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Sunday, 10 March 2024

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

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

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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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    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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