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Sunday, 26 April 2026

Special, Sunday 26 Apr 2026, Veeyares

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52 comments:

  1. Devi Prasad26 April 2026 at 16:02

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

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  2. Sathia26 April 2026 at 16:06

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

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  3. Devi Prasad26 April 2026 at 16:10

    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. Sathia26 April 2026 at 16:19

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

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  5. Jayalakshmi arumugam26 April 2026 at 16:20

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

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  6. Jayalakshmi arumugam26 April 2026 at 16:23

    Replacement for 15ac
    20ac betwixt ( acrostic)

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  7. Sathia26 April 2026 at 16:24

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

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  8. Remy26 April 2026 at 16:25

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

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  9. Remy26 April 2026 at 16:36

    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. Mandagondi Naresh26 April 2026 at 16:45

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

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  11. Kiran26 April 2026 at 16:58

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

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    1. Kiran26 April 2026 at 17:02

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

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    2. Kiran26 April 2026 at 17:10

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

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  12. Sathia26 April 2026 at 17:39

    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. Veeyares 26 April 2026 at 17:45

      Thank you Sathia. Many more yet to be solved.

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  13. Ananda Rao Keerty26 April 2026 at 17:54

    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. AJ26 April 2026 at 17:57

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

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  15. Devi Prasad26 April 2026 at 18:03

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

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  16. AJ26 April 2026 at 18:04

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

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    1. AJ26 April 2026 at 18:07

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

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    2. AJ26 April 2026 at 18:19

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

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  17. Devi Prasad26 April 2026 at 18:07

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

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  18. Sathia26 April 2026 at 18:14

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

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  19. Devi Prasad26 April 2026 at 18:16

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

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  20. Mandagondi Naresh26 April 2026 at 18:21

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    1. Sathia26 April 2026 at 18:30

      Not correct. Pl. see the crossing of 24A.
      Sathia

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  21. Veeyares 26 April 2026 at 18:22

    Four across and five down clues remaining

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    1. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan26 April 2026 at 18:32

      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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  22. Devi Prasad26 April 2026 at 18:29

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

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  23. AJ26 April 2026 at 18:35

    25d COURT: square, bench

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  24. Sathia26 April 2026 at 18:37

    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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  25. Mandagondi Naresh26 April 2026 at 18:38

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

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  26. Mandagondi Naresh26 April 2026 at 18:38

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  27. Sathia26 April 2026 at 18:39

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

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  28. AJ26 April 2026 at 18:43

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

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  29. AJ26 April 2026 at 18:43

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

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    1. AJ26 April 2026 at 18:44

      Quark is 28a

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    2. AJ26 April 2026 at 18:47

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

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  30. Veeyares 26 April 2026 at 18:44

    17, 18, 25, 28 down also

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  31. Devi Prasad26 April 2026 at 18:48

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

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  32. AJ26 April 2026 at 18:54

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

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  33. Devi Prasad26 April 2026 at 18:54

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

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  34. Devi Prasad26 April 2026 at 18:56

    22A:indiana=state
    (india)(na)

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  35. Veeyares 26 April 2026 at 18:57

    22 and 27 across balance

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  36. Devi Prasad26 April 2026 at 19:03

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

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  37. AJ26 April 2026 at 19:04

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

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  38. Devi Prasad26 April 2026 at 19:06

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

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  39. Veeyares 26 April 2026 at 19:07

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

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