Tribute to Sankalak

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Nayantara Narayanan is a freelance journalist in Bangalore, and a former news producer for CNBC-TV18.

No 11090, Wednesday 21 May 2014, Sankalak

Wonder why TH has deleted the word 'From the files of'? Notwithstanding we are delighted to get to solve his masterpieces

ACROSS
1    Declare as true notice by adjudicator (7) ADJUDGE {AD}{JUDGE}
5    Kind of infection caused by a microbe mutating right away (7) AMOEBIC {A}{MICrOBE*}
9    English county where you find cherubim shaking wildly (15) BUCKINGHAMSHIRE*
10 A baby in the works? (6) EMBRYO [CD]
11 Off balance, politician retreated and allied with a group (8) LOPSIDED {POL<=}{SIDED}
13 What Robin Hood might have liked to do at show’s end? (4,1,3) TAKE A BOW [C&DD]

15 Loved one with the right for a protective shield (6) ARMOUR {A{R}MOUR}
18 Cruel or murderous (6) BLOODY [E]
19 The Almighty backs and follows helper, one who helps show the way (5,3) GUIDE DOG {GUIDE} {DOG<=}
22 A reasonable target of attack in straightforward sport (4,4) FAIR GAME {FAIR} {GAME}
24 Sphere of work of maid on training (6) DOMAIN*
27 Convenience for smoker who won’t touch tobacco? (9,6) CIGARETTE HOLDER [CD]

                                                                                               Cartoon by Rishi
28 Same as faithfulness, allegiance (7) LOYALTY [E]
29 Kind of glass that could reveal one’s future? (7) CRYSTAL [DD]

                                                                                      Cartoon by Bhargav

DOWN
1    Ban item surreptitiously going round (7) AMBIENT*
2    Name of a conservative in position (5) JACOB {J{A}{C}OB}
3    I’d aid Mary training to be a worker in a milk unit (9) DAIRYMAID*
4    Rich in breakfast foods, say, generally hollow (4) EGGY {EG}{GenerallY}
5    Female warrior or a male drinking up a very small amount (6) AMAZON {A}{MA{ZO<=}N}
6    Expels American found in military training establishment (5) OUSTS {O{US}TS}
7   The old bend, if lacking energy and treated, may deprive one of judgment (9) BLINDFOLD {OLD+BeND+IF}* One L missing in the fodder
8    Cheese for an Ibsen girl in Costa Rica (7) CHEDDAR {C{HEDDA}R}
12 Bed in company time! (3) COT {CO}{T} Lucky people!
14 No wife in regal protection would be in full awareness (9) KNOWINGLY {K{NO}{W}INGLY}
16 Sound receiver record close to decay in this science (9) RADIOLOGY {RADIO}{LOG}{decaY}
17 Dismissing society in a trick the French way (3) RUE RUsE
18 In the lab, foci get adjusted in such a lens (7) BIFOCAL*
20 Normal animal categories beginning to languish (7) GENERAL {GENERA}{L}
21 Workshop in technical institution set in modest surroundings (6) SMITHY {S{MIT}HY}
23 Himalayan creature located right in the end (5) GORAL {GO{R}AL}

25 Inspection of German car before time (5) AUDIT {AUDI}{T}
26 He fights for money and a posh car (4) MERC [DD]

Obituary, Sankalak, Saturday 15 Feb 2014

It is with a heavy heart that I have to inform you all about the passing away of Sankalak (PC Jayaraman) at Coimbatore on 14 Feb. May Almighty God grant his family the strength to bear this irreparable  loss. 

I for one was honoured when he visited me a couple of years ago. Unfortunately I could never return the visit during my trips to Coimbatore. He was most humble and soft spoken.

Sankalak we will miss you.

