Sunday, 6 February 2022

Special, Sunday 06 Feb 2022, The Zodiac

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THE ZODIAC 9

By The Zodiac
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Exolve Print Notes Jotter Ⓒ The Zodiac & THCC
Across
1Hero is sick, going through pains (8)
5Clergyman trapped by crooked deal gets confused (6)
9Reports an arrest incorrectly (8)
10Poses like a clown with no trace of shame (6)
12Disaster in league with team bearing first loss (9)
13Show in Macau she reviewed (5)
14Surround sound (4)
16Graceful girl is so mean at heart (7)
19Between you and me, this tennis player is no good (7)
21The doctor shows repulsive manners (4)
24Food item from tree belonging to Karnataka (5)
25Clarify wrong clue: "1D - Variety of tea" (9)
27Elaborate or neat design (6)
28Following mostly tired leader (8)
29Closely observe Reverend's crude specimen (6)
30Indications of champion girl consuming drug (8)
Down
1Records energy loss in moderate/extreme conditions (6)
2Recruitment is hard and exhausting without top talent (6)
3Manages requests after leader leaves (5)
4Smooth gin cocktail at 5 PM, say (7)
6American breaking records frequently read and talked about (9)
7Spooner's group secures a Tupperware product (5,3)
8Diplomatic individual, say (8)
11Healthy woman experiencing little lightheadedness in the beginning (4)
15Client is rudely interrupted by associate, becomes unyielding (9)
17Very keen to go after Bob - an easy target (4,4)
18Unique ring worn by royal descendant (8)
20Left outhouse (4)
21Different table (7)
22Velocity sign changes (6)
23Evaluates processes orally (6)
26Possibly M. Ali's religion (5)

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39 comments:

  1. R Nagendra Prasad6 February 2022 at 10:33

    9A: NARRATES..an,arrest*
    11D: WELL..leading letters
    26D: ISLAM..malis*

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  2. P. Venkatesan6 February 2022 at 10:35

    1a: ACHILLE {ACH{ILL}E}
    3A: NARRATES {AN+ARREST}*
    21: CODE {T<==}

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  3. P. Venkatesan6 February 2022 at 10:38

    REPLACEMENT:
    21D: COUNTER (DD)

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  4. ramesh ss6 February 2022 at 10:40

    5A ADDLED DD clergyman in DEAL* def:confused
    13A USHER def: show. T macaU SHE Reviewed
    6D DISCUSSED American US in DISCS records + ED frequently read def: talked about

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  5. Argo6 February 2022 at 10:43

    9A (AN ARREST)* -> NARRATES
    13A USHER (hidden)
    27A (OR NEAT)* ->ORNATE

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  6. Murali6 February 2022 at 10:52

    2D HIRING h + (tiring -t)
    3D LEADS (pleads - p)
    4D EVENING : (smooth) even +( gin*) ing

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  7. C.G. BHARGAV6 February 2022 at 11:00

    7 D Lunch Box (bunch locks)

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  8. AJ6 February 2022 at 11:01

    12a LANDSLIDE: disaster
    L(league) AND(with) S (L: first loss) IDE
    Side team, bearing is containment indicator

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  9. AJ6 February 2022 at 11:04

    My second
    16a LISSOME: graceful
    Gir(l is so me)an

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  10. Mukundala Balasubramanyam6 February 2022 at 11:06

    19a : USELESS. U(SELES)S
    25a : ELUCIDATE (CLUE)" (ID) (TEA)*
    20d : SHED (DD)

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  11. AJ6 February 2022 at 11:13

    My third
    15d : INELASTIC: unyielding
    (Client is )* : inelstic interrupted by associate:a
    INEL(A)STIC

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  12. Padmanabhan6 February 2022 at 11:30

    5A- Addled- confused- A(DD)LED*
    13A- Usher- Show- T
    14A- Hifi- CD

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  13. Unknown6 February 2022 at 11:39

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  14. Unknown6 February 2022 at 11:39

    N Sridhar

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    1. Col_Gopinath6 February 2022 at 11:41

      Please post again as I deleted your earlier comment as no name was given in the comment

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  15. Unknown6 February 2022 at 11:41

    22D- varies;V+aries

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  16. Unknown6 February 2022 at 11:41

    N Sridhar

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    1. Col_Gopinath6 February 2022 at 11:44

      Sridhar, Please add your name in the comment and try to post all three answers in one comment

      Delete
  17. Padmanabhan6 February 2022 at 11:43

    Regret mistake-
    14A should be Ring

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  18. Unknown6 February 2022 at 11:44

    8D-discreet(DD)
    N Sridhar

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  19. Unknown6 February 2022 at 11:51

    Sorry problem with phone;posting with son's

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  20. C.G. BHARGAV6 February 2022 at 11:59

    1 down ANN(-E)ALS

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  21. Argo6 February 2022 at 11:59

    Replacement for 9a
    28a : STALKING (STALE-E)+KING

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  22. C.G. BHARGAV6 February 2022 at 12:12

    23 down WEIGHS (hp ways)

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  23. C.G. BHARGAV6 February 2022 at 12:14

    30 across PRO MIS(E)S

    Is the setter a drug addict!!!

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  24. sree_sree6 February 2022 at 12:36

    10a AS AN AS(-s) shouldn't no trace mean all s!
    17d DUCK SOUP Bob:duck very:so keen:up
    18d PE(R)(SON)AL

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  25. Col_Gopinath6 February 2022 at 12:41

    Last 2
    24A and 29A

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  26. Satyen Nabar6 February 2022 at 12:56

    24A KASHA K{ASH}A
    29A POLICE Spooner of low piece

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  27. Col_Gopinath6 February 2022 at 13:15

    Thanks for the special Kumaresh

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  28. Padmanabhan6 February 2022 at 13:41

    Thank you Col. & Kumaresh for an enjoyable Sunday morning.

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  29. ShankarSen6 February 2022 at 16:49

    The Delhi edition of the Hindu has given a completely different crossword.

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