4 - Carbon taken to seal the plant (8) - {C}{HAD}{LOCK}
10 - Type of race (4) - SORT ? SERB ?
11 - Gets the new sailor to sail in front (4) - {N}{AB}{S}
13 - Fix the menu after I am free from disease (6) - {I'M}{MUNE*}
15 - Annoy the butler cooking outside Ohio (7) - {TR{O}UBLE*}
17 - Inspector with determination follows the holy man in prison (4) - {ST}{I
18 - They are slippery in the wheels (4) - EELS [T]
21 - Sauce for the cool guys in Uttar Pradesh (6) - {CATS}{UP}
22 - King captured in a colour wall (4) - {DY{K}E}
26 - Notice the fair people in Thailand settling in (10) - {AD}{JUST}{MEN}{T}
27 - Ability of an agent (6) - ENTICE ? EXCITE ? [CD]
28 - Needy son argues with respected women (8) - DOYENNES*
DOWN
1 - Very big old boy is at ease in the East (5) - {OB}{ES}{E}
2 - It can be conserved as green compounds at the end of the day (6) - {ENERG*}{Y}
3 - Follow the notice raised for the bamboo lover (5) - {PAN}{DA<-}
5 - A couple of learners in this session are unsurpassed (3,4) - {A}{LL} {TIME}
6 - Device a court subject now covering the first memorandum of the queen (4,5) - {LAW}{N {M}OW}{ER}
7 - Historical account of the church boy abandoned in Chile out on the hill top (9) - {CH}{RON}{ICLE
12 - Close encounter with the Bishop in a hurry (5) - {B}{RUSH}
14 - Regular activity in the street opposite the fiery dragon outside (4,3,2) - {ST}{OP} {AND GO
15 - Gradually impart time possibly to fans in a misleading move (9) - {T}{R{ANSF*}USE}
16 - Almost take off the Rolls Royce from the yard in front of the truck (5) - {LO
19 - Officers cut one device moving heavy weights (7) - CAPSTAN
22 - Doctor sees out the small garment (5) - {DR}{ESS
23 - Medical box is even messy for these high fliers (5) - {KIT}{E}{S} A far fetched medical box!!!
Hi
ReplyDeleteSince we are all done...to the extent we can. Deepak, I share your doubts, though, SORT is what I put in as a synonym for type and race.
Pehli tareeq hai and so Lloyd King’s puzzles are here.
My colleagues from the puzzle forum Ajit, Sean, Varunesh too solved last month’s puzzles correctly in addition to you know who. This month puzzle no.2 and 3 are fairly simple. I have 3 of the 4 and am pondering on the left over one.
Talking of October puzzle, I remember The October Game, CV.
Good morning
ReplyDeleteDeepak, agree with all your notes. However, there seems to be a slight improvement in clue-setting of late. Do you think the jibes and jeers seem to work, to some extent at least?
Just cracked the left over ...
ReplyDeleteYes, Richard, aaj kal doodh mein paani zara kam hai..
ReplyDeleteI had 4A as CHAR LOCK
ReplyDelete23D - Funny comment.... An unintentionally funny clue.
ReplyDeleteClueless on 10A and 27A. As regards 27A, I think I'd go with excite. Not sure.
When clues ain't crystal, unchecked letters are the last thing you need.
27a would be ENGINE. Probably meant as a DD. Engine means agent. For engine meaning ability (actually only an etmological reference, as being derived from Latin word ingenium meaning talent
ReplyDeleteLooks like there's an error in 22D. S is outted wrongly.
ReplyDelete10A would be SORT, a DD Race is given in Dictionary.com as a synonym of sort and sort of course means type
ReplyDeleteYes VJ there is an error in 22D. Normal and minor for NJ
ReplyDeleteThe def for 24D STOP AND GO would be Regular activity, I think.
ReplyDeleteSuresh, then SORT it is....
ReplyDelete22D: In spite of the error, we can guess the answer just by reading the surface. No grid needed
Maybe VJ, but I filled it in only after completing the crossings. And wasted time checking the Dictionary for deers, drees etc
ReplyDeleteMy 8:40 post uses modern day English? Wit incomplete sentences et al.
ReplyDeleteSuresh, lol... I didn't really have to read the whole clue carefully. Well the words doctor, sees and garment were enough to suggest that the answer is DRESS.
