NJ has finally managed a Pangram!! As usual she has me stumped with 13 & 16A and 20D
ACROSS
1 - Half of Berlin first gaze at the composer (4) - {BER}{G}
9 - Not saying much, it's strange not drinking in United Nations as one hostage has no power (15) - {UNCOMM(-on}{UN}{I}{CA(-p)TIVE}
10 - Two follow the traffic signal in the desert (4) - {GO}{BI}
11 - Family goes back to the king on their first outing in the city (5) - {NIK<-}{K}{O} )
12 - Every other oratress has rows (4) - {O}{A}{R}{S}
13 - Worker used to circle the University (5) - SMITH ?(Addendum - S{MIT}H - Thanks to Maddy)
14 - Father raises the lad up in excitement to congratulate (7) - {AP<-}{PLAUD*} )
16 - Leaves out the book not in use with the engineers on both sides (7) - ???A?E?(Addendum - {VACA(-nt)}{T}{ES} - Thanks to Suresh)
18 - First judgment is doubtful at the moment (5) - {J}{IFFY}
22 - Shoe in the compartment of a car (4) - BOOT [DD]
23 - To persuade the woman with no energy to move quickly (5) - {WOO}{SH(-e)}
24 - Attack a shopping centre, overheard (4) - MAUL(~mall)
25 - Note the giant cozily is creeping outside the boundaries of Brunei on identification (15) - {RE}{COGNIZA{BI}LITY*}
26 - It's not difficult for an Asian specifically at the end of the day (4) - {E}{AS}{Y}
DOWN
2 - Being very unusual from most characters around an island (7) - {EX}{OT{I}SM*}
3 - This eminent wig has an unusual sign (6,3,5) - GEMINI THE TWINS*
4 - Interfere soon to solve the first problem (5) - {SNOO*}{P}
5 - Spiral serpent (5) - SNAKE [DD]
6 - Proving it to be true, an accountant is firm with a politician with the bill he has manipulated (14) - {AC}{CO}{MP}{LISHABLE*} One H gobbled up
7 - Walk on the street with a cycle (6) - {ST}{ROLL}
8 - Expected post-date payment (7) - OVERDUE [E]
15 - Place on top of a bed concealing the round sign (3,4) - {SET {O}{V}ER}(Addendum {LAY {O}{V}ER} - Thanks to Suresh)
17 - Excitement in a play for an individual in the borders of Oregon (6) - {ACT}{I}{ON}
19 - Girls in England do not take refreshments included in the wages (7) - FE{MAL}ES Anno for MAL can it be M(-e)AL ? not clear
20 - Crazy style to bargain in New Zealand is a bit old-fashioned (5) - ?O{NZ}?(Addendum - {GO}{NZ}{O} - Thanks to Richard)
21 - Sort of an expression cited by a famous person (5) - QUOTE [CD]
GRID
Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
No 9803, Tuesday 30 Mar 10, Nita Jaggi
She's back
ACROSS
2 - Experiment is done by an inventor (6) - EDISON*
7 - Depressed actress is with a man instead of the knight (4) - (-k+g){GLUM}
9 - No worker returns for the festival (4) - {O}{NAM<-} )
10 - Adult is the one in stress convincing the Spanish fellow to act boldly (6,7) - {A}{SSERT {ONE}S*}{EL}{F}
12 - Asks for to be deliberately named in the discussions from both sides (7) - {DEMAN*}{D}{S}
13 - Extra copy (7) - EDITION [CD]
15 - Hindu goddess (4) - KALI [E]
17 - It rings at the end of the day in the bread basket (5) - {BELL}{Y}
18 - It's not common for an academician to read out the notice (4) - {RA}{RE}(-ad)
19 - The spice I extract from a plant (7) - {EPISC*}{I}{A}
21 - Cut off the lens in good condition for the leading warrior in the city (7) - {GLAS(-s)}{GO}{W}
23 - They may be put up on site in galleries! (13) - INSTALLATIONS [CD]
27 - Seal back the small cups (4) - {MUG<-}{S}
28 - Head off to cruise around into the ocean (4) - DEEP Anno pending (Addendum DEEP(-s)<- Thanks to Sandhya see comments)
29 - Girl has no right holding you in extreme distress in clubs (6) - {G{U}I(-r)L}{D(-istres)S}
DOWN
1 - Prefer to cheer up (6) - PLEASE ?
2 - Representatives in England will overlook the sign (10) - {E}{MISS}{ARIES} Nice clue
3 - A river is in this area (4) - ISAR [T]
4 - State of eleven individuals initially in the house (4) - OHIO Anno pending
5 - Push the bag (4) - TOTE [DD] Can tote mean push?(Addendum - POKE [DD] - Thanks to Svemuri)
6 - This year the student in the fourth grade has no time for 30 minutes (4,4) - {HA}{L}{F HOUR(-t)*}
8 - Be afraid of the doctor for each bit of the dose (5) - {DR}{EA}{D}
11 - Curiously sees in the painting set-up in checker-work (7) - T{ESSE*}RA<- )
13 - Blessed object given during Church service (7) - EULOGIA [E]
14 - Separate the seeds sold out at doorsteps (10) - {THRESH}{OLDS*}
16 - Decorative kind of work (8) - APPLIQUE [E]
20 - Both sides ideally welcome the chess grandmaster in the city (5) - {I}{TAL}{Y} Didn't know there was a city named Italy
22 - Dismissed the head ombudsman you initially sent to Edward (6) - {O}{U}{S}{TED}
24 - First to see when to finally wash the scarf (4) - {S}{(-w)ASH}
25 - Smart woman is the first to leave you in lurch initially at University (4) - {L}{U}{L}{U}
26 - Command the leaders to explain Latin letters (4) - {T}{E}{L}{L}
ACROSS
2 - Experiment is done by an inventor (6) - EDISON*
7 - Depressed actress is with a man instead of the knight (4) - (-k+g){GLUM}
9 - No worker returns for the festival (4) - {O}{NAM<-} )
10 - Adult is the one in stress convincing the Spanish fellow to act boldly (6,7) - {A}{SSERT {ONE}S*}{EL}{F}
12 - Asks for to be deliberately named in the discussions from both sides (7) - {DEMAN*}{D}{S}
13 - Extra copy (7) - EDITION [CD]
15 - Hindu goddess (4) - KALI [E]
17 - It rings at the end of the day in the bread basket (5) - {BELL}{Y}
18 - It's not common for an academician to read out the notice (4) - {RA}{RE}(-ad)
19 - The spice I extract from a plant (7) - {EPISC*}{I}{A}
21 - Cut off the lens in good condition for the leading warrior in the city (7) - {GLAS(-s)}{GO}{W}
23 - They may be put up on site in galleries! (13) - INSTALLATIONS [CD]
27 - Seal back the small cups (4) - {MUG<-}{S}
28 - Head off to cruise around into the ocean (4) - DEEP Anno pending (Addendum DEEP(-s)<- Thanks to Sandhya see comments)
29 - Girl has no right holding you in extreme distress in clubs (6) - {G{U}I(-r)L}{D(-istres)S}
DOWN
1 - Prefer to cheer up (6) - PLEASE ?
2 - Representatives in England will overlook the sign (10) - {E}{MISS}{ARIES} Nice clue
3 - A river is in this area (4) - ISAR [T]
4 - State of eleven individuals initially in the house (4) - OHIO Anno pending
5 - Push the bag (4) - TOTE [DD] Can tote mean push?(Addendum - POKE [DD] - Thanks to Svemuri)
6 - This year the student in the fourth grade has no time for 30 minutes (4,4) - {HA}{L}{F HOUR(-t)*}
8 - Be afraid of the doctor for each bit of the dose (5) - {DR}{EA}{D}
11 - Curiously sees in the painting set-up in checker-work (7) - T{ESSE*}RA<- )
13 - Blessed object given during Church service (7) - EULOGIA [E]
14 - Separate the seeds sold out at doorsteps (10) - {THRESH}{OLDS*}
16 - Decorative kind of work (8) - APPLIQUE [E]
20 - Both sides ideally welcome the chess grandmaster in the city (5) - {I}{TAL}{Y} Didn't know there was a city named Italy
22 - Dismissed the head ombudsman you initially sent to Edward (6) - {O}{U}{S}{TED}
24 - First to see when to finally wash the scarf (4) - {S}{(-w)ASH}
25 - Smart woman is the first to leave you in lurch initially at University (4) - {L}{U}{L}{U}
26 - Command the leaders to explain Latin letters (4) - {T}{E}{L}{L}
Monday, 29 March 2010
No 9802, Monday 29 Mar 10, Sankalak
Holiday finished it's NJ from tomorrow :-(( !!
