tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post6295806503948990777..comments2024-03-29T14:39:27.221+05:30Comments on THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: Special, Sunday 22 Jun 2014, PluralistCol_Gopinathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-10601629840861557432014-06-22T20:39:30.682+05:302014-06-22T20:39:30.682+05:30Yes, but not 'Frost'y ... it was not a win...Yes, but not 'Frost'y ... it was not a winter morning you see ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-123046902270675022014-06-22T19:53:31.968+05:302014-06-22T19:53:31.968+05:30Blockages elsewhere ?Blockages elsewhere ?Deepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-64454086426292170542014-06-22T18:42:30.537+05:302014-06-22T18:42:30.537+05:30One reason I could not comment earlier was that I ...One reason I could not comment earlier was that I was stopping by the woodside on a Sunday morning ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-38260257282069176942014-06-22T18:41:58.526+05:302014-06-22T18:41:58.526+05:30Awesome work! Haven't solved the puzzle yet bu...Awesome work! Haven't solved the puzzle yet but looks like a lot of hard work has gone into creating the grid. Not easy at allVJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06104893127782704192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-38549775087709943022014-06-22T18:17:52.952+05:302014-06-22T18:17:52.952+05:30I have to admit I missed the acrostic and the them...I have to admit I missed the acrostic and the theme altogether ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-58963835852828189182014-06-22T18:15:53.171+05:302014-06-22T18:15:53.171+05:30Good one, Abhay. I did this puzzle yesterday by ta...Good one, Abhay. I did this puzzle yesterday by taking a sneak peek, in the blogger, at the post that was scheduled for today 1030. Mexicali was referred by me in my 1st May cartoon, so I was familiar with the Calexico/Mexicali combos.<br /><br />http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-chovhPsblnY/U2GyAQKQ_JI/AAAAAAAABXg/lqtGrjeJKh8/s1600/Cartoon+Open+Border.jpg<br /><br />http://thehinducrosswordcorner.blogspot.in/2014/05/no-11073-thursday-01-may-2014-gridman.html<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-90063045482256128822014-06-22T17:49:47.147+05:302014-06-22T17:49:47.147+05:30Typo : Pl add 'to' btn forward and many.Typo : Pl add 'to' btn forward and many.Mukundala Balasubramanyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778248287813410500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-23818267438154931352014-06-22T17:47:58.460+05:302014-06-22T17:47:58.460+05:30Nice work, Abhay. Looking forward many more brain...Nice work, Abhay. Looking forward many more brain teasing puzzles from you. Thank you.Mukundala Balasubramanyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778248287813410500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-70380082557547326592014-06-22T17:43:48.824+05:302014-06-22T17:43:48.824+05:30The clue acted like a Double-Edged Sword !!The clue acted like a Double-Edged Sword !!Mukundala Balasubramanyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778248287813410500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-70869889548005467662014-06-22T17:42:25.137+05:302014-06-22T17:42:25.137+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Mukundala Balasubramanyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778248287813410500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-42410381337017354712014-06-22T17:32:37.715+05:302014-06-22T17:32:37.715+05:30Keep up the good work. Enjoyed solving it and the ...Keep up the good work. Enjoyed solving it and the comments added THE spl. flavour. Thank you.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-60658112688686515552014-06-22T17:11:11.328+05:302014-06-22T17:11:11.328+05:30A big thank you once again for all the comments!
...A big thank you once again for all the comments! <br /><br />I am heading out for the evening and may not be able to respond to any posts till late at night, so please don't take it amiss if a question/comment goes unacknowledged.Abhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198192791769284895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-24482842143583767022014-06-22T17:05:09.357+05:302014-06-22T17:05:09.357+05:30DOUBLE MIND DOUBLE BIND put me in a Duvhdha-- I pu...DOUBLE MIND DOUBLE BIND put me in a Duvhdha-- I put it in first as BIND , tying it up with Double creates a dilemma . So decided to get out of the BIND and put in MIND !raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-69820248642716230772014-06-22T17:01:28.198+05:302014-06-22T17:01:28.198+05:30+1.
