No.10529, Tuesday 31 Jul 12, Neyartha

On the whole it was natural that this puzzle was real complex but there was nothing imaginary or irrational.

ACROSS
7 Intended recipient of the Galaxy guide? (10) HITCHHIKER (CD)
9 Vocal pitch of a type of number (4) REAL (~REEL)
10 Removed the last letter? (8) DETAILED (DE-TAILED)
11 A short sleep for the animal’s not a problem at first (6) CATNAP (CAT + N+A+P)

12 Beer found in royal retreat (5) LAGER (REGAL<-)
13 Healthy snack, a New Zealand product? (4,5) KIWI,FRUIT (KIWI + FRUIT)

14 Ordinary type of number (7) NATURAL (E)
17 In remorse over Romeo’s censored number (7) INTEGER (IN + REGrET<-)
20 Fabric kept behind the weapon is explosive (9) GUNCOTTON (COTTON after GUN)
22 Rudely mistook docility and missed the point (5) ICILY (doCILIty)*
25 Letters from the Coonoor dealer about a trying experience (6) ORDEAL (T)
26 Introduction to a poor glue blend (8) PROLOGUE (POOR GLUE)*
27 Swear during the discussion (4) CUSS (T)
28 Fancy fen creeper was destroyed (10) PREFERENCE (FEN CREEPER)*

DOWN
1 Pictures of the revolutionary men employed by the secret service (6) CINEMA (MEN<- inside CIA)
2 Opening on the radio for a type of number (5) WHOLE (~HOLE)
3 Crash helmet foolishly disliked by Edward was discarded (4,3) SKID,LID (DISLIKeD)*

4 King entertained by a party number (8) FRACTION (R inside FACTION)
5 Author’s right to get rid of the first letter from the server (6) WRITER (W{-a}{+R}ITER)
6 Journal depot (8) MAGAZINE (DD)
8 Heartless rep sold off a malfunctioning parachute to the French country house (7) CHATEAU (pArACHUTE)*

15 Colour of alcoholic drink containing iodine from the fish tank (8) AQUARIUM (AQUA + RUM outside I)

FRAMED RIGHT

16 Bet about the European going north with the animal (8) ANTELOPE (ANTE outside POLE<-)
18 Ring found in the old city was lost in a paddock (7) ENCLOSE (ENCLOSurE)
19 Type of number to pressurize the Oriental to go down and vote (7) COMPLEX (COMP{-e}L{+E} + X)
21 Line worthy of an umpire’s attention? (6) CREASE (E)
23 Meal taken around a fire (6) LAUNCH (LUNCH outside A)
24 Unknown substitute for the bridge player in recess is also a sportsperson (5) BOXER (BO{-w}{+X}ER)

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No 10528, Monday 30 Jul 12, Neyartha

Someone's getting the ladies decked up today!!

ACROSS

1   - Power’s cut after the pace bowler’s mad run in confusion to get the menorah (11) - CANDELABRUM {pACE+BowLer+MAD+RUN}*

9   - Snore horribly after gaining acceptance into the pool (7) - SNOOKER {SNO{OK}ER*}

10 - Fun is cut short after arrest in retreat leads to the ornament (6) - BANGLE {BAN<-}{GLEe}

11 - Walkie-talkie smuggled in twice for a dipsomaniac (5) - ALKIE [T]

12 - Cherry’s trick to cover up the margins (7) - CRIMSON {C{RIMS}ON}

15 - A musical instrument found in the stolen goods, reportedly (4) - LUTE (~loot)

16 - Houses of the country? (10) - PARLIAMENT [CD]

18 - Advocate of voting rights gets woven furs as gift (10) - SUFFRAGIST*

20 - Listener’s distress in the arena (4) - RING [DD]

23 - Legal order in favour of the tax (7) - PROCESS {PRO}{CESS}

24 - Ornament found in the country area has been misplaced (5) - CHAIN CH(+a)AIN(-a)

26 - Criminal to skip over the Spanish dish (6) - PAELLA {PAEL}{LA}<-

27 - Metal found in Canada and Spain with iodine by the westbound Greek character (7) - CAESIUM {CA}{ES}{I}{UM<-}

28 - Pitches that are stacked in favour of the batsmen? (11) - FEATHERBEDS [E]

DOWN

2   - Thank Letchumanan for providing the ornament (6) - ANKLET [T]

3   - Project for the fleet (4) - DART [DD]

4   - Free-thinking damaged Billie’s arm (10) - LIBERALISM*

5   - Lawyer conquers Iowa by memorizing an Indian mantra consisting of two terms (8) - BINOMIAL {B{IN}{OM}{IA}L}

6   - Counsellor edges away in shame to avoid the student and relax (7) - UNLOOSE cOUNSElLOr*

7   - Start to enjoy scratching the head of the locked up flying mammals from the south (9) - ESTABLISH {rE{STAB<-}LISH}

8   - Apprentice gets rid of daughter’s receipt for the ornamental case (6) - LOCKET (-d+l)LOCKET

13 - Sweeping gale clears mess (5-5) - LARGE-SCALE*

14 - What Neyartha would be, if yours truly acted in a play (5,4) - STAGE NAME [CD]

