tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post5840468305330069322..comments2024-03-29T13:20:53.161+05:30Comments on THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: No 11304, Thursday 29 Jan 2015, AfterdarkCol_Gopinathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-30417188617579885212015-01-31T00:09:41.922+05:302015-01-31T00:09:41.922+05:30Thanks Col for your blog that binds us all fads in...Thanks Col for your blog that binds us all fads in an emotional hug. My posts may not be read by others as I'll be late by a whole 13 to 15 hours. But I intend using this blog as a daily dairy, as far as I can. Hope you don't mind? Today;s entry was conceived in the bed after 4am when the jet lagged off my body and the mind got all wired up as a transmitter.Your blog is the planchette and others reading them are the receivers in this telepathic mode.raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-56998478536638156802015-01-31T00:02:51.173+05:302015-01-31T00:02:51.173+05:30Arrived in New York, after an Odysseous journey of...Arrived in New York, after an Odysseous journey of 30 plus hours, with halts at Madras for five hours and Abudhabi for three hours. The drive from JFK airport to Manhattan took almost an hour and a half was very picturesque with vast white swathes of snow covered areas and cars parked giving an imagery of igloos. Temperature at -7 degrees-- very bracing and brrrr !!<br />First experience of snowfall in scotch mist drizzles, very ethereal to look at. God is there in his heaven and all is right with the world !!<br /><br />Completed fifteen crossies of a Guardian puzzles book, bought in the bombay pavements in 1977. The book has be preserved well thanks to my meticulous bracing of the covers by cardboard, with the smell being heavenly. Foreword by Brian Redhead very encouraging and ego- boosting. Says: a crossword is an abstraction---all association and no emotion.--- A law unto itself. Those who practise that law daily are men( not women?) assured, regular habits, confident that <br />the sun will rise in the morning and that 16 across will prove to be a misprint. I see them set in their ways-- disciplined and organized. They sit , rhythmically filling in those tiny squares.They share a daily joke with an anonymous but familiar and well understood compiler.He who does a crossword sets off each day on a journey into the known, not the unknown. He travels hopefully and arrives almost always.<br /><br /> Ye-all Agree?. <br /><br />I feel that a crossword is a meeting of souls of the acrosses and downs ! One is useless without yhe other ? What a magic weave?raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-57915419581092829912015-01-29T20:16:19.205+05:302015-01-29T20:16:19.205+05:30you're right about 5d. This also applies in th...you're right about 5d. This also applies in the same manner to verbal anagrinds which we sometimes overlook, when it follows the fodder.Raghunathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162552411714117166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-76982339822046940012015-01-29T20:13:53.295+05:302015-01-29T20:13:53.295+05:30Because there's no 'love' in any form ...Because there's no 'love' in any form featuring in it ;)Raghunathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162552411714117166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-6619683142307867772015-01-29T19:45:42.719+05:302015-01-29T19:45:42.719+05:30Just wonderbraing. - sorry, wondering - why AD did...Just wonderbraing. - sorry, wondering - why AD didn't use Lovable at 11ac.Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-88230036836907817382015-01-29T19:35:53.519+05:302015-01-29T19:35:53.519+05:30Nice one. Slob & Belief took away my samosas. ...Nice one. Slob & Belief took away my samosas. Very Happy to solve the rest. Thanks AD.Ramanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397749600795786434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-7131444326086460542015-01-29T19:24:06.879+05:302015-01-29T19:24:06.879+05:30Got around to doing this very late today. Quite en...Got around to doing this very late today. Quite enjoyed it - thank you, Afterdark. A pangram only in ending letters is quite a feat - congratulations! Enjoyed many of the clues.<br /><br />A couple of doubts:<br />- 5d: Given that "evacuate" applies to the preceding word, should it perhaps have been "evacuated"? (This wouldn't affect the surface, either.) As it stands, it appears to apply to the following word.<br />- 9d: "In a daze" is surely BEMUSED? I don't think the definition fits BEMUSE.<br /><br />Thanks to DG for the blog.Abhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198192791769284895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-47178932824784277862015-01-29T19:04:16.213+05:302015-01-29T19:04:16.213+05:30Read synonymic puzzles or quick/straightforward pu...Read synonymic puzzles or quick/straightforward puzzles.<br />My desktop needs some attn. and typing in iPad is a pain.Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-66636170858130066452015-01-29T19:01:41.067+05:302015-01-29T19:01:41.067+05:30Today's grid is cyclically symmetrical. That i...Today's grid is cyclically symmetrical. That is the pattern remains the same whichever way you turn it.<br />Of course I have used such grids but those of Gridman in THC are not.<br />Four x four square lights I have used in some synonym if puzzles elsewhere.<br />While all setters are innovative, AD takes credit for some novel variations of used devices.Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-14315227045239003082015-01-29T18:27:15.733+05:302015-01-29T18:27:15.733+05:30Thanks MB. Sorry if you found it tough. Many times...Thanks MB. Sorry if you found it tough. Many times we dont realize it when we set. But mine I thought was always simple. Shrikanthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262099210144475528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-48066287775004801782015-01-29T18:26:52.485+05:302015-01-29T18:26:52.485+05:30Thanks MB. Sorry if you found it tough. Many times...Thanks MB. Sorry if you found it tough. Many times we dont realize it when we set. But mine I thought was always simple. Shrikanthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262099210144475528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-52937202911229121692015-01-29T18:25:03.647+05:302015-01-29T18:25:03.647+05:30Thanks PaddyThanks PaddyShrikanthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262099210144475528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-27763821507389227012015-01-29T17:30:04.637+05:302015-01-29T17:30:04.637+05:30Modi is fearless, you see! He doesn't need a...Modi is fearless, you see! He doesn't need all those paraphernalia of Obama's car. ;-) Mukundala Balasubramanyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778248287813410500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-57377589245398349372015-01-29T17:02:13.652+05:302015-01-29T17:02:13.652+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Mukundala Balasubramanyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778248287813410500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-53539696278730101622015-01-29T16:57:42.496+05:302015-01-29T16:57:42.496+05:30Nice last letter pangram, AD! Keep up the show an...Nice last letter pangram, AD! Keep up the show and looking forward to many more such innovations!! Tough one. Couldn't fare well today.Mukundala Balasubramanyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778248287813410500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-39464288842711956132015-01-29T13:56:02.843+05:302015-01-29T13:56:02.843+05:30Thanks Kishore. Yes, its not a grid normally used ...Thanks Kishore. Yes, its not a grid normally used by me , for that matter anyone. I took special dispensation to accommodate this idea. Shrikanthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262099210144475528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-48819327689902637482015-01-29T13:20:05.720+05:302015-01-29T13:20:05.720+05:30AD-
Joining in late. Another good one today. Enjoy...AD-<br />Joining in late. Another good one today. Enjoyed solving it though a few blanks were there. The bar seems to be continually raised- Pangram, Double pangram,pangram of last letter... what next? Great job requiring a lot of planning & hard work.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-18774576613467874242015-01-29T13:17:25.158+05:302015-01-29T13:17:25.158+05:30Nice one Col. Thank you.
Is it proportional to per...Nice one Col. Thank you.<br />Is it proportional to perceived threat or connected to the saffron robe?Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-36006909929253472022015-01-29T10:31:25.143+05:302015-01-29T10:31:25.143+05:30Mmm......... It escaped from my eyes. Thanks for t...Mmm......... It escaped from my eyes. Thanks for the lovely Xwords.Rengaswamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486462887896094187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-26830549222595120182015-01-29T09:56:15.827+05:302015-01-29T09:56:15.827+05:303x3s are pretty common in DH. On Wednesday, we had...3x3s are pretty common in DH. On Wednesday, we had 2x4s tooKishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-91855762354803828712015-01-29T09:52:46.487+05:302015-01-29T09:52:46.487+05:30Seen on facebook
Obama's car protection ...
...Seen on facebook<br /><br />Obama's car protection ...<br /><br />3 layer bomb protection, automatic chemical weapons launcher if bullet touches car, fully bullet proof so on and so forth ...<br /><br />Modi or our car's protection <br /><br />3 Chillies<br />&<br />1 LemonDeepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-20949535743830505672015-01-29T09:50:03.354+05:302015-01-29T09:50:03.354+05:30I thought moving further in A or D clue was to jum...I thought moving further in A or D clue was to jump the queue and be first. It could also be as you and Ramesh have said.Raghunathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162552411714117166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-20286550294324989712015-01-29T09:43:55.279+05:302015-01-29T09:43:55.279+05:30Thanks Kishore. Yes, its not a grid normally used ...Thanks Kishore. Yes, its not a grid normally used by me , for that matter anyone. I took special dispensation to accommodate this idea. Shrikanthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262099210144475528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-20705772100911603482015-01-29T09:34:57.934+05:302015-01-29T09:34:57.934+05:30Wonderful, AD. Also noticed something different, n...Wonderful, AD. Also noticed something different, not usually seen in THC grids. There are 4 2x2 squares of lights. For eg: the LE of DARKLE and YA of YARDMAN. This sort of checking is more common in DH grids.Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-42445227527432357392015-01-29T09:14:59.580+05:302015-01-29T09:14:59.580+05:30Thanks RaghuThanks RaghuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com