Colonel on his way to CBE. Here is hoping there will be a S & B however small the quorum.
Sankalak continues to hold the fort in his inimitable simplistic style.
Across: 1 BELATED 5 AFFLICT 9 WHET THE APPETITE 10 TUSKER 11 ANATHEMA 13 HOTHOUSE 15 MALADY 18 ORANGE 19 CONVEYED 22 EDUCATED 24 INFANT 27 DIFFERENTIATION 28 ENLISTS 29 PRESAGE
Down: 1 BEWITCH 2 LIENS 3 TITLE SONG 4 DEEP 5 ALPINE 6 FLEET 7 ITINERARY 8 THERAPY 12 ASH 14 TEACUPFUL 16 ADVANTAGE 17 POP 18 OVERDUE 20 DETENTE 21 RECESS 23 ABETS 25 ANITA 26 STOP
Across
1 Much behind time, story is reversed in a place of rest (7) B (ELAT<-) ED
5 Facelift without energy, gone wrong, may cause suffering (7) (FACELIFT - e)*
9 What pet English epithet, misspelt, would make one hunger for more? (4,3,8) (WHAT PET E EPITHET)*
10 Elephant — or a boar perhaps (6) TUSKER (cd)
11 Something hated by those people caught in an addicts' mutual aid movement (8) AN A(THEM)A
13 Not a place for winter vegetables? (8) HOTHOUSE (cd)
15 Ailment that could possibly engulf boy (6) MA (LAD) Y
18 Called, in Old English, for a fruit (6) O (RANG) E
19 Prisoner reportedly put on the scale and transported (8) CON VEYED (~weighed)
22 Such a guess is based on experience (8) EDUCATED (e)
24 Baby daughter of Spanish king docked (6) INFANT(-a)
27 Distinguishing one from another is not fair if it needs adjusting without a trace of shame (15) [NOT FAIR IF IT NEED(-s)]*
28 With an inclination between three directions, joins the forces (7) EN (LIST) S
29 Give advance warning before a wise man (7) PRE + SAGE
Down
1 Charm a canine escorting you and me back (7) B (EW <-) ITCH
2 Strangers lose head and the rights to property (5) (a-) LIENS
3 An air to match what the movie is called, say (5,4) TITLE, SONG
4 Unfathomable river close to Antwerp (4) DEE + P
5 Such flora unlikely on plains (6) ALPINE (cd)
6 Fast moving ships (5) FLEET (dd)
7 Tour programme, a rarity in Espana? Silly (9) (RARITY IN E)*
8 Treatment for the artist, quiet, close to lunacy (7) THE + RA + P + Y
12 Deposit recovered in a washery (3) ASH (t)
14 The measure of a drink that cheers (9) TEACUPFUL (cd)
16 Deuce's follower on court (9) ADVANTAGE (e)
17 Father's kind of music (3) POP (dd)
18 Tardy deliveries still to come (7) OVER + DUE
20 Tenet spelt out in extremes of dissonance for lessening of tension (7) D (TENET*) E
21 Break in a space in a wall (6) RECESS (dd)
23 Helps in wrongdoing when covering stake (5) A (BET) S
25 Actress Ekberg (5) ANITA (gk)
26 Arrest good man on work (4) ST + OP
27
The headline below the CW in the Bang Ed, explains DG's absence.
ReplyDeleteCoach-ikadhinga ..
Is this a reference to 'a tea cup of joy' or something like that?
ReplyDeleteBritish poet William Cowper described tea as "the cup that cheers but does not inebriate".
Bhavan
ReplyDeleteFor tea, there's a famous saying "The cup that cheers but not inebriates". At the moment, I am unable to recall the source.
http://www.tastearts.com/tea-poem-bubbling-and-loud-hissing-urn-by-william-cowper/
ReplyDeleteThanks. I knew one of you two would come to the rescue and both did.
ReplyDeleteKishore
ReplyDeleteOn a cursory checking, I find that my quote is similar to the original.
All the best to the S&B. Kindly convey our heartfelt appreciation to PCJ.
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely correct, CV. My memory plays wonderful tricks sometimes.
ReplyDeleteI have seen 'Call me Bwana' in which Anita acts.
ReplyDeleteBhavan,
ReplyDeleteThanks for standing in.
Don't know if we can call it an S&B at CBE as there are only 2 attending as of now, Raju & Self. No word from PCJ, don't know if Raju has contacted him.
I have seen 'Call me Bwana'
ReplyDeleteI think a certain buzzing bee can make a nearly similar claim ;-)
In 7d, A is not part of the anag fodder.
ReplyDeleteThanks CV, will correct it.
ReplyDeleteAnother nice crossword. My only problem was with 19A. I couldn't get weighed to sound like veyed. I think there must be a much stronger differentiation (!) between v and w in British English than in indian english.
