Sunday, 26 July 2026

Special, Sunday 26 Jul 2026, Veeyares

Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory) 
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Grid will be updated with solutions at 8 PM.


Enjoy.

61 comments:

  1. 28 a eulogise -praise epilogues-p P- edestrian
    25 d ice-T diamonds.
    24 a intimacies-close relations cities in M a*

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  2. 23D: article = thing
    (Night)*
    Sathia

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  3. 16D: forerunners = ancestors
    (Senators+c)*
    Sathia

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  4. 13A: luxury cars = limousines
    (Mission (-b)lue)*
    Sathia

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  5. 16 dn ancestors (senators c(laim) *
    12dn panacea (apnea c(ured) a) *
    26ac idol I do (dar)l(ing)

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  6. 10A, Daredevils= desperados(def)
    s(primarily sound)+v(vile)+deadlier
    (s+v+deadlier)
    somehow is anagram indicator

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  7. 3D- Elemi- Fragrant resin- T- ...modEL EMIgra...

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  8. 13A, luxury cars= Limousines(def)
    mission(_b)lue

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  9. Replacement forv16dn
    6ac affair (episode)
    (a) (f)emale (fair) decent

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  10. 6D- Address- Lecture- A D Dress

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  11. 8D- Idler- Loafer- (Ride)* around L

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  13. Excellent Sunday Special from Veeyares.
    Sathia

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  15. Addendum:
    12d, 25d are already answered. so, I tried others.

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  16. 2D. Editorial = feature in newspapers
    E=start of event
    Dial= ring
    Tori= riot. Fresh is anagrind
    In is containment indicator
    E{di(tori)al}

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  17. 15A. Oral= vocal
    Or= gold
    A= a
    L= lady.
    After is position indicator
    Or+a+l

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  18. 12a PRESSURE (to influence)
    pres(-s) + sure (bound = sure)

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    1. 1a CEREBRUM (brain)
      rum <=> (c beer)*

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    2. 18a OCCURRENCE (event)
      (O) (C) (-con)currence
      scam = con, agreement = concurrence

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  19. 22A. Fetish= amulet
    Fish= search( as a verb)
    Et= alien
    In is containment indicator
    F(et)ish

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    1. Nareshji, somehow you get the answer, but with incorrect parsing.
      Words is not anagram indicator

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    2. ah, so words is what?
      Please suggest

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  22. 7D, 11A, 17A, 20A, 18D, 19D, 27A are to be solved

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  23. Thank you Veeyares for a commendable CW. Having a good tine solving.

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  25. 7D: hundred= five score
    (Food service (do)*
    Not good by half (-go)
    Sathia

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  26. 7d : FIFTY SCORE. ( (FOO SERVICE - OD))*
    Not GOOD by half (goOD) OD
    Not is the deletion ind
    Arranged is the anagrinf
    Defn : Hundred (5×20)

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  27. 17A, Bloc=Group
    c, starting to complain
    after, strike cut short(blo w)
    Rearranging ,
    Bloc

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  28. 19D:refusal=no
    (r){(as)(fuel)}*

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  29. Across 17, 20, 27 and Down 14,18,19,21 remaining

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  30. 27A: let = permit
    Ascetic is (-h)(+p)ermit
    Sathia

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  32. 14D : OCCULTISM (O(CC)(TULSI*)M)
    Chant : OM
    Pieces of (C)amphor (C)oconut : CC
    Performed is the anagrinf TULSI" : ULTIS
    Defn : Sorcery

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  33. 18d : OXHEART A in EXHORT*
    Eating is the container ind
    Actively is the anagrinf
    Defn : Fruit

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  34. 18D, Oxheart=fruit
    is the answer ok?

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  35. I got it
    annotation too, thanks Mukund
    exhort+A
    actively is the anind clue
    Googled to get it

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  36. 20A- Edelphia- Plant- (E A Delhi P)*
    Correct me if I am wrong.

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  37. 21D: bard= Dante (Italian poet)
    (Da(n)Te)
    Sathia

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  38. Who is doing 19 and 21 down?

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