Sunday, 10 August 2025

Special, Sunday 10 Aug 2025, WCCC-2025 Online Round 2, Viresh Ratnakar

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  1. 5A RECIPES = they provide instructions { about RE + SPICE anagram}
    9A TOUGHNESS = Resolve { TO+ HUG anagram + Never Enter Sister's Studio , starting letters}
    16 DURATION = Stretch {allowances RATION beyond day D and U ~You}

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  2. 26A: MEDIA (ME)(AID<--)
    25D: TALC (TheAnaLsaC)
    2D: ERUPT (T<--)

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  3. 20D. Do or die desperate
    Door+ di ( princess)+e( european)
    My first

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  4. 15d APPLAUDED (cheered)
    {appl(au)(d)e} (d)

    18d POLYMER (compound)
    (employ)*(r)

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    1. 18a PIPELINE (channel)
      (pip)(nile <=)(e)

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  5. 5ac recipes (re(about) spice)*
    25dn talc The AnaL saC
    19ac opted
    oed(dictionary) p(age) t(ense)

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  6. 15D. Applauded= cheered
    Apple( Tech company)
    Au= gold
    D= bit of data
    D= diamonds
    Controlling is the containment indicator
    Appl(au)(d)e(d)
    My second

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  7. 7 dn publicist-advertiser. local-pub roster-list half of city-ci pub li(ci)st.
    8 dn stepson-family member.' dogs -pets< so -very n-new. stepson

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  8. 10A. Table= piece of furniture
    S(t) r(a) y (b) u(l) l( e) t
    My third

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  9. 5D: RUSH HOUR (OUCHHURTSREALLY - YELLACTS)*
    10a: TABLE odd letter picks from STRAY BULLET

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    1. 11A: AFTERMATH FATHER* over MAT rug

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    2. 3D: ETHEREALLY -gET HERE now ALLY mate repl for 10A

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  10. 17D. Replacement for 10A.
    Inimical= dangerous
    Mini= short skirt
    I= I
    Cal(l) = abruptly shout . Shout= call

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  11. Replacement for 5ac
    4dn seesaw
    Sees (spots) a w(ife)

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  12. 13d CAMOFLAGUE; front: CAM (Our FLAG)e

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    1. 1d OUTWARD; open; mOUTh WARD
      1a OPENERS; can toppers; OP E NERdS

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    2. Correction
      13d CAMOUFLAGE; front: CAM (OUr FLAG)e

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  13. 17A INIMICAL
    Mini <= INIM
    I + CAL(L)
    24D SUSHI
    i(S) y(U)mmy, o(S)tensibly—t(H)e d(I)psomaniac
    23A MANIFESTO
    Anag of M+as+fine + To(n)

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  14. 23a MANIFESTO: Declaration
    M( millions) ( as fine to: ton snubbed)*

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  15. 23A: declaration= manifesto
    Millions is m
    Ton snubbed is to
    Devastated angind. (As fine to(-n))
    M+anifesto
    28A: rebellious= radical
    From SpoRADICALly
    Sathia

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  16. 26a MEDIA: Press
    ME( me) DIA( aid: assistance brought over)

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    1. 3d ETHEREALLY: Delicately
      ET( get topless) HERE( now) ALLY( Mate)

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  17. 20D in place of 17A
    20D Do Or Die
    Exit- Door
    Princess - Di
    European - e

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  18. 6D: name= cite
    Cit(-y)+e
    Sathia

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  19. 23A- Manifesto- Declaration
    M (Anifesto)*
    Anagram of (AS FINE TO) Anind- Devastated
    TO from Ton snubbed.

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  20. 29Ac: STERILE = Unproductive
    SET* = STE, Anger = IRE
    Anagrind : Out

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  21. 20d. DO OR DIE - Desperate
    DI - Princess
    DOOR - Exit
    E - European
    Chasing - Insert Ind for Di

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  22. 29A- Sterile- (Ste)*rile- Unproductive
    Set out- STE; Anger= Rile

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  23. 27A : COLLAPSED
    Pool unit : LAP
    Extremely SustainablE : SE
    During/in winter : COLD
    (CO(LAP)(SE)D
    Defn : Made smaller

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  24. 21d UNCLES - Sam Tom perhaps
    Newton -( N + clues)*
    Fresh. Anagrind

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  25. 14A-drama-acting; DReAM+totAlly;
    19A-opted-chose; O(p)(t)ED

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    1. Good initiative. Congratulations!
      Sathia

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  28. IMO, 22A is yet to be solved.
    Sathia

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  29. 12A-miss-young woman; mill (works) to miss ; Large to small


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