Saturday 16 March 2013

No 10722, Saturday 16 Mar 13, Sankalak

Carry on Sankalak.

ACROSS
1   Source of drink about which the British were worried, close to dismay (7) BREWERY {BR}{WERE*}{Y}
5   Sheridan’s competitors (6) RIVALS [GK]
11 Badinage heard during a lunch affair (5) CHAFF [T]
12 Call it healthy but open to doubt (9) DEBATABLE [CD] (Addendum - DUBITABLE - {DUB}{IT}{ABLE} - See comments)
13 Hair colour that had nobles in a tizzy (3,6) ASH BLONDE*
14 Had a meal in the outskirts of Gstaad and got punished with a curfew (5) GATED {Gst{ATE}aaD}
15 Instrument of honour with love (4) OBOE {OB{O}E}
17 The code Rau broke in a Latin American state (7) ECUADOR*
21 Downhearted, failing to start, got thrown out (7) EJECTED dEJECTED
22 Bones that are very large, with appeal (4) OSSA {OS}{SA}
26 Creature that spoilt good coke (5) GECKO {G}{COKE*}
27 Better than all others but without a partner in life? (9) UNMATCHED [DD]
29 Baby hair, a device to stop him from tampering (5,4) CHILD LOCK {CHILD} {LOCK}
30 Out of whack, like a famous garden (5) ASKEW {AS}{KEW}
31 Bogus U.S. dope exposed (6) PSEUDO*
32 Exam for racer back in vacated precincts (7) PRELIMS {Prec{RELIM<=}intS}

DOWN
2   Butt of marijuana cigarette that traveller dropped in disapproval (5) ROACH rePROACH
3   Something to eat for fearful wags cooked without sugar (6) WAFFLE {FEArFuL Wags}*
4   Socialist worker, an insect! (3,3) RED ANT {RED} {ANT}
6   Essential part of Indian coach works (8) INTEGRAL [DD]
7   Indian drum set up by scientist to get the sea bird (9) ALBATROSS {ALBAT<=}{ROSS}
8   Unwavering, regular boyfriend (6) STEADY [DD]
9   A goon caught, troubled by a figure (7) OCTAGON {A+GOON+CT}*
10 Non-appearance of a sailor with a feel, say (7) ABSENCE {AB}{SENCE}(~sense)
16 The purpose is to protest, that is, about victory (9) OBJECTIVE {OBJECT}{I{V}E}
18 Given a touch of criticism, ribbed (8) ACCORDED {A}{C}{CORDED}
19 Author Anya skirting Indian state was attacked (3,4) SET UPON {SET {UP}ON}
20 Amateur, disheartened, went to bed (3,4) LAY DOWN {LAY} {DOWN}
23 Support for breakfast item (3,3) EGG CUP [CD]
24 Slave of tobacco, ass, in Southern Railway (6) SMOKER {S{MOKE}R}
25 Saul after transformation (2,4) ST PAUL [GK]
28 Physician, leader in Hyderabad, followed by a Kipling hero (5) HAKIM {H}{A}{KIM}

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25 comments:

  1. Kishore16 March 2013 at 08:34

    2 Butt of marijuana cigarette that traveller dropped in disapproval (5)
    (-REP)ROACH took some time to decipher

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  2. Kishore16 March 2013 at 08:35

    Good to see the Number 3 from Sankalak

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    1. Padmanabhan16 March 2013 at 09:25

      ???

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    2. Kishore16 March 2013 at 09:57

      As compared to the usual 6, last time there were only 3. So I was worried if he was cutting down production. Hence, happy to see the third.

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  3. Kishore16 March 2013 at 08:47

    28 Physician, leader in Hyderabad, followed by a Kipling hero (5) HAKIM {H}{A}{KIM}

    Reminded me of the Zamzama of Lahore as Kipling put it:

    Who hold Zam-Zammah, that 'fire-breathing dragon', hold the Punjab, for the great green-bronze piece is always first of the conqueror's loot.

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  4. Padmanabhan16 March 2013 at 09:24

    Though enjoyable, I found it a little tougher than yesterday. Did not get 'roach' & 'ossa'(found wanting in GK?)Struggled a bit to get hakim.

