTLE DI(MINI)SH

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  13. Lovely CW given by Hypatia.
    Sathia

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