THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: No 10860, Saturday 24 Ayg 2013, Skulldugger

THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER

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No 10860, Saturday 24 Ayg 2013, Skulldugger Aug 24th 2013, 03:00, by Deepak Gopinath Where has Tester gone? ACROSS 1   He might have an ace up his sleeve (4,5) CARD SHARP [CD] 6   Nearly knock back one's head (4) CONK KNOCk <= 8   Stay-at-home matriarch taking off shirt before assembly (8) ARMCHAIR MAtRIARCH 9   Insult by being short (6) SNUBBY {SNUB}{BY} Is 'Snubby' short? I thought it was 'Stubby'! 10 Survivor of a bygone age becomes antique with time (6) RELICT {RELIC}{T} 11 Unfit for intake (8) INEDIBLE [E] 12 Many singles chasing sex primarily with the likes of tarts and cupcakes (6) SCONES {Sex}{C}{ONES} 15 Bacon, say, found in scorched sties (8) ESSAYIST {ES{SAY}IST*} 16 An alternative ending comes up — one that lacks reverberation (8) ANECHOIC {AN}{(+e)ECHOIC(-e)} 19 Swanky dresser displaying jeans regularly, to strip (6) DENUDE {D{jEaNs}DE} 'Dude' a word I hate. 21 A number of CMs to sport thongs, say (8) FOOTWEAR {FOOT}{WEAR} A number of CMs will become a M !! 22 Pontificate quick to retain secretary (6) PAPACY {PA{PA}CY} 24 South American wrangler lacking social graces almost finds love (6) GAUCHO {GAUCHe}{O} 25 Glamorize, with the proviso that young paramour model, for starters (8) BEAUTIFY {BEAU}{T}{IF}{Y} 26 It's transmitted through biogenesis (4) GENE [T] Semi&lit 27 Down with pot! American country strains, in particular (9) BLUEGRASS {BLUE}{GRASS} DOWN 1   Rebel leader hiding in grotto cut out from rock (5) CARVE {CA{R}VE} 2   Ne'er-do-well backs into fracas (7) RUCTION {RUC<=}{INTO*} Fracas as definition and Anind? 3   Butt: small hot behind (5) SHAFT {S}{H}{AFT} 4   When the show must go on (7) AIRTIME [CD] 5   Spirited? (9) POSSESSED [E] 6   Indecency rude, uncouth, department heads exhibited in New York, say (7) CRUDITY {C{R}{U}{D}ITY} 7   Undesirable gunners fired, exploded and turned to mist (9) NEBULISED UNDESIraBLE* 13 Undulatory dance from the South immediately comes in for heavy fire (9) CANNONADE {CAN{NONA<=}DE*} 14 "Non-Lethal Weapon" to fare miserably at the box office; "Hot Air" given top billing (5,4) SMOKE BOMB {SMOKE} {BOMB} 17 Outer layer of carved diamonds drilled by laser head (7) CUTICLE {CUT}{IC{L}E} 18 A reindeer's career is bouncy, in part (7) CARIBOU {CAReer}{Is}{BOUncy} 'In part' is not equal over the three words! 20 Sodium and Hahnium absorbed a measure of acidity over time to form volatile hydrocarbon (7) NAPHTHA {NA}{PH}{T}{HA} 22 Failing to start.…Started…Crash (5) PRANG sPRANG 23 Arrests made when fight-starter was brought down after the last two were killed (5) CUFFS (-s)CUFFle(+s)S

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