ACROSS
1 - Funnily it's Holmes, cross with the teacher (14) - SCHOOLMISTRESS*
10 - Unfinished article on booze and how to play the guitar (5) - THRUM {THe}{RUM}
11 - Putting service before self, help over disseminating information
(4,5) - MASS MEDIA {MASS} {ME}{DIA<-}
12 - Rejuvenate with a new measure (7) - FRESHEN {FRESH}{EN}
13 - It takes a lariat to make these sandals (7) - TALARIA*
14 - Praise an old flame, plenty to look back on (5) - EXTOL {EX}{TOL<-}
16 - Part design one should follow (4,5) - ROLE MODEL {ROLE} {MODEL}
19 - Kitchenware for Spooner's inquisitive supporter (6,3) - FRYING PAN (-p+f)FRYING (-f+p)PAN
20 - Team leader invites for the chores (5) - TASKS {T}{ASKS}
22 - Man and lion in a tangle. It's nothing much (7) - NOMINAL*
27 - They allow work stoppage as bakers eat freely (9) - TEABREAKS*
29 - Rapidness with chess may be how you get money from them
(4,10) - CASH DISPENSERS*
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2 - Whine before you get in here for a trade (9) - CARPENTRY {CARP}{ENTRY}
3 - After one round shows zero speed. That's it (5) - OOMPH {O}{O-MPH}
4 - Sweet way to get the fruit to fall down (5,4) - LEMON DROP {LEMON} {DROP}
5 - It could be part of a bigger picture (5) - INSET [CD]
6 - Timothy goes forth and back protecting the prophet in the given
period (4,5) - TIME LIMIT {TIM{E LI}{MIT<-}
7 - Tree has been there longer (5) - ELDER [DD]
8 - It could be the main impediment (7) - SEAWALL [CD]
9 - Fits back the French choke (6) - STIFLE {STIF<-}{LE}
15 - May be learning by day in the city (9) - LENINGRAD {LEARNING*}{AD}
17 - Angle is all wrong when about to dislodge cray fish (9) - LANGOUSTE {LANG{OUST}E*}
18 - It is hell for the farmer, him associated with spirits (9) - DISTILLER {DIS}{TILLER}
19 - Mad fellow, one involved in foolish behaviour (7) - FANATIC {F}{ANT{A}TIC}
21 - Sprinkle a gallon held in reserve (6) - SPARGE {SPAR{G}E}
23 - Complaints to doctor wanting short answers (5) - MOANS {MO}{ANS}
24 - Goes ahead as cops look for these (5) - LEADS [DD]
26 - Back in the ocean soldier gets protection (5) - AEGIS {AE{GI}S<-}
25 - There is nothing about misplaced rain instrument (7) - OCARINA {O}{C}{RAIN*}
ReplyDeleteSmall typo there: {O}{CA}{RAIN*}
29 - Rapidness with chess may be how you get money from them (4,10) - CASH DISPENSERS*
In other words ATMs, which my son feels is a pseudonym for me
Good to see Mrs Khan after a long time.
You are not the ATM, but the cash tree. It drops sweetly like 4D !!
ReplyDeleteMrs.Khan? Mostly, decoding your comments is more than a little tough !
@Padmanabhan: Kishore is referring to actress Helen Khan (3D)
ReplyDeleteOomph?!
ReplyDeleteCertainly yes. Helen, now married into the Khan family, although played vampish roles, showed real grace in her dances. They never looked vulgar. Replay some of her dances like 'Hum kale hain to kya huwa dil vale hain' with Mahmood. You will know. Deepak's choice of Helen's pic is tasteful.
DeleteShe did appear in skimpy clothes, but those days, they also wore skin-coloured tights creating an optical illusion. These days, nothing is left to imagination, though.
My fave is 'Mehbooba Mehbooba' from Sholay
DeleteI too agree with you, Suresh.
DeleteWithout doubt, Padmanabhan. She had it in abundance
ReplyDeleteVery neat, I like the Arden style. And one tends to pick up quite a bit, not just from the CW, but from the interesting comments and links as well!
ReplyDeleteRay Bradbury has finally gone to the stars he wrote about. CV might recall seeing a compendium of his short stories at my residence. One of my fav.s from his The Sound of Thunder.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.lasalle.edu/~didio/courses/hon462/hon462_assets/sound_of_thunder.htm
I have read some of Bradbury's stories. Sujatha, the Tamil writer, translated a couple of his stories in Tamil. I remember reading one such in Kumudam.
DeleteSuresh11:26 AM IST
ReplyDeleteWithout doubt, Padmanabhan. She had it in abundance
Now they have it in 'a bum dance'
Hi folks, have to catch up with ye-all. Was busy with my daughter's wedding on the 28th May . Went off like a breeze and she with her hubby flew the coop back to New York. Son too came to attend from Nagoya and flew back with his Japanese fiance'. LIke the big B says in KBC- Yoo gaye aur yoo aaye- in the reverse. So I can now proudly say: I've built a house and also married off a daughter, as the saying in Tamil goes, so I'm told. A fusion wedding that was.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed all the limericks and also the flowery etymology of Bandh Gobi and Phool Gobi. Missed all the fun for three weeks. Incidentally, the bohra community females in Nairobi also wear an outfit that may be loosely termed as Bandh Gobi.-- a head to foot ensemble. Not to speak of our dear Col being called a Gobi(nath) by the Keralites? No offence to any community though !!
Raju
ReplyDeletePlease read some recent threads.
I have given a link to a brand new prize crossword on Big Dave's website. There is still time to submit solution.
None too easy, let me warn you.
If, for 'oomph' someone chooses a pic of Helen and some others nod (even if they do not drool), you know that they must be of a certain age. Well, I am not ashamed to say that I belong to that 'brigade' (I don't know what size it is, but that doesn't matter).
ReplyDeleteIf a Navneeth were to choose a pic, which one would he use? Sunny Leone? Vidya Balan? Katrina Kaif?
My wife commented that I should have put in Silk Smitha
DeleteThough 'size doesn't matter', and I don't want want to make molehills out of mountains, I would prefer a pic of S Leone....... S stands for Sierra BTW....
ReplyDeleteKishore
DeleteYou're a very clever man and your quick-witted replies are always appreciated.
So too your 8:26 comment.
But you should have stopped at "S Leone.......". The line that follows that is needless and spoils the effect.
But alas even Barack Obama said something and lest people should misunderstand him he went on adding some sentences to let the real thing sink in the minds of his listeners as if to disabuse the minds of the listeners.
See
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/oliver-burkemans-blog/2012/jun/07/barack-obama-joebiden
Though BO's gaffe was supposedly not intended to be a double entendre, mine was. This way, I can still explain to my detractors that I wasn't rooting for the actress, though may be I was...
DeleteMy chai-paani would have been cut if the Mrs had read that comment without the adjunct...