HAPPY DIWALI
ACROSS
5 British wastrel’s Irish accent (6) BROGUE {B}{ROGUE}
6 Capable of getting absorbed in a small area understood by few
(6) ARCANE {AR{CAN}Ea}
9 Liable to change (6) LABILE* &lit
10 Where players go when they exit gates! (8) OFFSTAGE [CD] (Addendum - {OFF}{GATES}* - See comments)
11 Skimpy article of clothing Caitlin imprudently sports riding up
(4) MINI [T<=]
12 Incapable of accepting proposal as it is not appropriate
(10) UNSUITABLE {UN{SUIT}ABLE}
13 Tron’s unique, quirky but illogical rejoinder (3,8) NON SEQUITUR*
18 To go round giving invitation to teacher to release one’s
frustrations verbally? (10) CIRCUMVENT (~sir come}{CIRCUM}{VENT}
21 Traditional Indian melody about jelly (4) AGAR <=
22 Very laconic, composed, but given to sudden outbursts (8) VOLCANIC {V}{LACONIC*}
24 Earring and ring one concealed in workroom (6) STUDIO {STUD}{1}{O}
25 Raise in relief, give 'em to the chief (6) EMBOSS {EM}{BOSS}
DOWN
1 It is prudent to take nothing from someone running for office
(8) POLITICO {POLITIC}{O}
2 Chest, back massage with water from France (6) BUREAU {BUR<=}{EAU}
3 Wall art showcasing tennis star Stefanie in great shape
overcoming Agassi finally (8) GRAFFITI {GRAF}{FIT}{I}
4 Fellow's art dissipated by incantation (6) MANTRA {MAN}{ART*}
5 Get out of here, get a degree, get engaged in an activity
(4,2) BEAT IT {BE}{AT IT}
7 Endless rent disparity to overwhelm (6) ENGULF {rENt}{GULF}
8 Upshot of putting criminals in a line-up? (11) CONSEQUENCE {CON}{SEQUENCE}
14 Concerned with ‘meaning’, our race gets involved in hunt for alien life and pursues First Contact (8) SEMANTIC {SE{MAN}TI}{C}
15 Punch oar excitedly, ready to set sail (2-6) UP-ANCHOR*
17 Old city where rasam’s made almost before the morning’s
evanesced (6) MADRAS {RASAM+maDe}* (Addendum - {MADe}{RASam} - See comments)
19 Hundred and fifty escaped from prison mess (6) COCKUP {C}{lOCKUP}
20 Emotional distress shielded by 4 you repeated (6) TRAUMA {manTRA}{U}{MAntra}
Wishing all our friends here all the very best for Diwali
ReplyDeleteA volcanic Diwali to you too, Kishore ;-)
DeleteHappy Diwali to you too and everyone on THCC.
DeleteA happy Diwali / Deepavali to one and all.
DeletePardon the minimalistic puzzle toon today. With the mornings festivities, had little time to draw ...
ReplyDeleteStill figuring out the Paradise part
DeleteThere are times when Kishore's quips are harder to figure out than Skuldugger's puzzles which btw was less than his usual level of difficulty.
DeleteHappy Diwali to all at THCC.
To quote from Lee Falk, "This is one of those times" ...
Delete@Kishore,
DeleteThat thought did occur to me, while writing.
Paradise is one of the approach points to this mountain.
DeleteHappy Deepavali to everyone here.
ReplyDelete20D- clue not understood though I was able to fill in, particularly the deletion part.
No holiday announcement in Chennai 9nee,Madras- thank you Skulldugger! Not even Deepavali wishes!
Ditto in Bang Ed. Though a few days back there was a mention that since there was going to be no Sunday paper the classifieds usually printed on that day would be printed on Saturday.
Delete20 Emotional distress shielded by 4 you repeated (6) TRAUMA {manTRA}{U}{MAntra}
DeleteI read it as: Mantra (4), u Mantra (repeated)(i.e. repeated mantra). I think the clue does not convey the meaning.
There is no deletion. It is an embedded clue [T]
DeleteIt could be interpreted as [mantra u] repeatedly = mantra u mantra u, which still makes it a telescopic, albeit the surplus 'u'
Delete10A is a reverse anagram
ReplyDeleteDef: "Where players go when they exit". GATES = Off (stage)*
And 17D is MAD(-e) RASAM -am = MADRAS
DeleteExactly.
DeleteHappy Deepavali to everyone on THCC ! There is no issue of the Hindu tomorrow (Sunday) in Hyderabad.
ReplyDeleteWho says there is no 'no-paper-tomorrow' announcement in today's CH edn? Look carefully right on the front page.
ReplyDeleteHow is the leaderboard going?
ReplyDeleteVinod Raman has won the 4th round and is currently topping the Leaderboard. All the best to him.
ReplyDeleteUnable to connect to the IXL site today
Delete:-(
DeletePassword issues again? I had no problem connecting at 1030.
Not password issue. Managed to connect around 4 PM only
DeleteThen it should be ok, I think. Though it does affect your score in this round, I think the effect is not significant, keeping in view your cumulative performance.
DeleteHAPPY DEEPAVALI to all.
ReplyDelete7 D - Clarification - When You say 'endless', it indicates both sides or one side removal.
Manuals have it that endless means deletion of last letter only.
ReplyDeleteBut as any word has two ends, why cannot 'endless' mean deletion of head and tail? This is an extreme opinion.
I am merely answering your query - not wrt the clue above a I have not looked at it.
Isn't it odd that words have two ends, but only one ending and one beginning
DeleteDo ends justify means?
DeleteHappy Diwali to all !
ReplyDeleteAs regards 'endless', I have seen it being used by setters for deletion of not only the last letter but also the two ends of a word. The Chambers Crossword Dictionary allows both usages: ends deletion indicator and tail deletion indicator. Similarly, setters use 'edge' to select either the first letter or the ends of a word.
My edition of CCD (2006) does not indicate this.
DeleteAnnapoorani may have a later, revised edition.
CV sir,
DeleteYou're right. Mine is the latest edition of CCD.
I raised this question in a UK forum and a verdict has been provided by the forum owner, a leading UK setter:
Deletehttp://www.ukpuzzle.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=525
Sorry CV. I think it is due to colouring- I was browned out, in spite of searching for it.
ReplyDeleteWishing everyone a very happy Deepavali.
ReplyDeleteNice one from SK, a couple of questions though:
17D: Made is part of fodder, so not sure if I could locate an Anag. Ind.
14D: IMO, Pursues is a bit misleading for a link word. I would expect A pursues B to be BA.