ACROSS
1 Mom visiting homes for lotus flowers to be used in pooja (6) PADMAS {PAD{MA}S}
1 Mom visiting homes for lotus flowers to be used in pooja (6) PADMAS {PAD{MA}S}
5 Most uncouth bums lying in bed (8) COARSEST {CO{ARSES}T}
9 John and Avtaar carrying bread for Turkishboss bosses (8) CAPITANI {CA{PITA}N}{I} Didn't find it on-line but BRB has it. See comments.
10 Held in deposit after return by writer (4-2) PENT-UP {PUT<}<=>{PEN}
11 Singing legend, (not a Rastafarian), performed captivating "New York", at the end (5,7) FRANK SINATRA {RASTAFARIaN}* over {N}{yorK}
9 John and Avtaar carrying bread for Turkish
10 Held in deposit after return by writer (4-2) PENT-UP {PUT<}<=>{PEN}
11 Singing legend, (not a Rastafarian), performed captivating "New York", at the end (5,7) FRANK SINATRA {RASTAFARI
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13 Revolutionary upset a royal (4) RAJA {JAR<}{A}
14 Bishop pokes a judge to irritate (8) ACERBATE {ACE}{R{B}ATE}
17 Spooner's guy rations fuel (8) FIREWOOD Spoonerism of WIRE FOOD
18 Smart chap, perhaps, retired in Iceland, after leaving India (4) ALEC {iCELAnd}<
20 Mostly gormand sorts starting to enjoy cooking (12) GASTRONOMERS {GORMANd SORTS Enjoy}* &Lit For some strange reason the online version was insisting this was wrong. Update: Now Rectified.
23 Sharper, thinner, low leaves (6) WILIER {WILlowIER}
24 Made way through article by director - gripping study (8) THREADED {TH{READ}E}{D}
25 Host quietly ignored one taking umbrage (8) RESENTER {pRESENTER}
26 Creeps in ship taking over lounge (6) SIDLES {S{IDLE}S}
14 Bishop pokes a judge to irritate (8) ACERBATE {ACE}{R{B}ATE}
17 Spooner's guy rations fuel (8) FIREWOOD Spoonerism of WIRE FOOD
18 Smart chap, perhaps, retired in Iceland, after leaving India (4) ALEC {
20 Mostly gormand sorts starting to enjoy cooking (12) GASTRONOMERS {GORMAN
23 Sharper, thinner, low leaves (6) WILIER {WIL
24 Made way through article by director - gripping study (8) THREADED {TH{READ}E}{D}
25 Host quietly ignored one taking umbrage (8) RESENTER {
26 Creeps in ship taking over lounge (6) SIDLES {S{IDLE}S}
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2 Set of notes about seaweed (4) AGAR {RAGA<}
3 I'm looking up label sealing father's computer (9) MAINFRAME {I AM}<{N{FR}AME}
4 A boring quiet chap who practises black magic (6) SHAMAN {SH}{A}{MAN}
2 Set of notes about seaweed (4) AGAR {RAGA<}
3 I'm looking up label sealing father's computer (9) MAINFRAME {I AM}<{N{FR}AME}
4 A boring quiet chap who practises black magic (6) SHAMAN {SH}{A}{MAN}
5 Extremely cool, dark, romantic novel outside small shop that sells online too (6,3,6) CLICKS AND MORTAR {CooL}{DARK ROMANTIC}* over {S}
6 Pressure on police department to arrest rebel after American provided a brief (8) APPRISED {P}{P{RISE}D}<=>{A}
7 Amundsen napped consuming laxative (5) SENNA [T]
8 Maids cleaned up our settees stained with black, pouring a drop of ethanol (10) SOUBRETTES {OUR SETTEeS}* over {B} New word for me
12 Invest in recycled plastic, increasing environmental awareness, basically (10) CAPITALISE {PLASTIC Increasing Environmental Awareness}*
15 Mark holding back British orchestra (5,4) BRASS BAND {BR{ASS}{B}AND}
6 Pressure on police department to arrest rebel after American provided a brief (8) APPRISED {P}{P{RISE}D}<=>{A}
7 Amundsen napped consuming laxative (5) SENNA [T]
8 Maids cleaned up our settees stained with black, pouring a drop of ethanol (10) SOUBRETTES {OUR SETTE
12 Invest in recycled plastic, increasing environmental awareness, basically (10) CAPITALISE {PLASTIC I
15 Mark holding back British orchestra (5,4) BRASS BAND {BR{ASS}{B}AND}
16 Head of anarchic state's chant about leaders of clamorous rioters storming vessel (8) MOBOCRAT {OM<}{ BOAT} over {C
19 Faces animals crossing terminal in Dortmund (6) BEARDS {BEAR{
21 Your warmth in entertaining inspires (5) THINE [T]
22 Loud spy dog (4) PEKE {~PEEK}
REFERENCE LIST
Mom=Ma, New=N, Bishop=B, A=Ace, India=Ind, Director=D, Quietly=P, Ship=SS, Father=Fr, Quiet=Sh, Small=S, Pressure=P, Police Department=PD, Black=B, British=B.
