tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post1578506945121407672..comments2024-03-29T00:04:26.667+05:30Comments on THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: No 11107, Tuesday 10 Jun 2014, IncognitoCol_Gopinathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-62712638001136731912014-06-11T03:40:21.861+05:302014-06-11T03:40:21.861+05:30Sure, both problems have been fixed--the latest cr...Sure, both problems have been fixed--the latest crossword should now appear within a minute of the online paper being uploaded, and appropriate clues should appear at the top when a grid cell is clicked.Venkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01652063223230530445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-82208012414866555532014-06-10T23:34:14.205+05:302014-06-10T23:34:14.205+05:30Amongst all of you, only CV is spot on , on my des...Amongst all of you, only CV is spot on , on my desire to patent a double-barreled pen and a white-out at either ends ! Erasable in pens are useless and a waste of money, patented or otherwise !<br /><br />Any solution for my dried up refills to be revived for use? <br /><br />Asw for Paddy's problem, at times, the roller ball that is sssso tiny comes off. I have tried many times to fix one from another and have succeeded. I prefer medium as opposed to fine points. BY far, Reynolds ball points with gel ink are the best and the cheapest i the market. As they say in the ads: Sasta and tikau .Remember the old ad on Dawood shoes? Dawood ke joothe ghis to sakte magar phat nahi sakte !!<br /><br />raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-72323135728584130592014-06-10T21:11:04.848+05:302014-06-10T21:11:04.848+05:30Venkat, I feel that the grid is too large. While i...Venkat, I feel that the grid is too large. While it is convenient, there is a tendency to scroll down to see whether one more row is left. Similarly like in the guardian interactive, if the appropriate clue can appear at the top when the cursor is placed on the grid it will be useful .. saves from scrolling up and down the clue panel<br />Shrikanthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262099210144475528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-89146754510835680442014-06-10T19:54:34.987+05:302014-06-10T19:54:34.987+05:30That'right Chambers defines Alphabet as a Syst...That'right Chambers defines Alphabet as a System of letters, esp when arranged in coventional set orderDeepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-37293876120530934822014-06-10T19:50:02.127+05:302014-06-10T19:50:02.127+05:30Remember the scene from 3 Idiots about the astrona...Remember the scene from 3 Idiots about the astronauts, pen and pencil? I believe anti gravity pens are available for Rs 1750/- at William Penn. You can use the pen to write anywhere irrespective of how hot or cold it is, even underwater or upside down it seems.Deepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-11620370889949257972014-06-10T19:46:48.916+05:302014-06-10T19:46:48.916+05:30Our Govt. has taught us the way- to be a Trishanku...Our Govt. has taught us the way- to be a Trishanku! All Govt. records are partly in paper and partly on computer (it is a different matter that some records are just NOT there) and it is easy to play the blame game. I have been to some Govt. departments who do not have a copy of their own letter- neither soft nor hard- and ask us to produce the copy for them!Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-43134233017141974272014-06-10T19:10:25.888+05:302014-06-10T19:10:25.888+05:30Tut - tut. What's this talk of erasable pens? ...Tut - tut. What's this talk of erasable pens? If all the pens are erased, what will we do?<br /><br />Only beginners at cryptic crosswords - who are yet to learn the ropes from arana kayiru to thaambu kayiru - will use pencils. They use these instruments because if they go wrong they can reach for the - for the rubber - don't snigger, we are all Indians and are very much in India though the sons and daughters of many of us may be in the US. <br />Experienced solvers - juicy record-holder solvers will, exuding supreme confidence in their prowess, will use pen. And when they put pen to paper, where's tentativeness? where's doubt? where's the need for second thoughts?<br />Yet, with experience comes age! And with age, memory might play strange tricks! The brain may think of one letter - 'aleph' - of the alphabet and the hand might write 'beth" - and then the thought might fly to Eliza and the rest of the puz may go all haywire. Hey Ram!