Sunday, 13 April 2025

Special, Sunday 13 Apr 2025, Sanklak (R)

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Exolve Print Notes Jotter Ⓒ Sankalak THCC
Across
1  Cargo vessels that put certain shops in disarray (9,5)
8Ceremonies said to give privileges (6)
9Some footballers are singular cry-babies (8)
11Group of people going around ol’ university for a wild flower [Note: THERE IS AN EXTRA O IN THIS CLUE] (9)
12Notice Lee dancing for a girl (5)
13A letter from the Book (7)
15Dead artist left at the side (7)
17Wrong-doer’s record prison term cut all around (7)
19Kitchen appliance puts students in a drinking binge (7)
21A chewy roll for a member and sailor in retreat (5)
23The business end of an archer’s missile (9)
25Willful destruction of wooden shoe takes a long time (8)
26Girl cited in a Hindi rapid reader (6)
27Lawyer appointed by the church — to plead Satan’s cause? (6,8)
Down
1Craft of the conservative prophesier (7)
2Name of group leader included in Nile cruise (5)
3Navigational aid, an item later modified (9)
4Unfair treatment of unseasoned wood (3,4)
5Creature with a yearning to enter the borders of Havana (5)
6Kind of stock with a priority claim on dividends (9)
7A spring initially, in good shape in addition (2,4)
10Weak eastern money, ten cents worth (4)
14Difficult to read, sick member with bile trouble (9)
16Martial art used to break new teak wood (9)
17Artist who was a junior scout first (6)
18What might make rioters weep (4,3)
19Where drinks may be served, starting now, in farm building (4)
20Colourful record symbolising unnecessary official rules and procedures (3,4)
22Its use may precede that of 18 (5)
24List of notables of Argentina inevitably includes her (5)

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43 comments:

  1. R Nagendra Prasad13 April 2025 at 10:31

    8A; RIGHTS ~ RITES

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  2. Kiran13 April 2025 at 10:31

    1a CONTAINER SHIPS
    def: cargo vessels
    (certain shops in)*

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    1. Kiran13 April 2025 at 10:39

      6d PREFERRED
      def: type of stock that has priority on dividends
      definiton by example.

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    2. Kiran13 April 2025 at 10:42

      14d ILLEGIBLE
      def: difficult to read
      (ill)(leg)(bile)*

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  3. Gemini13 April 2025 at 10:32

    8A. Rights= previleges. Said to be is rites= ceremonies. A HP indicator is said to be
    My first

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  4. Gemini13 April 2025 at 10:34

    5DHyena= creature
    HA= borders of Havana
    Yen= yearning
    Enter is a containment indicator
    My second

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  5. Vasanthi13 April 2025 at 10:39

    4 dn raw deal (DD)
    26 ac indira (T)
    1ac container ships (certain shops in) *

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  6. Gemini13 April 2025 at 10:40

    26A. Indira= girl. T
    My third

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  7. Vasanthi13 April 2025 at 10:41

    Replacement for 1ac
    18ac tear gas

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  8. AJ13 April 2025 at 10:42

    26a INDIRA: girl
    H( INDI RA) PID

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    1. AJ13 April 2025 at 10:45

      20d RED TAPE: unnecessary official rules and procedures
      Red( colourful) tape( record)

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  9. Gemini13 April 2025 at 10:42

    16D. Taekwondo= martial art
    N+ teak+ wood
    Substitute for 26A. Already solved

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  10. H Ramachandran13 April 2025 at 10:42

    1d CORACLE =. Craft
    C = Conservative
    ORACLE = Prophesier

    6d PREFERRED =. Kind of stock
    Priority etc CD?

