Sunday, 3 March 2024

Special, Sunday 03 Mar 2023, Afterdark, IIT (K) Open Prelims

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38 comments:

  1. 27d EDDY
    hYD DEl [<- T]
    def: current

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    1. 23d ISLAND
      (lads in)*
      def: sri lanka

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    2. 29a ORDINAL
      fORD IN ALabama [T]
      def: instruction book

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  2. 15ac TIARA: crown
    T( theatre on insuguration) IAR(air* conditioned)A( area)

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  3. 19ac CONVENE: meet
    Acrostic

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  4. 24D NESTLE = cuddle up {retreat NEST, LE sLeEp at intervals}
    29A ORDINAL = an instruction book {fORD IN ALabama , telescopic}

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  5. 21a: DIRECTION (DIRE)(CT)(NOI<--)
    18D: REDESIGN (R(ED)SIGN)
    27D: EDDY ((-H)YD DE(-L))<--

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  6. 25a: my third HEROICS: pomposity
    Her(of that woman) oics(scion-n)*

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  7. 26A NEEDLES = pointers {pointless NEEDLESs mostly}

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  8. 5 dn despotic - d (poet is*)c
    3 dn ammo -acrostic
    9 ac abdomen do party people men
    a bold -ab ab do men

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  9. Replacement for 27d
    5D: DESPOTIC (D(POET+IS)*C)

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  10. 10a is a beautiful clue, my cod

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  11. A good, leading electric-guitarist followed Rock in earlier days.

    8D - Stone age
    A Good Electric - AGE
    Guitarist - Stone
    Stone followed by AGE

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  12. Replacement
    6d: PENTATONIC (PEN)(T..)(A..)(TONIC)

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  13. 10a ELEMENT: I( iodine for one)
    Running away: elopement - op(absence of work): element

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  14. 11a ISOTOPE: another form of 10: element
    (opposite - p: lacking pressure)*

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  15. 12Ac PATTERN - {PAT}{TE}{gRaNt}

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  16. 7d RENEGADE: rebel
    Renegad( enraged*: doctor is anind)e(chief executive: first letter of executive)

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  17. 7Dn RENEGADE - {ENRAGED*}{E(xec..I've)}

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  18. 7D: rebel= renegade
    (Enraged)*+e(chief)
    10A: I (iodine)= element
    Running away is elopement minus work(op)
    6D: musical note= pentatonic
    (Pen)+t+a(tonic)
    Writer is pen
    terrible is t
    Appraisal is a
    Cordial is tonic
    Sathia

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  19. 13Ac GENUFLECT - {GUN+FLEET}* with C(oras) inside

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    1. Looks very haphazard
      Gun has its own anind.
      Fleet has its own anind
      In as container
      By:whats it doing?
      Inside as container for c

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  20. In lieu of 7D, 10A
    13A: bow = genuflect
    (Gun)*(fleet)*
    1D: telling = saying (DD)
    Sathia

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  21. 17D-showroom-retail shop; (s)(h)(now-n) (moor in reverse);
    20A-besmear-stain; (bra seems-s)*;
    28A-smoking-unhealthy practice; (s) (mocking-c)

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  22. independent, clear with special interest on Radiohead, Ian Dury, Tina Turner primarily (4,6)

    Independent - Free Spirit
    Clear - Free
    Special - Sp
    Interest - I
    Primarily - RIT

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  23. 16d BUDDHIST (BUDDy)(THIS*)
    Anind : Misleading
    Def : Sect
    23d ISLAND (LADS IN*)
    Anind : Assemble
    Def : Say Sri Lanka
    24d NESTLE (NEST)((sLeEp)
    Retreat : NEST
    Def : Cuddle

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  24. For 7Dn
    16Dn BUDDHIST - {BUDD(-y)}{THIS*}

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  25. 20A DROSS (remains) Def. DR doctor O oscar SS guards

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    1. Isnt there a difference between worthless and left-overs!

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    2. All left-overs need not be worthless, if that is what you mean. Say, uneaten food in restaurants and marriage halls.

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  26. 14D- Ian Dury,Tina Turner primarily is IT or IDTT?

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