ReplyDeleteSame with 1D and 7D. 1D: "very big" and "old boy" were enough. Didn't even bother to find out the significance of "ease." 7D: "historical account," "church" and "Chile" were enough clues.
What happened to Hari?
ReplyDelete23D - you pronounce 's' as 'es' - isn't it? So NJ thought the first e will be deleted - Pl understand her ya.
ReplyDeleteSubramaiam, "even messy" means you gotta take the even letters of "messy." Hence the ES.
ReplyDeletehmm.. i logged in for the heck of it.. didn't want to see the answers yet... just wanted to vent a little thot out here. But I happened to see 1A as CHADLOCK... I had it as CHARLOCK.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/107515/charlock
Anyway... I had typed something yesterday, and it didn't post.. so I'll do it today. I have only a little more than half the grid complete. Am gonna spend another 1/2 hr or so on it, and then come back here. :)
Here's my thot from yest... a song:
"Back to life...
Back to reality...
Back to the here and now, yeah."
:-)
Hari Evin I had !A as CHARLOCK, but CHADLOCK is better, since char is not exactly carbon. The anno for chadlock as give by Colonel is perfect.
ReplyDeleteArgh! Ok.. I give up! :)
ReplyDeleteHey VJ. Am here. Tried to stay w/ NJ, "stop and go" thro' the am. Finally got fed up with the remaining clues and came here.
Ok... NJ bashing aside, I will say this- She DOES set some really clever clues.
But I really hate it when I spend loads of time on a seemingly impossible clue... thinking it's really clever... and then look at the answer and go .. huh?!?
@ Suresh: Yep.. I agree. I looked at Col's anno, and it was better. I think it's got to be one of the strangest coincidences to have even CHARLOCK as a plant! I'm sure NJ didn't see that coming! :-D
10A: I had SORT or SURF(?race??) :)
ReplyDelete: It is just this kind of vagueness (even a superbly accomplished panel such as this, is unable to arrive at a categorical answer) that ticks me off!
:0)
17A: Absolutely no clue! It took me a few minutes to finally get that "determination" was getting the ends of InspectoR! :)
19A: I had it as SHYSTER... needless to say, I didn't get 16D and 19D! :)
27A: Another opportunity to vent!!! GRRR!
14D: This is funny.. I thot it was grab and go.. 'cos I couldn't quite figure out the anno. Maybe "fiery dragon" alluded to Chinese restaurants... which are typical grab'n'gos in malls... and eating Chinese food is a 'regular activity' out there?! hahaha!!
20D: Is FF code for strong?? how so? I toyed with HELIUM, but I didn't get that entire section...20D, 24D, 25A, 27A. :(
Okey dokey... signing off for now. Gotta go for a much delayed workout! :(
I have come across P for soft and F for strong. But I do not know how?
ReplyDeletePianissimo and Fortissimo from music.
ReplyDeleteKishore (833), which was the last one to fall in? I got 3 out of 4, but first one seems a bit tricky.
ReplyDeleteKishore, it flew over my head for some time... Finally I spotted it. I think I did.
ReplyDeleteVJ: In the chronology of my solving, #1 was after #4, but then my answer for #4 was something which though correct was not what was in Lloyd's mind, so he changed the question a wee bit. Then I sent in a second answer for #4 which he confirmed matched his answer.
ReplyDeleteFor #1, I had to muse on a Hindi song and #4, another Hindi song teaching one to dance...
VJ: Your 1705 has a verb which confirms to me that you got it.
ReplyDeleteVJ: I now see that Lloyd has changed the number of correct answers to 3 from 2. If you can confirm you are the third, then I can share the songs with you.
ReplyDeleteKishore, I solved the 3rd one first. It was pretty much like one of the clues we had in the last month's puzzle. So it was easy. Had no trouble with 4. The first number on the LHS and the first letter on RHS gave it all away. But 2 was a bit tricky at first 'cause it took me some time to understand the question. It was worded like a riddle or something. Had to break my head on the first one. I was going in "circles" and finally took a different turn.
ReplyDeleteI got an email from Lloyd and soon after that, the count changed to 3. So I reckon I got it all.
And what would those Hindi songs be? Clueless there :)
Interesting puzzles. Enjoyed solving them. 1 was last to fall. the order being 4321
ReplyDeleteWhat songs?
