Sunday 31 January 2021

Special, Sunday 31 Jan 2021, Amrita


Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory) 
Please submit all your answers in one comment.  

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41 comments:

  1. Extra-C is starting ACAD (A Clue a Day) competition for Seniors starting from tomorrow ie 01 Feb. This competion is only for those above 60 years of age. One clue will be posted everyday at 12:30 PM (IST).
    Those interested can register and play at www.crypticsingh.com. Practice rounds have already commenced wef 29 Jan, so Register ASAP today.

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  2. 29A ILL IC IT (S ILL Y M IC K S IT S)
    23D IN TACT (HOME, DIPLOMACY)
    24D N E GATE

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  3. 2d: IMPISH {I'M}{PI}{SH}
    4D: WONDER {T}
    17D:IDEOLOGY {GOOD+LIE+Y}*

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  4. 12AC A[MNE*]SIA
    15AC POLAR'< [T]
    6DN GIANT PANDA*

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  5. 16D T RAN SEPT ( Amrita, living in Thailand now a reference to Thailand was bound to be there :-)
    18D BIRD'S EYE BRIDES*+YE
    8D I'M PAIRED

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  6. Very few response. What happened to others?

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  7. 16D TRANSEPT,(T)hailand, RAN =managed,SEPT=month
    28A PAGEBOY(DD)
    12A AMNESIA A(MEN)*SIA,MEN jumbled in ASIA=east

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  8. Great, Sathia! 16D and 6D have already been solve. please choose 2 more

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  9. Yes Dr Hareendranath! 16D and 12A have already been solved , do choose 2 more

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  10. 20 a Arete.bewARE TErrain.
    21 a Radiation.ra+dia<+tion*.
    14 d mother-to-be.*

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  11. Very beautiful puzzle! Thanks for the entertainment< Amrita.

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  12. 10 a. IRIDIUM - HARD METAL. ( DRUM + three single III )*
    20 a. ARETE -Sharp edge - BewARE TErrain has a sharp edge (T)
    14 d. MOTHER-TO-BE - one expecting. (meet both or)*

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    1. Yes! ARETE and MOTHER-TO-BE have already been solved, maybe you could solve 2 more

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  13. 09a : POMPANO POMP A NO
    11a : ANISEED A N(I S)EED
    25a : SOLUTES (USE LOTS)*

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  14. 5d GIGA+FLOP
    19a PINHEAD IN+HE inside PAD
    10a IRIDIUM anagram of I+I+I(Three Singles) +DRUM

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  15. 22 D DAHLIA ( Wooster's aunt, AIL HAD <-)
    24 D NEGATE ( Cancel, occasionally need- N E, access- GATE )
    27 D SELL ( CELL ~ )

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  16. 7d {diss}{love}* - dissolve
    22d reverse of {had} and {ail} - dahlia
    27d SELL homophone of cell(prison)

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  17. 7d DISSOLVE; break up; (DISS)(LOVE)*

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  18. 16a WASH TUB
    White bulb oddly missing gives HTUB
    Found: WAS
    22d: DAHLIA
    Worry:ail. Eaten :had
    Eaten with worry: ail had
    AILHAD turns up to give DAHLIA
    3d BADE: ordered
    Couple of BAgels and DEssert




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  19. Last two to be solved by someone who is yet to comment

    13A and 16A

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    1. 16a TWIN TUB
      TINT: colour surrounding W(white) gives TWIN T
      Bulb oddly missing leaves UB
      TWIN TUB

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  20. Compensation
    16a - T{W}INT UB is TWIN TUB
    13a - {HARPER-r + LEE + M}* - ephemeral

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  21. Quite an entertaining and engaging puzzle!
    Thanks Amrita. :)

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  22. 13ac. EPHEMERAL
    First manuscript is M
    M in ( Harper Lee)*

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