Thursday 23 August 2012

No 10549, Thursday 23 Aug 12, Gridman

On the train approaching Bangalore,no time to dress up the blog, will do so after getting home.

ACROSS
1   - With child, rupee is pouring in — take heart! (5,2) - CHEER UP {CH}{EER UP*}
5   - Tree recalls a standard account (6) - (Addendum - CARAPA {CA}{RAP}{A}<-)
9   - Girl is almost typical (5) - NORMA NORMAl
10 - Bans haiku translated in a language (9) - KASHUBIAN*
11 - Exact opposite of left off? (5,2) - RIGHT ON {RIGHT} {ON}
12 - Boater, perhaps, gets fellow to French water (7) - CHAPEAU {CHAP}{EAU}
13 - Cared about a tree (5) - CEDAR*
14 - Adulthood — one of those a florist displays (4,5) - FULL BLOOM [DD]
16 - Blossomed? Encourage continually in garden plot (9) - BURGEONED {B{URGE)(ON}ED}
19 - Farewell publicity that is reaching you finally (5) - ADIEU {AD}{IE}{U}
21 - I and a couple of learners have head cold, maybe (7) - ILLNESS {I}{LL}{NESS}
23 - Search — proceed tediously on the web (7) - DRAGNET {DRAG}{NET}
24 - A corroded musical instrument for the inexperienced sort? (9) - GREENHORN {GREEN}{HORN}
25 - Catch old boy — prominent one (5) - NABOB {NAB}{OB}
26 - Assortment to meld somehow with prime eagerness and ultimate efficiency (6) - MEDLEY {MELD*}{E}{Y}
27 - Kind of message lost opening about setter being radical (7) - EXTREME {tEXT}{RE}{ME}
DOWN
1   - Game to shorten the span (8,6) - CONTRACT BRIDGE {CONTRACT} {BRIDGE}
2   - Annoyed grandee rages (7) - ENRAGED*
3   - Almost arrive at eminence that generates energy (7) - REACTOR {REACh}{TOR}
4   - Subjecting to ridicule are runner and monarch with female one in France (6,3) - POKING FUN {PO}{KING} {F}{UN}
5   - Unit for measuring volumetric rate of flow (5) - CUSEC [E]
6   - Fruit in row? (7) - RHUBARB [DD]
7   - Basic book has nothing on old card game (7) - PRIMERO {PRIMER}{O}
8   - Cannot be overcome? — Capable of being covered. Get on inside! (14) - INSURMOUNTABLE {INSUR{MOUNT}ABLE}
15 - Made others follow in the ballroom (3,1,5) - LED A DANCE [CD]
17 - Free from distress fiftyone held by bailiff (7) - RELIEVE {RE{LI}EVE}
18 - Learnt afresh about Oriental immortal (7) - ETERNAL {ET{E}RNAL*}
19 - Opposed to a take by the good man (7) - AGAINST {A}{GAIN}{ST}
20 - Disgraceful — elbowing woman out roughly (7) - IGNOBLE ELBOwING*
22 - Raining? Queen is stepping out! It’s flamboyant! (5) - SHOWY SHOWerY

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  1. Dr.gayathri Sreekanth23 August 2012 at 08:40

    belated wishes richard. so, where are we gethering for a treat? Hyatt? park? sheraton?:P

    Chaturvasi ji,thanks for enlightening me ; great brainwave with "light" clues.

    Deepak...hearty congrats.. 8 l is no mean feat

    THC today was alright.. not so bad, chaturvasi will disagree, but i still think gridman answered my prayers. ( may be prayers too travel in time machine?? )

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    1. Chaturvasi23 August 2012 at 08:51

      I was at Hyatt the other day. Yesterday I went to the Park. Today I am going to Savera. Guess what!

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    2. VMA Nair23 August 2012 at 09:08

      that other day I met you.

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    3. Chaturvasi23 August 2012 at 09:11

      You mean last year?

      I went there this week too!

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    4. VMA Nair23 August 2012 at 11:08

      Yes . Last year.

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    5. Richard23 August 2012 at 11:09

      Thanks, Gayatri.