No 10995, Thursday 30 Jan 2014, Sankalak

ACROSS

1   Malicious gossip who had better be kept in one’s sight! (9) BACKBITER [CD] That should have been 'gossiper'

5   Poplar variety, a species easily nurtured initially (5) ASPEN {A}{SP}{E}{N}

8   Icy lunar formation shows the kind of skill needed in the kitchen (8) CULINARY*

9   Emotional problem? Put the phone down (4-2) HANG-UP [DD]

11 Overweight, like some of these bovines in retreat (5) OBESE [T<=]

12 Dote on duo oddly and find which one doesn’t quite belong (3,3,3) ODD ONE OUT*

13 Plump pixie retreats, self-conscious (6) FLESHY {FLE<=}{SHY}

14 It’s a man’s version of a part of the logarithm (8) MANTISSA*

16 Worthy of admiration, girl is outwardly fit (8) ADORABLE {A{DORA}BLE}

18 Jolts caused by slightly sweet white wines (6) SHOCKS {S}{HOCKS}

22 Such a dinner might as well be due to power outage (9) CANDLELIT [CD]

23 In the fireplace it has a good charge (5) GRATE {G}{RATE}

24 Became straight — from a corrupt state? (6) UNBEND [CD]

25 Rare mice variety with more fat (8) CREAMIER*

26 Time to request squadron leader for jobs (5) TASKS {T}{ASK}{S}

27 Piece of cardboard much prized by wannabe NRIs (5,4) GREEN CARD [CD]

DOWN

1   Footballer, no longer fresh, may retreat from action (4,3) BACK OFF {BACK} {OFF}

2   In a mix of pics article is replaced by English place of learning (7) COLLEGE COLL(-a+e)EGE

3   Banned healers in confusion get top attention in newspapers (6,9) BANNER HEADLINES*

4   Fish found by petty officer in mountain lake (6) TARPON {TAR{PO}N}

5   Not in favour of rice, say, contrary to natural inclination (7,3,5) AGAINST THE GRAIN {AGAINST} {THE GRAIN}

6   Unpleasant people take a long time with birds (7) PIGEONS {PIG{EON}S} A pair of Spotted Doves have set up home on my terrace.

7   Oil that causes new ulcer in the mouth (7) NAPHTHA {N}{APHTHA}

10 Attach an American weapon to get the antelope (5) ADDAX {ADD}{AX} Never heard of thia antelope before

15 In a secretive way, unknown ills are treated (5) SLILY {Y+ILLS}*

16 Report on a relationship with the bank (7) ACCOUNT [DD]

17 Stand-in, in a short time, returns with a combined edition of books (7) OMNIBUS {OM}{NI}{BUS}<=

19 Old empress caught with gold thread — new article (7) CZARINA {C}{ZARI}{N}{A}

20 Cut off, was that woman a revolutionary? (7) SHEARED [SHE}{A}{RED}

21 Celebrity, very English, can go without food (6) STARVE {STAR}{V}{E}

No 10994, Wednesday 29 Jan 2014, Sankalak

Having solved 1A and 8A as the first two words, I thought Sankalak was giving us a themed crossword.

ACROSS

1   Belligerent chap goes after cache of money in a landmark place in aviation (5,4) KITTY HAWK {KITTY} {HAWK}

5   Possessed but was in debt, toting name (5) OWNED {OW{N}ED}

8   Flier, who was a knockout, included in facts and statistics (6) DAKOTA {DA{KO}TA}

9   Forebear who sent Cora wandering (8) ANCESTOR*

11 Country group formed by leaders of earnest, faithful, talented administrations (1,1,1,1) E F T A

12 It gives flavour to food but may cause pacer to slip (5,5) CAPER SAUCE*

14 Never go to work suppressing fungal disease (5) ERGOT [T]

15 Fuel mixture figuring in  note found in the can (7) GASOHOL {GA{SOH}OL}

16 Game John played covered by periodical (3-4) MAH-JONG {MA{H-JON*}G}

17 Lover boy has the right letter in code (5) ROMEO [DD]

19 With accents displaced, the spy can’t do English translation (10) SYNCOPATED*

20 Marsupial which lost heart on African tree (4) KOLA KOaLA

22 This tool designed for granules in the inner ear (8) OTOLITHS* Displacement of these cause vertigo I'm told

23 In which case is a person unable to cope? (6) BASKET [CD]

24 Set right the machinery to heal rift around the east (5) REFIT {R{E}FIT*}

25 Telescope revealing nuclear equipment in France? Quite the opposite (9) REFRACTOR {RE{FR}ACTOR}

DOWN

1   Vital part giving the solution to contain awful din (6) KIDNEY {K{DIN*}EY} This solution was an object of discussion in Spinner's CW ;-)

