ACROSS
1 - Wait endlessly with relation after relation each deserting new neighbourhood of Honolulu (7) - {WAI(-t)}{KI(-n)}{KI(-n)}
5 - Managing the arrival with Papa in the place of Mama (6) - CO(-m+p)PING
9 - Fabric, only new stuff (5) - NYLO*{N}
10 - Green Oriental learner accepts support for describing a column (9) - {VERT}{E}{BRA}{L}
11 - Silent on a lot of money being given to icon-breaker (7) - {LAC}{ONIC*}
12 - Store woman’s report (7) - {SHE}{BANG}
13 - Quotes in report some pages from the Web? (5) - CITES(~sites)
14 - Travelling, having restless nite in moving train (9) - ITINERANT*
16 - Be in bed unaware of the alarm ringing (9) - OVERSLEEP [CD]
19 - Simpleton gets artist out of imprisonment (5) - DU(-ra)NCE
21 - Classify; if so, one might reach heights (4,3) - {SORT} {OUT}
23 - Somewhat pert with a no-good sea-slug (7) - {TREP*}{A}{NG} Seen plenty of these while at Port Blair, I believe they are a delicacy in the Far-east as they have Aphrodisiac properties; scores of smugglers used to come to the Andamans to harvest these sea-cucumbers.
24 - Where all visitors are welcome (4,5) - OPEN HOUSE [E]
25 - Sailor, accountant and setter get counting frames (5) - {AB}{AC}{I}
26 - Staff has right to go on a hunger strike (6) - STA{R}VE
27 - Capotes exchanged for shoe parts (7) - TOECAPS*
DOWN
1 - Straight wagers on course (3,5,2,4) - WIN PLACE OR SHOW [CD] Was never interested in horce racing so had to look this up on the net.
2 - Hot, bad one to call endlessly (7) - {ILL}{I}{CIT(-e)}
3 - Knock lands recovered from the seas (7) - INNINGS [DD] Never knew the second meaning
4 - Bad language in CV invitee presented (9) - INVECTIVE*
5 - Provides check for sidewalk borders, we hear (5) - CURBS(~kerbs)
6 - Lead rep, being clumsy, takes son, we hear (7) - {PRE*}{CEDE}(~seed)
7 - Nair wanders around vehicle in bliss (7) - NIR{VAN}A*
8 - Goods that aren’t well-earned (3-6,5) - ILL-GOTTEN GAINS [CD]
15 - Pat in time turned testy (9) - IMPATIENT*
17 - Serious listener Sten is distracted (7) - {EAR}{NEST*}
18 - Suppress Tom’s lifting that woman (7) - {SMOT*}{HER}
19 - When a new arrival is expected (3,4) - DUE DATE [E]
20 - Canadian falls (7) - NIAGARA [E]
22 - Peace pact is genuine about first of contingencies (5) - TRU{C}E
GRID
1D really had me foxed, even though I am familiar with the horse racing terms used
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you all.
ReplyDeleteRichard and family
@ Chaturvasi and Shuchi
ReplyDeleteI must thank you both for posting those comments here on a book on English punctuations on Dec 23. Somehow the title remained etched in my mind.
As my daughter was doing her Christmas shopping in a local mall the very next day on Dec 24, I happened to hop into the next-door book and music store in the same premises, looking for some music CDs.
Believe it or not, as I passed by a rack, this title glaringly caught my eyes. The cover of the book was a bit defaced and dog-eared enough in evidence of having been browsed through by many shoppers. And that was the only copy available there.
The condition of the book apart, I grabbed it at once. It is really a classic.
Just in case anyone is interested, here are the details.
EATS, SHOOTS AND LEAVES
Sub-title: The Zero-tolerance Approach to Punctuation
Author: Lynne Truss
A Profile Book (Rs 150)
Distributed in India by
Viva Book Private Limited, 4262/3 Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi 110 002
BTW, Shuchi, I enjoyed the joke on the back cover about the panda that walked into a cafe.
Richard
Yes, Richard I have the book and it is very interesting for English lovers
ReplyDeleteThere you are, Suresh. There is a small difference between English-lovers and English lovers, which proves the point about the importance of punctuation marks, hyphens included.
ReplyDeleteAbsence of a hyphen can be cause enough for high fun, you know. Just a light-hearted comment.
Richard