Sunday 27 June 2021

Special, Sunday 27 Jun 2021, Saral


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

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52 comments:

  1. 1A GALA Acrostic
    9A MACARONI ACORN* inside I AM<
    2D A BASEMENT

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  2. 1A GALA, acrostic
    3D ABOLISH A B pOLISH
    9a MACARONI ACORN* in {I AM}<=

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  3. 1a: GALA (Acrostic)
    3A; MACARONI {I{ACORN*}AM<--}
    10A: ALLEGE {ALL}{EG}{..E}

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  4. Replacements:
    23a: NEPALI {N{E}{PAL}I}
    14A: EARNER {(-L)EARNER}

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  5. 1A. GALA. ( Acrostic)
    9A. MACARONI.i am back= mai+ acorn. Cooked anag indicator
    26A.
    2D. (A)( basement).basement= cellar

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  6. 1a GALA. Acrostic first letters
    11a HEREDITARY red hair yet*
    18a AGE SPOTS soaps get*

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  7. 12A EFTS telescopic
    14A EARNER (-L)earner
    5D ANALYSE A N SEAL*<Y

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  8. Replacement for 14A
    26A: AGNI hidden word

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  9. 11A: HEREDITARY red hair yet*
    26A: AGNI emebedded in mAGNIficent
    16A: BISTRO IST first in BO branch office

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  10. 7dn eighteenth hole (the high note Lee) *

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  11. Substitute for 1a
    15d REPAIRMAN: mechanic
    RE(again) PAIR( communicate) MAN (worker)

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  12. Terrific Puzzle! Enjoyed the long ones. Thanks for the Special, Saral.

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  13. 23ac. NEPALI..Northern Ireland (ni) e(ngland) pal friend
    17d. OCARINA..O(ld) carina
    15d REPAIRMAN.. re pair man

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  14. Replacement
    6d. A CLUE .. mAlCoLm UsEd

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  15. 8d TAKE A RAIN CHECK
    Take=Recive
    Then middle letters of cARd, mAIl
    N=Name
    Check=Verify

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  16. 13A BREECHES sounds like Breaches=arguments
    4d SPIRAL STAIRCASE A cryptic definition where wind=spiral amd flight is staircase

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  17. Replacement
    I9d. EURASIA..rue in reverse ASI A

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  18. 4 across SE(A FAR)ER

    Elegant crossword on the easier side. Thank you Saral. The name says it all!!

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  19. 11a - HEREDITARY*- red hair yet
    1a - GALA - acrostic ---->
    4a - ALBACORE - sailor-(AB + Oracle)*

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    1. oracle - see ; a distance - a Far
      sea(far)er.
      hope this will be right answer

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  20. 16 ac Bistro B(ist)r O.
    25 ac Skincare.S(k)(in)care.
    22 ac air freight.Blast-air.f(re)ight.

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  21. Nice puzzles. thanks To Saral & Col.sir for Sunday special.

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  22. Terrifc puzzle. Aha moments from 4D 8D especially. Saral mixed easy ones with challenging clues with cool surfaces.

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  23. 24A - compensation for repeat

    ASSEMBLE

    AS when MB doctor L pounds in SEE witness

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  24. 21 D ETAIn - TIN in french. Stranger ET sources of Aluminim, Iron and Nickel AIN
    24 A Assemble - When (AS) , SEE (Witness) traps Doctor (MB) & L pounds)

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  25. Great puzzle and the bar has been raised.
    Yet a real entertainer. Got stuck on 20A and 21D. Thanks LV for the Sunday fare.

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    1. Thanks MB sir :) Was waiting for your feedback :)

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  27. 20A : PREACHER (PREACHER - PRE -R = ACHE)

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  28. All done.Thanks all for solving & your feedback :)

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  29. cdrgani29
    1A GALA ist letter of words in sequence
    11A HEREDITARY red hair yet Anagram
    23A NEPALI N from Northern E from English PA from friend
    6D A CLUE alternate letters in Malcolm used strating from a
    Nice enjoyable clues Thanks!

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  30. Thanks for the special Lakshmi. Your 13th on my blog

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    1. Yes Sir - 13 th. Still I remember my 1st grid :) Thanks a lot for the encouragement & feedback from you. I miss CV sir so much who gave feedback promptly for my grids.

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  31. Late solver. No less pleasure. Enjoyed thoroughly,esp.the long ones. Very neatly done.
    Spiral staircase takes the cake. For a long time I was reading it as wind instead of (~wynd) and trying to connect with aircraft.
    Thank you LV & Col.

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