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Here’s the Solutions grid


Here are the questions asked and the answers to them…

Q1: Identify the theme of this puzzle

A1: Father’s Day

Q2: List five words linked to the theme

A2: A number of words which have “PA” or “POP” in them, as well as MAHATMA,  MAN, TUNKU (aka Father of Independence in Malaysia) etc

Q3: Two words built in to the grid design that remain the same even if the grid is rotated by 180 degrees are..

A3: Highlighted in green in the grid above, these are POP and DAD


Here are the Annotations:
Across: 1 YEN around TREAT, 6 3D, 8 (CARAMEL ATOP)*, 10 POLL Y, 12 TEMPLE*, 14 CD.Telescopic, 16 (STARTUP CASH I)*, 22 DD, 25 Telescopic, = Indian Standards Institution, 26 DD, 27 ETON<, 28 (MAP PHOTO IS UP)*, 33 PATrick, 35 P A Y DA Y, 38 Telescopic, 40 (BRONX SOAP AD)*, 42 PAN<, 43 (DELL USER)*.

Down: 1 ESP Y, 2 T(H)REE, 3 Telescopic, 4 AYE*, 5 LEMON*, 6 POPPY cock, 7 (PLAne)*, 9 MOMent, 11 LA MP, 12 PARachutists (clue 16a), 13 MA(HAT)MA, 15 DD, 17 AMI GO, 18 ALI MONeY, 19 (YOUNG TURK -ORGY*)*, 20 SPA N, 21 ASP* T, 23 DD, 24 PAWS<, 29 DD, 30 DD (published in June), 31 SPA M, 32 W HELP, 33 DD, 34 NUT<, 36 DD, 37 BLAME*, 38 AX IS, 39 Telescopic, 41 D(A)D.


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Thanks to “The Oracle” for this enjoyable puzzle and to all of you who participated

By Sowmya

Sowmya is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and independent financial consultant based in the Middle East (Bahrain). She is a puzzle editor at Amuselabs. She has set over 1,300 crosswords for various publications including over 1000 mini crosswords, cryptic crosswords (under the pseudonym Hypatia for The Hindu) and themed crosswords for Cat.a.lyst (part of The Hindu Businessline). Sowmya runs the Facebook group 1Across where seasoned cruciverbalists interact while setting and solving clues. She has published three compilations of crosswords viz Cryptic Crossroads Volumes 1, 2 and 3. She Tweets cryptic clues daily @somsram

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