Tuesday 18 August 2009

No 9614, Tuesday, 18 Aug 09, Sankalak

Literal cake-walk today. Took precisely 5 minutes to complete the CW!!
ACROSS
1 - What a diver, coming up, has to go through (13) - DECOMPRESSION [E]
10 - Practical joke on a girl of the month, dunce (5,4) - APRIL FOOL [CD]
11 - Way to go if one is to progress (5) - AHEAD [E]
12 - Ivanovic arrived escorting a minister (5) - VICAR [T]
13 - He may not hear you but can make out what you say (3-6) - LIP-READER [E]
14 - A macaque that sent ushers running (6) - RHESUS*
16 - Swimmer beginning to yell is somewhat questionable (5) - FISH{Y}
19 - Put up with an attempt to obtain something eastern (5) - {A}{BID}{E}
20 - Plunder of war brings discredit around start of peace (6) - S{P}OILS
25 - Vehicle for a big slob: he travels (9) - BOBSLEIGH*
26 - Munch on a slice of meat including a bit of mutton (5) - CHO{M}P
27 - Art that makes a Greek character no end ill (5) - {MU}SIC(-k)
28 - Quarantine is a tool in disguise (9) - ISOLATION*
29 - Is that how an assassin would be groomed (7,2,4) - DRESSED TO KILL [E]
DOWN
2 - Following directions, wealthy editor is made wealthier (8) - {E}{N}{RICH}{ED}
3 - Going back, the Spanish in a South American port find a tanker (5) - OI{LE}R <- )
4 - Pet dog, one from Warsaw perhaps, consumes overdose (6) - PO{OD}LE
5 - Oval in shape (8) - ELLIPTIC [E]
6 - In which you might travel a great deal and perhaps see stars! (9) - SPACESHIP [E]
7 - Go too far in undercover doings (6) - OVERDO [T]
8 - Ointment right in a tray (6) - SALVE{R}
9 - Embellish a party supported by British sailors (5) - {A}{DO}{RN}
15 - The point of a mother’s attachment to her child (9) - UMBILICUS [E]
17 - The lead in petrol, for example (8) - ADDITIVE [E]
18 - I’m on bail, suffering, having two names (8) - BINOMIAL*
21 - Lying down to drink in the east (6) - {SUP}{IN}{E}
22 - Deadly WMD, not just a weapon (1-4) - A-BOMB
23 - One who ill-treats a born drug-taker (6) - {A}{B}{USER}
24 - Gold is found back in that part of the body (6) - TH{RO<-}AT
26 - Cheese? Quite another thing (5) - CHALK [E]

5 comments:

  1. Deepak,
    At the end of it, was the cake 'Yummy' (as you would say usually of other goodies)?

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  2. CV,
    It was Yummy alright, but left me with nothing to do till Breakfast is laid on the table!!! So I am attacking the TOI CW (the US clone), I had stopped that but do it once in a way nowadays while having tea in the evenings.

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  3. Over at THE HUB, today's thread started at 6:44 and was wrapped up by 8:26 and PP remarked " Great!!! Very fast and refreshing!"

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  4. The ease in completion in one way demonstrates the Clarity in wordplay and surface reading.

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  5. The ease in completion in one way demonstrates the clarity in wordplay and surface reading.

    You said it, Deepak!

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