17 - Ornament won in a wager about a vehicle sent back by the Spanish (8) - BRACELET {B{RAC<-}{EL}ET}

19 - Disallowed foreign officers recruited by a despotic emperor initially (7) - FORBADE {F}{O}{R}{B}{A}{D}{E}

21 - Letter showing a right-bias? (6) - ITALIC [CD]

22 - Long piece of writing on the date for the new partition (6) - SCREED SCREE(-n+d)D

25 - Blackleg with a skin disease (4) - SCAB [DD]

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No 2697, Sunday 29 Jul 12

ACROSS
1   - Destructive insect from place close to croft (6)  - LOCUST {LOCUS}{T}

4   - Don't agree with article (6)  - OBJECT [DD]
8   - Troops surrounding our arsenal (7)  - ARMOURY {ARM{OUR}Y}
10 - A channel, after six, showing a type of bridge (7)  - VIADUCT {VI}{A}{DUCT}
11 - Boy on pitch wearing hat (9)  - TARPAULIN {TAR}{PAUL}{IN}

12 - Marvellous one, a character in Ugly Betty (5)  - FABIA {FAB}{1}{A}
13 - Come close to rough (11)  - APPROXIMATE [DD]
15 - Plotter studies airport surreptitiously (11)  - CONSPIRATOR {CONS}{AIRPORT*}
19 - Drink containing very soft fruit (5)  - APPLE {A{PP}LE}
20 - Attendants argue dreadfully after note translated (9)  - ENTOURAGE {NOTE*}{ARGUE*}
22 - Type of humour OK in G&S (7)  - GALLOWS {G{ALLOW}S}
23 - Subjugate Eastern European in endless trap (7)  - ENSLAVE {E}{N{SLAV}Et}
24 - Go round in foxtrot at 'Empress' (6)  - ROTATE [T]
25 - A capital city since about that time (6)  - ATHENS {A{THEN}S}
DOWN
1   - Slowly describing a skillion (4-2)  - LEAN-TO {LE{A}N-TO}
2   - Chapter on Italian region and English county (7)  - CUMBRIA {C}{UMBRIA}
3   - Salvation Army girl in steam bath (5)  - SAUNA {SA}{UNA}
5   - Party head quick to embrace English (9)  - BEANFEAST {BEAN}{F{E}AST}
6   - European queen, clever, calm and even-tempered (7)  - EQUABLE {E}{QU}{ABLE}
7   - It is twice raised by an Italian artist (6)  - TITIAN {TI<-}{TI<-}{AN}
9   - Red-tops in cowardly campaign (6,5)  - YELLOW PRESS {YELLOW} {PRESS}
10 - Dressing viscountess, initially, in plumed headdress (11)  - VINAIGRETTE {V}{IN}{AIGRETTE}
14 - Write exam about county for Whitsuntide (9)  - PENTECOST {PEN}{TE{CO}ST}
15 - Top university rented Juliet's house (7)  - CAPULET {CAP}{U}{LET}
16 - All are drunk with auberge finally serving up traditional beer (4,3)  - REAL ALE {ALL+ARE}*{E}
17 - Pester poor German (6)  - BADGER {BAD}{GER}
18 - Level pegging on board in game (6)  - SEVENS {S{EVEN}S}
21 - Trouble leading group (5) - UPSET {UP}{SET}

No 10527, Saturday 28 Jul 12, Gridman

Watching the repeat telecast of the Olympics opening ceremony and since it's Gridman can do so with ease.

ACROSS

1   - A key copper’s assessment is precise (8) - ACCURATE {A}{C}{CU}{RATE}

5   - Forbidden old daughter is bad (2,4) - NO GOOD {NO GO}{O}{D}

10 - Football player finds mother dressed in sheets (7) - LINEMAN {LINE{MA}N}

11 - Roundabout Goan settlement, there’s herb (7) - OREGANO {O}{RE}{GOAN*}

12 - Father gets pure supplies for the poor person (6) - PAUPER {PA}{PURE*}

13 - Limit to one place social outings in the French surroundings (8) - LOCALISE {L{SOCIAL*}E}

15 - Look at the memo (4) - NOTE [DD]

16 - Pact Lolita broke — to give the finishing touch (2,3,2,3) - TO CAP IT ALL*

18 - Ghastly rounds hero performed (10) - HORRENDOUS*

20 - Capital rookie veterinarians have (4) - KIEV [T]

23 - Panelling Glasgow resident clamped onto wagon (8) - WAINSCOT {WAIN}{SCOT}

24 - Again narrate the story about the archer (6) - RETELL {RE}{TELL}

26 - One for swell treatment? (7) - ICEPACK [CD]

27 - Furiously use bids to settle down (7) - SUBSIDE*

28 - Like a lord perhaps, bird was in the front (6) - TITLED {TIT}{LED}

29 - Out of the blue girl leaves: magazine inserted bit (8) - FRAGMENT  {F(-ig+rag}RAGMENT} How does 'I' get deleted? (Addendum - {F(-irma+rag)RAGMENT - See comments)