2   Spoil the brilliance as would a spinner with a new ball (4,3,5,3) TAKE THE SHINE OFF [C&DD]

3   Abominable one, an alien in the outskirts of Yadagiri (4) YETI {Yada{ET}girI}

4   Grinder taken for repair to a children’s school (12) KINDERGARTEN* I wonder if it really did get repaired!!

5   Magic words for unrestricted access (4,6) OPEN SESAME [CD]

6   Unattractive lunch — took tomato pureed (3,4,2,4,2) NOT MUCH TO LOOK AT*

7   Author who was gloomy about odd bits in Rarden (7) DURRELL {DU{RaRdEn}LL}

10 The mapmaker took the motor to chat with the girl about the origin of geography (12) CARTOGRAPHER {CAR}{TO}{G}{RAP}{HER}

13 A crop production expert to monitor gas formation (10) AGRONOMIST*

16 He performs wrongly: the same is accepted by Scrooge (7) MISDOER {MIS{DO}ER}

18 Friendly teasing in urban terminology (6) BANTER [T]

21 Epic character in volcanic output (4) LAVA [DD]

No 10993, Tuesday 28 Jan 2014, Sankalak

The answer to 23A says its all.

ACROSS

1   In most cases it is not, however, exclusive to brass hats (2,1,7,4) AS A GENERAL RULE [CD]

8   The fad that a periodical had (6) MAGGOT {MAG}{GOT} Didn't know this meaning

9   Situation of severe trial for the club: rice gone bad (8) CRUCIBLE*

11 A missile in the birdhouse; nothing could be more restrictive (9) NARROWEST {N{ARROW}EST}

12 Trainer trades cents for power to hunt illegally (5) POACH (-c+p)POACH

13 Get possession of a quantity of paper, about 100 (7) ACQUIRE {A}{C}{QUIRE}

15 Dried, it somehow was made unclean (7) DIRTIED*

17 Contract to take a hundred from one noted for eccentricity (7) CHARTER CHARacTER

19 The amateur escorting prisoner is short and to the point (7) LACONIC {LA{CON}IC}

21 Standards for new writing about gold (5) NORMS {N}{OR}{MS}

23 Ram’s flute played with the authority of an expert (9) MASTERFUL*

25 Salesperson, first girl carrying prison term, gets a deferment (8) REPRIEVE {REP}{RI}{EVE}

26 Aid distributed in space station in the skies (3-3) MID-AIR {MI{D-AI*}R}

27 Such a report about climate cites space body with nothing national (14) METEOROLOGICAL {METEOR}{O}{LOGICAL} National appears to be a typo for 'rational'

DOWN

1   Cleaning agent for bullets in a mess (7) AMMONIA {AMMO}{NIA*}

2   Boring tool to portend the outcome, say (5) AUGER (~augur)

3   Expert in the science of wealth in eastern business with no haze (9) ECONOMIST {E}{CO}{NO}{MIST}

4   Fizzy and top-grade assessment given, containing energy (7) AERATED {A}{E}{RATED}

5   Cover the top again for a summary (5) RECAP [DD]

6   Sign followed by returning Keralite, one taking care of the books (9) LIBRARIAN {LIBRA}{RIAN<=}

7   System, some times seen in madness as well (6) METHOD [C&DD]

10 High point, reportedly, for a dog (4) PEKE (~peak)

14 Penny caught in courtyard regulation consisting of four parts (9) QUADRUPLE {QUAD}{RU{P}LE}

16 Going up rapidly, like prices in super-inflation (9) ROCKETING [CD]

17 Baseless rumour finally replaced by unknown bird (6) CANARY CANAR(-d+y)Y

18 Little time taken by aimless priest, one helping you change homes (7) REMOVER {RE{MO}VERend}

19 Shoemaker’s model, the final thing (4) LAST [DD]

20 Colourless liquid for beginnings of cold, hypothermia and laryngitis, administered by the mouth (7) CHLORAL {C}{H}{L}|{ORAL}

