Satyen Nabar's Sun Spl analysed

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Friday, 16 January 2026

Special, Friday 16 Jan 2026, Dr Satyen Nabar

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31 comments:

  1. Padmanabhan16 January 2026 at 07:04

    1A- Adipose tissue- Fat- (A deposit)* issue
    Problem- Issue, Baffling- Anind

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  2. Padmanabhan16 January 2026 at 07:08

    6D- Seep- piPE EScalated<= (Reverse T)
    Escalated- Reversal indicator in Dn clue

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  3. P. Venkatesan16 January 2026 at 07:11

    8A: FRIAR (F)(AIR*)(R...)
    2D: DRIFTER (RED<--) around (RIFT)
    3D: PARAMNESIA (PRAISE+MAN+A)*

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  4. Padmanabhan16 January 2026 at 07:12

    19A- Enticed- Lured- EN(T ICE)D
    Model-T, Diamond-Ice, in End (Conclusion)

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  5. Devi Prasad16 January 2026 at 07:40

    4D:sapid=flavourful
    remarked=(said) about starter of paneer(p)
    {sa(p)id}

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  6. D N M Rao16 January 2026 at 07:46

    11Ac INTIMIDATE - {INTIM{DI<=}ATE}

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  7. D N M Rao16 January 2026 at 07:56

    8Dn FLIRTATIOUS - {SUITOR I(-n) FLAT}*

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  8. Devi Prasad16 January 2026 at 08:02

    14A:torrent=outburst
    about(re) nationalist(n) involved in wrongful act(tort)
    {tor(re)(n)t}

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  9. Devi Prasad16 January 2026 at 08:08

    21A:owed=outstanding
    oriental(e) whiskey(w) in party(do)
    on reflection is reversal indicator
    {d(e)(w)o}<=

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  10. D N M Rao16 January 2026 at 08:11

    5Dn TRACTABLE - {T{R}{ACT}ABLE}

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  11. Ananda Rao Keerty16 January 2026 at 08:23

    8. Ac. Friar. F(ine) +air(broadcast)+ R(ome)
    8.dn. Flirtatious. Suitor in flat - (maide)n. And rearranging letters.
    24.dn. Meth.(Loathso)me + th((ug)

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  12. Sathia16 January 2026 at 08:40

    26A: utter= voice
    (V(o)ice))
    Sathia

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  13. Sathia16 January 2026 at 08:45

    17A: more irritated = testier
    Set<
    Row is tier
    Hence, ( (tes)(tier))
    Sathia

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  14. Sathia16 January 2026 at 09:07

    27A: depressed = in the doldrums
    (Hurts low (-w) minded)*
    Leaving wife is (-w)
    Rogue anagram indicator
    Sathia

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  15. Remy16 January 2026 at 10:27

    7 d unaware-in the dark
    posh-u w-women arena*
    unaware
    .

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    1. Remy16 January 2026 at 10:29

      20;dn confirm -back
      C- C hennai playing-on stiff -firm

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    2. Remy16 January 2026 at 10:36

      9 ac place card-indicates where one should sit.
      notice-placard English club EC
      pla(ec<) card

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  16. Gemini16 January 2026 at 11:08

    15D. Tarnished= spotted
    Tan= brown
    R= rat
    In is containment indicator
    Shed=outhouse
    I= institute.
    Behind is position indicator
    Ta(r)n i() shed

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  17. Gemini16 January 2026 at 11:22

    23D. Tyrol= Region in Austria
    Extremely Twitchy= t,y
    Role= character- e( ecstacy) wanting is removed= rol
    Ty+ rol

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  18. H Ramachandran16 January 2026 at 11:51

    16a BRACERO. Mexican labourer working in Us
    BRACER. - Stimulating alcoholic drink
    O - Old

    22a. DIRTY LINEN. - Embarassing secrets CD

    10d. DISCORDANCE. - Disagreement
    DISCO DANCE. - What John Travolta might do
    R. - A little Rum
    Drinking. - Contain Ind

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  19. Devi Prasad16 January 2026 at 11:59

    12A, 25A, 13D and 18D are left.

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  20. Mukundala Balasubramanyam16 January 2026 at 12:19

    12A : DABS (DA(B)S)
    Miserabla : SAD about (reversal ind) is DAB having (container ind) black B
    Defn : Spots

    18D : STEARIN (S(TEA)(R)IN)
    Wrong : SIN
    Beverage : TEA
    Essentially inju(R)ious : R
    Form of fat

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  21. Mukundala Balasubramanyam16 January 2026 at 12:26

    My third

    25A : SCREECHER
    (S)(CRE(E)CHE)(R)
    Small : S
    Nursery : CRECHE
    Base : E
    Defn : One bawling

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  22. Devi Prasad16 January 2026 at 13:06

    13D:cantilever=beam
    (in)(a), tavern at inauguration(t)
    stoned is anagram indicator
    (inat)*=(anti), enthralled by=containment indicator, bright=clever, {c(anti)lever}

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  23. Padmanabhan16 January 2026 at 15:58

    I cannot understand why 'Bright'?

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    1. Deepak Gopinath16 January 2026 at 16:02

      Clever = Bright

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    2. Padmanabhan16 January 2026 at 16:05

      Clever since it has support at only one end?
      I have never heard of clever in this connection, at least in engineering parlance.

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    3. Padmanabhan16 January 2026 at 18:37

      Oh! I got it. I missed the wordplay

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  24. Gowri16 January 2026 at 22:24

    After a long....time - I solved an online Puzzle.
    Such fun clues. And wonderful wp.
    Loved
    DISCORDANCE, CANTILEVER, SCREECHER.
    Thank u Doc!
    Great way to end a Friday!

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