Wednesday 16 October 2013

No 10905, Wed 16 Oct 2013, Gridman


ACROSS
1   My circle never gets heart disease (8) CORONARY {COR}{O}{NARY} Coronary by itself is not a heart disease.
6   Fellow after fellow ignored directions from mature woman (4) MAMA {MAn}{MAn}
9   Old king with a different tilt among motorists (6) ATTILA {A{TILT*}A}
10 Beg hospital department to repair tear (7) ENTREAT {ENT}{TEAR*}
13 What one in control of a card game has (5,4) UPPER HAND [CD]
14 Former monastic head (5) PRIOR [DD]
15 How some things come and go? (4) EASY [CD]
16 Director of 1939 Wayne film? (10) STAGECOACH {STAGE}{COACH}
19 Logo on a knit shirt seen in a field game (4,6) POLO PLAYER [DD]
21 Custom withdrawn to admit a biblical character (4) ESAU {ES{A}U<=}
24 Crater found in dusty Cholamandel (5) TYCHO [T]
25 Consequence from running at the farm (9) AFTERMATH*
26 Base soldier withdrawing with man of rank (7) IGNOBLE {IG<=}{NOBLE}
27 Bridge in Chennai born nobleman announced (6) NAPIER NA{PIER}(~ nee peer)
28 Load no small nail (4) TACK sTACK
29 Reduce speed, following machine setting (8) MODERATE {MODE}{RATE}

DOWN
2   A short month’s work for American swimmer (7) OCTOPUS {OCT}{OP}{US}
3   Twigs large rise is manipulated (6) OSIERS {OS}{RISE*}
4   Failure to secrete milk? A girl’s work initiating immediate action (9) AGALACTIA {A}{GAL}{ACT}{I}{A}
5   Concede you’re beginning to idle waywardly(5) YIELD {Y}{IDLE*}
7   A maiden girl from the U.S. (7) AMERICA {A}{M}{ERICA}
8   Delayed reaction from handcrafter, though technomaniac (12) AFTERTHOUGHT [T]
11 Subjects royal evicted from the hot region (6) TOPICS TrOPICS
12 Sit up! A report transported a person like the Mahatma (5,7) SUPER PATRIOT*
17 Indian political leader rises in greed that is increased (9) GREATENED {GRE{ATEN<=}ED}
18 Andhra Pradesh doctor goes through most of fate in self-confidence (6) APLOMB {AP}{LOt}{MB} Something wrong in the wording of the clue?
20 The French prisoner I contacted initially is brief (7) LACONIC {LA}{CON}{I}{C}
22 Alcoholic beverage served in two streets is most past its due date (7) STALEST {ST}{ALE}{ST}
23 Meet to support the Cockney woman (6) PROPER {PROP}{'ER}
25 A ray of sunshine on the ship’s side (5) ABEAM {A}{BEAM}

61 comments:

  1. 16 Director of 1939 Wayne film? (10) STAGECOACH {STAGE}{COACH}
    C&DD
    1) Director (stage coach)
    2) a 1939 American Western film directed by John Ford, which starred John Wayne in his breakthrough role http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stagecoach_(1939_film)

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  2. 20D Very witty and creative cartoon, Kishore.

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    1. The clue also reminded me of an anecdote - at a function a guy was asked to speak in brief and that was what he appeared in...

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    2. If I ask a woman to give me coffee in cups?

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    3. Maybe she will bring in tumblers...

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    4. 'The cup of joy runneth over...'

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    5. Thanks, Richard. I hope you remember the divine right ...

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  4. Very happy since I did all except 4D well before time though I needed some looking up.

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  5. Re the Comment against 1a. See Chambers.

    Coronary n a coronary thrombosis.

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    1. That is 'coronary' thrombosis. Coronary means pertaining to the heart and 'thrombosis' is the disease

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    2. I remember it being used in a synecdochal way as in 'He has had a coronary"

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    3. Coronary is usually an adj.

      But it can also be used as a noun, as indicated in Chambers.

      Now visit

      http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/coronary%5b2%5d

      and please see the illustrative sentence.

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  6. In the Cartoon, the third balloon at left could have been
    We can pay only $ 99

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    1. Kishore is as good as any professional cartoonist and better than most.

      Should compete with the likes of RK Laxman and one of my favorites is Dilbert

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    2. Laconically, today's toon, the best !

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    3. Suresh, i am in no way anywhere near RK. On the other head, the pointy haired boss reminds me of you many a time ...

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    4. NOt only in looks. I have also felt that way many times.

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  7. Brilliant cartoon, Kishore!
    :-)

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  8. Oh my God !
    1A : My ! = Cor ! OK
    3D : Large = Os. OK
    27A : Born = Na ?

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    1. nee for born is pronounced nay

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    2. Thanks, Suresh garu. Learnt a couple of new words today !

