Sunday 7 April 2024

Special, Sunday 07 Apr 2024, Amrita

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63 comments:

  1. 27A: ON THE DOT (Raza's style of painting0

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  2. 22d GIVES
    soldier = GI, empty vehicle = VE, start to shake = S
    def: surrenders

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    1. 20d ENCYST [T]
      def: get into a shell

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    2. 23a NISAN
      1st of november = N (is) (a) (n)ew
      def: month in israel

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  3. 10A RAVIOLI = Square meal { Telescopic heaR A VIOLInist}

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    1. 12A LARGO = slow tempo { student L + ORGAn , anagram}

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    2. 20D ENCYST = enclose in a shell {Telescopic agENCY STaff}

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  4. 12ac - LARGO - slow tempo
    L(student) + (orga)*

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    1. 1dn - AIRILY
      (military - t - m)*

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    2. 3dn PRONOUNCE - declare
      pro (in favour) + noun (ex of priest) + ce

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    3. Replacement
      2dn LIVERY - uniform
      li (couple of life guards) + rev (spooner) + y (back from holiday)

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  5. 16dn uprooted (poured out-u) *
    20dn encyst (T)
    12ac largo l(student) (organ-n) *

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  7. 13a FIFTIETHS: golden
    ( fit (-w)hite: ignore wife f(-Amou)s: extremely famous)*

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    1. 21a ORANG UTAN: monkey
      Orang(-e): fruit mostly ( a nut)*

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    2. 24a TEL AVIV: capital
      T: first sign of truce
      Revival-r*: el Aviv

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    3. 17d ASSAULTS: attacks
      AS(like) SAULTS(~salts) reportedly
      This is replacement for 13a

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  8. 24A: capital = tel aviv
    (-r)(+t)(revival)*
    1A: pepper= allspice
    Cut specially becomes specially
    ( speciall)*
    Sathia

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  9. 9D: dish= beef wellington
    Complain is beef
    Wife is w
    (Telling no)*
    Hence, beef+w+ Ellington
    Sathia

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  10. 4 dn cheif operative
    ch(i)ef operat(iv)e

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  11. Nice one. Thanks for the special.

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    1. Thanks Amrita for an entertaining Sunday special CW.
      Sathia

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  12. AJ, the spoiler!!
    Joined late and solved 2 quickly but had a quick look. Alas! Both done by AJ.

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  13. Lemme now do it peacefully at leisure. After all, pleasure is mire in solving than entering the solution.

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    1. For your ears, Paddy:
      2D, 5A, 7D,8D, 14a, 26a,25a,15d & 19d are still there.
      Sathia

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  14. In lieu of 24A,
    4D: cook = chief executive
    Ch(I)ef execut(iv)e
    Sathia

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  15. 6 D OBELI Str(obe li)ghts T
    15 D in fact TRUE NORTH direction
    14 A UN EXPECTED L..Y UN = a parisian EXPECTED = wanted L and Y first letters

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    1. 2D LIVERY LI fist two letters of lifeguard, REV < spooner and Y back of holiday replacing 6D

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  16. 26A. Desist= stop
    Desis= indians abroad
    T= heading for trouble

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  17. 5a HOBNOB; mingle HOB (N)(O)By; hobby= activity like doing cryptic crosswords

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    1. 7d NEAPTIDE; a current event? E in PAINTED*

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    2. 25a THROATY; husky: O in (THRASY-S + T)*

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    3. 8d BULL"S EYE; target; Clue suggest the anagram of L....Y USABLE; Is it a mistake or am I wrong?

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    4. 11a EYEBALL; stare; ~I ( yours truly = I ; sing as homophone indicator?)

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    5. Apologies for exceeding the limit of 3. For some strange reason, I assumed it is 5 per solver.

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  18. I think, 11a, 18a and 8d remain

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  19. 11a, 8D & 29d are still there
    Sathia

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  20. 11A- Eyeball- Stare at
    Yours truly- I ~Eye (sing is homonym indicator)
    Dance- Ball

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  21. 19D- Island- No man is an island
    w(IS)e - Essentially
    Is land.
    Down to earth- Land

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  22. Losing?
    Doubtfully though. Is "sit" Noun as in poser/model?
    18a poster colour:paint
    Pos(t table top)e (R!) col:pass h(our)s.

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  23. Nice grid.
    Anno for TRUE NORTH. Couldn't get.
    Bull's eye - error in fodder?
    As shared by Prasad sit is not poser.
    1ac - spicy in clue - not elegant.
    Loved
    CHIEF EXECUTIVE,
    PRONOUNCE,
    BEEF WELLINGTON.
    Thanx Amrita

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    1. East(E) at noon(N) ? Or
      in fact(TRUTH) another direction?(defn) - TRU(E)(N)(OR)TH

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    2. You are absolutely correct.

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    3. Thank u.
      Col! Why Rao Pilla not yet promoted?

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    4. Please, let me be! I follow regular's rules. When I breach them, promote me. 😅

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  24. Thank You Amritha for the interesting hour- solving, chatting.

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