Sunday 13 November 2011

No 2660, Sunday 13 Nov 11


ACROSS
1   - Drug injection for pop (3,4) - POT SHOT {POT} {SHOT}
5   - Proust slipped into a state of unconsciousness (6) - STUPOR*
9   - Not lasting long, something enjoyed by pupils? (5-4) - SHORT-TERM [DD]
11 - Spill drop of rum by video (5) - TAPER {TAPE}{R} New meaning
12 - Book in Saturday's client in need of treatment (1,5,2,7) - A STUDY IN SCARLET*
13 - Gather a large amount (5) - AMASS {A}{MASS}
15 - Find out when? Sure (9) - ASCERTAIN {AS}{CERTAIN}
17 - Murderous child - I am treated without love (9) - HOMICIDAL H(O)MICIDAL*
18 - Coffee (instant) and tea (5) - MOCHA {MO}{CHA}
19 - In a state of great elation at the North Pole? (2,3,2,3,5) - ON TOP OF THE WORLD [DD]
23 - Home help returned from Asian country (5) - INDIA {IN}{DIA<-}
24 - Relish acquiring one gite abroad in today's climate? (9) - ZEITGEIST {ZE{I}{TGEI*}ST} New word for me
25 - Rotten type, in time, may cause mistakes in print (6) - ERRATA {ER{RAT}A}
26 - Decisive moment following onset of storm - squeeze together (7) - SCRUNCH {S}{CRUNCH}
DOWN
1   - After last of lasagna, tagliatelle perhaps (5) - PASTA {PAST}{A}
2   - Seawards in crude raft, marines could show you a hatchery (5,4) - TROUT FARM {TR{OUT} FA*}{RM}
3   - Strongly disliked bowler, English, opener for Derbyshire? (5) - HATED {HAT}{E}{D}
4   - Article on genius from Australia making a film (3,6,2,2) - THE WIZARD OF OZ {THE} {WIZARD} {OF OZ}
6   - Four-letter word used by girl upset about first of tasks (9) - TETRAGRAM {TE{T}RAGRAM<-}
7   - Whelp I left for student (5) - PUPIL {PUP}{I}{L}
8   - Girl in race, one across imaginary kingdom (9) - RURITANIA {RU{RITA}N}{1}{A}
10  - Game at which children always leave one standing? (7,6) - MUSICAL CHAIRS [GK]
13 - A goddess paid her to, in error (9) - APHRODITE*
14 - Chap Tyson dealt with, a toady (9) - SYCOPHANT*
16 - Sounds like a combination of notes by one playing instrument (9) - ACCORDION {A}{C}{CORD}{I}{ON}
20 - Circuitous tour round duke's house (5) - TUDOR {TU{D}OR*}
21 - Bet salary on foremost of runners (5) - WAGER {WAGE}{R}
22 - Drop it in front of Dominican church (5) - DITCH {D}{IT}{CH}




7 comments:

  1. 4D-
    I think 'from Australia'will give 'of Oz'. In the anno one O is missing.
    Zeitgeist looks to be a proper German word.

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  2. 4d brings to my mind our own Bhavan.

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  3. yeah Kishore. He is a wizard in his own way

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  4. Padmanabhan,

    Thanks I have corrected the Anno in the main post.

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  5. I feel sorry about pointing out errors, but at the same time I want our blog to be perfect in the solution & anno's. I do hope you will understand.

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  6. Is it just me or are the Sunday grids getting easier by the week?

    Colonel, shouldn't 16D be {A}{CCORD} (~chord)... or some such thing, given the homophone indicator at the beginning?

    Padmanabhan,
    Despite the word having a German origin, it's one of those words which has been absorbed into the English language.

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