ACROSS
1 - Non-committal response to a query from a pressman (2,7) - NO COMMENT [E]
5 - Structure in fungus — a funny sac with use curtailed (5) - {ASC*}{US}(-e)
8 - They go with balances to prevent concentration of power (6) - CHECKS [CD]
9 - Trendy, full of energy but jobless! (8) - {IN}{ACTIVE}
11 - Dye obtained from Manila (4) - ANIL [T]
12 - Plant that yields ripe mangoes, strangely (10) - ANGIOSPERM* One extra E gobbled up.
14 - Violating bail? I find an excuse (5) - ALIBI*
15 - It is an important part of the diet for a youngster, they say (7) - {PRO}{TEIN}(~teen)
16 - Percussion instrument used to frighten old inventor (7) - {COW}{BELL}
17 - First among Hebrew characters (5) - ALEPH [E]
19 - English painting: odd, dear one, of a hearing aid (3,7) - {E}{ART}{RUM}{PET}
20 - Water extracted from a quaint source (4) - AQUA [T]
22 - Binding together, as were some convicts, aching, in distress (8) - CHAINING*
23 - Identity parade, originally launched in eastern Uttar Pradesh (4-2) - {L}{IN}{E} {UP}
24 - Essential equipment for a gourmet (5) - TEETH [CD]
25 - Favourable result, gold, for the one next in line (9) - {SUCCESS}{OR}
DOWN
1 - A divine drink to break trance (6) - NECTAR*
2 - Using poisonous articles in battle, like mustard gas, say, unleashes raw fear (8,7) - {CHEMICAL} {WARFARE*}
3 - Donkey may come without company, skirting Oklahoma (4) - (-co)M{OK}E
4 - Devvarman, for one (6,6) - TENNIS PLAYER [E]
5 - Used to current practice followed by journalist (10) - {AC}{CUSTOM}{ED}
6 - It is a game for vocal inspectors from Beijing perhaps (7,8) - CHINESE CHEQUERS (~checkers)
7 - American general who gave his name to a tank (7) - SHERIDAN [DD](Correction - SHERMAN [DD] - Thanks to Giridhar)
10 - One has a right to get them in settlement somehow (12) - ENTITLEMENTS*
13 - Plumber's tool or musical instrument? Right, carried by a woman (4,6) - {PIPE} {W{R}ENCH}
16 - Sailors hurt by short hairstyle (7) - {CREW}{CUT}
18 - Union leader figuring in the Times, perhaps, a poverty-stricken person (6) - PA{U}PER
21 - Have a desire to be at home in physical exercise (4) - P{IN}E
ACROSS
1 - Non-committal response to a query from a pressman (2,7) - NO COMMENT [E]
5 - Structure in fungus — a funny sac with use curtailed (5) - {ASC*}{US}(-e)
8 - They go with balances to prevent concentration of power (6) - CHECKS [CD]
9 - Trendy, full of energy but jobless! (8) - {IN}{ACTIVE}
11 - Dye obtained from Manila (4) - ANIL [T]
12 - Plant that yields ripe mangoes, strangely (10) - ANGIOSPERM* One extra E gobbled up.
14 - Violating bail? I find an excuse (5) - ALIBI*
15 - It is an important part of the diet for a youngster, they say (7) - {PRO}{TEIN}(~teen)
16 - Percussion instrument used to frighten old inventor (7) - {COW}{BELL}
17 - First among Hebrew characters (5) - ALEPH [E]
19 - English painting: odd, dear one, of a hearing aid (3,7) - {E}{ART}{RUM}{PET}
20 - Water extracted from a quaint source (4) - AQUA [T]
22 - Binding together, as were some convicts, aching, in distress (8) - CHAINING*
23 - Identity parade, originally launched in eastern Uttar Pradesh (4-2) - {L}{IN}{E} {UP}
24 - Essential equipment for a gourmet (5) - TEETH [CD]
25 - Favourable result, gold, for the one next in line (9) - {SUCCESS}{OR}
DOWN
1 - A divine drink to break trance (6) - NECTAR*
2 - Using poisonous articles in battle, like mustard gas, say, unleashes raw fear (8,7) - {CHEMICAL} {WARFARE*}
3 - Donkey may come without company, skirting Oklahoma (4) - (-co)M{OK}E
4 - Devvarman, for one (6,6) - TENNIS PLAYER [E]
5 - Used to current practice followed by journalist (10) - {AC}{CUSTOM}{ED}
6 - It is a game for vocal inspectors from Beijing perhaps (7,8) - CHINESE CHEQUERS (~checkers)
7 - American general who gave his name to a tank (7) - SHERIDAN [DD](Correction - SHERMAN [DD] - Thanks to Giridhar)
10 - One has a right to get them in settlement somehow (12) - ENTITLEMENTS*
13 - Plumber's tool or musical instrument? Right, carried by a woman (4,6) - {PIPE} {W{R}ENCH}
16 - Sailors hurt by short hairstyle (7) - {CREW}{CUT}
18 - Union leader figuring in the Times, perhaps, a poverty-stricken person (6) - PA{U}PER
21 - Have a desire to be at home in physical exercise (4) - P{IN}E
Sunday, 28 March 2010
No 2578, Sunday 28 Mar 10
ACROSS
1 - Place to sleep for daughter in town (7) - {BED}{FOR}{D}
5 - Pollster in Missouri State (4) - {MO}{RI} Result of a google search I presume RI is from Rhode Island State
9 - The gin ran out? Something only just avoided (4,5) - NEAR THING*
10 - Piece of coal in colliery cut into small pieces (5) - MIN{C}E
11 - Army officer, the elder of two brothers (5) - MAJOR [DD]
12 - Inspect butcher's circular (4,5) - {LOOK} {ROUND} How are Butcher and look connected?(Addendum see Shuchi's comment below for explanation)
13 - Awful hardship, so real in a volume of poetry (1,10,3) - A SHROPSHIRE LAD* Had to google search this
16 - Dog moves awkwardly where there's new pelican crossing (7,7) - C{LUMBER S}PANIEL*
19 - Gloomy? Sunnier at resort (9) - SATURNINE*
21 - Large hospital at end of that wide bay (5) - {BIG}{H}{T}
22 - Talk about Ecstasy con (5) - CH{E}AT
23 - Make drunk, mixing a beer in it (9) - INEBRIATE*
24 - Info wanted about lake in valley (4) - G{L}EN
25 - No trouble, we hear, landing on net from swing (7) - {TRAP}{EZE}(~ease)
DOWN
1 - Fertilizer, one Mabel spread outside (8) - BONEMEAL*
2 - Sweet character penning boy a farewell note (4,4,6) - {DEAR {JOHN} LETTER}
3 - Working with sailor, one round lake (7) - {ON}{TAR}{I}{O}
4 - Doctor's bad practice (5) - {DR}{ILL}
5 - Wild animals go in trees (9) - MAGNOLIAS*