DOWN

1   - A very light punishment but quite a handy one (1,4,2,3,5) - A SLAP ON THE WRIST [CD]

2   - Be in charge of show? (7) - CONDUCT [E]

3   - He frolics as Emperor loses capital and falls (6) - ROMPER eMPEROR*

4   - Smack fly moving up (4) - TANG <-

6   - What you do so you can eat some canned food (4,1,3) - OPEN A TIN [E]

7   - Instrument in a radio car in Ambala (7) - OCARINA [T]

8   - Try as hard as one can — in the evening? (2,4,5,4) - DO ONES LEVEL BEST [CD]

9   - What a cricketer would do after a snick (2,3,1,3) - GO FOR A RUN [GK]

14 - It is favourable to be in these of someone (4,5) - GOOD BOOKS [CD]

17 - Twist dupe’s ear in lobby? (8) - PERSUADE*

19 - Train me in manufacture of cloth (7) - RAIMENT*

21 - That is to say, accept Times’ cranky list (7) - ITEMISE {I{TIMES*}E}

22 - Insect that might give one a prick while sleeping (6) - BEDBUG [CD]

SEE THIS CARTOON

25 - Artist by the way exalts a chief (4) -  TSAR {TS}{AR}<-

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No.10526, Friday 27 Jul 12, Gridman

Several clues to like here, the repetition of RAP (27,3) and SOUP (2,19) notwithstanding

ACROSS
1 International organisation’s workers to open by turns (7) UNSCREW (UN'S CREW)
5 Fallen dame’s cry of pain in grazing area (6) MEADOW (DAME* + OW)
9 Fit joke follows morose finish (5) EQUIP (QUIP after E)
10 Learn Dean’s out to listen (4,2,3) LEND,AN,EAR (LEARN DEAN)*
11 One who has joined the ranks recently (7) RECRUIT (E)
12 Firm affair (7) CONCERN (DD)
13 He takes with hesitation a south Indian paper (5) ERNIE (ER + NIE)
14 Satisfied a retreating deserter is twisting foot bones (9) METATARSI (MET + A + RAT<- + IS<-)

16 A non-guilty person’s statement (1,5,3) I,NEVER,DID (E)
19 Some drab masters returned to dance (5) SAMBA (T<-)
21 Body not abandoning sacrosanct arrangement (7) CARCASS (SACRoSAnCt)
23 Your anger as artist goes out is more fresh than others (7) YOUNGER (YOUr aNGER)
24 Does she pose as a man’s partner? (5,4) MODEL,WIFE (CD)

25 Inform upon that woman to Left Front (5) SHELF (SHE + L + F)
26 Smooth-talking host follows station master (6) SMARMY (ARMY after SM)
27 Hit the drink in emotional connection (7) RAPPORT (RAP + PORT)

DOWN
1 What one gains without working for it (8,6) UNEARNED,INCOME (CD)
2 A little quantity of broth for prisoner (7) SOUPCON (SOUP + CON)
3 Delight in criticism over Tamils’ leader and rue miserably (7) RAPTURE (RAP + T + RUE*)
4 Opportune, as a comedian’s deliveries should be? (4-5) WELL-TIMED (DD)
5 Fellow in charge is crazed (5) MANIC (MAN + IC)
6 Like cons getting a profit by the way (7) AGAINST (A + GAIN + ST)
7 Individual’s near-thirst for a short term in sentence (3,4) ONE,YEAR (ONE + YEARn)
8 Presumably what one would do when reaping the harvest (5,2,1,6) BRING,IN,A,PROFIT (CD)
15 Muddy, dry debate over stuffed animal (5,4) TEDDY,BEAR (DRY DEBATE)*

17 Deal struck over right mantra for nobleman’s land (7) EARLDOM (DEAL* outside R + OM)
18 I’d left bread line to fetch one who supplies the means (7) ENABLER (BREAd LiNE)*
19 Fruit that is right — in order — to be tossed in broth (7) SOURSOP ({R+SO} inside SOUP)

20 Scholar, good, to gain nothing from a kind of generator (7) MAGNETO (MA + G + NET + O)
22 Hot: One hundred caught by RAW worker (5) SPICY (I C inside SPY)

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No 10525, Thursday 26 Jul 12, Gridman

ACROSS

1   - Clear, new adaptation of old English novelist (8) - LAWRENCE*

5   - Old boy’s stretched shape (6) - OBLONG {OB}{LONG}

9   - Girl set to break hard animal tissue (7) - GRISTLE*

10 - Adult between two vehicles in travelling band (7) - CARAVAN {CAR}{A}{VAN}

11 - Wave in a businessman’s order to an advertiser, perhaps (4,1,4) - MAKE A SIGN [DD]

12 - Friction from the police? (5) - FORCE [DD]

13 - Coward, for one, journo elbowed out (4) - NOEL [T]

14 - Essential elements jutting out of the body? (4,5) - BARE BONES [DD]

17 - Assistants in residence (4,5) - HOME HELPS [E]

19 - Notice notice thrown back by discussion group in Kolkata (4) - ADDA {AD}{DA<-}

23 - Sullen beloved nursing leader of rebels (5) - DREAR {D{R}EAR}

24 - Heady wars played out to obtain cocaine (5-4) - READY-WASH*

25 - Pessimist’s ‘phoren’ disposition accepts nothing (2-5) - NO-HOPER {NO-H{O}PER*}

26 - Beginning sign? (7) - INITIAL [DD]

27 - Workers’ protests that go nowhere? (3-3) - SIT-INS [CD]

28 - Decidedly traces no one up on a family tree (8) - ANCESTOR*

DOWN

1   - Tamil gent endlessly forming bond (8) - LIGAMENT {TAMIL+GENt}*

2   - Clever hint from one who extracts moving right up (7) - WRINKLE W(+r)RINKLE(-r) Didn't know this meaning.

