Sunday, 3 August 2025

Special, Sunday 03 Aug 2025, WCCC-2025 Online Round 1, Dr Satyen Nabar

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41 comments:

  1. 5A. Chicks= young women
    Hick= Bumpkin
    CS= extremely curvaceous
    Captivated is anagrind
    C(hick)s
    My First

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  2. 14a PULL TOGETHER: Co-operate
    15d EXECUTION: implementation of death penalty

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  3. 8D SPRAYERS = Atomisers ( S, son receiving PRAYERS requests}
    15D EXECUTION = Death Penalty, Implementation {DD}
    19D INTEND = propose {cabIN TENDerly, Telescopic}

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    1. 11A = VERMEER = Dutch painter Johanass Vermeer{ turn VEER to introduce ER, English queen and M Monaco's foremost} Replacement for 15D please

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  4. 24ac oatmeal (a a motel) *
    25ac naivety (vanity e(uropean) *
    19 dn intend (T)

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  5. 19D. Intend= propose .T
    My second

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  6. 7 dn cheetahs- wild animals chase the*

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    1. 17 dn neurutis -urine its*

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    2. 21 ac barefaced -audacious.
      judge-ref evil-bad expert-ace.
      ba(ref) (ace)d

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  7. 14a DD
    15d means implementation, carrying out death penalty

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  8. 27a REINED IN (stopped)
    bookstoRE IN EDINburgh [T]

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    1. 18a EVERY SO OFTEN (from time to time)
      {E}{VERY}{O in SOFTEN}

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    2. 16d PEMBROKE (Welsh town)
      (M)(BROKE) after (P)(E)

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  9. 13a EARNESTLY: resolutely
    EARLY: advanced to surround NEST: hideout
    EAR(NEST)LY

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  10. 2Dn ORMOLU - {MOOR*}{agr...L}{U}

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  11. 22D. Freon= refrigerant
    for+ e(xtremely)+ n( nice)
    Arrange for is anagrind
    My third

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  14. 14A. Pull together= what every player must do in tug of war
    Replacement for 19 D

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  15. 4D WHITE BLOOD CELL - it fights infection
    WELL = fine
    HOT BOILED
    C - starter of consomm
    perhaps = anagind

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  16. 26A: manoeuvring = easing
    E(a)(sin)g
    6D: gang = horde
    Topless beach is (-s)hore
    Hor(d)e
    Sathia

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  17. 9d OVER CONFIDENCE =showing arrogance
    CON = Criminal
    EVIDENCE FOR
    tampered = anagind

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  18. 9d OVER CONFIDENCE; arrogance; (EVIDECNCE FOR)* over CON; tampered with = anagram indicator; cases suggest containment
    18a EVERY SO OFTEN; from time to time; E VERY S(O)OFTEN
    1a SLOW DOWN; unwind; S LOWDOWN

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    1. replacements
      10A TIMPANI; percussion instruments PAN in TIMId
      3d DEATH DUTY; late payment?; (bUDDY AT THE)*

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      20d CANYON; gully; C AN (plaY)ON

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  19. 10A: percussion instruments = timpani
    Endless fearful is timi(-d)
    Container is pan
    Hence, (tim(pan)i)
    Sathia

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  20. 4D WHITE BLOOD CELL
    WELL - Fine
    C - Starter of Consomme
    W(hotboiled)* CELL

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  21. 1d Leave = Set Off
    Rivals -> foes,
    upset -> seof
    captivating ultimately hoT -> se{t}of
    female -> f

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    1. 23d Lichen = Usnea
      Need -> Use
      get hold of New -> us{n}e
      Antifungal primarily -> a

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  22. 3Dn DEATH DUTY - {bUDDY + AT THE}*

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  23. 10A TIMPANI - TIM(PAN)I
    TIMI(D) - Endlessly Fearful
    Container PAN

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  24. 9D- Overconfidence- (Over(CON) fidence)*
    (For evidence)* around Con
    Criminal- Con
    Def.- cases involving arrogance

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  25. In my opinion 2D, 11A & 12A are still left.
    Sathia

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  26. 23a USNEA
    Need- Use+ N(ew)+A(ntifungal) - anag

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  28. 12A- Filth- Refuse- FI(L)TH-
    Suit - Fit, Length- L & Husband (Dr. Special)H

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  29. Thank you Doc and of course thank Col.

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