1 - This may be a cause of major differences among the races (6,4) - ???N?? SLUR (Addendum ETHNIC SLUR ? See Satya's comments)
9 - A French in charge has minimum authority in the region (6) - {A}{FR}{IC}{A}
10 - She may be hired to take care of the toddler (10) - BABYSITTER [E]
11 - For once an Italian journalist has got out (6) - {EX}{IT}{ED}
12 - State the height of an Indo-European in India at last (7) - {H}{ARYAN}{A}
16 - Regular camp of Reliance Industries Limited this month (5) - {A}{P}{RIL}
17 - Pass through to look at the President (4) - {SEE}{P}
18 - Cheats the Democratic head in Uttar Pradesh with ease (5) - {D}{UP}{ES}
19 - Picture of the prince is in the house of the tax officer (5) - {P}{HO}{TO}
20 - Sound of a car outside ring road (4) - {R{O}{A}R} ?
21 - Fitting the joint (5) - ELBOW [DD]
22 - Works out different ideas without an associate after December (7) - {DEC}{IDES(-a)*}
27 - Disturbed lover is hugging one of Dickens' characters (6) - OL{I}VER*
29 - Relevant articles in pages are left mostly in the telegram (10) - {A}{PP}{L}{I(-n)}{CABLE}
30 - Let out the first hymns from the sacred text (6) - {GRANT}{H}
31 - It may not be fit for consumption! (10) - UNHYGIENIC [E]
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2 - Mark out the rogue in danger (4) - SCAR ?(Addendum - TRA(-m)P - See Richard's comment)
3 - Speak in a negative manner about an odd nanny as always (6) - NAYSAY ?
4 - Kind of embroidery for an immature smart king on the outskirts of Aberdeen (6) - ??I?{AN}(Addendum - {CHI(-c)}{K}{AN} - Thanks to Kishore)
7 - New woman is out to disown others mingling in the religious community (10) - {SI*}{STERHO*}{OD}(Addendum - {SI{STERHO*}OD(-n-w)* Thanks to Sagar}
8 - Do nine lads dig out the plants? (10) - DANDELIONS*
13 - General people get in somehow near to the politician (10) - {RE{PUBLIC}AN*}
14 - A foreigner has a wide scarf (5) - {A}{SCOT}
23 - Finale of an event initially has no date in the capital of Gujarat (6) - {E}{ND}{IN}{G}
24 - Prisoner is in the team to play (6) - {IN}{MATE*}
25 - Artist removes a string from the regular house boat (5) - ?RA{H}{U}(Addendum - P{RA}{HU} - Thanks to Sagar)
26 - Strength of the floor (5) - DEPTH [CD]
28 - Heartless story of the city (4) - ?L?I (Addendum - AL(-i)BI - Thanks to Richard)
Photograph of self and family can be seen HERE
I think 1 a should be SKIN COLOUR (4,6) instead of 6,4
ReplyDeleteI had initially taken 20a as FORD F=SOUND, O=RING, RD=ROAD, as in FORD car
ReplyDelete3 DN NAYSAY? (6)
ReplyDeleteand I agree with Kishore re 1A should be 4,6
Good morning Deepak and all:
ReplyDeleteI have had problems with the same clues as you had.
But I guess the second word in 1A is certainly SLUR.
Something like RACIST SLUR or COLOUR SLUR?
15d beard? I think big sideburns were called lamb chops or mutton chops
ReplyDeleteSKIN COLOUR will not suit the grid with reference to 5D
ReplyDelete1A. ETHNIC SLUR?
ReplyDeleteI was thinking of RACIAL SLUR
ReplyDelete@Richard: I too had slur on my mind for matching with lotus but then changed due to Naysay? (opposite of yesman?)
ReplyDeleteETHNIC SLUR looks like a godd possibility
ReplyDelete@Kishore,
ReplyDeleteYes, 15D is BEARD
But I wonder if NJ meant SIDEBEARDS instead of SIDEBOARDS
ReplyDelete@ Col: Agree that there can be no doubt about lotus, hence got to be slur, not colour.
