Satyen Nabar's Sun Spl analysed

Sunday, 16 June 2024

Special, Sunday 16 Jun 2024, Veeyares

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58 comments:

  1. 10ac - ACACIA - plant
    Acrostic

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    1. 27dn - MIMER - comedian
      (Film maker - flak)*

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    2. 3dn - AMIGO - Buddy
      Telescopic

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    3. Replacement
      1ac - INFRA DIG - humiliating
      (Firing)* over ad (notice)

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  2. 31a ALFRESCO
    (coal fires -i)*
    def: outdoors

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    1. 25a ROMEO
      (more)* + o (love)
      def: playboy

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    2. 29a EN MASSE
      nurse = en, service = mass, appeals in middle = e
      def: all at once

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  3. 1A: INFRA DIG FIRING* around AD notice
    5A: DE JURE INJURED-IN* + E
    4D: INSULAR URINALS*

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    1. repl 1A by 15D: ICE HOUSES eyes hp + syn of dwellings

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  4. 21d An extra word missing for the fodder. Not sure. Pls check once.

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    1. I guess the clue could be modified like this:
      Sleep on mattresses made exclusively in London, all originals (7)

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  5. 6D EQUINOXES (son crosses equator)
    EQUIN(OX)ES
    11A FAUX PAS(BLUNDER): (us fax pa)*

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    1. 26A ALMA MATER (old institution)
      ( mother )MAMA in ALTER (revamp)
      AL(MA MA)TER :

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  6. 24 d torpedo- to r (dope*)
    29 a en masse nurse-en service-mass
    app(e)als en mass e

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  7. 6D: whenever sun crosses equator= equinoxes
    Equin(ox)es
    13A: kin= niece
    (-s)(ince)*+ (e)
    Sathia

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  8. compensating for 29 ac
    23 dn artists stars* note ti
    ar(ti)sts

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  9. 8D: festivals= easters
    Who dine are feasters without starter(-f)
    Hence, easters
    Sathia

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    1. loaded with french words and phrases
      18a very tough to crack unless you know french

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    2. not just french, many other european languages I guess. Everything sounded like french to me intially :-)

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  11. 7d UMPTEEN: many
    BUMP - B( boy runs away) TEEN: youth

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    1. 13a: NIECE: kin
      Since- s: son leaving
      Worried: NICE
      NI(E: first exam)CE

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    2. 18d: EN ROUTE: gets one going
      E(every) N( new) ROUT( defeat) E( enterprise)

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    3. Replacing 13d
      28a: UTENSIL: gadget
      Outlines-o one end trimmed, altered

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  12. In lieu of 6D,
    26A: old institution = alma mater
    Al(mama)ter
    Sathia

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  13. 28A gadget - utensil
    o (utlines)*
    dropping one end - minus o
    Altered- anagrind

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  14. Veeyares nice sunday fare.

    But please look at the grid construction.

    NE corner has only one connection from NW. Middle of the word from 12a is not a real connection.
    Similarly SW. Except for Romeo, end of word, there is no real connection from NW.
    SE has obv one connection from NE
    SW to Se barely passes with two.

    "A good grid will have atleast two fair connections anywhere to anywhere."
    As learnt from.my masters. Excuse if collective wisdom has changed in this era.

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    1. Thank you Sree Sree. Thanks for letting me know the problem with grid structure

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  16. 16s : REMIXINGS = Arrangements
    (M SINGER)* over IX
    M : Male
    XI : Team
    Anagrind : Angry

    9d : AFFIRM = State
    I : one
    FF : forces
    ARM : Division
    A(FF)(I)RM

    20d : ORACLE = Soothsayer
    Men : OR
    (palacae - pa)*

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  17. Typo : (palace - pa)*
    Anagrind : ransacked

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  18. 19d TEMPERA = Painting
    MP = Politician
    TEE = S support
    RA = Artist
    TE+MP+E+
    Overwhelmed = Contain. Ind

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  19. 12a HOI POLLOI= Public
    H = House leader
    POLL = Survey
    IO IO = Reportedly tense (10 and 10)
    About = Anind

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  20. My third
    30a ELAPSE = Go by
    PALE = Light, reflecting ELAP
    SE = Corner, south east
    ELAP+SE

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  21. 18 and 30 across and 2 down left

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  22. Closing
    18a (encounters-c)*
    Entre nous: between us
    30 pale<= SE
    Elapse: go by
    2d (ironman -m+f)"
    Franion: pleasute seeker (loose)

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    1. 2d was good in that in cryptics
      Ironman is always female!
      So was stuck for a while on changing male.

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  23. compensating for 16 sn
    18 ac entre nous- between us.
    encounters-c*

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  24. It is all done and dusted. Thanks to all participants and thanks to Colonel for putting up the grid

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  25. In place of 28a,
    21d SOMMEIL: sleep

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  26. Thanks for the special Veeyares

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  27. Didn't get ENTRE NOUS.
    Some nice clues like
    ALMA MATER, TEMPERA, HOI POLLOI, FRANION.
    Thanx Veeyares!

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