Sunday, 12 July 2026

Special, Sunday 12 Jul 2026, US & Canada Cryptic Championship Practice Round, Larry Kline

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27 comments:

  1. Sathia12 July 2026 at 16:11

    27A: unprofessional = amateur
    Morning is am
    At
    Back of office is e
    You is u
    Are is r
    ((Am)(at)(e)(u)r)
    Sathia

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  2. Remy12 July 2026 at 16:17

    18 a easel -T
    15 d calf raise-exercise races fail*
    19 d sun beam-ray of light. eu bans M*

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  3. Padmanabhan12 July 2026 at 16:23

    15D- Calf raise- Leg exercise- (Races fail)*

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  4. Sathia12 July 2026 at 16:24

    26A: more prone to dinginess = needier
    (Ernie)*
    Embraces is container indicator
    Hence, ((ne(ed)ier))
    Sathia

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  5. Vasanthi12 July 2026 at 16:29

    1dn wide
    w(Id)e id(identificatiin) we(our group)
    18ac easel (T)
    11ac suit bag
    (b(i) ge(t)us) < a g(ood)

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  6. Padmanabhan12 July 2026 at 16:32

    28A- Summer- DD- Part of the year/ They are adding
    'They' indicates summers?

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    1. Sathia12 July 2026 at 17:07

      It is summer ( the one who adds) like scorer.
      Sathia

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  7. Padmanabhan12 July 2026 at 16:37

    My 3rd-
    16D- Net- DD- Acrostic/ Net (Reverse of TEN. Ten,=)

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  8. Sathia12 July 2026 at 16:37

    1A: competition in North America = World Cup
    (Crowd)*l
    Large is l
    Cheerful is up
    Hence, ((wor(l)d c (up)))
    Sathia

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  9. Vasanthi12 July 2026 at 16:38

    Replacement for 18ac
    4dn upturns (r)uptur(e) (n) (s) polar opposites

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  10. Kolluru Koteswara Rao12 July 2026 at 16:56

    Quite enjoyed this easy puzzle

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  11. Padmanabhan12 July 2026 at 17:08

    Thank you Col.
    It is preliminary only.

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  12. Padmanabhan12 July 2026 at 17:23

    Replacement for 15D-
    I Object.
    DD. A lawyer might declare this / One item
    Last to fall.

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  13. Kiran12 July 2026 at 17:24

    23a GENERATION GAP (differences due to age)
    (operating)* {letter bank}

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    1. Kiran12 July 2026 at 17:28

      20a ON THE BALL (alert)
      concerning=on, a=the, fancy dance party = ball
      or is it a DD ?

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    2. Kiran12 July 2026 at 17:35

      8d NEGOTIABLE (flexible)
      (goalie bent)*

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    3. Sathia12 July 2026 at 17:48

      IMO, 20A is DD.
      Sathia

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  14. Mandagondi Naresh12 July 2026 at 17:56

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  15. Devi Prasad12 July 2026 at 18:13

    5A:action=buzz
    (ac)(it<=)(on)

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  16. Devi Prasad12 July 2026 at 18:20

    14A:ethicist=moral authorities
    head of inquiry(i) in (stitches)*
    eth(i)cists

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  17. Devi Prasad12 July 2026 at 18:26

    2D:refresh=update
    sports official(ref) regarding(re)
    limits of smartwatch(sh)
    (ref)(re)(sh)

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