Sunday, 15 March 2026

Special, Sunday 15 Mar 2026, IIT (M) Open Prelim, Ramki Krishnan

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  1. Sathia15 March 2026 at 16:08

    2D: bottom= nadir
    From: cleaN A DIRTy
    3D: sportsman= athlete
    (Heat)* review is anagrind
    Allowed is let
    (Athe(let))
    Sathia

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  2. Padmanabhan15 March 2026 at 16:11

    Sathia, the faithful follower!!!!!!

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    1. Sathia15 March 2026 at 16:17

      😀. Just remembered @4pm Colji message on special. Got an opportunity to be an opening batsman today!
      Sathia

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    2. Padmanabhan15 March 2026 at 16:27

      No need for an explanation. Appreciated. We had one Ramani from Kanchee who was an opening batsman for a long time!!

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  3. Sathia15 March 2026 at 16:16

    13D: old American = red indian
    Help is aid>
    (Dinner)* cooked is anagrind
    Hence, (red in(dia)n)
    Sathia

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  4. Padmanabhan15 March 2026 at 16:16

    10A- Starve- Fast- Sta(R)ve
    Run- R, Stave- Bar (Music)

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  5. Padmanabhan15 March 2026 at 16:20

    7D- Shooter- Assassin- S Hooter. Nose= Hooter.
    Good one

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  6. Padmanabhan15 March 2026 at 16:26

    18A- Tantrik- Mystic- in sKIRT NATion =<
    Reverse T with 'Upset' as indicator.

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  7. AJ15 March 2026 at 16:28

    5d ERASER: one that is used to correct
    ERR: make a blunder about
    ASE: AnSwEr frequently
    ER( ASE)R

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    1. AJ15 March 2026 at 16:35

      4d THREE-LEGGED RACE: competition in which the legs of participants(left leg of one with the right leg of another) will be tied.

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    2. AJ15 March 2026 at 16:39

      1d CHEETAH: one spotted
      Cheetah~cheater: con man
      Homonym indicated by ‘ in the auditorium’

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    3. Padmanabhan15 March 2026 at 17:01

      4D is a good clue well solved!

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    4. AJ15 March 2026 at 17:03

      Thanks Paddy.

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  8. Devi Prasad15 March 2026 at 16:36

    1A:contact lenses=visual accessories
    Stylish=anagrind. new(n)(spectacles)
    (not) reducing power(-p)
    {(n)(spectacles)(not)(-p)}*

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  9. Devi Prasad15 March 2026 at 16:49

    9A:here and now=at present
    man(he),to think(wonder) over(reversal ind.),(rednow)penning=inclusion ind.(a) note(n)
    {(he)(re(an)(dnow)}

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  10. Argo15 March 2026 at 16:55

    20a STANDARD (def)
    11s (STEEL MEN)* ELEMENTS
    15a THOUGHT = IDEA, which after 'cycling' becomes AIDE

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    1. Padmanabhan15 March 2026 at 17:00

      More to 20A. Why 'Ordinary'?

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    2. Argo15 March 2026 at 18:30

      Ordinary = Standard
      Colours refers to a Flag which is also implied by the word Standard

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  11. Devi Prasad15 March 2026 at 16:56

    11A:elements=iron and carbon
    workers=men, separating steel managed(elets)
    {ele(men)ts}

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  12. Padmanabhan15 March 2026 at 16:58

    Answer cryptic and took me a while to sort out. No spaces in between.
    Man- He
    To think over- Wonder=<
    A note= A N
    Penning- Reversal indicator
    This makes it easier.

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    1. Padmanabhan15 March 2026 at 17:05

      Refers to 9A solution by Devi Prasad.

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    2. Devi Prasad15 March 2026 at 17:15

      Yes. May be looking crowded.
      Spacing is a problem of course.
      Penning(pen=enclosure) is an
      inclusion/containment ind.
      as mentioned earlier.

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  13. Padmanabhan15 March 2026 at 17:02

    Prelim and so very easy, but still enjoyable.

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  14. Gemini15 March 2026 at 17:08

    19D. Tariff= tax
    Tiffin= argument
    A= a
    R= r
    About is anagrind

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  15. H Ramachandran15 March 2026 at 17:13

    15d. ANTONYM. - Opposite
    (Not many)*
    Scattered - Anagrind

    23 a. INTIMIDATE. - Cow
    {IN+ I TAMED IT}*
    Frisky. - Anagrind

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  16. H Ramachandran15 March 2026 at 17:14

    IN - Indiana

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  17. H Ramachandran15 March 2026 at 17:18

    My third
    1d. CHEETAH. - One spotted
    HP of Cheater =. Con man
    In the auditorium. - HP ind

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  18. Gemini15 March 2026 at 17:19

    20A.=
    Ordinary= Standard= colours.
    It's a DD

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  19. Gemini15 March 2026 at 17:36

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  20. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 March 2026 at 17:53

    21a : ABOUND (A+BOUND)
    Associate : A, Sure : BOUND
    Defn : Flourish

    22d : OSAKA
    Very : SO backward is OS
    In other words : AKA (AAlso Known As)
    Defn : Asian city

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  21. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 March 2026 at 17:59

    My third
    24a : AIRY
    Brownie : Fairy minus F for fellow is airy = Light ( Defn)

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  22. Devi Prasad15 March 2026 at 18:49

    25A: Mansfield Park=book(Jane Austen)
    chap(man) kindle(spark)
    has=inclusion ind. answer=field
    {Man(s(field)park)}
    It's past 6 PM.

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  23. Padmanabhan15 March 2026 at 18:58

    Surprised answer = field.
    On checking, I find " Answer skillfully" as one of the meanings as in " Field a question".

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  24. H Ramachandran15 March 2026 at 19:06

    Replacement for 1d

    12a. CHARTERED - Rent
    (Terraced)*+ H (Hacienda initially)
    Model. - Anagrind

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