Monday 5 July 2010

No 9886, Monday 05 Jul 10,M Manna

Anagrams galore.
ACROSS
1   - Boards with a member of the family (7) - {STEPS}{ON}
5   - To introduce gradually is favoured even so (7) - {IN}{STILL}
9   - Youngster given direction by a prude (5) - {S}{PRIG}
10 - Awful mess pride produced, having made its mark (9) - IMPRESSED*
11 - Gain freedom with a flight from reality! (6) - ESCAPE [CD]
12 - Scenes of some high jacking? (8) - STEEPLES [CD] 
14 - Add seasoning to a dish? (5) - DRESS [CD]
15 - Voting to recall constituents after the end of June (9) - {E}{LECTORAL*}
18 - Transported wild orchids without additional premium (9) - {RH{A}{P}SODIC*}
20 - Dialect of Ancient Greek (5) - ATTIC [E]
22 - My French later had to be amended for Canada (8) - {MON}{TREAL*} for Canada?
24 - Proceed to make good (6) - REPAIR [CD]
26 - It is used by a farmer starting from either end (9) - ->ROTAVATOR<-
27 - Tom and Lawrence compose a church cantata (5) - {MOT*}{ET*}
28 - At the rear Ted finds foot lever to work the machine (7) - TREADER*
29 - Sent with regret, change of time of holdings (7) - {TEN{URE*}S*}
DOWN
1   - One who keeps stocking up (9) - SUSPENDER [E]
2   - This may well trouble the listeners (7) - EARACHE [CD]
3   - Traffic indicators (9) - SIGNPOSTS [E]


4   - Article sent back if lacking in subtlety (4) - {NA<-}{IF}
5   - Tie-pin came undone through restlessness (10) - IMPATIENCE*
6   - The row one makes could be part of the act (5) - SCENE [CD]
7   - Disturbance ruins Al remaining isolated (7) - INSULAR*
8   - Leads foolishly to put on board (5) - LADES*
13 - He has to replan terms ahead (10) - HEADMASTER* &lit
16 - Artisan and master set at odds (9) - TRADESMAN*
17 - One in fifty reprimands will bring tears (9) - {L}{ACE}{RATES}
19 - She could turn out to be a teen worker (7) - ANNETTE* (teen+ant)
21 - A kitchen gadget for blending rotates (7) - TOASTER*
22 - Time right to desert (5) - {ME{R}IT*} Never knew this
23 - Spoke with extreme enthusiasm (5) - RAVED ?[CD] Enthusiasm?
25 - Run in strict rotation (4) - TROT [T]

Some photographs of my FIAT Club Monsoon Rally can be seen HERE



33 comments:

  1. Hi everyone

    Found only a few difficult, like the top left corner. INSTILL, IMPRESSED, ESCAPE, ELECTORAL, RHAPSODIC, TENURES, IMPATIENCE, HEADMASTER, TRADESMAN, ANNETTE, LACERATES - liked this all.

    MONTREAL was a tricky one, taking into account that French is an official language in Canada.

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  2. 9 - Youngster given direction by a prude (5) - {S}{PRIG}.

    I put this down as {S}{PROG} which means a child, but not sure if PROG means a prude.

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  3. 23 - Spoke with extreme enthusiasm (5) - RAVED ?[CD] Enthusiasm?

    An enthusiastic and encouraging review of movies and plays is called a rave review. Maybe this has the context there?

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  4. 20 - Dialect of Ancient Greek (5)

    Is this really the best way to clue up ATTIC ? With a crossing like A_T_C and the way the clue is worded, how many can get the right answer without resorting to searching on the internet ? (not me for one). At least could have made it a DD.

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  5. Something is wrong in the ATTIC. Nice to know another meaning for DESERT.

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  6. @Colonel, nice pictures of the FIATs. We used to own one a few years back. It was called Premier Padmini I think.

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  7. Bhavan @ 8:36

    "If wishes were horses beggars would ride"

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  8. @ COL: Is that a MILLECENTO /MILLICENTO/1100 ?

