ACROSS
1 - Dollars given to family for soft leather (8) - BUCKSKIN {BUCKS}{KIN}
5 - Obliterate and oust elected from caffeine somehow (6) - EFFACE CAFFEinE*
10 - Great to be in control and rule (5) - REIGN {REI{G}N}
11 - Island where no pigs are mistreated (9) - SINGAPORE*
12 - Is this a highly sought after white blossom? (9) - EDELWEISS [GK]
13 - At home, obtained a metal bar (5) - INGOT {IN}{GOT}
14 - Transparent case for promoting growth of young plants (6) - CLOCHE [E]
15 - Show where attendant meets worker (7) - PAGEANT {PAGE}{ANT}
18 - Refined women get a degree for the boys (7) - LADDIES {LAD{D}IES}
20 - Journeyed out uncertainly with communist (6) - TOURED {OUT*}{RED}
22 - Throw out a bit from Wessex Pelham (5) - EXPEL [T]
24 - Finance officer is for surer rate revision (9) - TREASURER*
25 - Off-centre crackpot (9) - ECCENTRIC [DD]
26 - For the present, no French besides Church of England (5) - NONCE {NON}{CE}
27 - Donkeys with small value (6) - ASSESS {ASSES}{S}
28 - Forceful? got even them agitated (8) - VEHEMENT*
DOWN
1 - Braked abruptly and spoke in an unfriendly tone (6) - BARKED*
2 - With sharp features, mostly dry in chilled container (9) - CHISELLED {CHI{SEc}LLED}
3 - Are these edible in the main? (8,7) - SANDWICH ISLANDS [CD]
4 - Breathe in and stimulate (7) - INSPIRE [DD]
6 - An arsonist may be one (7,8) - FLAMING NUISANCE [CD]
7 - A pine at length? (5) - ALONG {A}{LONG}
8 - Biblical garden time consumed with sloth, perhaps (8) - EDENTATE {EDEN}{T}{ATE}
9 - Ultimately reaches a high position? (4,2) - ENDS UP [DD]
16 - Bearer can mistakenly reveal deviant behaviour (9) - ABERRANCE*
17 - Love area producing a plant with thick leaves (4,4) - ALOE VERA*
19 - Ancestor consumes the last half of that caustic humour (6) - SATIRE {S{thAT}IRE}
20 - English claret can yield syrup (7) - TREACLE {E+CLARET}*
21 - Passionate art surrounds Ned turning back (6) - ARDENT {AR{DEN<-}T}
23 - Mischievous sprites needed while playing ice hockey (5) - PUCKS [DD]
12 - Is this a highly sought after white blossom? (9) - EDELWEISS
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXtSP8e27rA&feature=related
I was dead sure Kishore would remember the song from the movie 'The Sound of Music' (1965). So may have many others on this forum, the boss included.
DeleteThere's no way anyone of that period can forget that song
DeleteProves we are dated. (And I use the last word in its earlier avatar, not meaning what it means now)
DeleteWhy can't it be 'flaRing nuisanse' ?
ReplyDeleteI wrote a reply but alas lost it before publishing it.
DeleteI am going out now, will try to retype when I come back. But, in the meantime, anyone may have their say.
OK. Now -
Delete'Flaring' suggests something burning but 'flaming' is apt.
'Flaming' is an adjective often used intensively. 'A flaming idiot' is 'a pucca idiot'. (Kishore/Padmanabhan: does PGW uses this? I don't remember.)
'A flaming nuisance' is a person who goes on a burning spree. 'Flaming' is also a word that expresses one's annoyance at something. When we say 'a flaming nuisance', our disapproval of the person's action is implied.
17 - Love area producing a plant with thick leaves (4,4) - ALOE VERA*
ReplyDeleteALOE VERA as a LOVE AREA... Quite prickly ;-)
Sorry, it was a cactus I was thinking of, not aloe vera.
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