Monday 22 October 2012

No 10600, Monday 22 Oct 12, Sankalak

Nice way to start off a week of bliss.

ACROSS
1   - Therapy through repeating an idea to oneself — to use three-wheel transport! (4-10) - AUTO-SUGGESTION {AUTO}-{SUGGESTION}
8   - Depend on accepting a bit of raillery? Seldom (6) - RARELY {R{A}{R}ELY}
9   - Stop a rot developing in some cooked meat (3,5) - POT ROAST*
11 - Frenchman to hold a test, one to check it out again (2-7) - RE-EXAMINE {RE{-EXAM}{1}NE}
12 - Parsimonious policeman Henry featured in ping pong (5) - TIGHT {T{IG}{H}T}
13 - We read about one that is tired out (7) - WEARIED {WEAR{1}ED*}
15 - Eastern engagement in extremes of sickness has a calming effect (7) - SEDATES {S{E}{DATE}S}
17 - Student, one gainfully employed is still a student (7) - LEARNER {L}{EARNER}
19 - A bit of drizzle, then there was a fall of water but it was allowed to flow off (7) - DRAINED {D}{RAINED}
21 - Player, a Conservative, gets elevation (5) - ACTOR {A}{C}{TOR}
23 - Indian uncle accepts tea for a dance (3-3-3) - CHA-CHA-CHA {CHA{-CHA-}CHA}
25 - Feeling great joy in thwarting eastern tactics (8) - ECSTATIC {E}{TACTICS*}
26 - Outdoor party down under for a doll (6) - BARBIE [DD]
27 - A mean number of concern to a cricketer (7,7) - BATTING AVERAGE [CD]

DOWN
1   - Raw rice cooked by people in flight (7) - AIRCREW*
2   - Brief and pithy in making letters enjoyable (5) - TERSE [T]
3   - A sudden transition for a student in a rail terminal perhaps (9) - SALTATION {S{A}{L}TATION}
4   - They run away, probably to form a union (7) - ELOPERS [E]
5   - A way to predict the future for people in reserve? Rubbish! (5) - TAROT {TA}{ROT}
6   - Citrus fruit (non-oriental), popular and brown, for a primate (9) - ORANGUTAN {ORANGe}{U}{TAN}
7   - What a luxury car could be for an image in society (6) - STATUS [CD]
10 - Flier, reportedly an explorer (4) - BIRD(~byrd)
14 - Old Russian lady getting breakfast in continent (9) - ANASTASIA {A{NASTA}SIA}
16 - There, data doctored for an indicator in population statistics (5,4) - DEATH RATE*
17 - He has to have a following (6) - LEADER [CD]
18 - Quarrel as per instruction? Not this month! (7) - RUCTION instRUCTION
19 - Her clothes for him? What a bore (4) - DRAB [DD?] (Addendum - DRAG [DD] - See comments)
20 - Lifeless observer is an expert marksman (7) - DEADEYE {DEAD}{EYE}
22 - Respond to Sappers on performance (5) - REACT {RE}{ACT}
24 - Venomous creature with company support (5) - COBRA {CO}{BRA}

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  1. Richard22 October 2012 at 08:30

    Hi folks

    Nice crosswords, typically Sankalakesque.

    Specially liked AUTOSUGGESTION, CHA-CHA-CHA, BATTING AVERAGE, ORANGUTAN, DEADEYE and some others. Have some doubts about anno for a few. Yet to check from the blog.

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    1. Richard22 October 2012 at 08:39

      I was stuck for some time at 7A having put in ESTEEM. Then, comparatively, by today's standards, it won't be considered a luxury car, will it? (With apologies to Maruti Udyog.)

      By the way, I remember having come across a few years ago a banner ad saying something like 'Now on many other cars will lose their self-esteeem' - in an obvious dig at the old brand. Can anyone remember which firm was making the comparison? Scorpio, by chance?

