Sunday 11 December 2022

Special, Sunday 11 Dec 2022, Ajji


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39 comments:

  1. 1ac - HALF (50%) - Flash - s (rev)

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  2. 3dn - FIXTURE (installation)
    Mixture (blend) - m +f

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  3. 9ac - JINX (I'll luck)
    J + in + x

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  4. 9a. JINX - ill-luck
    {j}{in}{x}
    11a. VAMP - seductress
    {va}{mp}
    16a GREETS - welcomes
    {(-o)gre}{ets}

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  5. 7A: R(ARE<)
    28A: LEST..lets*
    23A: FIJI..if<+JI-be

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    1. I think FI<< + JI(-ve) - Jive is meaningless talk. Jibe is to insult

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    2. Jive isdeceitfu/meaningless talk. Checked in Merrimack Webster.

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  6. Replacement for 9a
    18d REALISE - become aware
    {re}{ali}{se}

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  7. 1a - (FLA(-S)H) <=== HALF
    11A - (VA)(MP) - Virginia - VA ; politician - MP
    7A - (R)(ARE<===) Right-R ; Time-ERA

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  8. 24ac unite r(etinu)e
    16ac greets o(gre) (ets)aliens
    19dn morning (mourning-u)

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  9. 10 ac riser. ris<er.
    6 dn stratagem. st(rat)ag em<
    20 dn narwhal nar<whal(e)

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  10. 10A- Riser- (SIR+=<)ER- Part of staricase
    11A- Vamp- VA MP- Seductress
    16A- Greets- Gre (Ogre-O) ETs- Welcomes

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    1. Yes, it is, though I didn’t realise until pointed out. Sorry!

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  12. Check your solution Sathia.

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  13. 8Dn RUMBUSTIOUSNESS - {RUM}{BUST}{IOUS}{NESS}

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  14. My 3rd
    20Dn NARWHAL - {RAN-reverse}{WHAL(-e)}

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  15. To be solved
    Across 4, 12, 14, 17, 21, 22,, 25, 26
    Down 4, 22

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  16. 12Ac DELUGE - {DE{LUG}EE} - Replacement for 20Dn

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  17. 4a Ze (b) us
    4d Zorse*
    21 e(C) raseur* :surgical instrument. erasure* is indirect.

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  18. 17 A - SKIRTS (DD)
    26 A - OGRE <=
    ERGO (so) returns to form OGRE (giant)

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    1. Imho there is a verb diaagreement here. Returns means to turn ogre!
      Setters to clarify please.

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  19. 4a ZEBUS = Cattle of SW Asia
    ZEUS = Greek god, around
    B = first Born

    14a. INTENDED= Prospective bride
    IN = Home
    TENDED = Provided care

    26a OGRE . = Giant
    ERGO = So, therefore, Returns

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  20. Good constrictions with few new words.
    May be could focus on few non-necessary (not unnecessary but things that could be avoided to reduce length of clue)
    Like 1a
    Flashback missing second fifty percent

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  21. Replace for 4a

    25 HAET = minute amount
    HAT (cap) around E , everybody to start with

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  22. 22d QUEUE: line of waiters
    tip: cue~queue (we heard is hp indicator)

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  23. 21A (ERASURE + C)* => ECRASEUR
    22A Q + (MURMU-M-M)+SH = QURUSH

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  24. 22ac QURUSH: former Saudi Arabian currency
    Q(initially quiet)
    President losing little money twice: MURMU - M, M: URU
    Silent:SH
    (Q)(URU) (SH)

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  25. 22ac QURUSH = Ancient Saudi Arabian money
    Q + URU (President mURmU losing M twice)+ SH = silent

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  26. All clues solved.
    Thanks to all the solvers for their participation.
    Thanks to Sree Sree, Ramki Krishnan and other commenters for their inputs
    Thanks to Col. Gopinath for posting my grid in the blog.

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  27. Happy Birthday AD. Have a gr8 after party!!!

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