Friday 18 September 2009

No 9640, Friday, 18 Sep 09, Neyartha

ACROSS
1 - Does this dating tip deliver the upper hand in a sporting contest? (4,4,2,3) - PLAY HARD TO GET [CD]
9 - Memorable mail from Cuba? (3-6) - {RED} {LETTER}
10 - Water, say, from animal skin that is not hard (5) - {OX}{(-h)IDE}
11 - Alwarpet Cricket Club’s first patron is the plaintiff (7) - {A}{C}{C}{USER}
13 - Usual limits observed in article on come-back star’s ring (7) - {AN}{N{UL}US<-} )
14 - Alien leaves frying pan in craft (5) - SKILL(-et)
15 - Tasty roll twisted? That is unbelievable (4,5) - TALL STORY*
17 - Engineer misusing point on the need to make a difference (5,4) - MINUS SIG*{N}
18 - Slips some rate as essential (5) - EASES [T]
20 - Indian girl besieged by tax in Universal’s island (7) - {V{ANU}AT}{U}
22 - Revolutionary upset when hemmed in by Orientals in the Oval (7) - E{LLIPS<-}E
23 - Clueless expert at home takes off the notice (5) - {IN}{(-ad)EPT}
24 - Abstainer entertaining eccentric manager is an ill-natured woman (9) - T{ERMAGAN}T
26 - Vicar’s faucet broken down by Oriental to show a detergent property (7-6) - SURFACE ACTIV*{E}
DOWN
1 - Infirm sapper possessed heroin, possibly (7) - PER{H}APS*
2 - Strong craving for surrender to a master (9) - ADDICTION [DD?]
3 - Audible exclamation of surprise from a plant manager? (3) - HOE(~oh)
4 - Armature that may revolve both ways (5) - ROTOR
5 - Waterproof canvas on the fancy train protects the Apostle (9) - TAR{PAUL}IN
6 - Surge of action to fashion doll’s new rug (6,5) - GROUND SWELL*
7 - Taiwan and Ireland join the revolution (5) - {TW}{IRL}
8 - Dairy cow from a Channel island (6) - JERSEY [DD]
12 - Eager beaver (4-7) - SELF-STARTER [E]
15 - IT quarter in trouble over pagan symbol (9) - TRIQUETRA*
16 - Old model sent up with a crone to the island’s gorges (9) - {O}{ESOP<-}{HAG}{I}
17 - Make oneself at home with the Pole following the movie production (4,2) - MOVE I*{N}
19 - Journalist deserts doctor respected by court staff (7) - SCEPTRE(-ed)*
21 - Wants Newton to get rid of wife’s unwanted plants (5) - (-w+n)NEEDS Same dichotomy as in yesterdays TUBA
22 - Lake Erie’s contents are chilling (5) - EERIE [T]
25 - Bow found in an old animal shelter, reportedly (3) - ARC(~ark)


GRID

4 comments:

  1. 13 - Usual limits observed in article on come-back star’s ring (7) - {A}{N{UL}US<-} )
    ANNULUS, Please add an 'N'

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  2. Thanks Pammechchu,
    Typo corrected in main post

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  3. I think there is no dichotomy in the NEEDS clue as was the case with TUBA yesterday.

    The clue clearly indicates that 'wife' is gotten rid of. Hence, Newton (N) takes the place of wife (W).

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  4. Hi Ganesh,
    That's right, however momentarily the clue appears to be in the same situation as TUBA

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