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Conceit or rage can go out of control | 38 | 17 | Def: Conceit; Anagrind: go out of control; ORRAGECAN* |
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Adman_i
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Nice attitude to begin with, or grace? Maybe not ! (9) | 25 | 12 | (N…e)(A……e)(OR)(GRACE)*, Maybe not – Anagram indicator, &Lit clue |
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Ramki Krishnan
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A luxury car can go around Spain, showing off (9) | 25 | 11 | A + RR (luxury car) + CANGO* + E (Spain), def = showing off |
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Ganesh Raman
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Wild roar in cage knocks out one’s sense of entitlement | 20 | 14 | Anagram of (ROAR IN CAGE - I); Anagrind: WILD; Deletion Indicator: KNOCKS OUT; Def: SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT |
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Sowmya Ramkumar
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Can Roger hit ace in contempt (9) | 20 | 13 | Def. - Contempt, Anagram of Can Roger with insertion of A (Ace) |
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Suyash Roongta
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Blazing orange car shows hubris (9) | 15 | 8 | (ORANGE CAR)*. Anagram indicator - blazing. Def - hubris. |
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Disdain car with no gear changes | 10 | 8 | Disdain = def; CAR + NO GEAR* ; changes = anagrind |
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A rector repaired organ with extreme care and pride (9) | 10 | 7 | A R ORGAN* CE |
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New orange car swagger (9) | 10 | 7 | (orange car)* |
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Pride sets up congenial roar after expelling wicked lion | 8 | 7 | Definition = pride; [CONGEniAl+RoAR]* (anagrind: sets up) after "expelling" LION* (anagrind: wicked) |
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Superior attitude found when arcane or limitless ego mix | 7 | 6 | Superior attitude-def (arcane or)-fodder + [limitless]-deletion indicator {e}g{o}. [mix]-ana. signal. |
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Bring new composition to co-arrange for brass (9) | 6 | 6 | CO-ARRANGE* - anagrind "bring new composition to" (art/design sense of visual order/structure); "brass" is def |
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Pride of Doctor: car with no gears, not a bit of sound! (9) | 6 | 5 | (Car no gears-s)*. Doctor: anagrind. Definition: pride |
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Right Reverend visits Goa for a change; a new church gets imperiousness (9) | 5 | 4 | Definition: Imperiousness. Anno: (A(RR)OG*)(A)(N)(CE). Goa - Fodder; For a change - Anagrind; Right Reverend - RR; New - N; Church - CE. |
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Race on RaGa, without a false sense of superiority (9) | 1 | 1 | (Race on RaGa - a)* anagram indicated by false; Definition: sense of superiority. Surface alludes to recent Indian election outcomes (RaGa is how Rahul Gandhi, the opposition leader, is referred to by Media). |
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