<br />All of us who are mentioning erasable pens forget that Raju's dream pen is one that has a ball point at one end and a whitening fluid at the other. That is to say, the pen will be double-barrelled, one barrel filled with writing fluid and the other with whitening ink. <br />Today we have software that lets us fill any letter and immediately thereafter change it to any other letter (if we want, we can go thru the whole gamut) but we refuse to exploit it and look for erasable pens.<br />We live like thrisankhu - neither here nor there. Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-74322490132821590362014-06-10T18:32:47.559+05:302014-06-10T18:32:47.559+05:30Thanks all for liking the puzzThanks all for liking the puzzKishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-63334969752793643602014-06-10T18:32:14.201+05:302014-06-10T18:32:14.201+05:30India has far too many deliveries anyway ...India has far too many deliveries anyway ...Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-79075325297749327832014-06-10T18:23:52.669+05:302014-06-10T18:23:52.669+05:30Unfortunately they won't deliver it to IndiaUnfortunately they won't deliver it to IndiaCol_Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-52221075780056117152014-06-10T18:21:03.690+05:302014-06-10T18:21:03.690+05:30Raju
Your patent will fail. Go to the Guardian cr...Raju <br />Your patent will fail. Go to the Guardian crossword website where on the right hand side you will find a box with 'Crossword aids from the Guardian' written on top, within that box you will find a link to 'erasable pens' which are available at £4.99 for 6 Col_Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-90261651609055228722014-06-10T17:54:37.887+05:302014-06-10T17:54:37.887+05:30Lovely xie.Easily could clear 100% thanks to step-...Lovely xie.Easily could clear 100% thanks to step-like clues.In certain cases, we could infer the word appposite to given context eg.castor.(6d, 15d).Quite enjoyable puzzle.Thank you In cognito.PKPSwamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06244413172407309709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-70296686403510011662014-06-10T17:44:08.287+05:302014-06-10T17:44:08.287+05:30I think you probably mean that the caption should ...I think you probably mean that the caption should have read 'letters' in stead of 'alphabets'.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-27257930171340969942014-06-10T17:42:14.129+05:302014-06-10T17:42:14.129+05:30Keep looking. It is bound to visit again if it is ...Keep looking. It is bound to visit again if it is in the vicinity. Generally birds and animals move around within their territory only. I think you have been looking out for the sparrow for quite a while.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-86717744948547741842014-06-10T16:54:48.909+05:302014-06-10T16:54:48.909+05:30Sparrow sighted
At 4-47 p.m. today (June 10) in G...Sparrow sighted<br /><br />At 4-47 p.m. today (June 10) in Gopalapuram, Chennai, I sighted a single sparrow.<br /><br />It flitted in and perched on the top steel frame of the glass window - but only for a moment. Before I could take a pic on my mini iPad, which was at hand, the bird turned and flew away.<br /><br />The window is at second-floor level.Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-34477680934826915252014-06-10T16:15:10.505+05:302014-06-10T16:15:10.505+05:30We got the English word alphabet, via Latin, from ...We got the English word alphabet, via Latin, from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, 'alpha' and 'beta', which in turn are derived from the original Semitic names for the symbols: aleph ("ox") and beth ("house").Venkateshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15255416302037791392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-89920258602902989622014-06-10T16:13:00.422+05:302014-06-10T16:13:00.422+05:30I have a good collection of branded and ordinary ...I have a good collection of branded and ordinary , ink and ballpoint pens pens. So I'm not looking for a new patent but want to create a patented pen of a ball-point on on end and white-out at another ! <br /><br />I am still waiting for a response from others as to my problem of reviving dried refills.raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-35616979008971082332014-06-10T13:46:26.449+05:302014-06-10T13:46:26.449+05:30Raju,
I thought only I was an old timer asking fo...Raju,<br /><br />I thought only I was an old timer asking for refills (only selected shops keep them) while everyone nowadays have only use & throw pens (if they keep pens at all) You have beaten me hollow. You will only have to go in for another patent- with no takers. BTW I have one more variety of unusable ball pens- where I have dropped them by mistake and the ball is damaged and refusing to roll. Shall I send them over to your collection?<br /><br />I remember Richard had sent a list some time back of things which are either obsolete or may become so shortly. I have seen pens, cheque book etc. in that list.<br /><br />Best of luck!Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-46178692520866157982014-06-10T13:29:55.455+05:302014-06-10T13:29:55.455+05:30A question of usage