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    6. Richard23 August 2012 at 14:53

      Whenever I come across 'Hyatt', somehow I remember the song, Rukh se zara naqaab utha doh, mere huzoor from the movieMere Huzoor (1968).

      tum hamsafar mile ho mujhe iss hayaat mein -
      mil jaaye jaise chaand koyi suni raat mein
      jaaoge tum kahaan yeh bataa doh, mere huzoor
      rukh se zara naqaab utha doh, mere huzoor
      jalwa phir ek baar dikha doh, mere huzoor

      I know there may not be many aficionados of Hindi songs here. At least Kishore may join me in chorus, iss hayaat mein at least...

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    7. Squirrel23 August 2012 at 18:09

      Here is one joining you and Mohammed Rafi, whom i am listening on you tube right now, in chorus.
      For the last two months , playing my bit part silently in crunching the numbers in the visitors counter.
      May be i would have remained anonymous here, but for this mention of the song by you.Thanks

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    8. Unknown23 August 2012 at 19:37

      My joy knew no bounds when a good number of my favourite HFM director team Shankar Jaikishan is remembered here from the Jitendra-Mala Sinha starrer "Mere Huzoor"May I recall here that a group with the name"Shankar Jaikishan yahoo groups" is exclusively devoted to SJ musical achievements.

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    9. Richard23 August 2012 at 22:16

      Wow! What a surprise! Sqirrel, you took a big jump and surfaced. Nice to have many others in company in relishing Hindi film songs. By the way, the Kishore I mentioned in the above post is not the late Kishore Kumar Ganguly-da from Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, but our own blogger here, who seems to be busy today. Otherwise, he will not be found to be missing here on a normal day.

      Sesh, are you a crossword fan as well? I am a diehard Mohammed Rafi fan. I am also a fan of Jim Reeves. In a remarkable coincidence, they both died on July 31, though in different years.

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    10. Richard23 August 2012 at 22:22

      Sesh, just adding a point. I too am very fond of SJ numbers. They were fave jodi those days.

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    11. Squirrel24 August 2012 at 10:56

      Richard, i forgot to mention my name in the comment above. It is Laxman. And i know which Kishore you alluded to. I have been long enough here to know your group of friends by name and i have also seen the photographs of some of you on the THCC family blog.

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  2. Venkatesh23 August 2012 at 08:46

    5 - Tree // recalls a standard account (6) -
    (CA RAP A) <-

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  3. C.G. BHARGAV23 August 2012 at 09:20

    You mean shyam you will be in Savera?

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    1. Richard23 August 2012 at 11:56

      Good one, CGB

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    2. D.Srinivasan23 August 2012 at 15:31

      Bhargav has filled in for Kishore who is very much missed today

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  4. Padmanabhan23 August 2012 at 09:25

    Kashubian language was new to me, but I was able to confirm it with Google. Interesting sidelight is that another name for them is Pomeranian ( the famous dog was probably from that region)

    Carapa was new to me and so was the card game Primero. Glad to see 1D, of which I am an avid fan! 2 card games today.

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    1. Rengaswamy23 August 2012 at 10:45

      I am also now interested in 1D, resumed after 40 years of hibernation. Now, I play online on BBO. No time and No partner to go to clubs/tournments and play. My brother is a renowned player but then he is at CBE and hence can not partner him. (Nor he will take me as partner in tournament)

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    2. Padmanabhan23 August 2012 at 13:13

      Interesting. I am also learning new techiques,methods after a long lay off (yes,decades). Though I have been reading articles,books I have not been playing as per new practises. Just started with Alumni club (part of Boat club)Maybe,we will play some day together- one more hobby to keep us together.

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    3. D.Srinivasan23 August 2012 at 15:34

      For 1D Plus 1. Fan or kibitzer?

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    4. D.Srinivasan23 August 2012 at 17:42

      Padmanabhan, sorry did not read you above post.

      All that you and Rengaswamy have said on this is also applicable to me. Was mad after this game in university days in Mumbai.No tournament or club play in the last 30 years.
      Still the passion lingers on. Something to talk about in the next S&B for sure.

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    5. Padmanabhan23 August 2012 at 22:40

      Ds/ Rengaswamy,
      Already 3 up, one to go.If we get one more hand, we can have a game before/ after next S & B! I am as much excited as Richard is about S-J, Mohd. Rafi et al.

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  5. Padmanabhan23 August 2012 at 09:30

    Abbreviation for queen is 'er' or 'r' or both? 'er' also stands for hesitant?