6 - Feeling of guilt about son breaking and entering again (7) - {RE}{MOR{S}E}
7 - Abusive about a video that advertises adhesive material (10,4) - {INSUL{A}T}I{ON TAPE} Anno for I pending(Addendum - {ISUL{A}TING} {TAPE} - See Shuchi's and Sandhya's comments below)
8 - Was first to engage a guide (4) - LE{A}D
14 - Wine - review one's limit (2-7) - ST EMILION*
15 - Everyone at that place is completely sane (3,5) - {ALL} {THERE}
17 - Mum on trial after break-up of marriage (7) - {MA}{RITAL*}
18 - Wary about book on a part of Canada (7) - {AL{B}ERT}{A}
19 - Cashier in bed (4) - SACK [DD]
20 - English Opening in tournament (5) - {E}{VENT}
Richard, Shuchi and self met for lunch yesterday here are two snaps from our lunch renedezvous at the Sahib Sindh Sultan restaurant at Forum mall in Bangalore
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Saturday, 27 March 2010
No 9801, Saturday 27 Mar 10, Sankalak
ACROSS
1 - Crime hub dismantled by angels (8) - CHERUBIM*
5 - Can they keep the doctor away over time? (6) - APPLES [CD]
10 - Beat, of the heart it is an attractive one (5) - THROB [DD]
11 - Keep changing your mind? Quit, being sick inside (9) - VAC{ILL}ATE
12 - Great love for a key address (9) - {A}{D}{ORATION}
13 - Claw used in a digital onslaught (5) - TALON [T]
14 - Cunning — always, in the outskirts of Londonderry (5) - L{EER}Y
16 - The kind of record that the Hansard is? (8) - VERBATIM [CD]
18 - Swinger in Mulund distressed after probable error (8) - {P}{E}{NDULUM*}
20 - Joint needing grease for hard work (5) - ELBOW [CD]
24 - Informal expression in southern tongue halved (5) - {S}{LANG}(-uage)
25 - Pole providing support in a window? No, this can be bent (9) - STANCHION*
27 - In original condition (9) - UNALTERED [E]
28 - Province of birth (5) - NATAL [DD]
29 - Hero on track, shining brightly (6) - {STAR}{RY}
30 - It signals the end of danger (3,5) - ALL CLEAR [E]
DOWN
1 - Tom's vocal expression of disapproval (7) - {CAT}{CALL}
2 - Part of a sound receiver supporting a stud perhaps (7) - EARLOBE [E]
3 - A shadow for all to see, on top of physician and artist (5) - {U}{MB}{RA}
4 - In Virginia, I started networking unsuccessfully (2,4) - {IN} {VA}{I}{N}
6 - Savoury plate Bala cooked (9) - PALATABLE*
7 - Immature growth on plant, a publicity vehicle (7) - LEAFLET [DD]
8 - Bone that put a bird in money (7) - S{TERN}UM
9 - Fragrant, as discovered by smell (7) - SCENTED [CD]
15 - He will cease to be one as he gets older (9) - YOUNGSTER [CD]
17 - Hasty copper, awfully sorry (7) - {CU}{RSORY*}
18 - Insincere people can work up crazy users (7) - {PO<-}{SEURS*} )
19 - In Agra, refurbished tourist attraction (7) - NIAGARA One A missing from clue
21 - Part of a brush from a British island, a little tacky inside (7) - {BR}{IS{T}LE}
22 - One engaging in noisy dispute without right, a manipulator (7) - W(-r)ANGLER
23 - Commercial vehicle chased by backward boy, one who wilfully destroys property (6) - {VAN}{DAL<-} )
26 - Pessimist exhibiting some fancy niceties (5) - CYNIC [T]
1 - Crime hub dismantled by angels (8) - CHERUBIM*
5 - Can they keep the doctor away over time? (6) - APPLES [CD]
10 - Beat, of the heart it is an attractive one (5) - THROB [DD]
11 - Keep changing your mind? Quit, being sick inside (9) - VAC{ILL}ATE
12 - Great love for a key address (9) - {A}{D}{ORATION}
13 - Claw used in a digital onslaught (5) - TALON [T]
14 - Cunning — always, in the outskirts of Londonderry (5) - L{EER}Y
16 - The kind of record that the Hansard is? (8) - VERBATIM [CD]
18 - Swinger in Mulund distressed after probable error (8) - {P}{E}{NDULUM*}
20 - Joint needing grease for hard work (5) - ELBOW [CD]
24 - Informal expression in southern tongue halved (5) - {S}{LANG}(-uage)
25 - Pole providing support in a window? No, this can be bent (9) - STANCHION*
27 - In original condition (9) - UNALTERED [E]
28 - Province of birth (5) - NATAL [DD]
29 - Hero on track, shining brightly (6) - {STAR}{RY}
30 - It signals the end of danger (3,5) - ALL CLEAR [E]
DOWN
1 - Tom's vocal expression of disapproval (7) - {CAT}{CALL}
2 - Part of a sound receiver supporting a stud perhaps (7) - EARLOBE [E]
3 - A shadow for all to see, on top of physician and artist (5) - {U}{MB}{RA}
4 - In Virginia, I started networking unsuccessfully (2,4) - {IN} {VA}{I}{N}
6 - Savoury plate Bala cooked (9) - PALATABLE*
7 - Immature growth on plant, a publicity vehicle (7) - LEAFLET [DD]
8 - Bone that put a bird in money (7) - S{TERN}UM
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9 - Fragrant, as discovered by smell (7) - SCENTED [CD]
15 - He will cease to be one as he gets older (9) - YOUNGSTER [CD]
17 - Hasty copper, awfully sorry (7) - {CU}{RSORY*}
18 - Insincere people can work up crazy users (7) - {PO<-}{SEURS*} )
19 - In Agra, refurbished tourist attraction (7) - NIAGARA One A missing from clue
21 - Part of a brush from a British island, a little tacky inside (7) - {BR}{IS{T}LE}
22 - One engaging in noisy dispute without right, a manipulator (7) - W(-r)ANGLER
23 - Commercial vehicle chased by backward boy, one who wilfully destroys property (6) - {VAN}{DAL<-} )
26 - Pessimist exhibiting some fancy niceties (5) - CYNIC [T]
Friday, 26 March 2010
No 9800, Friday 26 Mar 10, Sankalak
ACROSS
1 - Method of checking population growth: for Orientals, it is funny (13) - STERILISATION* It wasn't very funny when it happened in India during Sanjay Gandhi's time!
10 - Aromatic plant with small fruit, hardly used (9) - {S}{PEAR}{MINT}
1 - Method of checking population growth: for Orientals, it is funny (13) - STERILISATION* It wasn't very funny when it happened in India during Sanjay Gandhi's time!