22 A bit of bread for a golf shot (5) SLICE [DD] Along with 'draw' my bugbear in golf !!

24 Currency managed in capitals of France and Croatia (5) FRANC {F{RAN}C}

No 10964, Tuesday 24 Dec 2013, Sankalak

ACROSS

1   Escape turmoil somehow and get gold, say (8,5) PRECIOUS METAL*

9   The firm chosen to be appointed by invitation (2,5) CO-OPTED {CO}-{OPTED}

10 Take off with independent partner toting appeal (7) IMITATE {I}{M{IT}ATE}

11 Euros sold clandestinely with not a whiff! (9) ODOURLESS*

12 Fibre extracted from mistletoe? (5) ISTLE [T]

13 Futile note, outsize, in Old English (6) OTIOSE {O{TI}{OS}E}

14 Microbe causing god of wine, sick inside, to lose honour (8) BACILLUS {BACch{ILL}US}

17 Position of the body in an elevation with time to replace a bit of languor (8) ATTITUDE A(-l+t)TTITUDE

19 Tenant with not as much energy, close to indolence (6) LESSEE {LESS}{E}{E}

23 A bid to remove the top of the strongbox (5) OFFER cOFFER

25 The reptile to make a liar gloat wildly (9) ALLIGATOR*

26 Rude sailor, American that is, with a touch of vanity (7) ABUSIVE {AB}{US}{I{V}E}

27 Grey replacing top of meal, he keeps smiling! (7) GRINNER (-d+gr}GRINNER

28 Hypodermic treatment to give encouragement (1,4,2,3,3) A SHOT IN THE ARM [CD]

DOWN

1   An instrument to play for cricket body in another game (7) PICCOLO {P{ICC}OLO}

2   Man of science goes to LIC in distress (9) ECOLOGIST*

3   Trendy acts, say, for trainees (7) INTERNS {IN}{TERNS}(~turns)

4   Cancels peacekeeper’s parties with ecstasy (6) UNDOES {UN}{DO{E}'S}

5   Chief support for master in temporary residence (8) MAINSTAY {MA}{IN}{STAY}

6   Liabilities liquidated avoiding a lie in Georgian place (7) TBILISI liaBILITIeS*

7   Minimum of energy in the final (5) LEAST {L{E}AST}

8   Nightingale of India, say (7) POETESS [CD]

15 Ancient Roman province where Italian university’s relocated (9) LUSITANIA {ITALIAN+U'S}*

16 Lying next to a ballroom entertainer with very little money (8) ADJACENT {A}{DJ}{A}{CENT}

17 Fruit of a victory party in which a CO is mocked (7) AVOCADO {A}{V}{A}{CO}{DO} (Correction - {A}{V}{A+CO}*{DO} - See comments)

18 The lake is hard and may cause a loss of gloss (7) TARNISH {TARN}{IS}{H}

20 Henry, single, erupts into language (7) ENGLISH {H+SINGLE}*

21 Sound receptor through which you heard rumba etc. (7) EARDRUM [T]

22 Catchphrase of one not quick enough on the draw, say? (6) SLOGAN (~slow gun)

24 The animals originally found around unique natural ambience (5) FAUNA {F}{A}{U}{N}{A}

No.10963, Monday 23 Dec 2013, Sankalak

HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO

COL. DEEPAK GOPINATH

ON WINNING THE IXL CHAMPIONSHIP

He was always the uncrowned King of Crosswords and now he has been officially coronated !

