tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post5306712892689425087..comments2024-03-29T10:17:00.663+05:30Comments on THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: Special, Sunday 28 May 2017, Raju UmamaheswarCol_Gopinathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-81485521413002318632017-05-29T12:55:23.724+05:302017-05-29T12:55:23.724+05:30Vasant: Whilst I agree with your first comment, o...Vasant: Whilst I agree with your first comment, on the question of English as the 'first 'or 'second' language, I beg to differ. I have seen, know and interacted with many Britishers, Scots and Irish friends with their so-called knowledge of the 'first' language to be nothing to write home about. At best, they were 'pretenders' and at worst , 'tool- monkies'putting on a snobbish and toffee-nosed attitude to cover up their ignorance towards what they used to term us as 'natives'. I still maintain, that the quality of our compilers is second to none.Knowledge knows no race or colour and we have certainly excelled in our skill insofar as compiling in concerned.raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-63081491885080149762017-05-28T23:02:04.754+05:302017-05-28T23:02:04.754+05:30Agree Dr....Clues by xChequer are as good as any o...Agree Dr....Clues by xChequer are as good as any on The Times..Buzzer's are at par with Dean Mayer's...of course..the English Crossword scenerio is more professional with crossword editors & of course the advantage of being first & having English as first languageVasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-28908414041054488642017-05-28T21:39:45.311+05:302017-05-28T21:39:45.311+05:30Perhaps not quite miles ahead Raju... but unquesti...Perhaps not quite miles ahead Raju... but unquestionably on par...! Satyen Nabarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11793151996440495885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-40672471304778949362017-05-28T21:23:16.908+05:302017-05-28T21:23:16.908+05:30Thanks for the special Raju Thanks for the special Raju Col_Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-79761928766998850892017-05-28T21:12:37.181+05:302017-05-28T21:12:37.181+05:30The word DEFENCE mainly refers to the game of ches...The word DEFENCE mainly refers to the game of chess also.raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-69448097735710362262017-05-28T20:01:50.673+05:302017-05-28T20:01:50.673+05:30When the bed is not used, one drapes it with the b...When the bed is not used, one drapes it with the bedspread.<br /><br />Thanks everyone for your forbearance with my cryptially ungrammatical effort ( Cv's views- not mine !). Thanks to the Col for publishing the crossie.<br /><br />I also had the pleasure of a visit from the Col & his wife followed by CV , the latter for a lesser time as he arrived late. After his arrival, we had a lively <br /> and animated discussion when I mentioned that our Indian compilers are miles ahead of the British ones. CV and the Col disagreed with me , saying that English is , after all our second language ! I rebutted it commenting that though English is our second language we are second to none , in comparison ! In the process, Geetaji's and my wife's presence in the room was forgotten, much to their chagrin ! raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-36781429013308477042017-05-28T18:02:02.026+05:302017-05-28T18:02:02.026+05:306D:BEDSPREAD; BED+(SPARED)*
Bed from? Was it meant...6D:BEDSPREAD; BED+(SPARED)*<br />Bed from? Was it meant to be RA?Vasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-76006234732988346302017-05-28T16:05:43.697+05:302017-05-28T16:05:43.697+05:30Suresh, 6D is not yet solved so go ahead and solve...Suresh, 6D is not yet solved so go ahead and solve itCol_Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-67991811797931544072017-05-28T16:05:16.088+05:302017-05-28T16:05:16.088+05:30That completes it. Thank you Raju- would be more t...That completes it. Thank you Raju- would be more thankful if definitions are put at either end to make things easier,at least for amateurs like me.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-50767045625717805932017-05-28T15:58:49.624+05:302017-05-28T15:58:49.624+05:3011a DEPOT (Toped <)
16A SAD (DD)
6D Already sol...11a DEPOT (Toped <)<br />16A SAD (DD)<br />6D Already solved earlierSureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985297587673755564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-3378779852172599102017-05-28T15:20:01.417+05:302017-05-28T15:20:01.417+05:30Last 3