9a can you please post brb full def.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't seem like a turkish word at all.
Capitan:the chief admiral of the Turkish fleet.
DeleteCapitano or Capitani: a headman
Turkish is kaptan, the way bollywood or some of old cricketers pronounce
DeleteWhat is the BRB referred to here please? I only know it as Be Right Back.
DeleteChambers DICTIONARY. ( Big Red Book)
DeleteA head-man is the BRB definition
ReplyDeletevariant of Capitan , the admiral of a Turkish fleet
ReplyDeleteMaybe Capitani is plural. Should be bosses
ReplyDelete+1 capitani seems plural. Capitan may be borrowed from italian.
DeleteBut wondering why Turkish.
Boss would suffice!
You are right. Updated the same.
Delete22D- Peke is short/ slang for Pekinese/ Pekingese? No indication needed?
ReplyDeleteAs per BRB, Peke is Pekingese dog (informal )
DeleteExactly. My request was an indication of that (like say) in the clue.
Deletesoubrette- obviously borrowed rom French.
ReplyDeletePrefer such words to have an indication.
Similarly, thine (old English)
It is in major English dictionaries - BRB, Collins. Many foreign words are included and once that is done, they are English words. Aloo is another example
Delete@paddy, Gridman used it as maid way back! No indication.
DeleteGot it. My memory/ search ability not that good!!
Delete13A- Jar is revolutionary?
ReplyDeleteJar means oppose. A revolutionary opposes the system!
DeleteSathia
Jar is to be stunned
DeleteUpset is Jar (v) . Revolutionary is reversal indicator
DeleteThank you Sreeni. Upset/ Stun/ Jar
Delete👍
DeleteSathia
@Paddy, Sathia - to jar is to irritate , give an unexpected shock, quarrel, cause dissonance, clash etc (intransitive verb). Upset = irritate is more like it
Delete1A- Not quite happy with 'Padmas' for lotuses. Do we call it 'Padma' in any Indian language? Origin is Sanskrit- Padmam. It becomes Padma when combined (as in my name!!)
ReplyDeleteI agree. And this plural form -- Padmas -- certainly doesn't exist as a word in any language.
DeletePadma as a girl's name is more common. It also crosses over to many other languages including Thai. Here it becomes Patthama.
DeleteSounds more like Sri Lankan. In Tamil also the variation between Th & Dh is not in writing and oral also varies according to usage.
DeleteVladimir, our RAJA, was bent upon releasing his PENT UP energy.
ReplyDeleteHe switched on his MAINFRAME computer to listen to some songs...
"AGAR tum na hote"... Vladimir could make neither head not tail of the lyrics.
Wanting to capitalise on his knowledge of yoga he sat in PADMASANA pose.
Why am I seeing the ALEC Bedser photo as double image thought he...
The burning FIREWOOD in the fireplace gave enough warmth and the next song came up.
The song was FRANK SINATRA'S "Somethin' stupid'...
What happened next?
He got stuck in his Asana and couldn't unravel ?
DeleteAgar tum na hote:-)
DeleteCapitani ( I know already explained).captain
ReplyDeleteItalian, literally, captain, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin capitanus foremost, chief, from Latin capit-, caput head.
Don't like this cw. May be, my vocabulary & power of deduction is low or this cw is too artificially / illogically made complicated for its own sake.
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