ReplyDeleteCol, I solved 7A a little differently,
ReplyDeleteNew woman is out to disown others mingling in the religious community (10) - {SI*}{STERHO*}{OD}
New = N,
Woman = W,
out of DISO(-w)(-n) + OTHERS = SISTERHOOD*
@Sagar,
ReplyDeleteLooks good, I was wondering wwhere OD came from
If 1A is ETHNIC SLUR, 2D could be TRAMP minus M for 'mark', which makes TRAP = danger.
ReplyDeleteWe need the ladies who follow this blog to solve 4D
ReplyDelete@Richard,
ReplyDeleteTRAP looks good
I tried googling embroidery types, but dropped some stitches. Where are the inveterate sewers (!)
ReplyDeleteAgree, Deepak. Our solver sisters seem to be very quiet these days. Summer holidays?
ReplyDelete@Colonel
ReplyDeleteNJ probably meant sideboards... per wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideburns, it looks like sideboards is also used for sideburns... by the way, the moustache in the wiki picture reminded you...
I also thought of SKIN COLOUR and (6,4) (4,6) mix up until I solved 5D. ETHNIC SLUR might be correct...
@ Richard : Ethnic slur is right. Then 4d is CHIKAN
ReplyDeleteNo solutions yet for 4, 25 & 28D
ReplyDeleteGood one Kishore, never thought of Indian embroidery styles
ReplyDelete@ Great, Kishore. You seem to have hit the bull's-eye.
ReplyDelete@ Col: Chikan work is a kind of Indian (surprise) embroidery (immature smart=chic, incomplete=chi, king=k, aberdeen gives an
ReplyDeleteThanks to onelook.com, *rahu gave PRAHU for 25D. Anno is baffling.
ReplyDeleteI hope all had a look at the family photograph link at the bottom of the post
ReplyDeleteThe only ones I was stuck with are also 25D and 28D
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ReplyDeletePRAHU is correct Sagar, dont know how P fits in though, RA is from artist and HU from regular house with Boat as the definition
ReplyDeleteHakoba used to produce chikan fabric, I remember. My mother and others used to have blouses made of this material. I don't think my wife (another Gita!) ever opted for it.
ReplyDelete28D - Got this pretty fast. Missed mentioning earlier.
ReplyDeletestory, yarn etc. = ALIBI
going heartless, minus I
= ALBI, a city in France
25D is PRAHU. Freedictionary.com has the meaning as a Malaysian sail boat
ReplyDelete@ Rich 28d Bingo
ReplyDeleteColonel,
ReplyDeleteIn the excitement generated by those clues, forgot to mention about your wonderful family. Very nice family and a very nice picture too. May all your family members be blessed with peace and prosperity.
@ Chaturvasi: How come 3 THC families have Gita and spelt as such? Any math freaks here can compute the probability of this occurence?
ReplyDeleteThat's it then all wrapped up
ReplyDelete@ Suresh, I was running through the whole alphabet+RAHU to google it...
ReplyDeleteWe also have another Gita who is a visitor here unlike the other three GITA's already mentioned
ReplyDeleteGita ki kasam ! The coincidence in spelling is simply baffling !
ReplyDelete@ Col: Reminds me of a RD story many years back where one guy in college in US was called by another name and realised that his twin (adopted by different families) had been in the same college earlier. On publication of the union of these two in a newspaper, they got a phone call from a third...
ReplyDeleteGood Good Friday to all. We started it by poories (Fry Day)
ReplyDelete@Kishore. Freedictionary.com has a search function where you can look for all words ending with RAHU and get the answer
ReplyDelete@ Kishore, Christians observe Good Friday as a day of sorrow and penance. So wishing 'good' Good Friday may not be in place. Easter wishes the day after are fine.
