Sunday, 29 May 2022

Special, Sunday 29 May 2022, SS

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  1. sree_sree29 May 2022 at 10:32

    thanks Col for publishing. small correction in 23d. please read
    23d Enlist everone at home about leading (4.2)

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  2. AJ29 May 2022 at 10:33

    8a TELEGRAM : wire
    T (E: electronic) (LEG: support) RAM
    TRAM: electric vehicle

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  3. AJ29 May 2022 at 10:35

    9a. THREAD: thin strand
    THREA: faulty heart D: died

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  4. R Nagendra Prasad29 May 2022 at 10:37

    9A: DEARTH...heart+d* 24A: KI(L)N 19D: BELATED..debate+l*

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  5. Padmanabhan29 May 2022 at 10:38

    10A- Ill defined- vague- (field line e)*
    2D- Seed- T- Type of funding
    12A- Origin- CD- Origin is where X&Y axes (unknown) meet

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  6. ramesh ss29 May 2022 at 10:39

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  7. P. Venkatesan29 May 2022 at 10:40


    2d: SEED (T)
    24A: KILN {KI)L)N}
    19D: BELATED {DEBATE+L)*

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  8. AJ29 May 2022 at 10:40

    10a. ILL DEFINED: vague
    ILL DEFINE : ( field line)* D(displacement)

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  9. Kiran29 May 2022 at 10:48

    3D - DRIFT NET (T + friend + t)* (T = model, t = time)

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  10. Remy29 May 2022 at 11:00

    4 dn amenity en-half of em.
    am(en)ity.courtesy.

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  11. ramesh ss29 May 2022 at 11:12

    23D CALL IN C+ ALL+ IN def: enlist
    22A LEGACY LEG AY around C def: will
    18D BOLT HOLE B+O+TO HELL* def: secret way to esacape

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  12. Remy29 May 2022 at 11:19

    27 ac sewing. s e wing.patching.
    26 dn nice -friendly.ni(-e)ce

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  13. Murali29 May 2022 at 11:25

    6d. CRADLE SONG = soothing number
    about= c (dragons)* composed to protect the french=le C(RAD(LE)SONG)*

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  14. Murali29 May 2022 at 11:28

    25A DEATHKNELL=to sound the imminent destruction
    Dead =D
    have= eat
    king henry =h
    about knight =kn
    to tell but no time = ell

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  15. Mukundala Balasubramanyam29 May 2022 at 11:31

    16d OLD WIVES (SLOW DIVE)*
    25a DEATHKNELL (D)(EAT=have)(H= king Henry)(KN=Knight)(-tELL)

    My two only

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    1. Ramesh Kosaraju 29 May 2022 at 12:34

      25A To account for 'about', I thought
      K,H for King, Henry
      about <=KH
      N for knight

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    2. sree_sree29 May 2022 at 12:36

      +1 intend anno.

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    3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam29 May 2022 at 18:39

      Thank you Ramesh and Prasad garu.
      I stand corrected. 👍

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  16. Kiran29 May 2022 at 11:53

    7d - FASCICLE (c + false + ci)* (c=about, ci = farcical essentially)

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  17. P. Venkatesan29 May 2022 at 12:01

    Replacements:
    20D: N ICE {NI(-E)CE}
    21D: BAD EGG {GEG} RA*
    20A: EDITABLE {TIDE<--}{ABLE}

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  18. Kolluru Koteswara Rao29 May 2022 at 12:07

    Happy Birthday Vasant!!!

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  19. AJ29 May 2022 at 12:17

    Nice puzzle, enjoyed solving.

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  20. Murali29 May 2022 at 12:21

    17A ABDOMEN = midfiff
    Alpha=A
    beta=B
    delta = D
    females without =wOMEN - w

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    1. Ramesh Kosaraju 29 May 2022 at 13:20

      17 a
      Definition should be 'midriff in fashion industry'

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  21. Ramesh Kosaraju 29 May 2022 at 12:47

    5D STUDIO - a place to reside
    student - learner
    speciality - ent
    loved one - o,i
    {stud(-ent)<=oi}
    Couldn't account heifer though!

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    1. sree_sree29 May 2022 at 12:50

      You can refine.

