ACROSS
1 - Block wide shot (5) - {W}{EDGE}
4 - Chocolate could be a mixture of potassium and endless carbs (5,3) - SNACK BARd* (k+carbs+and)
8 - Pregnant relatives stopped where a hurdle is expected (2,3,6,3) - {IN THE {FAMILY} WAY}
10 - Old company in Bengal or Bihar? (4,5) - EAST INDIA [DD]
11 - British sailors dispersed to fill barrel with fat free whale meat (5) - KRENG* (rn+keg) Had to Word search this word.
12 - Private discharged without English degree (6) - SECRETed
14 - Fire new Commanding Officer for dancing (8) - [FLAME}{N}{CO}
17 - Player unlikely to win the match with a six? (4,4) - LONG SHOT [DD]
18 - Embrace estranged husband outside one hospital (6) - {CLIN{I}Ch}
20 - Notice a strand of curly hair (5) - {C}{LOCK}
22 - Speech about soldier's bearing (9) - {DI{RE}CTION}
24 - Labour day holiday? (9,5) - MATERNITY LEAVE [CD]
25 - Provokes saint? That's uncalled-for (8) - {NEEDLES}{S}
26 - Put up with new leader and settle down (5) - (-b+r)ROOST
DOWN
1 - What may prevent an author from working in his building? (7,5) - {WRITER'S} {BLOCK} [DD]
2 - Goes out with fruits (5) - DATES [DD]
3 - View ships with shades that enhance one's looks (9) - {EYE}{LINERS}
4 - Available after second drink (6) - {S}{HANDY}
5 - Well-meaning Spiffytrix questioned his ability to set crosswords at first (8) - {AM}{I}{C}{ABLE}
6 - King is on top of a Himalayan beast in boat (5) - {K}{A}{YAK}
7 - King tortured married Goan man, winning queen's heart (9) - {AGA{M}{E}MNON*}
9 - Can teens goof around after this? (3,2,7) - AGE OF CONSENT* &lit
13 - Attack vocal priest with a shot in the arm (9) - (~canon){CANNON}{ADE}(~aid)
15 - Small cocktail of local European rum (9) - MOL(E)CULAR*
16 - Concentrate and study, stupid! (8) - {CON}{DENSE}
19 - Good musical instrument put up on the house (6) - {G}{RATIS<-}
21 - Massage miss in the auditorium (5) - KNEAD(~need)
23 - Spiffytrix's back? That insect! (5) - {I'M}{AGO}
1 - Block wide shot (5) - {W}{EDGE}
4 - Chocolate could be a mixture of potassium and endless carbs (5,3) - SNACK BAR
8 - Pregnant relatives stopped where a hurdle is expected (2,3,6,3) - {IN THE {FAMILY} WAY}
10 - Old company in Bengal or Bihar? (4,5) - EAST INDIA [DD]
11 - British sailors dispersed to fill barrel with fat free whale meat (5) - KRENG* (rn+keg) Had to Word search this word.
12 - Private discharged without English degree (6) - SECRET
14 - Fire new Commanding Officer for dancing (8) - [FLAME}{N}{CO}
18 - Embrace estranged husband outside one hospital (6) - {CLIN{I}C
20 - Notice a strand of curly hair (5) - {C}{LOCK}
22 - Speech about soldier's bearing (9) - {DI{RE}CTION}
24 - Labour day holiday? (9,5) - MATERNITY LEAVE [CD]
25 - Provokes saint? That's uncalled-for (8) - {NEEDLES}{S}
26 - Put up with new leader and settle down (5) - (-b+r)ROOST
DOWN
1 - What may prevent an author from working in his building? (7,5) - {WRITER'S} {BLOCK} [DD]
2 - Goes out with fruits (5) - DATES [DD]
3 - View ships with shades that enhance one's looks (9) - {EYE}{LINERS}
4 - Available after second drink (6) - {S}{HANDY}
5 - Well-meaning Spiffytrix questioned his ability to set crosswords at first (8) - {AM}{I}{C}{ABLE}
6 - King is on top of a Himalayan beast in boat (5) - {K}{A}{YAK}
9 - Can teens goof around after this? (3,2,7) - AGE OF CONSENT* &lit
13 - Attack vocal priest with a shot in the arm (9) - (~canon){CANNON}{ADE}(~aid)
15 - Small cocktail of local European rum (9) - MOL(E)CULAR*
16 - Concentrate and study, stupid! (8) - {CON}{DENSE}
19 - Good musical instrument put up on the house (6) - {G}{RATIS<-}
21 - Massage miss in the auditorium (5) - KNEAD(~need)
23 - Spiffytrix's back? That insect! (5) - {I'M}{AGO}
A very humble person is our Spiffytrix. He has put his name only twice in this crossword - 7D & 26D. He had no hesitation in using first person while imbibing a drop of rum - so yesterday (26D)
ReplyDeleteTwo CODs - 1D (a nice DD) and 9D (&lit)
The name occurs in 5D and 23D today.
ReplyDelete'I' was used in 7D and 26D yesterday.
I am reading a Tamil novel in which I came across the following poser in English. (Thamizhans don't speak semmozhi.)
ReplyDeletePermit me to raise it here:
"There are two things in the world which men want women to do fast."
The answer has a baring on the solution to one of the clues in yesterday's Spiffytrix.
Thanks Shyam.(Yesterday I was cut off from outside due to cable fault)
ReplyDelete24 Dn - Is day superfluous?
CV
ReplyDeleteGreat to have you back. You have been in our thoughts in recent days. There was interesting programme on the occasion of the Centenary of Tamil Short Story on Podhigai on Sunday.
Since you would not be meaning 21 D, I suppose it is drumstick.
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