Saturday 4 February 2012

No 10377, Saturday 04 Feb 12, Buzzer


HAPPY BIRTHDAY

We've completed 3 years today and starting out on the 4th. Thanks to all visitors of the blog for making it an interesting meeting place.
ACROSS
9   - Art of a swindler lacking in morals (7) - SCIENCE conSCIENCE
10 - Cock-a-hoop making way for one merrymaking binge (7) - ROISTER {RO(-o+i)ISTER} My COD
11 - Equines — pony, stallion or mare, all seen primarily in a racecourse (5) - EPSOM {E}{P}{S}{O}{M}
12 - Political system in Goa, richly corrupt (9) - OLIGARCHY*
13 - One dashing one dashing funny funny writer (5,4) - OGDEN NASH {ONE DASHiNG}*
14 - Be mad or be astonished about love (2,3) - GO APE {G{O} APE}
15 - Bacchanalia of French, British and also German (7) - DEBAUCH {BE}{B}{AUCH}
17 - Rants from Buzzer's old wife, silly at first (7) - BELLOWS {BELL}{O}{W}{S}
19 - Stop notices say (5) - CEASE (~sees)
20 - Neighbourhood watch outcome? (5,4) - LOCAL TIME [CD]
22 - Be rational like this clue (4,5) - MAKE SENSE [CD]
24 - Sharp pain (5) - SMART [DD]
25 - Working barista, a student of Middle Eastern culture (7) - ARABIST*
26 - Rich and pompous lie on it regularly (7) - OPULENT pOmPoUs LiE oN iT
DOWN
1   - A drug means body in heaven (8) - ASTEROID {A}{STEROID}
2   - Lost in fog reportedly (6) - MISSED (~mist)
3   - Police state he is above the law (3-3,4) - ONE-MAN RULE {ONE-MAN} {RULE}
4   - Path once crossed to reach an empty tomb (8) - CENOTAPH*
5   - Warrant to arrest a husband's ghost (6) - WRAITH {WR{A}IT}{H}
6   - Stradivarius essentially for a performer (4) - DIVA straDIVArius
7   - Disconnected. Speech. Like. This. (8) - STACCATO [CD]
8   - Sock pattern is oddly gray, evenly blue (6) - ARGYLE {GRAY*}{bLuE}
14 - Wolverine dubbed in Telugu? LOL! us customers… (4,6) - GULO LUSCUS [T]
16 - … some of us find it a bad sign (5,3) - BLACK CAT [CD]
17 - Non-union man (8) - BACHELOR [CD]
18 - See an art gallery under design (8) - SPECTATE {SPEC}{TATE}
19 - Groom a model for engagement (6) - COMBAT {COMB}{A}{T}
20 - Measure duration of stay (6) - LENGTH [DD]
21 - Girl in adventurous abseil (6) - ISABEL*
23 - Pronounced melancholy engulfs one (4) - SAID {SA{I}D}

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34 comments:

  1. Anonymous4 February 2012 at 08:33

    I once wrote on my birthday:

    Har din hai ek kadam kabr ki aur...

    Though that applies to us humans, it does not apply to blogs. Wishing all the best to Deepak and the blog, which has indeed been a learning experience. May it carry on...

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  2. Chaturvasi4 February 2012 at 08:35

    Non-union man is BACHELOR.

    OK, suggest a word for a 'union' man.

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    1. Anonymous4 February 2012 at 08:39

      One who is the master of the house. And has his wife's permission to say so.

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    2. Anonymous4 February 2012 at 08:41

      Oh you wanted one word: Serf ;-)

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    3. Chaturvasi4 February 2012 at 08:44

      Sirf serf !

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    4. Chaturvasi4 February 2012 at 08:47

      How about 'underpin' ?

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    5. Anonymous4 February 2012 at 08:52

      That evokes images of W O T.

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    6. Richard4 February 2012 at 12:40

      Even when the serf loses, he can always say 'Serf Excel Hai Na?'...

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  3. Anonymous4 February 2012 at 08:38

    17 - Rants from Buzzer's old wife, silly at first (7) - BELLOWS {BELL}{O}{W}{S}

    A little bird tells me Buzzer's wife is enquiring about the connotation of 'old' in this clue. Is it aged or previous? Either way Buzzer is in trouble. Bread and water for the next few days ;-)

    Ole turkey Buzzard !

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EhrzCBElXw

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    1. Padmanabhan4 February 2012 at 10:13

      Kishore,
      We have a term in Tamil-"thanni kattaradhu" (literal translation 'showing water'), but figurative meaning is teasing ( CV to correct me if I am wrong)So Buzzer may have only water.

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    2. Anonymous4 February 2012 at 21:13

      No worry there, Paddy. He is being well nourished with Chow-mien and what not, only the famous Indo-Chinese Gobi Manchurian may not be on the menu.

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  4. D.Srinivasan4 February 2012 at 09:05

    Congrats Col on your noble thought of putting up this blog this day 3 years back.

