Friday, 1 November 2024

Special, Friday 01 Nov 2024, Veeyares

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Veeyares 26

By Veeyares
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Exolve Print Notes Jotter Ⓒ Veeyares THCC

Across
1Return of deposit after actor finally shows new businesses (8)
5Equipment to shoot mostly arrived on time (6)
10Most unsafe making a slip up (5)
11Casually trifled with AI, sent up (9)
12Planet having one big orbiting satellite primarily maybe Chandrayaan’s target (6)
13Trump returned to occupy corner room (5)
16Regret Study of Human Beings not covering North somehow (7)
17Certain to have most of the truth come up (7)
19Starts from Cairo and passes esteemed National University, Nairobi reaching headland in Morocco (4,3)
21Cancel building residence lacking elegance outside (7)
22Sincere about checking basically sharp cutting tool (5)
24Unknown violent mafia’s force goes, kidnaps boy in the country (6)
27Withdraw/delete detailed coverage of reported sin in broadcast (9)
28Prepare nation to protect territory (5)
29Head for the spa (6)
30A claim on half of property resulting in divorce (8)

Down
1Oddly, show basically seems only average (2,2)
2Distant expedition is about to be dropped (4)
3City in Netherlands Spooner claims to land (9)
4Socialite's scheme about building bay (7)
6Victor goes, shifts house (5)
7Auntie has a doctor assisting peaceful passage (10)
8Those in confusion join the French leaders (10)
9Laments drug destroyed by police officer in the calamity (6)
14Accountant dealing with local punter regularly gets device for reckoning (10)
15After 1000 escape, 100 caught, harried super locks cells (10)
18Dismiss Judge protecting American jerk (9)
20Fellow taking detailed measure back with this ideology (6)
21People do merrily exhibit revolutionary change in figure (7)
23Traveler wanting money to proceed in luxury car (5)
25Boy worried about being tested (4)
26No right to organize trade meeting (4)

Enjoy.

53 comments:

  1. 11a AIRLIFTED
    (trifled)* <=> ai
    def: sent up

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    1. 4d PLAYBOY
      {pl(boy)*oy}
      def: socialite

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    3. 15d CORPUSCLES
      [super + loc(-k)s + c]*
      def: cells

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  2. 1a- Startups- Star (tup=<)s
    Def.- new businesses
    actor- star
    return of deposit- put=<
    1d- so so- only average
    oddly show- ShOw
    Basically seems only- so


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  3. My 3rd- 2d- Afar- S(AFAR)I
    Def- Distant
    Expedition- Safari

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  4. 26D. Date= meeting
    Trade- r( no right)= tade
    Organize is anagrind= date
    My FIRST

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  6. 5A : camera -mostly arrived (cam) on time(era).

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  7. 1D: so so - oddly show(so) basically (s)eems (o)nly

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  8. 14A. Calculator=device for reckoning
    Ca= accountant,
    Local ,punter regularly= u,t,r
    Dealing is anagrind
    My second

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  9. 28A. Arena= Territory. Telescopic
    My third

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  10. 16A: apology- study of human beings- a(nthro)pology. Anthropology minus north.

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  11. 10ac..SNAFU.. UNSAF(E)*... anag of most of unsafe
    7d.. EUTHANASIA.. AUNTIE HAS A.. Combined anag
    19ac. CAPE NUN...ACROSTIC

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  12. Very nice set of clues. Thank you Veeyares for a good start of the day.

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  13. Still a few left to solve. Taking time to savour.

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  14. 17a SURFACE = Come up
    SURE = Certain
    FAC = most of the truth (Fact (-t)
    To have Contain. Ind

    21a RES IND

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  15. 21a RESCIND . = Cancel
    Ana of Residence (- e) for elegance
    Building = anind

    8d ADDLEHEADS = Those in confusion
    ADD = Join
    LE = the French
    HEADS = Leaders

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  16. Many more waiting to be solved

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  17. 30a. A claim on half of property resulting in divorce (8) {A}{LIEN}{(-est)ATE}
    3d. City in Netherlands Spooner claims to land (9) TOUCHDOWN (Dutch Town)
    18d. Dismiss Judge protecting American jerk (9) R{US}{TIC}ATE

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  18. Rest should be easy with the available crossings

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  19. 13, 22, 24, 27, 29 across and 6, 9, 21,23, 25 down remain

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  20. 6D-Aries- house; varies-v
    25D-beta-test; B(ate)*
    13A-space-room; s(pac)e; cap<= in se.

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  21. 9D CRISIS - Calamity
    CRIeS - laments
    - e ( remove drug )
    SI - police officer

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  22. 22A: cutting tool= laser
    La(s)er
    Sincere is real coming back as laer and hold sharp(s)
    29A: spa= resort = head
    Sathia

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  23. 19.ac. Cape Nun. First letters from Cairo, And, Pass, Esteemed, National University Nairobi
    21.ac. Rescind. Delete e,and e from Residence.
    2.dn.Afar. Delete IS from SAFARI

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  24. 24A: country = Zambia
    (Z) ( ma(-f)ia)*+b
    Sathia

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  25. 7d euthanasia- assisting peaceful passage
    (Auntie has a)*
    Doctor- anagrind

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    1. 25d beta- being tested
      Boy- B
      Worried- ate
      About- reversal indicator

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    2. 20d Nazism- ideology
      Fellow- man
      Measure- size
      Detailed- (-e)
      Back- reversal
      Taking- containment indicator
      Na(zis)m

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    3. 27d televised- broadcast
      Delete detailed- delet
      Withdraw- teled
      Reported sin- vise
      Coverage- containment indicator

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    4. 21d remodel- change in figure
      Reverse telescopic
      Peop(le do mer)rily
      Exhibit revolutionary- reverse containment indicator

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  26. 27a TELEVISED
    TELE(VISE)D
    Delet(-e) detailed is DELET after reversal (withdrawn) is TELED.
    Sin : Vice reported (hp ind) is VISE
    def : Broadcast

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    1. 20 done by Surendra @ 10:55
      and the remaining done by me. See below!

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  27. 23d ROVER (R(OVE)R
    Proceed = MOVE - M Wanting money is OVE in luxury car RR (Rolls Royce)
    Def : Traveler

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  28. 21d : REMODEL
    Clue type Reverse Telescopic
    Peop(le do mer)rily.....
    Reversal ind : Revolutionary
    Def : Change in figure

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  29. Thank you Mukundala Balu to conclude things. Thanks to all the solvers and thank you Colonel for publishing the puzzle

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  30. Thank you Veeyares for an enjoyable crossie! Loved solving. 😊

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