1 - Alibis exploded in police precinct, making things firm (13) - STA{BILISA*}TION
10 - Decoration for English girl, once Chaplin’s wife (9) - E{PAULETTE}
11 - Young flier netted by Rowlett (5) - OWLET [T]
12 - Appeal accepted by school discussion group for bread (5) - P{IT}TA
13 - Peacekeepers confined but not restricted (9) - UN{LIMITED}
14 - Man on board, that is a new recruit (6) - {ROOK}{IE}
16 - Drink containing nitrogen, something possibly poisonous (5) - S{N}AKE
19 - Plant grown in Palani seasonally (5) - ANISE [T]
20 - Preparatory exam for a quiet racer in retreat (6) - {P}{RELIM<-} )
25 - Restrict universal spread of criticism (9) - STRICT{U}RE*
26 - See 4 Down
27 - Consumed tea brewed in every nook initially (5) - {EAT*}{E}{N}
28 - Get rid of bird captured by the best people (9) - ELI{MINA}TE
29 - A very important point in time, not one for mendacity (6,2,5) - MOMENT OF TRUTH [CD]
DOWN
2 - Essay, one on some physiotherapy (8) - {TRACT}{I}{ON}
3 - Light wood that could overturn a piece of stone, say (5) - {BALS<-}{A} Remember using this wood to make model aircraft while in NCC at school and college.
4, 26 Ac. - Used in labs, it permits Paul to dither (6,5) - LITMUS PAPER*
5 - It is ready for transplanting (8) - SEEDLING [E]
6 - Machine worker returns stolen money, by God (9) - {TOOL<-}{MAKER}
7 - Recently found in an apartment in the outskirts of Ongole (2,4) - O{F LAT}E
8 - The Pacific as compared to the Atlantic, for instance (6) - DEEPER [CD]
9 - Music written in English, half in solitude (5) - {E}{TUDE}
15 - Childlike quality in one respect, they say (9) - INNOCENCE(~in a sense)
17 - Select UN preparation that can be eaten (8) - ESCULENT*
18 - Frivolous, over-smart worker is fed a piece of pineapple (8) - {FLIP}{P}{ANT}
21 - The wonder of a 17th century poet losing a pound (6) - MARVEL(-l)
22 - Invited to be questioned (5) - ASKED [DD]
23 - Small, picturesque cave where rot got treated (6) - GROTTO*
24 - Faith in finding 51 included in complaint (6) - BE{LI}EF
26 - One who works at a trade in public relations has to accept untruth (5) - P{LIE}R
12A could be PITAS (= Type of Bread )
ReplyDelete2D seems to be BALAS ( = a rose coloured ruby
A correction
ReplyDelete2D should be read as 3D
Not much of 'Sankat' posed by Sankalak's creation today.
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10 Decoration for English girl, once Chaplin’s wife (9)
Came to know from a Google search that the good old Charlie had married four times.
16 Drink containing nitrogen, something possibly poisonous (5)
Suggests all snakes are not poisonous. Good !
19 Plant grown in Palani seasonally (5)
Good clue. Indeed an easy hidden word. But the reference to the place and season likely to keep the solver thinking for a while.
29 A very important point in time, not one for mendacity (6,2,5)
Liked this one.
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24 Faith in finding 51 included in complaint (6) BELIEF
Was surprised to find from a Google search that 'beef' can mean a complaint also.
@George
It is a rare coincidence that your answers match the clues from both sides.
Quick thinking !
Richard
@ George,
ReplyDeleteBoth PITTA and BALSA as shown in the main post are the correct answers, no doubts on that, for your info I shall explain the annotation.
Appeal accepted by school discussion group for bread (5)
Appeal = IT
accepted by = inclusion indicator
school discussion group = PTA (Parent Teachers Association)
for = connector
bread = Definition = P{IT}TA
Light wood that could overturn a piece of stone, say (5)
Light wood = definition
that could = connector
overturn = reversal indicator
a = A
piece of stone = SLAB
Light wood = {BALS<-}{A}
Congrats, Colonel. Just noticed that your visitors' tally is racing towards the 40,000 landmark. It should turn around by late this evening.
ReplyDeleteAny way to find out who would be the lucky 40,000th visitor? Any reward for him / her ?
Richard
Hi Richard,
ReplyDeleteI did offer dinner to my 10,000th visitor and it happened to be Bala from the US, he has said he will cash it when he comes to India next time.
Actually there was a glitch in the counter sometime ago, the reading should actually be more than 50000.
This count however is not correct in the true sense as it counts a hit every time the page is refreshed, so while you are looking at the blog and click on one of the links and then come back it is counted as another hit.
Notwithstanding I will next invite for dinner the visitor who turns over the 100000 number
The day of hitting the 100,000 mark may not be very far.
ReplyDeleteI will be avidly looking forward to the day.
Richard