ReplyDelete3 - Speak in a negative manner about an odd nanny as always (6) - NAYSAY ?
ReplyDeleteSAY may be equated with 'as always' maybe.NAY is a mess up, making 1,2 and 5 as odd numbers.
Wish NJ would come in and explain
Deepak, 45 posts in an hour's time !
ReplyDeleteA new record ?
Richard,
ReplyDeleteI heard the reason for the word "Good" in Good Friday is because Christ's death, while certainly sorrowful, brings with it the good news that we're saved from eternal punishment should we accept Him as our savior.
Missed yesterday's & today's puzzles! I have an old pal from India visiting me, and I am busy getting lost - literally, since I'm navigationally challenged - all around town...
ReplyDeleteI must be the 4th Gita? Yes, the spelling is a fantastic coincidence. Most Gitas I know are Geeta or Geetha.
@ Col, Chatur @ Myself: We face Gita and Nita, but Gita (member) has to face only Nita
ReplyDelete@ Richard: Sorry if my message hurt you. I meant it the way Satya interpreted. As recompense, I give you a nice cluse from todays ET 10d One may have a ball if there's miss in front of him (6,6), the best clue in that CW today.
ReplyDeleteAlso, my chatter seems to have contributed to the large number of posts
@ Satya, thanks for that different perspective.
ReplyDelete@ Kishore, absolutely no hard feelings.
@ Richard: Another recompense:
ReplyDeleteOn Good Friday, the titulus crucis, INRI has a special meaning. I am sure all of you know it stands for 'Jesus Nazareth, Rex Judae' or (variations like Nazarene, Nazarite etc) meaning 'Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews' as the old Roman alphabet used the character 'I' for 'J', which was a later addition.
Also, James Joyce in 'Ulyses' says 'Iron Nails Ran Into'. (contd)...
@ Richard: (contd)
ReplyDeleteBut there is another version, which also talks of rejuvenation, but without any reference to Jesus.
"Igne Natura Renovatur Integra" which means "By means of fire, nature is fully renewed." These four letters additionally adorn the rays of the angles of the Rose Cross Lamen worn by Adepts of the Ordo Rosae Rubeae et Aureae Crucis.
Thanks once again, Kishore.
ReplyDelete@Richard,scamp is rascal and tramp is vagabond and so is trap ok for 2 down ? how do you account the rogue in the clue?
ReplyDelete@ dr rp
ReplyDeleteThese ten days, we have not only to allow every kind of poetic licence but also direct our imagination in each of the 360 degrees around.
As I had once said earlier, when we do the sabre-rattling and sword-crossing here, the compiler could be having the last laugh and as well be laughing all the way to the bank.
@Richard " I had once said earlier, when we do the sabre-rattling and sword-crossing here, the compiler could be having the last laugh and as well be laughing all the way to the bank." Exactly !
ReplyDeleteFinally cracked the annotation for 25D.
ReplyDelete> While RA stands for "Royal Academicians", PRA is the President of RA. Check out: http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/academicians/architects/nicholas-grimshaw-ra,136,AR.html
> "E" is a musical symbol for the "string" that denotes the "E" tone.
So the annotation for 25D is {PRA}{HU(-e)}
@Col & Kishoreji.. nice family photographs. A string of similarities between you guys. Both were in army, both married Gita, both have two sons.
ReplyDeleteNice idea colonel to put faces to names. I should remind myself to mail you my photograph this evening.
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ReplyDelete@ Col & Sagar: Sorry for the intended misleading pun. I was never in the army, I became a major 30 years ago, ergo I am 48 now! The most closest to the army I got was as a Senior Under Officer in the NCC, though I do have friends and relatives right from WWII onwards in the forces.
ReplyDelete(Contd): I tend to pun a lot in my daily chatter at home (usually across languages). Some of you would have got the sewers in my ref to embroidery above. However, I did say 'major' and not 'Major'.
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