tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post1680864371055769574..comments2024-03-29T18:08:46.637+05:30Comments on THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: No 11708, Tuesday 24 May 2016, NeyarthaCol_Gopinathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-19304197648232366682016-05-25T07:33:39.904+05:302016-05-25T07:33:39.904+05:30ah.. once spent a few months in Malawi as a volunt...ah.. once spent a few months in Malawi as a volunteer .. :) Srividyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158643858913977806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-82448304537612501972016-05-24T19:26:50.411+05:302016-05-24T19:26:50.411+05:30You are right. I don't know why I typed Malawi...You are right. I don't know why I typed Malawi instead of Burkina Faso. Maybe I was thinking about a schoolmate of mine who is in MalawiCol_Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-5613840807177630982016-05-24T18:23:16.254+05:302016-05-24T18:23:16.254+05:30Colonel Your 12.41 comment
I thought Malawi was...Colonel Your 12.41 comment <br /><br />I thought Malawi was known as Nyasaland before independence, not Upper Volta.jagguhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198008036177874537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-45963763300827587182016-05-24T17:22:45.343+05:302016-05-24T17:22:45.343+05:30Without a shadow of a doubt!Without a shadow of a doubt!Mukundala Balasubramanyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778248287813410500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-43221715996647862822016-05-24T16:28:19.043+05:302016-05-24T16:28:19.043+05:30Okay.. this one was fine overall :) .. but just co...Okay.. this one was fine overall :) .. but just could not parse WHere..thanks to the blog :) never got to wheat - at + re.. I suppose AT = AUstria refers to internet code. In Outplays - If large is OS and game is play, Ut= Utah.. is ring a containment indicator? Srividyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158643858913977806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-9421491191059634162016-05-24T15:41:34.042+05:302016-05-24T15:41:34.042+05:30If 'Tonk' is the solution what about def.?...If 'Tonk' is the solution what about def.? Hit? But it is in the middle of the clue.<br />If'Knot' is the solution- hit the ball will be the wordplay to get 'tonk' & 'turn up' would be the reversal indicator.<br />Am I right? I think that is waht Col. has indicated.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-71891751209372280262016-05-24T15:32:09.727+05:302016-05-24T15:32:09.727+05:30I solved 1d as TONK instead of KNOT and struggled ...I solved 1d as TONK instead of KNOT and struggled for sometime<br /> Is there any hint in the clue TONK alone can be the solution and not knot. <br />maradnusrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10425293395115847011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-50820460839886887352016-05-24T15:31:53.369+05:302016-05-24T15:31:53.369+05:30I solved 1d as TONK instead of KNOT and struggled ...I solved 1d as TONK instead of KNOT and struggled for sometime<br /> Is there any hint in the clue TONK alone can be the solution and not knot. <br />maradnusrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10425293395115847011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-37909315417602733912016-05-24T14:31:18.362+05:302016-05-24T14:31:18.362+05:30Thank you Col. for the very informative article, b...Thank you Col. for the very informative article, but again the move seems to have been caught up in red tape.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-85596812745868489522016-05-24T13:30:32.872+05:302016-05-24T13:30:32.872+05:30Had heard of Burkina Faso, as it was once rated as...Had heard of Burkina Faso, as it was once rated as the poorest country in the worldRameshJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190197234905557537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-92049756764018487702016-05-24T13:28:31.022+05:302016-05-24T13:28:31.022+05:30Refer my 12:49, that should read 'High Securit...Refer my 12:49, that should read 'High Security Registration plates'. See the link <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_India#High_Security_Registration_plates" rel="nofollow">Vehicle registration plates of India</a>Deepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-8595711683102349432016-05-24T13:20:59.070+05:302016-05-24T13:20:59.070+05:30Another one from Africa- Cote'D I'voire- f...Another one from Africa- Cote'D I'voire- formerly Ivory coast (which is familiar) Fortunately we only change names of cities & states!Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-59289169078167681652016-05-24T13:18:01.611+05:302016-05-24T13:18:01.611+05:30Thank you for the info Col. I did not know it.I wi...Thank you for the info Col. I did not know it.I will be on the lookout for the introduction of the new number plates. But the table gives the year as 1947!<br />Like Col. said, I too did not bother about checking for Jamaica once pal & one were found with J.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-83446844797306226392016-05-24T12:49:13.516+05:302016-05-24T12:49:13.516+05:30Thanks Col...Neyartha has this habit of teaching u...Thanks Col...Neyartha has this habit of teaching us geography(among other subjects)...unheard of places nicely put together in a gridVasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-45139784639671476592016-05-24T12:49:06.195+05:302016-05-24T12:49:06.195+05:30Paddy if you see the proposed high definiton numbe...Paddy if you see the proposed high definiton number plates which has not come into use the letters IND appear on the left in addition to the state codeDeepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-23500711368767412882016-05-24T12:45:37.477+05:302016-05-24T12:45:37.477+05:30Didnt even look up the abbreviation..thought this ...Didnt even look up the abbreviation..thought this is standard abbreviation.Vasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-76238719660449372962016-05-24T12:45:08.835+05:302016-05-24T12:45:08.835+05:30Thank you Sir! I went after country codes! Didn...Thank you Sir! I went after country codes! Didn't think of the one given above!Mukundala Balasubramanyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778248287813410500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-51838457014517931332016-05-24T12:44:32.779+05:302016-05-24T12:44:32.779+05:30Col.,
For India it says 'IND'. Where do we...Col.,<br />For India it says 'IND'. Where do we have that?! we follow a statewise system. Are others equally misleading? Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-60070476087916712222016-05-24T12:41:41.808+05:302016-05-24T12:41:41.808+05:30It's capital is a bigger tongue twister namely...It's capital is a bigger tongue twister namely OUAGADOUGOU.<br />Malawi was formerly Republic of Upper Volta (Courtesy Wikipaedia)Deepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-55535617396418200982016-05-24T12:40:08.614+05:302016-05-24T12:40:08.614+05:30Surprisingly I had learned about the African count...Surprisingly I had learned about the African country Burkina Faso and its even more unheard of capital Ougadogou(!) from my grandson. Never expected it to help me in a CW.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-81637285896017615092016-05-24T12:38:52.625+05:302016-05-24T12:38:52.625+05:30JA is the vehicle registeration code for Jamaica. ...JA is the vehicle registeration code for Jamaica. Neyartha uses these codes very often. See the link <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_vehicle_registration_codes" rel="nofollow">LIST OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION CODES</a>Deepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-65216582669899239332016-05-24T12:35:27.121+05:302016-05-24T12:35:27.121+05:30Thought I was the only late comer. Only 5 comments...Thought I was the only late comer. Only 5 comments for this humdinger of a puzzle! Well said laconically Col in the by line.<br />Loved this marsupial treat. Needed to google to get the unheard of country Burkina Faso..missed out on polysemy despite all the crossings.<br />Enjoying vacation at Indore...getting up late & doing the crossword at a leisurely pace..Vasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-68181979105058919022016-05-24T12:34:34.882+05:302016-05-24T12:34:34.882+05:3024A Is JA for Jamaica correct pl? My search yields...24A Is JA for Jamaica correct pl? My search yields JM(for two letters)and JAM(for three letter abbreviation.)Mukundala Balasubramanyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778248287813410500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-9696632620104392852016-05-24T12:15:18.283+05:302016-05-24T12:15:18.283+05:30Good show! Yes, of late he is within our reach!Good show! Yes, of late he is within our reach!Mukundala Balasubramanyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778248287813410500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-60179244316358077102016-05-24T11:37:32.593+05:302016-05-24T11:37:32.593+05:30Surprisingly I did better today and I think I was ...Surprisingly I did better today and I think I was able to concentrate better. Missed out on just 4 words- of course after taking help from dictionary & google. Of late Neyartha is within reach.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.com