ReplyDeleteFriends
ReplyDeleteJust received this request from the Colonel. I am reproducing it verbatim.
QUOTE
Please put in an advisory on my blog in the comments, that I will not be publishing tomorrow's Crossword as my Internet is on the blink. Tomorrow being a holiday, I have no idea when it will get repaired.
UNQUOTE
Please note that the tomorrow he has referred to is SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2.
Incidentally, I have passed on the gist of a certain comment made about a newspaper by a visitor here which the Col too, besides me, deems to be in bad taste. The commenter has been requested to delete that comment. The Colonel will say further on this subject tomorrow.
By the way, tomorrow being a public holiday and the blog being out of action, literally so, we all will have the freedom of getting up late. Nevertheless, as we did once earlier, we can keep posting our tomorrow's comments on today's page - until Oct 2 page appears online.
Have a nice, extended weekend.
VJ / Suresh: Aasman se aaya ....(An Evening in Paris) and Ek kadam aagey, cha cha cha (Shalimar)
ReplyDeleteMy first answer for #4 was based on mod12.
ReplyDeleteI endorse the thoughts expressed in the third last para of Richard's 1929.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know what it was supposed to mean but it sounded harsh to me.
ReplyDeleteVJ 16:59
ReplyDeleteSuresh, yea, I knew that, but I didn't quite understand what that comment was supposed to mean 'cause the tone wasn't clear.
ReplyDeleteSATURDAY, October 2, 2010
ReplyDeleteHi Friends
It's Gandhi Jayanti today. It's also the birth anniversary of the late prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. Let's recall the causes and values they espoused and stood for. JAI HIND!
We will begin the day THC session here.
Just a request:
ReplyDeletePlease hold back the answers for a reasonable period of time, say, for a few hours. Or until the boss drops in with the new page.
Rushinng to Udupi-Manipal to attend an event. Will join the fun later.
Have a great day!
Some nice clues and anagrams. Liked 13A, 20A, 5D and a few others.
ReplyDeleteLooks like things are improving!
I am holding back answers as requested by Richard and putting in only a few teasers:
ReplyDelete24a This would mean I ate something or any one else ate cashew, ground, hazel or dough
30a Richard's Corporation days began with this, er.
17a Public interest litigation followed by endless fabled brothers this time, a place to go for religious purposes (Please note I am NOT referring to Ayodhya, though all these elements seem to point at it)
29a Holy city without edge is still a holy city.
10a Pilots not allowed to use this greeting to hail Jankin (fact, please refer radio communication usage guidelines)
20a Strand, say, in Bangalore
ReplyDelete13a Make helpless, a short paragraph sounding falsehoods.
4a Soldiers go back to firing place to sort out things.
25d Colour spotting even though hidden
Across
ReplyDelete1 (E)(MP)(TY) 4 (AR(RA)N)(GE<-) 10 HIJACK 11 (CH)([-f]ILDREN*[-y]) 13 {P(A)RALYSE*} 14 IN DI GO 16 LO OM 17 P(I)(LGRI*)MAGE 20 BOOKSELLER* 21 M{O}AN 24 (NUT)(A)(TE[-nt]) 26 ([-u]SURP)(RISE) 28 IGNORING 29 BET HEL[-p] 30 ?E?C?E? 31 ?L?D?
Down
2 (MAJOR)(DO)(MO) 3 TACKLE (DD) 5 RAHU (T) 6 ATLANTIC* 7 G?R?I 8 CHAP)(EL) 9 (IN)(COME)
12 OSSICLE* 15 IG)(NEOUS[-rum]) 18 (AB)(O.L.I)(SHED) 19 ESOTERIC* 20 (BAN)(D)(IT) 22 NEEDLE 23 APPEAL (E) 25 TINGE (E) 27 ONCE
Richard,
ReplyDelete8.30 is the time we start discussion on the solutions. For the time being, to help things along, I have given the annotations of the clues that I could solve.
I am doubtful about the annos for 16a & 17a. 7d, 30a and 31a are yet to be solved.
16 Observe an owl heartlessly retreating in the hollow tree in front (4)(L[-w]O<-)(O[-a]K)
ReplyDelete30 Senior lawyer is in the bank with the royal badge (7) BENCHER
ReplyDelete7 Mostly got the rare skin to peel in the city (5)(GO[-t])(R)([-s]KI[-n]) - an urban-type settlement in Moscow Oblast, Russia
ReplyDeleteGORKI is a city in Russia, renamed Nizhni Novgorod in 1991 (seems the name changing affliction plagues Russians too!)
