Sunday, 2 March 2025

Special, Sunday 02 Mar 2025, M Manna

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50 comments:

  1. 14A. Gemini=as the twins Castor and Pollux sitting together

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  2. 5a RETHINK:again consider
    ( the rink)*: in another form indicates anagram

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    1. 8d NOTICING: being observant
      Not icing: thawing

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    2. STASHED: stowed in a secret place
      St: road a: a shed: hiding place

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    3. Repl for 8d
      7d HYENA: anima l producing hysterical laugh

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    4. Repl for29a
      6d EGOTIST: one who cares for self only: self caterer

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    5. So finally who posted 8d!!!

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  3. 5A. Rethink= Again consider
    In another form is anagrind, the rink

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  4. 1 ac hansoms-no shams*-2 wheeled carriage.
    8 dn thawing not icing-noticing-observant.
    4 dn marconi-minorca*

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    1. compensating for 8 dn
      11 a property-characterics of houses.dd

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    2. So finally who postes 8d!!!

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  5. 13d NUISANCE
    def: hassle
    {nu(i)(s)ance}

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    1. 9d OPEN AIR MARKET
      def: where all goods are sold (direct def)

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    2. 11a PROPERTY
      double def.

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  6. 4F. Marconi= wireless inventory
    From is anagrind
    My third

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  7. 5A: RETHINK (THE+RINK) *
    4D: MARCONI (MINORCA) *
    17D: INSTANCE (IN) (STANCE)

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  8. 27 ac exiled
    ex(once) I(one) led(taken command)
    17 dn instance
    In(popular) stance (viewpoint)

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  9. 29A stashed( sub for 4 D)
    St= road.
    A= a
    Shed= shed
    Misused is anagrind

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  10. Replacement for 4d
    1A: HANSOMS (NO+SHAMS) *

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  11. 17D. Instance .sub for 5A
    In= popular
    Stance= viewpoint.

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  12. 18A- Anonym- A no nym- An unidentified one

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  13. 23A- Strainer- Filter- ST(RAIN)ER
    (Rest)* rain

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  14. My 3rd-
    24D- Amass- Am ass- Gather items in great quantity
    Dipe- Ass

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  15. Replies
    1. Col is reminding!
      Happy birrhday.

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    2. Is it Colji birthday?
      Sathia

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    3. Since almost all are in
      This is the first crossy posted on this blog on 4th feb 2009.

      This year we all missed the birthday wishes of the blog.
      Belated wishes for completing 16 years Col.

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    4. Congratulations Colji for tireless effort put in to maintain this blog for the past 16years. Wish this blog lives more than 100years👍🙏🏻
      Sathia

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  16. Replacement for 17 dn
    10ac drover (d(r)over) dover(port)

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  17. Replacements
    16D: ASSASSINS (ASS) (AS) (SINS)
    21D: MORASS (MO(RA)SS)

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  18. 12A LEAN TO = Shed
    (LE(ANT)O)
    Lion : LEO, Tiny creatures : ANT

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  19. 19D: still got by= managed= ran the company (DD)
    26A: Snarl= entangled
    (Net)*
    You fish with = angle
    Hence (ent)(angle)
    Sathia

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  20. 26A. ENTANGLE = Snarl
    NET* badly (anind) NTA + ANGLE (Fish)

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  21. 28A: holiday spot= seaside
    (Said)*
    Look around is see
    (Se(asid)e)
    Sathia

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  22. 12A LEAN TO - shed (def) LEO lion around ANT tiny creature. LE (ANT)O

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  23. 22D. REVERE = Look up to
    (R(EVER)E). Always EVER taken in by again RE

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  24. 3D-seventeen-almost adult; S(event)een

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  25. First time solving CW given by Manna. Very good surface and neat presentation of grid.👍
    Sathia

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    1. Manna has done 215 CW's for TH in the past. Stopped setting a while ago. Veterans.

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  26. 25A TESTER bed canopy (def) DD

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  27. 2d AGREED = Accepted
    AG = Silver
    REED = Rush

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  28. 28a SEASIDE = Holiday spot
    SEE = Take a look
    ASID = Said off
    Round. Contain ind

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  29. IMO, Only 21d is left.
    Sathia

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  30. 21d- Retreat- DD
    Be driven back/ Resort

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  31. So, our blog ( and Col. too!!) is a teenager, growing stronger by the day!!
    Many Many Happy Returns!

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  32. Next year, it'll be "almost adult".
    Hearty Congratulations to Colonel and all participants !!!!

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