Monday, 3 August 2015

No 11463, Monday 03 Aug 2015, Buzzer


15A isn't making Buzzer laugh as he too is stumped!!

ACROSS
6   Happen to set right a bug (5-3) PHONE-TAP*
9   Dock has aluminium gate (6) PORTAL {PORT}{AL}
10 Man is one, I'll say (4) ISLE (~I'll)
11 Aware of old recording that is Cher's — oddly undamaged (2,3,5) IN ONE PIECE {IN ON}{E P}{IE}{ChEr}
12 Shabby batter (4-2) BEAT-UP [DD]
14 Lock up one male on strike (7) IMPOUND {1}{M}{POUND}
15 Fake model meant to be different? You must be joking! (4,4,2,5) DONT MAKE ME LAUGH ? Anno pending See comments
18 Saltwater lake is approximately 5 times less devastated (4,3) DEAD SEA DEvAStAtED*
20 Acts of taking the lifts (6) THEFTS {THE}FTS Anno not clear (Addendum - {T}{HEFTS} - See comments)
22 Doubtful editor going back through cutting (10) INDECISIVE {IN{DE<=}CISIVE}
23 Tail of a deer (4) HIND [DD]
24 Fine wind beginning to flag and stop (6) FREEZE {F}{bREEZE}
25 'N Sync ringtone? (8) NITROGEN*

DOWN
1   Joint where Ken Kesey appeared frequently (4) KNEE KeN kEsEy
2   African nation gets this hope, aid may be given heartily (8) ETHIOPIA {gETs}{tHIs}{hOPe}{aId}{mAy}
3   Running costs at university look to be on the rise (6) UPKEEP {UP}{KEEP<=}
4   Skill hospital unit has behind is clear (10) ARTICULATE {ART}{ICU}{LATE}
5   Monitor had two green colours initially mixed up (8) WATCHDOG {HAD+TWO+G+Co...s}*
7   Drinks most of cha in hurry (5) HASTE {HAS}{TEa}
8   In favour of being part of growth (13) PROLIFERATION {PRO}{LIFE}{RATION}
13 Tree matter composed in a verse (10) TETRAMETER*
16 Built-in road over railway is common (8) ORDINARY {IN+ROAD}*{RY}
17 Request feed stored in a record (8) ENTREATY {ENTR{EAT}Y}
19 Fit in a formal dress (6) SUITED [CD]
21 Hint can backfire for example (5) TINGE {TIN}{GE<=}
23 Upset bear in a ring (4) HOOP <=

GRID

Sunday, 2 August 2015

Special, Sunday 02 Aug 2015, Raju Umamaheswar


Three answers per commenter as usual (annotations compulsory) till 6 PM.
Please try to provide all your answers in one comment.


ACROSS
8   Part of the body of Southern voyeurs developed (7,6)
9   Plant to record a spasm in this. (8)
10 Silver payment in official policy (6)
11 Vyapam scam is one! (5,7)
13 Postman's knock is faster with this. (3,4)
15 Several points to originality (7)
18 The Spanish with twitter network sounds a bit boggy never:  charitable! (12)
20 A mammal is in the way? (6)
22 Latin American Asians meeting inventor without a name (8)
23 Why are westward Indian techies chasing this? (8,5)

DOWN
1   In time and time again, raises a storage area, among others (5,5)
2   Racist is wrong, period! (8)
3   I nearly sleep with one alternating current for this brand of tie. (6)
4   In a way, attack an ancient king (7)
5   Dance around this kids' clothing, for a spoken language (8)
6   Presto! make amends for consuming this drug (2,4)
7   Delhi's bane? (4)
12 Is good science, good sense for eating?(10)
14 Lifting instrument to pare the covering for leather, perhaps (8)
16 Client on mistake: ''It is not legal'' (3,5)
17 Blend of a flight around this UN meeting (7)
18 A small opening course in 12 down? (6)
19 A fling to capture strange, cheap imitation (6)
21 Hillside supporter's key (4)

Across Lite version can be accessed at RAJU 3

Enjoy.