Sunday, 18 January 2026

Special, Sunday 18 Jan 2026, Veeyares

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  1. P. Venkatesan18 January 2026 at 10:37

    12A: BLEAT (B(L)EAT)
    1D: DURABLE (DU(-E))(BLARE*)
    3D: CHART (C)(HA(R)T)

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  2. Kiran18 January 2026 at 10:38

    13a BULLDOZER (machine)
    l(lady) and Z(unknown) in (boulder)*

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    1. Kiran18 January 2026 at 10:40

      10a RADIATION (discharge)
      {drain to ai(-d)}*

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    2. Kiran18 January 2026 at 10:43

      21d LAMENTS (regrets)
      ma(mother) lents(fasts) ~ laments

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  3. Remy18 January 2026 at 10:45

    15 d identical andelicit*- ...same
    25 a toxic lethal e-xotic*' wat(e)red
    18 a hygiene- eyeing+h*'- cleanliness

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  4. Gemini18 January 2026 at 10:46

    24D. Serve= present
    Nerve= bottle- n= erve
    After Supper is S
    S+erve

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  5. Vasanthi18 January 2026 at 10:47

    10ac radiation (drain to aid-d) *
    18ac hygiene(eyeing h(ospital) *
    20dn pegasus (pauses g(rass) ) *

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  6. Gemini18 January 2026 at 10:51

    20D.assumed= Mythological
    Ass= Horse
    Um= pause
    Reed= grass. Some is ed
    Ass(um)(ed)

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  7. Jayalakshmi arumugam18 January 2026 at 10:52

    Replacement for 10ac
    1ac dedicate
    D E(dictate_t)

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  8. Sathia18 January 2026 at 10:56

    28A: guide= usheress
    (Sure)*
    (U(she)res(s))
    Sathia

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  9. Sathia18 January 2026 at 11:05

    2D: staggering = doddering
    (D(odd)e(ring))
    Sathia

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  10. Veeyares 18 January 2026 at 11:09

    👍

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    1. Sathia18 January 2026 at 11:13

      It is always a pleasure to solve your CW especially on Sundays. Thanks Veeyares for a good CW.
      Sathia

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    2. Veeyares 18 January 2026 at 11:56

      Thanks Sathia

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  11. Gemini18 January 2026 at 11:10

    5A. Argute= whistling
    Argue= rebel
    T= model
    Running is anagrind.
    (argue" and "rebel" don't mean the same thing, but they can overlap; arguing is typically verbal disagreement or giving reasons, while rebelling is a broader act of resisting authority.. AI)

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    1. Sathia18 January 2026 at 11:15

      Pl. relook, the solution is just combining your 2nd & 3rd row!
      Sathia

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  12. Sathia18 January 2026 at 11:11

    4D: a protective cap= thimble
    (Th(imbl)e)
    Article is the
    Member is limb cycling becomes (Imbl)
    Sathia

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  13. Sree Sree18 January 2026 at 11:22

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  14. Padmanabhan18 January 2026 at 11:26

    1D- Durable= Sound.
    Mostly expected= Due- E= DU
    Followed by
    (Blare)*

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  15. Vasanthi18 January 2026 at 11:27

    Replacement for 18ac
    14ac edifice (device if-v) *

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  16. Devi Prasad18 January 2026 at 11:32

    7D:blitz=strike
    By Liberal Independent Top Zealots.

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  17. Mukundala Balasubramanyam18 January 2026 at 11:38

    26A : TEASHOP
    SHE (Lady) TOP (First) to TEASHOP as per spoonerism
    Defn : Cafe

    8D : EGO TRIP (R GOT RIP)
    DrakE finally : E
    Collected : GOT
    Rent (v) : RIP
    Defn : Bragging

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    1. Devi Prasad18 January 2026 at 11:50

      It is 16A not 26A.

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam18 January 2026 at 11:56

      Thanks for the correction, Devi Prasad garu.
      Old age catching up! Need to change my glasses too !! 😊

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  18. Devi Prasad18 January 2026 at 11:38

    5A:treble=whistling
    (rebel)*= reble after model(t)
    {(t)(reble)}, running anagrind.

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  19. Padmanabhan18 January 2026 at 11:39

    14A- Edifice- Building- (Device if- V)*

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  20. Mukundala Balasubramanyam18 January 2026 at 11:42

    My third
    24A : STEAM (STE(A)M)
    Aliens primarily : A in (covers) arrest : STEM
    Defn : Power

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam18 January 2026 at 11:49

      Arrest STEM covers (container ind) Aliens primarily (1st letter ind) : A.