    12a ADELE. = Girl
    Anagram of AD = Notice + LEE
    Dancing. Anagrind

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  11. H Ramachandran13 April 2025 at 10:44

    Typo , pl read AD+ Anagram of Lee

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  12. P. Venkatesan13 April 2025 at 10:44

    25A) SABOTAGE (SABOT)(AGE)
    3D) ALTIMETER (ITEM,+LATER)*
    14D) ILLEGIBLE (ILL)(LEG)(BILE")

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  13. Remy13 April 2025 at 10:46

    20 dn red tape colourful -red record-tape.
    24 dn evita - evita peron.wife of argentina president.
    27 ac devils advocate.
    satan-devil lawyer-advocate

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    1. Remy13 April 2025 at 11:04

      compensating for 20dn.
      17 ac culprit -wrong doer.
      lp -record ri-prison term
      cu(lp ri)t

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  14. H Ramachandran13 April 2025 at 10:51

    Replacement for 6d

    27a DEVIL’S ADVOCATE. == Lawyer appointed by church
    To plead Satan’s cause = DD

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  15. H Ramachandran13 April 2025 at 10:56

    Replacement for. 27a

    19d BARN = Farm building
    BAR Where drinks may be served
    N. Starting Now

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  16. Gemini13 April 2025 at 11:01

    27A. Devil's advocate= lawyer appointed
    Devil= satan
    Advocate= plead
    Substitute for 8A. Rights already solved

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  17. Sathia13 April 2025 at 11:12

    19A: kitchen appliance =blender
    B(l)ender
    15A: at the side= lateral
    (Late)(ra)(l)
    Sathia

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  18. Sathia13 April 2025 at 11:15

    2D: name = Nigel
    (Nile)*
    Group leader is g
    Ni(g)el
    Sathia

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  19. Sathia13 April 2025 at 11:23

    A very nice CW from Sankalak. Old is Gold👍🏻
    Sathia

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  20. Mukundala Balasubramanyam13 April 2025 at 11:29

    27d : CUBIST = Artist
    (CUB)(IST)
    Junior scout : CUB
    First : 1st = IST

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  21. Mukundala Balasubramanyam13 April 2025 at 11:33

    21a : BAGEL : Achewy roll
    A member : LEG + AB sailor
    LEGAB reversed to BAGEL
    Reversal ind in retreat

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  22. Mukundala Balasubramanyam13 April 2025 at 11:37

    My third
    1d : CORACLE = Craft
    (C)(ORACLE)
    Conservative : C
    Prophesier : ORACLE

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  23. RR13 April 2025 at 11:42

    11a, wild flower = columbine
    Group of people = Combine,
    Ol' university = OLU
    [C(OLU)OMBINE]
    21A, a chewy roll = bagel
    Sailor in retreat = BA
    Member in retreat = GEL
    10a, money, ten cents worth = dime
    Weak = dim
    Eastern = E

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    1. Padmanabhan13 April 2025 at 12:19

      11A- It is CO(LU)MBINE
      Ol' University- OLU, but we need only LU. Hence Col. has mentioned that there is an extra O
      Enu is only 9.

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    2. RR13 April 2025 at 12:35

      Right you are

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  24. Mukundala Balasubramanyam13 April 2025 at 11:43

    In place of 1dn
    10d : DIME = Money ten cents worth
    (DIM)(E)
    Weak : DIM
    Eastern : E

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  25. RR13 April 2025 at 11:45

    In lieu of 21a answered at 1133
    9a, some footballers = sweepers
    Singular = s
    Cry babies = weepers

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  26. Devi Prasad13 April 2025 at 11:52

    13A:epistler(DD)
    a letter and also a book of the New
    Testament in the form of a letter.

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  27. Devi Prasad13 April 2025 at 11:55

    23A,:arrowhead-archer's missile
    (arrow), business end(head).

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  28. Devi Prasad13 April 2025 at 11:58

    22D:lathi-the use of lathi precedes
    tear gas(18D) in crowd dispersal.

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  29. Padmanabhan13 April 2025 at 12:20

    Sankalak any day!! Smooth as silk!

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  30. Padmanabhan13 April 2025 at 12:24

    14D- Illegible- IL LEG IBLE- Difficult to read.
    Here also there seems to be an extra L Since Sick= Ill & member is leg

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  31. Devi Prasad13 April 2025 at 13:01

    24D:Evita-Evita Peron, former first lady
    of Argentina.

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  32. Sintra blogue13 April 2025 at 13:25

    thanks!

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