tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post4848469918124586111..comments2024-03-29T00:04:26.667+05:30Comments on THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: No 12231, Saturday 03 Feb 2018, xChequerCol_Gopinathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-50923204161306630372018-02-03T19:54:27.383+05:302018-02-03T19:54:27.383+05:30Sureshji,
CLOSE also mean stuffy and airless , a...Sureshji, <br /><br />CLOSE also mean stuffy and airless , as Vasant has said. As in , the room was CLOSE and suffocating, or stuffy. <br /><br />EXchequer took my whole one hour and ten minutes to solve. Vasant, Easier as in comparison to his usual or is it indeed an easier crossword ? 9d0wn is right DOWN THE MIDDLE of the grid ! RIOT as in it was hilarious ? Where's the indication to use S for SPADE?<br /><br />MEA CULPA , such crossies are not MY CUPPA ! too many convoluted clues UGH ! I was turned into a 13 down !! Real BHEJA FRY !!!!raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-22721981337707489602018-02-03T18:11:14.395+05:302018-02-03T18:11:14.395+05:30Not an easy one to crack.Not an easy one to crack.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18190109317309237524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-39459248449939690932018-02-03T16:54:21.300+05:302018-02-03T16:54:21.300+05:30Shall I put it as 'Close' is close to humi...Shall I put it as 'Close' is close to humid- as in tightly packed (say a closed room)? I am not able to find any other direct link.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-70559449974478988132018-02-03T16:52:13.271+05:302018-02-03T16:52:13.271+05:30Ok. ThanksOk. ThanksSureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985297587673755564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-80716917397614968432018-02-03T16:11:07.608+05:302018-02-03T16:11:07.608+05:30from oxford online dictionary "Uncomfortably ...from oxford online dictionary "Uncomfortably humid or airless.<br />‘a close, hazy day’"sree_sreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06970943914241397310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-29190903218965678342018-02-03T16:08:35.586+05:302018-02-03T16:08:35.586+05:30Thanks. Fixed itThanks. Fixed itRameshJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190197234905557537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-3438882294859057892018-02-03T15:20:56.595+05:302018-02-03T15:20:56.595+05:30Yes. But, Humid?Yes. But, Humid?Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985297587673755564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-28471980429574209652018-02-03T15:19:01.397+05:302018-02-03T15:19:01.397+05:30Close as in compact, crowded, dense,packed, thick,...Close as in compact, crowded, dense,packed, thick, tightVasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-91722528806626932692018-02-03T15:03:45.729+05:302018-02-03T15:03:45.729+05:30For the 9th Anniversary of the blog tomorrow there...For the 9th Anniversary of the blog tomorrow there will be a Jumbo Community special which will be posted at 9 AMDeepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-78727116398952808122018-02-03T14:41:28.613+05:302018-02-03T14:41:28.613+05:30And how is Humid = Close?And how is Humid = Close?Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985297587673755564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-88100472222148285902018-02-03T13:43:58.209+05:302018-02-03T13:43:58.209+05:30Mea culpaMea culpaJayalakshmi arumugamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13961359614136959836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-68721878782759286802018-02-03T13:03:38.470+05:302018-02-03T13:03:38.470+05:30Friend=Chum
About to leave:Remove C(about) from ch...Friend=Chum<br />About to leave:Remove C(about) from chum<br />Id=psychic identity<br />Hence (-c)HUM ID<br />Close=definitionVasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-51862038114799408322018-02-03T12:52:50.932+05:302018-02-03T12:52:50.932+05:30What is 21D? I am still foxedWhat is 21D? I am still foxedSureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985297587673755564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-28378136834714686012018-02-03T12:47:04.817+05:302018-02-03T12:47:04.817+05:30:-)
I feel both should be given right.:-)<br />I feel both should be given right.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-49397362006396540102018-02-03T12:29:54.003+05:302018-02-03T12:29:54.003+05:30😀😀😀😀Vasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-53997933175099528072018-02-03T12:24:22.185+05:302018-02-03T12:24:22.185+05:30You fill in as per your instinct and hope for the ...You fill in as per your instinct and hope for the bestVasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-44695732308167134792018-02-03T11:59:47.594+05:302018-02-03T11:59:47.594+05:30Thank you Vasant. I was fooled by the colour. I di...Thank you Vasant. I was fooled by the colour. I did not notice the 'dip' and took soak as the insertion indicator.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-82745367926482120212018-02-03T11:55:27.546+05:302018-02-03T11:55:27.546+05:30SoakSoakVasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-72361134803860026742018-02-03T11:29:54.229+05:302018-02-03T11:29:54.229+05:30What is the def. in 23A?What is the def. in 23A?Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-24393656425643571342018-02-03T11:28:21.599+05:302018-02-03T11:28:21.599+05:30Yes, in deed!
What happens when such a clue comes ...Yes, in deed!<br />What happens when such a clue comes up in a contest?Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-11670372307082915092018-02-03T11:26:37.709+05:302018-02-03T11:26:37.709+05:30What a DOG MA!What a DOG MA!Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-71774559859437012042018-02-03T10:27:22.432+05:302018-02-03T10:27:22.432+05:30It works both ways:fodder and answer at endsIt works both ways:fodder and answer at endsVasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-76186578268054662212018-02-03T10:26:08.829+05:302018-02-03T10:26:08.829+05:3019D: Gridman featuring in an ExChequer puzzle!19D: Gridman featuring in an ExChequer puzzle!Vasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-26358698859943869922018-02-03T10:20:31.208+05:302018-02-03T10:20:31.208+05:30surfaces are super. still reading 7a as cancersurfaces are super. still reading 7a as cancersree_sreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06970943914241397310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-12845283008962926892018-02-03T10:18:50.679+05:302018-02-03T10:18:50.679+05:30Relatively easier puzzle by ExChequer. Some super ...Relatively easier puzzle by ExChequer. Some super clues. Force=mass×acceleration was innovatively done!<br />Thanks ExC and Ramesh for a super blogVasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.com