ReplyDeleteI expected a comment about 27A from Kishore with its link to Mathematics.Why dont you write a clue on those lines?
ReplyDeleteThe cup t5hat cheers has its links to PGW as well? Or is it only the life saver?
A fact that may interest CV:
ReplyDeleteMoons of Uranus are named for characters in William Shakespeare's plays and from Alexander Pope's "Rape of the Lock." Some examples are Cordelia and Ophelia.
May be our resident astronomer can throw more light on these satellites!
A young man danced a lively fandango,
ReplyDeleteAs he ate a drongo brought from Congo.
And when he had fed,
He stood up and said:
"I proudly hail from Paschimbanga!"
Paddy 941: National tiger resort, without a pound, required in India.(11)
ReplyDeleteIn 1008, the last word is to be pronounced as done by natives there.
ReplyDeleteHere was a Tamilian playing a tango
ReplyDeleteEating oodles and oodles of mango;
There comes a gal
Drooling: 'I like, know all,
Sondesh from back home in Paschimbanga.'
Venkatesh
ReplyDeleteThen is there a moon of Uranus by name Belinda?
Spot on.
ReplyDeleteIn "A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare wrote,"Sweet Moon,I thank thee for thy sunny beams; I thank thee, Moon, for shining now so bright." Unlike moons of other planets which take their names mostly from Greek mythology, Uranus' moons are unique in being named for Shakespearean characters, along with a couple named for characters from Alexander Pope's works.
Oberon and Titania are the largest Uranian moons. The next two are Ariel and Umbriel, followed by Miranda. Voyager 2 found an additional ten: Juliet, Puck, Cordelia, Ophelia, Bianca, Desdemona, Portia, Rosalind, Cressida and Belinda.
The total now stands at 27 known moons.
To cite Shakespeare again - "Well shone, Moon, truly, the moon shines with a good grace."
Source: http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/
ReplyDeleteScene I of "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
ReplyDeleteHIPPOLYTA in the palace of THESEUS:
Well shone, Moon. Truly, the moon shines with a good grace.
Logged in from Erode, GM's favorite city in clues
ReplyDeleteQuestion on:
ReplyDelete4 Unfathomable river close to Antwerp (4) DEE + P
Got the ans, but I still cant figure out the anno. Is this a reference to "River Dee" ? And I did not get the anno for "P" either.
Thanks.
P is for "close to Antwerp"-meaning end of the word.
ReplyDeleteThanks Padmanabhan, got it now.
ReplyDeleteKishore@10.15-
ReplyDeleteVery much like you.I should have been a little careful.I ask for differentiation and you integrate me! I was breaking my head for a while before latching on to it.Good one.
Paddy 1154:
ReplyDeletey = r cubed over 3. And if you determine the rate of change in this curve correctly, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised (5,3,3)
If you liked that, prove Halloween is the same as Christmas.
And Mercer's limerick:
ReplyDelete{12 + 144 + 20 + 3 x sqrt{4}}/{7} + (5 x 11) = 9^2+0
A special request to people reading 1232:
ReplyDeletePlease don't drink and derive.
HARDY HAR HAR (r dr r) - an English onomatopoeia for laughter
ReplyDeleteDifferential dy = 3 r squared dr over 3, or r squared dr.
[The Simpsons, Bart the Genius]
Halloween and Christmas?
ReplyDeleteHalloween and Christmas
31 Oct = 25 Dec.
Abbreviation for October/Octal and December/Decimal are similar.
The two representations equal the same amount
31 Octal is 3*8 + 1 = 25 Decimal.
Mercer's Limmerick
ReplyDeleteThe equation reads:
A dozen, a gross, and a score
Plus three times the square root of four
Divided by seven
Plus five times eleven
Is nine squared and not a bit more.
Bowler, say, swindle from SRV. Kudos.
ReplyDeleteKishore-
ReplyDeleteinteresting puzzles or should I say puzzling puzzles?
1.If you differentiate R cubed,you get 3 R squared if I remember my maths correctly.But the solution? Is it there you are?
Halloween- Is birth of Christ the same of death of ghost/spirit?
I have checked the equation and it is arithmetically correct.But the limerick?
Asked uncle and he gave me the nun,none,one,won limerick.But connecting the two?
You need to throw some more light into it to unravel things.
Kishore,
ReplyDeleteA dozen a gross and a score,
Plus three times the square root of four,
Divided by seven
Plus five times eleven
Is nine squared and not a bit more.
Kishore/Padmanabhan,
ReplyDeleteYou will enjoy the puzzles at this site:
http://www.themastertheorem.com/
Thank you Kishore.I was able to read a lot of stuff thanks to Google.
ReplyDeleteLimericks and Bong-shells!
ReplyDeleteLike the way you guys immediately responded to Mamta-didi's decision to rename her domain.
