Sunday, 2 February 2025

Special, Sunday 02 Feb 2025, Ghaza

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65 comments:

  1. 12a TRANSONIC
    def: high speed
    (sir cannot)*

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    2. 5d SCRUNCHIES
      def: hair accessories
      s + (nice crush)*

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    3. 6D IS IT MY GO
      def: who's turn, mine ?
      (misogynist -n-s)*

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  2. 17D. Section=Division=Partition. DD
    My first

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  3. 2D OMERTA = code of silence {new cOMER TAking...., telescopic}

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    2. 4D FINAL CUT = release version of a film { AL, criminal over FIN , wing and CUT censored}

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    3. 15A DIAMOND = Jewel also in a suit of cards {DD}

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  4. 17D DIVISION DD
    20A VADESHWAR WARDS HAVE*
    18A TWIGLOO dan(gli)ng br(oo)ms <

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  5. 13ac transonic (sir cannot) *
    21 dn David (da(vi) d)

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  6. 1dn wright w(ith) right (entitlement)

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  7. 8D- Mason- MA SON- Defence attorney (Parry Mason)

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  8. 9D. The wall= Dravid
    Hew= model
    Tall= lanky
    Visiting is anagrind
    My second

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  9. 11A- Acutest- A (Cutest) - Most intense

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  10. My 3rd-
    7A- Ramie- gRow A heMp fIbrE- Pick every 3rd letter.
    Is it semi &Lit or Fibre is also the def.?

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    1. Hi Paddy Sir, I had fibre for the definition.

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    2. Thought so. But if it is so, it should not be part of the letter picking fodder. It becomes double duty.

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    3. Surprised to note you are adding 'Sir' after my name. Not needed. Pl drop it.

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    4. Yes, fibre was on double duty.
      I do tend to include a few clues with double duty. If that's a bad method, do give me the feedback.

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  11. 8a, cells = meiocytes,
    Anagram of [SOME + E (astern) + CITY]

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  12. 14a, mental = [cr(az)y]
    Will yell = cry
    Extremities of Goigles parent = Alphabet = az

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  13. Replacement for 2dn
    10ac garbles
    Show off(Brag) <
    The French(les)

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  14. 23d, full of = ridden [T<=]
    Full of banNED DIRty retrograde members

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  15. 3d. BELL = Inventor
    BELL(e) = Short beautiful woman

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  16. In 17d there's also a "/" for division

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  17. Here's my list of what's remaining:
    Across: 19, 24, 25, 27, 28
    Down: 13, 15, 16, 22, 26

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  18. 22 dn splashes -waters -lakes, rivers &seas.
    26 dn moon -io Maybe One Other Number.

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  19. 28 ac ourie-dismal. dO yoU remembeR i likE

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  20. 15d DARK SIDE = Sinister part of his disposition
    DARK = Donald?
    SiIDE = Groaned loudly = Sighed
    Loudly = Homophone Ind

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  21. The intended anno for Dark is a bit different.

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  22. Finally, a penetration into the South West corner!

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  23. 27a DUST CLOUD; smoke; dust=beat up; cloud=show apprehension

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  24. 13d Swordstick ; hidden weapon; WORDSworth in STICK

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    1. Wow! Wordsworth- worth (worthless) Good one.

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  25. Hi Jacob, you can answer one more. Ourie was solved by Remy at 13:33

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  26. Only four left at this point in time:
    Across: 19, 24, 25
    Down: 16

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  27. 16d ANIMALS = Organisms
    LAMINA = Thin layer retractable makes it
    ANIMAL, + S for small



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  28. 24a SWARTHS = Skins
    Starting letters of the whole clue

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    1. Yes, "starting" and "skins" are on double duty here.

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  29. If Moon is right,
    'Vomited' fits in with ejected as def. for 25A, but I am not able to get the wordplay (Rev.etc.)

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  30. Yes, 26d. moon is correct. The last two characters in the clue are the letter I and the letter O, forming "io".

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  31. Maybe 25a. should be "Extra clever Reverend's ejected"

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    1. Now that I look at it, I think it is a bit of an error in the clueing.

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  32. Only 19a is left.
    And the annos for 25a. and 15d.

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  33. Is Donald referring to Duck [Dinald Duck] which is also pronounced the same way as 'dark'.
    Groaned = sighed ~ side
    Donald = Duck ~ dark

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  34. 19A- Again, there is a problem. Wordplay is clear-
    Dismissed Human resources is RH=<; Popular= in; Decision at first is D
    So, it is Rhind which is not in the dict. It seems this is a Scottish origin word, but antiquarian?

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    1. Rhind is indeed a Scottish antiquarian< Alexander Henry Rhind. a in a popular, redundant in the surface?

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    2. Yes.
      And yes, "a" is redundant. I agree, the clue would have been better without "a".

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  35. Also, since Rhind is a proper noun, Ghaza ji, don't you think it should be qualified? - Antiquarian, say...

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    1. I guess you are right. I hadn't thought about this aspect while writing the clue.
      Would "Renowned antiquarian . . . . " have worked?
      Is there some website that has these rules? It would help me.

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  36. Thanks everyone who spent time on this puzzle!!

    This one has an embedded theme, but I expect most solvers won't relate to it.

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  37. Only the anno for 25a. is remaining. I'll give the intended anno at 6:30 pm

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  38. 25a was meant to be a Spoonerism: More witted --> vomited

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  39. Just for the record, this grid celebrates Pink Floyd, 1973 onwards.

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