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    2. sree_sree29 May 2022 at 17:50

      Io,

      in Greek mythology, daughter of Inachus (the river god of Argos) and the Oceanid Melia. Under the name of Callithyia, Io was regarded as the first priestess of Hera, the wife of Zeus. Zeus fell in love with her and, to protect her from the wrath of Hera, changed her into a white heifer

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    3. Ramesh Kosaraju 29 May 2022 at 22:04

      Greek and Latin to me, literally 😀

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  22. Ramesh Kosaraju 29 May 2022 at 13:13

    11a DOCK - weed
    Original cover 'oc' in Denmark 'dk'

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  23. Ramesh Kosaraju 29 May 2022 at 13:37

    14a (Reverse engineered!)

    TWOPENCE - don't give a damn
    Tory - t; money - m; power - p;
    these days - ce (for current era)
    females - women
    {wo(-m)(+p)pen} in {t ce}

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    1. Ramesh Kosaraju 29 May 2022 at 13:58

      Troy (not Tory) - a measure
      Initially I thought the Answer was TUPPENCE!

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    2. sree_sree29 May 2022 at 13:58

      With Troy in surface meaning the weight of gems, tried to make it a take on Jewellery ads. (Women saying me buying for me).

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  24. sree_sree29 May 2022 at 14:14

    Sunday Special Conundrum: to take proof reading guidane or not!

    Requesting the assistance is taking out three of the first responders from answering.
    On the other hand it doesn't seem fair to others without that guidance.

    Thanks col for Publishing. Thanks to KKR, Vasant for expert guidance.
    MB and Paddy for V1 response. (The ones they answered here are V3 clues).

    Happy birthday Vasant. Have a gr8 day.

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  25. Col_Gopinath29 May 2022 at 14:58

    Yet to be solved
    Across - 15, 28
    Down - 1, 13,

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  26. Col_Gopinath29 May 2022 at 15:32

    Anyone can complete the last 4

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  27. Ramesh Kosaraju 29 May 2022 at 16:02

    1D: CELLAR - stock of wines
    A line umpire - caller
    heart about - <=alle
    {c(<=alle)r}

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  28. Ramesh Kosaraju 29 May 2022 at 16:13

    13D: GRANT IN AID - government sanction
    A ward - award - grant
    in - in
    conjunction - aid

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  29. Padmanabhan29 May 2022 at 16:18

    13D- Grant in aid-CD? Govt.sanction is aid.
    15A- Loyalty- Reverence - LO(YAL)TY. YAL replacing F in the middle. But I have been so far unable to connect it to authority. Is it opp/ reverse of lay?

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    1. Ramesh Kosaraju 29 May 2022 at 16:34

      Authority - royalty
      It's heart is 'yal'

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    2. sree_sree29 May 2022 at 17:55

      +1. Lofty replacing it's heat with the heart of royalty:authority

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  30. Padmanabhan29 May 2022 at 16:23

    28A- Eclectic- Electric- R (Zero resistance)+c (capacitance)

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    1. Padmanabhan29 May 2022 at 16:26

      1. Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles: an eclectic taste in music; an eclectic approach to managing the economy.

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  31. Ramesh Kosaraju 29 May 2022 at 16:43

    🙏

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  32. Col_Gopinath29 May 2022 at 17:34

    Thanks for the special Sree Sree

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  33. sree_sree29 May 2022 at 17:54


    A ward in conjugation meant simply A+Ward (tried ala INCOGNITO, join two words as opposed to split)

    Award//government sanction. DD, No real word play.

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  34. sree_sree29 May 2022 at 17:57

    Thanks again Col. And thanks to all for solving.

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  35. Ramki Krishnan29 May 2022 at 19:18

    Saw the puzzle just now - pretty challenging and had to look at the explanations for some of the clues. Liked TELEGRAM, SEED, BELATED, ECLECTIC to name a few. Thanks Sree_sree for the special.

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  36. Ramki Krishnan29 May 2022 at 19:19

    Happy birthday Vasant!

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  37. Vasant29 May 2022 at 21:29

    Thank You All for the wishes and Prasad for an entertaining challenge.

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