tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post5794918895938240419..comments2024-03-28T13:03:55.666+05:30Comments on THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: No 11078, Wednesday 07 May 2014, Klue Klux KlanCol_Gopinathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-2069175916771584842014-05-08T06:03:15.271+05:302014-05-08T06:03:15.271+05:30I think even I brought this up on the first day th...I think even I brought this up on the first day this particular setter's puzzle appeared. And I was surprised too that the paper accepted this pseudonym. Why would some one want to have their pseudonym after a horribly racist organization like the Klu Klux Klan. Setter may not be racist, but what the handle inadvertently may make people think is that the person is insensitive to the whole issue.VJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06104893127782704192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-53912740948611574832014-05-08T04:28:23.256+05:302014-05-08T04:28:23.256+05:30Amen, Bhavan!Amen, Bhavan!Ganesh N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01951086814788086328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-89991907039765182932014-05-08T00:23:10.460+05:302014-05-08T00:23:10.460+05:30I'm with Ganesh on this one.
@Colonel, we sho...I'm with Ganesh on this one.<br /><br />@Colonel, we should ask all those who insist(ed) on changing Madras -> Chennai, Bombay -> Mumbai, Bangalore -> Bengaluru, Calcutta -> Kolkata :)<br /><br />@Kishore, Ganesh isn't wrong in saying this one is mean*Bhavanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852787341816551917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-66083504420085975102014-05-07T22:18:26.740+05:302014-05-07T22:18:26.740+05:30It is just a disheveled mane!It is just a disheveled mane!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-5255741345879620522014-05-07T21:47:49.039+05:302014-05-07T21:47:49.039+05:30What's in a name?What's in a name?Deepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-17340634129883468752014-05-07T21:20:03.499+05:302014-05-07T21:20:03.499+05:30Thanks for noticing that, CV!Thanks for noticing that, CV!Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-15953832320835215662014-05-07T21:19:41.651+05:302014-05-07T21:19:41.651+05:30The probability of my listening is quite low, Ram....The probability of my listening is quite low, Ram. After all you typed a comment, not uttered it aloud.<br /><br />Brings me to a line from the Sounds of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel :<br /><br />People hearing without listening ...Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-51613748056597701052014-05-07T20:14:13.884+05:302014-05-07T20:14:13.884+05:30Re 1a: Is returning from correct for reversal of g...Re 1a: Is returning from correct for reversal of gala? I think it doesn't work. It means reversing 'from'.Raghunathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162552411714117166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-1695478519669556182014-05-07T17:22:17.550+05:302014-05-07T17:22:17.550+05:30I visit this forum not regularly, but more than oc...I visit this forum not regularly, but more than occasionally, for the discussion, and mostly for the banter, especially about Coimbatore, where I grew up! I have to say I cringe when I see 'Klue Klux Klan' at the top, and cannot imagine it to be in print as the byline. And the references to KKK that it encourages are cringeworthy too. I request the setter to take on another, less offensive, pseudonym and lay this present one to rest. I hope the setter does not take offence.Ganesh N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01951086814788086328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-70362968277001654182014-05-07T15:19:25.567+05:302014-05-07T15:19:25.567+05:30Re the caption in Kishore's cartoon...
