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1 Saw grades at first and walked unsteadily around school (8) GLIMPSED {Grades}{LIMP{S}ED}
5 Makes patients consume unlimited drugs (6) CAUSES {CA{drUgs}SES}
10 Some of mine are still closest (7) NEAREST [T]
11 Spotted every now and then, Leonardo must be on the way (2,5) EN ROUTE {lEoNaRdO mUsT bE}
12 Catch hot liquid discharged from the chemical producing resin (5) ELEMI {thE chEMIcaL}*
13 Source of illumination from tip of lamp, one flickering in darkness (4,5) NEON LIGHT{Lamp ONE}* in {NIGHT}
1 Saw grades at first and walked unsteadily around school (8) GLIMPSED {G
5 Makes patients consume unlimited drugs (6) CAUSES {CA{
10 Some of mine are still closest (7) NEAREST [T]
11 Spotted every now and then, Leonardo must be on the way (2,5) EN ROUTE {
12 Catch hot liquid discharged from the chemical producing resin (5) ELEMI {
13 Source of illumination from tip of lamp, one flickering in darkness (4,5) NEON LIGHT{L
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14 Secure investment with a steady income? It's dope! (5,7) FIXED DEPOSIT {IT'S DOPE}* [RA]
18 Are such foods spoiling casino? (5,2,5) HOUSE OF CARDS*
21 Salvaged part of hospital returning to medical complex (9) RECLAIMED {ER<}{CLAIMED*}
23 Initially Arabs brought Yemeni ships safely to Gulf (5) ABYSS [Acrostic]
24 Criminal pushing Ecstasy through sick girl (7) ILLEGAL {ILL}{E}{GAL}
25 Bush shirt embraced by a man going before that woman (7) HEATHER {T} inside {A}<=>{HE}{HER}
18 Are such foods spoiling casino? (5,2,5) HOUSE OF CARDS*
21 Salvaged part of hospital returning to medical complex (9) RECLAIMED {ER<}{CLAIMED*}
23 Initially Arabs brought Yemeni ships safely to Gulf (5) ABYSS [Acrostic]
24 Criminal pushing Ecstasy through sick girl (7) ILLEGAL {ILL}{E}{GAL}
25 Bush shirt embraced by a man going before that woman (7) HEATHER {T} inside {A}<=>{HE}{HER}
26 Stone age building protecting poor men ultimately on time (6) GARNET {AGE}* around {pooR}{meN}+T
27 Audio equipment voyeur heard on board (8) SPEAKERS {PEAKER}(~PEEKER) inside {SS}
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1 Plant thriving in geranium pots (6) GINGER [T]
1 Plant thriving in geranium pots (6) GINGER [T]
2 Pictures Hypatia playing games (6) IMAGES {I}{GAMES*}
3 Drop cost covering diamonds picked up to pawn (9) PRECIPICE {PRICE} around {ICE<}{P}
4 Relatives of former spouse cared for at a filmy set (8,6) EXTENDED FAMILY {EX}{TENDED}{A FILMY}*
6 Leaders of all parties realigned in last month (5) APRIL [Acrostic]
7 Slow // to respond like a bullet? (8) SLUGGISH [D & CD]
8 Suspect a terrorist keeping watch (8) SPECTATE [T]
9 Where to find items people used to sell? (6-4,4) SECOND-HAND SHOP [CD]
15 Meditative stance of director in American space agency with plan to retire (9) PADMASANA {A}{NASA}{M{D}AP}<
3 Drop cost covering diamonds picked up to pawn (9) PRECIPICE {PRICE} around {ICE<}{P}
4 Relatives of former spouse cared for at a filmy set (8,6) EXTENDED FAMILY {EX}{TENDED}{A FILMY}*
6 Leaders of all parties realigned in last month (5) APRIL [Acrostic]
7 Slow // to respond like a bullet? (8) SLUGGISH [D & CD]
8 Suspect a terrorist keeping watch (8) SPECTATE [T]
9 Where to find items people used to sell? (6-4,4) SECOND-HAND SHOP [CD]
15 Meditative stance of director in American space agency with plan to retire (9) PADMASANA {A}{NASA}{M{D}AP}<
16 Spooner's stepping in line? That's lovely (8) CHARMING {Spoonerism of MARCHING}
17 Strong Greek character concealing extremely unusual lesion (8) MUSCULAR {MU}{SC{UnusuaL}AR}
19 Discontented lady these days eating hard oriental fruit (6) LYCHEE{LadY}{C{H}{E}E}
17 Strong Greek character concealing extremely unusual lesion (8) MUSCULAR {MU}{SC{U
19 Discontented lady these days eating hard oriental fruit (6) LYCHEE{L
20 Egyptian God of love coming up regularly from said ruins (6) OSIRIS {O}{SaId RuInS}<
22 Fish in corner (5) ANGLE [DD]
REFERENCE LIST
School=S, Hot=H, Part of Hospital=ER (Emergency Room), Ecstasy=E, Man=He, That woman=Her, Time=T, On Board=inside Ship (SS), Pawn=P, Former Spouse=Ex, Director=D, American=A, Space Agency=NASA, These days=CE (Christian Era), Love=0=O.
I was expecting inevitable mire round of Dr.X, but def.not disappointed.
ReplyDeleteThank you Hypatia.
Loved Padmasana, RA ( I fixed it!!)
ReplyDeleteThanks Paddy.. Happy Yoga Day, in advance.
DeleteLovely CW by Hypatia (Soumya). Surprisingly able to complete quite fast. Thanks.
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9D-where people used- second hand . Liked it!
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DeleteThank you :)
Delete6d:Remembered the opening lines from T.S. Eliot's Wasteland:
ReplyDeleteApril is the cruellest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.
Good one.
DeleteFor a while I was struggling to fix " Last month". Is it Dec. or May?
....before I could separate last & month!!
Thanks for the lovely blog and nice choice of pics Vasant. Very poignant quote but it rings true. April was cruel in other ways this year, as we were caught between Bahrain and Chennai during an uncertain war,. We evacuated from here in March and then returned afer mid April as schools and offices resumed to in-person functioning. Glad that June has brought a cease fire plus a semblance of an agreement and hope it gets resolved soon.
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Delete@Sowmya:Glad the hard times are over and back to normalcy.
DeleteThe whole of Wasteland is poignant, a bit abstruse but with lot of symbolism and allegories including harvest symbols and Upanishadas. Fittingly, the poem ends with a Clarion call for peace, "Shanti, shanti"
Struggled with Discontented lady meant remove contents of lady . I knew it was lychee but I learnt here not to put in the answer before getting the annotation.
ReplyDeleteYes, That is how one learnd!!
Delete'Discontented' is used here fairly frequently- for removing contents and leaving ends alone.