10 - Aromatic plant with small fruit, hardly used (9) - {S}{PEAR}{MINT}
11 - Mason's cottage? (5) - LODGE [CD]
12 - The new and the old organic chemical (5) - {ETH*}{OL}
13 - Shockingly bad guise Gore exposed (9) - EGREGIOUS*
14 - Brown, democrat, one behind the other (6) - {TAN}{DEM}
16 - Newton or Walton (5) - ISAAC [E]
19 - It entertains and may also reveal end of anarchy (5) - {TELL}{Y}
20 - Some meat at home for European composer (6) - {CHOP}{IN}
25 - Vegetable one may get to cure bends (9) - COURGETTE*
26 - A game for motor dealers, heartless (5) - {CAR}{D(-ealer)S}
27 - Depressed in extremes of fixation, escaped (5) - {F{LOW}(-ixatio)N}
28 - Lack of energy in girl with poor, unsatisfactory diet (9) - {LASS}{IT{U}DE*}
29 - Put to sleep in the theatre perhaps (13) - ANAESTHETISED [E]
DOWN
2 - Such trouble with biters! (8) - TEETHING [CD]
3 - Rustic, like a farmer's milieu (5) - RURAL [E]
4 - Stand around doing nothing (6) - LOITER [E]
5 - Instrumentalist, one accepted by hero is ending concert (8) - {S{I}TAR}{IS}{T}
6 - Means of communication, one had to be wired for it (9) - TELEGRAPH [CD]
7 - Alumnus, not necessarily advanced in years (3,3) - OLD BOY [CD]
8 - Bill does not become an act till the President gives it (6) - ASSENT [CD]
9 - Robbery by a believer losing head (5) - (-t)HEIST
15 - First appearance of a black period in history altered finally (9) - EMERGENC(-y+e)E
17 - Tell a pet about something in the blood (8) - PLATELET*
18 - It provides an opening to the photographer (8) - APERTURE [CD]
21 - Her son got transformed into an eater (6) - NOSHER*
22 - “And fools, who came to _____, remained to pray” (Goldsmith) (5) - SCOFF [E]
23 - Backward American, brought into being to induce one to commit perjury (6) - {SU}{BORN}
24 - He would have an agreement with a lessor (6) - LESSEE [E]
26 - Hot on the tongue, but cold to the ear (5) - CHILI(~chilly)
Thursday, 25 March 2010
No 9799, Thursday 25 Mar 10, Sankalak
ACROSS
1 - Getting the rod ready for the fish (7) - BAITING [CD]
5 - Weir, rather old, is broken (7) - {DAM}{AGED}
9 - What a star may make, when invited to a show (5,10) - GUEST APPEARANCE [CD]
10 - Does it hum with activity, with a sweet output? (6) - APIARY [CD]
11 - Highlander at liberty, unharmed (4-4) - {SCOT} {FREE}
13 - Oriental, caught unmoving, is rapturous (8) - {E}{C}{STATIC}
15 - A bit of hope for the jobless! (4-2) - WANT-AD [CD]
18 - Pope led astray in Montana by dear child (6) - M{OPPE*}T
19 - Means of help for leaders of urban establishment — crores distributed (8) - RESO{U}RC*{E}
22 - A tie, yet king and knight free to move! (4,4) - REEF* {K}{N}OT*
24 - Forty winks for Tom (6) - CATNAP [CD]
27 - Source of entertainment spelling out bestial violence (5,10) - CABLE TELEVISION* Good one
28 - Bi-continental landmass (7) - EURASIA [E]
29 - Elegance seen if travelling around the south (7) - {FINE{S}SE*}
DOWN
1 - The hunter's objective — great sport! (3,4) - BIG GAME [DD]
2 - Ancient British tribe getting something very cold back at home (5) - {ICE}{NI<-} )
3 - Bury the dial in a common boundary (9) - {INTER}{FACE}
4 - Stare at the opening with ecstasy (4) - {GAP}{E}
5 - Soak the children cavorting without LI (6) - DRENCH(-li)*
6 - French revolutionary leader, a master at concealing resistance (5) - {MA}{R}{AT}
7 - Source of power for Reno, great novelty (9) - GENERATOR*
8 - It should be off limits for non-swimmers at the pool (4,3) - DEEP END [CD]
12,17 - Great bell ebbing out (3,3) - BIG BEN*
14 - Period of 30 days in which EB power meters break down (9) - S{E}PTEM{B}ER* Nice clue
16 - A distraction from a divine calling (9) - {A}{VOCATION}
17 - See 12
18 - A saint could surely have performed one (7) - MIRACLE [CD]
20 - The kind of account popular with executives (7) - EXPENSE [E]
21 - Prayers for nine days — something hot in North America (6) - N{OVEN}A
23 - They are bended in a supplicant (5) - KNEES [CD]
25 - Are they the personification of callousness? (5) - NAILS [CD]
26 - Riches that the Spanish invested in Provident Fund (4) - P{EL}F
GRID
1 - Getting the rod ready for the fish (7) - BAITING [CD]
5 - Weir, rather old, is broken (7) - {DAM}{AGED}
9 - What a star may make, when invited to a show (5,10) - GUEST APPEARANCE [CD]
10 - Does it hum with activity, with a sweet output? (6) - APIARY [CD]
11 - Highlander at liberty, unharmed (4-4) - {SCOT} {FREE}
13 - Oriental, caught unmoving, is rapturous (8) - {E}{C}{STATIC}
15 - A bit of hope for the jobless! (4-2) - WANT-AD [CD]
18 - Pope led astray in Montana by dear child (6) - M{OPPE*}T
19 - Means of help for leaders of urban establishment — crores distributed (8) - RESO{U}RC*{E}
22 - A tie, yet king and knight free to move! (4,4) - REEF* {K}{N}OT*
24 - Forty winks for Tom (6) - CATNAP [CD]
27 - Source of entertainment spelling out bestial violence (5,10) - CABLE TELEVISION* Good one
28 - Bi-continental landmass (7) - EURASIA [E]
29 - Elegance seen if travelling around the south (7) - {FINE{S}SE*}
DOWN
1 - The hunter's objective — great sport! (3,4) - BIG GAME [DD]
2 - Ancient British tribe getting something very cold back at home (5) - {ICE}{NI<-} )
3 - Bury the dial in a common boundary (9) - {INTER}{FACE}
4 - Stare at the opening with ecstasy (4) - {GAP}{E}
5 - Soak the children cavorting without LI (6) - DRENCH(-li)*
6 - French revolutionary leader, a master at concealing resistance (5) - {MA}{R}{AT}
7 - Source of power for Reno, great novelty (9) - GENERATOR*
8 - It should be off limits for non-swimmers at the pool (4,3) - DEEP END [CD]
12,17 - Great bell ebbing out (3,3) - BIG BEN*
14 - Period of 30 days in which EB power meters break down (9) - S{E}PTEM{B}ER* Nice clue
16 - A distraction from a divine calling (9) - {A}{VOCATION}
17 - See 12
18 - A saint could surely have performed one (7) - MIRACLE [CD]
20 - The kind of account popular with executives (7) - EXPENSE [E]
21 - Prayers for nine days — something hot in North America (6) - N{OVEN}A
23 - They are bended in a supplicant (5) - KNEES [CD]
25 - Are they the personification of callousness? (5) - NAILS [CD]
26 - Riches that the Spanish invested in Provident Fund (4) - P{EL}F
GRID
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
No 9798, Wednesday 24 Mar 10, Sankalak
ACROSS
1 - In the big top, it is a cover for unsteady, nasty feet (6,3) - SAFETY NET*
5 - When should the actor make his entrance? (2,3) - ON CUE [E]
8 - A game to make the French annoyed - end of bonhomie (8) - {LA}{CROSS}{E}
9 - Unsparing way to circumvent a ruse, almost (6) - S{TRIC(-k)}T
11 - A bit of bread with drink in an empty club (5) - {C(-lu){RUM}B}
12 - Do one's duty, surprise Tia in place of work (9) - OFFIC{IAT*}E
13 - In the bank, he does not necessarily tattle (6) - TELLER [CD]
14 - The state of affairs in hockey, say (4,4) - BALL GAME [DD]
16 - Gemstone that makes soprano happier somehow (8) - {S}{APPHIRE*}
1 - In the big top, it is a cover for unsteady, nasty feet (6,3) - SAFETY NET*
5 - When should the actor make his entrance? (2,3) - ON CUE [E]
8 - A game to make the French annoyed - end of bonhomie (8) - {LA}{CROSS}{E}
9 - Unsparing way to circumvent a ruse, almost (6) - S{TRIC(-k)}T
11 - A bit of bread with drink in an empty club (5) - {C(-lu){RUM}B}
12 - Do one's duty, surprise Tia in place of work (9) - OFFIC{IAT*}E
13 - In the bank, he does not necessarily tattle (6) - TELLER [CD]
14 - The state of affairs in hockey, say (4,4) - BALL GAME [DD]
16 - Gemstone that makes soprano happier somehow (8) - {S}{APPHIRE*}
18 - Songbird, fed a piece of leaf, may jump in pain (6) - F{L}INCH
22 - Support for two boys on time (9) - {PAT}{RON}{AGE}
23 - Lucre, misused, is a source of evil (5) - ULCER*
24 - Hydrocarbon recovered from a hole finally (6) - OLEFIN [T]
25 - Seamen in the drink (8) - {ABS}{IN}{THE}
26 - Remove eavesdropper's plants (5) - DEBUG [CD] Nice clue
27 - After rights are reversed, modish man becomes severe (9) - STRIN{GENT} Anno pending
DOWN
1 - Lawyer gives up gold to ask for help (7) - SOLICIT(-or)
2 - Such an account cannot contain untruth (7) - FACTUAL [CD]
3 - Tracing and fixing things - it's a neighbour's lot to suffer (15) - TROUBLESHOOTING*
4 - Upset Bengali, on elevation, finds Greek counsellor (6) - {NES<-}{TOR} )
5 - Mirage makes cousin, a pilot, ill, delirious (7,8) - OPTICAL ILLUSION*
6 - Indian town in American state occupied by Hira, student (7) - C{HIRA}{L}A
7 - That's the limit! (7) - EXTREME [E]
10 - Not working any more upset the French? Rubbish! (5) - {OFF}{AL<-} )
15 - Old king of Troy, one in child's carriage (5) - PR{I}AM
16 - Part of tree which could deplete a lot of trees (7) - {SAP}{WOOD}
17 - Plant useful in cooking, not the same one, cased in lead symbolically (3-4) - P{OT-HER}B
19 - It would be black in a formal dinner (7) - NECKTIE [CD]
20 - First among hunters, good man going across European river to gather crop (7) - {H}{ARVE}{ST}
21 - One who belongs in a club, for example (6) - MEMBER [CD]
19 - It would be black in a formal dinner (7) - NECKTIE [CD]
20 - First among hunters, good man going across European river to gather crop (7) - {H}{ARVE}{ST}
21 - One who belongs in a club, for example (6) - MEMBER [CD]
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
No 9797, Tuesday 23 Mar 10, Sankalak
I like Sankalak as I generally breeze through the clues without too much scratching of the head. I know some will crib that it's too easy, but I attribute it to excellent cluing and use of everyday words, mostly.