ReplyDelete31ac S LID E
Since, the lid has got blown off, try fitting the answers by giving annos in terms of clues I have put up in my 830 and 835
ReplyDelete24a This would mean I ate something or any one else ate cashew, ground, hazel or dough NUT ATE
ReplyDelete30a Richard's Corporation days began with this, er. BEN C H ER
17a Public interest litigation followed by endless fabled brothers this time, a place to go for religious purposes (PIL)(GRIM[-M])(AGE)
29a Holy city without edge is still a holy city.BETHEL[-HEM]
10a Pilots not allowed to use this greeting to hail Jankin HI JACK
20a Strand, say, in Bangalore BOOKSELLER -Strand Book Stall on Dickenson Road
13a Make helpless, a short paragraph sounding falsehoods. PARA LYSE~lies
4a Soldiers go back to firing place to sort out things. AR<- RANGE
25d Colour spotting even though hidden TINGE (T)
Kishore,
ReplyDelete(835):
20A BOOKSELLER (reference to Strand a bookstore in Bangalore)
13A PARA LYSE ~LIES
4A AR<- RANGE
25D TINGE [CD]??
(830):
24A: LOL
30A: BENCH ER??
17A; PIL GRIM (-m) AGE
29A: BETHEL (-hem)
10A: HI JACK
OK, just read Venkatesh's annos...
ReplyDeleteTINGE is hidden/ telescopic
Still not clear about BEN C H ER
Anno for Bencher: Richard was working in Corporation Bank,the word Bank comes from Bench...
ReplyDeleteRichard 823:
ReplyDeleteThe lark is on the wing and the snail is on the thorn, ... (Pippa Passes)
CV, where are you? You would recollect the Browning error in the poem.
Anno for Pilgrimage is not clear. Where does the M come from? Or do we have to excuse NJ again
ReplyDeleteKudos to the Madras Sappers for completing the Bailey Bridge for CWG. They were entrusted the work of reconstructing the collapsed foot overbridge last Saturday. They had it ready in record time by Wednesday and handed over to the Delhi Govt on Friday.
ReplyDeleteThese Sappers are the oldest regiment of the Corps of Engineers and trace their origin to the erstwhile Madras Presidency army. The two companies of the Madras Pioneers raised on 30 September, 1780 at Fort St George became the forefathers of the Madras Engineer Group (and the Corps of Engineers). This was followed by the formation of the Bengal Sappers and Bombay Sappers in 1803 and 1824 respectively.
The Madras Sappers shifted base to Bangalore in 1834 and have played a major role in the construction activities of the Civilian and Military buildings in Bangalore. Sankey tank was constructed by Col. Richard Hieram Sankey of the Madras Sappers to meet the water supply demands of Bangalore. The Bangalore torpedo (for exploding booby traps and barricades) was first devised by Captain McClintock in 1912.
Many may not be aware that it was a young officer of the Madras Sappers deputed by General Thimayya to Aksai Chin in 1962 who brought back the first report of the Chinese incursion.
The Madras Sappers celebrated 230th anniversary celebrations at Bangalore earlier this week. Our Col belongs to this distinguished family and had mentioned that he had attended the programme.
The THAMBIS, with their hallmark Shakos, have distinguished themselves in many battlefields around the world for over two centuries. During the campaigns at Sholinghur, Seringapatam, Assaye, these engineer troops fought with Major General Arthur Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington.
Major General Brajesh Kumar, VSM is the present Colonel Commandant of the Madras Sappers.
The motto of the Corps of Engineers is Sarvatra (meaning Everywhere), similar to 'ubique', the motto of the Royal Engineers.
The Madras Sappers Museum and Archives at Bangalore in a must see for all those interested to know more of military history and houses interesting records and artifacts.
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ReplyDeleteThere is an interesting discussion on this at:
ReplyDeletehttp://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/001814.html
Friends
ReplyDeleteJust back from an outstation trip. Read all the interesting comments.
Sorry to be the carrier of further bad news. Deepak's net connection is still down and there is no hope of getting it restored on Sunday. So this page is likely to have an all-time record of comments, tomorrow and the day after included.
