Sunday, 10 March 2024

Special, Sunday 10 Mar 2024, Afterdark, IIT (K) Open Finals

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Exolve Print Notes Jotter Ⓒ Afterdark IIT(K) THCC

Across
1Missus is terrified to protect sibling (6)
4Say, a cell to shoot after judgment (5,3)
10Everyone in the race have camels or fervently acquiring the last camel (3-6)
11Expert seen in an airport loading bay (5)
12Assessment at IT counter on article (5)
13Continue with each part to get last clue (9)
14Painful condition in tracheae as temperature drops in shivering (7)
16Flower clipped for podium (4)
19Leaders of Libyan opposition party's exhortation led to Spring (4)
21Taking time after contract is servitude (7)
24Wahab ate mentos to demonstrate relief (9)
25Nameless place outside Italy is quiet (5)
26Without resistance, bear sanction (5)
27Curie Mam fused without Iodine making a radioactive metal (9)
28Worried on son's hair getting lice ultimately, shared with daughter (8)
29Lacking american fund, centre imposed tax on holiday (6)

Down
1Ate store cooked marine mammal... (3,5)
2...alone, drunk in Mount Yercaud at its peak (8)
3Hero definitely controls a town in India (5)
5Certain users got confused in commercial (7)
6Opposite to Charlie Chaplin is a leading star; loses hats and gets agitated (9)
7Maybe a dog of bread-maker being fed some raisins (6)
8Perhaps Mallika Sarabhai not cold, but a bit grumpy instead with threat (6)
9Pole dancing in outskirts of Pune by men (6)
15From the beginning chemistry Miss has point on accuracy (9)
17Criminal captured in camera at mine heading off with zinc ore (8)
18Women in-charge seem mad about society (8)
20Last person being absent, team hired a temp at the outset in advance (7)
21Three books about electronic network of infected computers (6)
22Kiss nurses at the entrance of sanatorium (6)
23Bird by the way found in Germany (6)
25River, one in Germany passing through south and east (5)

Enjoy.

50 comments:

  1. 1a SISTER: sibling
    missu(S IS TER)rified

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  2. 1d: SEA OTTER (ATE+STORE)*
    3D: ERODE(T)
    5D: ASSURED (A(USERS*)D)

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  3. 1A SISTER = sibling { telescopic, missuS IS TERrified}
    1D SEA OTTER = Marine creature { Anagram ATE STORE}
    3D ERODE= Town in India { Telescopic hERO Definitely}

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    1. Replacement of 1A
      21D BOTNET = a group of computers infected by malware { Three books, B, OT, NT about E electronic}

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  4. Replacement
    10a: ALL COMERS (CAMELS+OR+(-CAME)L)"

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  5. 21ac bondage bond(contract) age(time)
    28 ac stressed s(on) tress(hair) (lic) e d(daughter)
    9dn people p (pole) *(un) e

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  6. 2dn - SOLITARY - alone
    so(lit)ar +y
    soar - mount
    Lit - drunk
    Y - yercaud

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    1. 12ac - TITHE - assessment
      It 《= + the

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    2. 14ac - EARACHE
      (tracheal-t)*

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    3. 9dn - replacement
      PEOPLE - men
      P(pole)*e
      Pe - pune outskirts

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    4. 16ac - replacement
      DAIS - podium
      daisy (flower) -y

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  7. 5d ASSURED: certain
    Ad: commercial
    A( ssure: users*) d
    Confused is anind

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  8. 14a EARACHE:painful condition
    Tracheae-t*

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  9. Replacement for 5d
    9d PEOPLE: men
    PE: outskirts of Pune
    P(eopl: pole dancing)e

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  10. Replacement for 1a
    13a PERSEVERE: continue
    PER: each SEVER:part E: last clue

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  11. 25 ac seine-river
    ein -one in Germany
    s(ein)e
    18 dn mesdames-women in charge
    seemmads* s - society
    1 sea otter-marine anim.al-ate store*

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  12. replacement for 1 dn
    24 ac abatements-T Relief

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  14. Replacement for 5d
    7d BARKER: dog
    Baker: bread maker r: some raisins

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  15. The above post at 11:01 is replacement of 9d

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  16. 29A Lacking american fund, centre imposed tax on holiday (6)
    American fund = CENT
    CENTRE - CENT = RE
    tax = CESS
    RE + CESS = RECESS (holiday)

    18D Women in-charge seem mad about society (8)
    SEEMMAD* + S (society) = MESDAMES (women in charge)

    20d. Last person being absent, team hired a temp at the outset in advance (7)
    Team = ELEVEN
    Last person being absent = ELEVE
    hired = container
    A T(emp) in ELEVE => ELEVATE (advance)

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  17. 16A
    Podium - Dais
    Flower - Daisy - y

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  18. 27a AMERICIUM
    (Curie mam)* around I
    Def: radioactive metal

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  19. Replacement for 14a
    16a DAIS: podium
    Flower: daisy-y: clipped

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  20. Replacement for 16a
    6d TRAGEDIAN: opp to Chaplin, a comedian
    leading-L, star-s( losing hats)
    (eading tar)* gets agitated

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  21. It was really NICE & EASY - much easier than the Afterdark usual fare.
    Thanx

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  22. 22D: kiss= caress
    (Cares)+s
    15D: c(lose)(ness)
    Sathia

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  23. My last,
    11A: airport loading bay= apron
    A(pro)n
    Sathia

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  24. 26A- Endue= Sanction. Endure- R
    22D- Caress=Kiss. Nurses- Cares. Entrance to sanatorium= S
    Doubt- Caress is touch/ stroke and not kiss.

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    Replies
    1. Its subtype. Caressing with lips is called kiss.

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  25. 4a, say a cell = taste bud
    judgement = taste
    Shoot = bud
    Shoot after judgement

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  26. 8d, perhaps Mallika Sarabhai = Dancer
    grumpy = anind
    threat = dare*
    not cold = NC
    [ (DA (nc) ER)]

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    1. 8d, threat = danger
      Perhaps Malluka Sarabhai = dancer
      Not cold = dancer - c
      A bit grumpy = g
      So, (dan(-c + g) er)

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  27. 25A, quiet = staid
    Place = Stad
    Italy = I

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    1. In lieu of 25 a, which is not okay as per Sree Sree
      23 d, bird = Gander
      Germany = GER
      by the way is a connector similar to AND
      So, [ G (and) ER]

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  28. My 3rd-
    23D Seine-River
    S(Ein)E
    S,E- Directions.
    One in Germany- Ein
    Thank you AJ.

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  29. Sorry Gemini. Could not resist.

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  30. 25ac - STAID - quiet
    Place - Stand - n around I (italy)

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