tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post3759693991151588837..comments2024-03-29T00:04:26.667+05:30Comments on THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: The Sunday Crossword (2868), Sunday 22 Nov 2015Col_Gopinathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-64963423974378464452015-11-22T15:40:42.317+05:302015-11-22T15:40:42.317+05:30Wow Wow VMA Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02195152250121457237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-76497416615079326292015-11-22T15:37:05.771+05:302015-11-22T15:37:05.771+05:30Submission email came in at 12:02. Having complete...Submission email came in at 12:02. Having completed it in that time, of course, is no guarantee that I got it right! :)<br /><br />The puzzle was indeed tougher than the earlier ones. Luckily, I had come across at least one of the unusual words earlier, which helped!Abhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198192791769284895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-21353690544925398852015-11-22T15:34:48.968+05:302015-11-22T15:34:48.968+05:30That means Abhay, you finished this tough puzzle ...That means Abhay, you finished this tough puzzle before 1210? :) VMA Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02195152250121457237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-15113138409873837042015-11-22T13:56:40.947+05:302015-11-22T13:56:40.947+05:30And pardon the typo. My left hand is a problemAnd pardon the typo. My left hand is a problemSureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985297587673755564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-40849495791657859792015-11-22T13:56:04.555+05:302015-11-22T13:56:04.555+05:30I thought you had uwed C tomean crosswordI thought you had uwed C tomean crosswordSureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985297587673755564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-44200807755609995692015-11-22T13:25:20.644+05:302015-11-22T13:25:20.644+05:30Completed the grid and submitted successfully . W...Completed the grid and submitted successfully . Wracked my brains with one particular clue that took me a whole 20 minutes to crack and it looked so silly that I wasted so much time on that ; It e=was so obviously staring and glaring at me !raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-22853193572584068782015-11-22T13:22:54.918+05:302015-11-22T13:22:54.918+05:30Abhay: I see your point. I didn't ,mean any ...Abhay: I see your point. I didn't ,mean any offence to them - I used the word business in the context of activity and NOT commercial. I am indeed grateful to them for all that they are doing . It ids indeed a stupendous task but they can certainly make our life easier. We certainly NOT take them to the Consumer Forum !!raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-43959908781353001272015-11-22T13:19:49.831+05:302015-11-22T13:19:49.831+05:30Sorry, I meant IXL - I C what you say !
I inten...Sorry, I meant IXL - I C what you say ! <br /><br />I intend writing an article on the confusing world of acronyms that we live in !! Especially in the newspapers, the free use of these abbrevs confuse me a lot when they prominently appear in the head lnes. Raj for Rajasthan and Mum for Mumbai etc and then you have these ICC ACC WC and what else you don't see !!raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-68214683578830745242015-11-22T12:10:10.997+05:302015-11-22T12:10:10.997+05:30Raju, they are not really "in...business"...Raju, they are not really "in...business", and we are not paying clients - we are participants in a competition run by a group of enthusiasts. It is truly admirable that they take the time and the trouble to make this work. What is galling is that they take a lot trouble over setting up the whole thing but then overlook small but important things that can be taken care of through simple automation: sending alerts when the page goes live, letting people know of any disruptions/delays, putting up details of mistakes in the crossword (a clue missing once, a clue number missing in the grid both this week and last week) on both the administration site and the main site, etc.Abhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198192791769284895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-86466023040065352812015-11-22T11:56:12.988+05:302015-11-22T11:56:12.988+05:30They do send emails/SMS on submission, don't t...They do send emails/SMS on submission, don't they?Prabhanjanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01035561576585431044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-32492510047856305222015-11-22T11:34:11.329+05:302015-11-22T11:34:11.329+05:30Raju ICL (indian Cricket League) was wound up in 2...Raju ICL (indian Cricket League) was wound up in 2009 !!Deepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-11428973296983982172015-11-22T11:29:18.350+05:302015-11-22T11:29:18.350+05:30They are in the business-- so why not? They ought...They are in the business-- so why not? They ought to be more organized , unless the technology itself is failing them !raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-88363067987048413382015-11-22T11:23:51.418+05:302015-11-22T11:23:51.418+05:30I read once about some billionaire who had glass w...I read once about some billionaire who had glass walls for his bathroom in his mansion overlooking his private beach. That is fine if he wants to enjoy the view while in the bathtub.