Had an exhilarating outing yesterday when I took my 1977 Yezdi and went for a ride with 300 others on the occasion of the 8th JAWA-YEZDI-CZ day.
Another run through in today's CW.
ACROSS
1 - Cosmetic application with which to confront some wolves (4,4) - {FACE} {PACK}
5 - Another cosmetic with which to mulct a deviant (6) - TALCUM*
10 - Very silly member taken in by extremes of bigotry (5) - B{ARM}Y
11 - Farm tool that causes a bit of a sharp itch for kitchen gardeners (9) - PITCHFORK [T]
12 - Navigational device — not for a scooter driver! (9) - AUTOPILOT [CD]
13 - Unfinished part of a golf course (5) - ROUGH [DD]
14 - South American greeting a Japanese dish (5) - {S}{US}{HI}
16 - A near-gory building, where citrus fruit is grown (8) - ORANGERY*
18 - Big conflict set off by the death of an archduke (5,3) - GREAT WAR [CD]
20 - Support for painting showing effortlessness and a bit of life (5) - {EASE}{L}
24 - Machine part that goes round either way (5) - ROTOR [CD]
25 - What an event does — assume position? (4,5) - TAKE PLACE [DD] Should this have been "What events do - assume position?"
27 - Flattery for bemused Daulat, retired champ (9) - {ADULAT*}{ION<-} )
28 - It has one horn in India, two in Africa (5) - RHINO [CD]
29 - Hole in a garment that an observer permitted (6) - {EYE}{LET}
30 - Bike (non-oriental) — the last word in a plant (8) - CYCL(-e){AMEN}
DOWN
1 - Note prejudice about northern members of socialist society (7) - {FA}{BIA{N}S}
2 - Members of the clergy sure act differently (7) - CURATES*
3 - Fork out the full amount, even if reluctantly (3,2) - PAY UP [CD]
4 - Dome-like cover for prize half of U.S. city (6) - {CUP}{O(-f)}{LA}
6 - Steadfastness of oriental dancer — he struggled (9) - ADHERENC*{E}
7 - Conclusion of a healing process involves sunrise (7) - C{LOS<-}URE
8 - What to do when the sun shines! (4,3) - MAKE HAY [CD]
9 - Make a declaration about old city eminence (7) - STAT{UR}E
15 - Common point between two boundaries in eastern France: it collapsed (9) - INTERFAC*{E}
17 - A bird for an admirer to follow (7) - {FAN}{TAIL}
18 - Dress that, with time, becomes rubbish (7) - {GARB}{AGE}
19 - Throw out former first in tournament showing lack of politeness (7) - {EX}{T}{RUDE}
21 - A place for sportsmen (7) - STADIUM [CD]
22 - Take preparatory action for sleeping (3,4) - LIE DOWN [CD]
23 - Hostelry in outer space? That is thin (6) - SK{INN}Y
26 - Exposure to risk from improper ill-advised action (5) - PERIL [T]
Re your comment at 25a: You've a point there!
ReplyDeleteAs a clue-writer I think hard in such situations and in this instance I would have plumped for your version.
Col,
ReplyDelete27 - Flattery for bemused Daulat, retired champ (9) - {ADULAT*}{ION<-}
Champ mean No.1= NOI. How is retired a reversal ind, or does NOI mean something else?
Col,
ReplyDeleteCan you tell me what 'ipzah' is?
Just moved to Kottayam in Kerala and now have the Hindu crossword as part of my morning routine. Found your blog really helpful over the last couple of weeks to acclimatise me to the Hindu's style (the clue structure is a bit different to the Guardian (UK) which I was used to) - but thanks to your tutelage have just completed my first entire puzzle - thanks. Dave Dobson
ReplyDeleteFor Raghunath
ReplyDelete'Ipzah' is what you get to read when you see the YEZDI monogram upside down. I had noticed this interesting fact some twenty years ago or so.
Did I get it right?
@Raghunath,
ReplyDeleteRetired is the reversal indicator in 27A.
As regards IPZAH, richlas has given you the correct answer. YEZDI is embossed on the removable plate on either side of the fuel tank, what a lot of YEZDI users would do is unscrew this monogram rotate it through 180 degrees and refix it and it would read IPZAH, I too had done it for a number of years on my bike.
Dave,
Welcome to the world of The Hindu Crossword enthusiasts. You could also join the Orkut community where the Hindu CW is solved giving each member a chance to post three solutions. Check it out at http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Community.aspx?cmm=770537
The only point to note in this CW is that we have four different setters who provide the CW's in a fixed cycle during the weekdays of the month, the Sunday CW is from the Everyman CW of the Guardian group which you must have noticed.
To put the record straight: Five composers.
ReplyDeleteThey are (in alphabetical order, with puzzles per cycle in brackets): Gridman (6), M. Manna (7), Neyartha (2), Nita Jaggi(10), Sankalak (6)
Col,
ReplyDeleteI knew what ipzah was, only wanted to know whether you knew, as you had written about the Yezdi rally yesterday.
I too noticed this in the late 70s, hence my post.