Saturday 19 May 2012

No 10467, Saturday, 19 May 12, Sankalak

ACROSS
1   - In the end, we left Watt's galleon wrecked (2,4,4) - AT LONG LAST wATTS GALLeON*
7   - Shrub containing cocaine care of accountant (4) - COCA {CO}{CA}
9   - Speciality cook accepts a bit of cash for the promoter (6) - BACKER {BA{C}KER}
10 - Such a knife could cut a hawser in half and is valued (8) - SERRATED {hawSER}{RATED}
11 - Note about creepy eastern viper getting remission (8) - REPRIEVE {REP{R}IEVE*} (Addendum - {R{E}{PRIEV*}E} - See comments}
12 - Popular breakfast item not good when not working (6) - IDLING {IDLI}{NG}
13 - Completely dehydrated, lad accepts right end, suffering (4,3) - BONE DRY {BO{NE D(R)*}Y}
16 - Leather from a swine's relative (7) - PIGSKIN {PIG'S}{KIN}
17 - Following track, journalist got a whiff (7) - SCENTED {SCENT}{ED}
19 - Jade dug out? Declare what it is! (7) - ADJUDGE*
22 - Creature producing bad smell in one point (6) - SPONGE {S{PONG}E}
23 - Arthur's knight had a weapon ahead of everything (8) - LANCELOT {LANCE}{LOT}
26 - Begin as a celebrity business solicitor (5,3) - START OUT {STAR}{T OUT}
27 - Encroach in a popular way (6) - INROAD {IN}{ROAD}
28 - Pastry for an admirer concealing the onset of love (4) - FLAN {F{L}AN}
29 - Scale for measuring heat in a fine hearth perhaps (10) - FAHRENHEIT*
DOWN
2   - Oriental missile back in business (5) - TRADE {TRAD}{E}<-
3   - Source of wood, teak or elm originally, seasoned (3,4) - OAK TREE {TEAK+OR+Elm}*
4   - Eat like a pig and good blood flows all around (5) - GORGE {GOR{G}E}
5   - The response from Indians we respect (6) - ANSWER [T]
6   - Scared stiff, tried fire treatment (9) - TERRIFIED*
7   - Wine? Or tea with endless happiness? (7) - CHABLIS {CHA}{BLISs}
8   - Getting rid of dirt, get pure and croon (9) - CLEANSING {CLEAN}{SING}
14 - A bone causing political convulsion with hundred replacing fifty (9) - OCCIPITAL PO(-l+c)CITICAL*
15 - Recited without effort from a part of the film, with editor absent (6,3) - REELED OFF {REEL}{ED} {OFF}
18 - There is no pressing need for such clothes (3-4) - NON-IRON [CD]
20 - Discover a French painting, hot (7) - UNEARTH {UNE}{ART}{H}
21 - Hang on to some eggs (6) - CLUTCH [DD]
24 - Innocent one in a part of the church (5) - NAIVE {NA{I}VE}
25 - Creature in Oklahoma, a Greek character (5) - OKAPI {OK}{A}{PI}




7 comments:

  1. Simple, ingenious,enjoyable and smooth flowing CW.Thank you so much for a nice start for the morning.

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  2. Rediscovered the spelling of Fa(h)renheit !

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  3. Interesting mix here. 'Food' related - baker, idli, flan, clutch. Animal - Okapi, sponge, pig(2)

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  4. Reminded about the good science fiction book/movie "Fahrenheit 451"

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  5. 11 I had it as {R{E}{PRIEV*}E}

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  6. Nice one again. Liked 7D in particular for the smooth surface

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  7. But the style is getting to be a bit predictable now I think, needs to mix it up a bit more like a T20 bowler

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