Sunday, 5 April 2026

Special, Sunday 08 Apr 2026, Veeyares

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44 comments:

  1. 29 ac suspicion -doubts. Pi - gk letter cousins* sus(pi)cion .
    26 ac centenary - entrance+y*
    25 dn Thali-T meals

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  2. 13A. Emanate= issue
    E= european
    Man= chap
    Ate= had
    My First

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  3. 20A: call = exclaim
    (Mail)*
    ((Ex)(c)(laim))
    Sathia

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  4. 1D. Intruder= Burglar
    In= at home
    Tru(e)= most devoted= tru
    Red= communist. Revolutionary is reverse= der
    In+ tru+ der
    My second

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  5. 18a QUID: money
    First letters from
    Question uncertainty in digital

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    1. 19d DEEJAYS: broadcasters, DJs
      (J: Japan see day)* breaking is anagrind

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    2. 17d SMIDGEON: small amount
      (Gold mines - l: fifty spent)*
      Revamped is anagram indicator

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  6. 20D- Embryos- Sources- (More by)*s
    Basically searching- S

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  7. 6a. SPLIT. - Break
    S. Son
    P. Quietly
    LIT. Drunk

    27a. ADAGE - Saying
    (AGE(-n)DA)*
    No partner - Del Ind for n
    New. - Anagrind

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  8. 20D: sources= embryos
    (More by)* + s ( basic searching)
    Sathia

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  9. 6D: be graphic = schematic
    ( a chemical)* + c ( can basically)
    Sathia

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  10. 21D- Czechs- Citizens. First letters (Acronym)

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    1. I got it. But got held up at everywhere. How do we accomodate it?

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    2. Just read it as (beginning everywhere), full stop after beginning is to confuse you.
      Sathia

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    3. But begining is there which I used as acrostic indicator. Everywhere as first letter still beats me🥸

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  11. 2D. Pedestal= stand
    Pest= trial
    Ed= journalist
    Al= vacation of" appeal"= a,l
    During is containment indicator
    P(ed)est(al)
    My third

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  12. 26A- Centenary- Hundredth year- Y after (entrance)*

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  13. My third
    27a. CENTENARY. - Hundredth
    (ENTRANCE)*+Y for Year
    Tumultuous. - Anagrind

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  14. In lieu of 20D,
    4D: the opposite = inverse
    (Nerviest (-t))*
    Sathia

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  15. 1A:impartial=objective
    tell(impart), gangster(al)
    abducting=containment ind
    top individual(i)
    {(impart)(i)(al)

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  16. Replacement for 27a

    24. A. EMBATTLED. - Fortified
    {MEDICINE TABLET (- nice I)}*
    I One
    Combination - Anagrind

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  17. 23A:zilch=nothing
    braZIL CHildren

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  18. 10A:vouchsafe=grant
    very(v), excited=anagrind
    {(v)(each of us)*}

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  19. 5 D Launder - Clean
    Flat essentially- LA
    Less than - under

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    1. 11A Unsecured- loose
      Application- use
      Without- containment ind
      Name- n
      Treated- cured
      U(n)se cured

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    2. 3 D Relic- remains
      Awfully- anagrind
      Basic Instruction- I
      Start of assembly- a
      For- substitution indicator
      {Cle(-a)i r}*

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  20. 7D:league=class
    the french(le) lacking element of reasoning(-r), debate(argue)
    (le)(argue-r)
    8D:treaty=contract
    have(eat) to go(try) around
    {tr(eat)y}
    12A:mount=increase
    total(count), money(m) for charity(c)
    basically, (count-c+m)

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  21. 9A:tidal=rushing
    after end of fight(t) a little injured(i)
    boy goes back (lad<=)
    (t)(i)(lad<=)

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  22. By your leave may I?

    22d. FLUNKY. - Assistant
    FLU. - Complaint
    N. - Partner (north)
    KY - Opener K(-e)Y
    Lost gamE finally - Del Ind for e

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  23. 14D: tree=ahuehuete
    Shade is hue. Shades are hue +hue
    Had is ate
    In is containment indicator
    Hence, ((a(hue)(hue)Te))
    Sathia

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  24. 28A: grace = style
    Yes is y
    (Let’s)*
    Move is anagind
    Hence, (st(y)le)
    Sathia

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    1. Thanks Veeyares for a very entertaining Sunday Special.
      Sathia

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  26. 15A:rite=practice
    told=homophone ind
    to record=write, homophone=rite

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  27. 16D:cagliari=city in Italy
    counterfeit=anagrind
    (lira) starts to (g)ain (c)urgency (i)n (a)
    {(lira)(g)(c)(i)(a)}*

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  28. Done and dusted! Thanks to all participants. Thanks to Colonel for publishing

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  29. Thank you Veeyares and Col.
    Distracted to some extent by IPL!!!

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  30. Someone poisoned my thoughts that the IPL is a hogwash-(

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  31. Thanks for the special Veeyares

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  32. Thanks for the special Veeyares

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