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8 - Endure response to dyspepsia perhaps (7,8) - STOMACH REACTION {STOMACH} {REACTION}
10 - Pharmacy gives note in a box (7) - CHEMIST {CHE{MI}ST}
11 - Company man's silent about travel to and from work (7) - COMMUTE {C}{M}{MUTE}
12 - A small piece of land in the middle of a sea? Sounds like one in between a sea of people (4) - ISLE (~aisle)
13 - I include a detail about a Greek mathematician (9) - EUCLIDIAN*
15 - Unsullied hermit caught out, embraced second of Apsaras (7) - ASEPTIC {AS(-c)E(+p)PTIC}
17 - Overdose of direct messages for doctor is something unusual (7) - ODDMENT {OD}{DM}{ENT}
19 - A part of the meiosis process — name, explanation initially seen in degree (9) - DIPLONEMA {DIPLO{N}E}MA}
21 - Great boxer followed by one to the Hawaiian chief (3,1) - ALI'I {ALI}{I}
24 - Most of the time America's superior to a friendly nation (7) - USUALLY {US}{U}{ALLY}
25 - Point — right one taken lying down (7) - DORMANT {DO{R}{MAN}T}
26 - Hurriedly lift dried banana roti perhaps (6,4,5) - INDIAN FLAT BREAD*
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1 - Intimidate someone with readings of autopsy characteristics (5) - PSYCH [T]
2 - Memory devices given to son to grasp knowledge (6) - (Addendum - TOKENS - {TO}{KEN}{S} - Left out by mistake)
3 - Pole was cut by headless weapon says evidence (8) - MANIFEST {MA{kNIFE}ST}
4,22 - O right, frames cheat eye unfairly in a painting (3,9,2,6) - THE TREACHERY OF IMAGES*
5 - Small group has one prawn dish (6) - SCAMPI {S}{CAMP}{I}
6 - Carving from tree on old city in the east (8) - FIGURINE {FIG}{UR}{IN}{E}
7 - In merchant navy without God's protection (9) - INDEMNITY {IN}DEMNITY Anno pending (Addendum - {IN}{DE{MN}ITY} - See comments}
9 - Different type of pay-load science reference books (14) - ENCYCLOPAEDIAS*
14 - Gave money to European Union to fit educational method (9) - PAIDEUTIC {PAID}{EU}{TIC} Couldn't connect 'TIC' and 'FIT' (See comments for connection)
16 - Clarifies that previous husband beats (8) - EXPOUNDS {EX}{POUNDS}
18 - Could one tirade be this with energy? Possibly (8) - DIATRIBE Anno pending. Something amiss here
20 - One may do crude work (6) - OILMAN [CD]
22 - See 4
23 - Extremely strong chap unknown to hit the books (5) - STUDY {STUD}{Y}
2 - Memory devices given to son to grasp knowledge (6) -
ReplyDeleteTO(KEN)S(on)
7 - In merchant navy without God's protection (9) - INDEMNITY {IN}DEMNITY Anno pending
ReplyDelete{IN}DE(MN)ITY
In=IN
merchant navy=MN
without God= DEITY on the outside
protection=IN DE(MN)ITY
18 - Could one tirade be this with energy? Possibly (8) - DIATRIBE Anno pending. Something amiss here
ReplyDeletewith Energy diatribe, ie diatribe+e could become (anagrammed as) "1 tirade be"
I think 18D is an &Lit attempt.
ReplyDeleteAnagram (possibly) of (ONE + TIRADE + BE) - E (energy)
Def: Tirade with energy
14 - Gave money to European Union to fit educational method (9) - PAIDEUTIC {PAID}{EU}{TIC} Couldn't connect 'TIC' and 'FIT'
ReplyDeleteA tic or fit as in a seizure
Ceci n'est pas une remarque
ReplyDeleteBahut achcha, DD. Yeh bhi koi tippaNi nahi hai.
ReplyDeleteAnswers to the -BRA- quiz are published in Comments under yesterday's blog.
ReplyDeleteCV-
ReplyDeleteI find my guess was right ( looks like with a typical comment from you)
Sumit@08.43-
ReplyDeleteLooks right to me with one change-BE to be read as B (as pronounced) since there is no indication for deletion.
Could one tirade be this with energy? Possibly (8)
ReplyDeleteSome sort of compound anagram.
(I+TIRADE+BE)*=(DIATRIBE+E)*
Doesn't quite work, 'could' alone doesn't qualify as an anagram indicator. Moreover if an &lit was attempted, it is somewhat spoilt by the use of 'energy'.
I felt 'possibly' was the Aind.
ReplyDeleteYou are right, Kishore. 'Could' is padding then. Compound anagrams are tricky constructions to unravel I guess.
ReplyDeleteRenga:
ReplyDeleteBRAsh and BRAiny. But how come you announced the results so soon? aBRAcadaBRA- is it spelt alos as aBRA K adaBRA ? as you have done? BRAhaps, in Malayalam?
I could open and see them blog only this Monday morning. I found it rather BRAcing!!
Euclidian? Always thought this was Euclidean. Didn't get 'figurine' as a result, but don't give a fig.
ReplyDeleteSpot the attempted Nina.
ReplyDeleteTHIS IS NOT A NINA
ReplyDeleteBhala 1328. I had also made the same observation on Orkut.
ReplyDeleteDG 1426. That's a nice paradox. Is perfectly in line with the message of 4,22dn.
Euclidian is a less common spelling of the word.
ReplyDeleteCf. Shakespearian. I have always preferred 'Shakespearean'. Chambers gives both the variants.
Chambers has only Euclidean, though.
Interesting read
ReplyDeletehttp://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/cop-this-lot-well-ill-be-a-monkeys-uncle-20111028-1mo03.html
Thanks, B. I foresee my coming times as a simian's pawnbroker.
ReplyDelete@Raju Umamaheshwar:12:40
ReplyDeleteThanks for the correction. aBRAcadaBRA.
Congratulations on your winning Mind The Word contest in Edex today.
Thanks , Renga. I do that Mind the Word in the NEI for a lark. It is not in our genre' but any crossword beckons and compels me to complete it as a challenge. Their compilers are wonky and many a times I had pointed out mistakes but prizes are announced (even for wrong ones) but never received. I don't even know what the prizes are, even though I had won on four occasions in the past. Same is the case with Deccan Chronicle on Sundays, which I suspect, is compiled by NJ!! They are so NJ-ish and cumbersome to solve in shape , size and format, not to speak of the contents.
ReplyDeleteThat brings me to the question of prize crosswords that I had raised earlier here. Some debate took place amongst the bloggers and forgotten, Here, I think only Shuchi can help in organizing one every week. She's quite resourceful. Comments by others?