Sunday, 22 November 2020

Special, Sunday 22 Nov 2020, Novice


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44 comments:

  1. 16a w i n g (last letters)
    23a (-CO) N G O
    25A IDLE (T)

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  2. 9A- LOL- L(O)L- Mirth
    20A- On time- Prompt- ON(T IM)EUnit- One
    23A- NGO-Congo- CO- Social Organisation

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  3. Replacement for 25A-
    19d- Ensued- EN(SUE)D-Followed

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  4. 9acLOL... L is student O is love
    L(O)L
    I8ac..SEAHORSE ..S(ASHORE A)*
    23ac NGO..(CO)NGO

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  5. 9a: LOL {L{O}L}
    20A: ON TIME {ON{T}{IM}E}
    17D: NUMERICS {S{CRIME}UN}<==

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  6. 6ac PLAYING WITH FIRE..PLAYING (IF I THREW ) instead of 9ac

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  7. 12 A PIQUED ( QUIP* ED , UPSET-def)
    2 D DONT JUMP THE LINE ( CD)
    5 D ILL TIMED ( Unhealthy -ILL, period-TIMED, hint of Deja vu - D , Inappropriate - def )

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  8. 14a- HELP- {LEH}<=P
    18a- SEAHORSE- sea + {ashore}-a
    2d- DONT JUMP THE LINE- DD

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  9. 10a SCUTTLED
    Extremely shot is ST, CUT in and went ahead is LED
    S(CUT)T LED

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  10. 11A: TOYOTA. Learners(LL) left Totally is totay. Anagrammed(damaged) around O(circle)
    21A: IS A LOT. Opening is Slot. One(A) inside and One(I) outside.
    7D: {LOST}{IT}

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  11. 10a SCTTLED: scampered
    (S(CUT)T)LED
    ST: extremely short, CUT in it, LED: went ahead
    14a: HELP: aid

    LEH: north Indian city, HEL: returning
    P : quietly

    17d
    NUMERICS
    Crime disturbing is meric
    Sun rise is nus
    Nus around meric
    NU(MERIC)s

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  12. 10a scuttled: u is missing in solution: sorry

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    1. you had solved it correctly before. thanks for solving.

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  13. REPLACEMENTS:
    13A: AMMONITE {AMMONI(-A)}{T(-H)E}
    21A: AS A LOT {A}{S{A}LOT}

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  14. Replacement for 10a
    15d
    DURATION: extent
    Unpaid: DUE: so to speak makes it DU
    Share: RATION

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  15. 3d TILLED; prepared well; {LIT}<= {LED}
    22a AN EFFORT; ATTEMPT {Fun}in {AFTERNon}*
    6A PULP; rubbish; PULPit

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  16. 15ac DATED..(OUT)DATED & TAKEN OUT DD
    Instead of 23ac

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  17. My 3
    1D - PRACTICE {PR{ACT}ICE}
    4D - AGED PAST REPAIRS {AS+A+PET+D(-o)G}* [RA]
    24A - ROTARACT {ROT}{A(-nge)R}{ACT}

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  18. In the place of 17d, a repetition,
    8a BROOKING: allowing
    Take is BRING and COOK-c(no charge) must go within it
    BR(OOK)ING

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  19. 20D- Open to. Def.- Free for all
    Working- Open
    En route-to

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  20. Could get to solving now only. Loved the puzzle!
    A change in pseudonym now a must as this is no Novice puzzle!

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    1. Thanks Vasant for your kind words of appreciation. Yes I put some more efforts in this grid.

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  21. Thanks colonel for the opportunities. And to all solvers for the participation.

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