Thursday 1 November 2012

No 10608, Thursday 01 Nov 12, Gridman

The weather here in Bangalore makes me feel like I am in Ooty. Not complaining about the excess of CD etc as I got all of them right away besides the weather keeping me cool!!

ACROSS
1   Proverbially a still tongue is said to keep this (4,4) WISE HEAD [GK]
5   The way fellows pass over a part of the flower (6) STAMEN {ST}{A}{MEN}
9   Position heads of bishops’ organisation in vespers for the dead (7) PLACEBO {PLACE}{B}{O}
10 Stiff pair of animals (7) BUCKRAM {BUCK}{RAM}
11 Rejected girl’s identification with the journalist (9) DISCARDED {DI'S}{CARD}{ED}
12 Faithful to be in a position to receive, for instance (5) LIEGE {LI{EG}E}
13 Torches topless containers (4) URNS bURNS
14 Where military trophies are exhibited (3,6) WAR MUSEUM [E]
17 Good fellow — not the wrong kind (5,4) RIGHT SORT [DD]
19 Second key to put a text message through (4) SEND {S}{E}ND Not sure of Anno (Addendum - {S}{END} - See comments}
23 Rummages in proverbial places of the pigs (5) POKES [DD]
24 Another Tibetan so adamant! (9) OBSTINATE*
25 Reserve select tool for wintry weather (3,4) ICE PICK {ICE} {PICK}
26 One small real manifestation by one national (7) ISRAELI {1}{S}{REAL*}{1}
27 Go through a purification aid (6) FILTER [CD]
28 Wedded son found inside — corresponding exactly (2,6) IN UNISON {IN} {UNI{S}ON}

DOWN
1   Erased — at edge of wood, one walker is dead (5,3) WIPED OUT {W}{1}{PED} {OUT}
2   Remains, with props in place (5,2) STAYS IN {STAYS} {IN}
3   Man throws back shabhash at end of performance — that’s bray (3-3) HEE-HAW {HE}{E}-{HAW<=}
4   What a paid employee should put in for a night’s repose (1,4,4,4) A GOOD DAYS WORK [CD]
6   What a diplomat can’t afford to be (8) TACTLESS [CD]
7   Dismantled camera given to upper-class Frenchman (7) MARCEAU {CAMERA*}{U}
8   More senseless figure (6) NUMBER [DD]
10 Not what a perfect photocopy creates (3,10) BAD IMPRESSION [CD]
15 Conservative leader owns developed site for discipline (8) CHASTISE {C}{HAS}{SITE*}
16 So he and I forged a strong attachment (8) ADHESION*
18 Into which a steely writer used to dip (7) INKWELL [CD]
20 Call in the Spanish for small works of art in a certain medium (7) ENAMELS {E{NAME}L}{S}
21 Nearly break fellow’s foot joint (6) SPLIFF {SPLIt}{F}{F}


22 Small, new unit of measurement (6) MICRON {MICRO}{N}

22 comments:

  1. Good morning friends

    A few doubtful ones, although filled in: Across 9, 19, 23, 25. Down - 1, 20, 21

    Liked BUCKRAM, WAR MUSEUM, OBSTINATE, A HARD DAY'S WORK, TACTLESS, MARCEAU, NUMBER, ADHESION and some others.

    Special mention: HEE-HAW and INKWELL.

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  2. 19 Second key to put a text message through (4) SEND {S}{E}ND Not sure of Anno

    S + END (key below Home on a standard keyboard)

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  3. 2 Remains, with props in place (5,2) STAYS IN {STAYS} {IN}

    Although it doesn't hurt the crossings and this answer is valid, the setter's intention might be STAYS (props), ON (in place)

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  4. Thinking of all our friends on the Coromandel coast - Trust everything is fine with you.

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  5. Thank you for your concern,Richard. Chennai (nee,Madras) was spared and Mahabalipuram/ Kalpakkam took the brunt. As per initial reports, the damage seems to be milder than anticipated.

    I tend to agree with Bhavan on 'stays on'.
    Filled in 'a hard day's work' and got stuck for placebo. A revelation for this meaning of placebo.

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    1. Thanks, Paddy. But we could have THCC blogger friends those places as well.

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    2. I should add Chennai was spared - once more. We have been escaping, from cyclone, year after year.

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  6. cartoon for 'grass' was 'exception'al!

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  7. Filled spline (spliff was a new word for me) without a good explanation for "ne" and got stuck with 27A. Enjoyed the crossword nevertheless.

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  8. Why are the cyclones and hurricanes, so furious always, and wreaking so much of damage, being named after women in most cases? It is unfair, in my opinion. Doesn't it call for a protest?

    What do our women participants here feel about it?

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    1. May be you would find answer in William Congreve "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"! Just in lighter vein, with due apologies tothe ladies!

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  9. The names used to vaguely irk me too! Then recently I heard in the FM radio about a fully planned list of cyclone names! My curiosity aroused googled for more info:
    http://www.firstpost.com/india/from-sandy-to-nilam-can-a-cyclone-be-named-after-you-509592.html

    BTW, there must be truth in our vernacular proverb:
    aavathum peNNaalE, azivathum peNNaalE'!!!

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    1. Well said ma'am, as they say "Shiva without Shakti is Shava".

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    2. Tamil teriyad. Konja translate pandringe.

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  10. Both creation & destruction are by women. Now I am sure it will fall in place for you.

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  11. Interesting article. And maybe Nilam is not to be pronounced Neelam, Neelaam, meaning auctioning. A term often used in Hindi movies when one auctions their entire property because of being ruined financially.

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  12. One suggestion - the clues like 1 Across and poetic reference may be annotated as 'Lit.', rather than 'GK' presently.

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  13. Nice one from Gridman.
    Back to base. So regular programme ( i.e ABCDE ) should resume tomorrow.

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  14. Welcome back Ramesh. Missing your comments and daily clues.

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