Sunday 23 May 2021

Special, Sunday 23 May 2021, Guns

Lockdown Day 25 of 40 Stay Safe

Welcome to our new setter GUNS (PS- He is over 90 years old). Bouquets welcome, No brickbats.

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

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64 comments:

  1. C.G. BHARGAV23 May 2021 at 10:35

    26 down YACHT*
    21 down OUR TEAM (Mature+o)*

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  2. P. Venkatesan23 May 2021 at 10:37

    10a: TARIFF (T)
    27A: ARRIVE {R(-I)VIERA}*
    7D: ANIMISTS (AIN'T+MISS}*

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  3. Vasant23 May 2021 at 10:39

    9A RETRACTS DD
    12A ALL EGO RIC(-h)
    2D IS T ALL

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  4. Remy23 May 2021 at 10:45

    1 a Brit+tan+y-Brittany.
    5 a tomato.Acrostic.
    30 a imitator.lIMIT A TORrent

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  5. Gemini23 May 2021 at 10:46

    11D. A cow( embedded )
    6D.Oral Assay
    5A. TOMATO( acrostic)

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  6. Gemini23 May 2021 at 10:54

    14A. Anne ( common name between them).This is in place if 5A,which isarepeat

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  7. Vasant23 May 2021 at 10:55

    Enjoyable crossword! Smashing debut. The setter proves that age is just a number.

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  8. B Sudhakar.23 May 2021 at 10:56

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  9. ramesh ss23 May 2021 at 10:57

    17D STAR WARS RAT RAW << in SS
    27A TOO FLAT Also = too apartment = flat
    28A TEA CHEST ET<< SACHET*

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  10. sree_sree23 May 2021 at 11:00

    Nice and easy for a start. Thanks

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  11. D N M Rao23 May 2021 at 11:01

    23Ac OUST - (-j)OUST
    13Ac ENIAC - CAINE Reversed

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  12. D N M Rao23 May 2021 at 11:04

    My 3rd
    8Dn OFFICIAL - {OFF{ICI}AL}

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  13. AJ23 May 2021 at 11:10

    3d TWANG
    4d NOT FREE
    15d NILE RIVER

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    1. sree_sree23 May 2021 at 11:44

      Anno?

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    2. AJ23 May 2021 at 12:57

      3d twang is the ringing sound from a plucked string as well as a nasal tone
      4d not free is busy as well as available for a price only.

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  14. B Sudhakar.23 May 2021 at 11:15

    5a. First of all, taste of magical attractive table offered fruit (6)
    acrosstic TOMATO
    10a. Duty levied on nec[tar if f]ound within (6) (t) TARRIF
    27a. To reach Riviera somehow losing myself (6) RIVIERA less i (myself)=rivera=arrive

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  15. Padmanabhan23 May 2021 at 11:17

    25a- Eary Y bird- def. 'Always on time'.
    23d- Editor- (To ride)*- Setters boss
    No time for 3rd. Will complete later.
    Thank you for a nice CW.

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  16. Jacob Brahmakulam23 May 2021 at 11:21

    12A ALL EGO RICh; symbolic

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  17. D N M Rao23 May 2021 at 11:23

    'GUNS' going great guns.

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  18. Jacob Brahmakulam23 May 2021 at 11:25

    24A pROVERb

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  19. Orthopaul23 May 2021 at 11:26

    29ac. SPEARS.. s(pear)s
    30ac. IMITATOR..Telescopic
    24ac. ROVER.. P(rover)b

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  20. Jacob Brahmakulam23 May 2021 at 11:27

    25A EARL Y BIRD

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  21. Orthopaul23 May 2021 at 11:29

    Replacement for 24ac
    27ac. ARRIVE.. riviera* -i

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  22. Orthopaul23 May 2021 at 11:30

    Guns...90 years young

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    1. ramesh ss23 May 2021 at 11:40

      Wow! Who is this person? Great and agile at that age...Best wishes

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    2. Vasant23 May 2021 at 14:36

      I know only one nonagenarian cruciverbalist..he is very enthusiastic and regularly posts in FB group IXL..perhaps, he is the same.

