tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post5885971558744433531..comments2024-03-29T14:39:27.221+05:30Comments on THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: No 11378, Saturday 25 Apr 2015, ArdenCol_Gopinathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-1747097977220854312015-04-25T12:27:04.962+05:302015-04-25T12:27:04.962+05:30I checked again and Collins does indeed have this ...I checked again and Collins does indeed have this meaning. I do follow tennis quite ardently and have never heard the phrase applied to the cord itself, hence my doubt.Abhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198192791769284895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-23612513065793421512015-04-25T12:24:43.458+05:302015-04-25T12:24:43.458+05:30Col., the page you cite actually supports my take ...Col., the page you cite actually supports my take on this! For "net cord", it says "see dead net cord", and it defines dead net cord to mean the ball clipping the top of the net.Abhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198192791769284895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-21689330871740255582015-04-25T12:14:00.115+05:302015-04-25T12:14:00.115+05:30Thanks Col. Fixed itThanks Col. Fixed itRameshJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190197234905557537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-41934336612881461142015-04-25T11:52:27.046+05:302015-04-25T11:52:27.046+05:30Abhay i made the same mistake and Albania came to ...Abhay i made the same mistake and Albania came to the rescue :-)Arvind Ramaswamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01215724226462958813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-91198204106161335802015-04-25T11:51:21.713+05:302015-04-25T11:51:21.713+05:30Great puzzle from Arden today.. Managed to finish ...Great puzzle from Arden today.. Managed to finish it but with lot of googling... Totally new words for me were AGNATIC, MADREPORE, BARBICAN, NET CORD, DAMSON, LANTANA.... but the wordplay and crossing letters helped a lot in narrowing down the guesses.. Arvind Ramaswamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01215724226462958813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-39415291550700017522015-04-25T10:36:47.927+05:302015-04-25T10:36:47.927+05:30
Net cord: noun
(tennis) a cord that passes ...<br /> Net cord: noun<br /><br /> (tennis) a cord that passes along and supports the top of a tennis net<br /><br />rangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749210716041228332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-24690561323715616562015-04-25T10:35:03.995+05:302015-04-25T10:35:03.995+05:30Net cord is really a cord/ rope that holds the net...Net cord is really a cord/ rope that holds the net in place. The ball that hits the net is sometimes loosely called the net cord. This cord is concealed with a tape.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-19779846499338033072015-04-25T10:34:47.849+05:302015-04-25T10:34:47.849+05:30See some of the terms used in Tennis at the link G...See some of the terms used in Tennis at the link <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_tennis_terms#L%22" rel="nofollow">GLOSSARY OF TENNIS TERMS</a>Deepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-57379254304262908372015-04-25T10:33:47.624+05:302015-04-25T10:33:47.624+05:30Well the 'Net Cord' is in the centre of th...Well the 'Net Cord' is in the centre of the court isn't it?Deepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-88034737259686690562015-04-25T10:19:00.427+05:302015-04-25T10:19:00.427+05:30Good one, Arden - many great surfaces in there, an...Good one, Arden - many great surfaces in there, and some fascinating wordplay! Thank you, and to Ramesh for the blog.<br /><br />I think the definition of NET CORD is not right - NET CORD refers to a the ball hitting the top of the net, not just to the net itself (as the definition seems to suggest).<br /><br />Three words were completely new to me, but the wordplay made them accessible (MADREPORE, MALTSTER, NANOTUBE). I made things more difficult by first putting in ULTRASONIC instead of ULTRASOUND, which of course held up ALBANIA till I saw the mistake.Abhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198192791769284895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-44358782445257059032015-04-25T09:31:52.276+05:302015-04-25T09:31:52.276+05:30As for me, initially I missed some of the well dis...As for me, initially I missed some of the well disguised T clues, like ACHE in 'beaches', but the crossings helped me get them!Mukundala Balasubramanyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778248287813410500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-34210988385508133312015-04-25T09:27:17.555+05:302015-04-25T09:27:17.555+05:30Awesome puzzle. :) Comparatively easier. Learnt so...Awesome puzzle. :) Comparatively easier. Learnt some new words. But no hassle at all. Only 17A D definition I felt was slightly inadequate. Shrikanthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262099210144475528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-77242734535789833852015-04-25T09:22:13.898+05:302015-04-25T09:22:13.898+05:30Completed?! Great! I am far from it today.
Missed ...Completed?! Great! I am far from it today.<br />Missed a few well disguised anagrams also. Not my day, I presume.<br />Good one, nevertheless..Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-42571281562528829892015-04-25T09:19:10.225+05:302015-04-25T09:19:10.225+05:30An engrossing puzzle! Happy to have completed an ...An engrossing puzzle! Happy to have completed an Arden crossie for the first time!! Thank you Arden. :-)))Mukundala Balasubramanyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778248287813410500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-69036747433907673702015-04-25T08:47:44.188+05:302015-04-25T08:47:44.188+05:30Okay. Msg from Ajeesh saying that 'felt = fabr...Okay. Msg from Ajeesh saying that 'felt = fabric = MAT'Deepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-56206496733278658862015-04-25T08:32:32.153+05:302015-04-25T08:32:32.153+05:30I had 12A as {IN}{HABIT} with Be as the definition...I had 12A as {IN}{HABIT} with Be as the definitionDeepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-77999353550571086922015-04-25T08:31:55.377+05:302015-04-25T08:31:55.377+05:30Not clear on the anno for MAT in 11ANot clear on the anno for MAT in 11ADeepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.com