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The answer comes from the extreme letters of '...

2011-03-19T20:48:35.757+05:30

The answer comes from the extreme letters of 'AllucinogeniC IndeeD' - ACID. The definition is the entire clue in &lit style, a reference to the colloquial name of LSD.

Hi Shuchi, Can u tell the ans for the last one? S...

2011-03-19T18:30:32.613+05:30

Hi Shuchi,

Can u tell the ans for the last one? Still not able to find out..

Hi Krishna, You have the first two right. Congrat...

2009-04-18T13:59:00.000+05:30

Hi Krishna,

You have the first two right. Congrats!

The real word is 'hallucinogenic'. There is a ' before the word allucinogenic in the clue, to indicate h-dropping as it happens in some dialects of English.

The clue spells the word that way for a reason. Do you see the answer now?

From this position, can’t go up? Nothing odd there...

2009-04-16T18:43:00.000+05:30

From this position, can’t go up? Nothing odd there (4)
Remove odd letters from "can't go up". The answer is ATOP.

Dots cartoon must feature regularly (5)
ATOMS - alternate letters from "cartoon must".

I am scratching my head over the last clue. Is allucinogenic a real word?