Monday, 14 May 2012

No 10462, Monday 14 May 12, Textrous

ACROSS
6   - Distribute rotis before a rice dish (7) - RISOTTO {ROTIS*}{TO} 'To' from? (See comments)
7   - Appropriate to pocket our money in the beginning (5) - FIRST {FI{Rs}T}
9   - Islamic minister administering mosque, primarily (4) - IMAM {I}{M}{A}{M} Semi&lit
10 - Model deems being ordered around as intrusive (10) - MEDDLESOME*
11 - By volume, see NaCI changing certain chemical properties (8) - VALENCES {V}{ALENCES*}
13 - Jack Brown's dress material (6) - TARTAN {TAR}{TAN}
15 - Animal pen from the east (4) - DEER <-
17 - It may be harmful to have Russia captured by force (5) - VIRUS {VI{RU}S}
18 - Slick nonsense mostly rejected (4) - GLIB eGLIB<-
19 - Guide a meat eating Asian (6) - BEACON {B{E}ACON}
20 - Unruly mob to own recently prosperous place (8) - BOOMTOWN*
23 - Angry to be raised around a ship on vacation (7,3) - BRASSED OFF {BR{A}{SS}ED} {OFF}
26 - Young one of a faltering student (4) - FOAL {FOA*}{L}
27 - A part of the arms race, originally seen in the West, is ending in Egypt (5) - WRIST {W}{R}{IS}{T}
28 - Charge for dispatching original sound track in a piece of paper (7) - POSTAGE {P{O}{S}{T}AGE}
DOWN
1   - Irregular crimes may spread with time (10) - ASYMMETRIC {CRIMES+MAY*}{T}
2   - Minute a time taken by comedian starting late (6) - ATOMIC {A}T}{cOMIC}
3   - Water body starts to produce other new diatoms (4) - POND {P}{O}{N}{D}
4   - Even America pursues a strong stimulus (8) - AFFLATUS {A}{F}{FLAT}{US}
5   - It houses one pupil and one regressive gentleman (4) - IRIS {I}{RIS<-}
6   - Funny graduate ball dance (5) - RUMBA {RUM}{BA}
8   - Drums turning up in a quiet American institute of repute (7) - TIMPANI {TIM}{P}{A}{NI}<-
12 - Remove dirt from bushy vegetation (5) - SCRUB [DD]
14 - Freely go far with unknown vehicle permit (5,2,3) - RIGHT OF WAY {RIGHT OF WA*}{Y}
16 - You may raise one in disapproval (7) - EYEBROW [CD]
17 - Close Spielberg film with thanks after very bitter feud (8) - VENDETTA {V}{END}{ET}{TA}
21 - Love a bait to be clumsy (6) - OAFISH {O}{A}{FISH}
22 - Creature that's initially weak, then healthy (5) - WHALE {W}{HALE}
24 - Vessel to drink a drop of hooch in (4) - SHIP {S{H}IP}
25 - Alas, left out of rings (4) - OOPS hOOPS




10 comments:

  1. 6 - Distribute rotis before a rice dish (7) - RISOTTO {ROTIS*}TO 'To' from?

    To = before as in time:
    the time is now five minutes to one

    25 - Alas, left out of rings (4) - OOPS hOOPS
    The rings might be loops for L to be out

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  2. In a Kamalahasan-Madhavan starrer 'Anbe Sivam', when asked for the time of the next train, the stationmaster replies 22222 (two to two to two-two) i.e., 1:58 to 2:02.

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  3. Love the 'eyebrow' image!
    Mixed bag today I thought, but still good.

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  4. Replies
    1. Jack, Tar, Salt are various words used to mean a sailor

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  5. It is said that even a donlkey looks good when it is young. It appears to be very true !

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  6. 6a - Today's Express has the following clue - 9 Stew one has to stir round perhaps (7)

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