Deepak and I use BSNL connections. Let's have a game. What does BSNL stand for?
Boringly Slow Net Line?
Echoing Deepak's predicament:
ReplyDeleteBut Still Not Linked
Venkatesh: The reason I did not quote was because of the vulgarity involved.
My experience with BSNL is Broadband super net line
ReplyDeletewas not very pleased with NJ today...
ReplyDeleteas usual, the first pass was encouraging. There were some interesting and clever clues. Then it broke down into the usual frustration. The answers seem to back that up! :)
Got a handful of the clues listed below, but wasn't sold on the anno or didn't get it outright! I'd like to describe all the clues that left something to be desired... but I gotta hit the sack. Got an early start to the day 'morrow. :)
ReplyDeleteHere's the short list w/ briefs:
4a: anno unclear
14a: will "match" = will 'go'... is this common?
17a: anno ?
26a: removing only U? not US??
29a: The city is Bethlehem... not Bethelhem... so how?
30a: anno?
31a: huh??
15d: anno.. how's neous formed from removing 'odd' pieces of numerous? that would be ueos..
NJ this time around has been better than her usual self
ReplyDeleteFor Hari
ReplyDelete4A RA is artist, A R is for a rare N for new and ge is reversal of eg
14a go with is match not go per se. You may accept this or not
17A {P{i}{LGRI*}{M?}AGE}
26A Forcibly USURP ; Remove US becomes URP inside S(for small) RISE (for hill)
29A Trusty Dictionary again for Bethel
30A BENCH is bank ER is royal BENCHER is senour lawyer
31A Remnants finally = S; cover= LID; bit of eatables= E Def is Drop
15D Odd means rum. Remove RUM from numerous
Thanks Suresh! Appreciate the time you've taken to explain the annos. :)
ReplyDeleteAlthough some of them make sense, the odd ones don't... Besides, I've noticed that NJ intentionally tries to dig up 'odd' words, or odd variations to normal words. Methinks it's much harder to come up w/ clever - maybe even far-fetched/odd - clues, than to go around digging up strange words from the dictionary.
Also, when we have all the crossings, and still cannot get the word, something's wrong with the clue. Friday's ENGINE is a great example. I know you got it, but most other experts weren't sure.
I actually start every NJ CW with a determination that I will not pick on her no matter how many clues I solve/not. At the end of the day, I still end up annoyed... Anyway, that's Hari's whining for the am. :)
It's Sunday.. no NJ... so I'm off for a swim. :) Cheerio!
Not a tough one, today..
ReplyDeleteLiked 6D. Thought it was clever.
25A was new. Had to be googled,
12A's the only one pending to be solved.
Hi
ReplyDeleteMy ELEMENTARY math was wrong. I noticed 3x3, THREE RING CIRCUS, THREE PIECE, THE THREE WISE MEN, but Deepak set right my delusions to proficiency in higher math by pointing out THE THREE RS. However, my count of 2 pieces, THREE PIECE and PIECE MEAL were okayed.
The SOUTHPAW in 13d echoed the pre Gandhian sinistral tone. I had mentioned in my 16th August 1954 about Sinistrals and fished around to see if there were any here. I did not get any response. “Lemme tell you a story”.
Circa ’73, The Principal (Bro. Vincent Britto)’s chamber at The Little Flower School, Hyderabad , the beak himself in the chair. Jury consisting of Mrs Sequira, Class Teacher of the 7th and the English teacher Mrs Fernandes(?). As if that was not enough Konkanis in the place, the accused was one too. All together 4 people in there. The charge was that the handwriting in the first term answer paper was different after the first few questions. Suspicions of malpractice were rife. When Exhibits A to H (the answer papers, to wit) was produced the accused came out with an odd defence. He demonstrated before a bewildered courtroom that he could write equally well with both hands and used to switch hands when tired or writing with one of them. Of course, this had happened over a long period of time, but this was his first test in this school, so the law keepers could not be blamed for their suspicions. The accused was honourably let off with a warning. Do not do this in the Board Exam or you will get into trouble.
Nearly three decades later the accused’s left hand writing is still neater than the regularly used right hand one, which he generally uses to scribble. I can vouch for the truth of this story. I was present in the chamber.
BTW, today ECKY THUMP was the last to fall.
