ACROSS
1 - Precedent in case (7) - EXAMPLE [CD]
5 - Hounds from British estate (7) - BASSETS {B}{ASSETS}
9 - List at home about family (7) - INCLINE {IN}{C}{LINE}
10 - Short argument with the French about superior kitchen tool (7) - SPATULA {SPAT}{U}{LA}
11 - Veteran worried about extremely lazy Goldeneye character (9) - TREVELYAN {TREVE{LazY}AN*}
12 - Moisten, while cooking, some lamb (a steak) (5) - BASTE [T]
14 - Ham-fisted lad may, developing film (3,6,6) - THE ADDAMS FAMILY*
16 - What it may do if the weather's beastly? (4,4,3,4) - RAIN CATS AND DOGS [CD]
17 - Slowed down when in ebbing river (5) - EASED {E{AS}ED<-}
18 - What could make one lie square? (9) - EQUALISER*
21 - End up in revolution abroad (4,3) - TURN OUT {TURN} {OUT}
23 - Religious glibness in meeting Judge disregarded (7) - UNCTIONjUNCTION
24 - Sharp reply about accepting one appointment (7) - RIPOSTE {R{I}{POST}E}
25 - Back trouble in so tempestuous a love affair (7) - LIASION {LIA<-}{ISON*}
DOWN
1 - See English policeman over court order (5) - EDICT {E}{DI}{CT}
2 - Chief antagonists cheer as mine explodes (11) - ARCHENEMIES*
3 - Chief's brief (5) - PRIME [DD]
4 - Setter barking at three in a Liverpool playhouse (8,7) - EVERYMAN THEATRE {EVERYMAN} {THEATRE*} Everyman being the setter of this CW in the Guardian.
5 - Concern when general spells out Asquith's policy in the early days of World War I? (8,2,5) - BUSINESS AS USUAL {BUSINESS} {AS} {USUAL}
6 - Celebrity to get on the right side (9) - STARBOARD {STAR}{BOARD}
7 - Bird exhibited in Science Museum (3) - EMU [T]
8 - Two moccasins, say, either side of gumshoe (5,4) - SNAKE EYES {SNAKE {EYE}S}
13 - Children's outfits from Russia - lost, I suspect (6,5) - SAILOR SUITS*
14 - Nonsense written about wise counsellor, a tease (9) - TORMENTOR {TOR<-}{MENTOR}
15 - Losing leaves, pair, American, after first of December (9) - DECIDUOUS {DEC}{1}{DUO}{US}
19 - Synthetic fabric left Cary uncomfortable (5) - LYCRA {L}{YCRA*}
20 - Arrest knight in bankruptcy (3,2) - RUN IN {RU{N} IN}
22 - Pounding music (3) - RAP [DD]
1 - Precedent in case (7) - EXAMPLE [CD]
5 - Hounds from British estate (7) - BASSETS {B}{ASSETS}
9 - List at home about family (7) - INCLINE {IN}{C}{LINE}
10 - Short argument with the French about superior kitchen tool (7) - SPATULA {SPAT}{U}{LA}
11 - Veteran worried about extremely lazy Goldeneye character (9) - TREVELYAN {TREVE{L
12 - Moisten, while cooking, some lamb (a steak) (5) - BASTE [T]
14 - Ham-fisted lad may, developing film (3,6,6) - THE ADDAMS FAMILY*
16 - What it may do if the weather's beastly? (4,4,3,4) - RAIN CATS AND DOGS [CD]
17 - Slowed down when in ebbing river (5) - EASED {E{AS}ED<-}
18 - What could make one lie square? (9) - EQUALISER*
21 - End up in revolution abroad (4,3) - TURN OUT {TURN} {OUT}
23 - Religious glibness in meeting Judge disregarded (7) - UNCTION
24 - Sharp reply about accepting one appointment (7) - RIPOSTE {R{I}{POST}E}
25 - Back trouble in so tempestuous a love affair (7) - LIASION {LIA<-}{ISON*}
DOWN
1 - See English policeman over court order (5) - EDICT {E}{DI}{CT}
2 - Chief antagonists cheer as mine explodes (11) - ARCHENEMIES*
3 - Chief's brief (5) - PRIME [DD]
4 - Setter barking at three in a Liverpool playhouse (8,7) - EVERYMAN THEATRE {EVERYMAN} {THEATRE*} Everyman being the setter of this CW in the Guardian.
5 - Concern when general spells out Asquith's policy in the early days of World War I? (8,2,5) - BUSINESS AS USUAL {BUSINESS} {AS} {USUAL}
6 - Celebrity to get on the right side (9) - STARBOARD {STAR}{BOARD}
7 - Bird exhibited in Science Museum (3) - EMU [T]
8 - Two moccasins, say, either side of gumshoe (5,4) - SNAKE EYES {SNAKE {EYE}S}
13 - Children's outfits from Russia - lost, I suspect (6,5) - SAILOR SUITS*
15 - Losing leaves, pair, American, after first of December (9) - DECIDUOUS {DEC}{1}{DUO}{US}
19 - Synthetic fabric left Cary uncomfortable (5) - LYCRA {L}{YCRA*}
20 - Arrest knight in bankruptcy (3,2) - RUN IN {RU{N} IN}
22 - Pounding music (3) - RAP [DD]
To keep ther ecords straight...
