After two days of 'excesses' Sankalak is back to his delightful ways.
ACROSS
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*
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}
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]
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}
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?
27 - Piloo Mody was a famous one (15) - PARLIAMENTARIAN [GK]
ReplyDeleteWith ref to PM and the cartoon, two memories:
When the 1000 Rs note was de-monetised, PM is reputed to have rolled one into a cigarette and smoked it.
When an ex President, originally a carpenter by profession, was informed by then PM, that she wanted to make a new cabinet, reportedly asked her what size would the cabinet be, of what wood and where it would be placed...
After two days of 'excesses' Sankalak is back to his delightful ways.
ReplyDeleteMostly agree, but wish he does away with clues like 10A & 27A
26 - She may have her nose turned up! (4) - SNOB [CD] Why She only?
ReplyDeleteI think we are used to the gender stereotyping for certain nounal definitions in clues. Which is why clueing a HE for snob might catch us as unaware as a SHE for, say boxer
No complaints about gender bias?
DeleteBoth stereotypes are unfair, well, like they always are.
DeleteDescriptive explanation of 18D as in GENTLEMEN & LADIES is appreciated.
ReplyDeleteLol@pm s picture.well thought:)
ReplyDeleteLol@pm s picture.well thought:)
ReplyDeleteLiked the idea of PMs picture and re 9A illustration, I do not get it.)
ReplyDeleteWhat an apt example for 'deadpan'!!
ReplyDeleteI was reminded of regular Narasimha Rao cartoons with his mouth zipped across!
That was a good one about carpenter & cabinets form Kishore ! Once a carpenter, always a carpenter.
MMS may be deadpan, but PVN was an agelast!
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DeleteOnce a Carpenter, always a Carpenter - e.g. Richard and Karen of 'Close to You' and 'Jambalaya' fame (of course there many more hits).
Quick Cryptic!
ReplyDeleteIn yesterday's comments. Kishore: It wasn't Amitabh but Dharmender who was hamming : Chakki pisiing, chakki pisiing ! is it Pis?ing the audience off or an attempt to woo Amma malini who was his already during the shooting of the movie?
ReplyDeleteHave ye-all noticed as to how though every one in the media had mentioned about Rajesh Khanna having been adopted but nary a word about his biological parent's names ? Does any one know? Giving birth, unknown ,unsung uncelebrated to a super nova !
My wife misses her opportunity to do a great obituary to the fallen meteor-- had she been in Nairobi, she would have sent all those oldies in a frenzy for the whole day on FM 106. He was her all time favourite and I join her in her mourning her hero. Any astrological prognostication as to why he died on aadi amaavasya?
Thanks, Raju, I stand corrected about who was P****ng from the tower.
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