Sunday, 4 August 2024

Special, Sunday 04 Aug 2024, Ghaza

Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory) 
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48 comments:

  1. 24a EMBOLISM
    (mob smile)*
    def: arterial blockage

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    1. 26a ATLANTIC
      at la(-s+n)t (i c)
      def: between europe and americas

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    2. 30a TOFU
      (T)he UFO <-
      def: protein

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    3. I didn't like this clue formation later. I prefer this version:
      Arterial blockage in some limb diagnosed

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    4. yeah this one is better

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  2. 3dn opener (DD)
    2dn populous (pool us up) *
    10ac Mars (T)

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  3. 9a PLUTO: Walt Disney’s cartoon dog
    PL(apPLes) UT( nUTs) peeled apples and nuts
    O( nothing)

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    1. 15d REMOVE: withdraw
      R( EM: setter returns)OVE
      Rove: roam

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    2. 23d URANUS: God of the skies

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    3. Anno for 23d
      UR: old city AN: and shortly US: America

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  5. 2D: POPULOUS (POOL+US+UP)*
    8A: MAYO (Acrostic)
    19A: NEPTUNE {PEN<--)(TUNE)

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    1. I didn't like this clue formation later. I prefer this version:
      God of the Sea, may in hindsight, write a song

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    2. Incidentally, Neptune appears in the Quiz also today :)

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  6. Replacement
    32ac abel ab(group) el(the Spanish)

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  7. 19 ac neptune pen< tune -song
    30 ac tofu t+ufo*

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    1. 6 d omasum stomach chamber .oMbUdSmAn MoOr<

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  8. 3D: OPENER DD
    20D: TALISMAN Spoooner of Malice Tan
    15A: REMOVE ROVE roam around setter ME<

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  10. 12A: angel = investor
    Detective is inves(-tiga)for
    21D: silvery white metal= mercury
    Sathia

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  11. 13a OSBOURNE
    Sounds like Aus Born
    Definition: Vocalist

    14d & 28a. SOLAR SYSTEM
    Maybe green energy - Solar
    Organization - System
    Definition: The theme (of the grid)

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  12. The intended anno for Osbourne is different

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    1. 'Ozzy' (sounds like Austrailan) Osbourne ?

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    2. Yes, Ozzy sounds like Aussie

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  13. 16D: first name of insectivorous plant = Venus
    From Venus’s flytraps ( insectivorous plant)
    Sathia

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  14. 27d THOU = You in the 1800s
    THOUsand = half of 1000

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    1. 17A ELUSION; avoidance; ILLUSION=appearance; Italial IL replace by oriental E

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    2. 7D CONVERSE; talk; {SEVEN sCORe}*

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    3. 7d was solved earlier, you get one more

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    4. correction;
      5D CONVERSE; talk; {SEVEN sCORe}*
      5d isnt solved before I guess

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  16. 22a GROUND = Prohibit a child
    UND(-E)RGO heartlessly
    Transformation = anindhu

    31a EARTH = Akin to 22, Ground
    Heart = Break separately Anind

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  17. 12a, Angel = Investor
    Detective = investigator
    If clumsy ' gait' is removed from investigator, we get an Angel Investor

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  18. As per my list, four are left. All Downs:
    4, 18, 25, 29

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  19. In lieu of 12 a, already answered
    29d, what's seen = eyed
    I would = I'd ~ eyed

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  20. 18d, misfits = oddities
    For = favour = ODDS
    It = IT
    Is easy at first = I E
    [ODD (IT) (I)(E)S]

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  21. I had odd as the reverse anagram indicator

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  22. Only 4d is left.
    That should be the easiest clue ever, at this point in time!!

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  23. 4 dn Jupiter. jupiter jones- one of the three investigators.....

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  24. Thanks to everyone who spent time on this puzzle :)

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  25. 4D Jupiter (Jupiter Jones of the 3 investigators)
    6D (oMbUdSmAnMoOr)< OMASUM
    18D (IT + ODD (it is easy))* = ODDITIES

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