ACROSS
1 - Frustration makes Pip sad, needing treatment with balm (14) - {DISAPP*}{OINTMENT}
8 - Business office starts capitalising in US city after a long time (6) - {AGE}{N{C}Y}
9 - Regional arm of the UN gets notice initiating enquiry into caper (8) - {ESCAP}{AD}{E}
11 - Without any preparation, toper, male, stumbled into river (9) - EX{TE{M}POR*}E
12 - Tax on article about popular field of study (5) - T{IT}THE (Typo fixed T{IT}HE)
13 - He cannot resist the bottle (7) - DRINKER [E]
15 - God, I'm about to take in uranium or another element (7) - {THOR}{I{U}M}
17 - Be worthy of two keys, be adequate (7) - {D}{E}{SERVE}
19 - One that gives new life to batteries (7) - CHARGER [E]
21 - Mythological twin figuring in bizarre musings (5) - REMUS [T]
23 - A professional, full of energy, not waiting for things to happen (9) - {PRO}{ACTIVE}
25 - Parade ground work, for finding fuel? (8) - DRILLING [DD]
26 - Self-service meal (6) - BUFFET [E]
27 - Scholarly tomes demystified? That is like Mr. Chips (14) - SCHOOLMASTERLY*
DOWN
1 - That is as far as one can go (4,3) - DEAD END [CD]
2 - Used in surgery, it is a reverse trap, in a way (5) - S{TEN<-}T )
3 - It improves heart function in a sick meat packer with no time (9) - PACEMAKER(-t)*
4 - New, a perfume just come into existence (7) - {N}{A}{SCENT}
5 - Intended for yours sincerely, a set of books (5) - {ME}{A}{NT}
6 - Close shave, but not from a razor (4,5) - NEAR THING [CD]
7 - Hymn, surprisingly muted with ecstasy (2,4) - TE D{E}UM*
10 - Angry, say? Fly high (4) - SOAR(~sore)
14 - She can't sleep, with a son, manic one, on the loose (9) - {I}{NSO*}{MNIAC*}
16 - Such payment is only partial when working for a report (2,7) - ON ACCOUNT [E]
17 - Make fun of the German notion being incomplete (6) - {DER}{IDE(-a)}
18 - Make a list of unusually pale men (7) - EMPANEL*
19 - Navigator who would have been at home in the galley (4) - COOK [DD]
20 - Critical phase in the life of a satellite (2-5) - RE-ENTRY [CD]
22 - Burst of gunfire in battle and to salute victory also, oddly (5) - SAL{V}O*
24 - Make a deduction that there is no Nobelium in hell (5) - INFER(-no)
GRID
ACROSS
1 - Frustration makes Pip sad, needing treatment with balm (14) - {DISAPP*}{OINTMENT}
8 - Business office starts capitalising in US city after a long time (6) - {AGE}{N{C}Y}
9 - Regional arm of the UN gets notice initiating enquiry into caper (8) - {ESCAP}{AD}{E}
11 - Without any preparation, toper, male, stumbled into river (9) - EX{TE{M}POR*}E
12 - Tax on article about popular field of study (5) - T{IT}THE (Typo fixed T{IT}HE)
13 - He cannot resist the bottle (7) - DRINKER [E]
15 - God, I'm about to take in uranium or another element (7) - {THOR}{I{U}M}
17 - Be worthy of two keys, be adequate (7) - {D}{E}{SERVE}
19 - One that gives new life to batteries (7) - CHARGER [E]
21 - Mythological twin figuring in bizarre musings (5) - REMUS [T]
23 - A professional, full of energy, not waiting for things to happen (9) - {PRO}{ACTIVE}
25 - Parade ground work, for finding fuel? (8) - DRILLING [DD]
26 - Self-service meal (6) - BUFFET [E]
27 - Scholarly tomes demystified? That is like Mr. Chips (14) - SCHOOLMASTERLY*
DOWN
1 - That is as far as one can go (4,3) - DEAD END [CD]
2 - Used in surgery, it is a reverse trap, in a way (5) - S{TEN<-}T )
3 - It improves heart function in a sick meat packer with no time (9) - PACEMAKER(-t)*
4 - New, a perfume just come into existence (7) - {N}{A}{SCENT}
5 - Intended for yours sincerely, a set of books (5) - {ME}{A}{NT}
6 - Close shave, but not from a razor (4,5) - NEAR THING [CD]
7 - Hymn, surprisingly muted with ecstasy (2,4) - TE D{E}UM*
10 - Angry, say? Fly high (4) - SOAR(~sore)
14 - She can't sleep, with a son, manic one, on the loose (9) - {I}{NSO*}{MNIAC*}
16 - Such payment is only partial when working for a report (2,7) - ON ACCOUNT [E]
17 - Make fun of the German notion being incomplete (6) - {DER}{IDE(-a)}
18 - Make a list of unusually pale men (7) - EMPANEL*
19 - Navigator who would have been at home in the galley (4) - COOK [DD]
20 - Critical phase in the life of a satellite (2-5) - RE-ENTRY [CD]
22 - Burst of gunfire in battle and to salute victory also, oddly (5) - SAL{V}O*
24 - Make a deduction that there is no Nobelium in hell (5) - INFER(-no)
GRID
Monday, 22 March 2010
No 9796, Monday 22 Mar 10, Neyartha
Easy offering with a slew of Anagrams from Neyartha today, as compared to his normal CW's. Sankalak from tomorrow for a peaceful error free week.
