Sunday, 9 March 2025

Special, Sunday 09 Mar 2025, Veeyares

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  1. Gemini9 March 2025 at 10:33

    15A. Go= accord
    Go= present
    It's a DD
    My first

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  2. Kiran9 March 2025 at 10:34

    2d AT THE DROP OF A HAT
    def: right away
    (that poor fathead)*

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    1. Kiran9 March 2025 at 10:38

      6d CONFIDENTIALITY
      def: secrecy
      (of indian let)* in (city)

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    2. Kiran9 March 2025 at 10:47

      17a SMOKER
      def: tobacco user
      (irksome -i)*

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  3. Vasanthi9 March 2025 at 10:37

    1dn chaste (T)
    1ac cradle (cleared -e) *
    25ac ether et(stranger) her(lady)

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    1. Remy9 March 2025 at 10:53

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  4. Gemini9 March 2025 at 10:39

    5D ash.= Tree
    Lanc(ash)ire. T
    My second

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  5. Remy9 March 2025 at 10:43

    27 ac entice-lure ten ice*;-diamonds
    1 ac cradle -crib cleared-e
    10 ac astronaut as tournament -men*

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  6. Gemini9 March 2025 at 10:45

    4A. Parcel= plot
    R= right
    Place another is anagrind
    My third

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  7. Sathia9 March 2025 at 11:05

    23A: snack bar= cafeteria
    (After)*
    (C(afet(e)r)ia)
    20D: Trip= travel
    (Alert)*
    (Tra(V)el)
    Sathia

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  8. Sathia9 March 2025 at 11:08

    24D: tree=cedar
    (Read)*
    (C(edar))
    Sathia

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  9. Ramki Krishnan9 March 2025 at 11:22

    Is there a typo (of one letter) in the clue for 8D?

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  10. Mukundala Balasubramanyam9 March 2025 at 11:56

    27a TREADMILL= Gadget
    (T)(DREAM*)(ILL)
    Basically (T)errible : T
    Sick: Ill

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  11. Mukundala Balasubramanyam9 March 2025 at 12:00

    29a : PRAYER = Appeal
    Leading (P)rosecutor : P
    Initially (R) registering: R
    YEAR* Anind is up : AYER

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  12. Mukundala Balasubramanyam9 March 2025 at 12:04

    7d : LAHORE = City
    (LA)(HERO*)
    The in French : LA
    HERO* : HORE
    Running is the anind

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  13. H Ramachandran9 March 2025 at 12:08

    13a TESTIFIER. Witness
    TEST. Trial
    I. One
    IF. Provided
    E R. Primarily Entertaining Round

    25a. ETHER Anaesthetist
    ET. Alien
    HER. Lady

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  14. H Ramachandran9 March 2025 at 12:11

    22d. KEVLAR. Material
    V. Vanadium
    R. Middle of March
    KELA. Lake abandoned
    KE+V+LA+R

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  15. N Sridhar9 March 2025 at 13:35

    8D-Banter-wordplay; t for n in banner-flag;

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  16. Sathia9 March 2025 at 15:33

    IMO, 3D,9D,11a,15a,16d,19d,21d,28a are still to be solved.

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  17. Devi Prasad9 March 2025 at 15:55

    11A:hunch=idea-inauguration=
    launch-la (abandoned the French)
    +h(having second thoughts)
    (launch)(-la)(+h)

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  18. Devi Prasad9 March 2025 at 16:02

    12A:theme=matter-time(t)margin
    (hem)meagre at last(e)

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  19. Devi Prasad9 March 2025 at 16:11

    24a:chase=to woo-opted=chose,
    attraction primarily(a),love(o)
    (chose)(-o)(+a)=chase.

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  20. Devi Prasad9 March 2025 at 16:20

    3D:loose=released-can=(loo)
    vacant space(se).

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  21. Devi Prasad9 March 2025 at 16:26

    9D:stasis=inaction -ground=basis
    bachelor(ba) becomes saint(st)
    (basis)(-ba)(+st).

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  22. Sathia9 March 2025 at 16:31

    Is it open to 2nd round?
    Sathia

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    1. Devi Prasad9 March 2025 at 16:34

      Isn't it? I think restrictions are only upto 1PM. After all, grid
      is to be completed.

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    2. Veeyares 9 March 2025 at 16:34

      Think can go for 2nd round

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  23. Veeyares 9 March 2025 at 16:33

    20A, 16, 19, 20, 21D left

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  24. Sathia9 March 2025 at 16:33

    28A: lure= enticed
    (Ten)*
    Diamonds are ice
    (Ent(ice))
    Sathia

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  25. Sathia9 March 2025 at 16:34

    It is entice
    Sathia

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  26. Sathia9 March 2025 at 16:36

    20A: meeting= trysts
    S(t)s
    To go ahead is try
    Try+s(t)s
    Sathia

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  27. Devi Prasad9 March 2025 at 16:41

    14D is also left.

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  28. Sathia9 March 2025 at 16:41

    26D: mythical bird= roc (T)
    From CROCodile
    Sathia
    Thanks Veeyares.

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  29. Veeyares 9 March 2025 at 16:46

    14, 16, 19, 20, 21 down left

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  30. H Ramachandran9 March 2025 at 16:55

    16d FLEET = Ships
    FLET* (Left) + E for initially eastwards
    At sea. = Anind

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  31. Devi Prasad9 March 2025 at 16:55

    16D:fleet=ships-(left), initially
    eastwards(e)at sea,{(left)(e)}*

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  32. H Ramachandran9 March 2025 at 17:03

    21d SCHEME. = Conspiracy
    CHE = Revolutionary
    S(-o)ME =. Certain with O start of operations killed
    Intruding =. Insert Ind

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  33. Gemini9 March 2025 at 17:14

    Downclues 14,19,20 left

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  34. Devi Prasad9 March 2025 at 17:17

    14d: Isn't it setter in place of setting and with in place of without?
    Mockery=irony-setter(i) working(on)
    with unknown(y)with bit of result (r).

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  35. Devi Prasad9 March 2025 at 17:41

    19D:rarity=shortage-correspondence
    =parity,after priest(p) getting last letter(r).

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  36. Devi Prasad9 March 2025 at 17:44

    20D already done by Sathia.

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  37. Veeyares 9 March 2025 at 17:45

    Phew! That does it. Thanks to all participants and thanks to Colonel for publishing

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  38. H Ramachandran9 March 2025 at 17:55

    19d RARITY = Shortage
    R ( last letter)for P (priest) in PARITY = Cirrespondence

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  39. Col_Gopinath9 March 2025 at 21:32

    Thanks for the special Veeyares

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