Saturday, 2 May 2009

No 9522, Saturday, 02 May 09, Sankalak

Another easy one, however was stuck on the girls name at 25D as I was thinking of something to do with golf seeing the word Par
ACROSS
 1 - Dispenser of justice and wise men’s treat, oddly (10) - {MAGIS}{TRATE*}
 7 - Old boy escorted by soldier in desert (4) - G{OB}I My abbreviated surname as spelt in Tamil!!
 9 - Material for some Chembur lapidaries (6) - BURLAP [T]
10 - Oddly, a cold run for a pot for boiling (8) - CAULDRON* Reminds me of Asterix comic's
11 - The antithesis, say, in a country (8) - N{EG}ATION
12 - Extinct primates that had the last word about potential energy (6) - A{PE}MEN
13 - More frequently, agent used in laundering fails to start (7) - (-s)OFTENER
16 - Boring chap, full of air? (7) - WIND BAG [CD]
17 - Uninhibited behaviour of a set of players, performing (7) - A{BAND}{ON}
19 - Similarity to a record in a big city … (7) - A{N{ALOG}Y}
22 - … in legal action, so as to allow for eventualities (2,4) - IN CASE [CD]
23 - Be watchful of a racket breaking out around the east (4,4) - TAK{E} CARE*
26 - Back pain gives American agents a spasm in South Africa (8) - S{CIA}{TIC}A
27 - Corporal, for example (3-3) - NON-COM Abbreviation for Non-commissioned
28 - One grand in American city, South American city (4) - L{IM}A
29 - Synthetic (10) - ARTIFICIAL [CD]
DOWN
 2 - A pretty kind of angle (5) - A{CUTE}
 3 - Notoriety — of the sick perhaps (3,4) - ILL FAME
 4 - Indian river: it goes up around a point (5) - T{A}{PT}I<-
5 - How popular can English be, even if in part mysterious? (6) - ARCANE [T]
 6 - Scholarship auctioned? Bizarre (9) - EDUCATION*
 7 - Good fortune, a divine handout (7) - GODSEND
 8 - Re-usable missile that starts with a big noise (9) - BOOMERANG [CD] Someone got me one from Australia, but try as I might the thing does not come back to me
14 - Mathematician famous for his sequence (9) - FIBONACCI 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13....
15 - A coterie’s strange secrets (9) - ESOTERICA*
18 - Famous tourist spot, somewhat popular again, looking up (7) - NIAGARA<-
20 - Using few words, study one amongst a large number (7) - LA{CON}{I}C
21 - Finally, a map book on time (2,4) - ATLAS{T}
24 - Half-broken African plant (5) - KENAF [T]
25 - Girl who gets a below-par backing (5) - {ROOP}A <-

Friday, 1 May 2009

No 9521, Friday, 01 May 09, Sankalak

Another easy outing, had to google for 31A though as Shakespeare is not my cup of tea
ACROSS
 1 - A frisson caused by quiet milk producer (7) - {SH}{UDDER}
 5 - Old iron man holding small stationery item (6) - PA{S}TEL
11 - Made from gold is the heart of Maurice (5) - (-m)AURIC(-e)
12 - Parade ground command for observers? Correct (4, 5) - EYES RIGHT [CD]
13 - Pressure gauge that meant more trouble (9) - MANOMETER*
14 - A subject for religious institutions in India (5) - MATHS [DD]
15 - Notorious fiddler from 22? (4) - NERO*
17 - East of Madagascar, a place for a gathering of alumni perhaps (7) - REUNION [DD]
21 - Signal given out by a fiancĂ©e? (7) - ENGAGED [DD]
22 - City for a quick break up, of 15 perhaps (4) - RENO [CD]
26 - Sweet stuff in a filmsy ruptured glass (5) - SYRUP [T]
27 - Music composer who fixes a fantasy reportedly (9) - {TUNES}{MITH} (~myth)
29 - Plan of action for the depressed — new trip abroad (9) - {BLUE}PRI{N}T*
30 - He cannot be expected to make a profit (5) - LOSER
31 - “Youth’s a stuff will not —” (Twelfth Night) (6) - ENDURE [CD]
32 - A fancy for each moan (7) - {WHIM}{PER}
DOWN
 2 - The girl’s on a flier (5) - {HER}ON
 3 - Leaders of delegation, affected, run away (6) - {DE}{CAMP}
 4 - An opening between points for things that happen (6) - E{VENT}S
 6 - Icy Norma develops bitterness (8) - ACRIMONY*
 7 - Acrobat’s walkway (9) - TIGHTROPE [CD]
 8 - Nothing could be fresher than this (6) - LATEST [CD]
 9 - The colour of transport, explosive stuff (7) - {CAR}{MINE}
10 - Rajaji, one steeped in action, was disparaged (7) - DE{CR}{I}ED
16 - Girl runs in a circle, gets evasive treatment (9) - {RUNA}{ROUND}
18 - A player who would catch another (8) - {BAG}{PIPER}
19 - Muscle, old, tied in knots (7) - DELTOID*
20 - Parents who begin minding the rest (7) - {M}{OTHERS}
23 - It may also be useable (6) - USABLE [CD]
24 - Poles crave to steal (6) - {SN}{ITCH}
25 - Refugee’s resort (6) - ASYLUM [DD]
28 - Children put in circulation (5) - ISSUE [CD]