Friday, 16 October 2026

No 14925, Friday 16 Oct 2026, Crossant

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ACROSS
1   Is he this upset? Acting amateurish (6) TRAUMA {TRAUMA+IS+HE}*=AMATEURISH [CA]
4   Stick with this as a means of persuasion (6) CARROT [CD/GK]
9   Attendant's salary reduced by wife following suggestion of partner (4) PAGE {wAGE}<=>{Pa...r}
10 One supplying electrically operated switch controlling resistance (10) CONTRACTOR {CONT{R}ACTOR}
11 Spear cut head of African antelope (6) IMPALA {IMPALe}{Af...n}
12 One uses energy to mould polymer (8) EMPLOYER {E}{POLYMER*} 
13 And for us — loose baggy pants (4,5) PLUS FOURS {PLUS}{FOR+US}*
15 Backstage kisses? (4) PETS<=
16 Man in a city in an island nation (4) MALE [DD]
17 Man U is good or abysmal — one doesn't know (9) IGNORAMUS {MAN+U+IS+G+OR}*
21 A weapon is pulled by Lieutenant, creating panic (8) ALARMIST {A} and {ARM}{IS} in{LT}
22 10 animated epics — Beowulf to begin with (6) BICEPS {EPICS+Be...f}*
24 Trip is for a non-conformist (4,6) FREE SPIRIT {TRIP+IS}* [RA]
25 Leaders of Arab nations expecting war again (4) ANEW Acrostic
26 Artist comes back with suggestions for shows (6) ARRAYS {RA<=}{RAYS}
27 Father of British actor Gary? (3,3) OLD MAN {OLDMAN}

DOWN
1   Check tour — very short distance covering Vatican city (7) TRAMMEL {TRA(-v+mm)MMEL}
2   Real fan sadly leaves empty football stadium (5) ARENA {REAl+fAN}*
3   Model construction set in holy city now reduced (7) MECCANO {MECCA}{NOw} I still have pieces from this childhood set lying around at home
5   Hurried with a bit of bounce and reverse swing, nearly clipping top of pad (6) ABRUPT {A}{Bo...e}{T{Pad}URn<=}
6   Hair perhaps from a rope? (4,5) ROCK OPERA {A+ROPE}* [RA]
7   Throwing out husband's worthless, broken tools (7) TROWELS WORThLESs*
8   Questioning destruction of Goan territory (13) INTERROGATORY*
14 Royals are playing for 12 months (5,4) SOLAR YEAR*
16 Retro hit song — "Killer" maybe (7) MALARIA {LAM<=}{ARIA}
18 Said to cover part of moon's path (7) ORBITAL {OR{BIT}AL}
19 A large number of youth supporting University representative (7) UMPTEEN {TEEN}<=>{U}{MP}
20 Only female dropped from new spy film (6) SIMPLY {SPY+fILM}(
23 Please plan with time for bit of relaxation (5) CHARM ? Seems to be a faulty clue

Reference List
Wife = W, Resistance = R, Energy = E, Good = G, Lieutenant = LT, Artist = RA, Vatican = V, Husband = H, University = U, Representative = MP, Female = F

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39 comments:

  1. Mandagondi Naresh16 October 2026 at 07:08

    4A, carrot=persuasion(Def.)
    Stick with this refers to stick andcarrot, a phrase

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    1. Padmanabhan16 October 2026 at 08:27

      The phrase is " Carrot abd Stick", isn't it?

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    2. Mandagondi Naresh16 October 2026 at 09:07

      yes, it is used to push and pull. A primitive method of persuasion, preferred by traditionalists even today. Tie a carrot to a long stick to the horse to run!

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  2. Mandagondi Naresh16 October 2026 at 07:14

    2D, Arena=stadium(def.)
    Real fan (-fa), empty football is F ootbal L.
    sadly anagram indicator
    Leaves is deletion suggestion
    So, Reaan(Real Fan minus FL)
    (ARENA)*from reaan

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  3. Mandagondi Naresh16 October 2026 at 07:20

    20D, Simply= only(Def.)
    New anagram indicator
    dropped is deletion indicator
    Spy film minus F(female) gives Spyilm
    Rearranging, (simply)* from spyilm

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  4. Mandagondi Naresh16 October 2026 at 07:27

    10A, contractor=One supplying (Def.)
    resistance (R)
    contactor=electrically operated switch
    contactor+R=contractor

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  5. Mandagondi Naresh16 October 2026 at 07:31

    26A, Arrays=shows(Def.)
    Artist =RA. comes back means AR
    Rays= suggestions
    So, Ar+rays= Arrays

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  6. Vasanthi16 October 2026 at 08:00

    24ac free spirit (RA)
    8dn interrogatory (goan territory) *
    25ac anew (acrostic)
    Solar years (royals are) *
    19dn umpteen u(niversity) mp(representative) teen(youth)

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  7. Padmanabhan16 October 2026 at 08:29

    Solar years is 14D.

