Sunday 21 January 2024

Special, Sunday 21 Jan 2024, Economizer

Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory) 
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49 comments:

  1. 13D. Interstate.=American highway.Teen artist anagram. Drives around isanagrind

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  2. 5a .CASSAVA: tuber
    inCAS SAVAgely

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  3. 5A CASSAVA = tuber { telescopic " inCAS SAVAgely}
    2D BOUNTIFUL = abundant {OIL, FUN, BUT anagram}
    14A SOFT , first letters of Said of First Things

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  4. 29ac aggregate-agreategg*
    27 ac dozen -do+zen
    29ac tuesday-seaduty*

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  5. 2d BOUNTIFUL - abundant
    {oil fun but*}

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  6. 29ac tuesday (sea duty) *
    5ac cassava (T)
    25dn west (stew) *

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  7. Replacement
    19a ITEM - unit
    {time*}

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  8. 29A.Tuesday= Day of the week
    Anagram of sea- duty.performing is anagrind

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  9. 20d MASONRY: brickwork
    Mary: Joseph's wife
    boy: son
    Pregnant is container indicator

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  10. Replacement
    22ac greatest (rage) *test(exam)

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  11. 24a QUESTS
    what in spanish = QUE
    saint = ST
    ultimately knows = S
    def: SEARCHES

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    1. 10a FALLACIES
      autumn = FALL
      empty avenues = AS
      (ice)* = CIE
      def: errors in judgement

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    2. 3d ULTRAS
      wastefUL TRASh [T]
      def: fanatics

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  12. Replacement
    1ac job hunt j(am) (hot bun) *

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  13. My third
    11a EXTRAS: casual actors
    EX( retired) TRAS(star*. In scandal is anind)

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  14. Replacement
    4dn tuft (reverse T)

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  15. 17D-mistreat - abuse; miss~ mis ; delight-treat
    15A-incredible-absurd;( inc)(red)(bile)*
    23D-eagle-aviator; (league)*-u

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  16. 5D Corn fields(cont) fail spectacularly(anind) North of Iowa(IA)
    State(defn) - CALIFORNIA
    (C(ALIF*)ORN) north of (IA)

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    1. 1D Hides(defn) - JACKETS
      one(A) -hundred(C) thousand(K), smuggled aboard(cont. ind) aircraft(JETS)
      J(A)(C)(K)ETS

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  17. My first-
    1a- Job Hunt- J (Hot bun)*
    Def.- "The quest of one.........daily bread". Pretty long Def.!

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  18. 18D: traveler= migrant
    Economiser is me (mi)
    Grand is g
    Diatribe is rant
    Hence, mi+g+rant
    7D: giving evidence of innocence = alibi
    (Bail)* with I ( economiser)
    26A: whole= aggregate
    Boiled anagind
    (A great egg)*
    Sathia

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  19. My 2nd and I will stop with 2 since I am late.
    1D- Jackets= J(A C K)ETS- Def. Hides
    One hundred thousand- ACK
    Aircraft (S)- Jets

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    1. Already solved by@raopilla, try 6d &8d
      Sathia

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  20. My last
    12A Representative(defn) - OFFICIAL
    on vacation(OFF) , tailed by CIA in Illinois(IL)
    (OFF)(I(CIA)L)

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  21. 6D: SEABIRDS A BRIDE* in SS
    8D: ABSOLVE A B,S Last letters of dumb fracas + LOVE*

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  22. 21A: PUDDLE UP< D D Daughter, date + LE(-t)

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  23. Very enjoyable solve. Great entertainment in a train journey this morning for me. Thanks

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  24. 16d, chewable dimensions = bite sized
    Nibbled = bit
    { Bit (seized)*}
    Contraband = anagrind

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  25. 8d, forgive = absolve
    A dumb fracas ends = ABS
    Make = anagrind
    Love* = OLVE
    (ABS LOVE)

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  26. The grid is full. Thoroughly enjoyable with hardly any need for references.
    Thanks @economizer.

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  27. Replacement for 1D-
    16D- Bite Sized- Of chewable dimension
    Bit (Seized)*
    Chewed= Bit
    Contraband is anagrind.

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  28. Easy peasy round from Economizer.
    Recently knew that 'Easy peasy' is a proper word.

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  29. Economizer should feature regularly in THC

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  30. Thank you all for attempting the puzzle, this puzzle is a pangram. Thanks Col for publihing.

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  31. Thanks for the special Economizer

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