ACROSS
1 - Figure set in advance (7) - {COM{PUT}E}
5 - What you reach when in deadlock (7) - IMPASSE [E]
10 - Savage fire troubled engineer (6) - {FIER*}{CE}
11 - Charm one's way in (8) - ENTRANCE [DD]
12 - You may find him to be the lone in charge (6) -{N{IC}OLE*} I thought this is a Girl's name!!
13 - Stain left by loose washer (8) - TIDEMARK
14 - Lawyer appears game, though hurt (6) - {DA}{MAGE*}
15 - Put back into normal condition (6) - REDUCE
18 - Bond agent (6) - CEMENT [CD]
20 - Showy in a frock with youth leader (6) - {DRESS}{Y}
23 - Spring in lock is an offence against neighbour (8) - {TRE{SPA}SS}
25 - The joint's without credit? That's a laugh! (6) - {S{CR}EAM}
26 - One person of religion takes a day to drown (8) - {I}{NUN}{DATE}
27 - Creature lifts thin plate (6) - ANIMAL<-
28 - Defence against main onslaught (3,4) - SEA WALL [CD]
29 - Coil — the average German article (7) - {MEAN}{DER}
DOWN
2 - One gin follows gold to its source (6) - {OR}{I}{GIN}
3 - Criminal firing boy servant — gets out of the manse (9) - {P{ARSON}AGE}
4 - The serving men bearing with a woman (7) - {THE}{RE}{S}{A}
6 - Domino game or Spanish bull fighter (7) - MATADOR [DD]
7 - Frightening sound to burglar (5) - ALARM &lit
8 - A competition to fire people! (4,4) - {SACK} {RACE}
9 - Lightest of brushes for a daily (7,6) - FEATHER DUSTER [CD]
17 - Boy, recent modification ‘e completed (8) - {TERRENC*}{E} Where did the 'R' come from?
19 - Drag round a number, though it's hard work (7) - {TR{A}{V}AIL}
21 - England's openers work very hard to dominate (7) - {EN}{SLAVE}
22 - May the monkey have a bite to eat? (6) - {CAN}{APE}
Hi
ReplyDeleteWater, water everywhere: TIDEMARK, INUNDATE, SEA WALL, MEANDER directly, DAMage partly and main (28d) in the clue. Is it proper to include too many (how many would that be? ) proper names (THERESA, NICOLE and TERRENCE)?. Does it water down the clue quality ? Of course, TERRENCE reminded of My Name is Trinity and the movies that followed with Terence Hill (only one R) and Bud Spencer .
Best were P(ARSON)AGE and SACK RACE.
Good morning everyone:
ReplyDeleteThe top left corner took some time. COMPUTE, PARSONAGE and THERESA fell late.
I know NICOLE as a female name. Can anyone come up with any instance of a male bearing this name? TIDEMARK, TRESPASS, SCREAM, INUNDATE, MEANDER, SACK RACE (in vogue during the past Recession years), FEATHER DUSTER (this too took some longer time), DESERTION were nice.
There was an interesting interaction on CANAPE this morning. Maybe, Chaturvasi, if Deepak approves of it, can reproduce excerpts here for the benefit of non-Orkuteers.
Deepak, your remark for 12a prompts me to say Nicole is a Kid, man.
ReplyDeleteMissing cartoons today ...
I share Deepak's misgiving on an extra R in TERRENCE. I missed mentioning it in the above post.
ReplyDelete9a Anyone here familiar with the combination of feather duster and the flying helmet?
ReplyDeleteRichard,
ReplyDeleteThose who want to have a bite of the Canape can see it there
Colonel, meant to ask this earlier but forgot. What is this reference to master and understudy that keeps popping up ?
ReplyDeleteThe Sorceror's apprentice ? I mean in the positive sense, as in the Wizard of Rows (and columns)
ReplyDeleteDeepak 08:39 Yes, there is a bellyful there.
ReplyDeleteBhavan,
ReplyDeleteThe hallmark of Manna's CW's are some brilliant clues which we attribute to the maestro and some pedestrian rubbish which we feel are composed by his understudy
Bhavan: Refer to Best and Worst of M. Manna in Shuchi's blog and you will understand.
ReplyDeleteThanks Colonel. I was asking who are the said master and pupil duo in question.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bhargav, will do that.
ReplyDeleteSee
ReplyDeletehttp://dailydozen.blogspot.com/2010/02/oh-short-ones.html
Bhavan,
ReplyDeleteAs to who they are, that's a million dollar question
I think it was Chaturvasi who first pointed out the variation.
ReplyDeleteSee:
http://dailydozen.blogspot.com/2009/10/thc-9668.html
For CANAPE, Kishore has offered the following alternative clue:
ReplyDeleteEats, initially, chopped apple, nectar and poached eggs.
It is cute and innovative as a clue. But some may find the combination stomach-churning. :)
Thanks everyone. Never knew Manna was playing Jekyll & Hyde although I noticed the pendulum swing in the clues.
ReplyDeleteGave up on 17D and 18A (I never liked E type clues).Terrence, if that is what it is, is a mystery.