I believe 'alphabet' i...<i>A question of usage</i><br />I believe 'alphabet' is the whole system of letters. <br />E.g.<br />The Tamil alphabet has many letters.<br />The child knows the English alphabet as well as the Tamil alphabet.<br /><br />E.g., The letter E in his writing is rather peculiar. - Here we can't say 'the alphabet E'.<br /><br />The use of the plural form 'alphabets' can be in a sentence such as<br />There are scores of alphabets in use around the world today. Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-65246170095049340692014-06-10T13:08:21.971+05:302014-06-10T13:08:21.971+05:30From the word go, from across to all the down clue...From the word go, from across to all the down clues, in that order, I could solve this without any halt !! Bravo, INcognito ! No brains to drain. The stuff of cryptic crosswords to die for !! <br />As for the brands of cars, when once we were compelled to to be content with three or four models , we are now spoiled for choice. Way to go on the roads, India ! Variety is the spice of life ! But why only limit one-------- for a life? (guess is yours ?) I don't want frying pans and rolling pins to fly !<br /><br />CV & Kishore: On yesterday's erasable pens, While I'm aware of Papermate being the only one that was in the market, though not in India, my point seemed to have been missed. I'm desirous of patenting a white-out on one end and a ballpoint at the other !<br /><br /> I have a good collection of ball point pens in my armoury for writing. <br /><br />Solve this poser for me: How does one revive a dried up refill, lying unused for years? I have spoiled many refills, heating them over a lamp, literally spilling ink, with wifey spilling my blood,<br />boiled them in hot water, scratched them on emery-paper, glass and cardboards, spoiling many apparels in the process with stains, with hard stares to match the stains, from wifey to remove them as they refuse to vanish even with Vanish. No luck ! So don't give me those ideas. Googling for answers produces weird solutions. Though the refills come dirt( literally !) cheap, try and match one to fit another pen! So many have been vandalized with spareparts of springs, bodies, tops and mechanism-pieces that refuse to fit each other , lying in a heap in a box !. Many man hours wasted . Hahaha<br /><br />raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-11204244477435117222014-06-10T12:10:01.715+05:302014-06-10T12:10:01.715+05:30Read NW as NE.Read NW as NE.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04181639742047074494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-34585621824875165422014-06-10T12:08:55.460+05:302014-06-10T12:08:55.460+05:30Got stuck at NW for four answers. Ran short of tim...Got stuck at NW for four answers. Ran short of time because of an outstation trip. Now back, just read the blog.<br /><br />Liked the car theme. Got them all easily. <br /><br />Further to Raghu @ 8:56 on 'sink' - remembered a poster I had seen in the kitchen of a friend which had been put by his wife:<br /><br /><i>When I married him, I had thought every evening, after the daily chores, I would sink in his arms. But, instead, I end up with my arms in the sink.</i>Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04181639742047074494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-10351374720321311932014-06-10T11:44:53.256+05:302014-06-10T11:44:53.256+05:30The time change would be most welcome. Thank you f...The time change would be most welcome. Thank you for all your efforts.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-83228687529907048812014-06-10T11:44:14.240+05:302014-06-10T11:44:14.240+05:30So that is why the CW was not available. Venkat wh...So that is why the CW was not available. Venkat why do you want to give it a fixed timing? Why not make it available as soon as the online paper is uploaded which is around 6:15 or so. <br />Deepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-71260060089952270192014-06-10T11:16:57.798+05:302014-06-10T11:16:57.798+05:30Hello all, many of you provided comments yesterday...Hello all, many of you provided comments yesterday in the blog as well as through email--thank you for the feedback! I have incorporated some of the changes in the website (http://the-hindu-crossword.appspot.com/) and a few more are pending. Also, I was making the latest crossword available at midnight EST so far--this will change to 7 AM IST starting tomorrow.Venkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01652063223230530445noreply@blogger.com