Across - 11, 16
Down - 6Last 3<br /><br />Across - 11, 16<br /><br />Down - 6Deepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-77969916120633787252017-05-28T15:15:22.577+05:302017-05-28T15:15:22.577+05:308D natty
19D PROV(OK)E
22 AWAIT (A WEIGHT)8D natty<br />19D PROV(OK)E<br />22 AWAIT (A WEIGHT)sree_sreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06970943914241397310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-87482849386831575412017-05-28T15:06:46.481+05:302017-05-28T15:06:46.481+05:301A castle Ca(+s-t)tle
27A scatty s(cat)ty .. Defn ...1A castle Ca(+s-t)tle<br />27A scatty s(cat)ty .. Defn in the middle<br />7d impetus imp+(set+up-p*)RameshJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190197234905557537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-79918387946558432782017-05-28T14:19:16.095+05:302017-05-28T14:19:16.095+05:30:-):-)Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-52481844599732148932017-05-28T13:05:05.962+05:302017-05-28T13:05:05.962+05:30My mind is a bit dyslexic and asymmetric !My mind is a bit dyslexic and asymmetric !raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-54201756933434237062017-05-28T12:43:14.748+05:302017-05-28T12:43:14.748+05:30And complimented for being consistently inconsiste...And complimented for being consistently inconsistentVenkateshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15255416302037791392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-32697536990174173972017-05-28T12:35:04.895+05:302017-05-28T12:35:04.895+05:30Good to see Raju graduating to setting on a symmet...Good to see Raju graduating to setting on a symmetric grid.Venkateshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15255416302037791392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-255598724893393132017-05-28T12:33:09.081+05:302017-05-28T12:33:09.081+05:304a PLEBEIAN* (anagram of PLAIN BEE)
12a TAU(N)T ?...4a PLEBEIAN* (anagram of PLAIN BEE)<br />12a TAU(N)T ?12PM is N(oon).<br />24a ~allowed ALOUDVenkateshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15255416302037791392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-77144451569332957682017-05-28T12:17:55.119+05:302017-05-28T12:17:55.119+05:30ACROSS
14 An aim for a quick darts player? (2,3...ACROSS<br />14 An aim for a quick darts player? (2,3,6) AT THE DOUBLE (CD)<br />22 A game point for a protagonist. (9) A/POLO/GIST<br />DOWN<br />2 Made sure to get clean wood (7) SAW/DUST<br />Nadathur Rajanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09617463765008509834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-25260255310682856552017-05-28T12:15:07.182+05:302017-05-28T12:15:07.182+05:30I am punctured for my punctiliousness with punctua...I am punctured for my punctiliousness with punctuations !raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-83971187923742449152017-05-28T11:50:25.670+05:302017-05-28T11:50:25.670+05:30Compensating for 5D,
15D EMBROIDER (IMBORED)* + E...Compensating for 5D,<br /><br />15D EMBROIDER (IMBORED)* + ER<br /><br /> Satyen Nabarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11793151996440495885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-55606963791923851732017-05-28T11:45:57.083+05:302017-05-28T11:45:57.083+05:30That is typically Raju!That is typically Raju!Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-57422016984095591892017-05-28T11:40:57.840+05:302017-05-28T11:40:57.840+05:305D LITTLE BY LITTLE (CD)
20A BATTLEDRESS (ALBERTS...5D LITTLE BY LITTLE (CD)<br /><br />20A BATTLEDRESS (ALBERTSTEDS)*<br /><br />17d DISCOVERY (DISC + OVER + Y)Satyen Nabarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11793151996440495885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-54042888665895630342017-05-28T11:39:17.517+05:302017-05-28T11:39:17.517+05:30A topsy-turvy puzzle! Some extremely good clues-so...A topsy-turvy puzzle! Some extremely good clues-some iffy ones(25A, 27A where definitions are not at start or end). 24A was topical!<br />Why do some clues have fullstops?(11A,13A,20A,22A,etc.)Vasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-30782128820603922202017-05-28T11:33:21.222+05:302017-05-28T11:33:21.222+05:30Perhaps DBE? Definition By ExamplePerhaps DBE? Definition By ExampleVasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.com