3   - Catch medical department’s criticism (6) - ENTRAP {ENT}{RAP}

4   - A mistake in the office made by the priest? (8,5) - CLERICAL ERROR [CD]

6   - Unshod for just a few inches? (8) - BAREFOOT {BARE}{FOOT}

7   - One side of the old boy’s poetry (7) - OBVERSE {OB}{VERSE}

8   - Good finale to sex? (6) - GENDER {G}{ENDER} Hm..........

10 - Survey the French held in disdain by leader climbing up (13) - CONTEMPLATION {CONTEMP{LA}T}{1ON<-}

15 - Reptile softly slipping into land (8) - TERRAPIN {TERRA{P}IN}

16 - He hasn’t tied the knot yet (8) - BACHELOR [CD]

18 - Single attempt — all a good marksman needs (3-4) - ONE-SHOT [CD]

20 - One who notes day by day (7) - DIARIST [E]

21 - A party recalls transgression of a handsome youth (6) - ADONIS {A}{DO}{NIS<-}

22 - It gives the writer credit (2-4) - BY-LINE [E]

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No 10524, Wednesday 25 Jul 12, Gridman

ACROSS

1   - This driver’s charges are neat (8) - HERDSMAN [CD]

6   - Knot put together in a backward movement (4) - LOOP <-

9   - Disbeliever said to be affording great views (6) - SCENIC (~cynic)

10 - One who travels to see 9 spots (7) - TOURIST [CD]

13 - He donned a transformation like Captain Hook (3-6) - ONE-HANDED*

14 - Took a picture of captured animal (5) - OKAPI [T]

15 - The present month in Axminster (4) - INST [T]

16 - Not what a giant would use? (5,5) - SMALL THING [CD]

19 - Lost bearings at geographic area in North America (5,5) - GREAT BASIN*

21 - Decoration for ulimately fearless sailor (4) - STAR {S}{TAR}

24 - Article thanks to the Greek character (5) - THETA {THE}{TA}

25 - Commander-in-Chief takes a moment to exhibit scar (9) - CICATRICE {CIC}{A}{TRICE} Abbreviation for Commander-in-Chief is would normally be 'C-in-C'

26 - Girl eager for cotton cloth (7) - NANKEEN {NAN}{KEEN}

27 - Unnamed fool has appeal for unusual object (6) - ODDITY {nODD{IT}Y}

28 - Consul kindless in imprisoning brood (4) - SULK [T]

29 - Glass boat? (8) - SCHOONER [DD]

DOWN

2   - Beats children reportedly, with former lover to the fore (7) - EXCEEDS {EX}{CEEDS}(~seeds)

3   - Kind of sound Dan let out (6) - DENTAL*

4   - Guy, first to arrive, with one — a nut (9) - MACADAMIA {MAC}{ADAM}{I}{A}

5   - Well-known refusal by Times’s top journalist (5) - NOTED {NO}{T}{ED}

7   - Japanese art involving manyfold paperwork (7) - ORIGAMI [GK]

8   - Gent erupting violently at golf course (7,5) - PUTTING GREEN* Like me!!

11 - German subs moving about on this end of sea (1-5) - U-BOATS {U-BOAT*}{S}

12 - Managing various notes on small means of finishing touches to a building (6,6) - COPING STONES {COPING} {STONE*}{S}

17 - A garment one can chill on to? After a fashion! (9) - LOINCLOTH*

18 - Good man’s fear about attack (6) - STRAFE {ST}{FEAR*}

20 - Learnt afresh about extremely stable immortal (7) - ETERNAL {ET{E}RNAL*}

22 - Name I left for the man’s prickly plant (7) - THISTLE {Ti{HIS}TLE}

23 - Drawing room? (6) - STUDIO [E]

25 - Hundred individuals fetch traffic markers (5) - CONES {C}{ONES}

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No.10523, Tuesday 24 Jul 12, Gridman

Typical Gridman puzzle with a little bit of most clue types even if a little heavy on the anagram side.