Some sort record for no. of posts?+1.<br />Some sort record for no. of posts?Raghunathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162552411714117166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-7512393825167194462014-06-22T16:51:39.060+05:302014-06-22T16:51:39.060+05:30Good job Abhay. it's not easy to ensure that a...Good job Abhay. it's not easy to ensure that all the Across lights form part of the theme while maintaining symmetry and all the other requirements for a gridDeepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-64268580307255715012014-06-22T16:42:12.764+05:302014-06-22T16:42:12.764+05:30Sorry about that - trying to keep the poem titles ...Sorry about that - trying to keep the poem titles intact necessitated using works like THE and AND, as well as the 4-letter American spelling of PLOW!Abhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198192791769284895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-52859936219540604362014-06-22T16:40:23.339+05:302014-06-22T16:40:23.339+05:30Thank you for putting up the solution grid, Col!
...Thank you for putting up the solution grid, Col!<br /><br />As the colour-coded grid shows (one colour per title), the 19 'across' entries come from the titles of 9 poems:<br /><br />- BEREFT<br />- FIRE AND ICE<br />- PLOWMEN (split into two words to fit it into the grid)<br />- CARPE DIEM<br />- FLOWER GATHERING<br />- MOON COMPASSES<br />- MINOR BIRD<br />- ASKING FOR ROSES<br />- HOME BURIALAbhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198192791769284895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-75474875601897482532014-06-22T16:35:36.379+05:302014-06-22T16:35:36.379+05:30Solution grid added and clue Acrostic highlightedSolution grid added and clue Acrostic highlightedDeepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-83702808114898460602014-06-22T16:34:23.641+05:302014-06-22T16:34:23.641+05:30My only niggle: Please keep the 3,4,and 5 letter ...My only niggle: Please keep the 3,4,and 5 letter words from running riot ! CLue of my day" HASH--it made my brains into a potato podimash !!raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-16491400863387235102014-06-22T16:31:33.640+05:302014-06-22T16:31:33.640+05:30I am a firm believer in letting sleeping dogs lie!...I am a firm believer in letting sleeping dogs lie!Abhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198192791769284895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-85046258242918255492014-06-22T16:30:19.875+05:302014-06-22T16:30:19.875+05:30Will work more on that next time? I'm still un...Will work more on that next time? I'm still untangling my coiled nerves =Puh=lease spare me ! I'm sure none of us will have Alzheimer's with setters like ABHAY. raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-54441810380406859772014-06-22T16:29:14.375+05:302014-06-22T16:29:14.375+05:30Nothing so elaborate, I'm afraid: with (armed)...Nothing so elaborate, I'm afraid: with (armed) "Forces" as the definition, the wordplay, as Raju has shown, involves replacing "persons" in the "Politically Correct" words with the non-PC 'MEN'!Abhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198192791769284895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-19058149435036443092014-06-22T16:27:12.849+05:302014-06-22T16:27:12.849+05:30SNub it is-- as BURIAL fits in for 34 across.as an...SNub it is-- as BURIAL fits in for 34 across.as an embedded reverse in REMBLAI RUBBLE.<br /><br />Abhay: Thanks for an excellent metal work out. You know how to wake up sleeping dogs !raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-6864817392259521892014-06-22T16:24:28.097+05:302014-06-22T16:24:28.097+05:30To all those who have posted above: many thanks fo...To all those who have posted above: many thanks for participating, and for all the feedback and suggestions - all very useful indeed!<br /><br />As many of you have worked out, the theme is poems of Robert Frost: *all* the Across entries are titles of his poems. I started out trying to fit in only my favourite ones, but fitting them into a symmetrical grid started becoming a problem, so I dropped a couple of favourites and brought in the titles of some (IMO) very-good-but-not-great pieces. <br /><br />For neatness, I separated the words formed by the openings of the Across clues by starting the intervening clues with an ellipsis ((Poems...Robert...Frost), but the design got a bit of a knock with the clue of 18a being clubbed with an earlier clue - a parenthesis suddenly came up in the middle of Robert - RO[BERT! I tried to find a way around it but finally decided to let it go.<br /><br />I thoroughly enjoyed setting the crossword, and am glad to find that many of you have enjoyed solving it. A few clues could have done with tightening or rewording - will work more on that next time!Abhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198192791769284895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-70828881799462015622014-06-22T16:23:44.543+05:302014-06-22T16:23:44.543+05:30I found this crossie extremely excruciatingly pain...I found this crossie extremely excruciatingly painful to my cells. As a late Latif , I start working on them post-lunch when the mind is at its worst soporific mode. I give up if I get burnt too much and go at ait post dinner after 2300 hrs when again, one is ready for the Land of Nod.<br /><br />Deepak roused me up literally to respnd.raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.com