Sunday, 12 December 2021

Special, Sunday 12 Dec 2021, Ajji


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

(COMMENTS ENTERED WITH LESS THAN THREE ANSWERS/ANNOTATIONS WILL BE DELETED WITHOUT NOTICE, UNLESS THE COMMENTER SPECIFIES THAT IT IS A COMPENSATION FOR A REPEAT)


Enjoy.

46 comments:

  1. 6 IT EM<
    13 +C-tHIEF
    15 V ALID*

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  2. 21a: TRAIN {T}{RAIN}
    28A: IMITATE {I}{M{IT}ATE}
    29A: GUST {GU(-E)ST}

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  3. 10A GENERIC GENE+RIC(-h)
    2D LINGUAL {ALLU(-r)ING}*
    4D EXCRETION C inside EXERTION with R&E swapping places.

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  4. 15 ac valid.v+dial*
    20 ac leaders.le a der s.
    25 ac amigo a mig o.

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  5. Nice one AJ Ji. Mostly cold solve.

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  6. 11a PREVAIL (P(REV)AIL)
    12a SUDANESE (SU(DANES)E)
    14d EVERYTHING (E(VERY)THIN)G)

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  7. Simple and elegant clueing! Enjoyable Sunday fare. 😊

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  8. 30a TECHNOLOGY; scientific applications; ( THE G COLONY}*
    18d CLEVERISH; it would be artful; {C{L}{EVE}{SIR}<= H}
    1a SILHOUETTE; shadowy outline; (LITTlE HOUSE)*

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  9. 1D- sigh(t);
    20D- (le)(a)(der)s;
    26D-(e)very;

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  10. 16D DEVIATED (DE)(VI-ol-ATED)
    5D (T)(EPEE)
    8D MALEFICENT {LEFT CINEMA}*

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  11. Late in coming here and sorry for that.
    Completed- so neat and enjoyable and with pinpoint precision. Enjoyed.
    Yet to check what remains and if there are any,will enter.
    14 & 18D last to fall.

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  12. Thank you Paddy. There are many remaining.

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  13. 17A- Ischaemic- IS CHAEMIC (Chemical- L, with A going to the centre)- condition relating to shortage of blood
    19A- Relevance- (Reveal)*NCE- Pertinent
    23A- TIARA- T IARA=< (I presume A.Rai for Aishwarya Rai)- Crown

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  14. I was just checking when I saw Col.'s post which made it easy.
    Thank you AJ for the interesting relaxed time.

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  15. AJ - That was fun. I finished in 10 mins. Also i remember - a discussion long ago - about cluing EPEE/ TEPEE with Gridman & others. Glad to c the word again.

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  16. 24ac - PEEKAPOO - A dog
    Look furtively - PEEK
    Photo odd - POO
    27ac -IMITATE I+ M(IT)ATE - Appeal - IT
    3d - OCREA O(C)RE + A

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  17. AJ - if time permits - i shall write a tale & post it tomorrow.

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  18. Did you read my comment about you day before yesterday?
    If you write a story, I will be the happiest person around.

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  19. Not possible- there will be many who are equally happy!

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    1. You are right, Paddy. She has many fans.

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  20. 7d ((Mirza)(t)(s))* = Tzarism
    22d (advocate)-d+o = avocado
    24d Pass+E = Passe

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    1. 22d sorry, correction
      ((Advocate)-(TE)+(o))*
      = Avocado
      Musical note TE (or TI)

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  21. Gowri has done 28ac but given the wrong serial number.
    27 AC still remains

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    1. Sorry. I normally solve pen & paper. So this is a bit difficult.

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  22. 9D - PENCHANT - Taste
    pen + chant

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  23. 27ac - IRELESS (T)ireless

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  24. 27A (T)IRELESS - Unflagging TIRELESS

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  25. Thank you commenters and solvers.
    Thank you Colonel for posting my grid in the blog.

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  26. Thank u AJ. For a wonderful Sunday forenoon.

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  27. missed your grid. 6a,22d and 28a solved . but unable to send as it was poor network.

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  28. Please don't stop with this . Do the entire grid. Easy & interesting.

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