Sunday, 5 January 2025

Special, Sunday 05 Jan 2025, IXL-2024, Onstage Final 2, Dr. X

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37 comments:

  1. 1ac sweet nothings (croons) (sings hot teen w(ith) *

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    1. It will be indirect anagram the way you represented.
      Pls refine.

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  2. 11ac nail polish
    (Lp(record) h(ot) liaison) *

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  3. 3D ELLIPTICAL TIC spasm in ILL + PALE*
    8D CONNECT couple CUT stab around I institute = CONNECTICUT
    8A CH cough end letters + ILL = CHILL

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  4. 10d SIDESTEPPED
    def: dodged
    s(despite)*ped

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    1. 7d GLITTER
      def: showiness
      (g)(litter = family)

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    2. 22a CODSWALLOP
      def:rubbish
      (cod)(s)(wallop=paste)

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  5. 6 dn iced medic-m*
    17 dn nostril- slit or N*ose

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  6. 21A. Suit= case= Jacket.
    It's a DD.
    My first

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  7. 6D- Iced- (Medic-M)*- Murdered

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  8. 23D- Sisal- woodS IS A Labourer. T clue

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  9. 22A CODSWALLOP = rubbish { fish, COD + paste WALLOP containing, S mSg essentially}

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    1. 9A VARIETIES = medleys { band TIE in RAVE IS anagram}

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    2. 4D NAVEL = hub { LEAN << backwards + glimpse of Vibrant V}

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  10. 14a ENGLISH: tongue
    rELISH: sauce wanting right
    N: new. G: grilled
    E(N)(G)LISH

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    1. 12a STUD: poker
      Endlessly analyse: study-y: stud

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    2. 17a TONE ARM: pick up
      T( one: single)ar m( beginning to mingle)

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  11. My 3rd-
    15D- Homeopath- Quack- Home O Pat H
    Duck- O
    Native- Home
    Precisely- Pat
    Beginning to hiss- H

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  12. 25 A turn heads - what spectators watching tennis match repeatedly do/ to attract attention (DD)
    6 D iced- murdered
    (edic)*
    millions - m
    Leaving- deletion ind
    Outraged- anagrind

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    1. 27 A blew the lid off- exposed
      Shed - doff
      (Doff with belle)*
      Cavorting- anagrind

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    2. 12 A stud- variety of poker
      Analyse - study
      Endlessly study- stud

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  13. 5Dn THRESHOLD - {HOLD} after {H}{R} inside {SET<=}

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  14. 16a OBVERTS; turn towards; O(B)VERT S
    13d EVEN-HANDED; just; E(HEAVEN*)NDED
    20d TELL OFF; dress down; T(EL)(L)OFF

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  15. 19a. DINETTE = Eating area
    DIN = Pandemonium
    ETTE = sETTEr dog, SR for sister leaving

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  16. 13d EVEN HANDED = Just
    ENDED = Finished with HAVEN
    New. Anind

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  17. 16a OBVERTS = Turns
    OVERT = Public
    B = Bishop
    S= Square

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  18. 18A NOSTRIL = opening of the nose
    (slit +or +n)*. n from opening of the (N)ose.

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  19. 26A: sci fi = droid
    Robot is android (-an)
    Is an means “rebellious men”?
    Sathia

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  20. Men is OR- other ranks.
    rebellious us reversal indicator

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