Sunday, 1 February 2026

Special, Sunday 01 Feb 2026, Veeyares

Three answers per commenter till 1 PM (Annotations compulsory) 
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54 comments:

  1. 1A:panorama=perspective
    A country(panama), hoarding=containment indicator
    gold(or), {pan(or)ama}

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  2. 1ac panorama
    pan(or) ama
    panama(country) or(gold)
    25dn debar (T)
    19ac epic (T)

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  3. 8D- Hawser- Cable- (Answers- N +H)

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    1. Sorry. It is an anagram & ind is composed

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    2. The deletion indicator is in the wrong place.
      The clause should have started with Husband, not ......

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    3. Yes, clue could have been differently worded

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  4. Replacement for 1ac
    2dn accredit (a) (c) (direct) *

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  5. 10A- Anchorage- Harbour- (A change)* around OR
    OR- Soldiers

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  6. 17d EMPANADA (dish)
    (a pan made)*

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    1. 27a STARBOARD (right)
      (star)(bard) gets (o)
      right side of the ship is generally called starboard

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    2. 15d EXPENSIVE (pricey)
      ex(-t+p)ensive

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  7. 4 dn apathetic -unconcerned.
    the capita-l*
    5dn ruler-:ameer ramleela-all*

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    1. 3 dn okoun -fish.
      One Kumar Overlooked Under Net

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  8. 5D- Ameer- Ruler- (Ramleela-All)*
    Playing is anagrind

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  9. 14A: clothing= raiment
    (R(aim)ent)
    25A: show= drama
    (D(ram)a)
    Sathia

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  10. 7D: steering gear = rudder
    (Rud(d)e+r)
    Sathia

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  11. 21d CABIN; quarters; CABINet
    18d ONWRDS; ahead of; ON WAR(D)S

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  12. 6a PART; share ;PORT = drink; -O +A

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  13. Thanks Veeyares for an entertaining Sunday CW!
    Sathia

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  14. 6d : PROPELLER (PRO)(PE(LL)ER)
    Expert : PRO, Students : LL, Colleague : PEER
    Defn : Device for moving a ship

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    1. 9d : GRIND (G)(RI(N)D)
      Government : G, Free : RID, Knight : N
      Defn : Labour

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    2. 11a : ODDER (RED DO <=)
      Revolutionary : RED, Act : DO
      Withdrawn is the reversal ind
      Defn : More unusual

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  15. Good one Veeyares. Enjoyed solving.

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  16. Have a doubt about 13A. Not sure if it is solved. Will check.

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  17. Delightful Sunday special. Enjoyed solving. Thank you Veeyares. 😊

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  18. 12A:stern=back
    small(s) bird(tern), (s)(tern)
    20A:oarsmen=rowers
    some mostly(som)(are)new(n)
    acting=anagrind, {(som)(are)(n)}*

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  19. IMO,13a, 14a, 16a, 23a, 26a, 28a, 29a, 16d, 22d, 24d are yet to be solved.
    Sathia

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  20. Replacement-
    16A- Gulf- Bay- (Flung-N)*
    N is obviously 'Patner' (from Bridge). But 'Player' would have been better. NS- Partners, but to call N alone as partner is iffy.

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  21. 13a (has been o r)*
    Plant: horsebean
    common name is two word (5,4)
    14a r(aim)ent
    Def clothing:raiment
    28a ere (before)<=>M
    Def just:mere

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  22. To be solved
    Across 23, 26, 29
    Down 3, 16, 22 ,24

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  23. 23a. ADRENALIN. - Hormone
    AD. Publicity
    {LEARNIN(-g)}*
    AD+RENALIN

    26a. INDRI. - Primate
    BehIND RIdge

    16d GROUNDAGE. - Docking charge
    GROUND. -Justification
    AGE. - Time

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  24. 24D: composer= Liszt
    Incline is list
    Citizenry essentially is z
    Enthrall is container indicator
    Hence, ( lis(z)t)
    Sathia

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  25. 3, 22 down and 29 across left.

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  26. 3D, already solved ( okoun) by @remy 10:50.
    Sathia

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  27. 22D:bridge=join
    bridge(game). (DD)

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  28. 29A: tiebreak=playoff
    bill(beak) has right(r)=(break)
    to join(tie) at beginning
    {(tie)b(r)eak}

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  29. That does it! Thanks to all participants. Thanks to Colonel for publishing

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  30. Done but late. Tougher or late participation?

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