Satyen Nabar's Sun Spl analysed

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Sunday, 16 April 2023

Special, Sunday 16 Apr 2023, Amrita

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43 comments:

  1. Gowri16 April 2023 at 10:31

    6ac - CHATEAU - posh country house.
    (U + ace)* over Hat (head gear)

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  2. Gowri16 April 2023 at 10:34

    3dn - GURU - mentor
    gu (couple of guests ) + ru (argue occasionally)

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  3. P. Venkatesan16 April 2023 at 10:36

    16D: STERNUM (T)
    22D: SPAIN (SPA)(IN)
    24D: EASY {T}

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  4. R Nagendra Prasad16 April 2023 at 10:36

    3D: GURU..GU(-ests)+-aR-gU-e
    11A; SHOWIEST..who+is+set*
    9A: ANTE..tenant-nt*

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  5. Gowri16 April 2023 at 10:37

    9ac - ANTE - bet
    (tenant - nt)*
    nt - books - new testament

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  6. Kiran16 April 2023 at 10:38

    2d SELFIE
    (beleifs - b)*
    def: one's image

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  7. AJ16 April 2023 at 10:38

    11a SHOWIEST: flashiest
    (Who is set)*

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  8. R Nagendra Prasad16 April 2023 at 10:38

    Replacement for 3D
    5D; BEAU..bahu-h+e

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  9. Gowri16 April 2023 at 10:38

    6dn - CINCH - piece of cake.
    Acrostic

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  10. Gowri16 April 2023 at 10:39

    Replacement for Ante

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  11. Vasanthi16 April 2023 at 10:41

    22dn spain spa(spa) in(at home)
    5dn beau (bahu -h+e) *
    9ac ante (tenant-nt) *

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  12. AJ16 April 2023 at 10:46

    15a TSAR: ruler
    The Signs Against Russian: acrostic

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  13. AJ16 April 2023 at 10:51

    19ac GEISHA: companion
    marria(GE IS HA)ving

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  14. AJ16 April 2023 at 10:55

    27ac MASON: rock enthusiast( stone mason)
    Fellow: man
    Every other show: so
    Catches is inclusion indicator
    MA(SO)N

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  15. AJ16 April 2023 at 10:56

    27 ac is in place of 11ac

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  16. Padmanabhan16 April 2023 at 11:03

    6D- Cinch- Acrostic- Piece of cake
    22D- Spain- Country= Spa in
    28A- Enliven- Fire- T- hobok(EN LIVE N)ews

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  17. Rajashri16 April 2023 at 11:05

    4d MAL DE MER: sea sickness
    MA( mother) ( LD: bled-b,e) (EM: seem - s,e) ER( near-n,a)
    Periodically indicates choosing alternate letters

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  18. RR16 April 2023 at 11:15

    8d, Record = [ Archi(v)e]
    Comic book set in Riverdake = Archie
    Top vinyl = V

    7a, sports venue = Arena
    [RAN(-g) (+a)E]*
    running, anagram indicator

    1D, Tears = Waterworks
    Woman = W
    Had = ate
    Run = r
    Factory = works

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  19. Rajashri16 April 2023 at 11:15

    25d : ABET:help

    A( an) ET( extremely earnest) accommodating B(boy)
    A(B) ET

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  20. Murali16 April 2023 at 11:22

    10A FLUID OUNCE = unit
    FLU = fever
    ID = I haD
    ON = working
    U = University
    around = OUN
    CE = empty CollegE

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  21. Rajashri16 April 2023 at 11:24

    10ac FLUID OUNCE: unit
    Flu: fever
    Id: I had
    on: working, o(u)n: working around University
    ce: empty college

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  22. Padmanabhan16 April 2023 at 11:24

    Replacement for 6D-
    10A- Fluid ounce- Unit
    Fever- Flu. I had- Id
    Working around university- O(U)N
    Empty college- CE
    Flu id oun ce

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  23. Murali16 April 2023 at 11:31

    18A GREY = depressing
    GY = extremely GloomY
    having = contains
    RE = cRiEd occassionally

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  24. Rajashri16 April 2023 at 11:32

    13ac replacement for 10 ac
    MUFFIN: cake
    Fuming-g( girl left)
    F( bit of frosting)
    Angrily is anind
    Fuminf*:muffin

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  25. Padmanabhan16 April 2023 at 11:32

    Again replacement-
    23A- Underneath- Headhunter- H+ N
    Def.- Secretly

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  26. Mukundala Balasubramanyam16 April 2023 at 11:47

    20a : PRIMROSE = An English beauty
    A bit of R(reckless) breaking (PROMISE)*.
    26a : THAW = To melt snow
    WHAT* Anind is makes
    7d : SELFIE = IMAGE
    (BELIEFS - B + I)*
    B from hint of B(ashfulness)
    One = I

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  27. Murali16 April 2023 at 12:02

    14A FIGURATIVE
    FIG = fruit
    CURATIVE = health giving properties
    - C = suppresses Cold

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    1. Padmanabhan16 April 2023 at 12:43

      It is 14D.
      I am now curious about what is the def.? It is not &Lit.
      Could it be topical instead of tropical. Fig is not a tropical fruit. Tropical is also not figurative.

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    2. Sree Sree16 April 2023 at 14:08

      Tropical in archiac sense is trope/figurative.(speech/word)

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  28. RR16 April 2023 at 12:13

    21d, in lieu of 7a
    *Gasp* = Inhale
    Trendy = IN
    50% = HALF
    not following english = - f + e
    [ IN HAL (-F) (+ e)]

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  29. Orthopaul16 April 2023 at 12:16

    12d..TRUMP ..T( RUMP )

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  30. Murali16 April 2023 at 12:20

    17A TRUER =more authentic
    TRUcE = White flag
    - C = without a hint of Colour
    +R = at the start of Race

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  31. Padmanabhan16 April 2023 at 12:45

    Nice well thought out clues. Enjoyable hour of solving. Thank you Amrita.

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  32. Ramesh Kosaraju 16 April 2023 at 13:01

    13a MUFFIN
    {fuming - g}* over {f}

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  33. Ramesh Kosaraju 16 April 2023 at 13:18

    17d TRAINING [DD]?

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  34. Padmanabhan16 April 2023 at 13:50

    Yes

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  35. Col_Gopinath16 April 2023 at 15:43

    Thanks for the special Amrita

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  36. Gowri16 April 2023 at 18:44

    Nice cw Amrita. Simple yet enjoyable clues. 🙂

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