Sunday 21 May 2023

Special, Sunday 21 May 2023, Veeyares

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  1. 13S: SPA(I)N
    11A: ETHICAL...I+TEACH+L*
    14D: AGREE..a+gree(-k)

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  2. 17a PREDESRINATED - already decided
    {rate president*}

    29a AVOWS - alleged
    {a}{o,w,s} over {v}

    8d ESPOUSE - champion
    Corner - SE
    {e} {soup*} in {se}

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  3. 15ac THERAPIES: treatment
    ( praise the)*

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  4. 15a THERAPIES
    (praise + the)*
    def: cures

    2d METH
    (them)*
    def: drug

    14d AGREE
    native of athens = greek
    assassinate knight = greek - k = gree
    a + gree = agree
    def:consent

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  5. 2d: METH (them)*
    8D: ESPOUSE {E..}{S{SOUP*}E}
    16D: INERT {IN(-V)ERT}

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  6. 1d ASPERSE: attack
    (AS PER: according to) (SE: directions)

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  7. 2d: METH: drug ( methamphitamine)
    Them*

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  8. compensation for 15a
    4d ULULATES
    ukulele endlessly = ukulel
    king dying = ukulel - k = uulel
    playing (uulel + at) * on sunday (s) = ululates
    Def: Wails

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  9. 3D- Zircon- Z IR(C)ON- mineral
    I have a problem here- Copper is Cu and not C

    13A- Spain- SPA(I)N. I from Current and span from Bridge.

    11A- Ethical- (I Teach L)*- Moral

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    2. Agreed. Zinc is also Zn and trace applies to both

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  10. 10ac kites (T)
    22ac press down
    p(quietly) (dress)* own(accept)

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  11. 24a replacement for 2d
    FETUS: embryo
    Features -are

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  12. Replacements for repeats
    24D: FJORDS {F{J}OR}{D..}{S..}
    5d: MYRTLE {EL{TRY}M}<--

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  13. 29A: AVOWS A (V) OWS from alt ltrs of hogwash
    18D: DISPENSE PRESIDENT- R -T*
    5D: MYRTLE TRY in ELM<

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    1. 18 Where is the second s!

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    2. apostrophe S ..... solved in travel net connection erratic and mistyped too

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  14. 21d ASSUAGE = Soothe
    Homophone as u age, when u get old

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  15. 10a KITES = Birds

    toolKITESpecially, trap containment ind

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  16. 20d SPY BOAT : Stealth vessel
    BOY* in SPAT (quarrel)
    23d OBTUSE = Half-witted
    (DOUBTS - D)* (Five hundred) + E (English)
    21d ASSUAGE = Soothe
    As(when) hp ass, U hp you, AGE (get old)

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  17. In place of 21d

    30a SHREDDING = Cutting up
    Dumping : SHEDDING over/across R top of R(idge)

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  18. 27A THOREAU =poet : (TAU + HERO)*
    Letter from Greece = TAU
    hero = HERO
    at sea = anaind

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    1. Relook. It would indirect when parsed this way

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    2. T(HORE)*AU
      could not decipher the function of 'about'. Tau contains anagram of hero??

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  19. Clue should have read 'one bit of sound' instead of 's bit'

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  20. Sathia note my reply to your comments on 9a

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  21. 26D QUOD = jail (QUaD - a + O )
    Money = QUAD
    one spent = -A
    getting nothing = + O

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    1. Sir, imho, money = quid
      One replaced by nothing becomes quod.
      So, jail = quod

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  22. Castle,i built without a bit of sound !

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  23. 6d is Akeldama. Google told me it is a monastery in Jerusalem. A followed by dam for wall within the jumble of lake

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  24. I have an answer for 19d but I can't get the parsing

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  25. 19d ignitors: matches.

    Ignores-e over (it)

    Thanks for the special. Solving it sitting at guruvayoor is priceless.

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    1. Enjoy your tour Sree Sree garu with God and nature in "GOD'S OWN COUNTRY"

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  26. 28D EXIT (EXIsT - s) = get out.
    Be = exist
    Sure basically = s, retire = remove

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  27. It is done and dusted now. Thanks to all participants. Thanks to Colonel for publishing.

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  28. I welcome more of such pointing out from you. It will enable me to take more care in setting

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  29. Thanks for the special Veeyares

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