Saturday 28 February 2009

No. 9468, Saturday, 28 Feb 09, Nita Jaggi

Another quick CW for today. Posting early and without many links to beat the power cuts of Bangalore which have started
ACROSS
 8 - A bullet tinker had destroyed in a hopeful attempt (1,4,2,3,4) – A SHOT {IN THE DARK*}
 9 - Draw back from a physician (6) – SHRINK [2]
10 - Not used up the surplus food? (8) – LEFT OVER [2]
11 - Charged particles left in the city of Turkey within a long time (8) – E{L}ECTRON
13 - Disentangle the long twisted noose (6) – L{OOSEN*}
14 - Soldiers’ behaviour needs an improvement (6) - RE{FORM}
16 - Depletes energy sources within the Tundra instantly (6) – DRAINS [T]
19 - Cigarette end with almost one fastener (6) – {BUTT}ON(-e)
21 - Totally different work at the Post Office location (8) – OP{PO}SITE
23 - Lie or go back to the sister having a scar tissue (8) – FIB{RO<-}SIS
24 - Salesman has an alternative Tuesday to give a detailed statement (6) – REP{OR}T
26 - Handles foreign styles without being offended (2,4,8) – NO HARD FEELINGS*
DOWN
 1 - Musician has a role taken up for an unmarried man (8) – BACH{ELOR<-} 2 - Order for the first class tea (4) – CH{AI}
 3 - Holy man is alright for a note written up on a device (6) – ST{OK}ER
 4 - Measure the weight of the dry surface in a nation (7) – EN{G}LAND
5 - Careless to ruffle after a quiet card player (8) – SH{UFFLER*}
 6 - Thoughts of goodies lie broken (10) – IDEOLOGIES*
 7 - Told to stop moving the decorative band on the wall (6) – FRIEZE (~freeze)
12 - Accountant has a party on Rhode Island, specifically in restaurants (10) – CA{FETE}{RI}AS
15 - Sound surface of a seating area (8) – RING{SIDE}
17 - One in artists orders a comedian (8) - SAT{I}RIST* Can a satirist be classified as a comedian?
18 - Party on the ship that is right for a person’s record (7) – DO{SS}{IE}R
20 - Formed unions at the same time (6) - UNISON*
22 - Panama has announced an official list for the release of an inmate (6) – PA{ROLE}
25 - Father has a small measure taken up on the window glass (4) PA{NE<-}

2 comments:

  1. Col,

    14 - Soldiers’ behaviour needs an improvement (6) - RE{FORM}. Whats the Anno with RE?
    2 - Order for the first class tea (4) – CH{AI}. CH= ?

    22 - Panama has announced an official list for the release of an inmate (6) – PA{ROLE}. ROLL is official list, but ROLE?

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  2. RE is the abbreviation for Royal Engineers

    CH is an award abbreviation and stands for 'Companion of Honour' in the UK

    By 'announced an official list' the compiler means sounding like an official list therefore ROLE for ROLL

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