Sunday 21 July 2013

THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: No.10831, Monday 22 Jul 2013, Vulcan

THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER
 
thumbnail No.10831, Monday 22 Jul 2013, Vulcan
Jul 22nd 2013, 03:00, by Kishore



ACROSS
1 Book // balance (7) RESERVE (2) 
          Not fully convinced of second definition
5 Issue not closed? Go for extension (7) COMPASS (COM PASS) Anno not clear.  
          Extent is compass, but not sure of Extension.
9 Mammal, one swallowed by a reptile moving agilely (9) ACROBATIC (BAT 1 inside A CROC)
10 Fantastic run — he becomes a leader (5) NEHRU (RUN HE)*
          What a leader and orator ! Time to recall his midnight speech

11 Soldiers who aren't professional? (7) MILITIA (CD)
12 Chief participating in Aam aadmi rally (7) ADMIRAL (T)
          Causa Proxima of THC: Admiral RD Katari

13 Speaker's rule number one (9) PRINCIPAL (~PRINCIPLE)
15 Become equal (5) MATCH (2)
17 Gold perhaps, of King Otto (5) INGOT (T)
19 Pastry and fresh bagel in a container (6,3) DUFFEL BAG (DUFF BAGEL*)
22 Check and discharge every other better turned in (7) SETBACK (SACK around BeTtEr<)
25 Illusion created by god of sound? (7) CHIMERA (CHIME RA)
26 Size's right for a change (5) GIRTH (RIGHT*)
27 An office employing a thousand — in Alaska (9) ANCHORAGE (AN CHORE around A G)
28 Can I buy used amp for the instrument? (7) TYMPANI Anno not clear. Something to do with TIN and AMP?
29 First half of Emmy's over and edited (7) EMENDED (EMmy ENDED)
DOWN
1 Driving or otherwise, you might need it to get where you want (4,3) ROAD MAP (CD)
2 Bob, Republican, caught making noise (9) SHRILLING (SHILLING around R)
3 Like a machine, run an instrument and check endlessly (7) ROBOTIC (R OBOe TICk)
4 Caught in a hospital section and reprimanded (9) ENTRAPPED (ENT RAPPED)
5 Old company in California making non-alcoholic beverage (5) COCOA (O CO in CA)
6 Car mother's got — smallest (7) MINIMUM (MINI MUM)
7 Hate the sound of a yawn (5) ABHOR (A ~BORE)
8 Silence in church after protest — not a bit of action (7) SQUELCH (CH after SQUEaL)
14 File about revolution — showing series of changes from start to finish (4,5) LIFE CYCLE (FILE* CYCLE)
16 The French arrive after getting ticket to Mesa (9) TABLELAND (TAB LE LAND)
          Remembered the Mesa abode of  The Phantom
17 Move, say, with intuition (7) INSIGHT (~INCITE)
18 Complex chart on each part of respiratory system (7) TRACHEA (CHART* EA)
20 Happening part of a series (7) EPISODE (2)
21 State leader to continue (2-5) GO AHEAD (GOA HEAD)
          Manohar Parrikar, at present
23 Sound and detailed article on alcohol (5) THRUM (THe RUM)
24 Fabric colour (5) KHAKI (2)
          The colour came first, not the cloth

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