Sunday 29 January 2023

Special, Sunday 29 Jan 2023, Driver

Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory) 
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54 comments:

  1. 8A. President= first citizen
    Finally UP= P
    Native= resident

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  2. 12a: SITAR (A+STAR)*
    9A: PROOF (P)(ROOF)
    13A: IDOLS (SOLID)"

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  3. 8ac president (u) p resident(native)
    9ac proof p(soft) roof(ceiling)
    13ac idols (solid)*

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  4. 8A: P(RESIDENT)
    18A: BAPTISM..baits+mp*
    12A: SITAR..I+star*

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  5. For repeats..
    19D: IN A SENSE..T
    3D: VIVA..aVoId ViAl

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  6. 12a. SITAR - musical instrument
    {i star}*
    13a. IDOLS - figures {solid*}
    18a. BAPTISM - religious rite {baits mp*}

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  7. 27A. Professor= Academic
    CPU= processor
    Changes temparature scale means C ( elsius) goes and Foreinheat ( F) comes
    Pro(c)fessor

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  8. Replacement
    13ac estranged
    es(Spain) t(model) rang(called) ed(editor)

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  9. Replacement
    15ac aftermath (that frame)*

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  10. 3D VIVA avoid vial alternate letters
    7D CONTRA con ,criminal + art<
    15A AFTERMATH that frame*

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  11. 22A. Exams= Tests
    Old= Ex
    Ex+sam . Wore is an angrind= therefore, exams

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  12. 10D FOR THE MOST PART farthermost pot* replacement of 3D

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  13. Replacements
    7d CONTRA - not in favour
    {con}{<=art}
    22a EXAMS - tests
    {ex}{Sam*}

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  14. 17 ac garnish sharing*
    6dn apostrophe -mark. parhapstoo*

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  15. 2d NEXT DOOR: close by
    ( X noted or(gate))* doctor is anind

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  16. 4Dn GEOGRAPHIC - {GE}{O}{GRAPHIC}

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  17. 24 GO TO SLEEP: what we say to one who had zero rest

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  18. @KKR in Sunday CW-
    I was also expecting on line round by KrisKross today.

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    1. Of course, we don't intend to mean that we don't like Driver's grid. I liked it very much and my COD is 1Down. Excellent cluing.

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  19. 27A- Professor- Academic
    CPU- Processor
    Changes temperature scale- F for C
    Processor
    My COD

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  20. Replacement
    6d APOSTROPHE - Mark
    tensed - Anind
    {perhaps too}

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  21. 16Dn TABULATION - {TABU}{-(r+L)ATION}

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  22. 13a : IDOLS = FIGURES (SOLID)*
    23a: KHADI K(king) HAD(possessed) I(one)
    24d: GAPS (DD)

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    1. Isn't the def insufficient?

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    2. raising the foot off the gas pedal .-slow down. It is a cd.

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    3. But how does it get from slowing down to speeding ticket!
      This fine would have been right!

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  24. 18A= Baptism- (Baits MP)*- Religious rite
    16D- Tabulation- Itemisation
    Say Forbidden- Tabu (Taboo~)
    Amount- Ration. L for R (not right for Liberal) becomes lation.
    Tabu lation

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  25. 4,d GEOGRAPHIC : characteristic of the area
    GE( company) O(old)
    GRAPHIC( visual)

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  26. 24A (GOT)(O)(SLEEP) & Lit
    24D GAPS DD
    25D SEE+K without K(King) would still be Look (See)

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  27. Replacement
    11a ESTRANGED - alienated
    Spain - es
    Model - t
    Called - rang
    Editor - ed
    {es}{t}{rang}{ed}

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  29. 21d Enamel: shiny coat
    English: en
    Male turned out: amel

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  30. Inplace of 13a
    21d: ENAMEL = Shiny coat
    (EN)(MALE)* English = EN

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  31. 15Ac AFTERMATH - {THAT+FRAME}* Work is anagring

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  32. 23A, homespun garment = Khadi
    King, K
    Possessed, HAD
    One, I

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  33. in Ac.only 26 is left. I will check down now,

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  34. It is an indirect abbreviation then.

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