Sunday, 11 January 2026

Special, Sunday 11 Jan 2026, IXL 2025 On Stage Final 1, Bhavan

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45 comments:

  1. Kiran11 January 2026 at 10:34

    7a PRETEXT (def: show) [T]
    23d TRIO (def: set) (acrostic)

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    1. Kiran11 January 2026 at 10:42

      21a EASY AS PIE (extremely simple)
      {(essay)* around a} (p=page) (ie)

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  2. P. Venkatesan11 January 2026 at 10:36

    1D: OVAL (O)(V(A)L)
    6D: HARD TO BELIEVE (VOLTAIR+HE'D+BE)*
    9A: RALLY ((-O)RALLY)

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  3. Gemini11 January 2026 at 10:36

    20D. Apse= Recess
    Spa in retreat is aps. E= european

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  4. AJ11 January 2026 at 10:40

    6a GIVE A GO::try hard
    9a RALLY: gathering
    By word of mouth is ORALLY - O(leader deposed)
    1d OVAL: cricket ground
    O: love A: area surrounding V: very L: large
    O(V)AL

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    1. AJ11 January 2026 at 10:48

      Replacement for 9a
      7d: PERK: incidental benefit
      PER: each K: workday in essence

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    2. AJ11 January 2026 at 11:12

      4d WEBSITES: places
      to visit online
      WE: people B: book SITES: sights so to say
      This is replacement for 1d

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    3. Padmanabhan11 January 2026 at 12:01

      Relook 6A. Does not go with crossings.

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    4. Padmanabhan11 January 2026 at 12:33

      Have a go.
      I did the same mistake and corrected. (Give IT a go)

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    5. AJ11 January 2026 at 14:03

      I too saw that 6a doesn’t go with the crossings. I corrected it in my newspaper as ‘have a go’ bot didn’t post it.
      Thank you Paddy.

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    6. Sree Sree11 January 2026 at 17:49

      Anno??

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  5. H Ramachandran11 January 2026 at 10:43

    14d INNKEEPER - Small hotelier
    INNER. Secret
    STOCK. Keep
    Housing - Contain Ind

    18 a. KINGDOM. Monarchy
    KIND. Benevolent
    G. Government
    OM. Mantra
    Accommodating. Contain Ind


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  6. Remy11 January 2026 at 10:46

    15 ac breathe ones last-heartbeat no less*

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    1. Remy11 January 2026 at 10:49

      17 ac L-plate left-l behiind-late parking-p
      L p late

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    2. Remy11 January 2026 at 10:52

      22 ac tutsi-african tribe TrUsTy SaId

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  7. H Ramachandran11 January 2026 at 10:47

    25a. ELEGISE. Compose a sad song
    ELSE Otherwise
    EG. for example
    I
    Piercing Insert Ind
    EL+EG+I+SE

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  8. Gemini11 January 2026 at 10:53

    7D.perk = incidental benefit
    Per= each
    worKday in essence= central letter, K

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  9. Gemini11 January 2026 at 11:11

    2D. Canyon= gully
    C= caught
    Any= one
    On= leg ( leg side in cricket is inside)

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  10. Sathia11 January 2026 at 11:12

    5D: old timer= second hand = pointer for ticks (DD)
    Sathia

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  11. Argo11 January 2026 at 11:23

    4d WE + B + SITES(~Sights) = WEB SITES
    5d = SECOND HAND (dd)
    15a = is it 'Between one's ears" ? Not sure

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  12. Sathia11 January 2026 at 11:28

    13A: Movie maker= studio
    (Outside(-e))*
    Shot anagram indicator
    Except for climax is removal of e
    Sathia

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  13. Sathia11 January 2026 at 11:38

    10A: what can withstand such heat? = Firestone
    ((F)(ire)(s)(tone))
    Sathia

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  14. Vasanthi11 January 2026 at 11:55

    6dn hard to believe
    (voltaire he'd be) *
    21ac easy as pie
    (Essay a p(age) ie(that is) *
    9ac rally (orally-o)

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  15. Argo11 January 2026 at 11:57

    4d was taken,replacement
    16D (concre)TE TRAP OD(ds) = Tetrapod,
    type of concrete block with a tetrahedral (four-sided) shape

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  16. Devi Prasad11 January 2026 at 12:02

    11A:thinner=solvent
    one reckons=thinke, needs more nitrogen(n) and less potassium(k)
    (+n)(-k)
    {(thinker)(+n)(-k)

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  17. Argo11 January 2026 at 12:03

    5d was also taken, replacement
    11a = Thinker (one reckons) minus K (potassium) plus N (itrogen) = THINNER (solvent)

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  18. Devi Prasad11 January 2026 at 12:09

    12D:idealistic=perfect
    under standing(deal) between two(i)(i)
    bond(stick) nearly(stic)
    {(i)(deal)(i)(stic)

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  19. Devi Prasad11 January 2026 at 12:15

    19D:nutter=weirdo
    name(n), say(utter), {(n)(utter)}

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  20. Padmanabhan11 January 2026 at 12:17

    7A- Pretext- reinterPRET EXTraordinarily- T clue
    Def.- Show
    Captivating is the indicator.
    Nice to do a Bhavan CW after a long long time. Request for an occasional Sunday Special, at least.

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  21. Devi Prasad11 January 2026 at 12:17

    24A, 3D and 8D remaining.

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  22. Mukundala Balasubramanyam11 January 2026 at 12:19

    24A : EVIL ONE
    Be = LIVE Reversed (revolting) is EVIL
    bOuNdEr = ONE
    Nothing odd (even) letter selection ind
    Defn ; Satan

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  23. Mukundala Balasubramanyam11 January 2026 at 12:23

    3D : COMFORTER
    (FROM CUT)* = COMFORT
    Again = RE reversed (picked up) is ER
    Defn : Baby's dummy

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  24. Padmanabhan11 January 2026 at 12:24

    16D- Tetrapod- T clue- a piece of concreTE TRAP ODds on...

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    1. Padmanabhan11 January 2026 at 12:29

      One of the meanings of 'Tetrapod' is concrete structure of similar shape as sea defence.

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  25. Padmanabhan11 January 2026 at 12:26

    My third-
    15A- Breathe ones last- (Heartbeat no less)*
    Def.- Lose

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    1. Sathia11 January 2026 at 13:01

      Paddy, An interesting 8D, you can try and complete the CW.
      Sathia

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  26. Padmanabhan11 January 2026 at 14:45

    8D- The Bottom Line
    DD?
    One among equally symbolically/ The essential factor.
    Thank you Sathya!

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  27. Padmanabhan11 January 2026 at 14:46

    Read as equals

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  28. Padmanabhan11 January 2026 at 14:59

    Bhavan alias Buzzer- we miss you!!

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