tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post3150229583145395992..comments2024-03-29T00:04:26.667+05:30Comments on THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: Special, Sunday 07 Dec 2014, Le RoiCol_Gopinathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-42320441637243689192014-12-07T18:20:52.799+05:302014-12-07T18:20:52.799+05:30Raju see THC No 10548 on Wednesday 22 Aug 12 by Gr...Raju see THC No 10548 on Wednesday 22 Aug 12 by Gridman and your comment on that dayDeepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-29838057151954616892014-12-07T16:53:39.974+05:302014-12-07T16:53:39.974+05:30Thank you very much CV sir! Your comments mean a l...Thank you very much CV sir! Your comments mean a lot to me. Though to be completely honest not so much thought went into ÏN"as well as "SPIR" but your feedback definitely INSPIRES.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12192393812438436981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-70533137863814725602014-12-07T16:36:19.606+05:302014-12-07T16:36:19.606+05:30This is a cleverly crafted puzzle - not too easy, ...This is a cleverly crafted puzzle - not too easy, not too difficult.<br />Four lights starting with IN cannot be an accident. I think it's by design. So also the repeat of the letter string SPIR. The repetition of the letter string TI may have just happened.<br />The clues are all good with a nice mix of clue types. I am unable to do a clue by clue analysis as I have no time for that. I am packing up for an early morning trip out of Madras.<br />The clue "6 Northbound stooge loses ultimate love for Islamic State to become headless individualists (7)" is a classic example of careful construction, the phraseology leading unerringly to the answer.<br />Yes, TARRIANCE is an unusual word in that it is archaic. Even anagram solvers seem to trip up.<br />I don't agree with a comment above that the variant spelling 'saree' is unusual. <br />I must say a word about the grid. In whichever quadrant you gain a foothold, the crossings open up possibilities for you to enter other areas. No quadrant is caged. Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-58150089545650089742014-12-07T16:32:22.190+05:302014-12-07T16:32:22.190+05:30Thank you all for your nice comments and feedback....Thank you all for your nice comments and feedback. I feel a lot encouraged to try more. Vasant - yes I agree there were too many "IN"s, trendy and fashionable. Will definitely improve. Abhya - I also agree that it was one anagram too many.<br /><br />Thanks very much to Col. for giving me a chance and for the first feedback where I could correct quite a few errors.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12192393812438436981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-65218414091949368882014-12-07T15:01:41.744+05:302014-12-07T15:01:41.744+05:30Thank you Le Roi & Col. Had a wonderful time.
...Thank you Le Roi & Col. Had a wonderful time.<br />Keep them coming.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-299593575659058372014-12-07T14:49:16.712+05:302014-12-07T14:49:16.712+05:3022 Stimulate the constituents of thinner vein (7) ...22 Stimulate the constituents of thinner vein (7) INNERVE (T)<br /> <br />I think that is the last one RameshJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190197234905557537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-67288626769061859122014-12-07T14:31:34.067+05:302014-12-07T14:31:34.067+05:30As there are varied versions of swathing a sari f...As there are varied versions of swathing a sari from 6 yards to 9 yards, today, we saw a variation of the spelling from sari to saree ! That's called as innovation with imagination.raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-3402103137911326742014-12-07T14:27:04.984+05:302014-12-07T14:27:04.984+05:30Thanks CV. P'haps! maybe, before my arrival in... Thanks CV. P'haps! maybe, before my arrival in India ? I normally, don't miss even a single THC unless these two occasions have evaded me whilst I was in the US. <br /><br />I must find a way of getting to the THCC whilst I'm away to the US again, from Jan26th to July end. .<br />raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-56578984540236920072014-12-07T13:09:10.133+05:302014-12-07T13:09:10.133+05:30Raju
STRETTI has appeared in THC twice; you proba...Raju<br /><br />STRETTI has appeared in THC twice; you probably missed those puzzles.Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-48341813429797698222014-12-07T12:41:42.221+05:302014-12-07T12:41:42.221+05:3013A- SPIRE- INSPIRE minus IN. Def.- Adorns top of ...13A- SPIRE- INSPIRE minus IN. Def.- Adorns top of a church<br />20A- Elegies (laments)<br />Example- EG <br />surrounded by<br />Oriental fabrications- E LIES<br /><br />24A- Tarriance<br />(IAN CARTER)*<br />Def.- Delaing to move<br /><br />Nice CW. Enjoyed doing it though I joined late.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-39386874415144383702014-12-07T12:38:38.581+05:302014-12-07T12:38:38.581+05:30Oops😊Oops😊Gita SBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05996713929432022345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-77598567413486510982014-12-07T12:37:56.648+05:302014-12-07T12:37:56.648+05:3013A SPIRE
