Across
8 Slow at first, with help, lets it rip to arrive just on time (5,3,7) SPLIT THE WHISTLE {S9 Call for help to take case to philosopher (8) SOCRATES {SO{CRATE}S}
10 Gradually develop the core of a pistol (6) EVOLVE {
11 Greek makes a copy of popular ammunition (9) GRAPESHOT {GR}{APES}{HOT}
12 Head of army’s pretty serious (5) ACUTE {A
15 Crucial to form oval pit (7) PIVOTAL {OVAL PIT}*
17 Muscle pattern around organ (7) FOREARM {FOR{EAR}M}
19 Drug // to move fast (5) SPEED (DD)
20 Cosy meet arranged to admit southern community (9) ECOSYSTEM {COSY MEET}*+S
23 Assimilate // summary (6) DIGEST (DD)
25 Outrage at Delhi, say providing asylum to heads of racketeering organizations (8) ATROCITY {AT}{R
26 Desiring boxes, almost completely believe fantasy (7,8) WISHFUL THINKING {WISH{FUL
Down
1 Loud cry follows raised racket (6) UPROAR {UP}{ROAR}2 Very small, silly hope to capture nuclear instrument (10) MICROPHONE {MICRO}{HOPE*}+N
3 Perhaps old Hyderabad’s male politician (9) STATESMAN {STATE}{S}{MAN}
4 Strain in tenor’s second last song masked by returning interference (7) TENSION {T}{E{
5 Primary wish list for a driving aid (5) WHEEL {W}{HEEL}
6 Go slow showing a capital (4) OSLO (T)
7 Operate a lever to lift (8) ELEVATOR {A LEVER TO}*
13 Dessert that evokes a smile can’t be had and ate at the same time (10) CHEESECAKE {CHEESE}{CAKE}
14 Prepare to follow arguments against force (9) CONSTRAIN {CONS}{TRAIN}
16 Understood that one minute parking is allowed (8) IMPLICIT {I}{M}{P}{LICIT}
18 Ordinary insects outside court form equal sections of a circle (7) OCTANTS {O}{CT}{ANTS}
21 Former lover to wait on offer (6) EXTEND {EX}{TEND}
22 Pluck letters from last rummage (5) STRUM (T)
24 Repeat after oriental actor-politician from Chennai (4) ECHO {E}{CHO}
Reference list
Greek=Gr, Southern=S
Nuclear=N, Tenor=T, One=I, Minute=M, Parking=P, Ordinary=O, Court=Ct, Oriental=E
Nuclear=N, Tenor=T, One=I, Minute=M, Parking=P, Ordinary=O, Court=Ct, Oriental=E
Color/Font Scheme
Definition,Solution,Component letters,Anagram Indicator,C/C indicator,Reversal Indicator,Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator,Deletion Indicator,Homophone Indicator,Movement Indicator,Positional Indicator,Substitution Indicator
Nice one from Lightning. Got all and the one that I couldn't parse was 4Dn TENSION. Thank you Lightning. :-)))
ReplyDeleteCrisp..tight..clues with very good surface stories...njoyed doing that...lovely blog too..nice start to weekend
ReplyDeleteNice one from lightning...lots of nice charades today
ReplyDelete24/26 :( - Put MICROSCOPE and hence could not get ammunition! Anyway happy
ReplyDeleteWe seem to be doing the same mistakes!
DeleteThanks Ramesh for the colorful anno. for 4 down..
ReplyDeleteSaturdays are a delight thanks to Ramesh.
Delete...and colourful at that!
DeleteTechie question
ReplyDeleteFor some work I have found a downloadable script on the Net.
Once downloaded on my machine, how do I use it?
Need help.
Which language is the script in?
DeleteOnce downloaded and saved, does language matter and can we not just copy/ paste it?
DeleteIf it is a python script you might need python to run it etc. Scripts need to run to do something useful (or harmful if it is a malicious script)
DeleteThanks.
DeleteAm mailing you the details.
Paddy He is talking of computer script, not the languages in which we write.
DeleteFor CVJi @1:50. Responded to you mail.
DeleteThunderous shaft in the week-end.9,10,11A- well laid-out well orchestrated clues which could easily be parsed thanks to smooth surfaces.8A&18d - I lcould easily crack even though I was not familiar with the usages thanks to leading clues. Thank you lightning.
ReplyDeleteCrisp..tight..clues with very good surface stories...njoyed doing that...lovely blog too..nice start to weekend
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