ACROSS
1 Fitness freak’s device to keep track of hip movements (4,7) STEP, COUNTER (E)
9 One closes broken bone (7) OSSICLE (I CLOSES)*
10 Work force said laic’s disposition is important (7) CRUCIAL (~CREW + LAIC*)
11 Unravelling outsiders’secret terminology (5) LINGO (T)

12 An impressive indication of time (4,5) DATE,STAMP(CD)
13 Female always in excitement (5) FEVER (F + EVER)
15 Dewar hits out — it’s said to be dull (9) DISHWATER (DEWAR HITS*)
18 Dry Danes put out songs (9) SERENADES (SERE + DANES*)
21 Rustic game household god backed (5) RURAL (RU + LAR<-)
22 Collections man copied badly (9) COMPENDIA (MAN COPIED)*
24 Film old actress hugged by lad (5) BOBBY (BB inside BOY)

26 Admission of guilt: “Cave pic” vandalised (7) PECCAVI(CAVE PIC)*
27 Good! A new, last letter! A stroke of luck! (7) BONANZA (BON + A + N + Z + A) Was a French indicator needed for Good?
28 Mathematician’s lodge? (11) SUMMERHOUSE (CD)

DOWN
1 Removes goods stealthily: observation point left during work periods (9) SHOPLIFTS (OP,L inside SHIFTS)
2 Perfume church rejected in German city (5) ESSEN (ESSENce)
3 Series unfinished; back to the man for atom smasher (9) CYCLOTRON (CYCLe + TO<- + RON)
4 North-western State finished in utter disorder (7) UPENDED (UP + ENDED)
5 Roman philosopher saying nothing to you and me (7) TACITUS (TACIT + US)
6 Beatings in tours gone astray (5) ROUTS (TOURS)*
7 Detective Inspector’s plant is a washout (8) DISASTER (DI'S + ASTER)
8 Sharp blow to friends on the rise (4) SLAP (PALS<-)
14 Absolutely! Chum’s disorganised to a great extent (4,4) VERY,MUCH (VERY + CHUM*)
16 At which a craftsman plies his tools (9) WORKBENCH (E)
17 Event has a passing interest? (5,4) RELAY RACE (CoD)
19 Father is master in art movement (7) DADAISM (DADA + IS + M)
20 Falter in slaughter-house? (7) SHAMBLE (DD)
22 Imitate policemen at the Yard (4) COPY (COP + Y)
23 Tests ten caught in same movement (5) EXAMS (X inside SAME*)
25 Tribal worker in bush not quiet (5) BANTU (ANT inside BUsh)

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No 10522, Monday 23 Jul 12, Gridman

It's a material world today!!

ACROSS

1   - Old rag thrown — inner wear stripped to find material (8) - ORGANDIE {O}{RAG*}{uNDIEs}

5   - Accountant and insurers get nil material (6) - CALICO {CA}{LIC}{O}

9   - Political head remains and destroys main material (8) - PASHMINA {P}{ASH}{MAIN*}

10 - Way the engineer gets into marginal instruction (6) - STREET {ST{RE}ET}

12 - Brush on second row (4) - SPAT {S}{PAT}

13 - Material makes woman and fool high (10) - BROADCLOTH {BROAD}{CLOT}{H} Do I hear women objecting?

15 - Problem man recalled in high-level meeting (6) - SUMMIT {SUM}{MIT<-}

17 - Business to get new material (5) - LINEN {LINE}{N}

20 - Troop leader’s determination brings material (5) - TWILL {T}{WILL}

21 - Specialist’s first stroke in untidy writing (6) - SCRAWL {S}{CRAWL}

24 - One million — one billion pounds put in force? Beyond belief! (10) - IMPOSSIBLE {IM}{POSS{IB}{L}E}

27 - A letter from abroad for the Delhi son? (4) - BETA [DD]

29 - Confused? Son, I mean it binds the length of the inner trouser leg (6) - INSEAM {S+MEAN+I}*

30 - A figured fabric from two fellows, we hear (8) - JACQUARD (~jack~card} Not sure of Anno

31 - Fellow’s allowed back in place for Christmas stockings (6) - MANTEL {MAN}{TEL<-}

32 - Area kept cleaned up for bird (8) - PARAKEET*

DOWN

1   - Take a stand against model chasing work (6) - OPPOSE {OP}{POSE}

2   - Gaga cracks over somebody — one full of hot air (6) - GASBAG {GA{SB}AG*} SB for 'somebody'?

3   - Senseless figure without hesitation (4) - NUMB NUMBer

4   - The sort of circle that isn’t for outsiders (5) - INNER [CD]

6   - A teetotaller in charge of the upper room (5) - ATTIC {A}{TT}{IC}

7   - Stuck on the way to the Arctic? (8) - ICEBOUND [CD]

8   - Perform better than shoe unit in mismanagement (8) - OUTSHINE*

11 - Fashion centre to make a change in bodice (6) - HALTER {fasHion}{ALTER}

14 - Material to turn over in the mind (4) - MULL [DD]

16 - Zilch amount returned for material (6) - MUSLIN {MUS}{LIN}<-

17 - Material from Wimbledon surface? (4) - LAWN [DD]

18 - Sitcom is propagating ancient Greek philosophy (8) - STOICISM*

19 - Very many pianos play out a burst of harmony (8) - DIAPASON {D+PIANOS+A}*

22 - Add sparkle to assistant engineer’s charge (6) - AERATE {AE}{RATE} 'Add fizz' would have been a better definition.