ReplyDeleteThe original of this crossword is published in The Observer, a Sunday newspaper, which is now in the same stable as that of The Guardian newspaper. Hence the copyright notice carries the name of The Guardian company. The crossword does not appear in The Guardian newspaper.
Yesterday I asked if we no longer have the Delete button in Blogger. Anyone know?
ReplyDeleteI think Blogger is planning some changes, even the quick edit button is not there. I hope they don't go the Orkut way!
ReplyDeleteCol Sir, Is liaison and liasion one and the same or otherwise?
ReplyDeleteThe query is addressed to the Col, so I am not sure if anyone else can answer. Anyway -
DeleteAs far as I know, 'liaison' is a French word and is spelt thus.
A man and a woman can have a liaison; a company may have a liaison officer and so on.
The first choice that you give is correct.
I think the alternative spelling that you have given is incorrect.
It appears to be on the analogy that many English nouns end in -sion. E.g., tension, abrasion. Even here, why the i after a is missing in the second variation above, I can't guess.
In sum, I go for 'liaison'!
C V Sir, The spelling of 25a is taken for reference.
DeleteOh, I see. I am sorry I misread your post. All you need to have written was asking the Col that he might want to fix a typo.
DeleteWhile appreciating the amount of work that blogger put in, we do gently point out typos that might have gone unnoticed - all in the interests of accuracy in something which is in the public domain. The bloggers don't misunderstand us and they even thank us.
When I was a blogger in two UK-based blogs, solving FT/DT puzzle was a pleasure but typing was daunting.
Continuing yesterday's :
ReplyDeleteSuresh, that song is one of the most popular Chinese songs sung by non Chinese. Even I have been humming it for over 10 years. Regarding your observation on the pretty singer, FYI, she sadly passed away in 1995...
I was late to the party yesterday so, Col., please accept my hearty congratulations on completing yet another year with the blog. Your efforts are much appreciated.
ReplyDeleteCV sir:
ReplyDeleteSo genrous of you to offer your IE and NIE crossword clippings. I'll be the first taker to add to my own collections. I wonder,however, whether one life time os enough to complete all of my collections. But my greed overpowers my need and deed.
As for the books,maybe, I can deciode after I take a look at them once. Wound'nt it be a wrench for you to give up your proud possessions full of memories asto their origin of purchase, their own inimitable smell and the time and occasions that you had read them and put away? Like, I'll never ever, give away mine, especially the PGW collections, even if I have no immediate occasion to read them.
I have a christmas tree crossword which I can post them here in good time for the benefit pof other bloggers at an appropriate time.
Of course, I have had great attachment to my books.
DeleteBefore taking up a new book for reading, I might wash my hands, dry them and apply talcum powder. I will never fold the corner of any page but always use a bookmark. I will never keep it open upside down. I will carefully blow those tiny micro-organisms, afraid that if I brush them off they might leave a mark on the page. Etc., etc.
I lend books though by so doing I have lost many - including some treasured ones such as The Spanish Gardner by A J Cronin. I am pained when the borrowers don't even come back to me to say something about the book that they took from me and more so when they never feel sorry for not having returned what they borrowed.
I have given away many, many books to my nephews and nieces who are all now spread far and away from me - in the US, NZ, Switzerland, UAE and Oz.
Last year I donated many [Tamil] books to Roja Muthiah Library.
Yet there are cartons of books on the loft. The dictionaries and crossword books? They are in a sturdy almirah - though nowadays with the PC and www, my trips to it are fewer.
Kishore, Suresh, any other
DeleteIs the word micro-organism in the above post of mine correct? Could I have used 'mite'? Or what? Please advise!
Well, if you have the necessary optics to look at the micro-organisms and the marks they might leave, I don't see why it should be wrong. ;-)
DeleteI have been unfortunate enough to try and shoo a mosquito off the page, only to end up making a ugly mush out of an insect too lazy to even flee for its for life.
Thank you, Butter.
Deletepardon the spelling poofs of generous and is and decide, would'nt and of in the last posting.
ReplyDeleteThe Open Page today carries an interesting article on retirement by Prof Sujatha Ramanathan who used to teach at Stella Maris . The title says it all - "I am ecstatic, I am retired!"
ReplyDeleteAs long as I was working, I could never attend any public engagements because of my odd working hours and also the alternation of day/night duty and a so-called lean week and a busy week when leave is impossible. Towards the end of my career, working hours were 2 p.m. to well past midnight. So socialising was impossible.
DeleteIt's only after retirement that I have made friends, have become part of several groups relating to crossword fans, books, Carnatic music, Tamil writers and Tamil short-story reading.
In the years after retirement I must have made more visits out of Chennai to attend weddings, upanayanams, grahapravesam and such social functions than during all the working years.
Deepak, belated congratulations on completion of 3 years of your blog. I am not a regular visitor and hence did not look it up yesterday.
ReplyDeleteI would say kudos to the extraordinary feat! Solving the THC 100% (on most days anyway) and unfailingly providing annotations to every single answer is no mean task especially given the quality of the CWs provided by the likes of NJ and MM. Three Cheers and my best wishes for you to keep it going.
Thanks to everyone for the goood wishes, but for your participation this blog would have disappeared long ago.
ReplyDeleteThe year in the heading of today's blog shows 11 in place of 12.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rajan,
DeleteI have since corrected it.