Today's CW was too simple, managed to get 25 out of 30 without even looking at the grid
ACROSS
1 - Poetry not to be expected from a professional writer? (4,5) - FREE VERSE [CD]
5 - Open the bottle! (5) - UNCAP [CD]
8 - A construction by new guild in capital of Belgium (8) - {B}UILDING*
9 - Afraid of attention in South Dakota (6) - S{CARE}D
11 - Caterpillar’s future (5) - IMAGO [CD]
12 - Master in casino suffering from lack of sleep (9) - INSO{M}NIAC*
13 - A reformed criminal perhaps (2-4) - EX-HOOD [CD]
14 - After the note of an awfully loud mate (8) - MODULATE*
16 - Act according to rules in theatrical work? Good! (4,4) - PLAY FAIR [CD]
18 - Financial part of Qaddafi’s calculations (6) - FISCAL [T]
22 - Poor writer with half your promissory notes (9) - {PEN}{(-yo)UR}{IOUS}
23 - Cavities in body of an artist imbibing a drop of tea (5) - AN{T}{RA} Could also be clued as an Indian musical term
24 - Shutting down, dropping hundred and becoming the poorer for it (6) - (-c)LOSING
25 - Preparation for an exam about a faculty (8) - RE{VISION}
26 - What may be missing in 1 Ac. (5) - RHYME [CD]
27 - Prison inmate, reportedly occupying chair, is arrogant (9) - {CON}{CEITED} (~seated)
DOWN
1 - Feverish? Relief possible with a bit of bother (7)- FE{B}RILE*
2 - The last word (7) - EPITAPH [CD]
3 - Live discussion using modern means over confidence-building around the east (15) - VIDEOCONFERENC*{E}
4 - ”Managed” detectives are sour (6) - {RAN}{CID}
5 - What a Trappist monk may be (15) - UNCOMMUNICATIVE [CD]
6 - Island made famous by Bonaparte (7) - CORSICA [CD] I think ELBA and St Helena were made more famous
7 - A part of a plant gets tailless lice deep in trouble (7) - PED{ICL(e)*}E* This word has so many meanings
10 - A place to bet, for one from Edinburgh, say (5) - {A}SCOT Also famous for the outlandish Hats worn by women to the Ascot races, see one example at the link
15 - Fielder on a highway party, beginning now (3-2) - MI{D O}{N} For non-cricket buffs see the explanation at the link
16 - Kind of front for a left-wing group (7) - POPULAR[CD]
17 - Many set free in general pardon (7) - AMNESTY* Nice clue
19 - Head of conservation at money-making unit, a plant (7) - {C}AT{MINT}
20 - Old English king, young hooligan but erudite (7) - {LEAR}{NED}
21 - A small bird at the tail of an airplane (6) - {A}{S}TERN
Good morning Colonel,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your links, there were a few words here that I knew vaguely and wrote in just from the wordplay. Sankalak's is always a gentle but enjoyable puzzle, glad to have this on a sleepy morning.
I like how the "managed" is in quotes (4D).
AN{T}{RA} Could also be clued as an Indian musical term - but the musical term would be spelt ANTARA.
Hi Shuchi,
ReplyDeleteWikipedia spells it as Antra
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antra
Hmmm...in my 3-year long study of Hindustani classical music, the song format we learnt: sthayi (the first part, equiv. of refrain) and antara (the intermediate, equiv. of stanzas, generally with higher notes), with sometimes the sanchari and abhog.
ReplyDeleteThis article agrees with my understanding: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antara_(music)
I am not sure what this other musical Antra is [?].