Day 6 of 21 Stay safe at home
ACROSS
8 Honey changes direction for getting agreement (4) DEAL DEA(-r+l)L
9 The police flew by Queen’s chopper (10) HELICOPTER {THE+POLICE}*{R}
10 Quarrel and put sub in reverse (4-2) BUST-UP<=
11 Unqualified sailors receive circular letter with instrument (8) ABSOLUTE {ABS}{O}{LUTE}
12 Idol loft renovated and saturated with light (8) FLOODLIT*
14 Old boy gets egg first for musician (6) OBOIST {OB}{O}{1ST}
16 Cast changed for parts of play (4) ACTS*
17 Scare several army-men to some extent (5) ALARM [T]
18 Utter, “Father takes final glance” (4) DEAD {D{g...cE}AD}
19 Green prune diced around one (6) UNRIPE {UNR{1}PE*}
21 Slap Rosa violently for getting umbrellas (8) PARASOLS*
23 “Rescue assistance? He's being chased by leaders of Labour Party/Left in England” (8) HELPLINE {HE}{La...r}{Pa..y}{L}{IN}{E}
26 Chinese city produces lustrous material (6) CHROME {CH}{ROME}
27 Assassin following father at home gets aspirin? (10) PAINKILLER {KILLER} after {PA}{IN}
28 Light meal for engineer having sex appeal (4) BITE {B{IT}E}
DOWN
1 About the barman... He’s an American party man (10) REPUBLICAN {RE}{PUBLICAN}
2 Chinese force caricatures army units (8) PLATOONS {PLA}{TOONS}
3 Guy is next to the Spanish place of worship (6) CHAPEL {CHAP}{EL}
4 Insect’s foot is on pasture (4) FLEA {F}{LEA}
5 Sir, come around beginning of the blizzard (3,5) ICE STORM {SIR+COME}* over {The}
6 Vote during Athens Olympics, at first, for an extremely handsome man (6) APOLLO {At...s}{POLL}{Ol...s}
7 Model ward gets camping equipment (4) TENT {T}{ENT}
13 President drops uniform for a vagrant (5) TRAMP TR(-u+a)AMP
15 Steady partner — he works where horses are put up (6-4) STABLE-MATE {STABLE}{MATE}
17 A heavenly female returns it with initially fiery appetiser (8) APERITIF {A}{PERI}{IT<=}{Fi..y}
18 Sketch of French author (8) DESCRIBE {DE}{SCRIBE}
20 Threaten Devil and quit (6) IMPEND {IMP}{END}
22 Group of people get money for sprinters (6) RACERS {RACE}{RS}
24 Tail-less animal’s dash (4) ELAN ELANd
25 Creatures found in Lake Elsinore (4) EELS [T]
Reference List
Queen = R(Regina), Sailor = AB, Old boy = OB, Left = L, England = E, Chinese = CH, Father = PA, Home = IN, Sex appeal = IT, About = RE, The Spanish = EL, Foot = F, Model = T, Uniform = U, Of in French = DE
8 Honey changes direction for getting agreement (4) DEAL DEA(-r+l)L
9 The police flew by Queen’s chopper (10) HELICOPTER {THE+POLICE}*{R}
10 Quarrel and put sub in reverse (4-2) BUST-UP<=
11 Unqualified sailors receive circular letter with instrument (8) ABSOLUTE {ABS}{O}{LUTE}
12 Idol loft renovated and saturated with light (8) FLOODLIT*
14 Old boy gets egg first for musician (6) OBOIST {OB}{O}{1ST}
16 Cast changed for parts of play (4) ACTS*
17 Scare several army-men to some extent (5) ALARM [T]
18 Utter, “Father takes final glance” (4) DEAD {D{
19 Green prune diced around one (6) UNRIPE {UNR{1}PE*}
21 Slap Rosa violently for getting umbrellas (8) PARASOLS*
23 “Rescue assistance? He's being chased by leaders of Labour Party/Left in England” (8) HELPLINE {HE}{L
26 Chinese city produces lustrous material (6) CHROME {CH}{ROME}
27 Assassin following father at home gets aspirin? (10) PAINKILLER {KILLER} after {PA}{IN}
28 Light meal for engineer having sex appeal (4) BITE {B{IT}E}
DOWN
1 About the barman... He’s an American party man (10) REPUBLICAN {RE}{PUBLICAN}
2 Chinese force caricatures army units (8) PLATOONS {PLA}{TOONS}
3 Guy is next to the Spanish place of worship (6) CHAPEL {CHAP}{EL}
4 Insect’s foot is on pasture (4) FLEA {F}{LEA}
5 Sir, come around beginning of the blizzard (3,5) ICE STORM {SIR+COME}* over {T
6 Vote during Athens Olympics, at first, for an extremely handsome man (6) APOLLO {A
7 Model ward gets camping equipment (4) TENT {T}{ENT}
13 President drops uniform for a vagrant (5) TRAMP TR(-u+a)AMP
15 Steady partner — he works where horses are put up (6-4) STABLE-MATE {STABLE}{MATE}
17 A heavenly female returns it with initially fiery appetiser (8) APERITIF {A}{PERI}{IT<=}{F
18 Sketch of French author (8) DESCRIBE {DE}{SCRIBE}
20 Threaten Devil and quit (6) IMPEND {IMP}{END}
22 Group of people get money for sprinters (6) RACERS {RACE}{RS}
24 Tail-less animal’s dash (4) ELAN ELAN