23 - Dacoit ring’s appeal (6) - BANDIT {BAND}{IT}

25 - Quarrel over extremely unmanageable rush (5) - SPATE {SPAT}{E}

26 - A public area turned over an animal (5) - LLAMA {LLAM}{A}<-

28 - Water colour? (4) - AQUA [DD]

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No 2696, Sunday 22 Jul 12

ACROSS
1   - What a judge should be, as a precaution (4,2,4)  - JUST IN CASE [DD]
6   - Helpful hint about run, journey (4)  - TRIP {T{R}IP}
10 - Returning once more, artist falls (7)  - NIAGARA {NIAGA<-}{RA}

11 - Stock farmer galloped and caught her (7)  - RANCHER {RAN}{C}{HER}
12 - Athletic contest in Irish town curtailed after 6, unfinished (9)  - TRIATHLON {TRIp}{ATHLONe}

13 - Gather donkey seen on a motorway (5)  - AMASS {A}{M}{ASS}
14 - Hymn blessed defeated Isles (6,7)  - ADESTE FIDELES*

18 - Student holds her Oscar nervously (6,7)  - RHODES SCHOLAR*
20 - Article about one female burglar (5)  - THIEF {TH{I}E}{F}
21 - Golfing term for a handicap (9)  - ALBATROSS [E]
24 - Search for a recreational activity (7)  - PURSUIT [CD]
25 - Put down roots outside a major US port (7)  - SEATTLE {SE{A}TTLE}
26 - Phone engineer around noon (4)  - RING {RI{N}G}
27 - A place where people meet in Paris? (10)  - RENDEZVOUS [CD]
DOWN
1   - David's close friend, judge, old biblical character (8)  - JONATHAN {J}{O}{NATHAN}
2   - Religious teacher bathed one (5)  - SWAMI {SWAM}{I}
3   - Taunt Alexis for popping off inside and continually changing? (2,1,5,2,4)  - IN A STATE OF FLUX {IN A STATE {OF F}LUX}
4   - Unusually slow rate of movement in cold, bitterly cold, lake (5)  - CRAWL {C}{RAW}{L}
5   - Pieces of music composed about a daughter and son (9)  - SERENADES {SEREN{A}{D}E}{S}
7   - Learns during proper dry run (9)  - REHEARSAL [CD]
8   - Study training scheme (6)  - PERUSE {PE}{RUSE}
9   - With everything recorded by Satchmo, et cetera? (3,3,4,4)  - AND ALL THAT JAZZ {AND ALL THAT} {JAZZ}
15 - Previously bottled near Loire (7,2)  - EARLIER ON*
16 - Worry about fellow, the Parisian in a port down under (9)  - FREMANTLE {FRE{MAN}T}{LE}
17 - Sideboards, ones employed backstage (8)  - DRESSERS [DD]
19 - Proust's strange torpor (6)  - STUPOR*
22 - Stationed in vile digs, initially (5)  - BASED {BASE}{D}
23 - In the open, perform better (5) - OUTDO {OUT}{DO}

No 10521, Saturday 21 Jul 12, Sankalak

ACROSS

1   - Cautious earl gets into motor nearly loaded (7) - CAREFUL {CAR}{E}{FULl}

5   - Student leaves African country for a place in Europe (6) - IBERIA lIBERIA

11 - Attractive picture of young dog going around Indiana (3-2) - PIN-UP {P{IN}-UP}

12 - May be part of an estate causing a backward pull in a youngster (3,6) - TEA GARDEN {TE{A} {GARD<-}EN}

13 - Like a gel, local idol transformed (9) - COLLOIDAL*

14 - Source of corn, one in a complex system (5) - MAIZE {MA{I}ZE}

15 - Indian gooseberry from a town in M.P. (4) - AMLA [DD]

17 - French one caught in a loop by local authority (7) - COUNCIL {CO{UN}{C}IL}

21 - Cries from the best people aboard ship (7) - SCREAMS {S{CREAM}S}

SCREAM PLEASE

22 - Illness universal in senility (4) - AGUE {AG{U}E}

26 - U.S. city? Nothing great to an Indian (5) - OMAHA {O}{MAHA}

27 - Board accepts everyone fit for instruction (9) - TEACHABLE {T{EACH}ABLE}

29 - Scientist found in garden is severely criticised (9) - BLISTERED {B{LISTER}ED}

30 - Connections to golf course (5) - LINKS [DD]

31 - What is left to a member? A vacant city (6) - LEGACY {LEG}{A}{CitY}

32 - Losing head in subversion is the issue (7) - EDITION sEDITION

DOWN

2   - Invalidate a space probe set up around end of autumn (5) - ANNUL {AN{N}UL<-}

3   - Make use of artifice to support printer's measure (6) - EMPLOY {EM}{PLOY}

4   - To put duty in disarray is not clean (6) - UNTIDY*

6   - A day steeped in endless charm for old playwright (8) - BEAUMONT {BEAU{MON}Ty}

7   - Refusing credit to a daughter lingering around (3-6) - RED-LINING {RE(-c+d)D-LINING}

