Sunday, 23 August 2026

Special, Sunday 23 Aug 2026. K Koteswar Rao

Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory) 
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Enjoy.

32 comments:

  1. 11A: coffee maker = Barista
    Sam(bar is ta)sty
    Sathia

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  2. 29a BODY MASS INDEX (approx. measure of weight)
    (many sided boxes -e)*

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    1. 1a MAKE A FAST BUCK (earn money quickly)
      (fat sum bake cake -e)*

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  3. 3 dn ararat -acrostic .Mountain

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  4. 2D- Knobs- Handles- ~ of Nawabs?/ Nabobs?

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  5. 5D: islanders = Taiwanese
    (Wait an(-d)see)*
    Sathia

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  6. 24D- Paced- P(ACE)D-Champion-Ace, Pressure- P, Key meDal- D
    Walked with measured steps

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  7. 27A: NACHO (T)
    7D: KNEE CAPS (APES+NECK)*
    27D: PACES (P)(ACES)

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    1. It is not 27D but 24D and needs a little correction.

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  8. Astronaut- Space traveller A stron aut
    Most powerful= Strong-G, Relative leaves son finally- Aunt- N

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  9. 10A: publish = issue
    Paper is tissue
    Without headline is (-t)
    Sathia

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  10. 12a. ELASTIC. - Resilient
    ELAS - Sale (market) returning
    TIC(-k) - Mark curtailed

    15a. CAKE SHOP - Patisserie
    SHAKE. - Rock
    HOP - Dance
    Spoonered

    20a. DEBT - Arrears
    DEB(-u)T - First appearance, U unmentionable mainly dropped

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    1. 15a Pl allow correction

      BAKESHOP - Patisserie
      SHAKE - Rock
      BOP - Dance, Spoonerism

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  11. 1dn meter maid (dame timer) *
    5 dn Taiwanese (wait and see -d) *
    27ac nacho (T)

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  12. Thanks KKR for an excellent Sunday Special. Thanks for Colji also for putting it in the blog.
    Sathia

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  13. Good one KKR. Enjoyed solving. Many Aha moments.
    Thank you Col.

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  14. 13A is one that has not been done

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  15. YET TO BE SOLVED:
    ACROSS: 13; 19; 23; 25; 28
    DOWN: 4; 8; 14; 17; 18; 21; 22; 26

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  16. 19a (FLED HOME -H(usband)+A)*
    = OLD FLAME
    14d ((MORE OR LESS) + A - RE)* = SALESROOM
    (RE is heart of arREst)
    22d CYCLISTS minus CLI (CoLlIe)= CYSTS

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  17. 13A, Say-so=Go ahead
    say= Senate giving permission or
    Senate assents
    so= to introduction of ordinance,(May be saying in affirmation.
    Say -so

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  18. 19 a , corrected anno
    Associate = Learner = L
    (L +(FLED HOME)-H(usband)+A)*
    = OLD FLAME

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