ACROSS
1 - What a sportsman may do on the field may, however, harm the mother beginning to whither (5,3,6) - THROW THE HAMMER {HARM+THE+MOTHER+W}*
8 - Expose a French victory by reversed falsehood (6) - UNVEIL {UN}{V}{EIL<-}
9 - Involuntary power is circumscribed by objective (8) - ENFORCED {EN{FORCE}D}
11 - Farmers take sixty minutes with suspenseful books (9) - THRILLERS {T{HR}ILLERS}
12 - Throw out former partner with unending lucre (5) - EXPEL {EX}{PELf}
13 - Our buddies, excluding Red, turn unreliable (7) - DUBIOUS {OUr+BUdDIeS}*
15 - Plants providing soft work and things to eat (7) - POPPIES {P}{OP}{PIES}
19 - Sudden bit of good fortune (7) - BONANZA [E]
21 - In U.S. state, rate of progress shows spirit (5) - NYMPH {NY}{MPH}
23 - Remorseful traveller and worker carry ten constituents (9) - REPENTANT {REP}{TEN*}{ANT}
25 - Artist backs before awful danger to get organised (8) - ARRANGED {AR<-}{DANGER*}
26 - Being uncovered on principle (6) - NUDISM [CD]
DOWN
1 - With tears starting, mother's sister, shadowed by journalist, is annoyed and upset (7) - TAUNTED {T}{AUNT}{ED}
2 - Right across there is a wanderer (5) - ROVER {R}{OVER}
3 - Maelstrom that causes a hollow rip somehow (9) - WHIRLPOOL*
5 - Deer that sounds like a cow to the listener (5) - MOOSE (~mooes)
6 - Many rules have it — as a proof? (9) - EXCEPTION [CD]
7 - Notice on slut tricked by grown-ups (6) - ADULTS {AD}{SLUT*}
10 - It could be the objective of a microscope (4) - LENS [CD]
14 - Could a calm air be managed in such a legislative body? (9) - BICAMERAL*
16 - Almost, but not quite, an island (9) - PENINSULA [CD]
17 - Tree, no matter which, included in prohibition (6) - BANYAN {B{ANY}AN}
19 - Father of the Nation (4) - BAPU [CD]
22 - Kind of joint for a bender at church (5) - HINGE [CD]
24 - A right that is left for a girl (5) - ARIEL {A}{R}{IE}{L}
18 - One from the Middle-east for whom old British PM lost his head (7) - ISRAELI dISRAELI
ReplyDeleteBrought to mind those unparalleled, incorrigible masters of repartee- Disraeli and Gladstone.
Wonderful cartoon for 26, Deepak. The voyeur seems to prefer the knot hole in the board to be a peeping Tom rather than over the fence approach.
ReplyDeleteTo quote:
ReplyDelete“Once at a social gathering, Gladstone said to Disraeli, "I predict, Sir, that you will die either by hanging or of some vile disease". Disraeli replied, "That all depends, sir, upon whether I embrace your principles or your mistress."”
Returning to THC after a time. Of all the cartoons on Bapu, liked this one the most. What appeals to me in this is the simplicity of the depiction, very much like the life of the man.
ReplyDeleteVikram,
ReplyDeleteThe one of Bapu on the 3 Rs stamp is a better one, unfortunately I could not find it on the web.
Refer my 10:07 the stamp can be seen at the following link Rs 3/- Gandhi Stamp
ReplyDeleteBack to the Sankalak cycle. Doesn't disappoint, but a tad too easy.
ReplyDeleteAgree clue for 27A should have read 'Dormant'. Also it is an 8,6 not an 8,7
Thank you Col. for the 2 nice pictures of Bapu. The one you have given here is just simple & straight- as simple as Bapu hmself.
ReplyDeleteTuesday's crossword: Thanks, Kishore: It is so simple and silly of me. I must have been somnolent when I did this crossword. Now, it figures. Sometimes, the simplest will be elusive and the hardest gets cracked in a jiffy.
ReplyDeleteI also lose the benefit of topicality by posting my comments very late at night and there are demands by the LOH wanting to shut the lights off, the day's grind taking a toll,although I eat a lot of lotus, and lastly, that part of one's lateral thinking shutting off for the day.Above all, the posting itself gets to be annoying, pushing me back and forth to log in, on this Notebook.
Col @ 10 11 - India is also seen in the pic
ReplyDeleteThat's right Ram
ReplyDeleteNUDISM-- Uncovered- ism is principle, but being is NUD?
ReplyDeleteAgain, HINGE- Kind of joint- Church is CE Bender for BINGE . How?
Mai tho sanak gaya, Sankalakji?
Raju,
ReplyDeleteBender for Knee