Monday 9 January 2012

No 10356, Monday 09 Jan 12, Sankalak

ACROSS
1   - With manufacturing capabilities developed, river test, desi, is improved (14) - INDUSTRIALISED {INDUS}{TRIAL}{DESI*}
8   - Large title rendered small (6) - LITTLE {L}{TITLE*}
9   - Bill put money in short account (8) - BANKNOTE Anno pending
11 - Audio receiver, spoilt, is set aside (9) - EARMARKED {EAR}{MARKED}
12 - Frighten daughter and relative (5) - DAUNT {D}{AUNT}
13 - Albatross, say (7) - SEABIRD [E]
15 - Choice of words in speech creates a craving without notice (7) - DICTION adDICTION
17 - Friendly goblin, tan one, oriental (7) - BROWNIE {BROWN}{I}{E}
19 - The astrologer's handbook (7) - ALMANAC [E]
21 - Try to avoid toffee (5) - FUDGE [DD]
23 - Tails seen wagging if absolutely necessary (9) - ESSENTIAL*
25 - Eastern worker accepts dubious help from animal (8) - ELEPHANT {E}{HELP*}{ANT}
26 - Speak at length for a girl, overdue (6) - DILATE {DI}{LATE}
27 - They attract iron and make cement storage difficult around close of fall (14) - ELECTROMAGNETS {E{L}ECTROMAGNETS*}
DOWN
1   - Losing way in tranquillity leads to bad health (7) - ILLNESS stILLNESS
2   - Discourage medico taking in French summer (5) - DETER {D{ETE}R}
3   - Saving one — there is an army for it! (9) - SALVATION [DD]
4   - Made a present to a protege, journalist (7) - AWARDED {A}{WARD}ED}
5   - Annoyed — by a quirk educator displayed (5) - IRKED [T]
6   - Engineering unit cool about the art of speaking (9) - ELOCUTION {E}{UNIT+COOL*}
7   - Such a path would be well trodden (6) - BEATEN [CD]
10 - Slide along in winter sport with beginning of delight (4) - SKID {SKI}{D}
14 - Large amount got from a wise business transaction (1,4,4) - A GOOD DEAL [DD]
16 - Binding together church people with money? Good (9) - CEMENTING {CE}{MEN}{TIN}{G}
17 - Man given to deception gives away 50 for shock absorber (6) - BUFFER BlUFFER
18 - Girl, thin, with onset of otorrhea, in Emergency Room (7) - ELEANOR {E{LEAN}{O}R}
19 - A loss reduced, adjusted as well (4) - ALSO {A+LOSs}*
20 - Visitors Rajaji's included everyone close to twentyone (7) - CALLERS {C{ALL}{E}R'S}
22 - Moral principles a surprising hit in the Community (5) - ETHIC {E{HIT*}C}
24 - Enigma solved, ousting a large number, getting public perception (5) - IMAGE EnIGMA*



6 comments:

  1. 9 - Bill put money in short account (8) - BANKNOTE Anno pending

    put money in BANK
    short account NOTE

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  2. Of course, Kishore! It sounds so easy when you put it down.

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  3. 24d ...Large number = n? I thought it was in M...but it does not get us the answer though..

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  4. Yes,fumbled with M for quite a while. Also, the Goblin was not friendly to me and the 'toffee' avoided me.

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  5. Bill & short account kept misleading towards a/c until I got some crossings.

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  6. I agree with john. I was also, in quandary.

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