Sunday, 9 February 2025

Special, Sunday 09 Feb 2025, Gridman

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37 comments:

  1. 8d OPENING BATSMAN
    def: facing first ball in an innings

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  2. 8D OPENING BATSMAN = Striker who faces first ball of an innings (DD)
    4D NUMBER TWO = One who goes with 8D (DD)
    1A SIT DOWN = what a stand up comedian finally wants to do (DD)

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    1. 2D TAUTEST = most tense { Greek letter TAU on examination TEST}, replacement for 8D

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  3. 19 a pulse -throb broth*
    26 a yeltsin ye (list*) in.Ist russian President.
    19 dn tactful- T act+flu*

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  4. 14a THICKSKIN: blockhead
    Crazy hint: THIN about weird kicks: CKSKI
    Craze and weird indicating anagrams

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    1. 25a: FORUM: online discussion site
      FOR sources of Urdu:U Music: M
      FOR U M

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    2. 20d REPORTS: gives account
      RE(-x: ten) PORTS: harbours

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  5. 9 ac usual u(you) (saul) *
    17dn liftman
    22dn tamer (mate) * (defe) r

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  6. 27A YE[LTSI*]N - Russia's 1st President

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  7. 21Ac SOFTEST -{S}{OFTE(n)}{ST}

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    1. 24Ac OMBUDSMAN - {O{M}{BUDS}MAN}

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    2. 1Dn SHUTTING UP SHOP - {SHUTTING UP}{SH}{OP}

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  8. 7D: hate to take a fight = air sick (cd)
    1D: closing business = shutting up shop
    (Shutting up) (sh)(op)
    Sathia

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  9. 3D: monks= oblates
    Old boys are on
    Tardy is late
    (Ob)(late)
    Sathia

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    1. Old boys are obs
      Accommodating is container indicator. Tardy is late.
      (Ob(late)s)
      Sathia

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  10. 5d, Suit for places where members gather = clubs [DD]

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  11. 13a, musical records? = Notes [DD]

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  13. 17d, he has his ups and downs un his career = liftboy [CD]

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  14. Replacement for 1Dn
    6Dn EYE BANK - {EYE}{BANK}

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  15. Not the sort of gathering for a beauty parade? (4,5) UGLY CROWD - CD

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  16. 19d. Showing sensitivity for the head of team’s work on flu management (7) {T}{ACT}{FUL}*

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  17. 18 D. "Belief” — journalist transmitted message in the past (7) CREEDED ( Def- transmitted message in the past , belief- CREED, journalist- ed )

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  18. 5A: (COVE)* (A) (L) = COEVAL
    10A: MOUSE (Mickey) TRAP (mouth) = MOUSETRAP (CD)
    11A: TRESTLE (CD)

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  19. In my opinion, 5a,10a,11a,23a,26a are yet to be solved.
    Quite nostalgic in solving Gridman CW. Enjoyed it.
    Sathia

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  20. 26a FYODOR =. Dostoyevsky for one
    ( His first name)

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  21. Wow!! A Gridman CW- after a long long time.
    May his memory live forever with us!
    Thank you Col.

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  22. 23A- cockpit.
    Perk up- Cock; Pilot- LO= Pit (Look out for removal of LO)
    Def.- His place (Pilot's)

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  23. 5A. Coeval = contemporary
    Cove+ a+ l( learner)
    Roughed up is anagrind

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