Wednesday 11 May 2011

No 10151, Wednesday 11 May 11, Nita Jaggi

Off to Coimbatore today for a week.
ACROSS
1   - Protective covering on a ramp is regularly there in front of the sentry (8) - {A}{R}{M}{GUARD}
5   - Principal subtracted eight from the recalled figures (4) - STAR Anno pending
9   - Not working, old soldiers see television around lunchtime in the house ultimately (8) - {INA}{C}{T{I}V}{E}
10 - Outside the peaceful place, is an old French colony (6) - ArCADIA
12 - Dislocated his new limb part (4) - {SHI*}{N}
13 - Still test the charged particle on the French ship (10) - MOT{ION}{LE}{SS} What test is 'MOT' See comments
15 - Results that may not be up to the mark (14) - UNSATISFACTORY [CD]
17 - Display a popular kind of beard in front of the animal (8,6) - {MOUNT}{A}{IN} {BEAVER}
21 - You and I are on an island with the right manager determining out the weight of the hunting dog (10) - {WE}{I}{MA{R}ANERg*} Silver coloured Dog, lovely.
22 - Reversal of sound effect (4) - ECHO [CD]
25 - Oh! Ma stitches one rare kind of fabric (6) - {MOHA*}{I}{R}
26 - He's in a hurry to get the paste (8) - {A}{D{HE'S}IVE}
27 - It maybe a philosophical thought! (4) - DEEP [CD]
28 - Utter nerve of the chief to note an unknown cry of disgust (8) - {CH}{UT}{Z}{PAH} 
DOWN
1   - Gandhi's path of non-violence (6) - AHIMSA [E]
2   - Two notes describing a Florida city (5) - {MI}{A}{MI}
3   - Goddess of fate is apparent in the court house (4) - URTH [T]
4   - Italian dish cooked in oil eaten by an Indian boy (7) - {RAV{IOL*}I}
6   - Skilled worker is in a hectic schedule in Norway (10) - {TECHNICIA*}{N}
7   - Kind of beam laid at the tip-off the traverse in the cold spot (9) - {bRIDGE}{POLE}
8   - Social group is the first to control the girl (5) - {C}{LASS}
11 - Blow the balloon first provided by the female (4) - {B}{IF}{F}
14 - Strong fibre, one put up on location for this kind of mineral (10) - {BAST}{NA<-}{SITE}
16 - Quality of our hen is kept in demand primarily as it is kept healthy (9) - {NOURISHE*}{D}
18 - I fled to this gulf land (4) - {I}{RAN}
19 - Measure the latitude (7) - BREADTH [DD] I thought Latitude is normally Width.
20 - Judge hopes to get blessed by this Biblical figure (6) - {J}{OSEPH*}
21 - Snake gets out of hand in front of one lady (5) - {WOrM}{AN
23 - Kind of writing — up to the point! (5) - CRISP [DD]
24 - Kind of moss deposit in the pipe attachment (4) - PEAT [T]



9 comments:

  1. 13 - Still test the charged particle on the French ship (10) - MOT{ION}{LE}{SS} What test is 'MOT'

    Driving, Ministry of Transport

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  2. MOT : a test that any vehicle in Britain over three years old must take in order to make sure that it is safe and in good condition (abbreviation for 'Ministry of Transport')

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  3. 13 - Still test the charged particle on the French ship (10) - MOT{ION}{LE}{SS} What test is 'MOT'

    Vehicle, Ministry of Transport

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOT_test

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  4. Have a nice time in the Commander of the order of the British Empire, Deepak.

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  5. 21 - You and I are on an island with the right manager determining out the weight of the hunting dog (10)

    To me this surface is total gibberish. As are several more in this run.

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  6. Kudos to Col for being on the same wavelength as NJ and solving this THC. I did not get Bastnasite. It is a new word for me. I had put in Lanthanide (rare earth) as it fit the crossings.

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  7. Today's Guardian Cryptic was more entertaining.

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  8. It's uber late, but anyway...

    Anno for 5A: {S(-e)TAR}<-

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