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  9. Talking of cartoonists I am giving my opinions. Tell me if you agree or disagree with me.

    Abu - intellectual. You can't laugh immediately.

    Laxman - immediately understood, raises laughter, could be repetitive because of prolificity, too much exposure by the paper concerned, captions none-too-sophisticated, over-adored

    Keshav - excellent drawing, could be intellectual; could be immediately laughable. Started out as an artist for jokes in a Tamil magazine before straightaway becoming a full-fledged political catoonist in English paper

    Tailang - immediately understood and laughable, individualistic drawing

    Ninan - More a pocket cartoonist than a political cartoonist - very good drawing - excellent eye for detail and a delight to look for those small touches. Above all, pure wordplay in captions and in drawings, making us think he must be a good crossword solver

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    1. Beautiful pen picture, CV. Another of my favorites is Surrendra.- Usually political.

      http://surendracartoons.blogspot.in/

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    2. CV Sir, among the cartoonists you mentioned, a notable name missing is Mario Miranda of Illustrated Weekly !

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    3. Of course, MB, I miss Fonseca ...

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    4. I came to say I had failed to mention Surendra - Immediately laughable, consistently good, facile drawing, common person's cartoonist. My favourite.

      I did not mention MM - more a pocket/business cartoonist.

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    5. Fonseca has a 'spot' which Rajini cannot occupy ;-)

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    6. Meet Miss Rajni Nimbupani HERE.

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    7. Unny, who previously was at TH, should also be mentioned. I think his work appears now in the IE of upcountry. Well, his work I would say is not immediately laughable, needs some thinking to do before the point is understood.

      These are my personal impressions. Do tell me if I am completely wrong anywhere.

      If abu is sparse in drawing, MM is too crowded. And can cartoons have so much of writing as in the one the above link leads to?

      Please note that I am not criticising. I am only pointing out the styles of the various cartoonists.

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    8. Miss Fonseca of the famous polka dot?

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    9. CV 10:41 - A few decades ago, your list would not have missed the great Sankar of the Sankar's Weekly.

      Among the current crop, Hemant Morparia also deserves a mention. Quite witty and enjoyable cartoons.

      I remember one of his strips which I came across some years ago. The quotes may not be verbatim.

      A man goes to see a doctor. He examines him and says, 'I cannot exactly tell you what it is. It's because of a drinking problem'.

      The patient replies, 'Sorry doc, in that case I will get back when you get over it.'

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    10. Sorry, I should have spelt the names as Shankar and Shankar's Weekly.

      Some samples.


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  10. Sorry Col Saheb. I raised a doubt @ 10:35 re 27A Na for Born = Nee. I've overlooked the link given by you.

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  11. Nowadaya the cartoons in Deccan Chronicle are good. I don't know the name.

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    1. Sudhir Tailang mentioned above.

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    2. I think they are in syndication with Asian Age.

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  12. I would not want too much space to be devoted to the cartoon in this crossword blog, but when that has been initiated by the setter himself, I cannot say anything ...

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  13. Dear fellow Hyderebad bloggers, just landed at Hyd for a short visit. Was wondering whether it would be possible to catch up with any of you this evening. I know its short notice. Just an attempt nonetheless.

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    1. Am stuck in a meeting. Whats yr mob no ? ?Shall try & spk if possible. Mine 09949199950

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    2. Welcome to Hyd. Which part of the city are you in ?

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    3. His no +919884042684. He is in Khairatabad.

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    4. Ladki ka phool?

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    5. My brother who was 4 when we were at Hyd. Used to call it Carrotabad.

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    6. Suresh @423'

      ... Mujh sa nahin, is ambar ke neeche

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    7. I guess you guys are referring to Lakdi ka pul. I missed seeing the bridge made of wood, while I visited Hyderabad two years ago.

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    8. Even when I was in Hyd in '73 the bridge was of concrete ...

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    9. A visitor who had gone to see the Buckingham Palace was asked if he happened to spot the Beefeaters. He replied saying he saw only people eating sandwiches.

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    10. Oh no Richard he is talking of Ladki ka fool

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  14. Ramesh , I am at office now at Khairatabad . Got a couple of hours of work here and after that I am free. Just called Raghu, he is in getting into a meeting and will hear from him once he gets relatively free.

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  15. Is 'Super patriot' a valid crossword phrase -- I mean, could one look it up in one of the regular dictionaries? The only references I'm able to locate on the web refer to comic book character.

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    1. Navneeth, it is in my Chambers 12th edition but as one word.

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  16. Was wonderful to meet Shrikanth today. Missed meeting Raghu. Strange that the first person that I met on this forum in person, turned out to be a person outside Hyderabad.
    May be a good time to organize a meeting for all the folks in Hyd. How about Saturday the 19th Oct ? Raghu/Sandhya/MB/ Any one else who is in Hyd would it work for you ? Else please propose another date.

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