By the way, if it is still Poschim Banga, where is Poorob Banga? By chance, do they still think that Sonar Bangla is part of their territory?
Reached CBE.
ReplyDeletePaddy 1302:
ReplyDeleteVenkatesh has explained the H=C and the limerick quite clearly.
Reg the diff.l, the exp is r cubed over 3, not r cubed as mentioned by you, and diff.ing wrt y.
hence, dy/dx= 3.r^2 . dr/3 = r^2 dr= r dr r=hardy har har
Dear Col: I did respond through these columns. I don't know who is PCJ?! Is it Jayraman- Sankalak? Chatur was to give me his contact number but hasn't. I hope we can meet. however, Saturday and Sunday Evenings are out as I am going for the Metro PLus plays from Madras that are being staged here in CBE. Do at least call me.Thanks
ReplyDeleteRaju,
ReplyDeleteYes,PCJ is Jayaraman/ Sankalak.His phone no. is 9444004330.
Thank yo Kishore & Venkatesh.Yes,I too read about the limerick and the solution for Christmas=Halloween=Thanksgiving.It took me a while to get oct.=8 & nov.=9.Then I remembered Julius Caesar contributing July & August.
ReplyDeleteBut hardy har har was news to me.Thank you again.
Raju,
ReplyDeleteI saw your review of the play held on Friday in the paper today, my sister drew my attention to it when I told her that I would drop her off at the venue and then look you up. My sister and her son have also been attending and will be doing so today and tomorrow as well. So our meeting will have to be put off to my next visit to CBE.
Just tried calling you on mobile but there is no response on both the numbers you gave me.
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure.
ReplyDeleteWhere there's a will, I want to be in it.
There are instances of a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected. Such PARAPROSDOKIANS (new word!)are often used for humorous or dramatic effect by comedians and satirists.
Here are some original ones:
From Winston Churchil:
"You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing — after they have tried everything else."
"There but for the grace of God — goes God."
"A modest man, who has much to be modest about." — (about Clement Attlee)
This one is from Kishore's favourite author:
"She looks as though she's been poured into her clothes, and forgot to say 'when'."
I am sure K will be able to coin some.
Thanks. Deepak. Oh What a pity!!
ReplyDeleteMaybe, your call came in whilst I was at the play. We left the cell phones in the car as we are not allowed to use them inside the auditorium. What time did you call? When is your next visit to CBE?
I don't get the Hindu at my doorstep but I do get the other three Mainstream papers, viz; TIMES. INDIAN EXPRESS, and the Deccan Chronicle- I mainly get these for the crosswords but I don;t do the NYT crosswords of the Times as they are too irritating. I find doing anything other than cryptics 'infra dig' talk about being pretentious and pompous.
Better luck next time for me.
I'll try and get PCJ next time. Mr. Padmanabhan has just sent me his cell no. Thank you, sir.
CV Sir, Can you enlighten us - can 'heartfelt' be used for happy occasions and 'hearty' on sad?
ReplyDeleteSir Richard can also answer - Choice Question.
My own preference is:
ReplyDelete"My heartfelt condolences on X's bereavement"
"My hearty congratulations on Y's success in the exam"
However, I see no reason why 'heartfelt' should not be used in the second sentence as well.
However, 'hearty' cannot be used in the first sentence, I think.
Absolutely. Heartfelt has implications of deep emotion, either happy or sad, but hearty conveys joy and happiness.
ReplyDeleteThe dictionary meanings of 'heartfelt' and 'hearty' itself give good indications with regards to their usage.
ReplyDeleteI too agree with CV
Well, I heard somebody thank somebody else 'from the heart of his bottom'...
ReplyDeleteSRV 1643: I remember this line from The Small Bachelor:(from memory and hence E&OE)
ReplyDeleteTo call him a cipher in his own house would be giving him too much importance.
A request to the guest poster: Bhavan, could you henceforth please place the answers right next to the clues instead of this format? For one, there is a lot of scrolling between the sections; and secondly I find it a bit inconsistent when some of the answers are next to the clues (in the case of CDs, for instance) and others aren't.
ReplyDeleteDavid Dobson,
Ve speak like that wonly, here in India. ;-) With the respect to Ws and Vs, we are closer to the Germans that we are to the English. But what gets on my nerves more often is when someone puts on an accent -- not as a joke but simply to sound "stylish" -- and ends up pronouncing the Vs like Ws!
Kishore@15:14,
You forgot the dx on the RHS. And with respect to the clue, it isn't clear with respect to which variable we were supposed to differentiate; and it's quite unreasonable to assume that r, and therefore also y, is a function of the unmentioned variable x. ;-)
Chaturvasi,
Are you planning to attend any of the Madras Day talks this year?
navneeth
ReplyDeleteYes, I hope to attend a couple of Madras Day talks. I saw the pull-out of the entire programme in Madras Musings but I haven't marked any. Will do today.