Friday, 12 June 2026

No 14818, Friday 12 Jun 2026, Afterdark

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ACROSS
1   Understanding layers in microphone design without echos essentially (13)
10 A strategy to suppress rule in continent (9)
11 Captains of Australia, Rhodesia, England, New Zealand, Afghanistan in the ground (5)
12 Dodge is electric vehicle? Commercial enunciates at the beginning (5)
13 Irish band finishes early to welcome associate (9)
14 Start to drink noisily at a distance (3,3)
16 Say, David the English filmmaker is at bank (4)
19 Smile at crush almost (4)
20 Master's knowledge is beyond the peak of Ultar (6)
25 I have little time before and after theatre work that is crucial (9)
26 Broadcast on good man's step (5)
27 Next ration will include bonus (5)
28 Deport 27 dissenters in the beginning and fifteen regularly (9)
29 Say, yellow lorry (car) transporting opium stash (7,6)

DOWN
2   Old-fashioned girlfriend's behind forbidden drugs primarily (8)
3   Tomato pulp is unadulterated at Spain (5)
4   Draw in second test, Mark avoids duck (6)
5   Licence issued to arrest leader of rioting crowd (8)
6   Trisha redrew square in the second half with free program (9)
7   Traffic system at the circle's new, absent by end of Sunday (3-3)
8   Complaint on poor book (6)
9   In part, prelate reached following (5)
15 Gangster holstering gun, say with safety device (4,5)
17 England has a new Eastern European rival starting to manipulate (8)
18 Panchatantiram is under wraps? Sweet (8)
21 Ship passes over lake on course (6)
22 Head Office order extremely empty and rubbish (5)
23 Man caught by heartless officer who is a bully (6)
24 Poisoned primarily clueless doubter (6)
26 Ashley Cole, first and last to be sacked by confused Arsenal in a tangle (5)

56 comments:

  1. 1A, Comprehension=understanding(def
    Layers in MICROPHONE dESIgN
    (without echoes means _d, n in design)
    Layers is indicator

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    1. ([Microphone]+ [esn])*
      Comprehension=understanding.
      Layers is anagrind indicator

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    2. ok, Hen is layers. We have two types of Cock. Broiler, Layers.

      So, Understanding= comprehension(HEN=layers)
      Understanding is definition.
      Microphone Design is containment.
      without is deletion,
      Echos essentially (H, middle) should be removed from Microphone.(micropone), Rearranging letters
      Now, we get Comproone.
      Layers is hen and so we should insert it.
      [compre(hen)sion]

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    3. Please help me, if it is too complicated.

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    4. Where did the S come from?

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    5. yes, Hens (s) plural.
      Layers =hens
      possible ?

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    6. Pl. look at my elaborate annotation @ 11:15 am.
      Sathia

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    7. Finally, it is
      ((compre(hens)ion))
      I learnt many things, today.

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  2. 11A, Arena=ground(def.)
    captains of A(Australia)+ R(rhodesia)+E(england)+N(newzealand)+A(afghanistan)
    Captains indicates to take initials

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  3. 18D, Tiramisu=sweet(def.)
    PanchatanTIRAM IS Under(HIPS)
    Tiramisu is an Italian Dish, a dessert

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  4. 23D, Hector=Bully(def.)
    Man=He, caught=CT, heartless means removal of ugh (C augh T), from heartless officer. This gives CT OR(O ffice R)
    so, He+ct+or
    Hector

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    1. Hector= Bully(def)
      Man=He
      caught by=container indicator
      heartless officer=CTOR
      officer could be a conductor.(-heart of conductor is (CTOR)
      So,.He should be placed inside CTOR
      [CT(he)or]*
      Hector

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    2. I wonder where you get these twisted ideas from ?

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    3. Annotations are taking lot of time. It happend that some ideas are rejected and at times, I miss some points. Still learning.
      Mere rethinking. Will redo.

