Learnt some new words from Sankalak today.
ACROSS
1 Ready-witted dear ones return to dance (9) QUICKSTEP {QUICK}{STEP<=}
5 Friend meets master in Spanish city (5) PALMA {PAL}{MA}
9 A wily learner, cop turns carver, losing name (8) SCULPTOR {L+COP+TURnS}* Definition in the centre?
12 Rebellion against sincere gun control (10) INSURGENCE*
16 But this search for a criminal can cover women too (7) MANHUNT [CD]
17 Board for a ‘spirited’ session by leaders in Oxford union in
joyous interaction (5) OUIJA {O}{U}{I}{J}{A} How did 'I' becme 'A'
19 Bizarre sundial, tho’ refurbished (10) OUTLANDISH*
20 Three players close to great South American city (4) TRIO {T}{RIO}
22 Disputer turning more doltish (8) STUPIDER*
23 Maritime body covered in manuscript article – a plant (6) MIMOSA {M{IMO}S}{A}
24 A name giving right of ownership (5) TITLE [DD]
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2 Finance company has trendy reliance about ceremonial attire
(10,5) INVESTMENT TRUST {IN}{VESTMENT} {TRUST}
4 Describe a building where films are screened (7,5) PICTURE HOUSE {PICTURE} {HOUSE}
5 Unemotional, stolid fresh help with business school test followed
by one hundred (10) PHLEGMATIC {HELP*}{GMAT}{1}{C}
6 Undo that pigtail if one wishes to behave freely and without
reserve (3,4,4,4) LET ONE"S HAIR DOWN [CD]
7 A feather-brain, he got mixed up with Adair (7) AIRHEAD {AIR{HE}AD*}
10 The borrower’s state (12) INDEBTEDNESS [E]
13 To shock and upset amateurs, it needs change (10) TRAUMATISE*
16 One most troubled at a time when a satellite goes down (7) MOONSET*
18 Empty talk that could fill a balloon? (3,3) HOT AIR [DD]
21 A port city among the places visited by Laski evidently (4) KIEV [T]
The word 'lapsed' was used by Raju here, in exactly the same meaning as "having lost faith". Remember?
ReplyDelete7 A feather-brain, he got mixed up with Adair (7) AIRHEAD {AIR{HE}AD*}
ReplyDeleteRemember Red Adair?
Several interesting and well disguised anagrams, enjoyable clues and surface reading. Learnt a lot with many ref.'s to google and dictionary. Missed out on Mimosa, though I knew about one of that family- Mimosa Pudica, known popularly as 'Thoongumooji maram' in Tamil (meaning the tree that sleeps)The leaves close on sunset.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.google.co.in/#hl=en&sugexp=les%3Bcrnk_timediscounta&gs_rn=2&gs_ri=hp&cp=8&gs_id=5a&xhr=t&q=mimosa+pudica&es_nrs=true&pf=p&tbo=d&sclient=psy-ab&oq=mimosa+p&gs_l=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.42080656,d.bmk&fp=7437c8680a53bca2&biw=1360&bih=599
It's also known as 'touch-me-not'
DeleteYes, you are right. Leaves close on touch and not after sunset as I had mentioned.
DeleteThey close at sunset as well
DeleteSorry. I did not notice that Col. has already given the link for mimosa.
ReplyDeleteCol., Thanks for the Araucaria link a couple of days ago - I saw the video today and it was so nicely done. It was refreshing to see the dignified way in which the Reverend discussed the situation. Also, I had never given a thought to his age - at 91, he creates clues that seem to indicate he is less than half that age. I have always admired that - I don't know how much mischievousness I can conjure up at 70, which our own Gridman turned recently but whose clues jump out like a teen as well.
ReplyDelete17 Ac. (Ouija) Apologies for the lapse. It could have been "activity" instead of "interaction".
DeleteSankalak
Nice to have Sankalak here, which is very rare!
ReplyDeleteRare because it is rare that he needs to step in to clear up doubts. His clues are always clear.
DeleteNice one from Sankalak, learnt several new things today as well.
ReplyDeleteSuresh, best wishes for your 60th B'day (did not get a chance to check the blog last evening).
thanks VP
DeleteMy best wishes.
ReplyDeletePadmanbhan@9:03, The தூங்கமூஞ்சி மரம் is actually Albizia saman and it's not of the touch-me-not variety.
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