Phew!!
ACROSS
ACROSS
1 - Funny maid known to all the females (9) - WOMANKIND*
6 - Hemp spotted in Surat and Lucknow initially (5) - SISAL {S}{I}{S}{A}{L}
9 - These may be drawn to set the limits (5) - LINES [CD]
10 - Provoke assembly into accepting the round provided by the Russian ballet composer (9) - PROKOFIEV {PROK{O}FIEV*} (Correction - {PROKO{FI<-}EV*} - See comments)
11 - Addresser forgets cleric in confusion over what may be found in pencil boxes (7) - ERASERS AddRESSER*
12 - Edward's drooping of the spleen is hereditary (6) - LINEAL Anno pending (Addendum - LI(-e)N(+e)EAL - See comments)
14 - Dirty letters from Santa in trouble (5) - TAINT [T]
15 - After commencement of winter, father leaves palace with lock (9) - INTERLACE {wINTER}{paLACE}
17 - Time taken by young lady to entertain Muslim commander with a light music piece (9) - BAGATELLE {B{AGA}{T}ELLE}
19 - Catch the contenders (5) - FIELD [DD]
20 - Silly to imprison Pole for being deranged (6) - INSANE {IN{S}ANE}
22 - Notice U.S. Antarctic explorer in conversation about a marine feathered animal (7) - SEABIRD (~see){SEA}{BIRD}(~byrd)
24 - New choirman holding a musical instrument (9) - HARMONICA {{H{A}RMONICA*}
25 - Forge iron to conceal the counter damage (5) - FRAME {F{RAM<-}E}
26 - Oriental getting rid of the superior pharmacy supplies in the trash (5) - DREGS DR{-u+e}GS
27 - Somehow like salsa when it becomes less acidic (9) - ALKALISES*
DOWN
1 - Permanent water hole set up? (4-11) - WELL-ESTABLISHED {WELL}-{ESTABLISHED}
2 - Nature of Corbett's tigers in a part of Uttarkhand (3-6) - MAN-EATING [CD]
3 - Young Spanish saint turns up with a penny (7) - NASCENT {NAS<-}{CENT}
4 - Unacceptable note lawyer included in the charge (10) - IMPOSSIBLE {IMPOS{SI}{BL}E}
5 - It may be left open to accommodate future changes (4) - DOOR [CD]
6 - Son to lift restriction, being less emotional (7) - STONIER {S}{TO}{NIER<-}
7 - Spatula helping with a golf shot (5) - SLICE [DD]
8 - Eleven LED shades created with wisdom (5-10) - LEVEL-HEADEDNESS*
13 - Accent trouble combined with brandy in speech (6,4) - STRESS MARK {STRESS} {MARK}(~marc)
19 - Emotional female replacing the model is scared (7) - FEARFUL (-t+f)FEARFUL
21 - Detailed disguise necessary to see the hillside debris (5) - SCREE SCREEn
23 - Oral examination getting somewhat of a revival (4) - VIVA [T]
2 - Nature of Corbett's tigers in a part of Uttarkhand (3-6) - MAN-EATING [CD]
ReplyDeleteIs there any further word play, I wondered, or is the reference to 'in a part of ...'just a filler, which is anachronistic?
On further thought, Corbett's book was Man eaters of Kumaon, which is in the present state of Uttarkhand, earlier part of Uttar Pradesh, earlier United Provinces.
ReplyDelete12 - Edward's drooping of the spleen is hereditary (6) - LINEAL Anno pending
ReplyDeletespleen = LIEN (archaic)
of spleen = LIENAL
Edward's(E) drooping or moving down.
Thanks, B, that one had me nonplussed.
ReplyDeleteThought this was easier than yesterday. Was there a theme?
ReplyDeleteBAGATELLE PROKOFIEV, HARMONICA, LINES
ReplyDeleteMusic is a theme
VIVA also would be a part of the theme
ReplyDelete21D- What is the indication for the deletion of 'n'?
ReplyDelete15A- "after commencement of winter"- I put 'w' and got stuck.
22A- What is the indicator for change of spelling for both sea & bird? Is it "in conversation"?
ReplyDeleteDetailed is the indication for deletion,Padmanabhan
ReplyDeletePadmanabhan @ 10:18,
ReplyDeleteThat's right 'in conversation' is the Homophone indicator
Thank you Suresh & Col.
ReplyDeleteAnswer to yesterday's PROblems:
ReplyDelete1. Process
2. Profound
3. Profile
4. Protractor
5. Propane
6. Prolapse
7. Profit
8. Protest
9. Proton
10. Proclaim
11. Procure
12. Product
Kudos to Bhavan, Deepak, Sumitra, Ajeesh for getting correct answers and thanks for participating
Suresh @9.51 : Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI'm somehow not convinced that 4 or 5 answers out of 27 odd make a theme, but that's probably just my idiosyncrasy.
You are right of course, Bhavan.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it is not a 'theme', just a few clues on a common subject.
Anno for 10 Ac provoke + if is not clear.
ReplyDelete10Ac would be (PROKO(FI<-}EV*}.
ReplyDeleteKishore at 8:47
ReplyDeleteNonplussed is a mild sounding word for what I would prefer using, that is "Dhunned" (U pronounced as in put).
Suresh, that reminds me of an old favourite song:
ReplyDelete.. Ek dhund se aana hai, ek dhund mein jaana hai...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMPHMuSR1Io&feature=related
The movie is based on Agatha Christie's The Unexpected Guest.
ReplyDeleteI managed to compete this crazy wordplay, as most of the words or phrases were literally fitted in as possible and not palusible answers. Like TENUOUS, LINEAL, INTERLACE, SEABIRD, etc.
ReplyDeleteLooks like the compiler had fitted in words and worked up some offbeat lights for the solvers.
I didn't enjoy this one bit. Sorry, Neyartha, put some arths into your cluing 'techniques'. No skills displayed. What a shame!!
Kishore except that I am except that dhund is only foggy while dhunned is much worse like stupefied.
ReplyDeleteMsg from Raju:
ReplyDeleteMan eaters of Kumaon- tigers. Man eaters of Tsavo were lions .You must have heard and read the book written with this title that talked about the mysterious lions that used to gobble up the Indian coolies who went to build the Railways for the colonial masters in Kenya in Arab Dhows. The two lions were cdubbed the Ghost and the Darkness.
What to speak of the adventurous Indians in those days who went in quest of jobs to East Africa at the turn of the last Century and now? Westwards ho has turned to Eastwards back by the NRIs . Come a full circle , eh?