Cowards...Re the caption in Kishore's cartoon...<br />Cowards, apart from being cowards, is also CO wards (towards the CO) or wards of the CO (i.e. protegees) and co can mean these wards are colleagues ...<br />Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-25134453077277645542014-05-07T15:00:01.631+05:302014-05-07T15:00:01.631+05:30Mr K - Are you listening?Mr K - Are you listening?Ramanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397749600795786434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-59400752056352529712014-05-07T14:39:50.769+05:302014-05-07T14:39:50.769+05:30An entry here appears in today's Guardian Cryp...An entry here appears in today's Guardian Cryptic (Nutmeg) too. I have noticed this happening a couple of times earlier - would be interesting to keep track of how often it happens. <br /><br />Given that the puzzles come up on the same day and are thus not influenced by each other, would any statistician be able to calculate the probability of the same word appearing in two separate, unconnected lists of, say, 30-35 words each?Abhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198192791769284895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-74108954226664268602014-05-07T13:36:27.876+05:302014-05-07T13:36:27.876+05:30Only the person- that too occasionally, if he gets...Only the person- that too occasionally, if he gets the 'connection'!<br />All details are taken care of in the cartoon including the countdown marked on the wall ! Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-9222911848403926252014-05-07T13:33:37.663+05:302014-05-07T13:33:37.663+05:30Unlike the door, window and dress wchich are barre...Unlike the door, window and dress wchich are barredAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-85143661070671323982014-05-07T13:12:18.885+05:302014-05-07T13:12:18.885+05:30Not a pure &lit because 'spider' is no...Not a pure &lit because 'spider' is not on double duty. It contributes only to the def and not the wordplay (semi &lit)<br /><br />I think I've seen a variant along the lines of "natural at weaving (9)" which would qualify as an &lit if you think the entire clue works as a fair enough definitionmohsinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749919963362102268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-47900784835893957722014-05-07T12:52:43.372+05:302014-05-07T12:52:43.372+05:30If pigs are sick, they may have flies ...If pigs are sick, they may have flies ...Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-49257484423907658592014-05-07T12:48:22.426+05:302014-05-07T12:48:22.426+05:30Welcome!. One friend or the other will give you an...Welcome!. One friend or the other will give you annotations and explanations if you have any doubts, ThomasKishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-87034803958940881072014-05-07T12:46:19.451+05:302014-05-07T12:46:19.451+05:30Nice cartoon, CV. It looks like calls are not '...Nice cartoon, CV. It looks like calls are not 'barred' Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-45448765863486363632014-05-07T12:33:07.243+05:302014-05-07T12:33:07.243+05:30Thank you Suresh.
Just read the Lewis Carroll poem...Thank you Suresh.<br />Just read the Lewis Carroll poem and enjoyed it.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-30853645926849999132014-05-07T12:24:41.416+05:302014-05-07T12:24:41.416+05:30That explains the rain, though belated! Raju not d...That explains the rain, though belated! Raju not doing a CW the whole 24 hours?!Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-7902470602824476752014-05-07T12:21:20.647+05:302014-05-07T12:21:20.647+05:30Abhay,
Pl. let me know if you get it. I also remem...Abhay,<br />Pl. let me know if you get it. I also remember seeing/ doing it.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-83307203060982988862014-05-07T12:21:09.120+05:302014-05-07T12:21:09.120+05:30Coimbatore has had good rains since yesternight an...Coimbatore has had good rains since yesternight and it is still drizzling scotch mist. Heavenly. There's a nip in the air due to a sharp dip in the temperature. Trust Orkut to make my day black with a blank. But I refuse to be disheartened and allow it to spoil and dampen my exuberant mood with this exhilarating weather. Will cat6ch up with my pending clippings, having to stay indoors, listening to soft Mozart classics .<br /><br /> Last week I created a record for myself-- didn't do a single crossword for a day ! Dunno how and why !raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-53098269195682102512014-05-07T12:16:24.002+05:302014-05-07T12:16:24.002+05:30&lit because whole clue can be read as the def...&lit because whole clue can be read as the definition: "Spider natural at traumatizing..." can be seen as a phrase that describes the tarantula.Abhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198192791769284895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-7713504041003501952014-05-07T12:14:25.606+05:302014-05-07T12:14:25.606+05:30Heartless yahoo also falls in this category, I thi...Heartless yahoo also falls in this category, I thinkRamanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397749600795786434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-27909853909155237262014-05-07T12:02:37.455+05:302014-05-07T12:02:37.455+05:30Def is 'spider' and the other words that f...Def is 'spider' and the other words that follow form the fodder, so how is it an &lit?Raghunathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162552411714117166noreply@blogger.com