Sunday, 30 March 2025

Special, Sunday 30 Mar 2025, IIT(M) Word Games Club Final, Dr. X

THREE answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory) 
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37 comments:

  1. Kiran30 March 2025 at 10:32

    1a CARBOHYDRATES
    def: compound
    (starchy bread)*

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    1. Kiran30 March 2025 at 10:37

      5d DESIRABLE
      def:seductive
      (ale brides)*

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    2. Kiran30 March 2025 at 10:41

      10d THIRD DEGREE
      double def - intesive questioning and phd is like a third degree

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  2. P. Venkatesan30 March 2025 at 10:34

    9A: ASSAILANT (ALSATIANS)*
    6d: ACID (A)(CID)
    7D: EXAMINE (EX)(A)(MINE)

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  3. AJ30 March 2025 at 10:36

    1a CARBOHYDRATES: compounds
    carb(O)hydrates : O
    (starchy bread)*: carb hydrates around O

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    1. AJ30 March 2025 at 10:39

      4d: HEART: centre
      Hear( make out) t( close to IIT)

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    2. AJ30 March 2025 at 10:45

      12a HI-FI: sound system
      HI- greeting
      FI providing

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    3. Kiran30 March 2025 at 10:47

      oh, where did the 'O' come from in carbohydrates ? I missed it. Essentially found means we can simply take the O from found ?

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    4. AJ30 March 2025 at 10:47

      Correction for 12a
      IF: providing
      H( IF)I
      Hosting is containment indicator

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    5. AJ30 March 2025 at 10:55

      O came from comp(o)undated sorry!

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    6. AJ30 March 2025 at 10:56

      Read compounds no dated and all

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    7. Satyen Nabar30 March 2025 at 10:57

      It is an &lit clue. (comp)O(unds) in (STARCHY BREAD)*. The whole sentence is the definition.

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  4. Vasanthi30 March 2025 at 10:37

    23dn ousel (T)
    9ac assailant (alsatians) *
    12 ac hi fi h(if) i

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  5. Gemini30 March 2025 at 10:44

    7D. Examine= inspect
    Excellent= old
    A= american
    Mine= quarry
    My first

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  6. Gemini30 March 2025 at 10:49

    24D. Sten= gun( brit submarine gun)
    Nest= retreat
    My second

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  7. H Ramachandran30 March 2025 at 10:51

    12a HIFI = Sound system
    HI greeting IF providing
    Hosts = Contain Ind

    19 a EPISODE. = Affair
    Anagram of Espied and O (love)


    13d ROTISSERIE = Restaurant
    Anagram of Resort+ Is + IE (extremes of Impressive)

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  8. H Ramachandran30 March 2025 at 10:54

    Replacement for 12a

    20d
    OLD SALT = Experienced sailor
    Ana of Lad lost
    At sea = Anind

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  9. Remy30 March 2025 at 10:57

    19 ac episode-affair espied+o*.
    20dn old salt -experienced sailor
    lad lost*.

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  10. Suresh M S30 March 2025 at 10:58

    3D BROUGHT OUT = Stressed { difficult ROUGH, Time T in BOUT, contest}
    22A RECONSIDER = Review { RIDER, additional clause to contain E, electronic CONS, scams}
    14 A BATHTUB = one seen in washrooms {model T in center HUB behind BAT, club}

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  11. Remy30 March 2025 at 11:00

    10 d third degree dd

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  12. Sree Sree30 March 2025 at 11:07

    Made easy by Doc. (For a final).
    Nice and crispy wp.

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    1. Satyen Nabar30 March 2025 at 11:26

      Yes, that is intentional. It was Onstage Finals, so the clues had to be cold-solved live in limited time.

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  13. Remy30 March 2025 at 11:17

    compensating 27 ac -wrongful death
    wrath(anger) in long feud*.
    wr(long feud*)ath

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  14. Sathia30 March 2025 at 11:20

    11A: offensive= derogatory
    (Gored)*
    (Derog(a)(Tory))
    16A: literary supporter= bookend
    ( bo(ok)(e)nd)
    Sathia

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    1. Padmanabhan30 March 2025 at 12:18

      11A- Gored not an anagram but reversal (indicated by revolutionary)

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  15. Remy30 March 2025 at 11:21

    18 dn centaur -mythical being cute ran*

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  16. Sathia30 March 2025 at 11:23

    18D: mythical being = centaur
    ( cute ran)*
    Sathia

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  17. Sathia30 March 2025 at 11:27

    In lieu of 18D,
    8D: muscular poser= body builder
    ( rubbed oily +d)*
    Sathia

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  18. SandhyaP30 March 2025 at 11:36

    17a. Metal top struck by corrosion? Cover with a hard coating (7) {(-z)INC}{RUST}
    21a. Clammy and foul day for run (4) (-r){+D}ANK
    26a. British novelist in America, enthralled by wine and ecstasy (5) {RE{A}D}{E}

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  19. Remy30 March 2025 at 11:39

    25 ac reactions -answers-at once sir*

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  20. Sathia30 March 2025 at 12:09

    In my opinion, 2D, 8a, 15d, 24d are left to be solved.
    Sathia

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  21. gxdxr30 March 2025 at 12:17

    2D. {AC{CURS}T}
    8A. {BUC<=}{K}{O}
    15D. BETTER OFF. {BET}{EFFORT}*
    24D. {S}{TEN<=}

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  22. Padmanabhan30 March 2025 at 12:23

    Doc can make it easier but still interesting and enjoyable. Thank you Doc.

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  23. Vasanthi30 March 2025 at 12:32

    Replacement for 12ac
    8dn body builder (rubbed oily, d(efinition) *

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