ACROSS
1 - Horses? What jokes! (9) - CHESTNUTS [DD]
5 - Sweet for most but bad news for some (5) - SUGAR [CD]
8 - Highly skilled teacher is chased by heartless woman (8) - {MASTER}L(-ad)Y
9 - It tells players what to say (6) - SCRIPT [E]
11 - Part of the gut of carnivorous mammal, a bit long inside (5) - CO{L}ON
12 - His job is to help something that goes with something else (9) - ATTENDANT [DD]
13 - Rock star that none troubled in the outskirts of London (6) - L{ENNO*}N
14 - They take big steps with half of the best horsemen (8) - (-be){ST}{RIDERS}
16 - A job with the French disciples (8) - {A}{POST}{LES}
18 - Approach one with what some studies on tobacco strongly suggest (6) - ACCOST [T]
22 - State of playwright Williams (9) - TENNESSEE [CD]
23 - Electrical device for finding temperature in open land with peaty soil (5) - MO{T}OR
24 - Doctor to be treated by one who owes money (6) - DEBTOR*
25 - Say no to Sid, eager to dance (8) - DISAGREE*
26 - Such photographs are unlikely to seem natural (5) - POSED [CD]
27 - Clumsy girl with daughter thwarts riot (9) - MALA{D}{ROIT*}
DOWN
1 - Funny, finding mineral in a mountain pass (7) - CO{MICA}L
2 - Character of English in Greece (7) - EPSILON [CD]
3 - That’s where the journey finishes (3,3,2,3,4) - THE END OF THE ROAD [E]
4 - Popular computer activity, a state burden (6) - {UP}LOAD
5 - He is not the chief, but his authority is not really momentary (6-2-7) - SECOND-IN-COMMAND [CD]
6 - Expression of an unsmiling, stern expert (7) - {GRIM}{ACE}
7 - Circles round gallery wearing hollow robes (7) - R{O}{TATE}(-obe)S
10 - The way tea is blended, say (5) - {ST}{ATE*}
15 - It makes for restraint on a pet (5) - LEASH [CD]
16 - Chewing the cud, a pet behaved badly (5,2) - ACTED UP*
17 - Collection of writings on transport (7) - OMNIBUS [DD]
19 - Train derailed between two rounds in a Canadian location (7) - O{NTARI*}O
20 - Great rush for gold found in English river (7) - T{OR}RENT
21 - Defence mechanism to shut out painful thoughts (6) - DENIAL [CD]
GRID
2D I could not figure out even from the link posted where the word English fits into the clue
ReplyDeleteHi Suresh,
ReplyDelete2D: The abbreviation for English is 'E'.
The Greek character for 'E' is epsilon.
I really like 1A today. As 'chestnuts' aren't regular jokes but stale ones funny no longer, 'what jokes!' does a good job of conveying that. Nice to see punctuation marks not just there for the surface, but cleverly used in the wordplay.
ReplyDelete10D too gets a thumbs up.
Hi Col
ReplyDeleteIt was our pleasure to visit your place on Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009 during our stay in Bangalore. Thanks for receiving us with warmth. The only sad part was that we could not meet your wife, who was away at work. Wish we could have had more time to discuss crosswords.
You have a lovely dog - Coco, so friendly and playful. We also had a look at your Fiat '56. You have looked after it so well.
We are back at our pad now.
Thanks once again
Regards
Richard
Hi Richard,
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure, in fact I should thank you for having taken time off to come and meet me, however like you have mentioned I wish you had stayed on for a bit longer. Next time I would request you to join us for a meal and maybe we could get some others to join.
Regards,
Deepak
Hi Shuchi,
ReplyDeleteI second your views. Another thing I like about Sankalak is that he uses words which are not too obscure, his CWs are free flowing and entertaining as well besides leaving no scope for any adverse crticism.