Satyen Nabar's Sun Spl analysed

Sunday, 18 February 2024

Special, Sunday 18 Feb 2024, Ajji

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

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68 comments:

  1. 6 (T)((RUE)
    13 (A)(BA)(CI)
    17 MISCHANCE*

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  2. 1ac - PROPENSITY - tendency
    P (person)* ity
    Pity - sympathy

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  3. 23ac heaven (heaven-n)
    2dn otology (topology-p)
    29ac ajar aj(ji) c(ar) e

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  4. 2d annotation is incomplete vasanthi

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  5. 2dn otology(study of diseases of ear)
    (Topology-p(power)) *

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  6. 25d SEBUM
    live = be
    total = sum
    s(be <-)um
    def: oily substance

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    1. 3d EULER
      eastern = E, King = RULER
      lose head = uler
      def: mathematician

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    2. 20d ASARINA
      south indian dress = SARI
      article = AN
      A(SARI)N(A)
      def: plant

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  7. 6d toped depot<
    8dn erysipelas-eyes spiral*
    14 dn aryabhatta-bhattacharya-ch-switzerland

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  8. 21A- Sauna- (Astronaut- Tout)*= Steam bath
    22D- Utopian- U TOP IAN- Relating to ideal existence
    Ian from first? Am I missing something?
    8D- Erysipelas- Bacterial infection- (Eyes Spiral)*
    Had to google for this unknown infection!

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    1. 22dn - minor modification needed.
      Ian is not correct

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    2. 22d is a straight clue, Paddy. Treat it as such.

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    3. Correction for 22D- Utopist (New for me)
      First is ist

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    4. Now you are right, Paddy. 👍

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  9. AJ - nice grid. Easy but with some new words & some aha clues.
    Thanx

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    1. I should only thank you Gowri for taking time to solve and to give feedback.

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  10. Only three per head, Gemini.

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  11. 7Dn RIEMANN - {MEIR - reversed,}{ANN(e)}

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  12. 24Ac COEHESION - {C{O}{HE}{IS reversed}ON}

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  13. 12A CORRODED = Rusted { wrote in Cypher, CODED including old O, Prestigious car RR}
    24A COHESION = Sticking together { that man, HE inside fraud CON with is back SI and love O}
    28A RUBBISH = nonsense{ BISHop head of diocese losing work OP, after massage RUB}

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  14. My 3rd
    10Ac PTOLEMY - {P{T}OLE}{MY}

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  15. 28A: nonsense= rub(bish(-op))
    18D: coasts=seashores
    (Hearse+sos)*
    My first attempt to give annotation like regulars.
    Sathia

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  16. 7d and 10a are both right.

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  17. 27A: craving for water= thirsty
    (Try this)*
    Sathia

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  18. In lieu of 28A,
    4D: relatives in olden days= stepdames
    (Mad pets) >=(go up)
    Ease regularly is e,s
    Hence, (step dam)+es
    Sathia

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  19. All your solutions are right, Sathia.

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  20. 19a. ANALGESIA = Inability to feel pain
    A SINGLE , anagram with
    AA = Alcoholics Anonymous, fellowship of non drinkers
    In jumble anind
    A SINGLE

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    1. 26d WHIR = A low continuous sound
      Whir(-r)
      Whirr = move rapidly round and round
      Endlessly = deletion ind

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    2. verb
      verb: whir; 3rd person present: whirs; verb: whirr; 3rd person present: whirrs; past tense: whirred; past participle: whirred; gerund or present participle: whirring
      (of something rapidly rotating or moving to and fro) make a low, continuous, regular sound.
      "the ceiling fans whirred in the smoky air"
      noun
      noun: whir; plural noun: whirs; noun: whirr; plural noun: whirrs
      a whirring sound.



      Whirr is alt spelling of whir!!

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    3. I also thought whirl - l.

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  21. 11d, 16d and 30a remain to be solved.

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  22. 30a hypsometer
    Hyphen-hen
    Some ter(-m)
    11d oraches
    Oracles -l +h
    16d loggets
    Toggles*

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  23. Loked like too much focus on being technically correct. Could do with being more crisp and cryptic.

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    1. Enjoyable grid nonetheless. And thanks for the special.

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    2. Thanks Sree Sree for helping complete the exercise and also for the remarks

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  24. I thank all the solvers and commenters for spending time on this grid.
    I thank the Colonel for hosting my grid in his blog

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  25. 30A HYPSOMETER; instrument to measure elevation; HYPhen SOME TERm

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  26. A suggestion for specials. After the grid is solved, the clues should be shown with annotations like on Fridays and other days. Perhaps, highlighting any questions. IMHO.

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