Sunday, 26 April 2026

Special, Sunday 26 Apr 2026, Veeyares

Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory) 
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50 comments:

  1. 1A:vegan=herbivore
    vehicle(van) carrying=inclusion ind
    say(eg), v(eg)an

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  2. 15A: group of eight = octet
    ( cottage (-ag))*
    Sathia

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  3. 3D:ail=trouble
    dog(tail) not tethered initially(-t)
    (tail-t)
    10A:impel=persuade
    dull(dim) not initially(-d), student(l)
    to take up=inclusion ind
    exercise(pe), {(dim-d)(pe)(l)

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  4. 9D: he is refined= gentlemanlike
    (Elegant mink + le)*
    New anagind
    Sathia

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  5. 6 in nacho (T)
    14dn houri (T)
    15ac octet (cottage-ag)*

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  6. Replacement for 15ac
    20ac betwixt ( acrostic)

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  7. 11A: concept = principle
    (Cripple + in)*
    Resettling is anagind
    Home is in
    Sathia

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  8. 11 ac principle - concept. cripple in* -home
    12 dn petri - p rite*

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  9. compensating for 11 a
    8 dn opponent -enemy quietly -p working on
    public -open t - qui T op ( p on ) en t

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  10. 26A, taped
    Taped means recorded.
    Idiomatically, taped means something is under control ,managed(ok)

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  11. 7d BITE THE BULLET (take a hard decision)
    (he let it be built -i)*

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    1. 4a WITNESS (watch)
      wit(-l+n)ess

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    2. 17a REJOICE (be happy)
      re=about, jo=sweetheart, ice=diamonds

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  12. Excellent CW given by Veeyares! After a long time we have got a Sunday Special @4pm. Thanks to Colji also.
    Sathia

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    1. Thank you Sathia. Many more yet to be solved.

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  13. 9.dn Gentlemanlike. Rearranging letters from elegant mink + al(ex)
    15.ac.Octet.Cottage - ag(silver). And rearranging letters.
    30.ac.Cause.audiences - dine. And rearranging letters.


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  14. 19a NEE: born(as)
    Scr(een)s: een<=

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  15. 13A: earthworm=creature
    violent=anagrind
    {(throw)(harmed-h-d)}*

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  16. 13a EARTHWORM: creature
    THROW ARME( harmed: unprotected)*

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    1. 5d IDIOM: expression
      I( one) DIM( not clear) about O( love)
      IDI(O)M

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    2. 27a replacement for 13a
      EXECUTION: style
      (exotic-t: timeless tune)*

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  17. 16A:hirsute=bearded, man(he)
    carrying=inclusion ind,
    wrinkled=anagrind (suit)*
    crossing river(r),{h(i(r)sut)e}

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  18. 29A: cookie = pretzel
    Except student tel(-l)
    No one (I) pr(-i)ze
    (Tel+prze)*
    Distributed is anagind
    Sathia

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  19. 24A:logic=argument
    {lo(gi)c}
    21D:togue=fish
    inTO GUEssing

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  20. Four across and five down clues remaining

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    1. 4 a WITNESS -DEF- WATCHstupid- witless, lady-l, going for- letter replacement , new-n WIT(-L) (+N)ESS
      5d IDIOM - def-expression, one-i, not clear-dim, about-containment indicator, love-o , I DI (O) M

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  21. 26D:write=record
    sounds like right(ok)

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  22. 25d COURT: square, bench

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  23. 18D: figure = judge
    ((Ju(d)g+e))
    Sathia
    Thanks once again Veeyares for a lovely CW. I will stop here.
    Sathia

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  24. 5D, Idiom
    Expression =idiom(def)
    One(i)+(dim) not clear=dim is dull+o(love

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  25. IMO, 22a, 26a 28a are yet to be solved.
    Sathia

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  26. 29a QUARK: smallest particle( sub atomic)
    quack: impostor, about:c to become r: republican
    Quack-c+r

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  27. 29a QUARK: smallest particle( sub atomic)
    quack: impostor, about:c to become r: republican
    Quack-c+r

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    1. 26a WONDERFUL: great!
      ( found well-l+r : change of hand)*

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  28. 17D: reigning=current
    being, blackout(-b)
    wandering=anagrind, (eing)*
    in circle(ring), {r(eing)*ing}

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  29. 28d QUA: by virtue of being, part of
    28a: QUArk

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  30. 28D:qua=by virtue of(part of 28A)

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  31. 23D:affrays=scuffles
    when(as) females(ff), fish(ray)
    {a(ff)(ray)s}

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  32. 27 a: EXECUTION, I have answered at 18:19

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  33. I think it's done. Thank you Veeyares
    and Colonel for a lovely grid.

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  34. That is all. Thanks to all participants. Thanks to Colonel for publishing

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