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  8. Suresh M S16 October 2026 at 08:34

    6D ROCK OPERA = Musical by Ragni and James Rado{ A Rope, anagram}
    13A PLUS FOURS = loose baggy pants {and PLUS , for us , anagram}
    16D MALARIA = a killer disease { LAM< MAL , hit retro, back + ARIA , song}
    17A IGNORAMUS = one who doesn't know{ MAN U IS G, good, OR anagram}
    9A PAGE = attendant {salary WAGE - W, wife + P suggestion of Partner}

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  9. Brajesh16 October 2026 at 08:51

    12a employer from Energy +polymer -epolymer anagram

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  10. Shay16 October 2026 at 08:52

    8D - INTERROGATORY - Questioning;
    {goan territory}* anagrid - destruction
    12D - SOLAR YEAR - 12 months; {Royals are}* anagrid - playing

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    1. Shay16 October 2026 at 08:56

      2D - ARENA - Stadium; {REAL FAN - F -L}* anagrid - sadly
      F, L are from first and last letters of (F)ootbal(L);
      Leaves is the deletion indicator

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    2. Shay16 October 2026 at 09:01

      7D - TROWELS - Tools;
      {Worthless - H -S}* anagrid - broken
      (H)usband(S); throw out - deletion indicator

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    3. Shay16 October 2026 at 09:10

      17A - IGNORAMUS - One does’nt know {MAN U IS G OR}* anagrid - abysmal
      (G)ood only first letter used

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  11. Brajesh16 October 2026 at 08:55

    11a impala spear- impale -e +a- from africa

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  12. Brajesh16 October 2026 at 08:55

    Impala - african antelope

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  13. Dr Hareendranath16 October 2026 at 08:59

    1a TRAUMA = upset,
    {IS+HE+TRAUMA}*=AMATEURISH (CA)
    27a OLD MAN=father, of British actor Gary Oldman.
    3a PAGE=attendant, salary=WAGE(-Wi̶f̶e̶) +Pa̶r̶t̶n̶e̶r̶, following suggestion (P=<)

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  14. Brajesh16 October 2026 at 09:02

    21a alarmist -creating panic from A LT ARM IS
    LT Lieutenant ,a weapon. - a arm +is anagram

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  15. Ananda Rao Keerty16 October 2026 at 09:12

    4.ac.Carrot. 'Carrot and stick' is a strategy for persuasion.
    25.ac.Anew. Acrostic.
    8.dn.Interrogatory. 'Goan territory' . anagram. Destruction is anagram indicator.
    20.dn.Simply. dropping 'F' (female) from 'spy film'.
    14.dn. Solar year. 'Royals are' is anagram. Playing is anagram indicator.

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  16. Chandrasekaran Swaminathan16 October 2026 at 09:30

    16 A
    Man = A ity =

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  17. Chandrasekaran Swaminathan16 October 2026 at 09:37

    16 A
    Islad Nation =Maldives
    Man = A City in anIsland Nation = ..MALE ( DD )

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  18. Prasanna Rao16 October 2026 at 09:50

    3D - Definition - Model
    holy city - Mecca
    now reduced- NO
    {MECCA}{NO}

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  19. Chandrasekaran Swaminathan16 October 2026 at 09:51

    22 A
    10 = Biceps ( 10 related to Fitness Exercises for Biceps )
    Animated = Anind
    To begin with = 1st letter sector from " Beowulf " = B
    (B EPICS ) * = BICEPS

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  20. Chandrasekaran Swaminathan16 October 2026 at 09:55

    18 D
    Moon's Path = ORBITAL
    Said = ORAL
    To cover = Container ind
    Part = Bit
    OR ( BIT ) AL = ORBITAL

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  21. Kishan16 October 2026 at 10:05

    15A PETS-kisses; back stage {STEP} <=
    5D ABRUPT-hurried; {A},{B}ounce, reverse swing {TUR}b <= nearly, {P}

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  22. Chandrasekaran Swaminathan16 October 2026 at 10:30

    23 D
    Please = HARM
    Plan= CHART

    Relaxation = Mitigation
    Bit of = 1st letter selector from." Relaxation = Mitigation " =M
    Time = T
    With = -T
    For = + M
    CHART - T + M = CHARM

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    1. N Anantakrishnan16 October 2026 at 10:48

      I am extremely sorry - this is a faulty clue. Sincere Apologies. - Crossant

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    2. Padmanabhan16 October 2026 at 11:54

      Thank you Ananth. I was also wondering how to fit in chart.

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  23. H Ramachandran16 October 2026 at 11:03

    1d TRAMMEL. - Check
    TRAVEL = Tour, MM =. Very short distance
    V - Vatican
    V replaced by MM
    Covering - Replace ind

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  24. Devi Prasad16 October 2026 at 11:05

    1D:trammel=check
    tour=travel very short distance=mm
    covering Vatican City
    tra(-v)(+mm)el

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  25. Chandrasekaran Swaminathan16 October 2026 at 11:27

    3 D
    Model construction set = .MECCANO
    Holy City = MECCA
    Now ( Reducced ) = NOW - W ÷ NO
    MECCA NO = MECCANO

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  26. Sathia16 October 2026 at 11:34

    27A: father of British Actor Gary? = old man
    Old man is surname of Gary
    Sathia

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    1. Prasanna Rao16 October 2026 at 12:48

      No. his full name is sir Gary Leonard Oldman

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    2. Padmanabhan16 October 2026 at 20:37

      Father is generally referred you as tge old man- colloquially

      Delete
  27. Mahima Narasimhan16 October 2026 at 12:38

    25A: Leaders of Arab nations expecting war again(4) = Anew
    Definition - Again
    Indicator - Leaders (first letters of the fodder words)
    Fodder - (A)rab (N)ations (E)xpecting (W)ar

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