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Satyen Nabar
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CPR, oxygen saves delegate (5) | 25 | 14 | Hidden word |
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Raj Jayaram
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Cunning female replaced by extremely proper substitute (5) | 21 | 11 | Cunning = FOXY, female replaced = F replaced, by extremely P(rope)R = PR, hence PR(-f)OXY = PROXY = substitute (def) |
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Ganesh Raman
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Expert axes deputy | 18 | 12 | EXPERT = Pro; AXES implying X & Y; Def: DEPUTY |
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Ramki Krishnan
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Maestro axes agent (5) | 17 | 11 | PRO (maestro) + X-Y (axes), def = agent |
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Sparsh Sinha
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Surrogate in favour of male genetics (5) | 17 | 8 | Def - Surrogate : in favour of = PRO + male genetics= XY (genetics chromosome symbology for male) : PROXY |
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@inwitinwit
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Substitute for the two unknowns in the equation (5) | 16 | 10 | Charade: PRO + X + Y ["for" + "the two unknowns in the equation"]. Def: "Substitute". |
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Veena Venkataraman
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Agent smuggled diamonds reportedly into Paraguay (5) | 16 | 8 | Agent: Definition; diamonds: rocks; reportedly: homophone indicator; ~rocks: rox; smuggled into: containment indicator; paraguay: py; p(rox)y |
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Textrous
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To do some snooping around, regularly coax an agent (5) | 15 | 9 | To do some snooping: PRY, around: containment indicator, regularly coax: OX, def: an agent |
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Aaron Riccio (@thatcrypticguy)
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Athlete axes agent (5) | 15 | 8 | PRO+XY |
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Radhika Anand
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Substitute for unknowns (5) | 14 | 7 | Def = Substitute for=PRO unknowns =XY |
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For starters, Paltrow refuses outright to kiss unknown stand-in (5) | 13 | 7 | P R O (Acrostic) to X (kiss) Y (unknown) - definition is "stand-in" |
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Specialist axes stand-in (5) | 12 | 9 | Specialist = PRO. Axes = XY (as in x-axis, y-axis). Def - stand-in. |
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Go between for two unknowns | 10 | 7 | Def: go between for:pro unknowns: x and y |
- "Go-between" = noun, "Go between" = verb + preposition.
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Public relations officer accompanying unknown young representative (5) | 10 | 6 | Def- representative, public relations officer- pro, accompanying- positional indicator, unknown-x, young-y |
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Unknown pair tailing veteran attorney (5) | 7 | 13 | X,Y (unknown pair) behind (tailing) PRO(veteran). Dev: Attorney (as in Power of Attorney holder) |
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Agent for unknown persons (5) | 7 | 3 | Definition: Agent. Anno: {PRO(=for)}{XY(=unknown persons)} |
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Agent vacated property without a rolling gate (5) | 6 | 3 | Defn: {AGENT}, vacated property {P Y} without a rolling gate {XOR <--> ROX} = {P ROX Y} |
- Oh, a LOGIC gate--nice!
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Substitute for ends of Netflix monotony (5) | 5 | 5 | PRO (for) + XY (ends of NetfliX monotonY); Definition: Substitute |
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Advertising opioid substitute (5) | 5 | 3 | advertising = PR; opioid = OXY (short for oxycodone); substitute = proxy |
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Favor two unknowns for ambassador (5) | 4 | 3 | Charade, Favor PRO + X + Y (two unknowns), Def: ambassador |
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Professional male sex pairing representative (5) | 4 | 3 | PRO (professional) + XY (male sex pairing) = PROXY (representative) |
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Deputy to investigate about con, no force to be used (5) | 3 | 2 | PRY about (FOX-F). Definition: Deputy |
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Family, not having dope, consumes unknown substitute (5) | 3 | 1 | Family = Progeny - gen (dope) = Pro y around x (unknown) |
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Agent in favour of unknown quantities | 2 | 2 | PRO (in favour of) X Y (unknown quantities). Definition - Agent |
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Attorney's petition to sack associate's bull (5) | 2 | 2 | PR(-a+OX)Y, Def: Attorney, PRAY (Petition) A (associate) OX (Bull) |
- "...to sack associate for bull" might be better? Otherwise, there''s nothing to hint at replacement of A by OX.
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Substitute for male chromosomes (5) | 1 | 8 | Substitute = def; for = PRO; male chromosomes = XY |
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Representative essentially fixes leading yoga professional first(5) | 1 | 1 | Defn is representative, x y follows pro(for professional) |
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Communication beginning with life saving gas by an agent. | 1 | 1 | agent = definition; communication = PR; beginning with life saving gas = OXY (GEN) |
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DELEGATE FOR CRYPTO TAX SOMEHOW LACKS TACT (5) | 0 | 6 | DELEGATE= Definition LACKS indicator to remove (CRYPTO TAX ) - TACT = Anagram for PROXY SOMEHOW = Anagram indicator |
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Delegate power-essentially drop unknowns (5) | 0 | 2 | Delegate-definition. Power = P, essentially center letters d(ro)p, unknowns X,Y |
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