Sunday, 18 December 2022

Special, Sunday 18 Dec 2022, Veeyares


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VEEYARES 14

By Veeyares
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Exolve Print Notes Jotter Ⓒ Veeyares & THCC

Across
1Run away with bottle (6)
4Studies for life about origin of species (8)
10Plant to build hot air rocket right away (9)
11No poking of nose crazily into Economics for fun (5)
12Bungler quietly replacing top of steam generator after some scolding (7)
13Trojan war here at last? Strike back first! (7)
14Avoid big wagon returning that is carrying an unknown (9)
16Unenthusiastic about going out and getting last bolt for implement (4)
18Escaping, I have gone out, turned free (4)
20Dash back through gate on starting to escape exile (9)
23Display hamper not stylish but outdated (7)
25Punch I anticipated drinking liquor (7)
26Expression basically is desolate if one’s mourning (5)
27Macaroni mixed with a bit of cardamom may produce this complaint (9)
28Loving female heart throb, extremely lovely (8)
29A party wanting dress to start with getting garment (6)

Down
1Pans for photo? (8)
2Psalm? It follows prelude (7)
3None went out to immunize and take care primarily to instruct (9)
5Man, drowned in drink, at another site found wettest (9)
6Principal is loud, outspoken, not getting livid in the middle (5)
7Not possible basically to be straight. An effort producing back pain (7)
8Surrender cash held back, it is blessed (6)
9Starting to plead at gate not opening for the needy (4)
15Duplicate papers a client misplaced (9)
16Practice of banishment not old (9)
17Admit teen somehow? No no, have to reflect (8)
19Almost at the top? He doesn’t believe! (7)
21Nothing to stop genius dancing a form of rock (7)
22Trust basically lost in probing complaint (6)
24Fall flat in front of sweetheart to get dessert (5)
25Don’t start to frighten nurse (4)

Enjoy.

48 comments:

  1. 27A:CARCINOMA..macaroni+c*
    25D: CARE..-sCARE
    15D: IDENTICAL..id+a+client*

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  2. 9D POOR P...(-d)OOR def: needy door = gate
    21D IGNEOUS O in GENIUS* def: form of rock
    25D CARE (-s)CARE def: nurse scare = frighten

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    1. Compensation for 9D repeat

      25A CHIANTI punCH I ANTIcipated def:drink

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  3. 25 ac CHIANTI: liquor
    pun(CH I ANTI) cipated

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  4. 21d: IGNEOUS: a type of rock
    Nothing: O
    (Genious o)* dancing is anagrind

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  5. 19D ATHEIST
    almost at = a
    top = 1st = ist
    a+the+ist
    def: doest not believe

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    1. 28a FATHERLY
      female = f, (heart)*, extremely lovely = ly
      def: loving.

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    2. 24d BOMBE
      fall flat = bomb
      sweetheart = e
      def: dessert

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  6. 25A- Chianti- T Clue- Liquor
    17D- Meditate= (Admit teen- n)*- Reflect
    We had No no for deletion of N yesterday!
    25D- Care- Scare-S (don't start)- Nurse

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    1. Thank you. A bit late- just put in my 3 and still solving. Having a good time.

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  7. 1D SNAPSHOT (Reverse anagram of pans, Definition: photo)

    12A SPOILER
    Steam generator: boiler
    Quietly (p) relacing b after s (some scolding)
    Definition: Bungler

    26A: IDIOM (acrostic)
    Definition: Expression

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  8. 11ac COMIC : fun
    Economics - n,o,s,e

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  9. 14A OSTRACIZE OS big CART< wagaon returning Z unknown in IE def: avoid
    20A EXTRADITE EX (DART<) IT E exile

    both compensation for repeated solves

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  10. 2dn INTROIT (INTRO)(IT)
    14ac OSTRACIZE (OS)(CART<)(I(Z)E)
    20ac EXTRADITE (EX(DART<)IT)(E-scape)

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  11. 16d TRADITION: practice
    Banishment not old:extradition - ex
    This is replacement for 21d

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  12. Sub for 25 ac
    16 ac TOOL: implement
    Unenthusiastic: cool - c + t( last of bolt)

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  13. 10 ac artichoke h air-(r)ocket*
    8 dn sacred surren(der cas <)h
    7 dn lumbago. P-lumb a go.

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  14. Replacements
    28ac FATHERLY = Loving
    (F)(HEART*)(LovelY)
    24dn BOMBE = Dessert
    Bomb = Fall flat, E from swEet

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  15. 4A PROFILES - PRO (for) + LIFE* + S(-pecies), def = studies
    13A MALWARE - def = Trojan, WAR + (-her)E with LAM (strike) << in the front
    5D RHEUMIEST - def = wettest, HE (man) in RUM (drink) + SITE*

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  16. Yet to be solved across 1, 18, 29
    Down 3, 6, 22

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  17. 1A - SPIRIT (DD)
    22D - BELIEF
    Definition: Trust
    Basically lost in = LI
    Complaint = BEEF
    LI probing BEEF = BELIEF

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    2. 29 A - ONESIE
      Definition = Garment
      A = ONE
      Party = SIDE
      Dress to start with = D
      Wanting = Deletion indicator
      ONESIDE - D = ONESIE

      I think that's everything? (If I'm right)
      It was fun solving, thank you!

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  18. Inoculate has only one n. So only o is going

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  19. Done and dusted!. Thank you all solvers. Thank you Colonel for publishing. And a Happy Birthday to Colonel🎂🙏

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  20. Happy birthday many happy returns colonel

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  21. Thank you Veeyares for a time well spent on Sunday.

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  22. Wordplay also involves Anagram (somehow - Anind)

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  23. Thanks everyone for the Birthday greetings

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