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  2. RameshJ22 October 2012 at 08:53

    19 D : Drag ?

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  3. Bhavan22 October 2012 at 08:54

    19 - Her clothes for him? // What a bore (4) DRAG (DD)

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  4. Padmanabhan22 October 2012 at 09:09

    Had a bit of a doubt if it si batting or bowling average and waited for crossings.
    A doubt about saltation- is it SUDDEN transition? Looks to be otherwise.

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  5. Padmanabhan22 October 2012 at 09:10

    Cha cha cha was well moved around!

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  6. Khushnoor22 October 2012 at 09:22

    Saltation and Ruction were new words. Also, was doubtful about 'sedates'. Couldn't get the ol' brain around the grammer of that one.
    Was ecstatic when I got 'Elopers' and 'Anastasia'. Feeling good, though.

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  7. Khushnoor22 October 2012 at 09:42

    Was not sure how frenchman fit into 11A, the blog cleared it up and was reminded of the sitcom 'allo 'allo. Still not clear how Sappers leads to RE in 22D. Can someone elaborate?

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  8. Richard22 October 2012 at 09:51

    Hi Khush, nice to see you come in regularly here now.

    11 - Frenchman to hold a test, one to check it out again (2-7) - RE-EXAMINE {RE{-EXAM}{1}NE}

    Rene is a common French name in crosswords.EXAM (test) and I (one) get into RENE. There you have the answer.

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    1. Richard22 October 2012 at 09:55

      Words prefixed by 're' do not need a hyphen. But when the words prefixed - especially long ones - begin with a vowel, 'e' in particular, a hyphen is recommended by grammarians. CV could say further on this.

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    2. Richard22 October 2012 at 09:57

      Sappers also is a frequently appearing word, for Royal Engineers.

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    3. Khushnoor22 October 2012 at 10:21

      Thanks Richard! That clears it up for me :)

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  9. Suresh22 October 2012 at 10:02

    The link for SALTATION is to the wrong page. It should be to this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltation_(biology)

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  10. Suresh22 October 2012 at 10:05

    14D Is Nasta a valid word in English?

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    1. Richard22 October 2012 at 10:14

      Nasta is very valid early in the morning as a side fare with The Hindu Crossword. ;)

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    2. Suresh22 October 2012 at 10:27

      I did not find it in my Dictionary.

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    3. Deepak Gopinath22 October 2012 at 10:34

      Nor is it in Chambers

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    4. Richard22 October 2012 at 10:51

      Mind you, you might forfeit it anytime for the very same reason. Sorry for two deletions here.

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    5. Richard22 October 2012 at 11:01

      Some NASTA recipes for you...

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    6. Suresh22 October 2012 at 11:31

      Nasta or Nashta is a Hindi word. If it has found its way into the latest edition or OED no problem, like some other great Indian creations such as 'prepone'.

      If not there should be an indicator, I think.

      Am I contradicting myself.

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    7. Richard22 October 2012 at 11:36

      I too feel there should have been an indicator.

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  11. Padmanabhan22 October 2012 at 10:59

    When some English slang is often used, why not a Tamil slang? (or it could be a South Indian one)You might say that there should be an indication about the slang.

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    1. Richard22 October 2012 at 11:03

      கருத்து நல்ல. Good comment.

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    2. Padmanabhan22 October 2012 at 11:15

      Richard ! You have made an anagram of Tamil words. It should be "nalla karuthu"

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    3. Richard22 October 2012 at 11:23

      மன்னிக்கவும். Sorry.

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  12. Padmanabhan22 October 2012 at 11:00

    Col.

    There may not be an issue of The Hindu on Wednesday, on a/c of Ayudha Pooja tomorrow. If it is so, any special?

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    1. Deepak Gopinath22 October 2012 at 11:19

      Will upload a special on Wednesday in that case.

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    2. VMA Nair22 October 2012 at 11:24

      time ?

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    3. Deepak Gopinath22 October 2012 at 14:01

      If there is no CW then the special will come up at 7:30 in lieu

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  13. Khushnoor22 October 2012 at 11:09

    Alright, I have one more. This month=inst. How is that explained? Couldn't find the answer online.