ACROSS
1 - Shocked when Dutch-run treks get a face lift (13) - THUNDERSTRUCK*
9 - Carelessly posted pun in the open (9) - UNSTOPPED*
10 - We vocally endorse this gesture of peace (1-4) - (~we)V-{SIGN}
11 - Finger-operated, like most cameras nowadays (7) - DIGITAL [DD]
13 - Gallery gutted for the most part (7) - LARGELY*
14 - Delight in being put back after easy first half (3,2) - {EA(-sy)}T UP<-} )
15 - Is the groom's place in the outskirts admitting one for balance? (9) - STAB{I}L{IS}E
17 - Teacher gauged Poe incorrectly (9) - PEDAGOGUE*
18 - It may be raised to disrupt something (5) - HAVOC [CD]
20 - Cosmetic aid maiden replaced with cold dried bark (7) - (-m+c)CASCARA
22 - Suggestion to mother: Embrace the princess and the copper (9) - MO{DI}{CU}M
23 - Thief lashed for hiding the camera attachment (5) - FLASH [T]
24 - Party feature internal to Bose's army in the peninsula (9) - IN{DO}{CHIN}A
26 - Classical equestrian competition they venerated surprisingly (5-3,5) - THREE DAY EVENT*
DOWN
1 - Cruise prudently trimmed at sea (7) - TRUNDLE(-p-y)*
2 - Blind peacekeepers complain to Edward (9) - {UN}{SIGH}{TED}
3 - Brace for a somewhat assiduous trek (3) - DUO [T]
4 - Revolt by upset social outcast (5) - REPEL <- )
5 - A predictable 'tsunami'? (5,4) - TIDAL WAVE [CD]
6 - Frank (in the nude) arranged to protect seal (11) - UN{VARNISH}ED*
7 - Beginner's kitchen nutcracker is fine except for the blade (5) - {K}{N}{I}{F}{E}
8 - A complex protein food processor? (6) - ENZYME [E]
12 - Beetle upsetting therapy group? That is not acceptable! (11) - TYPOGRAPHER(-u)*
15 - Mark and Ellis sing a composition offline (9) - SIGNALISE(-l)*
16 - Talented Pole at the centre expelled for cocaine abuse (9) - INVE(-n+c)CTIVE
17 - Limit to be raised provided Yankee is calm (6) - {PAC<-}{IF}{Y} )
19 - Firm agreement (7) - COMPACT [DD]
21 - Hurt resulting from overturned streetcars (5) - SMART<- )
22 - A statistical concept detailed in the press (5) - MEDIA(-n)
25 - Line in speech gives a hint (3) - CUE(~queue)
GRID
ACROSS
1 - Shocked when Dutch-run treks get a face lift (13) - THUNDERSTRUCK*
9 - Carelessly posted pun in the open (9) - UNSTOPPED*
10 - We vocally endorse this gesture of peace (1-4) - (~we)V-{SIGN}
11 - Finger-operated, like most cameras nowadays (7) - DIGITAL [DD]
13 - Gallery gutted for the most part (7) - LARGELY*
14 - Delight in being put back after easy first half (3,2) - {EA(-sy)}T UP<-} )
15 - Is the groom's place in the outskirts admitting one for balance? (9) - STAB{I}L{IS}E
17 - Teacher gauged Poe incorrectly (9) - PEDAGOGUE*
18 - It may be raised to disrupt something (5) - HAVOC [CD]
20 - Cosmetic aid maiden replaced with cold dried bark (7) - (-m+c)CASCARA
22 - Suggestion to mother: Embrace the princess and the copper (9) - MO{DI}{CU}M
23 - Thief lashed for hiding the camera attachment (5) - FLASH [T]
24 - Party feature internal to Bose's army in the peninsula (9) - IN{DO}{CHIN}A
26 - Classical equestrian competition they venerated surprisingly (5-3,5) - THREE DAY EVENT*
DOWN
1 - Cruise prudently trimmed at sea (7) - TRUNDLE(-p-y)*
2 - Blind peacekeepers complain to Edward (9) - {UN}{SIGH}{TED}
3 - Brace for a somewhat assiduous trek (3) - DUO [T]
4 - Revolt by upset social outcast (5) - REPEL <- )
5 - A predictable 'tsunami'? (5,4) - TIDAL WAVE [CD]
6 - Frank (in the nude) arranged to protect seal (11) - UN{VARNISH}ED*
7 - Beginner's kitchen nutcracker is fine except for the blade (5) - {K}{N}{I}{F}{E}
8 - A complex protein food processor? (6) - ENZYME [E]
12 - Beetle upsetting therapy group? That is not acceptable! (11) - TYPOGRAPHER(-u)*
15 - Mark and Ellis sing a composition offline (9) - SIGNALISE(-l)*
16 - Talented Pole at the centre expelled for cocaine abuse (9) - INVE(-n+c)CTIVE
17 - Limit to be raised provided Yankee is calm (6) - {PAC<-}{IF}{Y} )
19 - Firm agreement (7) - COMPACT [DD]
21 - Hurt resulting from overturned streetcars (5) - SMART<- )
22 - A statistical concept detailed in the press (5) - MEDIA(-n)
25 - Line in speech gives a hint (3) - CUE(~queue)
GRID
Sunday, 21 March 2010
No 2577, Sunday 21 Mar 10
ACROSS
1 - Star workers are inside (7) - ANT{ARE}S
5 - Batting crease about to be wiped as a precaution (2,4) - IN C(-re)ASE
8 - In topping clothes? (7,2,4) - DRESSED TO KILL [CD]
10 - Arab fell in dock (4) - MOOR [DD]
11 - TV programme - repeat - Coast? (4,5) - {ECHO} {BEACH}
12 - Various priests press soldier about battle, initially (10) - {MONS}{IG<-}{NORI<-} ) 14 - Shot captures Bond's boss leaving ceremony (4) - PO{M}P
16 - City, very big in Asian country (4) - {LA}{OS}
17 - Aim to get black, each one after being this (6,4) - {OBJECT} {B}{ALL}
19 - Turn out once more - what did you say? (4,5) - COME AGAIN [DD]
21 - Austrian composer, a Lothario (4) - WOLF [DD]
23 - Non-executive investor who keeps his mouth shut? (6,7) - SILENT PARTNER [E]
24 - Ring in variegated crest of duck (6) - SC{O}TER
25 - Follows advice and pays attention (7) - LISTENS [DD]
DOWN
1 - Assistant in Dubai deli (4) - AIDE [T]
2 - Artful touches of nudism in film (3,5,2,5) - THE SOUND OF MUSIC*
3 - Check all others before shower (8) - {REST}{RAIN}
4 - Plant in small border (5) - {S}{EDGE}
5 - Train in club on piece of gymnastic equipment (4,5) - {IRON} {HORSE}
6 - Goes up with Conservative members (6) - {C}{LIMBS}
7 - Chilean politician in Brazilian port on sub submerged in the drink? (8,7) - {SALVADOR} {AL{LEND}E}
9 - Man attached to the Spanish place of worship (6) - {CHAP}{EL}
12 - Spite shown by married woman (6) - {M}{ALICE}
13 - Something requiring little thought in Reno, surprisingly goes without support (2-7) - NO-{BRA}{IN}ER*
15 - Race officials set staggering charges (8) - {STE*}{WARDS}
18 - Everyone in base, except Tom, gets to vote (6) - B{ALL}OT(-tom)
20 - Plane crashes in Asian country (5) - NEPAL*
22 - Love Seve's finish (4) - (-seve ballest)EROS
GRID
1 - Star workers are inside (7) - ANT{ARE}S
5 - Batting crease about to be wiped as a precaution (2,4) - IN C(-re)ASE
8 - In topping clothes? (7,2,4) - DRESSED TO KILL [CD]
10 - Arab fell in dock (4) - MOOR [DD]
11 - TV programme - repeat - Coast? (4,5) - {ECHO} {BEACH}
12 - Various priests press soldier about battle, initially (10) - {MONS}{IG<-}{NORI<-} ) 14 - Shot captures Bond's boss leaving ceremony (4) - PO{M}P
16 - City, very big in Asian country (4) - {LA}{OS}
17 - Aim to get black, each one after being this (6,4) - {OBJECT} {B}{ALL}
19 - Turn out once more - what did you say? (4,5) - COME AGAIN [DD]
21 - Austrian composer, a Lothario (4) - WOLF [DD]
23 - Non-executive investor who keeps his mouth shut? (6,7) - SILENT PARTNER [E]
24 - Ring in variegated crest of duck (6) - SC{O}TER
25 - Follows advice and pays attention (7) - LISTENS [DD]
DOWN
1 - Assistant in Dubai deli (4) - AIDE [T]
2 - Artful touches of nudism in film (3,5,2,5) - THE SOUND OF MUSIC*
3 - Check all others before shower (8) - {REST}{RAIN}
4 - Plant in small border (5) - {S}{EDGE}
5 - Train in club on piece of gymnastic equipment (4,5) - {IRON} {HORSE}
6 - Goes up with Conservative members (6) - {C}{LIMBS}
7 - Chilean politician in Brazilian port on sub submerged in the drink? (8,7) - {SALVADOR} {AL{LEND}E}
9 - Man attached to the Spanish place of worship (6) - {CHAP}{EL}
12 - Spite shown by married woman (6) - {M}{ALICE}
13 - Something requiring little thought in Reno, surprisingly goes without support (2-7) - NO-{BRA}{IN}ER*
15 - Race officials set staggering charges (8) - {STE*}{WARDS}
18 - Everyone in base, except Tom, gets to vote (6) - B{ALL}OT(-tom)
20 - Plane crashes in Asian country (5) - NEPAL*
22 - Love Seve's finish (4) - (-seve ballest)EROS
GRID
Saturday, 20 March 2010
No 9795, 20 Mar 10, Neyartha
Sorry for the delay but as I mentioned yesterday I had to go out at 6 in the morning.