A classic Sankalak that will make your Monday morning blues disappear!
 
ACROSS

1 Prison time for a derelict without wife (7) STRETCH  (ST wRETCH)  When I test solved this puzzle, the word 'Street' was present before the word 'derelict'

5 Forceful holding of skipper by leaders of ultra radical establishment (7) CAPTURE  (CAPT. U R E)

10 A bite for the walrus, large (6) MORSEL (MORSE L) Morse is an archaic English word for walrus

11 Generous artist caught in defamation (7) LIBERAL (RA in LIBEL)

12 Old students get the luminary off-track, confused (6) ALUMNI (LUMINAry)*

13 Article found in a side street while travelling (2,3,3) BY THE WAY (THE in BY WAY)

14 Mother soaked in dye by a brute (6) ANIMAL (MA in ANIL)

15 Go back to the start of the tape (6) REWIND (CD)

18 Tree seen in a city (American) covered by prohibitory order (6) BANYAN (A NY covered by BAN)

          Sankalak has deftly sidestepped the a/an controversy by using a parenthesis and avoiding 'an American city'

20 Weaken the little devil with wind (6) IMPAIR (IMP AIR)

23 Lee talks ramblingly about bones (8) SKELETAL (LEE TALKS)*

          Reminded  me of Lee Falk's Ghost...

25 A specific aspect of French follower (6) DETAIL (DE TAIL)

26 A cockerel on glorious song, here, soon (3,4) ERE LONG (T)

27 Sick? Call back leaders in Unani practice (4,2) LAID UP (DIAL< U P)

28 Long, thin lines right inside cuts of beef (7) STREAKS (R in STEAKS)

29 Backlog of work stored in unfamiliar rear shelves (7) ARREARS (T)

DOWN

2 Blow the horn? As well let rip! (6) TOOTLE (TOO LET*)

3 Dough got without effort by corrupt yeomen, say (4,5) EASY MONEY (YEOMEN SAY)*

4 Element of a musical composition with soprano replaced by leader of chorus (7) CALCIUM (MUSICAL-S+C)*

6 Referee a retired artist, one with a tendency to chew (7) ARBITER (RA< BITER)

7 A shield to shorten the aim (5) TARGE (TARGEt)
           Reminded me of Vitatstatistix's mode of transport

8 Knowledge acquired afresh about old king supported by books (8) RELEARNT (RE LEAR NT)

9 A large house, top in grandeur, in this world that is a single community (6,7) GLOBAL VILLAGE (A L VILLA G in GLOBE) ie (GLOB(A L VILLA G)E)

16 Indicator of middle age spread (9) WAISTLINE (CD)

          Where things go to waste, as exemplified by Vitalstatistix

17 Accommodation for car passenger with unsolicited advice (4-4) BACK SEAT (CD)

19 The web, perhaps, handy for old boys! (7) NETWORK (CD, ref to Old boys network)

          Where they can stay Linked in

21 Quiet snake, with a bit of labour, gets boat person (7) PADDLER (P ADDER with L)

22 Drink makes loser quit dancing, abandoning set (6) LIQUOR (LOseR QUIt)*

24 Feudal superior who could be mendacious with extremes of grace (5) LIEGE (LIE GE)

No.10961, Friday 20 Dec 2013, Sankalak

Sankalak as good as ever !

ACROSS 1 Miss India, say (6,5) BEAUTY QUEEN CD

9 Unknown trash, a new aid for smokers (7) ASHTRAY (Y TRASH)*           If you smoke in our washrooms, guess what we'll do in your ashtrays

