THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: No.10790, Tuesday 04 Jun 13, Buzzer

THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER

No.10790, Tuesday 04 Jun 13, Buzzer Jun 4th 2013, 03:00 ACROSS 6 Unruly comedian is out of control (8) DEMONIAC - comedian* - Anag. 9 He makes money from one wanting to spend capital (6) EARNER - Head off - The word from which the deletion is made is to be provided by any reader 10 A vessel that is slightly cracked (4) AJAR - Two meanings 11 Benefit from backing salesman is rather overwhelming (10) PERQUISITE  - PER<- QU(IS)ITE - Charade with reversal and c/c  12 Dictator, totally gutless, managed to take flight in the end (6) TYRANT - T[otall]Y RAN [fligh]T - Charade with middle-off and tail-pick 14 Having a day off, toddler's playing with grandpa (7) OLDSTER - to[d]dler's* - Anag. after deletion 15 Building councils deplore potential graffiti makers (8,7) COLOURED PENCILS - councilsdeplore* - Anag.  18 Medley, nowhere near right previously (7) FARRAGO - FAR R AGO - Charade 20 Phoney king's close to facing impedance (6) ERSATZ - Charade - Anno to be provided by any reader 22 Agree to take leave in difficulty (10) - COMPLEXITY - COMPL(EXIT)Y - C/c 23 Stately bird of Botswana (4) SWAN - Telescopic in Botswana 24 It helps identify one designated driver without vehicle (2,4) ID CARD - I D (car)d - Charade with c/c 25 Former marine becomes a judge (8) EXAMINER - Ex-aminer* - Charade with anag DOWN 1 Cross over a threshold (4) DOOR - 'Rood' (cross) reversed - Rev. 2 One calls into question stupider reforms (8) DISPUTER - stupider* - Anag. 3 Embarrassed about romp leading to pay back (6) REFUND - RE(FUN)D - C/c 4 Fundamentals of money and tax say (5,5) BRASS TACKS - Charade with homophone 5 Inspector allowed stealing of chest (8) PECTORAL - Telescopic in 'inspector allowed' 7 Appreciate diplomat not against taking top job (5) ENJOY - EN[-v+j]OY - Letter change 8 Gas cooker split in half? (6,7) CARBON DIOXIDE - Anno to be provided by any reader 13 Eccentric chap, royal prince of fable (10) APOCRYPHAL - chaproyal p - Anag.  16 Unburdens sailor carrying very heavy goods (8) OFFLOADS - O(ff. load)S - C/c 17 Anybody in general army wearing uniform (8) EVERYMAN - EVE(RYMA*)N - C/c with anag. - Comment on the anno invited. 19 List of things to do time and again (6) AGENDA - AGE-NDA* ? - Charade with anag. - Comment on the anno invited 21 Mock golf supporters on the radio (5) TEASE - "tees" - Homophone 23 Case / to go well  / with dress (4) SUIT - Three meanings Notes and Queries 1a - What exactly is a threshold? Is it the aptest of defs. for 'door'? 6a - Perhaps a clearer def. could have been used. 14a - That only one 'd' is to be removed from the anagram fodder 'toddler's' is carefully indicated. - Would a grandpa be necessarily an oldster? Cartoon by Rishi You know, when I am at the computer I am so engrossed that I don't even notice my formidable wife entering and placing a dhabara-thamler of coffee on the table by my side. After several minutes when I cast a sideward glance on hearing the screech of the kuyil on a tree branch outside my second-floor window I find the beverage waiting forlornly for contact with my lips. So you can't really blame Gita for calling me forgetful ("gone case" as Tamilians would say) and insisting that I must have memos glued over my veshti as to what I should do when. (If you want an enlarged pic, double-click on the image.) 15a - "Colour pencil"  is a phrase used widely in India. 'Coloured pencil' is found in Chambers; 'colour pencil' is not! 23a - What is the real national bird of Botswana? Visit here for an excellent photo: http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/24969-Botswana-National-Bird 4d - "To get down to the brasstacks" - I became familiar with this expression while reading novels of Erle Stanley Gardner - anyone remember? LINK TO SOLUTION

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