Sunday 1 September 2024

Special, Sunday 01 Sep 2024, Ghaza

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57 comments:

  1. 1dn - TORUS - circular object.
    Tail acrostic.

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    1. 2dn - APNEA
      A state (PA) - No oriental -NE.
      Stomach - containment indicator.

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    2. 3dn - SCHEMATIC
      (a + c + chemist)*

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    3. Compensating -
      4dn -TYRO - learner
      Wheel - tyre - odd for even.

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  2. 27A: ANOMALY (LAYMAN+O)*
    23D: BRASS (T)
    24d: RHYTA (second letters from Greece, Rhodes, Syros, Athens and Patra)

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  3. 4D. Tyro= learner
    Tyre= wheel- e( not even)+o(odd)

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  4. 3d SCHEMATIC
    (a c chemist)*
    def: diagram

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  5. 25D. Bank= Rely
    B= Bumrah
    A= and
    N= not
    k= kuldeep

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  6. 14D. Meritable= valiant
    Merit= value. Up is atbthecstart of the answer
    Can= able
    My third and final
    Request the setter to let me know if it is ok,else I may go for another one

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    1. You cannot go for another one if your answer is wrong

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    2. 14D. Stalworth= brave, valiant
      Stall= hold up. Endlessly= stal
      Worth= value
      Colonel saab, this is not an additional one. Rather making anends-)
      Hope this passes the muster?

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  7. Some clue as to where these relations come from?
    Indian epics or Western?

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  8. 1 ac transit-transmit-m
    17 dn raj kapoor
    11 ac shammi

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  9. compensating for 1 ac.
    5d Kingfisher -beer
    lear-king angler-fisher

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  10. 13d PRiITHVIRAJ: great grandfather of 5 and 29

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    1. 29a KARISMA: : 29’s grand daughter

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    2. 5a KAREENA: 9’s daughter

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    3. That's not the clue for 13d???

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    4. 5a and 29a are sisters. 13d is their great grandfather

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    5. But Ghaza's clue is different is what I mean.

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    6. Since it's all one family all other permutations are valid. Good to connect more dots :) :)

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    7. Okay, 13 is 17’s father

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  12. 16a RESERVICE; repeated car maintenance; RESERV I C E
    19a JUMPY; nervous: adJUst siMPly loYal
    9a RANDHIR

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  13. 9A: 22’s Uncle= Randhir
    6D: 11’s nephew= Rishi
    Sathia

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  14. 14A: Alternate letters of "SuPpLy Is To" = SPLIT = divide
    19A: Middle letters of "adJUst siMPly loYal" = JUMPY
    28A: (Rhyme)* + DJ = HEY MR DJ

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  15. 8d ARTILLERY = Military division
    ART =Know how
    ILL = Being stick
    ERY = EaRlY = early oddly

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  16. 8D: military division= artillery
    (Art)(ill)(ery)
    Odd letters of early
    Sathia

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  17. 8D ARTILLERY ART know how ILL being sick ERY odd ltrs of early
    11A SHAMMI
    23D BRASS penumBRAS Seldom

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  18. nice clues themed on the Kapoors and linked skilfully

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  19. In lieu of 9A
    12D: bureaucracy = official
    Bad is offal
    Eyes are i,i
    Criminal C
    Hence off(I)(C)(I)al
    Sathia

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    1. I thought bad is off
      Eyes I + I
      See is c see throughbeyes is ici
      Crimal is al.
      Off + ici + al.

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  20. Here's my list of what's left:
    Across: 10, 18, 20, 22, 26
    Down: 15, 21

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  21. 15D LATERALLY from the side (def) delayed - LATE. exchange shots- RALLY

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  22. 15d LATERALLY = From the side
    LATE = Delayed
    RALLY = Shots NB exchanged

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  23. In lieu of 8D,
    20A: village= wargrave
    (War)(grave)
    Sathia

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  24. 26a, Aesop for one = Relater
    enthral = elate
    Fancy car = RR, ROLLS ROYCE
    [R(ELATE)R]

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  25. 26 RELATER = Aesop for one
    RR = Fancy car
    ELATE = Enthral

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  26. 18a, Newbie VJ = Autocutie
    All vowels = aeiou*
    Cut = cut
    Model intersects = t
    [ Au(t)o (cut) ie]

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  28. 10A NO SWEAT - EASY( DEF) N S opponents with O one at first EAT bother

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  29. Thanks everyone who spent time on this puzzle

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