    Wishing the Sloggers and Bloggers many more years of happy interaction here.

    As Kishore had commented, it has been an excellent learning experience for all of us-not only on words and phrases but also on nuances of life in all aspects.

    Thank you Deepak for bringing it to us.

    DS

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    1. Richard4 February 2012 at 12:36

      Hi everyone. Me too here. I was among some of the earliest ones to have joined the crowd here. But lately, I have not been able to participate in the day-to-day discussion. Thanks, Deepak, for the great forum you have provided us with for brain-racking, and the camaraderie it has created. Thanks everyone.

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  5. Padmanabhan4 February 2012 at 10:08

    Congrats Col. ! Many many happy returns of the day.

    Keep up the good work you have been doing and the blog will keep growing.

    I have been following the blog (participating came later thanks to CV) for nearly 2 years and had been happy about it. But now I am sad that I have missed almost a year!!

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  6. Krishnan4 February 2012 at 10:35

    Congratulations Colonel ! Your blog is a veritable watering hole for CW aficionados. Looking forward to many more years.Cheers.

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  7. Suresh4 February 2012 at 10:38

    Congrats and many happy returns

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  8. sree_sree4 February 2012 at 11:39

    Congrats and many happy returns. am still a learner on this site so many not have seen many posts in last year or so i am here but its been good education

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  9. VP4 February 2012 at 12:03

    Congrats Col. And thanks for keeping it going every single day.

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  10. raju umamaheswar4 February 2012 at 13:23

    Congratulations,Colonel and his team of reserves, though I'm the 18th one to do so!! Just juggled myself in to see that it is the third Blogirth day. Great job on your blog and thanks for putting us bloggers and gogglers and sloggers and mind bogglers together. Lets all sing a great giggle jingle and do a jiggle to the colonel. Happy gurgle gurgle bloggle day.!!

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  11. raju umamaheswar4 February 2012 at 13:24

    Congratulations,Colonel and his team of reserves, though I'm the 18th one to do so!! Just juggled myself in to see that it is the third Blogirth day. Great job on your blog and thanks for putting us bloggers and gogglers and sloggers and mind bogglers together. Lets all sing a great giggle jingle and do a jiggle to the colonel. Happy gurgle gurgle bloggle day.!!

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  12. Unknown4 February 2012 at 13:54

    Congrats! The site is really interesting. Good formation 17 Across. Using meaning of his name.

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  13. Unknown4 February 2012 at 15:23

    Long live your blog.

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  14. muthaiah4 February 2012 at 15:27

    Long live our blog.

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  15. muthaiah4 February 2012 at 15:28

    Long live our blog.

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  16. Suresh4 February 2012 at 16:41

    Kishore vot is W O T

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    1. Chaturvasi4 February 2012 at 16:56

      I am afraid it can't be stated publicly here. Perhaps Kishore will send you a private email.

      Actually I meant 'underpin' to be read as 'under [the] pin', where 'pin' is that handy kitchen implement, the rolling-pin.

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    2. Anonymous4 February 2012 at 18:31

      Perfectly correct, CV. I am sure Suresh will get the reference to the pin after reading my mail about WOT.

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  17. Padmanabhan4 February 2012 at 17:29

    Mention of rolling pin brings to mind the Jiggs comic where he manages to get under the 'pin' eternally!

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  18. Deepak Gopinath4 February 2012 at 17:57

    Copy of msg received by mail pasted below for info

    Dear Colonel Saab,

    I regularly follow your Blog for THC solutions, which is very interesting.
    Congratulations on completing three years of this Blog.
    Many many happy returns.
    Sir you are doing lot of service through this Blog by giving the solutions at sharp 8.30 AM irrespective of your commitments. I am very grateful to you Sir,
    Sir, I had gained lot of confidence in attempting the crosswords through your blog.
    Without your blog I would'not have shown interest in attempting the crossword at all.

    Thanking you once again,
    Yours faithfully
    DVM Sastry

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  19. Anonymous4 February 2012 at 18:36

    While Buzzer is playing Chinese whispers, may I suggest a nice one from Teresa Teng for him:

    Yue Liang Dai Biao Wo De Xin

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv_cEeDlop0

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    1. Suresh4 February 2012 at 22:51

      Lovely song and pretty singer. I wonder where you manage to find these things.

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  20. C.G. BHARGAV4 February 2012 at 22:13

    LONG LIVE OUR BLOG.

    Union man: Knotty (no pun intended)

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  21. DP4 February 2012 at 22:27

    Happy Birthday THCC :)

    Let the WISDOM spread evrywhere..

    one doubt today
    cant understand the below CD

    20 - Neighbourhood watch outcome? (5,4) - LOCAL TIME [CD]

    please help ??

    Thanks in Advance
    Durga Prasad

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  22. Usha Ramaswamy5 February 2012 at 05:14

    Salute to Colonel Saab and thanks for all you guys for making it a peppy blogspot. Has made the learning experience pleasurable.

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