ACROSS
1 - Drink brand has been announced (4) - MARC (~mark)
9 - Speedster may encounter this on a road trip (4-2,9) - HEAD-ON COLLISION [CD]
10 - Dinner is inside for some Alaskans (4) - MEAL [T]
11 - Sprays of flowers (5) - ROSES [CD]
12 - Weight of the holding device (4) - LASH ? (Correction - LAST [DD] - Thanks to Bhavan, see his comment)
13 - Nine are in trouble over a nonsensical conversation (5) - IN{A}NE*
14 - Form of riot control in Texas dismissing ten around an Arab at midnight (7) - {TE(-x){AR} {G}AS}
16 - Mostly colour the disciple’s turned jacket (7) - {PEAC(-h)}OAT Anno pending)
18 - Turn the vessel on the submarine (1-4) - {U}-{BOAT}
22 - Large pipe on the road (4) - MAIN [E]
23 - Jokingly showing in the main functions (2,3) - IN FUN [T]
24 - Hits the real pest every second (4) - {R}{A}{P}{S}
25 - Measure undertaken for the success of a gigantic plant outreached to take-off (6,9) - GOLDEN PARACHUTE(-t)*
26 - Trees have a foul smell outside (4) - ELMS* Where did one L go?
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2 - Campaign for a new Democratic leader is being broadcast around Los Angeles (7) - {A}{N}{D}{O{LA}N} This is the Hindi word for Campaign
3 - Arguments that leave out the rock group from the reformations, cannot be changed (14) - CONFRONTATIONS(-rem-a)* Where did the A go?
4 - To stagger around the British revolutionary (5) - RE{B}EL
5 - Warm sentiment (5) - TOAST [CD] Nice clue
6 - It may help to cast-off the broken bones! (7,7) - PLASTER BANDAGE [CD] Don't ask me how
7 - Class of stone a character has in Libya (6) - {A}{SH{L}A}R R is the character?
8 - Company has a booth left out towards the sea (7) - {CO}{A}{STAL(-l)}
15 - Roof of the orange coloured room (7) - ?E?A?O?
17 - Can a notice be put up in the country? (6) - {CAN}{A}{DA<-} )
19 - A messenger is before the supporter of an actor (7) - {A}{BRA}{HAM}
20 - Old king has left the waste matter (5) - {OFFA}{L}
21 - Large quantity of tapes are out (5) - SPATE*
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Hi Col, A very belated Happy New year to you and Ma'm.
ReplyDeleteI guess NJ intended 16 A - TAO<- for disciple, but am not sure it works since Tao is used in the context of a doctrine, path etc.
When solving is hardly eNJoyable, silence could be considered golden !
ReplyDeleteA few clues foxed me too.
Richard
While I guessed ANDOLAN right, I think the right Hindi word for 'campaign' is ABHIYAAN. ANDOLAN means 'movement', like in 'Quit India Movement'. I guess the Sanskrit root of ANDOLAN has got something to do with the movement of a pendulum in the clock.
ReplyDeleteRichard
Notwithstanding all the errors, the least NJ could have done was to indicate that 2D was an Indian word!!
ReplyDelete@Maddy,
ReplyDeleteI could find no connection between TAO and disciple that's why I left it at that
Tao is a synonym for Taoist, an adherent of Taoism - hence disciple.
ReplyDelete3D, REMA is the rock group the compiler might be referring to. Google says there was one short-lived band by that name.
12A - Weight of the holding device (4) - LASH ?
ReplyDeleteNo, it is LAST [DD]
LAST (n) : A unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds.
LAST (n) : Holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes.
Courtesy WordWeb.
The Rock Group is R.E.M as shown in the link, no doubt on that, the A as usual is an inconsistency from NJ
ReplyDeleteThere are quite a few poorly compiled clues 12A, 26A, 2D, 3D, 7D to name some.
ReplyDelete3D There is a rock group by the name of REMA also. Look it up on http://geolivemusic.blogspot.com/2009_02_01_archive.html
ReplyDelete26A Where did the L go?
ReplyDeleteOut side So out goes left
3d My link was wrong It is http://geolivemusic.blogspot.com/2009/02/rema.html
ReplyDeleteIf you want to see how well cryptic clues can be built (even to teach new words), try today's prize crossword from financial times. (www.ft.com/crossword)
ReplyDeleteIf we have any way to influence the thinking of the newspaper editors, we should get them to post the answers with annotations - like how Deccan Herald cryptic does.
While still on the term ANDOLAN, here is some information I have gathered. It may be appreciated by those who like Indian classical music.
ReplyDelete1. Andolan refers to a slow alternation between the notes and shrutis that are next to each other.
2. The Andolan alankar is a gentle swing or oscillation that starts from a fixed note and touches the periphery of an adjacent note. What is special about the Andolan is, that in the course of the oscillation, it touches the microtones or shrutis that exist in between. The note that is being oscillated within an Andolan is known as andolit swar. It must be noted that these andolit swars are raga-specific and should not be applied to any raga that uses these notes.
Richard