Tuesday, 20 October 2026

Special, Tuesday 20 Oct 2026, Gussalufz

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43 comments:

  1. 24D:gusto=great energy
    excited=anagrind, (got)* about you and me(us)
    g(us)to

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  2. 23A: STRATEGIC (T)
    14D: ANONYMOUS (MANS+YOU+NO)*
    19D: CARNAGE (CAR)(N)(AG)(..E)

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    1. 19D- (Rolls Royce All but rear most character) gives just E!!!!!
      RR misled me for a while. Meant to?

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  3. 25A:chortle=laugh
    no one in choir(choir-i) let out (let)*
    (choir-i)(let)*

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  4. My 3rd
    7Dn DINOSAURS - {INDOUSA*}{Rel...nS}

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  5. 17A:close up=photo
    suffer defeat(lose) in trophy(cup)
    c(lose)up

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  6. 14 d anonymous -mans you no*
    21 a mayor May O ctobe R
    27 a lasso T

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  7. compensating for 14 d
    18 d possess-have pose -sit S-son SS Saturday and Sunday.

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  8. 9A- Non-stop - Direct- (Spot on)* around N
    Unfortunately- Anind, N- Nazism

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  9. 17D- Conical- Like a party hat- Comical, with M (Frenchman) replaced by N.
    Tip of Nose- N

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    1. Sorry. It is the other way round.
      Comical with M replacing N.

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  10. My 3rd-
    26A- At issue- Being discussed- A Tissue

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  11. 1 ac.. Ballistic..telescopic
    1d.. BANANAS ...DD Fruits & nuts
    8D.. TRAPEZE... reverse telescopic..squeEZE PARTner

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  12. 6 A
    Young soldier = CADET
    Leopard ,maybe = CAT
    Eating = container ind
    (Half ) dead = DE
    CA ( DE ) T = CADET

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  13. Different and easier Gussalufz!!!
    It's over soon!!!!

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  14. 12 A
    Speed = HASTE
    Virtuous = CHASTE
    Cocaine = C
    ( if you ignore ) cocaine = - C ( deletion ind )
    CHASTE - C = HASTE

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  15. 2 D
    Underwear = LINEN
    Clutching = T ind
    dec LINE N akedness = LINEN ( T )

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  16. 13a, figures = [STATU(E)S]
    standing = status
    entrance to event = e
    Cont ind = outside

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  17. 17a, snap = [C(LOSE) UP]
    trophy = CUP
    suffer defeat = lose
    In = container indicator

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  18. 5D, Excellent//amount of money
    = CAPITAL (DD)

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  19. In lieu of 17a,
    Sermon with temptation etc. elaborately covered (7)
    Sermon = [L(ECT)URE]
    tempt = lure
    etc* = ect*
    elaborately = anagrind
    covered = container indicator

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  21. Happy Vijaya Dasami to all who celebrate.

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  22. 28A : SKELETONS (SKE(L)ET(ON)S)
    Shooting sport : SKEET, Fifty : L, Running : ON, S(hooters) basically : S
    Involving : Container ind
    Definition : Outlines

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  23. 16D : COASTLINE : Edge of landmass
    (COA(ST)L)(INE)
    Black rock : COAL, Stone : ST, Mine with top i.e M buried is INE

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  24. My third
    22D : Ratio ((R(A)(T)IO)
    Ultimately sambA : A, time : T in Brazilian city RIO
    Definition : Perhaps nine-to-five

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  25. 10A: flower= petunia
    (Unit)* bombed anagrind
    ((Pe(Tuni)a))
    1A: Missiles = Ballistic
    Memsahi(B all is tic)kety
    Sathia

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  26. 4D: suggestions= tip offs
    Gunpoint essentially is p,o
    ((Ti(po)ffs))
    Sathia

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  27. 10a. PETUNIA. - Flower
    TUNI (unit)*
    PEA - Seed
    PE+TUNI+A
    Packing - Contain Ind; Bombed - Anagrind

    11a. NON PROFIT. - Like a religious institution
    FIT - Attack
    NON PRO- (on porn)*
    Dancing - AnagrindRest


    3d INTERLUDE. - Rest
    Starts off (-W)INTER+ (-f)LU+D+E
    D, E - Diarr.. Exten.. initially




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  28. 6D:catch=trap
    door locking mechanism(latch)
    front of latch is l(50), doubled becomes 100(c). c replaces l in latch.

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  30. Found this clue elsewhere. A very nice surface and mathematical touch to the clue..

    Find 100 = 500/y (9)

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