Sunday, 21 June 2026

Special, Sunday 21 Jun 2026, K Koteswar Rao

Artwork by Prasanna
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47 comments:

  1. 29 a staying power- endurance party woes in G*
    23 orison<T-prayer

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    1. 24 ac abettor -risk -bet mountain-tor.
      a bet tor

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  2. 21D: they fly to serve = aircrew
    (-h)air+(-s)crew
    Sathia

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  3. 18A, Issue
    Issue is both offspring, and a problem
    DD

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  4. 1D- Lecherous- Lustful- LEC(HERO)EUS
    1*A- Issue- DD-

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  5. we both answered at the same time. 18A

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  6. 14A- Whist- Card game- W HI(S)T
    Club- Hit, Wife= W, Son= S
    In container indicator

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  7. 4D: bird = toucan
    (-y)ou is solver
    Essential setter is t
    Hence ( t(ou)(can))
    Sathia

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  8. 11A, Beeline=livewire(def)
    Beeline is direct route, a very energetic person

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  9. 20ac break out (RA)
    26 ac marital ma(mother) (ritual-u)
    25dn evict (e-(d) +(v) ict)

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  10. 20A, Break out= escape from prison(def)
    Baker(break)*+out(escape)
    Break out is a phrasal verb

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  11. 6D: hat= shako
    Abruptly wave is shak(-e)
    Round is o
    Hence,(shak(o))
    Sathia

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  12. 6D, Shako= cap
    Wave is shake, abruptly means shak(shake, cut it short), Round is o
    so, shak+o=shako

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  13. 1A (LONELIEST -(L)ady + REST (Take it easy))* = LOSE INTEREST (Become bored)
    8D EIDER (duck) -I(sland)+L(ake) = ELDER(First born)
    10A (IN THE ALBUM)* = THUMBNAIL(small image)

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    1. Sorry, missed while typing 10A
      (IN THE ALBUM)* minus E(extras) = THUMBNAIL

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  14. 1A: there appears to be an error in clue.
    Loneliest (-l) becomes oneliest , when jumbled it do not become (lost inte)+rest
    Sathia

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    1. Loneliest - L(ady) = oneliest
      Take it easy = rest
      (Oneliest + Rest)* = Lose Interest

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    2. My mistake!
      I took it as lost interest = bored
      Sathia

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  15. 9A:local=bar
    (loyal-y+c)
    7D:clubbed=bludgeoned
    (club)(bed)

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  16. 22A, Kayak= paddled
    kayak is a palindrome(bothways we can read)
    kayak is actually a small boat ,canoe

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  17. 15D:sportscar=vehicle
    (s)(port)(scar)

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  18. 12A : ADIPOSE. (A)(DI(POS<)E)
    Adult : A
    Desire : DIE
    Concession SOP
    Reversal ind is On review
    Defn : Pot-bellied

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  19. An entertaining Sunday CW by KKR.
    Enjoyed solving it. Thanks.
    Also, a lovely artwork by Prasanna on International Yoga day!
    Sathia

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    1. Thanks a lot sir. Let me express my sincere and special thanks to Colonel sir for published my artworks. Thank you once again. Have a great day.

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    2. Thanks a lot sir. Let me express my sincere and special thanks to Colonel sir for published my artworks. Thank you once again. Have a great day.

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    3. Thanks for your lovely art work Prasanna

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  20. 17D : STYLISH (STY)(L(IS)H)
    Enclosure : STY
    Is : IS surrounded by banks of LougH : LH
    Banks is the first and last letter selection ind
    Defn : Snappy

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  21. My third
    19D : UTTERLY
    Insect : BUTTERFLY
    By removing tips in BrieF : BF
    BUTTERFLY - FY : UTTERLY
    Defn :; Completely

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    1. Correction anno : Tips is the 1st and last letter selection ind.
      Here selected letters F and Y from brief sre removed from BUTTERFLY

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    2. I presume there was a typo and we can ignore it. Thanks

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    3. Correction : Not F and Y but B and F from BrieF

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  22. 26 A
    Relating to wedding = MARITAL
    Mother = MA
    Ceremony = RITUAL
    gnores = Deletion indicator
    Eldest = First letter selector
    Uncle =U ncle
    RITUAL - U =RITAL
    MA RIT AL =MARITAL

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  23. 23D:orison=prayer
    (no)(sir)(o)<=
    5D:rubbish=moonshine
    stream=rush, boys(bb) dip heartily(i)
    ru(bb)(i)sh

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    1. Actually, the intended anno for 23D is O for Oscar

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  24. 27A: those who keep busy workers? = apiarists
    Anonymous is a
    Religious is pi ( short form of pious)
    Painters are artists (-t)
    Sathia

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  25. Yet to be solved;
    Across 11 [to be properly annotated]; 13; 27; 28
    Down: 2; 3 8; 16

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  26. 3d IN THE RAW. - With nothing on
    {IN +H+WATER}*
    To deleted in Hot per Not “to”

    5d RUBBISH. - Moonshine
    BB - Boys
    I - dip heartily
    RUSH - Stream
    In - Insert Ind for BB and I

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  27. Yet to be solved;
    Across 11 [to be properly annotated]; 13; 28
    Down: 2; 8; 16

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  28. 13A: he protects environment = ecofreak
    Takes essentially is k
    Earth is e
    (K+care of +e)*
    Unusually is anagram indicator
    Sathia

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