Thursday 1 August 2013

No 10840, Thursday 01 Aug 2013, Sankalak

This ends another fine round from Sankalak. Gridman from tomorrow.

ACROSS
1   Perfectly groomed? A mute claim exposed (10) IMMACULATE*
7   Pole carried by the schoolmaster (4) MAST [T]
9   New leader of insurgents in the party? Drive him out (6) BANISH {BA{N}{I}SH}
10 Creature that made fall costly, we hear (8) REINDEER (~rain dear)
11 Unpleasant sights? Agreed, among eastern minerals (8) EYESORE {E}{YES}{ORES}
12 Fighter held in before he moved to another land (6) EMIGRE {E{MIG}RE}
13 On cue, vain mob, crazy, sends off men to makeshift camp (7) BIVOUAC {CUe+VAIn+mOB}*
16 Morbidly active and no end ill, going around at that time (7) STHENIC {S{THEN}ICk}
17 Not at work, away from responsibility (3-4) OFF-DUTY {OFF}-{DUTY}
19 Physically fit, rich wife makes way for Henry (7) HEALTHY (-w+h)HEALTHY
22 Directions by the centre for a repeat performance (6) ENCORE {EN}{CORE}
23 Demosthenic, like Edmund Burke? (8) ELOQUENT [E]
26 One great event falsified in a word picture (8) VIGNETTE {1+GT+EVENT}* GT for 'great' acceptable? See comments.
27 A stretch in a long tongue of land for the ghost (6) SPIRIT {SPI{RI}T}
28 Persistent enmity expected to recoil after onset of famine (4) FEUD {F}{EUD<=}
29 Advice to an insomniac! (5,5) COUNT SHEEP [CD]


DOWN
2   Edible flesh, a bit yellow, is full of substance (5) MEATY {MEAT}{Y}
3   Italian poet who was a riotso funny! (7) ARIOSTO*
4   American girl’s guide (5) USHER {US}{HER}
5   Fine note found in deposit once more (6) AFRESH {A{F}{RE}SH}
6   Point of importance in an upheaval (9) EPICENTRE [CD]
7   Dull in retrospect, the spouse was one helpful in labour (7) MIDWIFE {MID<=}{WIFE}
8   The weapon to bring out a marlin (9) SPEARFISH {SPEAR}{FISH}
14 Torture flea in tin? Childish (9) INFANTILE*
15 Genuine, posh article caught in a caper (9) AUTHENTIC {A{U}{THE}NTIC}
18 The physician made an admission and went to a watery grave (7) DROWNED {DR}{OWNED}
20 Here, to sell out is hardly ill-mannered (7) LOUTISH [T]
21 Medium in Hyderabad (6) TELEGU [CD] Topical! But is this an accepted spelling for TELUGU? See comments.
24 Beginning in a place of shooting (5) ONSET {ON}{SET}
25 Guileless Scot upset over extremes of violence (5) NAIVE {NAI<=}{ViolencE}

37 comments:

  1. 26 One great event falsified in a word picture (8) VIGNETTE {1+GT+EVENT} GT for 'great' acceptable?

    Also, an indirect anagram ?

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  2. 8 The weapon to bring out a marlin (9) SPEARFISH {SPEAR}{FISH}

    Reminded me of the Old Man and the Sea and Marlinspike Hall.

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  3. Telegu is there as a spelling for Telugu in the freeonline dictionary.

    But there are other cribs on that clue. The medium in Hyderabad is more likely to be Urdu.

    And maybe with Telangana they will start spelling it as Telegu

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    1. Or Telengu, like the guys in Chennai like to call it.

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    2. When I read the clue ,I thought URDU as answer.After looking at the enu I had put TELUGU and did'nt get 26A :(

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    3. When chennai people ask me "neenga telunga?" I will reply them "Aama naa telugu". I stress the word TELUGU.

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    4. May I know what "enu" stands for please ?

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  4. gt is an accepted abbr for great. In fact, when you are taking down notes, you're apt to use this. In any case, the abbr. is in Chambers.

    Also, the sp variant for Telugu is in Chambers.

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  5. In any case I put down Telugu and did not get Vignette

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    1. DITTO !! could'nt get 13A and 16A too. Otherwise a nice puzzle !

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  6. Sthenic was new for me, too.

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  7. 27A SPIRIT . Please can anyone explain RI. I am not getting it.

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    1. RI = Rigorous Imprisonment = Stretch (in jail)

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    2. Wondering what your profile picture represents.

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    3. Hahaha. It is a chimpanzee!Relaxing.:-)

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    4. I think I need a magnifying glass to locate it ! :-)

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    5. Like PP you are also a monkey lover?

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    6. RI = Rigorous Imprisonment = Stretch (in jail)
      Is it not a bit of a stretch to have RI as 'stretch'? Strictly not an abbr for that.

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    7. Suresh @ 12:07
      I always scratch my head when I come across these abbreviations !! Could you please expand PP ?

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    8. PP is short for Ms. Pavalamani Paragasam, one of the regulars here. Her profile pic is a monkey.

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    9. Thanks VJ for the info ! Yes, she's one of the regulars here.

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    10. @ Suresh I love almost all animals (may be because of Walt Disney cartoons).(But I don't have any pets.Then I will feed them only "pappu annam and perugu annam":-)).
      @ Raghunath Chennai zoo.
      @ MB You can zoom the pic and see.

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    11. Dogs can thrive on pappu annam and perugu annam.

      But cats need animal protein for survival.

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    12. Labham Ledu ! No use !! Shall meet your friend in Chennai Zoo when I come over there next !!! :-)

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  8. Entries invited for the Sunday specials

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  9. 27A can someone pl explain the rest,how did the 'spit' get there?
    got stuck with 'telegu' too!

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    1. From Col.'s link

      Spit : 2. A narrow point of land extending into a body of water.

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    2. Thank you,missed the link earlier:)

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  10. The only crossword puzzles I could solve 80-100% are those of Sanklak.
    Why? Does this setter have any "Biology" connection? Nice compilation,
    that is, to my liking.

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  11. Gurumani N:

    As gentle as a toddler being guided by a parent to take the first few steps---step by step !! Only maculated by TELEGU-thelisiledu !! As some one has mentioned : it may become the lingua franca of telu-ngana desam soon.

    Medium of Hyderabad was well done and very rare for a biryani !!

    STHENIIC and EPICENTRE take equal places as the clues of my day.

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