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    1. Richard22 October 2012 at 11:20

      May I have the privilege of answering it?

      Inst (see meaning no. 6 here) is the abbreviation for 'instant', which used to be part of the officialese in the days of yore, but perhaps not in much vogue now.

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    2. Richard22 October 2012 at 11:22

      Just noticed that Paddy has already answered it at 11:14.

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    3. VMA Nair22 October 2012 at 11:23

      instante mense

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  14. Padmanabhan22 October 2012 at 11:14

    Inst. is a normal abbreviation used- not necessarily in CW- for indiacting the current month. For example,22nd inst. means 22nd Oct ( I think it is a short form of instant month)

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  15. Chaturvasi22 October 2012 at 11:28

    22nd ult. will mean 22nd ultimo - i.e., 22nd of last month.

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  16. Unknown22 October 2012 at 12:56

    What a sight for sore eyes - Sankalak! Was a breeze!After ages, completed in one go.
    To day being Maha Ashtami, could not get on the blog earlier.
    Good day all.

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  17. Anonymous22 October 2012 at 13:16

    And 22nd prox. the next month. I remember my grandpa using inst. quite regularly in his letters.

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  18. Anonymous22 October 2012 at 13:18

    23a reminded me of the song from Shalimar...

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  19. Anonymous22 October 2012 at 13:20

    Sankalak 'supports' Gridman !

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    1. Padmanabhan22 October 2012 at 14:14

      Kishore waiting for an opportunity to jump into 'support' from wherever he is- mega or mini.( Made me google it to find out The Big Apple!)Apple can also be had for 'nasta'? (or only idli-vadai?)

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  20. Anonymous22 October 2012 at 13:23

    Got up early today 330 to make my way to the mega malus domestica and awaiting kaapi.

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    1. Deepak Gopinath22 October 2012 at 14:03

      'mega malus domestica' bounced over my head

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    2. Anonymous22 October 2012 at 14:08

      Aha, glad to meet you, Mr Newton...

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    3. Suresh22 October 2012 at 14:21

      Have a good time Kishore. Downtown will feel like being back in Mumbai.

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    4. Suresh22 October 2012 at 14:22

      And Kishore, I was thinking of Adam and Eve.

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  21. Padmanabhan22 October 2012 at 15:16

    ...and the first Apple!

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  22. raju umamaheswar22 October 2012 at 15:45

    Is thw word Nosh derived from Urdu or Persien 'nosh farmana' ? A thought for naasta !

    OED says it is derived from North American--yiddish ?

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  23. Vasu22 October 2012 at 16:24

    Richard11:03 AM GMT+05:30
    கருத்து நல்ல. Good comment.

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    Padmanabhan11:15 AM GMT+05:30
    Richard ! You have made an anagram of Tamil words. It should be "nalla karuthu"

    More than an anagram, it is 'ulta pulta'

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  24. Chaturvasi22 October 2012 at 18:46

    Tee shirts often have something printed on them. What's the word for that? Message/teaser/moral/aphorism? Help!

    Anyway -

    I don't make any conscious effort to read it, especially when the letters are so small that any attempt to take a close look might be misconstrued.

    Today however when I stepped out on an errand at the behest of my wife, there came this young woman. I didn't stop but gently passed.

    I took in the message on the tee shirt at one glance. I couldn't help smiling to myself. It read:

    DID YOU HAVE
    TO WEAR
    THE GLASSES?

    I was wearing the glasses anyway.

    I could not help wondering about what connotations this message will have in different contexts. I won't expatiate on them but leave it to you to ponder.

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  25. Richard22 October 2012 at 19:50

    The legend on the shirt could be read in a split second. The glasses were on. Salute to the power or efficacy of the glasses. :)

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  26. anumohan22 October 2012 at 23:35

    Ah, wish the world had more sanklaks and all my clients were like sanklak of today's crossword.! It felt soo good to finish the crossword after a long time in one go without having to google anything! Hope sanklak continues the festive spirit! God Bless!

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