<br /><br />How this became an in thing to do for architects of hotels I could not figure out.Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985297587673755564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-84528715628945627712015-11-22T11:23:31.480+05:302015-11-22T11:23:31.480+05:30Triggering automatic emails to registered particip...Triggering automatic emails to registered participants does not involve significant cost (especially when compared to the cost of the competition as a whole).Abhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198192791769284895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-8913726493453348962015-11-22T11:20:45.495+05:302015-11-22T11:20:45.495+05:30Does it cost them any for such communications by e...Does it cost them any for such communications by email or SMS? <br /><br />Have the patience of an angler and wait for the bait to catch on !raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-89745439665727196502015-11-22T11:16:16.026+05:302015-11-22T11:16:16.026+05:30It is 20 minutes past 11 and yet no sign of the si...It is 20 minutes past 11 and yet no sign of the site for ICL !!raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-60393317540113620482015-11-22T11:11:35.018+05:302015-11-22T11:11:35.018+05:30Lots of such 'imaginative' people in this ...Lots of such 'imaginative' people in this world. Why would anyone want a glass wall for the bathroom in hotels?Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985297587673755564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-57249590579793110672015-11-22T11:10:59.807+05:302015-11-22T11:10:59.807+05:30Suggestion to IXL organizers is to send an email o...Suggestion to IXL organizers is to send an email or SMS a few minutes before they put up the grid, so that we don't need to be sitting in front of our PCs waiting for the grid to show up.Prabhanjanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01035561576585431044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-2549267770487375782015-11-22T11:04:20.427+05:302015-11-22T11:04:20.427+05:30Hi...IXL grid not yet up? Hi...IXL grid not yet up? Srividyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158643858913977806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-7257320186634321242015-11-22T10:59:06.621+05:302015-11-22T10:59:06.621+05:30Exactly! A customer service must work out such sol...Exactly! A customer service must work out such solutions.<br />The other day when paper was not delivered by 9 a.m. I made three/four alls on mobile to agent. They were not accepted.<br />Calls to the desk of the paper produced no results.<br />Mail received a silly automated reply that assumed I had not given the essential details when every detail expected to act on I had already given thoughtfully.<br />On insistence, an executive spoke to me. That's all - no satisfactory resolution of the problem or an assurance that they will look into the matter. <br />Even after that paper was received at 9 a.m. today.<br />That is the org has no thraani or dhil to discipline last-mile deliver man.<br />Their TV ad makes fun of comp.paper.<br />But comp. paper came to me at 6-15. Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-7736673790749984732015-11-22T10:57:22.551+05:302015-11-22T10:57:22.551+05:306am is an unearthly hour in Hyderabad6am is an unearthly hour in HyderabadRaghunathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162552411714117166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-81722683536746618522015-11-22T10:48:47.276+05:302015-11-22T10:48:47.276+05:30Once in some previous decades I was a rabid Sunday...Once in some previous decades I was a rabid Sunday crossword solver on paper and to the finish, perhaps using dicts but with no computer prog help available, These days I don't solve on this paper - the font is too thin and light for my eyes. Mails to the so-called Readers' Editor (busy deflecting BJP/Hindutwa trolls) is of no use. <br />Why this feature cannot use the body texf font of other stories, I can't understand. <br />A design editor who numbers pages as 01, 02, etc., to just 06 (at the most) and one who places these not on the left top of a left page for easy viewing while raising just the top corner of a page, must be devoid of ideas and must be doing novel things for novelty sake. Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-74111542403083581562015-11-22T10:37:17.774+05:302015-11-22T10:37:17.774+05:30I used to have this problem of paper coming everyd...I used to have this problem of paper coming everyday after 7am. My news agent then worked out a mothod by which the suplier of papers at the Sheraton Hotel next door would drop the papers of the apartment at the gate and the watchman delivers to individual flats. Now the paper is in well before 6am.Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985297587673755564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-5420464787958202822015-11-22T10:28:13.826+05:302015-11-22T10:28:13.826+05:30Simple sunday fare ... a light, nutritious breakfa...Simple sunday fare ... a light, nutritious breakfast i guess...a couple of idlis?? what say :) hee hee Srividyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158643858913977806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-34519715465253656412015-11-22T09:14:15.551+05:302015-11-22T09:14:15.551+05:30Read thehindu.comRead thehindu.comRamanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397749600795786434noreply@blogger.com