Persuasion - Inspire
To leave home - (-i...13A SPIRE<br />Persuasion - Inspire<br />To leave home - (-in)<br />Def - what adorns the top of a churchGita SBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05996713929432022345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-11506027570038262102014-12-07T12:37:22.503+05:302014-12-07T12:37:22.503+05:30Thanks.Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12458525716671892773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-64482535439327221342014-12-07T12:36:31.807+05:302014-12-07T12:36:31.807+05:3013 A Persuade to leave home and find what adorns t...13 A Persuade to leave home and find what adorns the top of a church (5) –in SPIRE<br /><br />25 D: To thread a needle he must be a superman (5) REEVE [2] Christopher Reeve played Superman in the movie<br />Raghunathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162552411714117166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-47995375034969294732014-12-07T12:22:37.926+05:302014-12-07T12:22:37.926+05:30typo: from me and not form !typo: from me and not form !raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-26837841434207490972014-12-07T12:21:52.356+05:302014-12-07T12:21:52.356+05:30Welcome: Le Roi: You have given a fresh insight a...Welcome: Le Roi: You have given a fresh insight and innerving by inserting incisive items. Nice to see unusual words like TARRIENCE( first time for me in all these years of solving !)STRETTI,( again a first time !) EPILATE (DEPILATE)decapitated ?) wish you appear in the SS many more times ! Only bouquets form me ! others with bricks can bat on !!raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-52323509158508245502014-12-07T12:16:08.273+05:302014-12-07T12:16:08.273+05:3024A I think is TARRIANCE=(IAN CARTER)*24A I think is TARRIANCE=(IAN CARTER)*Vasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-90488308435607237212014-12-07T12:15:00.921+05:302014-12-07T12:15:00.921+05:30Slight correction in anno of 5D
(DE(MO<=)NS)Slight correction in anno of 5D<br /><br />(DE(MO<=)NS)Col_Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-54990919352189978212014-12-07T12:11:09.976+05:302014-12-07T12:11:09.976+05:3024 a: TARRIENCE: Anagram of IAN CARTER;; TARRIENC...24 a: TARRIENCE: Anagram of IAN CARTER;; TARRIENCE -- from Tarry to delay<br />20a: ELEGIES: laments for example(EG)surrounded by oriental fabrications: Oriental :E fabrications: LIES-- Laments+ elegies<br /><br />7d: OCARINA: HIdden inside TROCARINA: A musical instrument<br /><br />raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-87658819068527392202014-12-07T11:50:27.732+05:302014-12-07T11:50:27.732+05:305a de(mo) ns
6d (stooge (-o+is))<= egoists
22 d...5a de(mo) ns<br />6d (stooge (-o+is))<= egoists<br />22 d ep I late epilateAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12458525716671892773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-70744651484399643492014-12-07T11:41:03.555+05:302014-12-07T11:41:03.555+05:30I didn't say it was wrong, I said he might wan...I didn't say it was wrong, I said he might want to re-check it since the answer is 6 letters. He has omitted the last letter in both the solution and the annotation.Abhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198192791769284895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-52397549924721721162014-12-07T11:40:28.267+05:302014-12-07T11:40:28.267+05:30SAREES (6) see rascals ( Reverse contained word)...SAREES (6) see rascals ( Reverse contained word)D.Srinivasanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07981815894015797637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-80560953534294097602014-12-07T11:34:57.897+05:302014-12-07T11:34:57.897+05:30You might want to re-check the solution and annota...You might want to re-check the solution and annotation for 29a.Abhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198192791769284895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-14695635561681550622014-12-07T11:32:23.310+05:302014-12-07T11:32:23.310+05:30Enjoyed the puzzle - thanks, Le Roi. I wouldn'...Enjoyed the puzzle - thanks, Le Roi. I wouldn't have thought it was by a new setter - the clues are well done. I would have perhaps have preferred fewer anagrams, but not much else to cavil at. Especially liked 22 and 25 - uncluttered clues with elegant surfaces.<br /><br />A French - and more generally European - theme seemed to be emerging in a few clues and entries, and I thought it was linked to the setter's <i>nom de plume</i>, but it didn't develop further.Abhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198192791769284895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-3242196765552689292014-12-07T11:23:33.138+05:302014-12-07T11:23:33.138+05:30A simple, easy puzzle with good clues. Lots of &qu...A simple, easy puzzle with good clues. Lots of "at home" & fashionable for "IN" could have been avoided Vasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.com