ACROSS
1 - Wimbledon? No. Roland Garros?Yes (4,5) - CLAY COURT [GK]
5 - A large number relax on a high point (5) - CREST {C}{REST}
8 - Being able to move, spy carries note (6) - MOTILE {MO{TI}LE}
9 - Diplomatic initiative that somehow charmed everyone to begin with
(8) - DEMARCHE {CHARMED+E}*
11 - Award for music that may, in part, seem mysterious (4) - EMMY [T]
12 - Railwayman goes after article included in charge for protection
against smuggling etc. (10) - COASTGUARD {CO{A}ST}{GUARD}
14 - On the ball! (5) - ALERT [CD]
15 - Freedom for Engineers — start of luxury and relaxation (7) - RELEASE {RE}{L}{EASE}
17 - Vietnam city greeting covers a small number (5) - HANOI {H{A}{NO}I}
19 - Colour of the water of the sea (10) - AQUAMARINE {AQUA}{MARINE}
20 - Girl meets a girl (4) - ANNA {ANN}{A}
22 - Teflon-coated, perhaps (3-5) - NON-STICK [GK]
23 - Group of stars, carefree outside and casual within (6) - GALAXY {GA{LAX}Y}
24 - Ancient city suggestive of light and gold (5) - LUXOR {LUX}{OR}
25 - Money returned by selector, fussy fellow (3-6) - NIT-PICKER {NIT<-}-{PICKER}
DOWN
1 - Carbon and yellow resin used in giving curvature to road (6) - CAMBER {C}{AMBER}
2 - 23rd September, could be (8,7) - AUTUMNAL EQUINOX [GK]
3 - Young bovine’s muscle (4) - CALF [DD]
4 - Game popular with scamsters? (8,4) - TREASURE HUNT [CD]
5 - Substitute baby, a celestial being in church, fashionable, good
(10) - CHANGELING {CH}{ANGEL}{IN}{G}
6 - A surprising indication in print (11,4) - EXCLAMATION MARK [CD]
7 - Put a foot on the French pedal (7) - TREADLE {TREAD}{LE}
10 - A Boer, maybe (5,7) - SOUTH AFRICAN [GK]
16 - Flattery gives warm cover (7) - FLANNEL [DD]
18 - Woodworking hero of Mark Twain (6) - SAWYER [DD]
21 - Plate of food served up in a Tamil atmosphere (4) - TALI [T<-] Should be 'Thali' in my opinion. Remember these from the train journeys of yore?
wow. nice one today, i answered boer as dutch african ,flattery in warm blanket as blarney and got stuck all the way.
ReplyDeleteI had COLOUR as OCEANGREEN and was stuck
DeleteI was also stuck at blarney , Sir. I blundered Treadle as Trample.
DeleteDeepak
ReplyDeleteI agree that the more common spelling is 'thali'.
Of course, I remember the meal plate from my long train journeys from Madras in the Fifties to Seventees - not down south but up. From here to Howrah or even Waltair.
For Tamil women 'thali' is the 'thirumangalyam', the chain worn round their neck to signify that they are in holy matrimony.
For jaggu and other doctors. 'tali' is the plural form of 'talus', the ankle-bone.
ReplyDeleteFor this non-medical Dr. also, this is a new learning.Thanks CV sir
DeleteMust admit feeling disappointed with today's puzzle.
ReplyDeleteToo many as-is definitions without any wordplay ( clay court, alert, non-stick, autumnal equinox, south african)
Thali is in the dictionaries, but not tali (in the sense of a food plate)
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DeleteI would like to clarify that in my 8:56 message I meant to put a comma after doctors. Didn't notice it happened to be a full stop.
DeleteThat apart, what I really meant was that doctors would recognise 'tali' as a medical term.
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Deletegood one from Sankalak!!!!!
ReplyDelete11A: Regarding the def, I believe Emmy is an award for television shows and not for music per se.
ReplyDelete16A: Would this qualify as a semi &lit since Freesia is native to South Africa ?
You're right regarding the Emmy's
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