10 In the midst of a snag Tom got diverted (7) AMONGST (SNAG TOM)*

11 Giants, very big, take back work unit (5) OGRES (OS take ERG<)

12 The work book to test the profession of eye care (9) OPTOMETRY (OP TOME TRY)

13 Food for a legendary friar? (4) TUCK (DD)   Ref the the gluttonous Friar Tuck from Robin Hood tales

15 True air contaminated in a part of old Italy (7) ETRURIA (TRUE AIR)*

19 Against the rules? With one pound, legitimate (7) ILLICIT (1 L LICIT)

20 Heredity factor in old dancing actor Kelly (4) GENE (CD,DD)   Ref to Gene Kelly

24 To knock the nitpicker is to start exposing (9) CRITICISE (CRITIC IS E)

25 Shadow cast by some dumb radicals (5) UMBRA (T)

27 Strange name, unity for a perennial herb (7) ANEMONE (NAME* ONE)

28 Little frog seen in notice carried by troop leader North, say (7) TADPOLE (T POLE carries AD)

29 Place for valuables steadies fop in confusion (4,7) SAFE DEPOSIT (STEADIES FOP)*

DOWN 1 The state of a famous prison with a change of head (5) BIHAR (TIHAR with change of first letter)

2 A time to relax when not working (2,4) AT REST (CD,DD, &LIT)

3 Preservative compound with some healthy molecules (6) THYMOL (T)

4 The number one lost in antiquity somehow (8) QUANTITY (ANTIQUITY)*

5 Huge? Right, one up with a tailless rodent in tow (8) ENORMOUS (R ONE MOUSe)

6 Entertainment for the insomniac perhaps (9) NIGHTLIFE (CD)

7 Robbery through business: it got contained in 24 hours (7) DACOITY (CO IT in DAY)

8 Curbs for vessel crossing Scottish river (5) STAYS (SS crossing TAY, a Scottish river)

14 Measuring device to treat ill pacers (9) CALLIPERS (ILL PACERS)*

16 Not really the game of a junior Woods! (8) MINIGOLF (CD)         A junior cannot really play the field !

17 Welcome announcement for a shareholder (8) DIVIDEND (CD)

18 Leader of business very happy though behind time (7) BELATED (B ELATED)

21 A lot of water, once a novelty (5) OCEAN (ONCE A)*           Water water everywhere, nor a drop to drink

22 Worn out, a sign of tachycardia? (4,2) BEAT UP (DD)

23 Money, American, for something in the eye (6)  FUNDUS (FUND US)

26 Swell up, as might a trainee in craft (5) BLOAT (L in BOAT)

 

No.10933, Monday 18 Nov 2013, Sankalak

Sankalak is as entertaining as ever, but I am under the weather and under influence.  After posting this, I intend to snooze the whole day !

ACROSS

1 Planes in flight publicise drug deals (3,7) AIR TRAFFIC

7 Underground television (4) TUBE 2

9 See through a regulation about volume of information (6) RUMBLE (RULE about MB)

10 Substance with an effect, one corrupted with loss of time (8) CAFFEINE (AN EFFECt 1)*

11 Three notes done with and protected (8) DEFENDED (D E F ENDED)

12 Film story about knight, India’s first (6) TALKIE (TALE about K I)

13 Grow weak, losing head in mental distress (7) ANGUISH (lANGUISH)

16 Gradual destruction? Or is one mistaken (7) EROSION (OR IS ONE)*

17 Adjective that may get transferred in a rhetorical device (7) EPITHET CD

19 Shortage in capital of Panama, a university town (7) PAUCITY (PA U CITY)

22 Little one of a bird that is small, pale (6) CYGNET (Little one of a S WAN)

23 GI leaves grieved nun suffering, demoralised (8) UNNERVED (NUN SUFFERING-GI)*

26 Disagreeable chap with a painful front (4-4) FACE ACHE 

          I have a feeling I have blundered here !

27 The highest State doctor stumped (6) UPMOST (UP MO ST)

28 Tea time talk (4) CHAT (CHA T)

29 Workers affected in penal colony (6,4) LABOUR CAMP

DOWN

2 Get cover without a hint of shame and get one used to it (5) INURE (INSURE -s)

3 Illustration for a skilled article carried by leaders in Time and Uttarardha (7) TABLEAU (ABLE A in T U)

4 Make a change in people in these days (5) AMEND (MEN in AD)

5 The appearance projected by a democrat in front (6) FACADE (A D in FACE)

6 A feta-rice concoction from the restaurant (9) CAFETERIA (A FETA RICE)*

7 Right back, English psychologist created a framework (7) TRELLIS (RT< ELLIS)
          When I tried to give a link now, I found the person I was thinking of was American, not English. So, I might
          have some error here!

