Sunday, 13 August 2023

Special, Sunday 13 Aug 2023, Ajji

Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory) 
Please submit all your answers in one comment.  

(COMMENTS ENTERED WITH LESS THAN THREE ANSWERS/ANNOTATIONS WILL BE DELETED WITHOUT NOTICE, UNLESS THE COMMENTER SPECIFIES THAT IT IS A COMPENSATION FOR A REPEAT)


Enjoy.

61 comments:

  1. 9ac - CASSINO - card game
    (ascoin)*

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    1. 2dn - DESUETUDE - a state of disuse
      D ( e + suet) ude
      Dude - man
      e - the last
      Suet - fatty food

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    2. Replacement -
      1dn - ORCHESTRATIONS - arrangement for concert
      o (r + chest) rations
      orations - lectures
      R - right
      chest - coffer

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    3. I thought CASSINO. but looks like I preceded. Sorry.

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  2. 23d CYAN
    tin = can
    unkonwn = y
    def: blue-green color

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    1. 4d CAOUTCHOUC
      (a + couch + out + c)*
      def: rubber tree

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    2. A slight correction is needed in your annotation Kiran

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    3. 3d ASININE
      when = as
      twice in = inin
      east = e
      def: stupid

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    4. 4d anno correction:
      c + (a + couch + out)*
      Thanks AJ

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  3. 20a: INDOOR {I+DONOR)*
    5D: DIVE {DI{V}E}
    6D: PARABLE {PAR}{ABLE}

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  4. 19d ARBITER - mediator
    {a}{rite*} over {b}{r}

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  5. 8d. ASCENDIGORDER =Going from smallest to largest
    with Army Service Corps=ASC
    concluding=ENDING
    arrangement =ORDER
    enumeration could have been 9,5

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  6. Replacement for 5 down
    12a: ABLAZE {A}{BLAZE(-R)}

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  7. 20ac. INDOOR.. I + Donor combined anag
    5d DIVE..DI(V)E
    11ac ELEGISTS.. EG(example) in E Lists*

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  8. unfortunately I am unable to view grid and puzzles. I could see only comments. a rare problem experienced here. snap shot sent to Paddy sir. refreshed thrice. shall try after 2 PM.

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  9. 17a. Astonished= AWE STRUCK
    that you and I =WE
    go into=containment ind
    a =A
    small=S
    lorry=TRUCK

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  10. 7 dn Tsuba t (s)uba
    19 ac p-arson. arson

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  11. Tried in my colleagues laptop and not appearing the grids and puzzles. location. Jajpur - Odisha

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  12. 10a. VIRTUES
    Competes=VIES
    to adopt containment indicator
    extremely right = RT
    universal= U
    qualities= VIRTUES

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  13. Annotation is not right, Gemini

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  14. 1 ac ordnance depot.
    ord-(i)nance de(-s)pot

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  15. 19A- Parson-P=Arson
    23D- CYAN- C(Y)AN

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  16. 22 ac chubasco.
    swiss -ch u-university bas-graduates co.

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  17. 26A RUTLAND; ceremonial country of England; bRUTaL AND; a and b are first two letters

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  18. chubasco -squall -hurricane

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  19. 15A HOUSEMAID; servant; HOUSE MA(I)D;

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  20. 26A ADMINISTATOR; executive; MIN(IST)(RATe)OR<=>AD

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  21. 24ac, 13d and 21d remain

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  22. Notes about 8D from last week appear this week also! Not sure if it is my browser issue or for everyone.

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  23. It has appeared in my system also.

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    1. Its a manual text entry while compiling the grid in exolve format.
      Col to delete that extra text.

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  24. 21D a model(t) went first(led)
    Up - reversal ind
    River mouth - DELTA

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  25. 13d BUCKTHORNS : Plants
    BUCK(T)HORNS
    Model : T
    Horns of deer : Buck horns
    21d DELTA : River of mouth
    A : A model : T First LED. A T LED Aall reversed/up

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  26. 13d BUCKTHORNS Plants
    T (model) trapped by BUCKHORNS (Horns of deer)

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  27. Nice grid AJ. Quick work. Didn't know CHUBASCO. Had to Google.

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  28. Simple, elegant clues mostly of charades and containers. Easy to solve with correct substitution.
    Thanks AJJI aware.🙏

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  29. 24d NULLITY = Illegal
    U univeRsity, L student, LIT drunk in NY New York
    N + U+L+LIT+Y

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  30. Superb wordplay Ajji. It was fun to solve.

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  31. Thank you very much Economizer.

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  32. The exercise is over thanks to the support of the solvers and commenters.
    Thanks to all for setting aside some time for the grid.
    My thanks to the colonel for hosting the grid in today’s blog as Sunday special.

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