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  5. Kishore16 March 2013 at 09:59

    DG's carry on remark reminded of those nice comedied, especially one gag where a patient gives scotch in the urine sample leding to awe in the lab

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    1. Deepak Gopinath16 March 2013 at 10:20

      Carry on series, Crazy Boys series, those were the days

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    2. Anonymous16 March 2013 at 10:56

      Rishi Kapoor, when he started off, had the same cute look as one of the Crazy Boys. Great gags there too, the sphaghetti eating contest, the vehicle carrying spare bicycles going through a tunnel and the guy with the wind instrument blowing it out of turn....

      My memory of the scotch gag from Carry on must have been subconsciously jogged by the clue :

      1 Source of drink about which the British were worried, close to dismay (7)

      the lab guys were certainly surprised, if not worried, about the patient producing pure scotch.

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    3. Richard16 March 2013 at 12:01

      In the good old days of VHS cassette-players, I had a good collection of 'Carry on' movies. One of the best gags I can remember is this one:

      The 'Carry on' movies came from the stable of Rank Organization. An opening visual of any Rank movie, as everyone is aware, is a gong being beaten with a loud noise.

      In one of the movies, if I am not mistaken, in Carry on up the Khyber, a gong is being sounded to herald the arrival of the British governor at the court of a NW Indian state's ruler. One of them remarks like this - can't remember the actor - : 'I wish he had not indulged in that RANK stupidity!'. Can anyone recall this?

      What a way to poke fun at the movie's own producer! Like the way the judges at the Comedy Circus of Sony TV themselves being lampooned by the participants...

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  6. Unknown16 March 2013 at 11:03

    Too many samosas are not good for us!! Still, a great feeling to finish in one smooth stroke.
    Good day all.

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  7. PKPSwami16 March 2013 at 12:48

    Quiet enjoyable. Nicely clued.esp.20d I relished 'lay'used as verb intransitive(verb t would have given different meaning).In fine we were led up the garden path. 28d equally nice.

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  8. muthaiah16 March 2013 at 18:32

    Though I enjoy watching Comedy Circus Ajube, I find it bawdy - not fit for watching with children.

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  9. Usha Ramaswamy16 March 2013 at 20:05

    Wish I could join you all for those samosas. I am nearly there at least when Sankalak is around > but today I could nt savour the waffles even . Can someone help me how fearful wags leads to waffle and also the Indian drum turning into albatross .
    I have got hooked on to this blogspot . Thanks all you guys

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    1. Col_Gopinath16 March 2013 at 20:17

      Don't worry Usha you'll get to eat the samosas one fine day. The answer to your queries are given below

      Something to eat = Definition = WAFFLES
      for
      fearful wags = Anagram fodder
      cooked = Anagaram Indicator
      without =deletion indicator
      sugar = Deletion fodder
      FEARFUL WAGS minus SUGAR = FEA(-r)F(-u)L W(-ags) = FEAFLW anagrammed which gives WAFFLE

      Indian drum = TABLA
      set up = Reversal indicator
      by
      scientist = ROSS
      to get
      the sea bird = Definition = {ALBAT<=}{ROSS}

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    2. Usha Ramaswamy17 March 2013 at 13:28

      Thanks . It now seems so obvious !

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  10. Raghunath16 March 2013 at 20:28

    Col,
    8 Unwavering, regular boyfriend (6) STEADY [DD]
    This could also be a TD? All the three words in the clue could mean Steady.

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    1. Col_Gopinath16 March 2013 at 21:01

      Could be, but 'regular boyfriend' would be a 'steady'

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  11. Shafeeq16 March 2013 at 20:32

    It's probably too late in the day, but could 12A be {DUB}{IT}{ABLE}

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    1. Col_Gopinath16 March 2013 at 21:12

      Good one Shafeeq, that seems to be the intention of Sankalak

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  12. Raghunath16 March 2013 at 21:07

    There's no conn. to healthy. Ref is to a healthy debate

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    1. Col_Gopinath16 March 2013 at 21:16

      Call = DUB
      it = IT
      healthy = ABLE
      but
      open to doubt = {DUB}{IT}{ABLE}

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    2. Suresh16 March 2013 at 21:19

      I did not notice you had something else Deepak.

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  13. Raghunath16 March 2013 at 21:21

    Your are right.

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