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  5. 24D, Septic=poisoned(def)
    Primarily clueless means(-c from sceptic, who is a doubter)
    So, septic

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  6. 18dn tiramisu (T)
    3dn puree
    pure(unadultered)
    e(Spain)
    2dn outdated out(forbidden) date(girlfriend) d(runs)
    9dn later(T)
    7dn one way
    o(circle) new a(bsent) (sunda) y

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  7. Replacement for 18dn
    4dn entice t(e) st (notice-o)

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  8. 11a arena from. captains of Aus..., Rhodesia, England Newzeland Afganistan

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  9. 27a Extra- bonus from nEXTRAtion

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  10. 26a stair - step from broadcast- AIR, good man ST anagram

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    1. It's not an anagram. I hope you know what an anagram means

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    2. Whenever you mention anagram, try to get the indicator. Then mistake won't arise.

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  11. 26d snare - tangle anagram of arsenal - al=rsena

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    1. Ashely Cole ,as we know, is a famous Footballer, coach who played left_back.He played for Arsenal.
      Tangle=snare(def.)
      first and last to be sacked means deletion indicator. Arsenal(-a, -l)
      Confused is indicator.
      so, (rsena)*=snare
      or,
      Here, is the word tangle used like 'cycle'?
      Lifting up arms!!

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  12. 19a
    Smile =grin
    Crush =grind
    Crush almost =grin -d

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  13. 6Dn SHAREWARE
    Second half of "TriSHA redREW squARE"

    16Ac LEAN (def: bank)
    English filmmaker David Lean, say

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  14. 15Dn FIRE ALARM
    Gangster - (AL) Capone holstering gun (FIRE ARM)
    Not completely sure of the annotation.

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    1. You are right. Holstering (putting in) is the insertion indicator.
      Fire (AL)ARM

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  15. 28Ac EXTRADITE (def of Deport)
    27 - EXTRA
    dissenters in the beginning - D
    fifteen regularly - ITE

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  16. 8Dn LAMENT
    Poor - LAME
    Book - NT ( New Testment)

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  17. 17d: engineer = manipulate.
    ENGland, I=a, New Eastern European Rival.
    8d: lament = complaint.
    Poor - lame, book - nt (new testament).
    9d: later = following.
    preLATE Reached.
    22d: hooey = rubbish.
    HO (head office) , Order, ExtremelY.
    21d: series = course.
    SS (ship) Erie (lake).

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  18. 5D: encircle=crowd
    (licence)* arrest leader of rioting(r)
    enci(r)cle

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  19. 29 ac genius-master knowledge -gen i(u)s.
    U ltar.

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  20. 25a OPERATIVE: crucial
    OPERA( theatre work)T( little time) IVE( I have)

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  21. 13A-correlate=associate; irish band The Corrs- finishes early corrr; elate =welcome

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  22. 12a. EVADE. - Dodge
    EV. - Electric vehicle
    AD. - Commercial
    E. - Enunciates at the beginning

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  23. 10 A
    Continent = ANTARCTICA
    A = AN
    Strategy = TACTIC
    Rule = R
    Suppress = Container Indicator
    AN TA ( R ) CTIC

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  24. 12 A
    Dodge = EVADE
    Electric Vehicle = EV
    Commercial = AD
    At the begining = 1st letter selection indicator
    E nunciates
    EV AD E

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  25. 29A PRIMARY COLOUR-yellow; lorry car transporting opium stash

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  26. 29A: say, yellow = primary colour
    (Lorry+car+opium)*
    Stash is anagram indicator
    Sathia

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    1. In lieu of this, I will take the annotation of 1A:
      Understanding = comprehension
      Layers is hens
      Echo’s essentially means h, without
      is deletion indicator from microphone
      Design is anagram indicator for
      (Microp(-h)one)*
      Hence, ((compre(hens)ion))
      In is the insertion indicator for hens inside.
      Sathia

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  28. 29 A
    Say Yellow = PRIMARY COLOUR
    Stash = Container Indicator
    Transporting = Anagrind
    Lorry Car Opium = PRIMARY COLOUR

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  29. 26D snarl=tangle
    Arsenal-ae to be sacked [(first and last of (a)shley col(e)]

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  30. 21D (S(ERIE)S)
    Def. Course
    Ship - SS
    lake - ERIE

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