James Cameron special by Neyartha has me stumped at three places :-(
ACROSS
1 - The third estate in Paris (5, 4) - TIERS ETAT [CD]
6 - Medicinal shrub found by student going around Hungary (5) - {BUC<-}{HU} )
9 - Farewell to the bright coloured shirt (5) - ALOHA [DD]
10 - Spoke again to deter true adjustment (9) - REUTTERED*
11 - 50 per cent off? Son-in-law gets escorted back inside by the shrew! (7) - SON{DEL<-}I(-nlaw)}
12 - Movie on Lord Krishna, for example (6) - AVATAR [DD]
14 - Dreadful pain for the French relieved by Pole in ravine (5) - ABYS(-mal+s)S
15 - Area blast pulverised the Mexican onyx (9) - ALABASTER*
17 - Spirit consumed by deviant genius first off to get drunk (9) - A?E?R?O?S (Addendum - (-g)INE{BRIO}US - Thanks to Venkatesh)
19 - Understood I'm out to get ferried (5) - (-im)PLIED
20 - Gate enclosure for the lawyer's quarter made more majestic (6) - {IN}BRED (Addendum - {NO{BL}{E}R} - Thanks to Venkatesh)
22 - Industry magnate in charge of ship … (7) - {TITAN}{IC}
24 - … at sea seeking berth in Long Island to get glassware (9) - I?T?I?I?I (Addendum - L{ATTICIN}I - See Neyartha's comments below)
25 - Fired editor lacks training specified for a particular movie genre (3-2) - SCI-FI Anno pending (Addendum - S(-pe)CIFI(-ed) - Thanks to Chaturvasi at the Orkut Group)
26 - Affirmative votes given by Nazi guards reportedly (5) - YESES(~ss)
27 - Alignment is altered (despite IT's absence) by some railway employees (9) - SIGNALMEN(-it)*
DOWN
1 - Qualifier for crossing countries' borders (15) - TRANSLATABILITY [CD] I think this must be wrong that's why I am stumped by 17, 20 & 24A (Addendum - TRANSNATIONALLY [CD] - See Neyartha's comments, no wonder I was stumped as I had this wrong all along)
2 - Catalyst for Zulu chief to get involved with dirty money found in British river (9) - EX{OEN{Z}YM*}E
3 - Vest (a menswear item) featuring the parts of a flower (7) - STAMENS [T]
4 - Limits detailed on counter register for pest killer (10) - {TERMIN(-i)}{ATOR<-} )
5 - Words that may be spoken many times in jest (4) - TRUE [CD] Anno not clear However read this with 23D as part of the theme
6 - Spot a shoe company on the way to the old Indonesian capital (7) - {BATA}{VIA}
7 - Mark's estimate of gold purity for the auditor (5) - CARET(~carat)
8 - This may describe some unreleased movies (5-10) - UNDER-PRODUCTION [CD]
13 - Mortgage plug on site (10) - {WAD}{SETTING} New word for me had to google it
16 - Time period when cook's ennui is masked by the recipe involving milk for starters (9) - {T}{R}{I}{ENNIU*}{M}
18 - Makes new changes to rectify demerits after my initial loss (2-5) - RE-EDITS(-m)*
19 - Fool with a crown goes north to get a compound containing K (7) - {POT}{A}{SSA} <- )
21 - Sops for the Oriental to get rid of the hot tubs (5) - BATH(-e)S Should have been SOAPS?
23 - Some of the deadliest inventions (4) - LIES [T]
GRID
James Cameron special by Neyartha has me stumped at three places :-(
ACROSS
1 - The third estate in Paris (5, 4) - TIERS ETAT [CD]
6 - Medicinal shrub found by student going around Hungary (5) - {BUC<-}{HU} )
9 - Farewell to the bright coloured shirt (5) - ALOHA [DD]
10 - Spoke again to deter true adjustment (9) - REUTTERED*
11 - 50 per cent off? Son-in-law gets escorted back inside by the shrew! (7) - SON{DEL<-}I(-nlaw)}
12 - Movie on Lord Krishna, for example (6) - AVATAR [DD]
14 - Dreadful pain for the French relieved by Pole in ravine (5) - ABYS(-mal+s)S
15 - Area blast pulverised the Mexican onyx (9) - ALABASTER*
17 - Spirit consumed by deviant genius first off to get drunk (9) - A?E?R?O?S (Addendum - (-g)INE{BRIO}US - Thanks to Venkatesh)
19 - Understood I'm out to get ferried (5) - (-im)PLIED
20 - Gate enclosure for the lawyer's quarter made more majestic (6) - {IN}BRED (Addendum - {NO{BL}{E}R} - Thanks to Venkatesh)
22 - Industry magnate in charge of ship … (7) - {TITAN}{IC}
24 - … at sea seeking berth in Long Island to get glassware (9) - I?T?I?I?I (Addendum - L{ATTICIN}I - See Neyartha's comments below)
25 - Fired editor lacks training specified for a particular movie genre (3-2) - SCI-FI Anno pending (Addendum - S(-pe)CIFI(-ed) - Thanks to Chaturvasi at the Orkut Group)
26 - Affirmative votes given by Nazi guards reportedly (5) - YESES(~ss)
27 - Alignment is altered (despite IT's absence) by some railway employees (9) - SIGNALMEN(-it)*
DOWN
1 - Qualifier for crossing countries' borders (15) - TRANSLATABILITY [CD] I think this must be wrong that's why I am stumped by 17, 20 & 24A (Addendum - TRANSNATIONALLY [CD] - See Neyartha's comments, no wonder I was stumped as I had this wrong all along)
2 - Catalyst for Zulu chief to get involved with dirty money found in British river (9) - EX{OEN{Z}YM*}E
3 - Vest (a menswear item) featuring the parts of a flower (7) - STAMENS [T]
4 - Limits detailed on counter register for pest killer (10) - {TERMIN(-i)}{ATOR<-} )
5 - Words that may be spoken many times in jest (4) - TRUE [CD] Anno not clear However read this with 23D as part of the theme
6 - Spot a shoe company on the way to the old Indonesian capital (7) - {BATA}{VIA}
7 - Mark's estimate of gold purity for the auditor (5) - CARET(~carat)
8 - This may describe some unreleased movies (5-10) - UNDER-PRODUCTION [CD]
13 - Mortgage plug on site (10) - {WAD}{SETTING} New word for me had to google it
16 - Time period when cook's ennui is masked by the recipe involving milk for starters (9) - {T}{R}{I}{ENNIU*}{M}
18 - Makes new changes to rectify demerits after my initial loss (2-5) - RE-EDITS(-m)*
19 - Fool with a crown goes north to get a compound containing K (7) - {POT}{A}{SSA} <- )
21 - Sops for the Oriental to get rid of the hot tubs (5) - BATH(-e)S Should have been SOAPS?
23 - Some of the deadliest inventions (4) - LIES [T]
GRID
Friday, 19 March 2010
No 9794, Friday 19 Mar 10, M Manna
Bye to Manna and it's Neyartha for Saturday & Monday
ACROSS
1 - Possibly a hangman's noose? (7) - {NECK}{TIE}
5 - Making the waiting well worthwhile (7) - OVERTIP [CD]
9 - Twists and runs aground (7) - STRANDS [DD]
10 - A float with a baited hook and line for an angler (7) - TRIMMER ?
