Sunday, 1 June 2025

Special, Sunday 01 Jun 2025, Veeyares

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59 comments:

  1. 13A. Year= twelve months.
    Yeti encountered after roughly. Acrostic
    My first

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  2. 28D. Ammo=analyze more material on .
    All first letters. Acrostic
    My second

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  3. 6D. Summon= page= servant. It's a DD
    My third

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  4. 7d ACTRESS: one who performs
    ACT ( RES: others i. e REST MOSTLY) S
    ACTS: performs

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    1. 9a NAVIGATE: pilot
      (vte: vote- o first opportunity again)*

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    2. 8d STAND IN AWE: wonder about
      Saint adeen : anagram indicated by wandering

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    3. For 9a, any way is anagram indicator
      VOTE-O : VTE AGAIN anagram is navigate

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    4. For 8d ‘saint Adwen’ anagram

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  5. 16a DEBRIEF
    def: probe
    (ed <=)(brie)(f)

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    1. 18a IMPASSE
      def: standoff
      (pastimes -t)*

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    2. 5d CAVENDISH
      def: scientist
      (ca)(vend = market)(is)(h)

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  6. 31A: BREAM (BARME(-N)*
    29A: DIALOGUE (AID<--)(LOG)(UsEd)
    10D: GREEN FINCH (HER+FENCING)*

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  7. 16ac debrief de(Ed) <(brie) f(ace)
    14 dn libel L(bImBoEs) L
    6ac phase(shape) *

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  8. Replacement for16ac
    2dn coulomb co(bUlLiOn)mb

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  9. Replacement for 6ac
    17dn Fortnight fort (keep) (thing-s) *

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  10. 3 dn outstanding -due +l duel.
    22 dn. outshot. T

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  11. My 3rd
    5Dn CAVENDISH - {CA}{VEND}{IS}{(churc)H}

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  12. 21A: appreciation = hats off
    H+(staff+o)*
    Sathia

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  13. 24A: finance= endow
    (En)(Dow)
    19A: key= nuclear
    (Uncle)*+ (a)(r)
    Sathia

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    1. Yes. Thanks. Right answer is,
      24A: clue = sniff
      (Sn)(if)(f)
      Sn are partners
      If is provided
      Initially finance is f
      Sathia

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  14. Across 23, 24, 30, 32 Down 15, 20, 25 to be solved

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  15. 24a SNIFF= Clue
    S,N = Partners
    IF = Provided
    F= Initial Finance

    30a MOOCH - Steal
    MOO - Low
    C, H - Starts of Ceilinged House

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  16. 32 TAKEOVER - Merger
    T - Tea
    AKE - cAKEs essentially
    OVER - Up

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  17. Replacement for 24a
    15d SPITE - Hate
    (De)SPITE - Notwithstanding
    De - starts of direct, evidence
    Loss- Deletion ind

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  18. Across 23, Down 4, 20, 25, 27 to be solved

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  19. 20D:crevice=opening-{(receive)(-e)(+c)}*

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  20. 23A:week-eager=keen,change parner(n to w) over (keew<=).

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  21. 27D. Clam= shellfish
    Claim{ to pick up)-i( one, no one)

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  22. 4d. Minor, meaning subordinate
    mo = second
    in = home
    r = middle of parks

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  23. Can I solve the clue left ( 25 D)?

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  24. 15D DESPITE - (D)(E) = SPITE

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  26. Freak= fan.
    Break( smash)- B( heading off B goes)+ F( ellow)

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  27. 20D (Recieve)* CREVICE
    15D Despite -(d)(e) = SPITE
    25D (F)ellow + BREAK-B= FREAK

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  28. 4D- M(IN)0R- Subordinate
    Home= In
    Second= MO
    Middle of parks= R
    I have a doubt, though. How In comes between M &O?
    If it is 'In the middle', is it on double duty?

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  29. 27D- Clam- (Claim-I). Def. - Fish
    Pick up= claim. No one removes I.

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  30. Only 25 down left
    Thanks to all participants. Thanks to Colonel for publishing

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  31. 25d : FREAK = Fan
    Fellow : F, Smash = BREAK
    Heading off (-B)REAK

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  32. Nice grid, Veeyares. Enjoyed solving.

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    1. +1 Was busy with family friends

      Is hidden anind!

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