Wednesday 16 January 2013

No 10671A, Wednesday 16 Jan 13, Gridman

Last one for the 60s from GM as good as ever.

ACROSS
1   What one might do in leisure - be a couch potato? (5,1,1) WATCH TV [CD]
5   Charts a way to make your collar stiff (6) STARCH*
9   One mother backing boys’ hollow bits of poetry (5)  IAMBS {I}{AM<=}{BoyS}
10 They are put on canvas in topsail buffeting (3,6) OIL PAINTS*
11 Siren of mythology with wreath of welcome (7) LORELEI {LORE}{LEI}
12 Man accepts vessel - one kettle (7) TIMPANI {TIM}{PAN}{1}
13 Cold dish son gets to a youth (5) SALAD {S}{A}{LAD}
14 Bachelor to call inappropriately for girl’s hood (9) BALACLAVA {BA}{CALL*}{AVA}
16 Not doing well at all in a notorious street (2,1,3,3) IN A BAD WAY {IN A}{BAD} {WAY}
19 Hindu chant gains approbation in U.S. city (5) OMAHA {OM}{AHA}
21 Shook Jack’s cat and dog’s head (7) JOUNCED {J}{OUNCE}{D}
23 With recipe, Olivia prepared Italian dish (7) RAVIOLI {R}{OLIVIA*}
24 Match official takes long time about conclusion in public votes (9) REFERENDA {REF{ER{END}A}
25 Prize for a prison division (5) AWARD {A}{WARD}
26 Noisy roar about ship (6) BRASSY {BRA{SS}Y}
27 It doesn’t look good! (7) EYESORE [CD]

DOWN
1   Medical problem makes Phil and Shaw confused in court panel (8,6) WHIPLASH INJURY {PHIL+SHAW}* {IN}{JURY}
2   Initially taking lumber off cart (7) TUMBREL {T}{LUMBER*}
3   Lazy sleuth on arrival of head of detectives got busy (7) HUSTLED {SLEUTH*}{D}
4   T.N. Krishnan, for one, wields it masterfully (6-3) VIOLIN-BOW [GK]
5   Not one character for this kind of personality (5) SPLIT [CD]
6   Being weak, a name is changed by one startup company (7) ANAEMIC {A}{NAME*}{1}{C}
7   Preserve industrialist’s composition (7) CANTATA {CAN}{TATA}
8   In the best of condition – to use dn.? (2,3,2,1,6) AS FIT AS A FIDDLE [CD] Is 4 missing?
15 Hen about to take (without thanks) a bakery product that is stacked (5,4) LAYER CAKE {LAYER} {CA}{taKE}
17 Well may one spring from this underground bed (7) AQUIFER [CD]
18 A blemish one’s found in worm (7) ASCARIS {A}{SCAR}{1'S}
19 Damaged boat I’ve to prevent (7) OBVIATE*
20 Fruit in a case for a party (7) AVOCADO {A}{VOC}{A}{DO}
22 Insignificant description of a sort of couple (5) DINKY [DD]


15 comments:

  1. Nice byline. He can very well sing:

    I am 60 going on 70...You need someone older and wiser...

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  2. 26 Noisy roar about ship (6) BRASSY {BRA{SS}Y}

    The one that got away without support ?

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  3. 20D Col's favourite fruit... ;-)

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    1. I think he would have said yummy if you had given ref to 15d

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    2. Mme Gita Gopinath likes it, as I heard...

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  4. @ Richard yesterday about my absence-

    I am not doing much for tomorrow's meet. Almost all the work has been done by Bhala. My job is just to give him moral support. My 'busy'ness has more to do with my daughter's arrival yesterday from U.S.

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    1. US is the essence of being bUSy

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  5. DEEPAK

    THERE IS A SURFEIT OF PICS ON POST TODAY. THEY ADD A LOT OF VALUE TO CLUE UNDERSTANDING, AS VISUALS LEAVE A PERMANENT ETCH IN THE MIND. THANKS. i MARVEL AT YOUR PATIENCE IN GLEANING THEM OUT .

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  6. Padmanabhan11:55 AM GMT+05:30
    Kishore always 'support's Gridman!!

    Probably because both are, say, BRA-MEN

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