ACROSS
1 - Instrument of agreement, the best in retrospect (9) - {ACCORD}{ION<-}
5 - Dopes, transformed, sat for photos (5) - POSED*
8 - Frightening, like an adder? (6) - CREEPY [DD]
9 - Worker to run away with an eland, say (8) - {ANT}{ELOPE}
11 - Girl at home but proud about her looks (4) - {VA}{IN}
12 - International boat races designed for stunts (10) - AEROBAT(I)CS*
14 - A place to live in for a chap in extremes of affluence (5) - {A{BOD}E}
15 - The joy of French glitter (7) - {DE}{LIGHT}
16 - Greek character gives voice to thoughts (7) - {MU}{SINGS}
17 - Drum — short party article (5) - {CONG}{A}
19 - Without which guns and cannon are useless (10) - AMMUNITION [CD]
20 - Concert by professional — first in music (4) - {PRO}{M}
22 - Obviously they did not like school! (4-4) - DROP-OUTS [CD]
23 - Fleet that could give a prosecutor fire power (6) - {ARM}{A}{DA}
24 - Turn the gauge back to zero (5) - RESET [CD]
25 - The smallest and neatest test in aid distribution (9) - DAINTIEST*
DOWN
1 - A recess with some ceremonial cover (6) - ALCOVE [T]
2 - They represent the elements in short (8,7) - CHEMICAL SYMBOLS [E]
3 - Cord for ensuring a tie (4) - ROPE [CD]
4 - Substance that could not shock one! (3-9) - NON-CONDUCTOR [CD]
5 - A quiet priest being sick is most common (10) - {P}{REV}{AILING}
6 - Tobacco addicts on the move need it — a coach on fire? (7,8) - SMOKING CARRIAGE [DD]
7 - Kind of eyes seen in a river pest — unusual (4-3) - {DEE}{P-SET*}
10 - Disturbing a decent siesta is made unavoidable (12) - NECESSITATED*
13 - Homeless and penniless — not working, exhausted (4-3-3) - DOWN-AND-OUT [DD]
16 - Wander aimlessly with a stingy socialist in retreat (7) - {MEAN}{DER<-}
18 - The effect of one thousand on agreement (6) - {I}{M}{PACT}
21 - Court order commonly in demand (4) - WRIT [CD]
1 - Instrument of agreement, the best in retrospect (9) - {ACCORD}{ION<-}
8 - Frightening, like an adder? (6) - CREEPY [DD]
9 - Worker to run away with an eland, say (8) - {ANT}{ELOPE}
11 - Girl at home but proud about her looks (4) - {VA}{IN}
12 - International boat races designed for stunts (10) - AEROBAT(I)CS*
15 - The joy of French glitter (7) - {DE}{LIGHT}
16 - Greek character gives voice to thoughts (7) - {MU}{SINGS}
17 - Drum — short party article (5) - {CONG}{A}
20 - Concert by professional — first in music (4) - {PRO}{M}
22 - Obviously they did not like school! (4-4) - DROP-OUTS [CD]
23 - Fleet that could give a prosecutor fire power (6) - {ARM}{A}{DA}
24 - Turn the gauge back to zero (5) - RESET [CD]
25 - The smallest and neatest test in aid distribution (9) - DAINTIEST*
DOWN
1 - A recess with some ceremonial cover (6) - ALCOVE [T]
2 - They represent the elements in short (8,7) - CHEMICAL SYMBOLS [E]
4 - Substance that could not shock one! (3-9) - NON-CONDUCTOR [CD]
5 - A quiet priest being sick is most common (10) - {P}{REV}{AILING}
6 - Tobacco addicts on the move need it — a coach on fire? (7,8) - SMOKING CARRIAGE [DD]
7 - Kind of eyes seen in a river pest — unusual (4-3) - {DEE}{P-SET*}
10 - Disturbing a decent siesta is made unavoidable (12) - NECESSITATED*
13 - Homeless and penniless — not working, exhausted (4-3-3) - DOWN-AND-OUT [DD]
16 - Wander aimlessly with a stingy socialist in retreat (7) - {MEAN}{DER<-}
18 - The effect of one thousand on agreement (6) - {I}{M}{PACT}
21 - Court order commonly in demand (4) - WRIT [CD]
Deepak
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed the cartoon at 22a.
Dhaniki dheeni sariya poyindhi!
19A appears to be a S or E type clue. It has been shown as CD.
ReplyDeleteVenkatesh,
ReplyDelete'E' classification is something which I coined and I use it only when, to my mind, the clue looks like a definition as one would see in a dictionary. Which is not so in the case of 19A
CV, Nice expression for Tit for Tat.
ReplyDeleteWell, proper Telugu would require 'sariga', I think. But this is how Tamilians often quote this.
ReplyDeleteWould welcome comment from a Telugu-knowing person.
Col.-2D
ReplyDeleteI was also thinking of periodic tables and filled in periodic and struggled for a while before changing to chemical!
CV,
ReplyDeleteI have heard it as 'sari poyindhi'
The general usage is : "dhaaniki, dheeniki saripoyindhi"
ReplyDeleteSari poyindhi, yemi ochchesindhi?
ReplyDeleteIts been a while since we attempted ICW. How about trying it for ANTELOPE without using the split as above ?
ReplyDeleteI'll go first :
Back to shave oriental animal (8) (ANTE)(LOP)(E)
Animal destroying lean-to by training (8) (ANTELO)* + P. E.
ReplyDeleteRuminant chews up one petal. (8) (ANTELOPE*)
ReplyDeleteKishore - For ordinary mortals like me your yesterday's last post is a must to enjoy your previous post.
ReplyDeleteBovidae made up of stake holding upended stake {ANT{ELOP<-}E}
ReplyDeletePadmanabhan @ 9.38,
ReplyDeleteI also could not think anything beyond Periodic Table, which didn't fit the Grid and I gave up.
On the whole, quite a satisfying crossword for two days.
Ruminant one leapt wildly (8) ANTELOPE*
ReplyDeleteBounder used a bible to marry secretly (8)
ReplyDelete{A}{NT}{ELOPE}
Did anyone else face problems while trying to access the blog yesterday, around 8 or 9 PM IST?
ReplyDeleteToday's crossie:
Was held up for a while when I had BAD-CONDUCTOR in 4D, until I convinced myself that 9A was nothing fancy starting with a D but the obvious ANTELOPE.
Oops: "not starting with a D"... I meant to say "containing a D".
ReplyDeleteGot the whole thing! Vastly prefer Sankalak to Gridman/Manna/Jaggi.
ReplyDeleteMuthaiah: All ordinary mortals here. I missed it on the first pass too and reared up with an 'Eh, what?' and took a second male goose.
ReplyDeleteIn 11A, is VA short for Virginia?
ReplyDelete16A is very nice. COD, IMO.