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}
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}
Col.,
ReplyDeleteA small typo in 8D- it should be O+ AN + APE
Thanks Padmanabhan
DeleteTomorrow would mean something special for Kishore:
ReplyDelete22/7 - the Pi Approximation Day as opposed to Pi Day - 3/14 (March 14)
SR
Thanks for posting that. I shall be incommunicado for the next couple of days and I would not have been able to post that. However, even 3.14 is also approx, as you will agree
DeleteSince pi=3.1415926
22/7=3.1428571, which varies from the above by 0.0012645
March 14=3.14 (3/14 would give us something else), which varies from pi by 0.0015926
Since 22/7 varies to a lesser extent, it should qualify for the title and not 3.14 IMO
Really a number game. Numbed me in toto.
DeleteThink this is Sankalak's best offering (not just this run). Clever and enjoyable
ReplyDeleteThanks Col for the Interview of Schuchi in Blogadda. my comments"
ReplyDeleteExcellent interaction and comments are very much Schuchiesque as I have come to know her through her blogs on crossword. Wish we could help her more in spreading the word of cryptic crosswords , a passion I share with her, apart from sharing her favourite colour turquoise blue and her birth sign- very coincidental= not for drawing any comparison or for reflected glory!
Incidentally, I chanced upon a murder mystery novel based on cryptic crosswords during my browsing a library in Toronto. It is with me as part of my memorabilia, amongst others on cryptic crosswords. If and when Schuchi decides to produce a movie—–
I will star for free, my poor talents notwithstanding...
DeleteBTW, Raju, may I take the liberty of pointing out that her name is Shuchi and not as given by you. I am taking the liberty of pointing out since this error seems to be ubiquitous and hence possibly a miss-conception.
Delete@ Shuchi
DeleteCongrats. It gave an insight into your ideas on blogs and crosswords. All this time you have been interviewing others. Someone had to do one of yours. Long overdue. Keep up your good work.
I too may love to do a small role like Kishore, on the basis of the same qualification cited by him, and on same terms.
Thank you all for your constant encouragement and support. Extra thanks to Kishore and Richard for offering to star in my film :)
DeleteReceived from a friend
ReplyDeleteParaprosdokians (Winston Churchill loved them) are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently humorous.
1. Where there's a will, I want to be in it.
2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on my list.
3. Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
4. If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
5. We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.
6. War does not determine who is right - only who is left..
7. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
8. They begin the evening news with 'Good Evening,' then proceed to tell you why it isn't.
9. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
10. Buses stop in bus stations. Trains stop in train stations. On my desk is a work station.
11. I thought I wanted a career. Turns out I just wanted paychecks.
12. In filling out an application, where it says, 'In case of emergency, notify:' I put 'DOCTOR.'
13. I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
14. Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.
15. Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.
16. A clear conscience is the sign of a fuzzy memory.
17. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
18. Money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.
19. There's a fine line between cuddling and holding someone down so they can't get away.
20. I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not so sure.
21. You're never too old to learn something stupid.
22. To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.
23. Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
24. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
25. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
26. Where there's a will, there are relatives.
Great read! I'm going to use #4 :)
DeleteGood one. First and Last of the collection look alike, relatively speaking!
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