Sunday 29 January 2012

No 2671, Sunday 29 Jan 11

ACROSS
1   - My partner may be set to drive off with a member on board (7) - SHAMPOO {SH{A}{MP}OO} Definition 'My partner'?
5   - Almost heaven, after tea, this French wine (7) - CHABLIS {CHA}{BLISs}
9   - Ten jerks in the Spanish bar (5) - EXPEL {E{X}{PE}L}
10 - Pass big gun mashed cabbage and potatoes (9) - COLCANNON {COL}{CANNON}
11 - A Hollywood hangout for the stars, and racing tipsters on newspaper (6,5) - SUNSET STRIP {SUN}{SET STRIP*}
14 - Remark on bridge puzzle (9) - CROSSWORD {CROSS}{WORD}
16 - Monk holding head of laden transport animal (5) - LLAMA {L{L}AMA}
17 - What can help to make children nuisances? (5) - ENNUI [T&CD]
18 - A bishop spotted on the wagon (9) - ABSTAINED {A}{B}{STAINED}
19 - Weak wine, mostly, in Davy Jones's locker (6,5) - WATERY GRAVE {WATERY} {GRAVEs}
23 - What may be brittle in trash can? (6,3) - LITTER BIN*
24 - Chide son lacking in affection (5) - SCOLD {S}{COLD}
25 - Flash, the Parisian wit (7) - SPARKLE {SPARK}{LE}
26 - Duck circling duck - one makes off quickly (7) - SCOOTER {SCO{O}TER}
DOWN
1   - Watch one who is easily deceived accepting bit of rubbish (10) - SEERSUCKER {SEE}{R}{SUCKER} Missing definition
2   - Plan her son hatched to acquire wind instruments (10) - ALPENHORNS*
3   - 21? Nervous energy, or vitality? (5) - PULSE {PLUS*}{E}
4   - Produced for some special event, story about black piece of furniture (10,5) - OCCASIONAL TABLE {OCCASIONAL} {TA{B}LE}
5   - Poor lad crossing polluted US city (8,7) - COLORADO SPRINGS*
6   - A better piece of phrasing by Fitzgerald, sung without accompaniment (1,8) - A CAPPELLA {A} {CAP}{P}{ELLA}
7/8  - Obtain post as head in Cornwall (5,3) - LANDS END {LANDS} {END}
8 See 7
12 - Girl with sailor, not here to waste time (5,5) - FANNY ABOUT {FANNY} {AB}{OUT}
13 - Ted Heath, for example, also included in British editorial (10) - BAND LEADER {B}{AND} {LEADER}
15 - Whisper spread about king's ruin (9) - SHIPWRECK {SHIPWRE*}{C}{K}
20 - Gadget soldiers and army medic required (5) - GISMO {GI'S}{MO}
21 - Cut lavish bonus (4) - PLUS PLUSh
22 - Mount out of Newmarket - nap (4) - ETNA [T]

7 comments:

  1. Read any Indian newspaper from using the following link. It has option for 135 on various languages!!!

    http://www.eazyhomepage.com/Indian_newspapers.html

    Have the link on your menu bar to make things more simpler.

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    1. Thank you Rengaswamy. It is interesting.

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    2. Thanks Rengaswamy, An interesting link to look through everyday.

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  2. My partner may be set = 'set' is a word that goes along with the word 'my' [representing the word reqd.] - "shampoo and set" (an order in a beauty parlour)

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  3. Correct answers from Ajeesh, David, Raju.

    1. Reflex
    2. Resort
    3. Reporter
    4. Restrict
    5. Relax
    6. Release
    7. Revise
    8. Reagent
    9. Repair
    10. Repeal
    11. Relent
    12. Reveal

    Good show !

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  4. Have A BASH AT this:

    If “slow” = “hold”, what are the following:

    slob
    slim
    sly
    all
    irk
    old
    told
    tilt

    The clue is anagrammed in the titulus aenigmatis supra.

    Kishore

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    1. Straightforward this one even when sleepy even without any tilt.

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