Tuesday, 30 July 2013

THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: No 10839, Wednesday 31 Jul 13, Sankalak

THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER
 
No 10839, Wednesday 31 Jul 13, Sankalak
Jul 31st 2013, 03:00, by Deepak Gopinath

Sankalak in his elements. The printers devil however has spoilt the fun.

ACROSS
1   But they can be worn also outside the Somers Isles (7,6) BERMUDA SHORTS [CD]
10 Largest living creature is greyish white, robust (4,5) BLUE WHALE {BLUE} {W}{HALE}
11 Scold a young one, no student, with energy (5) CHIDE {CHIlD}{E}
12 The street ambience is a facility for going up or down (5) STAIR {ST}{AIR}
13 Rented property that the left keep with effortlessness (9) LEASEHOLD {L}{EASE}{HOLD}
14 Showy English ship in dull setting (6) DRESSY {DR{E}{SS}Y}
16 Crooked but right in do-it-yourself (5) DIRTY {DI{RT}Y}
19 A second rate book, maybe, but staple diet (5) BREAD {B}{READ}
20 Dormant, overdue book (6) LATENT {LATE}{NT}
25 Correction of the last word by people in a small district (9) AMENDMENT {AMEN}{D{MEN}T}
26 One involved in conspiracy, an aviator (5) PILOT {P{1}LOT}
27 The lachrymose lover finds some while wine (5) MOSEL [T] 'While' seems to be a typo for 'White'
28 The way to comprehend what a good driver needs (4,5) ROAD SENSE {ROAD} {SENSE}
29 Nameless detainee let out, wanders, finds perfumed liquid (3,2,8) EAU DE TOILETTE {DETAInEE+LET+OUT}*

DOWN
2   Learned upper-class man is escorted by two journalists (8) EDUCATED {ED}{U}{CAT}{ED}
3   Setter confronts conflict in a part of Rajasthan (5) MEWAR {ME}{WAR}
4   Cold and cheerless woman, without notice, becomes implacable (6) DEADLY {DEAD}{LadY}
5   Outline of dramatic work is in coarse form (8) SCENARIO*
6   Players seen in porches training for the concert (9) ORCHESTRA [T]
7   It could be eternal in an emotional situation (6) TRIGON [CD]
8   Notice about a foundation is put down (6) ABASED {A{BASE}D}
9   Two students with an objective — to find an old tennis star (5) LENDL {L{END}L}
15 Good man, close to despair, confused, was noncommittal (9) STRADDLED {ST}{R}{ADDLED}
17 Temple built around the earth by a sailor (5,3) WATER RAT {WA{TER RA}T}
18 Strong and compact, like a good sweater? (4,4) WELL KNIT [DD]
21 Tom rag taken from a bandit at terrible risk (6) TATTER [T] 'Tom rag' seems to be a typo for 'Torn rag'.
22 Mentally unsound British member close to lunacy (5) BARMY {B}{ARM}{Y}
23 Entertainer, his age suspect (5) GEISHA*
24 A trait peculiar to a place in Punjab (6) ATTARI*
26 Sticky stuff, imitation stones! (5) PASTE [DD]

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