11 - Sapper admits sick in a small trench (5) - R{ILL}E
12 - Pins tress arranged for single girls (9) - SPINSTERS*
13 - An impoverished man — one cannot follow better! (9) - {MEND}{I}{CANT}
15 - Leapt around a corolla leaf (5) - PETAL*
16 - Seal softly mashed material for pottery making (5) - PASTE [DD]
18 - Capital fellows — in pairs as required (9) - PARISIANS*
21 - Citadel taking a cut and turning over store (9) - {A}{CROP}{OLIS<-} )
24 - A card to beat (5) - HEART [DD]
25 - States' alternative name — claim by Heather (7) - {AM}{ERICA}
26 - Dismiss with disgrace for his careless attitude (7) - CA{SHI*}ER*
27 - Carted away on time to reduce quantity (7) - {DETRAC*}{T}
28 - Gets rid of the sound of snow vehicles (7) - SLEIGHS (~slays)
1 - Possibly a hangman's noose? (7) - {NECK}{TIE}
5 - Making the waiting well worthwhile (7) - OVERTIP [CD]
9 - Twists and runs aground (7) - STRANDS [DD]
10 - A float with a baited hook and line for an angler (7) - TRIMMER ?
11 - Sapper admits sick in a small trench (5) - R{ILL}E
12 - Pins tress arranged for single girls (9) - SPINSTERS*
13 - An impoverished man — one cannot follow better! (9) - {MEND}{I}{CANT}
15 - Leapt around a corolla leaf (5) - PETAL*
16 - Seal softly mashed material for pottery making (5) - PASTE [DD]
18 - Capital fellows — in pairs as required (9) - PARISIANS*
21 - Citadel taking a cut and turning over store (9) - {A}{CROP}{OLIS<-} )
24 - A card to beat (5) - HEART [DD]
25 - States' alternative name — claim by Heather (7) - {AM}{ERICA}
26 - Dismiss with disgrace for his careless attitude (7) - CA{SHI*}ER*
27 - Carted away on time to reduce quantity (7) - {DETRAC*}{T}
28 - Gets rid of the sound of snow vehicles (7) - SLEIGHS (~slays)
DOWN
1 - No sound form of medication (7) - {NO}{STRUM}
2 - She maybe involved with carol singing in New York (7) - {CAROL}{YN*}
3 - Inner gate conceals mandarin (9) - TANGERINE*
4 - Becomes comfortable from pain (5) - EASES [CD]
5 - A clothier striking a craftsman (9) - {OUT}{FITTER}
6 - Improves text when tied up in quarter (5) - {EDIT*}{S}
7 - Play ‘Stormy weather' (7) - TEMPEST [DD]
8 - Mean also to arrange personal cover (7) - {PAR}{ASOL*}
14 - An appealing individual! (9) - APPELLANT [CD]
15 - So the taps can be turned very quickly (9) - POSTHASTE*
16 - Place a piece of stiff paper on the notice board (7) - {PL}{A}{CARD}
17 - Sent holding uneasy agent to catch a snake! (7) - SE{RPE*}NT
19 - Giant graduate involved in reducing weight (7) - A{BA}TING*
20 - Ridicules South Africa, tries diversification (7) - {SA}{TIRES*}
22 - She is the leading singer in an opera (5) - PRIMA [CD] I thought it was Prima Donna
23 - Plunders a Spanish town of white wines (5) - SACKS [DD] Sack is not a Spanish town!! See the various meanings at the link.
Thursday, 18 March 2010
No 9793, Thursday 18 Mar 10, M Manna
ACROSS
1 - Within one hour, you'll see it on the beach (7) - S{H}INGLE
5 - Friend, sing around when placing stakes to fence (7) - {PAL}{INGS*}
9 - Her month to play a hoax? (5) - APRIL [DD]
10 - Read about a train crash — such a bloomer! (9) - C{A}{RNATI*}ON
11 - Improper for boy to stare at mammary glands (6) - {B}{REAST*} Why plural?
12 - Chief engineer is right to take money for a formal act (8) - {CE}{R}{EMONY*} Is this about Indian CE's ?
14 - The defence offered ‘in another place' (5) - ALIBI [CD]
15 - On which men who were detained once walked to work (9) - TREADMILL [CD]
18 - An unknown representation of the black knight (4,5) - {DARK} {HORSE}
20 - Pretext made for a sudden round of applause (5) - SALVO [DD]
22 - Cabin arranged for each member to cater to surrounding influence (8) - A{M}{BIANC*}E
24 - To climb the Himalayan mountains have him as a guide (6) - SHERPA [E]
26 - A critical point in the action of a play (9) - SITUATION [DD]
27 - Sort out a way to avoid strong heat (5) - RO{A}ST* Why avoid?
28 - No uncle ordered this little scrap (7) - NUCLEON*
29 - Furniture giving an actor some help (7) - DRESSER [DD]
DOWN
1 - Leading director's right (9) - {STAR}{BOARD}
2 - National airlines flying about with no name? (7) - ISRAELI(-n)*
3 - Writer of work carrying a hallmark (9) - GOLDSMITH
4 - Make an artistic impression (4) - ETCH [CD]
5 - Continued steadfastly by itself against reed destruction (10) - {PERSE}{V}{ERED*} Nice clue
6 - Direction to seal proper contract to rent farm house (5) - {LEAS*}{E}
7 - Town whence Robinia sprang? (7) - NAIROBI*
8 - She has a beach and sun as well (5) - SANDY [DD]
13 - Draw sober artillery men into battle (10) - A{TT}{RA}CTION
16 - Five hundred is the price for release (9) - {D}{IS}{CHARGE}
17 - Tend to appear later (4,5) - {LOOK} {AFTER}
19 - Characteristic of a mechanical man (7) - ROBOTIC [CD]
21 - Lassos for horses? (7) - LARIATS [E]
22 - Gunner retires as son sets house on fire (5) - {AR<-}{SON}
23 - Informed of hostilities in east (5) - {A}{WAR}{E}
25 - Dine out with her (4) - ENID*
GRID
1 - Within one hour, you'll see it on the beach (7) - S{H}INGLE
5 - Friend, sing around when placing stakes to fence (7) - {PAL}{INGS*}
9 - Her month to play a hoax? (5) - APRIL [DD]
10 - Read about a train crash — such a bloomer! (9) - C{A}{RNATI*}ON
11 - Improper for boy to stare at mammary glands (6) - {B}{REAST*} Why plural?
12 - Chief engineer is right to take money for a formal act (8) - {CE}{R}{EMONY*} Is this about Indian CE's ?
14 - The defence offered ‘in another place' (5) - ALIBI [CD]
15 - On which men who were detained once walked to work (9) - TREADMILL [CD]
18 - An unknown representation of the black knight (4,5) - {DARK} {HORSE}
20 - Pretext made for a sudden round of applause (5) - SALVO [DD]
22 - Cabin arranged for each member to cater to surrounding influence (8) - A{M}{BIANC*}E
24 - To climb the Himalayan mountains have him as a guide (6) - SHERPA [E]
26 - A critical point in the action of a play (9) - SITUATION [DD]
27 - Sort out a way to avoid strong heat (5) - RO{A}ST* Why avoid?
28 - No uncle ordered this little scrap (7) - NUCLEON*
29 - Furniture giving an actor some help (7) - DRESSER [DD]
DOWN
1 - Leading director's right (9) - {STAR}{BOARD}
2 - National airlines flying about with no name? (7) - ISRAELI(-n)*
3 - Writer of work carrying a hallmark (9) - GOLDSMITH
4 - Make an artistic impression (4) - ETCH [CD]
5 - Continued steadfastly by itself against reed destruction (10) - {PERSE}{V}{ERED*} Nice clue
6 - Direction to seal proper contract to rent farm house (5) - {LEAS*}{E}
7 - Town whence Robinia sprang? (7) - NAIROBI*
8 - She has a beach and sun as well (5) - SANDY [DD]
13 - Draw sober artillery men into battle (10) - A{TT}{RA}CTION
16 - Five hundred is the price for release (9) - {D}{IS}{CHARGE}
17 - Tend to appear later (4,5) - {LOOK} {AFTER}
19 - Characteristic of a mechanical man (7) - ROBOTIC [CD]
21 - Lassos for horses? (7) - LARIATS [E]
22 - Gunner retires as son sets house on fire (5) - {AR<-}{SON}
23 - Informed of hostilities in east (5) - {A}{WAR}{E}
25 - Dine out with her (4) - ENID*
GRID
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