Happy days are here again. Excellent puzzle from Sankalak with some smooth anagrams and deft wordplay.
Across
1 His obedient pet got teased? Not relevant (6,3,5) BESIDE, THE, POINT (HIS OBEDIENT PET)
8 Ministers, say, but not in the cabinet (6) CLERGY (CD)
9 An opening to a lively old place close to Indore (8) APERTURE (A + PERT + UR + E)
11 Adamant old boy, say, going around India (9) OBSTINATE (OB + STATE outside IN)
12 Rutabaga for Bergman, perhaps (5) SWEDE (DD)
13 Clipping shrubs in the garden is a pity, or worse (7) TOPIARY (A PITY OR)*
15 Recognised as // being sweet-smelling …(7) SCENTED (DD)
17 …but displayed in a dreary arrangement (7) ARRAYED (A DREARY)*
19 In South India, the German is one privy to restricted information (7) INSIDER (IN + S I + DER)
21 East African boss is weak, carried by British Airways (5) BWANA (WAN inside BA)
23 Change not working? Stop showing interest (6,3) SWITCH, OFF (SWITCH + OFF)
25 Full of energy — not necessarily because of drink! (8) SPIRITED (CD)
26 Client at a mini-market locates floor covering (6) TATAMI (T)
27 Strange preacher nobody found to be perfect (6,8) BEYOND, REPROACH (PREACHER NOBODY)*
Down
1 Withdraw from match, accepting brief acknowledgement (4,3) BACK, OUT (BOUT outside ACK)
2 Eyeglasses with spots, say (5) SPECS (~SPECKS)
3 Tiring day transformed for the important chap (9) DIGNITARY (TIRING DAY)*
4 A fast-moving one from the newspapers (7) EXPRESS (DD)
5 Teacher goes back after gold — it is used in perfumery (5) ORRIS (OR + SIR<=)
6 Feeling sick, ailing Anu is made to sit (9) NAUSEATED (ANU* + SEATED)
7 Rely on action being interrupted by Pawn and Pole (6) DEPEND (DEED outside P, N)
10 A victory in American state for a defence wing (4) NAVY (A V inside NY)
14 The medicine to rev up gait somehow (9) PURGATIVE (REV UP GAIT)*
16 There can be no difficulty in occupying this seat (4,5) EASY, CHAIR (CD)
17 Taking the most favourable view, he left the beast in turmoil (2,4) AT, BEST (The BEAST)*
18 Detective Inspectors are liable to swell up (7) DISTEND (DIS + TEND)
19 A wading bird — one again! (4) IBIS (I + BIS)
20 Unconventional and impulsive, accepts leaders of foreign financial institutions (7) RAFFISH (RASH outside F F I)
22 Friend spoils own image, lacking directions (5) AMIGO (Own IMAGe)*
24 American Indian in love with very big Indian (5) OMAHA (O + MAHA)
Across
1 His obedient pet got teased? Not relevant (6,3,5) BESIDE, THE, POINT (HIS OBEDIENT PET)
8 Ministers, say, but not in the cabinet (6) CLERGY (CD)
9 An opening to a lively old place close to Indore (8) APERTURE (A + PERT + UR + E)
11 Adamant old boy, say, going around India (9) OBSTINATE (OB + STATE outside IN)
12 Rutabaga for Bergman, perhaps (5) SWEDE (DD)
15 Recognised as // being sweet-smelling …(7) SCENTED (DD)
17 …but displayed in a dreary arrangement (7) ARRAYED (A DREARY)*
19 In South India, the German is one privy to restricted information (7) INSIDER (IN + S I + DER)
21 East African boss is weak, carried by British Airways (5) BWANA (WAN inside BA)
23 Change not working? Stop showing interest (6,3) SWITCH, OFF (SWITCH + OFF)
25 Full of energy — not necessarily because of drink! (8) SPIRITED (CD)
26 Client at a mini-market locates floor covering (6) TATAMI (T)
27 Strange preacher nobody found to be perfect (6,8) BEYOND, REPROACH (PREACHER NOBODY)*
Down
1 Withdraw from match, accepting brief acknowledgement (4,3) BACK, OUT (BOUT outside ACK)
2 Eyeglasses with spots, say (5) SPECS (~SPECKS)
3 Tiring day transformed for the important chap (9) DIGNITARY (TIRING DAY)*
4 A fast-moving one from the newspapers (7) EXPRESS (DD)
5 Teacher goes back after gold — it is used in perfumery (5) ORRIS (OR + SIR<=)
6 Feeling sick, ailing Anu is made to sit (9) NAUSEATED (ANU* + SEATED)
7 Rely on action being interrupted by Pawn and Pole (6) DEPEND (DEED outside P, N)
10 A victory in American state for a defence wing (4) NAVY (A V inside NY)
14 The medicine to rev up gait somehow (9) PURGATIVE (REV UP GAIT)*
16 There can be no difficulty in occupying this seat (4,5) EASY, CHAIR (CD)
17 Taking the most favourable view, he left the beast in turmoil (2,4) AT, BEST (T
18 Detective Inspectors are liable to swell up (7) DISTEND (DIS + TEND)
19 A wading bird — one again! (4) IBIS (I + BIS)
22 Friend spoils own image, lacking directions (5) AMIGO (O
24 American Indian in love with very big Indian (5) OMAHA (O + MAHA)
The HINDUs couldn't care less attitude towards CWs is unfortunate. Last week the CW didn't carry the name of the setter and today the CW itself is missing from the unpaid online paper.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it is intentional. I expect the CW to appear soon in the unpaid online paper, may be tomorrow itself.
DeleteObviously The Hindu wants everyone to apy up and get a hard copy. Is free on line only for name sake?
ReplyDeleteA nice start as usual (27Ac) from Sankalak. This time I got 'floored' by 'Tamahi' and hence a few holes in that corner. Tried carpet and got nowhere.
@ Padmanabhan.I can see that you continue to be floored. The word is TATAMI and not TAMAHI.
DeleteI remember your mentioning it once earlier- one fills such words in a CW and forgets,well,almost. That is, till you get floored again:-)
Delete:))
DeleteTypo- pl. read as 'pay up'.
ReplyDeleteyes,happy days are here again.loved the puzzle . feeling gr8
ReplyDeleteBis figures in a Guardian clue also today.
ReplyDeleteBack to THC after a good darsan at Sabarimala.My first in 2013. Could not get a few.
ReplyDeleteThere's a certain joy in getting Sankalak's 1As which is unparalleled ( I always look first at the first across clue, hence the observation). Really nice opener, looking forward to this run.
ReplyDeleteThe IPad app is not working for the past week or so. And I don't find the app listed in ITunes either.
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