Sunday, 13 February 2022

Special, Sunday 13 Feb 2022, Novice

Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory) 
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  1. Vasant13 February 2022 at 10:33

    16A Leonardo da Vinci Dr< inside (Alone in a Covid)*
    22A WAG Acrostics
    14D FELLOW'S HIP

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  2. Jacob Brahmakulam13 February 2022 at 10:34

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  3. R Nagendra Prasad13 February 2022 at 10:35

    19A:AZTEC..REV T
    15D: ANTIVIRAL..(ANTI)+RIVAL*
    23D:GLOBE..BLOG*+E

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  4. P. Venkatesan13 February 2022 at 10:36

    22; WAG (Acrostic)
    1d: USES (US}{E}{S}
    6D: GAS OIL (Odd letters of 'GrAsS On IsLe)

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  5. R Nagendra Prasad13 February 2022 at 10:37

    Compensating for 19D,
    21d:IN(DEED)

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  6. Ramesh Kosaraju 13 February 2022 at 10:38

    3D: NORTH SEA - European waters
    {Those ran}*
    5D. REWARDED - Compensated
    {re}{war}{ded}
    Again - re battle- war;
    dread not even - ded
    28A: ONE AND ALL - universal benefit
    {land alone}*

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  7. Argo13 February 2022 at 10:40

    1D US+E(nglish)S(oldiers) =USES
    12A ON A(RO)LL
    22A W(hats) A(pp) G(roup) =WAG

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  8. Jayalakshmi arumugam13 February 2022 at 10:42

    9ac suffocate. (f)enni in (Focus) * ate
    22ac wag (acrostic)
    24ac located lo(ndon) cat(tom) e(nglan)d

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  9. VU13 February 2022 at 10:50

    18d VEHEMENT - VENT (Let) outside (HE MEN)machos without direction N VE(HEME) NT. VEHEMENT is powerful?

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  10. Shay13 February 2022 at 10:56

    17D-DONATION=Gift; Charge =Ion {DON{A}T{ION}}

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    1. Shay13 February 2022 at 11:02

      8D-ICE SKATING=Winter Olympics fare; cream = icing + steak = ice skating

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  11. Padmanabhan13 February 2022 at 11:01

    10A- Aztec- Mexican native- dulCET ZApping =<
    6D- Gas oil- Fuel- GrAsS On IsLe- alt.letter picking
    8D- Ice Skating- Winter Olympic event- IC(E SKAT)*ING (Crem= Icing)

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  12. P. Venkatesan13 February 2022 at 11:02

    14A: FIT AS A FIDDLE {DAD'S+LIFE+A} RA*
    2d: AFFECTION {A{FF}{E}CTION}

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  13. Shalini13 February 2022 at 11:05

    19A Moonlighting Light inside Mooning
    27A Iqbal IQ+ LAB<
    2d Affection FF×E in Action.

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  14. Remy13 February 2022 at 11:15

    26 d Toll-Dd
    26 a moist M-(a)oist
    11 a sweet s(we)et

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  15. sree_sree13 February 2022 at 11:17

    Nice and teasing Novice. Thanks for the special

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  16. Vasant13 February 2022 at 11:22

    Lovely clues all round. Thank you Novice for the Sunday special.

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  17. sree_sree13 February 2022 at 11:26

    13a, 19a and 7d remaining!

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  18. ramesh ss13 February 2022 at 11:33

    Thanks all for solving probably the fastest solve ever!

    13A 7D and 20D are the only ones to be solved

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  19. Satyen Nabar13 February 2022 at 11:45

    13A OAK SOAKING - SING (~singh)
    7D STYLO STYL(-e) + (-pr)O(-se)
    20D ON CALL CON cycling = ONC + ALL

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  20. Mukundala Balasubramanyam13 February 2022 at 11:46

    13a OAK Sodden = (s)OAK
    7dn STYLO STYL(e)(prOse)
    20d ON CALL (CON C shifting down)(ALL)

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  21. Anonymous13 February 2022 at 11:47

    19a - MOONLIGHTING
    moving - v = moing
    Mo(on)(light)ing

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  22. Argo13 February 2022 at 11:48

