1 - Very sad note spelling out misfortune (9) - {ADVERS{IT*}Y*}
5 - Silent, like one in diplomacy (5) - {TAC{I}T}
8 - Notorious artist retreats before angry tirade (6) - {AR<-}{RANT}
9 - Wind instrument for a tenor, clear in improvisation (8) - {CLARINE*}{T}
14 - Doctors accept bone as something worthless (5) - {DR{OS}S}
15 - These cows are fresh, roaming around East Indies (7) - {H{EI}FERS*}
17 - Take off artist (5) - MIMIC [CD]
19 - An officer and ruler belonging to the same family, having a connection (10) - {CO}{R}{RELATED}
20 - Famous school caught in a budget onslaught (4) - ETON [T]
22 - Having the same osmotic pressure as another one, extremely invigorating (8) - ISOTONIC [DD]
23,24 - Preserving elegance is a virtue compensating for another not so good (6,5) - {SAVING} {GRACE}
25 - Cigarettes are not for him, or her (3-6) - NON-SMOKER [CD]
DOWN
1 - Growth that gives current account excellent return (6) - {AC}{AC}{IA<-}
3 - Position managed by king (4) - RANK [DD](Correction - {RAN}{K} - Thanks to Kishore}
4 - My whole realm abandoned for some coloured bunting (12) - YELLOWHAMMER*
6 - Trust placed on some magic for a swindle (10,5) - {CONFIDENCE} {TRICK}
10 - Following a bit of panic, respiration is affected by sweat (12) - {P}{ERSPIRATION*}
13 - The sort of dwelling unlikely to have a permanent address (6,4) - MOBILE HOME [CD]
16 - It is a part of downsizing (7) - SACKING [CD]
18 - Creature that gets silver in built-up American city (6) - {ON{AG}ER<-}
Is 'built-up' a reversal indicator?
ReplyDeleteHabari za asubuhi, Mabibi na Mabwana
ReplyDeleteMy usual VERBAL DIARRHOEA: The SAVING GRACE for IVAN, an ARRANT NON SMOKER in RANK ADVERSITY, would be to take a DECORATIVE CLARINET and MIMIC HEIFERS and ONAGERs fed on ACACIA and ISOTONIC salts (reminds of Limca) to combat PERSPIRATION, playing a DROSS CORRELATED TACIT CONFIDENCE TRICK by SACKING a SWAHILI speaking ETON educated dwelling in a WARM MOBILE HOME on TERRA FIRMA decorated with YELLOWHAMMER TATTERS.
ETON was hidden in a classic wraparound way, with part of the word in one line and the balance in the next.
Swahili reminded of my days in Kenya, hence today’s ‘good morning, ladies and gentlemen’ in that. Swahili has a peculiar rule of pronunciation, the second last vowel/syllable in every word is normally pronounced in a long form. So the pronunciation of the first line is: Habaaari za asubooohi, mabeeebi na mabwaaana. Incidently some of you might remember the movie HATARI: this means ‘danger’ and is commonly found in Kenya painted on boards announcing electric fences.
Kwaheri (Goodbye)
3D also works managed=RAN, king=K, position =RANK
ReplyDeleteIvan's illustration is great, turning things from BAD to WORSE
@ Giri: Yes
ReplyDeleteThanks Kishore.
ReplyDelete@ Col: Thanks for reminding about ARGENTINA
ReplyDelete11d Neat grain-producing country (9) in today's TNIE
Argentina?
ReplyDeleteOf course, the answer was given before the clue!
ReplyDelete@ Giri: ref 845 :-)
ReplyDeleteIstonic salts, Limca brings to mind the before/after Limca ads where there was even a 'Limca before a Limca'
ReplyDelete1 DN: acacia. Also called 'keekar', 'babul' in Hindi and 'karuvela maram' in Tamil is native to India. But some species of this is said to have been brought by the British from Africa and planted between the 'Umballa' Ambala-Agra railway line and the Thar desert to prevent the desert eroding the railway tracks. Or so says north Indian folklore. Perhaps this is mentioned in Kipling too. Does anyone about it?
ReplyDelete18DN:onager is 'khar' in Hindi. People with surnames like 'kharbanda' had to take a lot of gentle teasing in my schooldays.
LNS: We used to call a Bengali in Khar (Mumbai) as a Kharghosh.
ReplyDelete(Picking up from a thread of sometime ago)Conran Smith, ICS, was indeed the Municipal Commissioner of Madras.
ReplyDeleteMadras Musings in its latest issue has a four-page pull out giving findings of its research on old street names with colonial past.
It is available on the web:
http://www.madrasmusings.com/otherstories.html#story5
Scroll down to the end from where those interested can download a copy of the article.
Origin unknown of the word 'moolah'?
ReplyDeleteSee Comments under the post here:
http://fifteensquared.net/2010/06/04/financial-times-13403-loroso/
@CV: The street names article was interesting. I was disappointed however to note that not one street was named after a lady love of some forgotten Companywallah. Delhi on the other hand has many streets named after Mughal period lady loves, dancing girls and women of easy virtue as the jargon has it. So was the British Empire essentially different from the Mughal Empire?
ReplyDeleteHey Kish, didn't know you were well-versed in Kishwahili. Nzuri, bwana.
ReplyDeleteUnaunaje haliyako? (How're things with you?)
Assante saana. (Thank you very much.)
Not forgetting the Boney M evergreen: Malaika, naakupende, malaika..
Hey: Rich: Unasema Kiswahili, Mzee?
ReplyDeleteI am well versed (like the pun), however, here is a verse from Hakuna Matata:
Jambo,Jambo Bwana, Habari gani, nzuri saana.
I spent a total of about 6 months in Kenya (mainly Nairobi, Mombasa and Nakuru) in five visits. Also two days in Kampala. I had the dubious privilege of being in Entebbe on Sep 11th on a flight that didnt disembark for nearly 3 hours,tensions rising what with the history of the date and place.
@ LNS: The British affairs (pun intended) were cloaked (pun intended again) in the dark (pun intended for the 3rd time, pardon the racial tilt)
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