ACROSS
1 - But it is not the truncheon the cop takes to a cabaret joint! (9) - NIGHTCLUB [DD]
5 - Source of oil for a catholic work by artist (5) - COPRA {C}{OP}{RA}
9 - Illness needing juice, DNA treated (8) - JAUNDICE*
11 - Talk about popular North Indian snack (4) - CHAT [DD]
12 - Go over avenues when an important choice is to be made (10) - CROSSROADS {CROSS}{ROADS}
14 - Possibly a Jo'burg boy gets something to eat (5) - SALAD {SA}{LAD}
15 - At a point, IT magnate denies existence (7) - NEGATES {NE}{GATES}
16 - Liberty to release party manifesto to start with (7) - FREEDOM {FREE}{DO}{M}
17 - Lawyer leaves record book for a creature (5) - OTTER blOTTER
19 - Lo, sunshine spoilt by wickedness (10) - UNHOLINESS*
20 - Long story in a short depiction (4) - EPIC [T]
22 - Noblemen who could block unity way back (8) - BARONETS {BAR}{ONE}{TS<-}
23 - A flop for administrators caught in Foreign office (6) - FIASCO {F{IAS}{C}O}
24 - Records — if they slip, there is much pain (5) - DISCS [DD]
25 - Sunk in nameless burden, mess needs rebuilding (9) - SUBMERSED {BURDEn+MESS}*
DOWN
1 - New, posh church carries article with a subtle variation in colour (6) - NUANCE {N}{U}{AN}{CE}
2 - Dogs that may harm Peg's red hens awfully (6, 9) - GERMAN SHEPHERDS*
4 - Heads over to a good man for something to eat (5, 2, 5) - BEANS ON TOAST {BEANS} {ON TO}{A ST}
5 - Meet with political party regarding admission fees collected (10) - CONGREGATE {CONG}{RE}{GATE}
6 - Buffet, Gates and such (15) - PHILANTHROPISTS [CD]
7 - Freedom from germs for a sibling covers a month (7) - ASEPSIS {A}{SEP}{SIS}
10 - Peter's domain, restructured, overshadows others (12) - PREDOMINATES*
13 - Young birds escaped with good fish (10) - FLEDGLINGS {FLED}{G}{LINGS}
16 - FBI agent, grabbing broken bulb, made a mess of it (7) - FLUBBED {F{BULB*}ED}
18 - Current business on the way to an agreement (6) - ACCORD {AC}{CO}{RD}
21 - Long walk for a rise (4) - HIKE [DD]
Somehow I like 21D :-)
ReplyDeleteDavid John and others:
ReplyDeletePlease see the earlier post 'S&B'.
The Chennai meeting is scheduled for the 11th Feb.
Those planning to come, please send an email to me giving phone nos. Landline or mobile or both.
Those in cells that have been yellowed in the table have sent the details.
chaturvasi yahoo com
If you were asked to give a list of Indian philanthropists, whom would you mention?
ReplyDeleteAre these foreign benefactors head and shoulders above such people in India?
21D-
ReplyDeleteI had put in 'pine'. Pine for long(ing) & pine tree for a rise.
Deepak. Is the picture you haven for 2D a German Shepherd? It looks different from what we normally see.
ReplyDeleteSuresh,
ReplyDeleteGoogle shoes this picture as German shepherd puppy.
CV@ 10.32,
ReplyDeleteI understand and appreciate your keenness to have THC crossword with a predominantly Indian flavour.Maybe, it was given to misdirect solvers towards computers,investment banking etc.rather than Philanthropy ! In fact, I was myself thinking in terms of billionare etc. before getting it correct.
Suresh,
ReplyDeleteAs Padmanabhan says, it is a German Shepherd puppy.
I don't doubt it. Only that it looks different from the Alsatians we see around. Very cute too.
ReplyDelete@CV Sir 09:48 - This is just done.
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