    Replacement for 1D and 22A
    20D ON+C(ycling)+ALL =ON CALL (STANDBY)
    13A Sodden = soak, minus (s)ardar
    = OAK

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  23. Nadathur Rajan13 February 2022 at 11:48

    13a. Definition: Plant OAK
    sardar reportedly ~sing, left - Deletion Indicator
    sodden sOAKing
    7d. This writer STYL[-e].O
    endless elegance STYL[-e}
    prOse essentially O
    20d. Definition: Standby ON CALL
    study CON cycling ONC
    everything ALL

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    1. sree_sree13 February 2022 at 11:50

      Technical doubt 13a can we use a hp for deletion when the letters are separate/cut

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    2. ramesh ss13 February 2022 at 12:01

      interesting question. Wait for experts to comment

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    3. Vasant13 February 2022 at 13:00

      IMO, we can. No technical problem.

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    4. Padmanabhan13 February 2022 at 13:40

      I also see no problem. It is just a deletion of a homonym.

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  24. ramesh ss13 February 2022 at 11:49

    All done. thanks everyone for solving and colonel for hosting the puzzle.

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  25. Mukundala Balasubramanyam13 February 2022 at 11:49

    Thanks Doc for 13a anno!

    Thank you Ramesh for the Sunday special.

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  26. Anonymous13 February 2022 at 11:59

    14ac - FIT AS A FIDDLE
    (dads life a) anagram - Fit shows that it is an anagram.
    Dont know the type of clue.

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  27. Anonymous13 February 2022 at 12:00

    I think all done.
    Ramesh Great Grid.
    Great for my confidence after yday.

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    1. ramesh ss13 February 2022 at 12:02

      thanks. Glad you liked it. I did say an easy one is coming in my comment yesterday

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  28. Anonymous13 February 2022 at 12:01

    In yday - CARMELITE
    Setter intoxicated is MELIT
    CARE - is in distress? Is that right?
    Can someone explain?

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    1. Col_Gopinath13 February 2022 at 12:08

      When in doubt, look up a dictionary

      care (noun)
      1. A troubled or anxious state of mind:
      angst, anxiety, anxiousness, concern, disquiet, disquietude, distress, nervousness, solicitude, unease, uneasiness, worry.

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    2. Anonymous13 February 2022 at 12:13

      Thanx Colonel. You sound like Gridman & i asked for it.
      Thanx once more.

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    3. Padmanabhan13 February 2022 at 13:34

      Yes indeed. I thought of Gridman only when I read Col.'s comment.

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  29. Col_Gopinath13 February 2022 at 12:03

    Thanks for the special Ramesh

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  30. Anonymous13 February 2022 at 12:10

    Surrounded by FELLOWSHIP & always in the middle,
    Ramesh even today is FIT AS A FIDDLE;
    Needed no STYLO to set this PUZZLE,
    His AFFECTION for us, evident, as we could solve it with no hassle.
    😊😊😊

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  31. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan13 February 2022 at 12:13

    Nice grid Ramesh :)

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  32. cdrgani2913 February 2022 at 12:31

    27A IQBAL Top clue Surely!

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  33. Padmanabhan13 February 2022 at 13:33

    Thank you Ramesh. Elegant (no short-fully) clues. Enjoyed solving but distracted because of IPL auction.

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  34. cdrgani2913 February 2022 at 14:37

    v nice clues to solve! Grid is completed, thank U ,Ramesh!

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  35. Ramki Krishnan13 February 2022 at 18:01

    Solved the grid just now. Thanks for the Special, Ramesh and Col.

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    1. ramesh ss14 February 2022 at 11:35

      Thanks for solving. Hope you liked the grid

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  36. Usha Rammohan14 February 2022 at 08:25

    4d answer not seen

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  37. Padmanabhan14 February 2022 at 09:07

    Yes,seems to have been left out.
    4D- Pay Off- Cash settlement
    Wages-Pay, No wages-Pay off

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    1. ramesh ss14 February 2022 at 11:36

      It was answered earlier but that comment has been deleted

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