Wednesday, 28 November 2012

No 10630, Wednesday 28 Nov 11, Sankalak

 Sankalak will always be Sankalakesque :-)

ACROSS
1   Typical quality of an archaic crest, it crumbles (14) CHARACTERISTIC*
8   The indigenous way to refrain from a thing (6) DESIST {DESI}{ST}
9   Infidelity of a grown-up youth suppressing hesitation (8) ADULTERY {ADULT}{ER}{Y}
11 One racing feverishly in a state of bliss? (9) IGNORANCE*
12 Perfume, a bit of what Tartars used (5) ATTAR [T]
13 My accepting Hindu god of fire? Fine, blow it up! (7) MAGNIFY {M{AGNI}{F}Y}
15 Top of ulna, cut up all around and washed off (7) SLUICED {SL{U}ICED}
17 Money matters put African party in splendid surroundings (7) FINANCE {FIN{ANC}E}
19 Child student, working in Middle-east town (7) BABYLON {BABY}{L}{ON}
21 Bone of the Titan who got punished (5) ATLAS [DD]
23 Kind of court for a second hearing (9) APPELLATE [E]
25 Could be domesticated, like the Bard’s shrew? (8) TAMEABLE [E]
26 One of those found in the Dead Sea (6) SCROLL [GK]
27 Devious diarist insults people engaged in important economic activity (14) INDUSTRIALISTS*

DOWN
1   The element in mad music played without a trace of style (7) CADMIUM {MAD+MUsIC}*
2   Boy follows rejected artist, setting fire to property (5) ARSON {AR<=}{SON}
3   A firm statement by southern notaries falsified (9) ASSERTION {S+NOTARIES}*
4   Compensation for socialist — topless costume (7) REDRESS {RED}{dRESS}
5   Music played by some vassals admirably (5) SALSA [T]
6   Just the same, perfection could carry new, uncontrolled movement (9) IDENTICAL {IDE{N}{TIC}AL}
7   Vocally greeting a girl to be married, non-eastern, of mixed parentage (6) HYBRID (~hi){HY}{BRIDe}
10 Green-eyed monster, shorter version (4) ENVY ? Anno  pending (See comments)
14 A refined person, like Jeeves was to Wooster? (9) GENTLEMAN [DD]
16 The sort of connection that a baby has with its mother (9) UMBILICAL [GK]
17 Allegiance that a youth leader felt to be wrong (6) FEALTY {A+Y+FELT}*
18 Ornamental piece worn on shoulder by alien escorting saint close to collapse (7) EPAULET {E}{PAUL}{ET}
19 Knocks suffered by surgeon having operation (4) BOPS {B{OP}S}

WITH LEFT OR RIGHT HAND?

20 Causes irritation with sharp objects (7) NEEDLES [DD]
22 Chaos resulting from Union supporters’ uprising (5) SNAFU {SNAF}{U}<= Follow the link if you don't know the origin of this Acronym
24 They are a source of energy when seen nabbing cats (5) ATOMS {A{TOM}S}

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51 comments:

  1. Anonymous28 November 2012 at 08:31

    Smooth crossie. Vintage Sankalak.
    14d. A gentleman’s gentleman, to be precise.

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  2. Anonymous28 November 2012 at 08:32

    Small typo in anno for 13a

    10 Green-eyed monster, shorter version (4) ENVY ? Anno pending

    The gem is usually jealousy or envy. envy is the shorter of the two.

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  3. Anonymous28 November 2012 at 08:34

    18 Ornamental piece worn on shoulder by alien escorting saint close to collapse (7) EPAULET {E}{PAUL}{ET}

    Could this be E(PAUL E)T, since alien is 'escorting' 'saint close to collapse' ie ET is around PAUL E

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  4. SandhyaP28 November 2012 at 08:35

    22 Chaos resulting from Union supporters’ uprising (5) SNAFU {SNAF}{U}<= Follow the link if you don't know the origin of this Acronym

    SNAFU shows the WIKI site for ATLAS.

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    1. Anonymous28 November 2012 at 08:36

      Then it perfectly illustrates what a SNAFU is !

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    2. Anonymous28 November 2012 at 08:37

      Tamer version is Systems Normal All Fouled Up.

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    3. Deepak Gopinath28 November 2012 at 08:40

      SNAFU since rectified ;-)

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    4. Anonymous28 November 2012 at 19:06

      SNAFUs are ok. It is FUBARs which are scary.

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  5. Richard28 November 2012 at 08:44

    Kishore 8:37 You are a true gentleman in having presented the tamer version of SNAFU.

    Missed only two or three. Got EPAULET, a new word for me, from Google. The 14-lettered anagrams were eyesome and awesome.

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  6. Richard28 November 2012 at 08:47

    My post 8:44 - a goof-up. It should be eyeful and not eyesome.

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  7. Richard28 November 2012 at 09:20

    10D - ENVY

    Some nostalgia: Some friends here may recall a banner ad run by LMV scooters (of UP) in newspapers, for their new NV version. It said something like this:

    'From now on, there will be just two categories of people - Those who own NV and others who just envy'.