ReplyDelete12A must be SPIN though S as an abbr for square I am not sure is right
ReplyDelete1 (THREE-RING CIRCUS)* 9 EAGLE(T) 10 (PIECE)(MEAL) 11 THREE PIECE 12 SPIN 14 IN MOTION 16 SH(R)INE 18 (A)(L)(LURE) 19 (FOR)(TRESS) 21 (A)(WAY) 22 (VICTOR) (HUG)(O) 25 ([-b]ECKY) (THUMP) - a Northern English exclamation of surprise. {Miss "Becky" Sharp is from Thackeray's Vanity Fair; failing to open [-B]ECKY; box - THUMP} 26 ENDED (DD) 27(THE THREE WISE MEN)*
ReplyDeleteDown
1 (THEATRICAL) (A)(GENT) 2 ROGER (DD) 3 (ELEMENT)(A)(RY) 4 (I)(MP)(R)(IS)(ON) 5 GREECE (~grease) 6 IDEA[-l] 7 (CHEAP)(SIDE) 8 {S(ILENCE IS GOLDE)*N} bridge partners SN; fencing - CC indicator; (inside college)* possibly AnagrInd 13 (THE THREE R'S)* 15 {M(IL)(W)(A)(UKE)E} 17(SOUTHP*)(A)(W) 20 FIGURE [DD] 23 UNDAM (T) 24 'ITCH (DD)
Agree, Suresh. But Andrew Motion had to be confirmed by Google.
ReplyDeleteSuresh, thanks. Never knew that square could be abbreviated as S. I've always though it was Sq as in sq root etc.
ReplyDeleteSuresh,
ReplyDeleteReg: 12a (S)(PIN)
Leg is PIN, square appears to be abbreviated as S.
Kishore,
You are right.
14A (IN) (MOTION) home - IN; a Poet Laureate - MOTION Defn: moving - IN MOTION
VJ I don't think that Square can be abbreviated as S but maybe Everyman knows better or has recently met NJ
ReplyDelete13 Fundamental teaching // hospital in / her street, demolished (3,5,2) {THE T(H)REE R'S}*
ReplyDeleteThis figured in yesterday's HT Crptic(#22748) as:
Repetition of letters as infant training? (3,5,2)
Kishore,
ReplyDeleteBeing ambidextrous may be a boon as well as a bane, as your anecdote reveals.
A recent study by researchers at the University of California showed that, when subjected to a powerful magnetic field, the volunteer's hand choice changed, the effect lasting as long as the magnet was switched on. This was reported in TH:
http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/article800809.ece?homepage=true
Suresh, LOL. If it's not a valid abbreviation it is not. So no excuses unless it's NJ :)
ReplyDeleteNJ has improved in this series I felt. Or have people got used to her and stopped picking holes
ReplyDeleteYep, I think her last 2 puzzles were mostly okay. The grid she used yesterday was a lot better compared to her usual ones. Not too many unchecked letters.
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ReplyDeleteYou are telling me, Venkatesh ! I been through problems liking taking a pair of scissors in the wrong hand and then realising it wont cut to the chase. The typing touch system seems the only one where it doesnt matter.
ReplyDeleteBTW, we are still in a time warp. Looks like Deepak's net is still not up and running.
Simple maths: How many 'piece'in today's CW ?
ReplyDeleteNice one today. Got most of it.Missed out a couple of easy ones...
ReplyDeleteNo clue on "THE THREE Rs"... what 'r' they?? :) Rest, Recuperation... something like that?
Didn't like 24D.. to get married would be "hitched"... not hitch. 'ence, misleading! ;-)
Got IN MOTION, but didn't quite understand it...
Lost on ECKY THUMP! :)
The Three R's = Reading, 'Riting and 'Rithmetic, as it is commonly known the world over.
ReplyDeleteHari, Wikipedia on THE THREE R'S
ReplyDeleteHARI , Google for motion and (-B)Ecky Thump
ReplyDeleteBecky Sharp from Vanity Fair.
ReplyDelete@ Suresh - :) I did get it after reading the anno's... what I meant was: I had no clue while doing the CW! ;-) Thx for the annos!
ReplyDelete@ Richard - Gee.. thx for the "world over" remark! Now I feel like an alien! Lol! :) Seriously, it's new to me. I have never heard that before... maybe my world has been hiding from the real world! :)
Hari You sound like the guy from a recent movie called Inception
ReplyDeleteI saw Inception yesterday. Or maybe I didn't, who knows! It could have been a dream or why, even a dream within a dream. I couldn't know 'cause I didn't take my spinning top with me.
