No 10356, Monday 09 Jan 12, Sankalak

ACROSS

1   - With manufacturing capabilities developed, river test, desi, is improved (14) - INDUSTRIALISED {INDUS}{TRIAL}{DESI*}

8   - Large title rendered small (6) - LITTLE {L}{TITLE*}

9   - Bill put money in short account (8) - BANKNOTE Anno pending

11 - Audio receiver, spoilt, is set aside (9) - EARMARKED {EAR}{MARKED}

12 - Frighten daughter and relative (5) - DAUNT {D}{AUNT}

13 - Albatross, say (7) - SEABIRD [E]

15 - Choice of words in speech creates a craving without notice (7) - DICTION adDICTION

17 - Friendly goblin, tan one, oriental (7) - BROWNIE {BROWN}{I}{E}

19 - The astrologer's handbook (7) - ALMANAC [E]

21 - Try to avoid toffee (5) - FUDGE [DD]

23 - Tails seen wagging if absolutely necessary (9) - ESSENTIAL*

25 - Eastern worker accepts dubious help from animal (8) - ELEPHANT {E}{HELP*}{ANT}

26 - Speak at length for a girl, overdue (6) - DILATE {DI}{LATE}

27 - They attract iron and make cement storage difficult around close of fall (14) - ELECTROMAGNETS {E{L}ECTROMAGNETS*}

DOWN

1   - Losing way in tranquillity leads to bad health (7) - ILLNESS stILLNESS

2   - Discourage medico taking in French summer (5) - DETER {D{ETE}R}

3   - Saving one — there is an army for it! (9) - SALVATION [DD]

4   - Made a present to a protege, journalist (7) - AWARDED {A}{WARD}ED}

5   - Annoyed — by a quirk educator displayed (5) - IRKED [T]

6   - Engineering unit cool about the art of speaking (9) - ELOCUTION {E}{UNIT+COOL*}

7   - Such a path would be well trodden (6) - BEATEN [CD]

10 - Slide along in winter sport with beginning of delight (4) - SKID {SKI}{D}

14 - Large amount got from a wise business transaction (1,4,4) - A GOOD DEAL [DD]

16 - Binding together church people with money? Good (9) - CEMENTING {CE}{MEN}{TIN}{G}

17 - Man given to deception gives away 50 for shock absorber (6) - BUFFER BlUFFER

18 - Girl, thin, with onset of otorrhea, in Emergency Room (7) - ELEANOR {E{LEAN}{O}R}

19 - A loss reduced, adjusted as well (4) - ALSO {A+LOSs}*

20 - Visitors — Rajaji's included everyone close to twentyone (7) - CALLERS {C{ALL}{E}R'S}

22 - Moral principles a surprising hit in the Community (5) - ETHIC {E{HIT*}C}

24 - Enigma solved, ousting a large number, getting public perception (5) - IMAGE EnIGMA*

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