25 Creatures found in Lake Elsinore (4) EELS [T]
Reference List
Queen = R(Regina), Sailor = AB, Old boy = OB, Left = L, England = E, Chinese = CH, Father = PA, Home = IN, Sex appeal = IT, About = RE, The Spanish = EL, Foot = F, Model = T, Uniform = U, Of in French = DE
Rather simple
ReplyDelete"Tale" piece
ReplyDeleteFrank D'Souza had a splitting headache when the ALARM clock woke him at 5.30am. He called the APOLLO HELPLINE for a PAINKILLER. He was wondering if the cause of the headache was the ajinomoto in the APERITIF or the UNRIPE fruit that he had in the dinner the previous night. The real reason was the tremendous stress at work. He was a CBI officer, investigating a HELICOPTER DEAL. His enquiries had led him to trace an ex- REPUBLICAN senator who had cut a deal with a minister in the Indian government, in ABSOLUTE disregard for the standard procedure of procurement. He had received threats that he would be a DEAD man if he were to name the minister in the enquiry by the Joint Parliamentary Commission. Being religious, he first went to the CHAPEL to pray for divine succour before deposing. God must have answered his prayer, for he was able to DESCRIBE with ELAN, the ACTS of venality by the said minister. He produced photos of the minister and the senator, chatting outside a TENT in a Carribean resort, under a PARASOL, thus giving a lie to the minister's claim that he had never met the senator. He also had audio records of tapped phone calls which revealed a serious BUST UP between the minister and an upright defence secretary who had qualms about the deal. You think the minister was worried about the IMPENDing verdict of the JPC? No, he was slippery as an EEL and considered the whole matter as just a FLEA BITE. While inspecting a parade of a PLATOON in a FLOOD LIT stadium later that night, in the TRAMPing noise, the minister complained of chest pain, got himself admitted to a hospital run by a friend, and had the hospital issue statements that he needed rest for 3 weeks as he had had a serious heart attack. He knew full well that the JPC had to give its decision in a week, as the parliament itself was to end its term in 2 weeks. Frustrated by the turn of events, Frank D'Souza felt it was best to resign from the CBI. When last heard, he was finding solace in being an OBOIST in the choir.
From the CBI to an oboist in the choir makes an interesting reading passing through many a clued word.
ReplyDeleteThank you Incognito and Dr.RKE for making isolation very pleasant.
+1.
DeleteAlthough not in complete isolation. Factories are open in the province where I live.
DeleteBut going from home to work and back again.
No physical meeting.. Its all done through vdo conference. Screening, sanitisation all going on.
Nice story once again Dr RKE, perhaps you should expand it in detail to a novel, a political thriller!
ReplyDeleteThe clue for TRAMP, making President TRUMP to drop uniform was funny. I was hoping RKE would tie it up with Vladimir Putin droppping his shirt and posing bare-chested with a horse.
ReplyDelete😊😊
ReplyDeleteInspired by Azulejos to give a Goan name name to the hero. Thanks Incognito Frank is not just his first name!
ReplyDeleteCandid! :-)
DeleteLet me DESCRIBE a scene in March 2021:
ReplyDeleteA REPUBLICAN enjoying his APERITIF and ordering a BITE along with people sitting under PARASOLS in a roadside restaurant in New York.
Nearby an OBOIST is seen entertaining a few.
Some boys hurrying to watch the base-ball match in the FLOOD LIT stadium.
Elderly persons returning from the CHAPEL with ABSOLUTE peace of mind.
No ALARM! No DEAD!! No IMPENDing danger!!!
👍👍We wish this happens in June 2020 rather than 2021.
DeleteHail CGB. Hope it comes true.
ReplyDeleteSorry for not putting Dr RKE's tale in the main post. Got involved in watering the plants and then making breakfast
ReplyDeleteAren't we all in the same boat?
ReplyDeleteIncognito is as usual kind and made me feel I've become an expert solver.
ReplyDelete2D- PLA from Chinese?
ReplyDeletePeoples Liberation Army
DeletePeoples' Liberation Army could be confused with Palestine's.
DeleteI am sorry Palestine's is PLO not PLA, I think.
DeleteThank you Col.
ReplyDeleteThanks Incognito
ReplyDeleteToday I could also touch 100%