Sunday, 14 May 2023

Special, Sunday 14 May 2023, Driver

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DRIVER 14

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Squares filled: 0/155
Exolve Print Notes Jotter Ⓒ Driver & THCC
Across
9Like she's inside clinkers (5)
10A white flower is not in manifestation (9)
11Perhaps 45 degrees & burning (5)
12Games Anne played produced a metal (9)
13Chances of drawing diamond seven at the start? (4)
14A french countryman crossing line is terrible (10)
16Key time for a musician (15)
20Goes into a local assignment (10)
22Give up regardless of arresting criminal (4)
24A wicketkeeper could do this to challenge... (5,2,2)
25...Batter heading out to play and entertain (5)
26How Mr. So and so could be in exibition halls (9)
27Itching to agree to change (5)
Down
1Pasta made by 100 Romania cooks (8)
2Ought to take responsiblity without hesitation (6)
3Land surrounded by water is primarily low-lying environment (4)
4CIA men played a marvel character (6)
5Inventor was open and got nothing in return (8)
6Language remains the same either way (9)
7The educated class are elite/rational somewhat (8)
8Take in part of housing estate (6)
15Get editor inside for course of action (9)
17Artist Dali from Brazilian municipality (8)
18Image of unhappy mother having father back (8)
19Model radiators for auditoriums (8)
20Be of use to sibling in a way (6)
21Player is starting to overcome bad odds in sports tournament (6)
23Come out from east and join (6)
25Bound to make edit (4)

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45 comments:

  1. Gowri14 May 2023 at 10:31

    9ac - ASHES (clinkers)
    a(she)s

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    1. Gowri14 May 2023 at 10:34

      13ac - ODDS - chances
      Acrostic

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    2. Gowri14 May 2023 at 10:35

      11ac - ACUTE - dd

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    3. Sree Sree14 May 2023 at 11:52

      13a start as verb doesnt have plural.

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    4. Gowri14 May 2023 at 13:24

      I don't understand.
      Of drawing diamond seven at the start - means first letter of each word. I thought..
      Kindly clarify...

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  2. R Nagendra Prasad14 May 2023 at 10:32

    26A: SHOWROOMS..how+mr+so+so*
    7D:LITERATI..T
    23D: E(MERGE)

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  3. Ramesh Kosaraju 14 May 2023 at 10:33

    20d ASSIST - be of use
    {sis} in {a&st}
    8d INGEST - take [T]
    7d LITERATI - the educated clas [T]

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  4. P. Venkatesan14 May 2023 at 10:34

    1D: MACARONI {C+ROMANIA}*
    2D: SHOULD {SOULD(-ER)|
    3D: ISLE {IS}{L..}{E..}

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  5. H Ramachandran14 May 2023 at 10:34

    1d MACARONI=Pasta
    Anagram of Romania and C for 100
    Made Anindhu

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  6. Ramesh Kosaraju 14 May 2023 at 10:38

    Replacement
    24a STAND UP TO [DD]

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  7. H Ramachandran14 May 2023 at 10:38

    2d SHOULD = Ought
    Take responsibility = Shoulder (-) er for Without hesitation

    13a ODDS = chances
    First letters of Of, Drawing, Diamond, and Seven
    At the start indicator

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  8. Vasanthi14 May 2023 at 10:40

    6dn malayalam (palindrome)
    25 dn tied ( edit) *
    1dn macaroni (100) (c romania) *

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  9. Padmanabhan14 May 2023 at 10:40

    13A- Odds- Acrostic. Def. - Chances
    2D- Should- Shoulder- ER. Def. - Ought
    8D- Ingest- T- housING ESTate. Def. - Take in

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    1. Ramesh Kosaraju 14 May 2023 at 11:32

      I think you can take all three replacements Paddy sir

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  10. Padmanabhan14 May 2023 at 11:12

    Very good enjoyable CW. Thank you Driver.

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  11. Mukundala Balasubramanyam14 May 2023 at 11:13

    5d : FRANKLIN : Inventor
    (FRANK)(NIL<<)
    Open : FRANK
    Nothing : NIL
    15d : PROCEDURE = Course of action
    (PROC(ED)URE)
    Get : PROCIRE
    Editor : ED
    18d : METAPHOR : Figure (of speech)
    PA for father reversed in MOTHER*

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam14 May 2023 at 11:14

      25d Typo pl read procure for get

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam14 May 2023 at 11:16

      It's 15 dn

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    3. Padmanabhan14 May 2023 at 11:32

      Image itself is one of the direct meanings of Metaphor apart from Figure of Speech. Had a doubt and checked to confirm.

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    4. Mukundala Balasubramanyam14 May 2023 at 11:39

      Thanks Paddy for the clarification
      😊

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  12. Padmanabhan14 May 2023 at 11:17

    Good def.for 18d.
    Several good clues. 18A, 24A. 2D. 5D. 15D to name a few.
    Keep driving!

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  13. H Ramachandran14 May 2023 at 11:18

    Replacement
    16a INSTRUMENTALIST = A Musician
    Instrumental = key
    IST = time

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  14. H Ramachandran14 May 2023 at 11:31

    Replacement
    10a CARNATION = A white flower
    Manifestation = Incarnation, without In

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  15. Murali14 May 2023 at 11:36

    17D SALVADOR (Dali) = Brazilian Municipality
    20A ALLOCATION = (into a local)
    * = assignment

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    1. Sree Sree14 May 2023 at 11:46

      20a anind?

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    2. Murali14 May 2023 at 11:48

      Goes is anaind

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    3. Sree Sree14 May 2023 at 12:01

      How?

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    4. Murali14 May 2023 at 12:42

      Not sure as to what am I missing. My understanding or incomplete clue. Ace like you help.

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    5. Ramesh Kosaraju 14 May 2023 at 14:04

      17d It's [DD]
      (Spanish) Artist (SALVADOR) Dali & Brazilian municipality
      Googled for info.

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  16. Remy14 May 2023 at 11:46

    10 ac carnation. in-carnation
    14 ac unpleasant un p(l)easant.
    25 ac treat b-attter*

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  17. Murali14 May 2023 at 11:47

    14A UNPLEASANT = terrible
    UN +( L in PEASANT )
    A in French + L(ine) in countryman

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  18. AJ14 May 2023 at 11:47

    21d OBOIST: player (acrostic)
    Overcome Bad Odds In Sports Tournament

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  19. Remy14 May 2023 at 11:50

    compensating for 10 ac.24 ac-
    stand up to.Dd

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  20. AJ14 May 2023 at 11:51

    27ac EAGER: itching
    Agree*

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  21. Sree Sree14 May 2023 at 11:54

    22d same as 13. Starts to is a better indicator of plural.

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  22. AJ14 May 2023 at 11:54

    25ac TREAT: entertain
    (-b)atter( heading out)anagram ( to play)

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  23. ramesh ss14 May 2023 at 12:05

    Lovely puzzle good mix of easy and clever ones. Enjoyed solving. Thanks for a smooth drive!!

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  24. Padmanabhan14 May 2023 at 12:28

    22D?

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  25. Gowri14 May 2023 at 13:26

    Nice crossword. Easy & straightforward. Enjoyable on a Sunday.
    Thanx Driver...

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  26. Gowri14 May 2023 at 13:30

    Again is starting - indicates starting letter for each word - I thought. Kindly clarify what the problem is...

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  27. Gowri14 May 2023 at 13:35

    My cod - PROCEDURE, INSTRUMENTALIST..

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  28. Col_Gopinath14 May 2023 at 16:15

    Thanks for the special, Abhishek

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