Sunday, 6 April 2025

Special, Sunday 06 Apr 2025, Ghaza

 

 

Artwork by Prasanna


Rangoli by Gowri
 

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Starred clues are part of a theme – they do not have a definition.

GHAZA 29

By Ghaza
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Squares filled: 0/158
Exolve Print Notes Jotter Ⓒ Ghaza THCC

Across
1* Finds one in any park maintained (8)
5Creature returned the thin plate (6)
9Airtel or Reliance may be presenting a Stephen King novel at a thematic house (8)
10* Butler is seen before the husband (6)
12Glorify texts sold internally (5)
13Short term employee doubtfully fed on something neither too hot or cold (9)
14* Chief minister who isn’t a Communist stalwart (6)
16Syrup from a tall plant with a curry leaf on top (7)
19Shivered, not quietly, but like a cow (7)
21* Iron – it is hard within (6)
23With brown fish moving awkwardly (9)
25Perhaps Hillary is stylishly elegant (5)
26State of independence in a painting of a stinky body part (6)
27* Near and dear finally assembled (8)
28* Found in a Bombay suburb and the outskirts of Greece (6)
29Rare brilliance of a strange Superhero (3,5)

Down
1Swipe what is found on Billiards Tables and Carrom Boards (6)
2Doubly exasperated king replaced by actress Hayworth and a model (9)
3All vegetables in a lump headline this dish (5)
4Family with two times the protein (7)
6A labyrinth for me may contract surprise (9)
7Business in Indonesia’s peripheral island (5)
8Succeeded a leader detailing an abridged religious scripture (8)
11* A famous university (4)
15Proud possession of engaged ladies and Saturn (5,4)
17State guards also ran away first from the one prophesizing doom (9)
18Fake nut left rotting in the vehicle’s container (4,4)
20Platform to draw it so often (4)
21Miser grading badly (7)
22* Thanked endlessly and extravagantly (6)
24* Madam assailed Marxists thoroughly at first (5)
25The woman left the loud bar (5)

Enjoy.

47 comments:

  1. 13a TEMEPERATE
    def: neither hot nor cold
    (temp)(er)(ate)

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    1. 4d KERATIN
      def: protein
      (era)(t) in (kin)

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    2. 27a NARENDRA
      def: prime minister (thematic)
      (near and r)*

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  2. 14 ac stalin ( chief minister of TN)
    21ac nitish(chief minister of Bihar)

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  3. 3D AVIAL Acrostic 1st letters def Dish
    12A EXTOL def: GLORIFY t (EXT) s s (OL) d
    18D FUEL TANK FAKE NUT L*

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  4. 5A. Lamina= thin plate( layer). It is reverse of animal ( creature)
    My first

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  5. 5a ANIMAL: creature
    Lamina: thin plate <=

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    1. 19d UDDERED: like a cow
      Shuddered - sh( not quietly): shivered

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    2. 25d SHELF: bar
      She: woman. L: left. F: loud

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    3. Replacing 5a
      2d: IRRITATED: exasperated
      IRKED: exasperated
      King K is replaced by RITA( Hayworth) and T( model)
      IR ( RITA T: for K) ED
      Doubly exasperated because irked and irritated are both synonymous to exasperated

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  6. 20D. Dais= platform
    Acrostic from" draw it so often. "
    My second

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  7. 11D. Amit= a famous university ( mit.maasachets institute of technology)
    My third and final

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  8. 16A TREACLE=syrup
    tall plant = TREE
    a curry leaf on top = A CL
    TRE{{A}{CL}}E

    7D IBIZA=island
    periphery of Indonesia = IA
    Business in = I{BIZ}A

    8D ACHIEVED=succeeded

    a leader detailed = A CHIEF -F = ACHIE
    an abridged religious scripture = VEDA -A = VED
    {A}{CHIEF -F}{VEDA -A}

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  9. 6D: surprise= amazement
    (A)(maze)(me)(nt)
    Contraction of not is my
    Sathia

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  10. 1a PRIYANKA.
    I = Anagram of ANY PARK + I
    Maintained Anagrind

    23a. LUMBERING = Moving awkwardly
    LING = Fish
    UMBER = Tan
    Moving - Anagrind

    28a KHARGE
    KHAR = Suburb of Mumbai
    GE = Outskirts of Greece

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  12. 17D: one prophesying doom= Cassandra
    (Ca)(as)(and)(ra-n)
    1A: Priyanka
    ( any park+i)*
    Politicians theme?
    Sathia

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  13. 1A:priyanka-one(i) in (any park)
    maintained-(ianypark)"

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  14. In lieu of 1A,
    15D: proud posses of engaged ladies and Saturn= large ring (CD)
    Sathia

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  15. 23a With is Anagrind not Moving as above; sorry

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  17. 1D-pocket-swipe and what is found on carrom and billiard tables(DD);
    9A-carriers-Airtel and Reliance ; (Carrie)(rs);
    3D-Avial- first letters

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  18. 25a, Perhaps Hillary is stylishly elegant (5) = Swank, [DD]
    Hillary Swank is American actress, producer

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  20. 29a, rare brilliance = Odd Flash
    Strange = odd
    Superhero ,= Flash

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  21. 22d eknath (thanked) endlessly, going with theme of Politicians

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  22. Here's my listing of what's left:
    Across: 10, 26, 29
    Down: 24, 22

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  23. 29a and 22d done while I was typing.

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  24. Surprisingly, Today’s CW from Ghaza is little challenging than his usuals. Nevertheless, it is a good Sunday CW👍🏻
    Sathia

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  25. Thanks Sathia.
    This one was set before my recent ones. This one was set before I understood how to set more challenging clues (that is, within the scope of what I have understood till now).

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  26. Replacement for 3D
    10A-Manish(Sisodia) Butler -man; man(is)h

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  27. 26A:armpit-state(mp),independence(i)
    in a painting(art)={ar(mpi)t}.

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  28. 24D:Mamta-(M)adam (A)sailed
    (M)arxists (T)horoughly (A)t.

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  29. Thanks everyone who spent time on this puzzle . . . .

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  30. 1A (in any park)* PRIYANKA (thematic)
    26AR(MP+I)T = ARMPIT
    10A MAN+IS+H =MANISH (thematic)

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  31. Thanks to Col.sir for posting our Art works. Team P&G will continue to decorate with different versions.
    @ Gowri...Excellent Rangoli!!!!!

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  32. Sooper P & G. Happy Ram Navami.

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  33. Great artwork Gowri and Prasanna!

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