ACROSS
1 A joint cover once in backpack (7) KNEECAP {K{NEE}CAP<=}
5 Passing near-miss in the river (6) DEMISE {DE{MISs}E}
9 A pair has bust gut — it means expense (5) OUTGO {O{GUT*}O}
10 I married one Middle Eastern native — not new, rather copycat (9) IMITATIVE {I}{M}{1}{easTern}{nATIVE}
11 Force in motion brings nervous twitch to old cattle (7) KINETIC {KINE}{TIC}
12 The man for cocktail? (7) MOLOTOV [C&DD]
13 Heading for deed of conveyance (5) TITLE [DD]
14 Mad Goan takes some stuff, almost raw, for that special flavour (9) ANGOSTURA {GOAN*}{STUff}{RAw}
16 One aria Dahl played for old Indian ruler (6,3) HAIDAR ALI {1+ARIA+DAHL}*
19 Bad, this contributes to the capital of Hungary (5) UPSET bUdaPEST*
21 Contribute to report of baker — stupid sort (4,3) DOLE OUT (~dough lout}
23 Resonate with wild child caught in Parisian life (7) VIBRATE {VI{BRAT}E}
24 Repeat…. about church, about a profit (4,5) ONCE AGAIN {ON}{CE} {A}{GAIN}
25 One’s caught by a hideous horn — what an animal! (5) RHINO {RH{1}NO*}
27 Take out additional cent (7) EXTRACT {EXTRA}{CT}
DOWN
1 Rat-a-tat which may bring forth the query ‘Who is it? (‘5,2,3,4) KNOCK AT THE DOOR [CD]
2 Once, colour was over Cupid’s head. It’s no longer present (7) EXTINCT {EX}{TIN{C}T}
3 Chuckle when clot, with her, gets all confused (7) CHORTLE*
4 Almost indicate to detectives getting salt from shrub (9) POINCIANA {POINt}{CIA}{NA} Can CIA be really considered as detectives?
5 Belief in God by one’s side is maintained partially (5) DEISM [T]
6 What a doctor might find on spot checking (7) MEASLES [CD]
7 Quiet tau’s exotic about one massage technique (7) SHIATSU {SH}{1}{TAUS*}
8 What horses that take off quickly do with respect to the laggards (5,2,3,4) LEAVE AT THE POST [CD]
15 Caring Eve cooking beef (9) GRIEVANCE*
17 1+50+50+1= 100+1? This, to start with, is wrong (7) ILLICIT {1}{L}{L}{1}{C}{1}{This}
19 Tanned son leaves — without getting too black (7) UNBURNT sUNBURNT
20 By the way a bird has endurance (7) STAMINA {ST}{A}{MINA}
22 Vestige of primarily tribal community (5) TRACE {T}{RACE}
Quite a fluke, the 11000th one, has a math clue in 17d!
ReplyDelete4 Almost indicate to detectives getting salt from shrub (9) POINCIANA {POINt}{CIA}{NA} Can CIA be really considered as detectives?
ReplyDeleteI felt so too.
How is Na = salt? Should it not be NaCl?
DeleteRem acu tetigisti, Mohsin.
DeleteQuelle langue est-ce ?
DeleteYet another riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma - from K.
DeleteHe says in Latin. You ask in French. It could be Greek to others. ;-)
MB,
DeleteThe French can get the language used by me (5)
So it's Latin ! Richard also has confirmed it ! But I cant translate 'Rem acu tetigisti' ! What could it be ?
DeleteJust Google to hit the nail on the head.
DeleteThanks, Richard ! Hope Mohsin too would have got the message, at last ! :)
DeleteNice clueing by Kishore @ 7:23 !
The horsemeat dish looks more like an alligator ;-)
ReplyDeleteCroc meat was available at the Mamba Village near Mombasa when I went there
DeleteIt is more like an insect, a cockroach maybe. :-)
DeleteToo much sauce!
DeleteSauce bhi kabhi tomato ....
