ACROSS
1 - Oppose the others crossing island (6) - RESIST {RES{IS}T}
4 - Correspond about hospital making one squirm (6) - WRITHE {WRIT{H}E}
8 - Foolishly tearful in Oxford college, reportedly (7) - MAUDLIN (~magdalen)
10 - Murder in West Indies, extremely predictable and senseless (4,3) - WIPE OUT {WI}{PredictablE} {OUT}
11 - I'm tense, and hence upset cartoon character (6,3,6) - DENNIS THE MENACE*
12 - Rule changed to accommodate married primate (5) - LEMUR {LE{M}UR*}
14 - Choosy school I have, but admitting the Spanish (9) - SELECTIVE {S{EL}ECT}{I'VE}
16 - Piece of land shot in pale sun (9) - PENINSULA*
17 - Travels free to East Sussex, initially (5) - RIDES {RID}{E}{S}
19 - Murder at Bengali resort, a notorious danger area? (7,8) - BERMUDA TRIANGLE*
22 - Picture of one excavation in which silver's found (7) - IMAGINE {1}{M{AG}INE}
23 - Dog bred for racing beat favourite (7) - WHIPPET {WHIP}{PET}
24 - Poor actor allowed in play (6) - HAMLET {HAM}{LET}
25 - Harmonious, bar clubs round outskirts of Sydney (2,4) - IN SYNC {IN {SydneY}N}{C}
DOWN
1 - Change the shape of rock festival held in the centre (7) - REMODEL {RE{MOD}EL}
2 - Reject incentive offered by knight (5) - SPURN {SPUR}{N}
3 - Trooper willing to persevere (7,2) - SOLDIER ON {SOLDIER} {ON}
5 - Rugby Union fellow has no right to make a little money abroad (5) - RUPEE {RU}{PEEr}
6 - Actress's horrid hat, crumpled (5,4) - THORA HIRD* What a name!!
7 - Most violent end (7) - EXTREME [DD]
9 - Nothing at all suppressed over a treatment (3,1,7) - NOT A SAUSAGE {NO TAS<-}{A}{USAGE}
10 - Small cart has to turn round by pub and bank (11) - WHEELBARROW {WHEEL}{BAR}{ROW}
13 - Napoleon's place in literature? (5,4) - MANOR FARM [GK]
15 - Flower people following vehicle (9) - CARNATION {CAR}{NATION}
16 - One pound sent over in advance for issue (7) - PUBLISH {PU{BL}{1}<-SH}
18 - Infected having caught cold? One might doubt it (7) - SCEPTIC {S{C}EPTIC}
20 - Make one marry (5) - UNITE [DD]
21 - Fellow eating very soft fish (5) - GUPPY {GU{PP}Y}
1 - Oppose the others crossing island (6) - RESIST {RES{IS}T}
4 - Correspond about hospital making one squirm (6) - WRITHE {WRIT{H}E}
8 - Foolishly tearful in Oxford college, reportedly (7) - MAUDLIN (~magdalen)
10 - Murder in West Indies, extremely predictable and senseless (4,3) - WIPE OUT {WI}{P
11 - I'm tense, and hence upset cartoon character (6,3,6) - DENNIS THE MENACE*
14 - Choosy school I have, but admitting the Spanish (9) - SELECTIVE {S{EL}ECT}{I'VE}
16 - Piece of land shot in pale sun (9) - PENINSULA*
17 - Travels free to East Sussex, initially (5) - RIDES {RID}{E}{S}
19 - Murder at Bengali resort, a notorious danger area? (7,8) - BERMUDA TRIANGLE*
23 - Dog bred for racing beat favourite (7) - WHIPPET {WHIP}{PET}
25 - Harmonious, bar clubs round outskirts of Sydney (2,4) - IN SYNC {IN {S
DOWN
1 - Change the shape of rock festival held in the centre (7) - REMODEL {RE{MOD}EL}
2 - Reject incentive offered by knight (5) - SPURN {SPUR}{N}
3 - Trooper willing to persevere (7,2) - SOLDIER ON {SOLDIER} {ON}
5 - Rugby Union fellow has no right to make a little money abroad (5) - RUPEE {RU}{PEE
6 - Actress's horrid hat, crumpled (5,4) - THORA HIRD* What a name!!
