Sunday, 13 April 2025

Special, Sunday 13 Apr 2025, Sanklak (R)

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43 comments:

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

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    1. 6d PREFERRED
      def: type of stock that has priority on dividends
      definiton by example.

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    2. 14d ILLEGIBLE
      def: difficult to read
      (ill)(leg)(bile)*

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  2. 8A. Rights= previleges. Said to be is rites= ceremonies. A HP indicator is said to be
    My first

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  3. 5DHyena= creature
    HA= borders of Havana
    Yen= yearning
    Enter is a containment indicator
    My second

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

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  5. 26A. Indira= girl. T
    My third

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  6. Replacement for 1ac
    18ac tear gas

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  7. 26a INDIRA: girl
    H( INDI RA) PID

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    1. 20d RED TAPE: unnecessary official rules and procedures
      Red( colourful) tape( record)

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  8. 16D. Taekwondo= martial art
    N+ teak+ wood
    Substitute for 26A. Already solved

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  9. 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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  10. Typo , pl read AD+ Anagram of Lee

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  11. 25A) SABOTAGE (SABOT)(AGE)
    3D) ALTIMETER (ITEM,+LATER)*
    14D) ILLEGIBLE (ILL)(LEG)(BILE")

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

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  13. Replacement for 6d

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

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  14. Replacement for. 27a

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

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  15. 27A. Devil's advocate= lawyer appointed
    Devil= satan
    Advocate= plead
    Substitute for 8A. Rights already solved

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  16. 19A: kitchen appliance =blender
    B(l)ender
    15A: at the side= lateral
    (Late)(ra)(l)
    Sathia

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  17. 2D: name = Nigel
    (Nile)*
    Group leader is g
    Ni(g)el
    Sathia

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

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  19. 27d : CUBIST = Artist
    (CUB)(IST)
    Junior scout : CUB
    First : 1st = IST

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  20. 21a : BAGEL : Achewy roll
    A member : LEG + AB sailor
    LEGAB reversed to BAGEL
    Reversal ind in retreat

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

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

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

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  25. 13A:epistler(DD)
    a letter and also a book of the New
    Testament in the form of a letter.

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  26. 23A,:arrowhead-archer's missile
    (arrow), business end(head).

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  27. 22D:lathi-the use of lathi precedes
    tear gas(18D) in crowd dispersal.

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  28. Sankalak any day!! Smooth as silk!

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  29. 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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  30. 24D:Evita-Evita Peron, former first lady
    of Argentina.

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