Thursday 14 July 2011

No 10206, Thursday 14 Jul 11, Sankalak

ACROSS
1   - Editing partition epic reveals rash haste (13) - PRECIPITATION*
10 - Following a land collapse, one in America finds a Spanish community (9) - {ANDAL*}{US{I}{A} ANDALUSIA
11 - A step not initially contemplated here (5) - {NOT}{C}{H} NOTCH
12 - Greeting inferno with love (5) - {HELL}{O} HELLO
13 - Musical drama turning into theatre work (9) - {OPERA}{TION*} OPERATION
14 - The beliefs of a number of aliens (6) - {TEN}{ETS} TENETS
16 - Jelly, a special one, third highest in quality (5) - {A}{SP}{I}{C} ASPIC
19 - Evil spirit making a score on the links (5) - BOGEY [DD]
20 - Get back note with a masterstroke (6) - {RE}{COUP} RECOUP
25 - Top level luxury home (9) - PENTHOUSE [E}
26 - Malicious feline (5) - CATTY [E]
27 - Unmoved by sorrows and afflictions (5) - STOIC [E]
28 - Minimal cover for a Liberal, thin, cool sort (9) - {L}{OINCLOTH*} LOINCLOTH
29 - The consequences of including drums and such in research (13) - {RE{PERCUSSION}S} REPERCUSSIONS
DOWN
2   - Suggestive of older net formation (8) - REDOLENT*
3   - Instrument sent in a parcel locally (5) - CELLO [T]
4   - A weapon for detectives to begin loading (6) - {PIS}{TO}{L} PISTOL
5   - Examine the rising skill on poetry (8) - {TRA<-}{VERSE} TRAVERSE
6   - Hesitant but, however, attentive (9) - TENTATIVE*
7   - Gear for those abroad and healthy (6) - {OUT}{FIT} OUTFIT
8   - Official seal for things hidden over time (6) - {CACHE}{T} CACHET
9   - Intoxicant, a big hit around here to start with (5) - {B{H}ANG} BHANG
15 - Pain that makes the ace hot — hot, distressed (9) - TOOTHACHE*
17 - India is one as regards people in general (8) - {RE}{PUBLIC} REPUBLIC
18 - Student, not poor, turns into a coward (8) - PO(L)TROON* POLTROON New word for me
21 - Mind-reader's object of study? (6) - PSYCHO [CD]
22 - Involuntary movement seen in resorts on mountaintop (5) - {SPAS}{M} SPASM
23 - Request relished by performer at the finish (6) - ENCORE [CD]
24 - Chain formed by lake, small at both ends (6) - {S{ERIE}S} SERIES
26 - Conservative opening part of play reveals plants (5) - {C}{ACT1} CACTI

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22 comments:

  1. Chaturvasi14 July 2011 at 08:49

    Deepak
    Re pic at 28ac:
    Did you, while searching for image, type in 'lioncloth' instead of 'loincloth'? Jus' kidding.

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  2. Chaturvasi14 July 2011 at 08:58

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  3. Chaturvasi14 July 2011 at 09:10

    Yesterday Rengaswamy wrote:

    Today NIE CW had a nice anagram BOREDOM from BEDROOM. Will anyone get boredom from a bedroom? Yes. The retired people...

    I strongly condemn the slur on retired people. For us the bedroom is the most entertaining of all places in the house. It is full of thrills and spills (when we fall out of the cot). Thrills we receive from reading a book, listening to music, playing cards with the partner, talking about the good old days...

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  4. Suresh14 July 2011 at 09:15

    Great lion in loincloth Deepak. I am amazed at your collection of cartoons, apt every time

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  5. Anonymous14 July 2011 at 09:18

    I first heard of Poltroon from Captain Haddock's cusses.

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  6. Anonymous14 July 2011 at 09:20

    Nice loin in lioncloth.

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  7. Padmanabhan14 July 2011 at 09:30

    Looks like Col. changed the name to "lioncloth"!
    Seconding CV's remarks about "bedroom-boredom".Enjoyed tongue-in-cheek comments about thrills & spills!

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  8. Padmanabhan14 July 2011 at 09:33

    Re.yesterday's discussion about Iodine-
    How about this clue?
    "I myself starting a match at this point"

    I-def.
    Myself-I
    a match-ODI(One Day International
    at this point-NE

    Amateurish attempt?

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  9. Anonymous14 July 2011 at 09:47

    Nice one from today's Telegraph

    15 Song of genie hoarding two antiques (6,5

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  10. Anonymous14 July 2011 at 09:49

    Nice, Paddy

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  11. Anonymous14 July 2011 at 13:37

    How about

    I eat after ten (6) ?

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  12. Deepak Gopinath14 July 2011 at 15:31

    Good one Sudalamani

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  13. Suresh14 July 2011 at 15:37

    Very good Sudalamani

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  14. Manju Mysore14 July 2011 at 17:34

    Am in Sankalak heaven today... one of the infrequent times when I completely solve THC.
    Solving Sankalak is like being on a honeymoon... you like the puzzle, the puzzle likes you... everything is good for a while!

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  15. Veena14 July 2011 at 17:37

    Hi

    This is Veena - long time reader, second time commenter.
    I get to learn a lot here. Thanks to Col, CV Sir, Kishore, Richard, Suresh, Bhavan et al.

    I have a question:
    21D Mind-reader's object of study? (6)
    Would this not be PSYCHE? Mind-reader's object of study is "Mind" which is Psyche.

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  16. veer14 July 2011 at 18:21

    Hi Veeven and welcome to the forum. I had put it down as "PSYCHE" as well but just now noticed from your post that the Col. has it as "PSYCHO". The lack of crossing for the sixth letter makes it a setter's choice and the solver's chance to do some mind reading of the setter, but if pushed I would settle for psyche..

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  17. Manju Mysore14 July 2011 at 19:51

    Agree Veer and VeeVen... I had put is 'psyche' as well assuming it works as a noun as well.

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  18. Venkatesh14 July 2011 at 20:42

    Veena
    Welcome to the forum.
    I had also put it down as PSYCHE.

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  19. Suresh14 July 2011 at 21:19

    I also had PSYCHE. Let us look for the answer tomorrow

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  20. Padmanabhan14 July 2011 at 21:32

    Thank you Kishore.It is from what I learned here.

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  21. Alok14 July 2011 at 23:41

    Why would a mind reader study a psycho?? Psyche seems more obvious.

    Also theatre work = operation! Loved it.

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  22. Anonymous15 July 2011 at 06:13

    Welcome, Vee. I had mused upon Psyche too, and believe it or not, subconsciously left the last letter blank in the grid.

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