Sunday 28 April 2024

Special, Sunday 28 Apr 2024, Economizer

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

(COMMENTS ENTERED WITH LESS THAN THREE ANSWERS/ANNOTATIONS WILL BE DELETED WITHOUT NOTICE, UNLESS THE COMMENTER SPECIFIES THAT IT IS A COMPENSATION FOR A REPEAT)



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    1. 2dn - HINT - innuendo
      (thin)*

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    2. 11ac - AUTHORISE - let
      (auto heirs)*

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    3. Replacement
      3dn - ARGON - gas
      (grand - d (unstoppable) + o)*

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  2. 1D TEXANS = Citizens of Austin, Dallas... { New, N TAXES, Anagram}

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    1. 2D HINT = innuendo { THIN anagram}

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    2. 11A AUTHORISE = Let{ AUTO HEIRS, anagram}

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    3. 14D FILM STUDIO = Movie maker { MOIST FLUID , anagram} as replacement

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  3. 1D: TEXANS {N+TAXES)*
    2d: HINT (THIN)*
    26D: HEAP {HE)(AP(-P)

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  4. 14d FILM STUDIO
    (moist fluid)*
    def: movie maker

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    1. 13a SAFE
      chest = unhurt = safe (DD)

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    2. 29a NAIPAUL
      (plain)* around AU
      def: writer VS naipaul

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  5. 4D- National- Countrywide
    (Nati)* on A L

    15A- Snake Teeth- Perhaps cobra's fangs
    (Seek the ant)*

    18A- Colonel- Ranking Officer
    CO(LONE)L
    Mountain pass- Col; Abandoned- Lone

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  6. 2dn hint (thin) *
    14dn film studio (moist fluid) *
    26dn heap he(that man) ap(p)

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  7. 19D: trust rely upon
    (Purely on)
    Sathia

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    1. 19A: left= retired
      Re(tire)d
      12A: con artist’s financial scheme = ponzi ( lit)
      Sathia

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    2. In lieu of 19A,
      8D: without invitation
      = unwished
      Wife is w
      Top 3 of university is uni
      Building is shed
      Hence, un(w)I+shed
      Sathia

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  8. 27A: SQUARES UP plaza SQUARE drink SUP
    15D: RELY UPON purely on*
    24D: PRADA commerical AD insidePR public relations A article

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    1. 19A: RETIRED TIRE weary inside RED shamefaced. replaces 15D repeat

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  9. 5d KOPECK: Russian monetary unit
    KO( knock out) PECK ( strike)

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    1. 17d ONCE: previously
      ON( working) CE( Anglican Church)

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    2. 20ac BASKETFULS: enough to pack hampers with
      ( Flask tubes)*

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  10. 7D ORANGE TREE (anagram of O + GENERATOR, def = citrus producer)
    21D FUSELI (FUSE = solder + LI = lithium, def = Swiss painter)
    23D IMPISH (IMPIS = Zulu regiments + H = hospital, def = roguish)

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  11. REPLACEMENTS:
    6D: YELP {YEL(-L))(P)
    7d: ORANGE TREE (E+GENERATOR)*
    10A: OVERRUN (OVER)(RUN)

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  12. REPLACEMENT FOR 7D:
    20A: BASKETFULS {FLASK+TUBES}*

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  13. 25a LAUGH ( DD) The sound the kookaburra makes/fun

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  14. 26D. Impish= Roguish
    Impis= zuku resurgents( impi is singular)
    H= Hospital( descending , first letter of Hospital

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  15. 6D. Weep= cry
    Wee= cry endlessly
    P= softly

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  16. Economizer! Simple and easy from u today.
    Loved PRADA, IMPISH, COBBLING.
    Thanx for a good Sunday fare!

    Hope ur doing great & all health issues solved

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  17. 30Ac ORDAINS - {,O}{DRAINS*}

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  18. 22a JEDI Reverse Telescopic
    Star Wars character with special powers
    16d TITS = Breasts
    Model T in another Model SIT< leaning/revesed

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  19. 28D remains to be solved in the comments.

    Those who have completed the grid, take a second look, perhaps there may be something extra for you to find.

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  20. The last line contains Col's name GOPINATH.

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    1. And the first line THANK YOU

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    2. And Colonel is of the solution words.

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    3. The nina reads
      THANK YOU (row 1)
      COLONEL RETIRED (row 8)
      DEEPAK (row 13)
      GOPINATH (row 15)

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  21. Looks like no takers for 12A

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  22. 12A. Ponzi= Con artists financial scheme
    a person adept at swindling by means of confidence games; swindler.

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  23. Pangram crossie with nina!
    Great grid from Economizer! 👌👌

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  24. Nice nina great message to the colonel! Lovely

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  25. +1. Keep up the hois work Economizer.

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  26. Thanks for the special and the Nina within

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  27. Great Ninas. A lot of effort.
    So nice! 🙂💐

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  28. Thanks for the enjoyable grid Economizer and Col! RELY UPON is my COD. Could spot all the Ninas except DEEPAK :)

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