tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post5722364472866130842..comments2024-03-28T13:03:55.666+05:30Comments on THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: No 12069, Wednesday 26 Jul 2017, GridmanCol_Gopinathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-32639812587901236102017-07-26T23:46:18.665+05:302017-07-26T23:46:18.665+05:30Raju dictionary, vocabulary & lingo all fall i...Raju dictionary, vocabulary & lingo all fall into 1 category:RajuismVasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-80389598952852379192017-07-26T20:44:17.121+05:302017-07-26T20:44:17.121+05:30More the merrier . who knows, English being such a...More the merrier . who knows, English being such a democratic and eclectic language, these may also get into the OED !<br /><br />CV:I agree that ''our country''is the hint.<br /><br />raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-80775405906076711242017-07-26T18:04:25.808+05:302017-07-26T18:04:25.808+05:30;-);-)Mukundala Balasubramanyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778248287813410500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-10545658319794278902017-07-26T18:01:30.984+05:302017-07-26T18:01:30.984+05:30From Raju dictionary?!From Raju dictionary?!Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-37235492420620421672017-07-26T14:59:01.125+05:302017-07-26T14:59:01.125+05:30Hasn't that hint been given, I ask.Hasn't that hint been given, I ask.Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-2677570608272140852017-07-26T14:52:09.516+05:302017-07-26T14:52:09.516+05:30I learnt today two new words! Bonder and Indglish!...I learnt today two new words! Bonder and Indglish!! ;-)Mukundala Balasubramanyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778248287813410500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-69080724842314116382017-07-26T14:15:44.402+05:302017-07-26T14:15:44.402+05:30. Thanks .I am aware that we're solving Indgl.... Thanks .I am aware that we're solving Indglish cryptic crosswords.I merely made a comment. don't bonder to explain. its just that hints are needed when you use Indglish !raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-7885289332670321462017-07-26T13:01:53.627+05:302017-07-26T13:01:53.627+05:30You are right about speed chess.
Fast chess can be...You are right about speed chess.<br />Fast chess can be further subdivided, by decreasing time controls, into rapid chess, blitz chess, and bullet chessPadmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-28536859252156010422017-07-26T12:58:31.474+05:302017-07-26T12:58:31.474+05:30I agree. Language is, after all, for communication...I agree. Language is, after all, for communication. There can be no doubt between the setter and solver about bonda, irrespective of language ( it is another matter that I was misled by the attachment)Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-49615872154024616422017-07-26T12:56:55.611+05:302017-07-26T12:56:55.611+05:30My dear Raju,
When you take The Hindu or ToI or an...My dear Raju,<br />When you take The Hindu or ToI or any other favourite English language newspaper of yours, turn to the supplement page and see, for example,<br />(http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/vegetable-colour-bonda/article3635306.ece),<br />do you ask "Is 'bonda' an Eng dict word?"Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-51105692423127216562017-07-26T12:56:11.491+05:302017-07-26T12:56:11.491+05:30Rapid chess?Rapid chess?Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-30359021736652942962017-07-26T11:49:24.084+05:302017-07-26T11:49:24.084+05:30Problem, as in 'chess problem'.
The other ...Problem, as in 'chess problem'.<br />The other is SPEED. There is what is called speed chess.Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-62981463839027817082017-07-26T11:47:49.546+05:302017-07-26T11:47:49.546+05:30You are right about 3,5.You are right about 3,5.Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-75288218437842392332017-07-26T11:20:38.729+05:302017-07-26T11:20:38.729+05:30Signs, problem?Signs, problem?Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-4865499498467400722017-07-26T11:12:29.601+05:302017-07-26T11:12:29.601+05:30Pl. correct me if i am wrong. Dictionaries give it...Pl. correct me if i am wrong. Dictionaries give it as Tee shirt (with or without a hyphen) So, I think the enu should have been (3,5)Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-84826710972198282512017-07-26T10:59:22.204+05:302017-07-26T10:59:22.204+05:30Bonda : an English dictionary word?
How does a ...Bonda : an English dictionary word? <br /><br />How does a T-shirt become a teeshirt ? never seen spelt like this . or is it a golfer's term?<br /><br />when one loses to chance to tee off without a shirt?<br /><br />Cor ! corpora is a derivative from corpus? corpus delicti !<br /><br />Simplicity is the style of Gridman and in the process any word- Hindi, Tamil or even Irani is grist for his gridmill !!raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-66729048000732067572017-07-26T10:07:45.061+05:302017-07-26T10:07:45.061+05:30Will update the post and theme later. At present I...Will update the post and theme later. At present I am at Delhi Public School, Coimbatore, attending the Coimbatore round of the CBSE Cryptic Crossword Contest -2017Col_Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-12548071168555696772017-07-26T09:45:27.516+05:302017-07-26T09:45:27.516+05:30Yes, at least two more can be spotted.Yes, at least two more can be spotted.Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-65760175583433896362017-07-26T09:36:22.847+05:302017-07-26T09:36:22.847+05:30No excuse for me not to have noticed after getting...No excuse for me not to have noticed after getting En passant.<br />Quite a few words- rook/ castle/ bishop/ knight/ mate/ notation/ en passant/ promoted. Any more?Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-77487166790168164862017-07-26T08:55:58.204+05:302017-07-26T08:55:58.204+05:30When you look for the needles, you miss the whole ...When you look for the needles, you miss the whole haystack! Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-57940842866651062292017-07-26T08:55:00.571+05:302017-07-26T08:55:00.571+05:30Ah yes, Ramesh, though, to be honest, I didn't...Ah yes, Ramesh, though, to be honest, I didn't see it myself when I sent this to TH and was checking copy prior to publication.Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-90688624913675016952017-07-26T08:54:10.497+05:302017-07-26T08:54:10.497+05:30+1+1Vasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-40737720171832951072017-07-26T08:51:43.334+05:302017-07-26T08:51:43.334+05:30Chess theme today?Chess theme today?RameshJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190197234905557537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-40120213470092938652017-07-26T08:47:23.990+05:302017-07-26T08:47:23.990+05:30Tati is in 8D- NO(TATI)ON
I also filled without kn...Tati is in 8D- NO(TATI)ON<br />I also filled without knowing the language!Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-49859169570736869532017-07-26T08:41:58.239+05:302017-07-26T08:41:58.239+05:30See the link over Iranian LanguageSee the link over Iranian LanguageDeepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.com