7 - Most violent end (7) - EXTREME [DD]
9 - Nothing at all suppressed over a treatment (3,1,7) - NOT A SAUSAGE {NO TAS<-}{A}{USAGE}
10 - Small cart has to turn round by pub and bank (11) - WHEELBARROW {WHEEL}{BAR}{ROW}
15 - Flower people following vehicle (9) - CARNATION {CAR}{NATION}
18 - Infected having caught cold? One might doubt it (7) - SCEPTIC {S{C}EPTIC}
20 - Make one marry (5) - UNITE [DD]
21 - Fellow eating very soft fish (5) - GUPPY {GU{PP}Y}
Good morning
ReplyDeleteTried a Sunday puzzle after a long, long time. Quite an interesting exercise. DENNIS THE MENACE, BERMUDA TRIANGLE, WHEELBARROW were interesting.
Could not get 6D. I am sure I am going to kick myself saying, 'How could I not think of it?'
18D SCEPTIC (Brit) and SKEPTIC (Amer) are pronounced the same way. I am sure a few may have been confused as SKEPTIC would not fit in there.
WHIPPET, REMODEL, GUPPY were nice. CARNATION gave a deja vu feeling.
6D - Thora Hird? Never heard!
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ReplyDeletePeers have no rights to pee?
ReplyDelete21d PP again
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ReplyDeleteThe initials PP create an atmosphere of awe here. Don't they, Suresh?
DeleteOh Yes! What with her occasional appearances leaving everybody dumbstruck.
Delete13D may not be familiar to those who have not read George Orwell's classic "ANIMAL FARM".Though this novel was a critique of Stalin the story applies to everybody who handles power and shows how they all end up in the same corrupt way.Every thinking person should read this novel at least once in a life time. You can easily download it from the Net and it is not very lengthy.
ReplyDeleteThe classic statement " All are equal but some are more equal than others" is taken from this book
Having had the much gloomier sequel '1984' as a text book in college, I would not even venture to read 'Animal Farm'
DeleteThe name given by George Orwell to the president of the Porcine Republic in 'Animal Farm' was Napoleon. The man may have sqirmed in his grave several times over.
DeleteAnimal Farm is much more entertaining , much less depressing and much shorter.
DeleteEasy one today. Needed the net to confirm that Thora Hird was not just name that fitted the grid.
ReplyDeleteLast couple of Sunday's have been easier that most weekday crosswords.
No clue about today s crossword ? btw Congrats to India U-19 Cricket team.
DeleteSunday is my weekly day off :)
Delete;-)
DeleteAre you from chennai ?
DeleteNo. Spent 4 yrs there though, in sylvan surroundings.
Delete19A. Very topical clue, though unwittingly. Bengal is becoming notoriously dangerous.
ReplyDeleteFor all we know, the Bay of Bengal might soon turn into Bermuda Triangle!
DeleteAwe???!!!Should I blush or feel flattered?
ReplyDeleteWe feel blessed.
DeleteTwice blessed, I think. Like the quality of mercy...
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Delete6 - Actress's horrid hat, crumpled (5,4) - THORA HIRD* What a name!!
ReplyDeleteI am not sure if the hat is horrid, but the name ... @#*$&
Whatever it is that Thora heard, it must have been horrifying for the others around.
DeleteNever heard the name!
DeleteA giant step for (a) man ....
ReplyDeleteYes, besides 'giant-step' man Neil Armstrong, our own Bollywood's Avtar Kishan Hangal also died today.
DeleteRemember his quote from Sholay? After (Hangal) Chacha's grandson is killed by the dacoits, he says to villagers, which goes something like this:
Jaante ho duniya mein sabsi badi bhoj kya hoti hai? Ek baap ke khande par ek bete ka janaza. Mein yeh bhoj utha sakta hoon. Tum inn donon ka bhoj nahin utha saktey?
(Do you know what the greatest burden in the world for anyone is? It is the pall of his own son on his shoulders. I can carry this burden. Can you not carry the burden of these two?)
Great character actor! RIP
The last sentence referred to Amitabh 'Jai' and Dharam 'Viroo'.
After his demise, in the backdrop of the void created, maybe it is our turn to ask: Itna sannaTa kyoon hai, bhai?
DeleteI guess it is Chacha's son and not grandson.
DeleteKishore 5-40 pm, I know why you put that 'a' in parentheses. The official NASA record says that, upon landing on the moon, Neil said: "That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind."
DeleteAfter returning to earth, he claimed that what he had actually said was 'for a man' and the word 'a' had not been recorded because of the static factor.
The controversy continued, nevertheless.
ReplyDeleteThora Hird? Well,it's Very Hard!