ReplyDeleteDamn! I've been wanting to see that movie for a while! Need to check if it's still running in theaters...
ReplyDeleteI suppose I'll get VJ's comment only after seeing the movie! :-D
MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2010
ReplyDeleteGood morning friends:
This blog's update should come up only later during the day.
THC 9964 - NJ
Liked some of the clues today. E.g., 7A, 11A, 15D and 16D.
13A is well clued, but out of vogue.
27A - sounding pompous, how can it be quick?
Liked Bhavan's comment at Orkut. A lot of K's today.
Avidly looking forward to the fresh page.
Clueless on 3D. Otherwise okay.
ReplyDeleteWhat's a yipper?
Anno for 7a, which I think is DOMINION anyone
ReplyDeleteUrban Dictionary has a meaning for yipper which is
ReplyDelete1 Small loud annoying dog
2 The coolest guy the world has ever known, hot, sexy and handsome
But still do not know what 3D is
7A DOMINION
ReplyDeleteHeartless duo = DO
Car = MINI
Are performing = ON
Of course, richard. I should have got it.
ReplyDeleteThe ones I am yet to crack are 9A, 3D and 6D.
ReplyDeleteDeepak's Net line might take a few more hours to be restored. Perhaps now we can start shooting hints and teasers.
Kishore, will you throw the first stone?
6D is quite straightforward since the def is obviously a dog
ReplyDelete3D is unsolved so far for me
9a a children's game and a nursery rhyme. Never realised there was a game like that
Thanks Suresh. I had got 6D but forgot to fill in. That is very clear.
ReplyDeleteI have guessed 9A, had a doubt, but now after you mentioned, I take it that way. That leaves only 3D.
So 3D has eluded not just me.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't find the word yipper in any of the online dictionaries. It never struck me that I might need to refer urbandictionary for a crossword clue.
ReplyDeleteCould Yipper then be a typo? :p
ReplyDelete'morn all!
ReplyDeletehaven't had time to go thro NJ in detail...
gotta run some errands... in the meantime... i'll throw out a thot:
3D : Valet? trying to find a dog with name Vallet... so i remove the L and get Valet... a pick up person?? Lol!
Further on 3D: There is a deletion of L (novice), I guess. Most prominent words that fit in are YOKEL, MODEL, ROMEO...
ReplyDeleteAny guesses for anno?
oooh oohh!!!
ReplyDeleteCOOLIE (pickup person)
COLLIE (dog/yipper)
horrors! another NJ typo?!?! :-D
btw, prev. post not meant as an answer... just hoping it gives someone a moment in the crypts of an NJ brain! lol :)
ReplyDeleteHari, going by the crossings, we need a word that goes like _O_E_
ReplyDeleteReally wonder what NJ is looking for.
3D may be gofer removing L from golfer. Refer http://www.lexic.us/definition-of/yipper.
ReplyDeleteA gofer is an errand boy in an organisation.
Way out defs are very much a part of NJ style
I think I got it right. Yips is a golf term for a nervous twitch which affect a golfer's putting.
ReplyDeleteWell done, Suresh. Your anno seems all right to me.
ReplyDeleteLNS,
ReplyDeleteI am ashamed that your irresponsible comment was published on my blog at 4:59 PM on 01 Oct, which I have since deleted as you refused todo so inspire of my request sent through Richard. In case you insist on posting such unsavory comments, you are no longer welcome to comment on my blog. I expect an apology from you.
WELCOME BACK DEEPAK
ReplyDeleteHi everyone,
ReplyDeleteThanks for keeping the blog active and also for the numerous calls that I got enquiring about the blog not coming up. My Internet is still down and this post is through my phone. Unfortunately this is too small to post the complete CW so I will not be able to post until my Internet gets restored
Let somebody bell the cat. It is time now.
ReplyDeleteThanks Suresh
ReplyDeleteHi folks
ReplyDeleteIt's official. Deepak has okayed the posting of answers as solved by me. My annos could be amateurish. Please pardon me.