8   - Oxygen given to an ape suffering a breathing problem (6) - APNOEA {P+AN+APE}* (Correction - {O+AN+APE}* - See comments)

9   - American spies in endless entrancement? Unusual (7) - SPECIAL {SPE{CIA}Ll}

10 - He is to be seen helping players on court (4-3) - BALL-BOY [CD]

16   - Producing milk and adulterating it with junk inside (9) - LACTATING {LAC{TAT}ING}

18 - ‘Times' can be changed with reference to the meaning of the word (8) - SEMANTIC*

19 - Admitting that one is a conservative with passion (7) - AMATORY {AM}{A}{TORY}

20 - A change for the worse? Go back! (7) - REVERSE [DD]

23 - The décor belies presence of a projection from the wall (6) - CORBEL [T]

24 - Outspoken detective suppresses a new onset of devilry (6) - CANDID {C{A}{N}{D}ID}

25 - Holiday cabin where tea is allowed (6) - CHALET {CHA}{LET}

28 - Instrument placing embargo on boy (5) - BANJO {BAN}{JO}

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No.10520, Friday 20 Jul 12, Sankalak

Sankalak  back on track with this one, the misprints in 10A and 15D notwithstanding

ACROSS
1 Flower from inactive flora, oddly (7,6) AFRICAN, VIOLET (INACTIVE FLORA)*

10 Relaxation of regulation leaves tenor cold, however (9) DECONTROL(TENOR COLD)*
11 Tapper’s drink (5) TODDY (CD)
12 A bounder among venal operators (5) LOPER (T)
13 Basic skills that Tim nursed, developed (9) RUDIMENTS (TIM NURSED)*
14 Deal with gossip about conservative king (6) TACKLE (TALE outside C K)
16 Condition immediately followed by onset of eclampsia (5) STATE (STAT + E)
19 Singular, affected rogue (5) SCAMP (S + CAMP)
20 City giving extra cover for empty word of agreement (6) MYSORE (MORE outside YeS)
25 Duck, depressed, gets warm cover (9) EIDERDOWN (EIDER + DOWN)
26 Sounds made by Penny surrounded by busy creatures (5) BEEPS (P inside BEES)
27 Sweet thing puts new university in a spot (5) DONUT (N U inside DOT)
28 Awful libel Enid finds impossible to wipe out (9) INDELIBLE (LIBEL ENID)*
29 Periods spent in school for education — theoretical rather than practical? Yes, including a bit of religion (8,5) ACADEMIC, YEARS (ACADEMIC + YES outside A R)

DOWN
2 Cosmetic from a Pak café, cold preparation (4,4) FACE, PACK (PAK CAFE C)*

BEING PROACTIVE

3 Like feelings hidden in plain nervousness (5) INNER (T)
4 Coloured lights in the sky with a distinctive character seen around Oregon (6) AURORA (AURA outside OR)

5 Ramayana character on engagement to prove a thing to be true (8) VALIDATE(VALI + DATE)
6 Examining vision with a work book? Have a go! (9) OPTOMETRY (OP + TOME + TRY)
7 Doing a repair job, losing 1000 in it in the finish (6) ENDING (mENDING)
8 Unusual collection of a few shares (3,3) ODD,LOT (ODD + LOT)
9 Itinerant man, heartless guy, captures wily spy (5) GYPSY (GuY + SPY*)
15 In funny act, leader gets torn (9) LACERATED (ACT LEADER)*
17 Poem Muir composed on a big shop (8) EMPORIUM (POEM MUIR)*
18 Ninth month of the Romans (8) NOVEMBER (GK)
21 Came after a girl in the finish (6) ENSUED (SUE inside END)
22 The compact disc I heard was sordid (5) SEEDY (~CD)
23 Like the first lady’s garden (6) EDENIC (E)
24 Positively charged detective on a climb (6) ANODIC (CID + ON + A) <-
26 Glib English turns into nonsense (5) BILGE (GLIB + E)*

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No 10519, Thursday 19 JNul 12, Sankalak

After two days of 'excesses' Sankalak is back to his delightful ways.

ACROSS

1   - Born with a weapon, a tightrope walker’s sine qua non (7) - BALANCE {B}{A}{LANCE}

5   - Sound measure that belied change around the capital of Colombia (7) - DECIBEL {DE{C}IBEL*}

9   - Inability — cop Tim’s failing, results in lack of harmony (15) - INCOMPATIBILITY*

10 - Lotus-eaters (6) - IDLERS [E]

11 - Haughty leaders of organised gang get complete cover (8) - ARROGANT {ARR{O}{G}ANT}

13 - Elegance needed to draw out in extremes of fury (8) - FELICITY {Fu{ELICIT}rY}

15 - Force old boy to be untruthful about girl initially (6) - OBLIGE {OB}{LI{G}E}

18 - Unresisting Chief Inspector is taken in by handout (6) - DOCILE {DO{CI}LE}

SEE THIS CARTOON

19 - Rend and abandon Pearl, say (8) - TEARDROP {TEAR}{DROP}

22 - Generous brother and aunt discomfited (8) - ABUNDANT {B+AND+AUNT}*

24 - Concealed genetic factor beginning to dominate in a bird (6) - HIDDEN {H{ID}{D}EN}

