ACROSS
1 - Inactive stores converted into a facility for motorists (7,7) - SERVICE STATION*
8 - Early American astronaut, an insect killer (6) - ALDRIN [DD]
9 - High point of speed, about 50, passing over a hostelry (8) - P{INN}AC{L}E
11 - Where is barnacle cooked with love? (9) - BARCEL{O}NA*
12 - Actions seen in sealed instruments (5) - DEEDS [DD]
13 - Frontal feature, one of many used in batting invitingly (7) - EYELASH [CD]
15 - Generally considered to be pure, Ted strays (7) - REPUTED*
17 - A negative unit of force is a palliative (7) - {A}{NO}{DYNE}
19 - Indian rice sought to be made their own by others (7) - BASMATI [CD]
21 - Period of rest for general escorted by police officer (5) - S{LEE}P
23 - Following 21, take steps to somnambulate (9) - SLEEPWALK
25 - Discharge legally limited for automobiles (8) - EMISSION [E]
26 - Deep colour shown by daughter smothered by architect Jones (6) - IN{D}IGO
27 - The place in Africa to evoke proper trust? (4,2,4,4) - CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
DOWN
1 - First two among sheep walk unhurriedly, walk awkwardly (7) - {SH}AMBLE
2 - An addition by a horseman (5) - RIDER [DD]
3 - Programme for a journey, a rarity in English, oddly (9) - ITIN{E}RARY*
4 - Rarefied atmosphere into which something may vanish? (4,3) - THIN AIR [CD]
5 - End of fast: person begins drinking this kind of milk (5) - T{ONE}{D}
6 - Group of players among those wielding torches traditionally… (9) - ORCHESTRA [T]
7 - … stopped, caught and gently moved (6) - {C}EASED
10 - A club that appears very big in church (4) - C{OS}H
14 - I see actor confused by secrets known only to some (9) - ESOTERICA*
16 - Put off to a later date (9) - POSTPONED [E]
17 - English novelist who produced “An American Number” (6) - A{US}{TEN}
18 - Freedom from difficulty no longer on? Reduce pressure (4,3) - {EASE} {OFF}
19 - Sugar source reportedly exhausted (4) - BEET(~beat)
20 - Eskimo, bothered about redhead, is annoying (7) - I{R}KSOME*
22 - Father’s directions are out of date (5) - PAS{SE}
24 - In the morning I leave a friend (5) - AM{I}{GO}
Hi Col
ReplyDeleteToday was comparitively easy wasn't it? even for a newbie like me
Hi Sir,
ReplyDeleteIndian rice sought to be made their own by others (7) - BASMATI [CD]
A pretty intelligent clue due to the allusion to the patent issues involving basmati, even though "Indian rice" was a dead giveaway.
Hi Tpa,
ReplyDeleteThe reason why Sankalak's CW's appear easy is because he uses words which are fairly common and wordplay and surface reading of the clues are always meticulous due to which they appear to be easy
Hi Maddy,
You are right about Basmati rice
Hi friends
ReplyDelete15A - Generally considered to be pure, Ted strays (7) - REPUTED*
I found this very interesting and accurate. It is very common these days to come across even educated persons using the expression "a reputed organization" which can only mean "an organization which is generally considered to be an organization but is not really one". It is widely used in employment advertisements.
The correct expression is "a reputable organization" or "an organization of repute". The clue here correctly interprets "repute" in its verb form. An example, "The house was reputedly sold for Rs 1 crore".
I guess most of you will agree with me.
Regards
Richard
Richard,
ReplyDeleteYou may have a point there!
I have always used the adjective 'reputable' in the contexts that you mention (I always write instinctively) but never thought of the expression 'a reputed organisation' dismissively.
Let me see what others say.