ReplyDeleteYou think that the M in M.Manna stands for Moody?
19A
ReplyDeleteTRAVAIL brought back to my memory of an excellenet clue seen in yesteryears for a similar sounding(?) word TRIVIAL.
I am sure quite a few of you would like to have a go at it.
Will post what I have read later in case the same has not been attempted here.
Suresh asked,
ReplyDeleteYou think that the M in M.Manna stands for Moody?
Close, Suresh. His actual name is Puneet Manna Sachdev or in short, ... :-)
Please allow me to thank CVasi sir for his excellent critique on our clues for the word UPPSALA.
ReplyDeleteDS
ReplyDeleteMy entry for your challenge:
Four (or six) in test that is insignificant (7)
- THC 9382 (Nov. 19, 2008), Gridman
Good one Satya.
ReplyDeleteSorry for not coming out with a disclaimer 'Nan avar illai'. Madras Musings S.Muthiah is 'ulagam sutriya Valiban' whereas I have not gone out of India.
ReplyDeleteFor three days I was in dark, cut of from the world literaly, due to Madras I. But I have not missed anything as I have developped sense of hearing - I could hear every punch which fetched 3 golds( one thrown in the air and not on any opponent), each stroke that fetched India the 2nd position through Saina and the one before to get doubles gold in TT. My thanks are to my daughters who were my eyes for three days.
More than the THC, I missed the exhuberance of Hari, the witty Kishore - though sometimes many of his remarks go over my head and CVs direction under which many future setters are coming up.
In todays Fiday Review a write up about Shri Sridharan alias Marina alias Bharanitharan has come up. If I am not wrong he has written under another name Pushpa Thangadurai also. Can Cv Throw light on this?
Dear Muthiah, Pushpa Thangadurai is pen name of SriVenugopalan.
ReplyDelete08:35 9A Anyone here familiar with the combination of feather duster and the flying helmet?
ReplyDeleteThis happened to a friend of mine in Mumbai.
While having stopped his car and waiting for the signal at a junction somewhere on Carter Road to turn green, he thought of buying a feather duster from a vendor going around.
As he stretched his hand out to pay the money, a bike-rider happened to swish past. With the impact of my friend's hand jutting out, the bike-rider's helmet flew off.
A thriller of a true story. I should know. Because I happened to be in the car. That was in February 1986.
Sri Venugopalan was recently featured in The Hindu. Here is the link : http://www.thehindu.com/arts/history-and-culture/article575918.ece
ReplyDeleteGood Morning
ReplyDeleteNot a favourite of mine. I have given upafter an hour or so completed only half of it. Certain answer i havent filled up as i was in doubt.
@ Muthiah
I dont think marina and Pushpa thangadurai are same. Pushpa thangadurai writes in the name of Sree venugopalan. He uses PT to write fictions he was once touted as harold robbins of tamil due to some sizzling stuff he wrote years back.
Happy pooja greetings to all
Mathu
Thanks Krishnan.
ReplyDelete@Mathu: It is the other way around, Sri Venugopalan writes under the pen name of Pushpa Thangadurai.
ReplyDeleteKrishnan:
ReplyDeleteCan u tell me who is 'Tamarai Mananlan'?
@Muthiah: Dont know much about him, on googling one can find that he died in Tuticorin some 7 years back. I think he has written historical fiction among others.
ReplyDeleteCV sir@09.58
ReplyDeleteOn the dot sir, as always.
The one I had read in the 80's was worded differently:
It is of no consequence if you hit four or six in Test.
The capital T and 4 & 6 had cricket connotation
which made the clue interesting when I was still
in university.
Thamaraimanaalan was on the staff of Ananda Vikatan. Later, he worked with Manian on Idhayam Pesugirathu. Still later, editor of Vasuki.
ReplyDeleteI used to read his short stories and novels in the 1960s and later when they appeared in the first two magazines stated above. I forget his real name; will put it down when I recall it.
Richard 1034: Nice anecdote. Will make it tougher/spicier/easier (depending upon your perspective):
ReplyDeleteWhere do feather duster, flying helmet and a certain Colonel go together ?
Kishore, From Muthaiah's 10:22 post:
ReplyDelete...the witty Kishore - though sometimes many of his remarks go over my head...
I too go through the tantalizing, agonizing pleasure of wracking the nerves over some of your queries, but in vain most of the times. I have observed that many a time your quiz and queries remain unanswered.
I suggest you set a time-frame to answer them yourself if others don't.
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ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteI had 15 ac as Redact. Can anyone please explain me {RE}{S} part of 4 Down?
Ajeesh
ReplyDeleteThe = THE
serving men = RE (ROYAL ENGINEERS)
bearing = S (South)
with
a = A
woman - {THE}{RE}{S}{A}
Kishore,
ReplyDeleteI do make an attempt at solving some of your puzzles. The British PM puzzle, I tried retrofitting MAJOR, BLAIR, etc. - didn't work obviously. You have at least a vote of one.
Thanks Colonel
ReplyDeleteClue no. 25: How can SCREAM be a laugh?
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