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  6. VMA Nair23 August 2012 at 09:54

    er = expressing hesitation as an interjection . um also.

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  7. Richard23 August 2012 at 11:54

    Good crossword. Had to Google for KASHUBIAN. Although, had EXTREME flashing my mind, somehow concentrated on 'kind of message' as definition and got stuck for a while.

    8D - the moment I got the crossings of M and U, I hit upon INSURMOUNTABLE without any delay.

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  8. raju umamaheswar23 August 2012 at 12:55

    Thanks Col, for the pics.

    Hope you reached the destination at the destined time as destined?

    I tried to respond in the Hindu Family Blog Box but those hieroglyphics were hideously hiding the letters within themselves, frustrating me ten times over ! Hence I am appearing here.
    Plan the next one in Coimbatore as I'd be delighted in hosting it and meeting all the other bloggers en-masse.
    May our clan grow in blacks and blanks, giant size !!
    With laser-sharp solvers, we cannot miss the target and some wizard amongst
    ye-all out there will come up with some idea as to how to notch up and crunch those numbers to a million mark in the counter!

    Please don't forget to thank Nimmiji for the delectable fare she had spread, though Sapna will do her thanks by phone directly.

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  9. raju umamaheswar23 August 2012 at 13:07

    Dr. Srinivasan.
    I omitted to acknowledge your desire to meet me. The feeling is reciprocal.
    Col is the catalyst for this chemistry

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    1. D.Srinivasan23 August 2012 at 15:41

      Thank you Raju.Looking forward to the next S&B in CBE.Re: COL, as you rightly observed,
      for a man who is so quiet, it is amazing how he worked out this chemistry so well.Thank you Deepakji

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  10. Chaturvasi23 August 2012 at 13:38

    I am likely to be in CBE on Sept 20th.

    Will try to meet you in the evening on that day.

    Will firm up one week before that date.

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  11. Sridhar23 August 2012 at 14:38

    The crosswrod was good today except for 2D. I felt that the anagramind should not have been rages considering that the word itself was enraged..

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  12. Richard23 August 2012 at 14:39

    Banks are sporting sign ' STRIKE TODAY '. Invitation to robbers? - Kishore's post yesterday.

    Looks like some miscreants had the idea well ahead. There were huge thefts in a few temples and other places around town here during the two days.

    The police have surmised this way - the temples get heavy alms and donations on weekends and Mondays. And the banks were closed on Tuesday and Wednesday on account of strike. So they knew that large amounts would be lying around.

    And, lo, they struck, right when the iron was hot!

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  13. RameshJ23 August 2012 at 18:21

    Another neat one from Gridman, I took some time with the Northwest part of the grid where all the new words (for me) were. Cluing,crossings & Google saw me through finally. Greenhorn was the clue of the day.

    Today's crossword was:

    Friendly French city (4)

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    1. RameshJ23 August 2012 at 18:39

      oops .. that should have been Northeast part of the grid instead of Northwest part of the grid

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    2. VMA Nair23 August 2012 at 19:06

      Relative - not oriental

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    3. RameshJ23 August 2012 at 19:17

      Leaders of young expatriate students express agreement. (3)

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    4. Padmanabhan23 August 2012 at 19:19

      Clue for a clue?- Good one, Ajeesh- NICE !!

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    5. Richard23 August 2012 at 21:50

      Barbadkatte 6:21 pm

      Nice one.

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    6. RameshJ23 August 2012 at 22:30

      This comment has been removed by the author.

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    7. RameshJ23 August 2012 at 22:33

      Richard @9:50
      Appreciation for hotel surrounded by water bodies (6)

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    8. Richard23 August 2012 at 22:39

      THANKS for that nice clue.

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  14. Unknown23 August 2012 at 18:35

    12 A Does CHAPEAU mean a boater? My dictionary gives the answer as HAT.

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    1. RameshJ23 August 2012 at 18:40

      Boater is a kind of hat
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boater

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  15. Padmanabhan23 August 2012 at 19:25

    CV,

    Though it is well past your deadline, I want to pass on a new word I saw today in a quickie- thought it may lend itself to some nice cluing.

    "Cosset"

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  16. Navneeth23 August 2012 at 21:28

    Solving 2D, the following clue popped into my mind. I don't claim it as something truly original, as it's hard to miss even for a non-setter like me.

    Enraged, enraged, enraged! (7)

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