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  23. C.G. BHARGAV23 May 2021 at 11:30

    20 down TREE (Treble - b-l)

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  24. ramesh ss23 May 2021 at 11:33

    Nice and smooth grid. very enjoyable clues and grid entries too...hope to Guns firing more often. thanks for the entertainment

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  25. ranger23 May 2021 at 11:46

    Very nice clues. Bravo! Roses for GUNS!

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  26. cdrgani2923 May 2021 at 11:49

    Thanks...but who is this so without"ov"?

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    1. ramesh ss23 May 2021 at 13:20

      ha ha...my name is Ramesh and am relatively new to Crossies amongst the pros here.

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  27. Col_Gopinath23 May 2021 at 11:55

    Yet to be solved
    Across - 16
    Down - 1, 6, 18, 22

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  28. Murali23 May 2021 at 12:00

    18D CONVERSE (DD)
    22D DIGEST (DD)
    6D ORAL EXAMS (CD)

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  29. Jacob Brahmakulam23 May 2021 at 12:01

    substitute for 25a
    18D CONVERSE (DD)

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  30. Jacob Brahmakulam23 May 2021 at 12:03

    substitute for 18d
    16A WEAK TEA meaning unimpressive

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  31. Ambi Subramanian23 May 2021 at 12:12

    EARLY BIRD
    NOBLE MAN = EARL
    UNKNOWN =Y
    ROOOSTER = BIRD

    ALWAYS ONTIME = EARLY BIRD

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  32. Ambi Subramanian23 May 2021 at 12:17

    ALSO = TOO
    APARTMENT = FLAT
    UNINTERESTING = TOO FLAT

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  33. Ambi Subramanian23 May 2021 at 12:22

    6D Not written = oral
    Test. = exams

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  34. Kolluru Koteswara Rao23 May 2021 at 12:26

    Superb clues!
    Go great Guns!!!

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  35. B Sudhakar.23 May 2021 at 12:38

    Thanks Guns, All fired:-)

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  36. falcon23 May 2021 at 12:55

    18D - CONVERSE (DD)
    22D - DIGEST

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  37. cdrgani2923 May 2021 at 13:00

    Thank you dear friends for your comments and encouragement - hope to be able to fire a few more rounds!

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  38. V Tulsiram23 May 2021 at 13:15

    22D editor anagram of to ride.

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  39. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan23 May 2021 at 13:18

    Wow congratulations Guns !

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  40. V Tulsiram23 May 2021 at 13:25

    1D Barman , stop (bar) attendant (man)

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  41. Padmanabhan23 May 2021 at 13:29

    1D left over for my third-
    Barman- Bar(stop) attendant(Man) who is behind the counter.
    We want these guns firing more frequently- most entertaining Guns!

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  42. Padmanabhan23 May 2021 at 13:30

    TH Sunday cryptic now only to those who pay? I am unable to open- it goes only to the subscription page.

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  43. AJ23 May 2021 at 14:09

    Very nice Sunday feast from Guns. Enjoyed solving.

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  44. V Tulsiram23 May 2021 at 14:32

    4D not free, busy (not available for price

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  45. Prasanna Rao23 May 2021 at 15:05

    10a - Tariff ------>[T]
    26d - (-C)atchy - YATCH*
    27A - ARRIVE* - (-R)iviera
    sorry for late sitting. Glad to participate super senior Grid. Hearty welcome to Guns.

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    1. Prasanna Rao23 May 2021 at 15:08

      27a- remove self '(i) - -I(Rviera) = ARRIVE

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  46. Col_Gopinath23 May 2021 at 16:21

    Thanks for the special Guns

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  47. cdrgani2923 May 2021 at 16:39

    Thanks Col. Quite enjoyable it was!

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  48. Maya Kamath23 May 2021 at 22:23

    90+ !!! How inspiring. Nice puzzle.

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