Sunday, 17 August 2025

Special, Sunday 17 Aug 2025, Moriarty

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48 comments:

  1. 2D- Roper- Cowboy- P ER <=> RO
    First & final of RodeO- RO

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  2. 4A SPACE WALK = astronaut's routine { WEAK CLASP anagram}
    11A NORTH STAR = heavenly body { THOR RANTS anagram}
    22A AT SEA = Puzzled { pArTy ShE wAs , intervening letters}

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  3. 21dn landed l(dna) *Ed
    4dn sight(site-plot)
    11ac North Star (thor rants) *

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  4. 14d HARASSERS (they bother people)
    ras in (rashes)*

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    1. 15d APERIODIC (irregular)
      (cia <=) around (period)

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    2. 28a DOCTOR WHO (time traveller)
      {(-b)ooth crowd}*

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  5. 22A: AT SEA (Even letters from "PARTY SHE WAS)
    21D,: LANDED (L(DNA*)ED)
    23D: AROMA (Even letters from "DAIRY OR MEAT)

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  6. 9A: COPYRIGHT CRYPTOGRAPHY +I - PRAY*

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  7. My third-
    6D- Earth- Home- (At her)*

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  8. 18 dn asteroid - a steroid rocky body- asteroid.
    drug steroid.

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    1. 9 ac copyright cryptography -pray+i*

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    2. 5 dn aftermath -consequnces.
      following- after subject -math

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  9. My 3rd
    3Dn WORMHOLES - {inter...R+traveL+SOMEHOW}*

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  10. 19A: netted stick= crosse
    (Scores)*
    10A: jet black= raven
    From: extRA VENgeful
    Sathia

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  11. 20A: seconds= helpers
    (Pele)* turned is anagind
    H(elpe)rs
    Sathia

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  12. 29A DISTANCES = Stretches
    DI = for beginners - drastically improve
    STANCE = posture
    S = end soreness

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  13. 7D ADVENTURE experience
    Potentially anagind
    (unrated ve)*

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  14. 8D KINDER ( DD) = more sympathetic
    =kids in German

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  15. 24a : INVISIBLE
    (IN(-DI)VISIBLE)
    Not separable : indivisible
    Detective : DI
    Quits: Deletion ind
    Defn : Hidden

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  16. 15d : AFTERMATH
    Following : AFTER
    A problamatic subject : MATH
    Defn : Consequences

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  17. 26d : BOWLS. (BOW(L)S)
    Greets respectfully : BOWS
    Large : L
    Captivating : Container ind
    Defn : Stadiums

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  18. Anything left gentlemen?😂

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  19. 12A:hence=because of this
    one might hear=homophone ind.
    birds=hens.

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  20. In place of 15d
    25d : VICES (DD)
    1st def : Wrongs : Vices
    2nd def : Deputies

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  21. IMO, 13a &16a are yet to be solved.
    Sathia

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  22. 27A:due to=as a result -(duet)(o).

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  23. A breathtaking puzzle! Enjoyed solving. 😊

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  24. Yet to be solved
    Across 13,16,30
    Down 17

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  25. 17D: telescope=device
    {(to)(see)(e)(l)(c)(p)}*

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  26. 17d TELESCOPE - Device(TO SEE+ E L C P )*
    ELCP - a bit of Early Light Cosmos Past
    Capture - Insert ind

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  27. Replacement-
    30A- Eased- Lightened- DeEp SpAcEd=<
    Alt. letters in reverse (returning)

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  28. Great travel across interstellar spaces, encountering stars, asteroids, wormholes, time travel, space walk and more!!!!
    Thank you for an hour of Sunday well spent.

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  29. Moriarty may not have got along well with Holmes, but he is friendly to us and most welcome.

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  30. 16a AUTEUR - Influential filmmaker
    Layman - Amateur (-) am for before noon
    U - hours heartily
    A+U+TEUR

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