27 - Piloo Mody was a famous one (15) - PARLIAMENTARIAN [GK]

28 - Are they in agreement or about to drop off? (7) - NODDERS [DD]

29 - The bare adjustment needed to use the lungs (7) - BREATHE*

DOWN

1   - Court official gets conditional release, provided there is a trace of faith (7) - BAILIFF {BAIL}{IF}{F}

2   - Neighbourhood facility for a quick one! (5) - LOCAL [CD]

3   - Almost without feeling, girl starts lesson using numbers (9) - NUMERICAL {NUMb}{ERICA}{L}

4   - Dash shown by a tailless antelope (4) - ELAN ELANd

5   - Towels sir, red variety (6) - DRIERS*

6   - A Marx losing silver in American city (5) - CHICO CHICagO

7   - Free ride? Grab one with army officer (9) - BRIGADIER {RIDE+GRAB+1}

8   - Baby’s clothes, overdue, still to be accepted (7) - LAYETTE {LA{YET}TE}

12 - Grated cheese, partly consumed (3) - ATE [T]

14 - With varnished hair, queer lad caught dancing (9) - LACQUERED {QUEER+LAD+C}*

16 - Obstruction for lawyers to travel across California (9) - BARRICADE {BAR}{RI{CA}DE}

17 - A sign the French love (3) - LEO {LE}{O}

18 - Showing no feeling about expired IT number (7) - DEADPAN {DEAD}{PAN}

20 - Calm interrupted repeatedly by Pole in atonement (7) - PENANCE {PE{N}A{N}CE}

21 - Fairytale creatures, a bad omen, housed in vacant garages (6) - GNOMES {Gar{OMEN*}ageS}

23 - Go by car on the way to the house ... (5) - DRIVE [DD]

25 - … or move aimlessly with daughter with disagreement (5) - DRIFT {D}{RIFT}

26 - She may have her nose turned up! (4) - SNOB [CD] Why She only?

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No 10518, Wednesday 18 Jul 12, Sankalak

If yesterday was an overdose of GK's toady today it's Anagrams.

ACROSS

1   - Bala alive, made ready for action (9) - AVAILABLE*

5   - Stomach pain of Conservatives consuming poor oil (5) - COLIC {C{OIL*}C}

8   - Socialist, hiding suspicion, backtracked (8) - RETRACED {RE{TRACE}D}

9   - Dam, a grand one in Tamil Nadu (6) - ANICUT [DD]

11 - Fragment of ice broken in physical exercise initially (5) - PIECE {P{ICE*}E}

12 - Old flier who let the MIG rot, sadly (5,4) - TIGER MOTH*

13 - Sniffing around is no great shame? Good! (6) - NOSING {IS+NO*}N{G} The second 'N' from? (Addendum - {NO}{SIN}{G} - See comments)

14 - Comedian dancing at a point far from the shore (3-5) - MID-OCEAN*

16 - Chemical used in a dye held suspect (8) - ALDEHYDE*

18 - Formidable aunt of Jeeves (6) - AGATHA [GK]

22 - Head of clandestine religious group is caught by mantra for belief in supernatural things (9) - OCCULTISM {O{C}{CULT}{IS}M}

23 - A bachelor finds support near the tail of the plane (5) - ABAFT {A}{B}{AFT} Anno not clear (Addendum - {A}{BA}{FT} - See comments)

24 - Nobel laureate who had a great spell, capturing the orient (6) - TAGORE {TAG{O}RE*}

25 - Countrymen with voting rights? (8) - CITIZENS [E]

26 - American singer who appeared in and performed in a host of shows (5) - DINAH [T &lit]

27 - When burnt with oxygen, it cuts metal (9) - ACETYLENE [GK]

DOWN

1   - Medicine giving unending latitude in a new environment (7) - ATROPIN {A}{TROPIc}{N}

2   - Painting, not so important, is natural and simple (7) - ARTLESS {ART}{LESS}

3   - The evil launcher would somehow let one stew in his own juice (5,2,3,5) - LEAVE IN THE LURCH* See 19, 20D

4   - Life-giving air, note, is included in resort (6) - BREATH {B{RE}ATH}

5   - The point where weight acts makes catty foreigner very different (6,2,7) - CENTRE OF GRAVITY (CATTY+FOREIGNER+V}*

6   - Get rid of contained performance in sugar (7) - LACTOSE {L{ACT}OSE}

7   - Understand the problem regarding …(5,2) - CATCH ON [CD]

10 - Go back with drink to the sea (5) - OGGIN {OG<-}{GIN}

15 - Notice on time cut short by management (5) - ADMIN {AD}{MINute}

16 - Bad rot in a resting place stopped midway (7) - ABORTED {A}{B{ROT*}ED}

17 - Figure re-presented by aged con (7) - DECAGON*

19,20 - High-level performer of the big top (7,7) - TRAPEZE ARTISTE [CD]

20 See 19

SEE THESE ARTISTES

21 - Me, Puri, becoming a referee? (6) - UMPIRE*

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