Sunday 9 April 2023

Special, Sunday 09 Apr 2023, Veeyares

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61 comments:

  1. 3ac PASTA: spaghetti
    PA(dad) ST(way) A(a)

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  2. 12A: STABILISERS..as+blister+is*
    23D: ICING..T
    19A: SUNDIAL..S+U+N+DIAL

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  3. 1ac - FARE - menu
    similar to fair- just - hp

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  4. 23d. ICING - topping [T]
    31a. EGGS - provokes {e(gg)s}
    12a. STABILISERS - soothers
    {as blister is}*

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  5. 2dn - RAITA - side dish
    ra + it + a

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  6. 2 dn raita (ra) artist (it) appeal (a)
    23dn icing (T)
    3ac pasta (pa) (st) (a)

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  7. 19a: SUNDIAL (S U N)(DIAL)
    14D: FAIR (F)(AIR)
    16D: FAST (F(-E)AST)

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  8. 1dn - FORKS - cutlery
    (From sky - my)*

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  9. 12ac STABILISERS: soothers
    (as blister is)*

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  10. 1A- Raita- Side dish- RA IT A
    12A- Stabilisers- ( As Blister is)*- Soothers
    1a- Fare- Menu- ~fair

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  11. Replacement for 12A-
    30A- Aster= Flower - M(Aster)S

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  12. 2D RAITA = a side dish {RA + artist + IT, appeal + A}
    31A EGGS = Provokes { girls, GG in extremes of EmotionS, E S}
    28A DIET= slimming course {fooDIE Tentatively, Telescopic}

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  13. 30A. Aster= flower
    Bosses= Masters. Uncovered mean, M and S goes, ASTER remains

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  14. Replacement
    17dn rind (g) rind
    21dn educate edu(due) * (cat) e(express)

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  15. 16ac FORTIFY: support
    FORT( castle) IF( provided) Y( day's end)

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  16. Replacement
    22a LANGUISHING - weakening
    fish - ling
    pain - anguish
    {l (anguish)ing}

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  17. 24 dn stage* gates-opening
    4 dn amenity amen( -c)ity
    22 ac eyebrow. eye bro w

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  18. 9d ECOSYSTEMS - Habitats
    Starting of expedition: E
    Comfortable: cosy
    Stops: stems
    E + cosy + stems

    6a GRUB- Meal
    Patty: burger
    No hesitation: burger - er: burg
    Burg returning: Grub

    18a. SUSTAIN - Continue
    America held back: Su
    Pressure had no right: Strain - R: Stain
    Su + stain: Sustain

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  19. Replacements
    21A EYE BROW = usually raising in surprise { EYE, Watch BROW sibling heard as BRO}
    21D EDUCATE = train { EDU, badly DUE, Pet, CAT and E, Expenses primarily}
    8D BEEF = Complaint { Starting letters of Benefits Extended Exclusively For}

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  20. 17d RIND = Shell
    Pulverise= grind, not starting (- G)

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  21. 11A: REPLICABLE (PLIER* + CABLE (guy))
    7D: RIBS (RIGS (doctors) with B replacing G(thousand), def = needles)
    26D: CROP (double def)

    Very nice grid - FORKS, LANGUISHING, 4D and 5D were a few favs. Thanks Veeyares and Col.

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  22. 5d in place of 12ac
    TILLERS: farmers
    When cycling it become stiller: more peaceful

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  23. Replacement
    25d STOP - restrain
    husband - h
    shirt - t
    {s(-h)(+t)top}

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  24. 10 ac ROIL: annoy
    See the: boil - b( starting off) + r in the front

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  25. Across 27, 29 Down 13, 14, 15 to be solved

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  26. 13d INITIALIZE: prepare
    One(I) angry Italian (NITIAL(-a: throwing away article) ((-s)IZE: range not starting)

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  27. 27A. Horizontal= Level
    Ritz+ hl( hotel, clearing the surroundings)+ on + a+ o ( o level exam in comp science)
    Built is anagrind.

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  28. 27 ac HORIZONTAL: level
    (Ritz hotel on a (-te: clearing the surroundings)*

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  29. 15D. Fair= Just
    Air= proclaim
    Force up front= F
    F+ air

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  30. 29ac: PIPE: feed
    PI: Greek character, PE: exercise

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  31. 15D-gnaw -worry; engineer-wangle; remove the french-le; wang in reverse

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  32. 15d: in the place of 27 ac a repetition
    GNAW: worry
    Wangle: engineer
    Sacking the French: WANG
    On return GNAW




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  33. That's it! Done and dusted. Thank you all the solvers. Thank you Colonel for publishing the grid

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  34. Nice CW. 16 is good score. Keep sxoring more. We are here to enjoy.

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  35. Good one. Thanks for the sunday fare.
    10a sethe and roil are synonyms too (move in a turbulent way).
    11a replicable vs replicate!

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  37. Discussion:
    6a. No hesitation in returning patty to get meal (4)
    15d. Engineer on return sacking the French causes worry (4)

    Both these clues have similar wordplay - combination of deletion and reversal from the fodder to get the answer.
    I have a doubt in the order specified by the wordplay
    Returning patty gives REGRUB. There is no ER after the reversal for deletion. Should not the wordplay be to remove ER first and then reverse?
    Returning patty with no hesitation to get meal(4) would work better IMO

    Same for GNAW
    WANGLE reversal gives ELGNAW and "the French" does not apply after the reversal.
    Engineer sacking the French on return causes worry (4) may be better?
    Comments welcome.

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  38. Point understood. One has to be careful with reversal. The word to be deleted also gets reversed. so the indication for deletion must come first, unless accidentally the deletion after reversal fits in.

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  39. Thanks for pointing out Ramki. Will be careful henceforth

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    1. Even with my limited knowledge, I also had a similar doubt.
      Otherwise nice grid.
      Was FOOD a theme?
      Thanx Veeyares!

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  40. Thank you Gowri. No theme intended.

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  41. Thanks for the special Veeyares

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  42. unable to participate in due time. almost solved . FORKS,ASTER,EDUCATE.....outstanding word play. Nice fare. worthy time spent.

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