Sunday, 10 January 2021

Special, Sunday 10 Jan 2021, IXL-2020 Final No 2


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23 comments:

  1. P. Venkatesan10 January 2021 at 10:37

    8a: TROT {T(R)OT}
    9A: BRANDISHED {B}{RAND}{IS}{HE'D}
    12A: FANTASIST {ANTIFAS+ST}*

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  2. Jacob Brahmakulam10 January 2021 at 10:37

    1a MOUTH WATERING (WHAT IN GOURMET)*
    2d ULTRA (DD)
    7d GREATLY; LEThARGY*

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  3. Ramani10 January 2021 at 10:39

    17d MUG SHOT (-S MUG +S H0T)
    19D ARTFUL (FAULT)* OVER R
    23A HENCEFORTH*

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  4. Jayalakshmi arumugam10 January 2021 at 10:45

    7 dn greatly. (lethargy-h)
    1ac mouth watering (what in gourmet)*
    18dn in no way (in) (now) (ay)

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  5. Chaturvasi10 January 2021 at 10:46

    24a LAWN :: Law n
    12a FANTASIST :: anag with st.
    4d AT A LOSS FOR WORDS :: anag

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  6. Vasant10 January 2021 at 11:07

    6d INS URGENT
    11a OVERRATE DD
    20A HIGHBROW BRIGH(-t)* inside HOW

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  7. Kolluru Koteswara Rao10 January 2021 at 11:08

    25AC NEEDLES+ST[O S]AY
    3DN [-c]HUBBIES[-t]
    5DN EN[DUE]D

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  8. Kolluru Koteswara Rao10 January 2021 at 11:21

    Liked very much 13DN

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    1. sree_sree10 January 2021 at 11:22

      COMPELLED to hear about it for eternity!

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    2. Chaturvasi10 January 2021 at 11:35

      I find sree_sree's Comments often impenetrable. The above is one such. Do you comprehend it as you read it?
      BTW, this was the only clue I could hear during the live Zoom show, I solved it before the answer was given by any participant.

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    3. Deepak Gopinath10 January 2021 at 11:46

      Ditto

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  9. sree_sree10 January 2021 at 11:22

    14a LEV(-it)Y
    15A DOT MATRIX DO (T M) A(TRI)X
    1D MARSALA MAR ALAS<-

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  10. Chaturvasi10 January 2021 at 11:30

    Many clues to like. Take 22d Neat meaningful surface, a homophone clue that doesn't cry out as such.

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  11. Orthopaul10 January 2021 at 11:43

    Ortho Paul
    10ac SAFARI...Afar in reverse IS
    21ac (G)(O)RING
    11ac OVERRATE DD

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  12. Deepak Gopinath10 January 2021 at 11:44

    Yet to be solved
    Across - 15
    Down - 13, 15, 22

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  13. Vinay Chindu10 January 2021 at 12:01

    22d: (size one)* - seize on

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  14. Nick10 January 2021 at 12:01

    15A SOOK SO OK Def: weak n timid person
    13D TOOTHACHE (CD) chopper for tooth
    15D SEIZE ON* Def: to embrace eagerly

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  15. Nick10 January 2021 at 12:02

    Sorry. Just saw Vinay's. Here is the actual 22D: ROLLS (parts hp) n car

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  16. Padmanabhan10 January 2021 at 13:23

    22D- Rolls (Royce)-DD
    Happy I was able to get at least 1.

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    1. Sritri10 January 2021 at 16:06

      Parts ,- Roles. It's a homophone. Not DD

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  17. Vasant11 January 2021 at 20:42

    I wish the setter once again comes to set for THC..such a beautiful puzzle

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  18. Vasant11 January 2021 at 20:43

    Of course we all know who he is

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