tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post6580782819277451308..comments2024-03-28T13:03:55.666+05:30Comments on THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: No 11249, Tuesday 25 Nov 2014, GridmanCol_Gopinathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-21313334998177369192014-11-26T08:14:06.357+05:302014-11-26T08:14:06.357+05:30If a QM is there at the end of a clue, it cannot o...If a QM is there at the end of a clue, it cannot or should not be assumed that something unusual is going on.<br />The QM at the end of 9a is in its own right, as the one at the end of your second sentence in the Comment above.<br />See? - do you understand?<br />In 12d I don't think official is totally out of place. In our country most officials, be it the sub-registrar or the collector, are pompous, self-important and distant and it is not easy to approach them. Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-61245203887075760562014-11-25T20:07:07.566+05:302014-11-25T20:07:07.566+05:30Naturally. However, speaking for myself, in such a...Naturally. However, speaking for myself, in such a case I would consider constructing the clue differently.Navneethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08605371412809015201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-75843986421998916982014-11-25T19:37:03.992+05:302014-11-25T19:37:03.992+05:30Gridman made my day! Excellent crossie, and ' ...Gridman made my day! Excellent crossie, and ' The Solitary Reaper' as the theme. Had this poem as part of my Senior Cambridge course!! Seems like a different era!<br />Thank you Gridman.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199329078191837462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-55948493100231958912014-11-25T18:28:12.040+05:302014-11-25T18:28:12.040+05:30Without a question mark 9A is an incomplete senten...Without a question mark 9A is an incomplete sentence.<br />Col_Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-37857244587344355742014-11-25T16:45:34.472+05:302014-11-25T16:45:34.472+05:30Yes, this column on the edit page top right is wri...Yes, this column on the edit page top right is written by various contributers including Vithal Nadkarni, Navtej Sarna etc. MS appears once a week.Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-39009880210040391942014-11-25T16:11:09.506+05:302014-11-25T16:11:09.506+05:30I am going out to address a meeting in which I wil...I am going out to address a meeting in which I will be reviewing a recently published Tamil novel. I will respond to Navneeth later - unless someone does so in the meantime.Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-88741376717446430932014-11-25T16:00:11.675+05:302014-11-25T16:00:11.675+05:30Is that article just those four paragraphs or is m...Is that article just those four paragraphs or is my browser somehow not displaying more?<br /><br /><br />Padmanbhan,<br /> In this case, Einstein's (and couple of his colleagues') argument was shown not to hold water. Navneethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08605371412809015201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-87568252536628897812014-11-25T15:56:29.717+05:302014-11-25T15:56:29.717+05:30I know that. Does he write regularly on ET? I read...I know that. Does he write regularly on ET? I read it on the net, but have not noticed it so far. I have followed his MS off and on.Thank you for the info.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-26607808793539559882014-11-25T15:54:43.723+05:302014-11-25T15:54:43.723+05:30A few comments/questions: What is the cryptic role...A few comments/questions: What is the cryptic role of the question mark in 9A?<br /><br />I would also like to know what others think of using this punctuation mark (as opposed to commas, hyphens etc.) in the surface alone, as it could potentially affect the interpretation of the clue unlike the others.<br /><br />12D - Why 'official'? It could be any person or even a thing, in general, no?Navneethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08605371412809015201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-41196495996253267792014-11-25T15:28:42.806+05:302014-11-25T15:28:42.806+05:30Paddy, I've been reading MS's MS for its e...Paddy, I've been reading MS's MS for its entire run of 25 years and later his column in ET.Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-9051569567374374022014-11-25T13:56:50.846+05:302014-11-25T13:56:50.846+05:30Thank you Ramesh.Thank you Ramesh.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-73378054047746781982014-11-25T13:21:40.780+05:302014-11-25T13:21:40.780+05:30K
You only have colour blindness. Nice work to hav...K<br />You only have colour blindness. Nice work to have got hold of an informative article tucked nicely in a corner. Alternative thinking about same particle (or part thereof) Not so easy to disprove Einstein. Thank you.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-64956486591635346622014-11-25T13:01:56.044+05:302014-11-25T13:01:56.044+05:3025A should be SUPERSEDE25A should be SUPERSEDEmohsinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749919963362102268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-9546735821418894202014-11-25T12:05:33.610+05:302014-11-25T12:05:33.610+05:30People interested in quantum entanglement/ spooky ...People interested in quantum entanglement/ spooky action in the distance, kindly read Mukul Sharma's piece in ET today<br />http://blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com/spiritual-atheist/no-separate-reality/Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-12458950500818821072014-11-25T11:01:22.360+05:302014-11-25T11:01:22.360+05:30I saw that, but was enamoured of the words "w...I saw that, but was enamoured of the words "whate'er the theme", and as we are talking of a theme, I decided to bung in that ref tooKishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-68825596224831134552014-11-25T10:56:39.768+05:302014-11-25T10:56:39.768+05:30The word 'listen' is in the first stanza.The word 'listen' is in the first stanza.Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-41168144888108143422014-11-25T10:37:38.754+05:302014-11-25T10:37:38.754+05:30I must relate a happening!
Some months ago I set ...I must relate a happening!<br /><br />Some months ago I set a crossword with words from WW's 'Daffodils'. And just at that time there was a THC from Lightning with exactly the same theme - words from the same WW poem.<br /><br />But, luckily, of all the terms in L's poem only one or two were in my grid and so I went ahead in clueing (I may have removed the duplicates or not, I don't remember) and completing the crossword.<br /><br />Both have been published by TH.<br /> Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-64976317233139077542014-11-25T10:33:06.470+05:302014-11-25T10:33:06.470+05:30https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O3aYl8HpPA ?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O3aYl8HpPA ?RameshJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190197234905557537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-26560378062505348892014-11-25T10:25:32.529+05:302014-11-25T10:25:32.529+05:30There was a famous Tamil film song in which a man ...There was a famous Tamil film song in which a man is said to have received 'sangathi' (news) from 'bambarakkann' of a woman!<br />This term I would translate as 'roving eyes'.<br />A careless translator might say 'top eyes'. Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-85581996447438089982014-11-25T10:17:35.958+05:302014-11-25T10:17:35.958+05:30A DD if it was just "evade vehicle".
Bu...A DD if it was just "evade vehicle". <br />But: <i>"But you may not want </i>to evade this vehicle "?<br /><br />Have seen these vehicles alongwith Chevrolets and Plymouths in marriage 'baraats' in Hyderabad.Raghunathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162552411714117166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-86168816462472811882014-11-25T10:16:41.562+05:302014-11-25T10:16:41.562+05:30"
Whate'er the theme, the Maiden sang
As ..."<br />Whate'er the theme, the Maiden sang<br />As if her song could have no ending;"<br /><br />If we listen to the maiden and this poem, we will find that listen, which appears in the poem is a part of the answer for 4d and is probably a theme word tooKishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-18052891680582254782014-11-25T10:06:56.632+05:302014-11-25T10:06:56.632+05:30Was wondering about that.Was wondering about that.Raghunathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162552411714117166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-22169604488439721442014-11-25T10:06:23.490+05:302014-11-25T10:06:23.490+05:30Chrysler is now part of FIATChrysler is now part of FIATDeepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-35138393038495198842014-11-25T10:05:46.062+05:302014-11-25T10:05:46.062+05:30Thanks . Strong = s? Thanks . Strong = s? VMA Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02195152250121457237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-56928072571803164452014-11-25T10:05:33.260+05:302014-11-25T10:05:33.260+05:30Dodge is a Chrysler brandDodge is a Chrysler brandDeepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.com