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    1. Anonymous28 November 2012 at 10:42

      How about the Onida printer's devil: Owner's envy, neighbour's bride !

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    2. Bhalchandra Pasupathy28 November 2012 at 12:18

      How come I've never heard of that one?!

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    3. SandhyaP28 November 2012 at 14:57

      Typo: Neighbour's Pride!

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    4. RameshJ28 November 2012 at 15:01

      I think Kishore wrote exactly what he meant ! or vice versa

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    5. Anonymous28 November 2012 at 19:02

      Ramesh is perfectly correct. That's why there was a ref to the printer's devil...

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  8. maradnusro28 November 2012 at 09:26

    Thanks Sankalak. There is no one to beat you in giving us a smooth CW Puzzle

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  9. Padmanabhan28 November 2012 at 09:32

    Eagerly waited for Kishore's opening lines on 'Gentleman's gentleman' and I was not disappointed. Got Epaulet (had heard of it earlier) but not 'Fealty' (and hence had some trouble in getting Atlas.

    Sankalak stamp is unmistakable. ( I hope my spelling is right. I had trouble with 'Tameable')

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  10. Padmanabhan28 November 2012 at 09:41

    Thank you Richard for the nice LMV scooter ad. Don't remember seeing it at that time.

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  11. Unknown28 November 2012 at 09:53

    WELCOME BACK SANKALAK - smooth crossword,made my day!
    Good morning all, and samosas for everyone!!

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  12. RameshJ28 November 2012 at 09:54

    Straight forward one today. Enjoyable nonetheless.

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  13. RameshJ28 November 2012 at 10:03

    I had a question on classification of clues. What is the difference between E & GK ?

    For example why is 26A GK vs 25A E ?

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    1. Deepak Gopinath28 November 2012 at 10:35

      Ramesh,

      E & GK are something which I have coined. They are not cryptic in the true sense.

      E would mean a clue which is a straightforward dictionary meaning and GK would mean something one would know but not there in a dictionary, for example a quote from literature etc.

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    2. RameshJ28 November 2012 at 10:55

      Thanks for the clarification Col.

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  14. Anonymous28 November 2012 at 10:19

    Loved solving this.

    Just one doubt on the

    Shouldn't it be CAT instead of CATS in the clue?

    24d They are a source of energy when seen nabbing cats (5) ATOMS

    As per the post

    when seen = as
    cats = tom
    as nabbing tom = a{tom}s


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  15. Sridhar28 November 2012 at 10:29

    Great puzzle once again today. I fouled up my SW corner by putting TALUS (instead of ATLAS), confusing myself thinking of Achilles heel...

    In response to CV's yesterday comment of 1:33pm; yes I am a different Sridhar -- I do not visit Orkut and not a member thereof. Its been about 6-8 months since I started on the crossword journey so still a "fresh solver".

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  16. Richard28 November 2012 at 11:25

    Kishore 10:42 - If words could kill, you'd perhaps sentence anyone to death.

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    1. Anonymous28 November 2012 at 14:41

      Such a sentence would end with a full stop

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  17. RameshJ28 November 2012 at 11:48

    ABCDE : Provided today's dollop of joy ?

    Ohio representative introduced to upset antique collector (8) .O....E.

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  18. Nadathur Rajan28 November 2012 at 12:24

    {C(O)(MP)ILER<-}
    O(hio)+MP (rep) in RELIC<- (antique upset)

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    1. RameshJ28 November 2012 at 12:28

      :)

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    2. VJ28 November 2012 at 12:41

      I thought MP for representative was a bit obscure... Don't know

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    3. VMA Nair28 November 2012 at 12:47

      I was thinking of
      (P(OT<-)AT)OES as Pat Tiberi is OH representative and checking what OES to do with antique collector ...lol :-P

      O for Ohio ? Isn't it OH ?

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    4. Deepak Gopinath28 November 2012 at 13:57

      MP member of parliament is not obscure. It's use quite regularly in CW's

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    5. RameshJ28 November 2012 at 13:58

      Mp = member of parliament = some one who represents ( or supposed or at least claims to represent) us

      Both Oh & O seem to be abbreviations for Ohio.


      And how do you relate potatoes to Sankalak ?

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    6. VJ28 November 2012 at 15:13

      Oh, thanks. Didn't know that MP's were otherwise called representatives. Well anywayz, politics is not my thang.

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  19. Unknown28 November 2012 at 13:22

    26 A - SCHOOL could also be an answer as it can be SCHOOL of fish.

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    1. Deepak Gopinath28 November 2012 at 13:55

      Vijay,

      Unfortunately there are no fish in the dead sea

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    2. RameshJ28 November 2012 at 14:11

      May be the clue should read
      One of those found near Dead Sea ( As the scrolls were found in a cave near dead sea or so I remember)

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    3. Unknown29 November 2012 at 13:57

      Thanks.

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  20. VP28 November 2012 at 13:42

    Another gem to open this run from Sankalak ... Looking forward to a week of bliss

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  21. Unknown28 November 2012 at 23:46

    @VJ
    Seems you havent taken the 5.45 am INDIAN AIRLINES Flight from mumbai to ahmedabad! They serve samosas for breakfast!

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