Sunday, 30 August 2026

Special, Sunday 30 Aug 2026, Veeyares

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    1. 24A. Averted= prevented
      Aver= state
      T,(asking),E(mergency),D(ecisions)= t,e,d( basically, first letters)
      Aver+ted
      My first

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  2. 1D:city= Athens
    (A)(the)(n)(s)
    Sathia

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  3. 21 ac london l-lecturer on pro.
    fessor-don l on don.
    20 dgreeks acrostic.
    23 dn sydney SaY aDeN sExY

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  4. 20D. Greeks( acrostic) from capital( first letters) of G,R,E,E,K,S
    My second

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  5. 25D. Trot= jog
    T= model
    Tor= hill going up is reverse indicator as it is a down clue= rot
    My third

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  6. 7 dn casino (actions-t(bar) *
    23dn Sydney SaY aDeN sExY
    13ac seoul (eu(r) -(l) +os) *

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  7. 19A: evening = nightfall
    ((-k)night ( fall))
    Sathia

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  8. Replacement for 23dn
    10ac image (mirage-r) *

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  9. 5D. In place of 20D
    5D BARBARIC= RUTHLESS
    Bar= local
    Bar= staff
    IC= in control, primarily, first letters

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  10. 11A: copy= emulate
    ((E)(Mu)(late)
    Sathia

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  11. 11A- Emulate- Copy- E MU Late
    E- European, Mu- Letter from Greece, Late- Behind time

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  12. 26A:neighed=made equine sound
    near(nigh) about eastern(e) half of shed(ed), (n(e)igh)(ed)

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  13. 9A - TEAM INDIA - Country’s side; {ANIMATED+I} anagrid - playing
    13A - SEOUL - City; {EU-(R)+(L)OS} anagrid - arranged

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    1. 16A - PASSING A COMMENT - Saying something; {COP MISMANAGES + NT} anagrid - errant

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  14. 13A, Seoul= city(def.)
    euros, fodder
    Arranged is anagram indicator, change hands is to make R (hand) swap with L
    so, Eu L os ( L in R) , by rearranging
    (Seoul)*

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  15. 17D- Guardian- (Inaugurated- UTE)*. Building- Anind
    UTE from O(UTE)R constituents

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  16. 27A- Tokyo/ Kyoto. Taking last 2 letters to the front.

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  17. 2D:fabulous=wonderful
    boy(b) love(o)(usual) fine(f) acting(anagrind)
    {(b)(o)(usual)(f)}*

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  19. 28A:alongside=close
    {(doing)(sale)}*, vigorously=anagrind

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  20. Thanks Veeyares for a wonderful Sunday Special.
    Sathia

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  21. 16d. PENNSNTS. - Standards
    PEN. - Write
    A
    NT - Book
    N, S - Origins of Native Society
    PEN+N+A+NT+S
    About - Contain Ind
    28 a ALONGSIDE - Close to (Doing sale)*
    Vigorously Anind
    27a. TOKYO. - Japanese city
    KYOTO cycled

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    1. Not correct. Already solved by @Shay
      Sathia

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  24. In lieu of 27 a
    4d. ADVERB - As, an example of
    BREAD - BREAD(-s) mostly
    V. - Five
    Distributed. _. anind

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  26. In lieu of 28a
    14a. BARCELONA. - City
    BAR - BAR(-s) mostly
    {CAN LO(-s)E}*
    Without a bit of Sophi… - Del Ind for S

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  27. 8D, Sergeant=army officer
    greatness, in other words,
    not understated essentially means greatnes (s)
    Rearranging, Sergeant

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    1. Please note: Sergeant is not an army officer. He is a lower level person in the Forces.

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  28. Olympic Games? Cities which hosted the event over the years featured

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  29. 6D, Mini=note(def)
    Fashionable skirt
    Note is both musical Notes (mi, ni) and a fashionable skirt

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  30. Across 12, 22 Down 3,15,18 remaining

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  31. 12A, Beijing=city
    juliet=j, basically stopping means I, Being=living
    bei(j)(i)ng

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  32. This is in lieu of 13A, answered earlier than me.

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  33. 15d ELM SPRINGS (US city)
    elm(-s) (springs = wellheads)

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  34. I will take 5D as replacement- (Good clue!)
    Barbaric- Bar bar ic
    Bar-Local, Staff
    In control primarily- IC

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  35. Got the cities part but missed the Olympics. Good one there!!

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  36. Thank you Veeyares for an interesting Sunday AN.

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