Sunday 15 August 2021

Special, Sunday 15 Aug 2021, Ajji

INDEPENDENCE DAY GREETINGS

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

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63 comments:

  1. R Nagendra Prasad15 August 2021 at 10:33

    10A: REACTION...an,erotic*
    7D: PIT(y)
    20A: ALLEGORICAL..real,logical*

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  2. Prasanna Rao15 August 2021 at 10:34

    10a - REACTION*
    8D - NEON*

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    1. Prasanna Rao15 August 2021 at 10:37

      3D - ENTHUSIASM* 9humanists over 'E' - Oriental

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    2. Prasanna Rao15 August 2021 at 10:38

      numerical 9 typo. please neglect

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    3. Prasanna Rao15 August 2021 at 10:47

      Replacement for 10A
      17a - SUB(SIDE) - BUS <--- ; team-SIDE

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    4. AJ15 August 2021 at 11:45

      Thank you Nagendra Prasad.

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    5. AJ15 August 2021 at 11:46

      Thank you Prasanna

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  3. P. Venkatesan15 August 2021 at 10:36

    10a: REACTION {AN+EROTIC}*
    11A: NATURALIZED {DUEL+TZARINA}*
    17A: SUBSIDE {BUS*}{SIDE}

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  4. P. Venkatesan15 August 2021 at 10:38

    REPACEMENT FOR 10A:
    24A: INTEGRAL {ALTERING}*

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  5. Gemini15 August 2021 at 10:38

    8D. Neon.none anagram.
    19. Wealth the law. Riches- wealth
    23. Yeti. Still - yet I

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  6. Orthopaul15 August 2021 at 10:39

    6d. REACTION..an erotic..combined anagram
    5d.GARLIC..anagram of a girl c(ount)
    6d. ORATE.. O(nothing) tear*

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  7. Gemini15 August 2021 at 10:39

    Please let me know if my answers are ok

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  8. Jayalakshmi arumugam15 August 2021 at 10:39

    5dn garlic (a girl) * c(onstant)
    15ac abdomen (bad) * omen(portent)
    23dn yeti still(yet) i

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  9. Gemini15 August 2021 at 10:43

    5D. Replacement for8d. Garlic. Girl first count is c , a -a

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  10. AJ15 August 2021 at 10:49

    What is -a Gemini?

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  11. Remy15 August 2021 at 10:50

    26 ac behind the scenes.(bends the chinese)*
    25 ac adagio.adag-e+i o.
    14 ac reliant. re(lia<)nt.

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  12. Orthopaul15 August 2021 at 10:50

    Replacement
    26ac. BEHIND THE SCENES..bends the Chinese *

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  13. Orthopaul15 August 2021 at 10:53

    Replacement for 26ac
    1ac REVERSE GROUPING.. GNIPUORG in reverse

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  14. ramesh ss15 August 2021 at 10:54

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  15. Vasant15 August 2021 at 10:55

    1A REVERSE GROUPING Literal instruction GNIPOURG when reversed gives Grouping. Nice clue!
    9A STATU(-e)S
    14A RELIANT AIL<inside RENT

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 August 2021 at 11:48

      +1 for clue 1A

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    2. AJ15 August 2021 at 12:15

      Thank you for this remark MB Sir.

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    3. AJ15 August 2021 at 20:45

      Thanks for your comment. I don't know how I missed it in the morning.

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    4. AJ15 August 2021 at 20:47

      @VasantThanks for your comments and participation. I thought I had already thanked you, but the post is not there.

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  16. Gemini15 August 2021 at 11:00

    12D. Replacement for 5D. Constipate. Criminals- cons. Hint- tip. Swallow- Ate

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    1. AJ15 August 2021 at 11:07

      Please relook your annotation. It needs slight refinement.

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    2. sree_sree15 August 2021 at 11:13

      The right one is actually not right!!!
      It's indirect.

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    3. Gemini15 August 2021 at 12:15

      Criminals-: con's?

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    4. AJ15 August 2021 at 12:35

      No apostrophe.

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  17. sree_sree15 August 2021 at 11:01

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  18. sree_sree15 August 2021 at 11:02

    Nice and easy, cold solve. Felt too many anagrams.
    Thanks for Sunday snack.

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  19. ramesh ss15 August 2021 at 11:06

    2D EXPRANEOUS EXTRA more NOUS common sense around E European
    9A STATUS STATUES carved figures - E elegant first letter
    4D SUSTAINED SUED taken to court around STAIN stigma

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  20. Manas15 August 2021 at 11:13

    26a - Behind the Scenes - {Bends the Chinese}*

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  21. cdrgani2915 August 2021 at 11:20

    cdrgani29
    24A INTEGRAL altering Anag.
    3D ENTHUSIASM E and hunanists Anag.
    13D DERIVATIVE ive varied Anag.
    I seem to have chosen all anagrams! V. good cluing!

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  22. sree_sree15 August 2021 at 11:20

    Still standing
    18a
    Down:7,13,16,21,22.

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    1. AJ15 August 2021 at 11:23

      7d has been done by. Nagendra Prasad at 10:33. First post.

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  23. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 August 2021 at 11:23

    19a : WEALTH (THE LAW)*
    21a : LURID (L(URn)ID)
    22a : ONCE (ONe)(CE)

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    1. AJ15 August 2021 at 11:32

      I had intended something different for 22d ( not 22a).
      We write No for number in the short form. But your annotation also works.

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 August 2021 at 11:37

      I agree with you AJ. I missed the number 'lifted' part for reversal of 'no' :)

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  24. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 August 2021 at 11:26

    In place of 19a

    28a : ISOSPIN (I)(SO)(SPIN)

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  25. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 August 2021 at 11:30

    Easy and entertaining Sunday fare!
    Thank you AJ :)

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  26. Prasanna Rao15 August 2021 at 11:30

    13d - DERIVATIVE* anagram of i've varied + T - time
    let me compensate as 17a done by Mr Venkatesan.

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  27. cdrgani2915 August 2021 at 11:31

    cdrgani29
    1A and 12D superb clues!

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  28. AJ15 August 2021 at 11:54

    Thank you Sathia for your participation and solutions

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  29. AJ15 August 2021 at 11:56

    My Independence day greetings to all.

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  30. AJ15 August 2021 at 12:00

    Iiss Paddy's remarks. He is a regular attendee. Hope he is fine.

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    1. Padmanabhan15 August 2021 at 12:05

      Nice to have thought about me. Joining very late. First scrolled down to see if there are any clues left- no luck, Now I will solve it at leisure and I am sure I will enjoy it (though missing the participation)

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    2. AJ15 August 2021 at 12:07

      Thank you for signing attendance at least now.

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  31. AJ15 August 2021 at 12:01

    Typo. I miss has missed m.

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  32. AJ15 August 2021 at 12:02

    I thank the Colonel for accommodating my grid in Sunday special.

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  33. Col_Gopinath15 August 2021 at 12:27

    Thanks for the special AJ

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  34. B Sudhakar.15 August 2021 at 13:57

    11a. Admitted to citizenship, based on a wild duel with tzarina
    duel+tzarina=naturalized
    15a. Terribly bad portent for the stomach (7)
    bad portent=OMEN ABDOMEN
    17a. Settle team after bus crash (7)
    team=SIDE bus SUBSIDE

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