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  9. Col: Cool pix. I used to drive a FIAT till the Fiat on 15 year olds came in.

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  10. FIAT became Premier Automobiles Ltd (PAL) in India sometime in the late 60's when the collaboration with FIAT of Italy got over. Finally PAL, closed shop in the Mid 90's.

    My FIAT was bought by my Dad in 1956 while he was posted at Lucknow, I was just 3 1/2 then. We have been all over the country in the car since then, right from the Tibet border near Simla to Kanyakumari in the South and from Calcutta in the East to Jaipur in the West.

    Problem now is sourcing spares so I use it sparingly. As of now I am desperately looking out for the Tail lamp assembly, as some mechanic over the years removed the original and replaced it with that of a Maruti Omni!!!

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  11. That's right it is a FIAT MILLICENTO

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  12. Re 20A ATTIC seems to be OK.

    –noun
    3. the dialect of ancient Attica that became the standard language of Classical Greek literature in the 5th and 4th centuries b.c.
    Origin: 1555–65; < L Atticus < Gk Attikós

    I had zoomed in on two words, AZTEC and ATTIC. Settled for the the latter after a search.

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  13. 18A: Why without?

    22A: MONTREAL seems like a strange way to define "for Canada."

    26A: ROTAVATOR is not really a word. Seems like it's a trade name.

    27A: Indirect anagram

    29A: Indirect anagram

    19D: Indirect anagram

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  14. I like the black one... Looks really vintage.

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  15. Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile factory of Turin) the full form of FIAT strangely reminds me of Torino, the soft drink which was available in Bangalore. The brand was mainly a Gold Spot like orange drink but also had a chery flavoured drink.

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  16. My FIL used to drive a black Landmaster owned by the ex CJ of Karnataka Mr A N Pai. Beautiful, heavy and powerful. It had its speedo in Miles and the engine could easily take its bulk to 90 mph. I had the privilege of driving it from Mangalore to Bangalore to hand it over to Mr Pai's son Dr A R Pai.

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  17. Torino? Yes, i rememeber. And then Bovonto from a local company here.
    In my college days a favourite soft drink was Spencers Icecream Soda - this disappeared from the market before the branded drink itself vanished.
    And Fanta! This used to be another desirable one for me some decades ago but now it's not the same as it used to be and I don't really care for it.

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  18. A bit of 'me-too' on cars of olden days.

    Our family owned a Ford Prefect (MYX 792 - we used the formula 'eight hundred minus eight' to remember it!) and as a school boy practised a little of reversing and shifting of gears.

    But my full-fledged driving lessons were had on my brother's PREMIER GAZELLE, a low-floor car which had sleek looks of a miniaturized limousine.

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  19. VJ @ 8:54,

    The black one you are talking about is mine

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  20. Richard: Was Gazelle the one with a high boot? My FIL used to compare this with the backsides of ladies from the Modi-fied state.

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  21. Kishore 09:15 The comparison made by your father-in-law has now made me try to 'figure' out if it was so. I think it had an 'outstanding' boot.

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  22. Standard had a Gazel, which is the one refered to in my 915.

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  23. Richard: 'Stuck up' would be more like it?

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  24. @CV 910: In school days, when hyperbole was the norm, we used to appreciate things by exclaiming Fanta-stic followed by Coca-cola-stic !

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  25. Kishore 09:21

    Come to think of it, I think it was Standard Gazel. No comments on 09:22.

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  26. Deepak, it's totally cool.

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  27. Deepak, I guess you will have the Jawa Rally in Bangalore on July 11 like every year. A few of my friends too are planning one here the same day. Will try to send some pics for posting.

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  28. Yes, next Sunday (Second Sunday of Jul)ie Jan 11 is the International JAWA/YEZDI/CZ day which of course I will be attending with my 1977 YEZDI. Photographs of the event will be posted on the 12th.

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  29. @CV Sir, Bovanto is still available in Thanjavur, at least, now-a-days.

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  30. Subramaniam, why, I think it's still available in Chennai too. I remember drinking it a couple of months ago. It tasted kinda funny.

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