8 Creature beginning to bill and coo in appeal (9) BANDICOOT (B AND COO in IT)

14 Skin irritation that made harpy snap perhaps (5,4) NAPPY RASH (HARPY SNAP)*

15 A doubting Thomas, the gangster was difficult to convince (9) SCEPTICAL (SCEPTIC AL)

18 Brown sahib on a line from the circle (7) TANGENT (TAN GENT)

20 Made of a metal, stylish, containing a storage device (7) CHROMIC (CHIC containing ROM)

21 Excellent meal, wanting in a bit of pungency, beginning to bore (6) SUPERB (SUPpER B)

24 Pacific island sees Uranus endlessly distorted (5) NAURU (URANUs)*

25 The salt of a racecourse! (5) EPSOM 2

No 10932, Saturday 16 Nov 2013, Sankalak

As delightful as ever.

ACROSS

1   A tax circle that is unfamiliar (7) STRANGE {ST}{RANGE}

5   Tableware item some people see flying (6) SAUCER [DD]

11 The island for copper processing (5) CORFU {FOR+CU}*

12 One that Sir Gordon rode (9) RACEHORSE [GK]

13 First of dogs as well as English cat in plant (9) DANDELION {D}{AND}{E}{LION}

14 The kingdom for a true master (5) REALM {REAL}{M}

15 Send back a magazine (4) TIME <=

17 Ambassador, one with common sense but utterly wicked (7) HEINOUS {HE}{1}{NOUS}

21 Figure representing a month with endless suffering (7) OCTAGON {OCT}{AGONy}

22 Fruit or vegetable? Right (4) PEAR {PEA}{R}

26 Daughter of Tantalus is back at home by order (5) NIOBE {NI<=}{OBE}

27 Indian story by goddess in a dance (9) KATHAKALI {KATHA}{KALI}

29 The scientist who googles it differently (9) GEOLOGIST*

30 Dope goes back with a bath sponge (5) LOOFA {LOOF<=}{A}

31 Give respect to those in the squad mired and entangled (6) ADMIRE [T]

32 Say, look at that celestial object, an asteroid (3,4) SEA STAR (~see){SEA} {STAR}

 

DOWN

2   Place in Italy, old place in the money (5) TURIN {T{UR}IN}

3   Sharpness of a conservative university people (6) ACUMEN {A}{C}{U}{MEN}

4   Pungent stuff in sleazy newspaper sent back by insurers (6) GARLIC {GAR<=}{LIC}

6   Follower with an impression about that girl (8) ADHERENT {A}{D{HER}ENT}

7   The bending of a labour body? Right, in a bend (9) CURVATURE {CURV{A}{TU}{R}E}

8   Spacious, they say, but causing the eyes and nose to water (6) RHEUMY (~roomy)

9   Heartburn for a detective with appeal, close to sixty (7) ACIDITY {A}{CID}{IT}{Y}

10 Southern food processor gets a computer accessory (7) SCANNER [S}{CANNER}

16 The little universe of Mr. Comic, so strange (9) MICROCOSM*

18 Drink undiluted with milk (4,4) CAFE NOIR [CD]

19 Where flier sit and birds fight (7) COCKPIT [DD]

20 The advent of a royal competitor (7) ARRIVAL {A}{R}{RIVAL}

23 A mystery for an unusual eastern gamin (6) ENIGMA {E}{GAMIN*}

24 Representation, say, about union leader (6) STATUE {STAT{U}E}

25 Defective services at court (6) FAULTS [CD]

28 Open space, for some a cause for phobia (5) AGORA [C&DD]