DeleteTamaaaTer
DeleteWith reference to posts of DG @ 8:33 and Richard @ 8:53, IMHO, it seems to be a cross btn an 'alligator' and a 'cockroach' ;-)
DeleteMB, your eyes must be really sharp if you can differentiate between a cockroach and an henroach!
Delete...wish, I were an Entomologist ! :)
DeleteThanks to everyone for their congratulatory messages yesterday on the 5th birthday of the blog.
ReplyDeleteDeepak, how did you like 18D? ;-) It is my favourite, all right.
ReplyDeleteYUK!! My favourite is 14A with my Gin
DeleteBut someone had said - Oxygin is pure gin and Hydrogin is a blend...
DeleteLet us not be bitter about it
DeleteA doubt about Hyder Ali or is it Haidar Ali? The link mentions as Hyder Ali and I am familiar with that only.
ReplyDeletePaddy, I had the same thing in mind. 'Hyder' was commonly used by English historians and chroniclers of those days.
DeleteEither way, he was no hider ...
DeleteI wrote it as Haider Ali and was struggling to get that fruit Avocado ! Changed 'e' for 'a' (given in the clue as well) and got the answer.
DeleteYou mean your efforts did not bear any fruit for some time...
Delete..that's it !
Delete8D- Def.?
ReplyDeleteAs indicated by Deepak, it is a CD
DeleteHorses that take off quickly leave the laggards at the post
15D - Remember reading a headline some years ago - Tension over Cattle-running - Security Beefed up
ReplyDelete1A - No issue over definition. The word nee, French for 'born' and prounouced 'nay', is used to indicate the maiden name of a woman or the erstwhile name of a person.
ReplyDeleteOften it is used in wrong precedence, like Indira Nehru nee Gandhi. It should be either Indira Gandhi nee Nehru or Indira Nehru-Gandhi.
Hider- beef- puns galore!
ReplyDeletefrom Ban-galore and Man-galore. This is what you call punga lena in Hindi!
Delete...woh bhi aap dhono se !
Delete19A clue type?
ReplyDeleteCompound/composite anagram
Delete... with a direct def.
DeleteThank you
DeleteReverse anagram?
ReplyDeleteDirect reverse indirect deletion anagram? ?
DeleteA POT-POURRI CLUE ?
Delete1A : A joint cover once in backpack (7) KNEECAP {K{NEE}CAP<=}
ReplyDeleteI am not getting the link btn 'nee' and 'once'. Can anyone enlighten me, pl ? Richard's post @ 9:40 has no bearing on 'once', I believe.
Balu 10:46 - Since nee so-and-so can also mean that the person was once known as so-and-so, it appears admissible.
DeleteOK, I take your word for that. Thanks :)
DeleteMB,
DeleteRichard has indicated the right meaning.
née 1. Born. Used to indicate the maiden name of a married woman (as in Hillary Clinton nee Rodham); 2. Formerly known as.
Once may not directly lead to 'nee', but 'once called' certainly does.
Thanks, NR Sir.
DeletePunny morning today!
ReplyDeleteThe patella was once called a knee in a layman's terms ...
ReplyDeleteIt still is.
Gridman has explained once about how many times he has clued 'patella'. But it is not clued directly now.
ReplyDelete17 1+50+50+1= 100+1? This, to start with, is wrong (7) ILLICIT {1}{L}{L}{1}{C}{1}{This}
ReplyDeleteI think there's something wrong here with the clue. The '+' sign is acceptable, what's the role of '=' sign? It plays no role and is probably a bit misleading.
This may be taken as part of the surface reading saying it is wrong to equate. The catch is to get the Roman numerals ( I did not and hence my appreciation). Once it is done everything falls in place.
ReplyDeleteThe clue as such is novel, but feel that 'equal to' sign is out of place.
DeletePoor ELLA has been PATTED so many times by compilers on her KNEE --- was it her NEE ? Maiden name?
ReplyDelete