Across
7 {D(-u)O}{MINI}{ON}
9 {B{OPE{(-ON)E}P*} - Courtesy: Suresh
11 AIRSTREAM*
12 {S}{A}{TAN}
13 {CO(-a)CHIN(-g)}
14 {BAC<-}{K}{FIRE}
17 DIMENSION ?
22 {A}{TT}{ENDE*}{D} Anno for TT
23 {AL}{KALI}
25 HEART
27 GRAND TOUR*
28 DAGGER*
29 DIRECTOR (E)
Down
1 ADVANCE (DD) ?
2 Hold half of them on shore {EM}{BRACE}
3 GO(-L)FER yipper being a golfer with the yips? - Courtesy: Suresh
4 {LO}{SS} - Forgetting is by loss of memory!
5 {BEAT}{N}{I}{K}
6 {S}{PAN{I}EL}
8 NUTRITION(-c)*
10 EMBASSY (E)
15 {K}{NOW}{LEDGE(-n)*}
18 RAWHIDE (DD)
19 STRANGE(-r)
20 {DA<-}{CO}{(-un)IT}{S}
21 LIBRARY (E)
24 {BA<-}{S}{IC}
26 {TIE{{R}
There are a few guesses like ADVANCE and DIMENSION.
Deepak and others: Please let me know if I have gone wrong anywhere.
ReplyDeleteAll correct answers, I think.3D to cfm from the answers tomorrow
ReplyDelete@ Richard
ReplyDeleteIt was googled answer (anno) given below. hope it is right?
There is nothing on Earth quite like the Isle of Man TT Races. No other motorcycle race is held on such a challenging track as the 37-mile plus Mountain Course with its seemingly never-ending series of bends, bumps, jumps, stone walls, manhole covers and telegraph poles.
http://www.iomtt.com/en/TT-2011.aspx
thanks for the solutions. it seems a disturbing one not participating in the discussion with col's NET is OUT. Sometimes even the connection needs to be cut off so as to undergo corrective measures and resurrect with gusto.
Enjoyed todays puzzle. I put MISS instead of LOSS. NJ in a new avatar.
Hi by they way anybody watched Enthiran...nice effort from Rajini and Shankar. I watched FDFS.
Thanks
Mathu
Colonel, hope they restore your connection soon.
ReplyDeleteMadhu, it took me some time to figure out what FDFS meant. I thought you didn't like the movie or something.
ReplyDeleteHi everyone,
ReplyDeleteI am back and will be posting at the scheduled time tomorrow. It appears that the settings on my modem had got changed, God alone knows how that happened.
Anyway I had a peaceful Saturday and Monday as I didn't have to crack my brains over NJ by 8:30 knowing that I had the full day to mull over her clues besides not having Mr Google for help.
Richard,
Thanks for conveying my messages.
You have missed out on 16D in the answers which I have as {DE{TERG(-i)*}E} and anno for 18D should be {RAW}{HIDE}
Once again thanks to all those who called to enquire about the blog.
LNS,
I await your response to my 14:24 post.
Deepak, thanks and welcome back 16:38
ReplyDeleteThe anno for DETERGE was missed in cutting and pasting. I stand corrected on RAWHIDE>
8D - one S is also to be removed for - small.
ReplyDelete16D is not given.
Good to have you back.
ReplyDeleteMy first day at office after a hiatus of nearly 18 days, though I was running a laptop office during the period. There was plenty to keep me occupied. Started off by 715 to avoid traffic, and started work by 745. Just got back. Have attempted something, have done something, have earned by repose as Longfellow said.
And I compose this as I respose... Will try (in all its connotations) NJ now.
Nice to hear that, Colonel. So it's business as usual from tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteKishore, great new that... so you're ready to kick.....
the bucket ?
ReplyDeleteByron:And Man in portions can foresee
His own funereal destiny; (PROMETHEUS)
For the next few days will follow the 715 time to heave anchor and shall only be able to drop in after escape the ten tentacles of office and return home.
ReplyDeleteKishore, LOL, I was worried that you might take it that way.
ReplyDeleteStill practicing with the bathroom mug. Anyways yesterday was an overkill at office and so today I have to bunk again.
ReplyDeleteDeepak,
ReplyDeleteWhat post are you refering to? I caan't find it anywhere. Secondly, I didn't hear from anyone including Richard.
Caan you send me aa mail please?
LNS
LNS,
ReplyDeleteI have since deleted that post. If you send me your e-mail ID I will send you a copy of the comment that you had made.
Regards,
Col Deepak Gopinath