Sunday, 29 June 2025

Special, Sunday 29 Jun 2025, Crucifix

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  1. 11A. Tuna:fish. A ( one)Nut( fasterner).reverts is a reverse indicator. My first

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  2. 22D: AROUSE (A)(R(O)USE)
    28A: SURREAL (S..)(UR)(REAL)
    14A: AROMA (A)(ROM)(A)

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  3. 9A.outdoor= not at home. Acrostic
    My second

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  4. 1d DONT HAVE A COW MAN (take it easy)
    (ow cant move a hand)*
    famous words by Bart simpson

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    1. 24a WHAT'S UP DOC (most famous cartoon line)
      (what){s(-o)up}{cod <=}

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    2. 8d YOU'RE DESPICABLE (daffy duck's words)
      (you)(red)(esp)(i)(cable)
      bolshevik = red (bolsheviks are called red because of their rebellious nature)
      sixth sense = esp
      send a message = cable

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  5. 9ac outdoor (acrostic)
    13dn wastebasket (yan set asked) *
    22dn arouse ar(o) use

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  6. 5D. Assesses= evaluates
    Asses= fools
    Ses= sounds like yes( a sort of a HP)
    My third

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  7. Replacement
    16ac estates
    (dov) e states(parts of a country)

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  8. REPLACEMENTS:
    7d: APATHY (A)(PATH)(Y)
    11A: TUNA (A)(NUT)<--

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  9. 15 a DESTROYED: ruined
    Deed : registered document
    Tale: story
    Not able to explain why story became strot unless ruined is on double duty as definition as well as anagrind

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    1. Read ‘story became stroy’

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    2. even in that case, story cannot become stroy because it will be an "indirect anagram" which is not allowed.

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    3. tale = story*. But it looks like indirect anagram.

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  10. 2D: exceptional = stand out
    (St(and)out)
    Sathia

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  11. 3D BOA = Big snake { Obelix's favourite BOAR , endlessly}
    26D ERE = earlier{PERE father not having P quiet}

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    1. 8D YOU'RE DESPICABLE = Daffy's words{ YOU, you+RED Bolshevik+ESP sixth sence +I + CABLE send a message}

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  12. 17Dn SUNSPOTS - {SUNS}{POTS}

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  13. 10A: used for cleaning= shampoo
    (Sham)(poo)
    3D: Bog snake= boa
    Obleix favourite is boar (-r)
    Sathia

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  14. 10A: SHAMPOO - SHAM fake fecal matter POO
    15A: DESTROYED - tale STORY in DEED document
    5D: ASSESSES fools ASSES (-AS) SES like AS no del...ha ha funny

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  15. In lieu of 2D,
    27A: illness= ailment
    Deduction is entrainment (-ENT)
    Sathia

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  16. In lieu of 3D,
    6D: where you may find carousel ferris wheel etc= fairgrounds
    (Fair)(grounds)
    Sathia

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  17. 21Dn WEAKLY - {WE}{A}{weeK}{pLaY} my 3rd

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  18. 12AC: typewriter=once popular with
    authors-class(type)order(writ)
    about(re) turn after
    (type)(writ)(re)<=

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  19. 20 a cowabunga -exclamation-thats awesome.
    lower-cow a- cl(a)ss bung-block (ike)a.

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    1. 26 dn per. pere-father almost pre-earlier

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  20. 23AC:Dubai=city-nickname(dub)(ai).

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  21. 23A: DUBAI - nickname DUB AI as such replacement for 15A

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  22. 25AC:coma=senseless-pause(comma)
    without the sixth amendMent
    (comma)-(m).

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  23. 4d Strained - Frayed
    Battle - Fray
    First and second EDges - ED

    18a Originals - Sources
    What student takes in college - Courses
    exchanged letters swapping S and C - Sources

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  24. 19d : CABOOSES (CA(BOO)SES)
    Containers : CASES
    Raspberry : BOO (slang)
    Def : Railway carriages

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  25. Sorry about the 15a DESTROYED clue. It slipped through as an indirect anagram but I hope the others are enjoyable.

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  26. 8D yet to be solved.
    Sathia

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    1. 👍🏻Yes, both @kiran and @suresh have given solution.
      Sathia

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  28. https://www.youtube.com/@crypticsinghcrossword/streams

    Youtube link to watch the event live. 👆

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