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  21. Padmanabhan18 January 2026 at 11:47

    27A- Nibble- (Nimble-M+B)= Quick bite

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  22. H Ramachandran18 January 2026 at 11:51

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    1. H Ramachandran18 January 2026 at 11:56

      26a ASSERTION. - Claim
      A. - Associate
      TRESS. - Shock (of hair)
      NO I - Top
      A+SS+ERT+ION
      Reviews - Reversal Ind for Tress and No I

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  23. Devi Prasad18 January 2026 at 12:01

    20A:prequel=earlier story
    Presents Real Episodes Quite Unlike Everyday Life.

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  24. H Ramachandran18 January 2026 at 12:02

    18d. HEARTEN. - Cheer
    HE(+A)R. - Lady outside A
    T. - Bar
    EN - sEeN often

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  25. Jacob Brahmakulam18 January 2026 at 12:04

    19d ELIJAH ; prophet: EL HAJI <=

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  26. Jacob Brahmakulam18 January 2026 at 12:07

    11a PRIMO; part of s duet; ( Pi... In My O.. Ro..)*

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    1. Sathia18 January 2026 at 12:12

      Is R cycling? Because starts of all letters gives only “pimor “
      Sathia

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    2. Veeyares 18 January 2026 at 12:17

      Playing is for anagramming the letters.

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    3. Sathia18 January 2026 at 12:47

      👍
      Sathia

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  27. Jacob Brahmakulam18 January 2026 at 12:10

    23d; MAXIM; saw; M A MIX<=; M and A pieces of Magnesium and Aluminum; mix=alloy

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  28. Mukundala Balasubramanyam18 January 2026 at 12:13

    Thank you Veeyrses for entertaining us with a lovely pangram puzzle!
    Enjoyed solving 😊

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  29. H Ramachandran18 January 2026 at 12:19

    My third
    9d. ANKLET. - Irnament
    T. - gift finally
    thANKLEss. - ungrateful essentially

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  30. Veeyares 18 January 2026 at 12:19

    Across 22 Down 6, 9 remain

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  31. Padmanabhan18 January 2026 at 12:19

    Good one Veeyares. Had a good time solving.

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  32. H Ramachandran18 January 2026 at 12:19

    Typo pl read Ornament

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  33. Padmanabhan18 January 2026 at 12:21

    Admitting I liked it, I will take 22A as replacement.
    Admitting- (Meditating- E)*- Agreeing to do. Drug=E

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  34. Padmanabhan18 January 2026 at 12:24

    6D is also very good.

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  35. Veeyares 18 January 2026 at 12:25

    Who solves 6down?

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  36. H Ramachandran18 January 2026 at 12:31

    May I by your leave?

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  37. H Ramachandran18 January 2026 at 12:35

    6d. REPUDIATE. - Disown
    REPUTE. - Fame
    DIA. - Aid (support) reflected
    Spread - Insert Ind for DIA
    REPU+DIA+TE

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  38. Ananda Rao Keerty18 January 2026 at 12:53

    10.ac. Radiation. Drain + to + ai(d)
    13.ac. Bulldozer. Boulder+ l(ady) +z (unknown
    20.dn. Pegasus. Pauses + g(rass)

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  39. Veeyares 18 January 2026 at 13:18

    Done and dusted! Thanks to all participants. Thank you Colonel for putting up the grid.

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  40. Padmanabhan18 January 2026 at 13:20

    All dine. Veeyares ready for the next!!

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  41. Devi Prasad18 January 2026 at 13:51

    17D:housewife=homemaker
    (whose), basically untiring(u) energy(e), somehow=anagrind
    (whose+u+e)* encompasses the core of life(if)
    (whoseue)*=(housewe)
    {housew(if)e}

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  42. Col_Gopinath18 January 2026 at 15:37

    Thanks for the special Veeyares

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  43. Ramki Krishnan18 January 2026 at 17:12

    Thanks for the special Veeyares and Col. Did it just now.
    Liked TEASHOP, HYGIENE, HOUSEWIFE, HEARTEN, PEGASUS to name a few.

    Doubt on 21D: While Lent = fast is okay, I am not sure if it can be used in the plural as Lents for fasts, since it refers to the period of fasting of 40 days.

    1A: Bidding should translate to DICTATION or DICTATING and not DICTATE? "Bid" may work better IMO.



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    1. Veeyares 18 January 2026 at 17:21

      Thank you Ramki. Dictate for bidding given as synonym in Collins

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    2. Ramki Krishnan18 January 2026 at 17:24

      Yes you are correct.

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