Sunday, 4 December 2022

Special, Sunday 04 Dec 2022, Amrita


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35 comments:

  1. 1dn - PSEUDO - fake
    P(used*)o

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  2. 20A: TAB(OO)
    3D: ANT(I)
    28A: CHANNEL..T

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  3. 13ac - ON THE SPOT (right away)
    sent photo *

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  4. 13A- On the spot- (Sent photo)*- Right away
    4D- Prenup- PR..... EN......UP- Contract (First 2 letters of each word)
    8D- Performs- Per for MS- Plays
    Per-Each, For- in f/o, MS- Dhoni. Good one!

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  5. 5dn - MUSCATEL (wine)
    Mussel (seafood) - s with cat (tom) inside.

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  6. 23dn invest in(fashion) vest(underware)
    15ac incur (in)on (cur)dog
    29ac reissue r(ehir)e issue(son)

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  7. 19ac LEGLESS: sozzled
    Leg: member le: French as:ship
    (LEG)(LE)(SS)

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  8. 19ac: very drunk and not able to stand erect is the meaning and hence legless

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  9. ULULATE: mourn
    Dead: LATE
    South African : ZULU: beheaded ULU
    ULU is ahead of LATE
    So, ULULATE

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  10. 20ac POP OVER: visit
    Pop: report over: finished

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  11. 26a POPOVER (POP)(OVER)
    22d UMPIRE (U)(PRIME)* U from back of PerU
    27d PAIL ~ PALE

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  12. 9ac STUNNER: dish
    Almonds, say: nuts
    Stun when rolled
    Essence of tangy is. N
    Essence of buttermilk is. ER

    STUN N ER


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  13. 11ac: UNCTION: ointment
    Use: function
    Remove lid
    Function-f

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  14. 2d DULCET: melodious
    Run-of-the-mill: Dahl : dul(HP)
    Band:set: cet(hp)
    Heard on the radio is homophone indicator

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    1. Sorry for attempting a fourth by oversight.

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  15. 24d GIRDER: support structure
    Red ring-n ( not finally used in)
    Redrig* (design is anind)
    girder

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    1. Red ring * - N of design , not is deletion . Used is the anagrind .

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  16. 7 dn farouche-sullen f-loud.f ar(ouch)e<.
    12 ac cry wolf keen-cry,run- flow.
    cry flow<

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  17. 6 dn jury rigged
    ga(ri)sh .ri grey jug d*

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  18. 17d, 18d and 25ac still remain.

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  19. 25A- Faux pas- mistake- F(U) AX PAS
    U- Second August
    F- Fellow
    Ax- Fire (American spelling)
    Pas- (Sap=<)- Fool

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  20. Over is rev indicator.
    17 & 18 D for others to complete

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  21. 17d SUB-LUNAR: the region between the orbits of earth and moon
    (sUn BLURS N( new) A( area))*

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  22. 18d. SOFT SELL: pitch
    Crux of the (isSue): S
    Fellows-w( with out) + t (time going in)
    (S FELLOS T)*

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  23. That cokpleyes it.
    Thank you Amritha & Col.

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  24. Replies
    1. +1.
      Expected, faux pas, foundling, sub-lunar, to be the last to fall.
      Thght Will come late and close. But a heavy sunday Brunch and sleep made me miss it.
      Bteezy one except for the "n" Deletion in red ring.
      Not as an adverb needs an auxillary verb.
      I am not sure if double duty is favored in crossies anymore but it would work for design on double duty. Both as anind and "design finally not used" as deletion.

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