Neyartha comes in tomorrow
ACROSS
1 - Silver ball on the beach (7) - {AG}{ROUND}
5 - Scorch note given to run ship on hire (7) - {CHAR}{TE}{R}
9 - Daughter of the French gone out with resentment (7) - {D}{UD*}{GEON*}
10 - A very old knave given nothing but fruit (7) - {A}{VO}{CAD}{O}
12 - Not a middleman! (9) - EXTREMIST [CD]
13 - River rose alarmingly and created a lake (9) - RESERVOIR*
15 - Device to summon an attendant (5) - PAGER [CD]
16 - The emblem of justice as backed by last word of holy man (5) - SWORD Anno pending
18 - Inquisitiveness in the old Dickensian shop (9) - CURIOSITY [CD]
24 - Nell makes a point to turn to her (5) - {E}{LLEN} <-
25 - A profit on street or counter? (7) - {A}{GAIN}{ST}
26 - Come across initially to find a composer (7) - ROSSINI [T]
27 - Fever resulting from bad French air (7) - {MAL}{ARIA}
28 - It helps to keep out sound (7) - EARPLUG [E]
DOWN
1 - One authorized to verify and evaluate accounts (7) - AUDITOR [E]
2 - Provide cover again for reparation (7) - {RE}{DRESS}
3 - A French aim is to include a tree variety not listed (9) - {UN}{EN{TERE*}D}
4 - Conform to someone's wishes! (5) - DANCE [CD]
5 - When caught without a hat, hesitates twice — he normally talks non-stop (9) - {C{HAT}T}{ER}{ER}
6 - Dora has the English to revere intensely (5) - {ADOR*}{E}
7 - Have refreshment when you sing in making fun (7) - {TEA*}{SING}
8 - Bird table with a hole in it (7) - {RO{O}STER} Nice clue
15 - Affirm it is gold for teacher (9) - {PROFESS}{OR}
16 - Weapon in the belt (7) - SIDEARM [CD] Enumeration should have been (4,3)
19 - Feeling of the Bard under the weather? (3,4) - {ILL} {WILL}
20 - Giving a jerk to any silly monarch (7) - {YAN*}{KING}
22 - Graduate takes Ron back to the land of a nobleman (5) - {MA}{NOR<-}
23 - Sever arrangement to attend as an assistant (5) - SERVE*
Good morning friends
ReplyDeleteGood puzzle.
AGROUND, CHARTER, DUDGEON, AVOCADO (Deepak, bet you didn't like this!), TREAT, EXTREMIST (good one), RESERVOIR, PAGER, SWORD, CURIOSITY (based on the title of the novel, liked this), DREAMLESS, ELLEN, AGAINST, ROSSINI, MALARIA, EARPLUG, AUDITOR (dedicated to Suresh, Kishore and others here), REDRESS, UNENTERED, DANCE, CHATTERER, ADORE, TEASING, ROOSTER (we came across this answer here very recently), ORCHESTRA, PROFESSOR, SIDEARM, OVERALL, ILL WILL (William Shakespeare shortened to 'Will', nice one, although 'Bill' is more common in the US etc.), YANKING, MANOR and SERVE. - Had a smooth sailing, without the 5A going 1A.
Hi
ReplyDeleteLiked EXTREMIST, the PROFESS-OR of ILL WILL.
RO(O)STER, RESERVOIR* and A V O CAD O were nice.
Wondered what a holy man was doing in 16a, if the word is a part of S-word, does s come from as?
@ Col
ReplyDeleteOn Monday, you wrote
A little birdie gave us a tit-bit of good news at the S & B meet. Will keep all of you in suspense about it.
We are all agog to hear the news.
Has The Hindu realized the need for a CW Editor (it will then make history by being the first Indian paper to appoint a CW Editor) and invited CV to do the honours or has NJ been taken off the list of compilers?
Thanks, Richard, for the dedication. BTW our doctor friends will be amused to know that I am an auditor with an auditory problem, having undergone bilateral stapedectomy !
ReplyDeleteI too had the same misgiving on SWORD. But nothing else seemed to fit in to imply a symbol of justice.
ReplyDeleteShould not 15A have a question mark at the end?
ReplyDelete... emblem of justice is sword??? What kinda justice would that be?
ReplyDeleteVenkatesh 08:35 - that is exactly what I was planning to say sometime later today. Long live the little birdie if it were to come true!
ReplyDeleteCV 8x5= 40 Raju has 4 of them.
ReplyDeleteVenkatesh: I guessed something similar, but did not want to break the suspense and hence used hieroglyphics.
VJ:838 Saif
ReplyDeleteTaking NJ off the list would be unfair. I think we should give her some time to improve. Toward this, I think it'd be nice if she volunteers to do less than 10 puzzles a month. Maybe around 5 or 6 would be better.
ReplyDeleteSooner or later, she's gonna surprise us all with well compiled puzzles.
VJ 08:38 The faulty clue apart,SWORD can perhaps symbolize nemesis or justice meted out by destiny.
ReplyDeleteVJ: Statue of Justice holds a sword in the not so popular hand.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I prefer a XW ed rather than -NJ. NJ has the virtue of making us realise things...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link, Richard. A nice way of looking at it.
ReplyDeleteAt first it seemed kinda violent to equate justice with sword.
I think there's no word play in the clue. Perhaps it's just a CD (with Jesus Christ as the holy man).
Sword of justice means judicial authority. Ref. OED
ReplyDeleteAttn Venkatesh, L N S
ReplyDeleteVisit
http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/08/11/stories/201
0081150300100.htm
Read Justice Mohan's nostalgia in which he mentions two old murder cases that were mentioned here some weeks ago.
Also read thet idbit "I remember" at the end of the article.
Suresh
ReplyDeleteDid you see my later Comment under an earlier post here on the Col's blogsite where I have given a link to my own blog that has captioned pics from Gita's FB album.
I'm burning with curiosity after reading Venkatesh & Kishore's scraps!!
ReplyDeleteCould it be that the paper might carry a crossword from a UK paper instead of the desi product?
ReplyDeleteThanks CV. I saw the photos on the dirty dozen this morning.
ReplyDeleteI am somehow not able to open Colonel's link on THCC families. It says Access Denied. Maybe Apple knows why
Could it be that the paper might carry a crossword from a UK paper instead of the desi product?
ReplyDelete11 August, 2010 09:27
I hope not. With all the inconsistencies, I still enjoy it because it is original.
Or Neyartha is increasing his quota to six!
ReplyDeleteOr a weekly prize crossword is being introduced with a copy of a standard dictionary to the first all-correct entry that is received by email after the puzzle is uploaded: entrants must be residents of India to be eligible for prize.
ReplyDeleteOr a clue-writing competition is being introduced?
ReplyDeleteOr puzzles from readers will be accepted, scrutinised and published?
ReplyDeleteOr the feature itself is being discontinued...
ReplyDeleteNow the suspense is killing me :P
ReplyDeleteYes Sandhya. Hanging is not recommended for a person's wellbeing
ReplyDeleteChaturvasi (9:42), it's supposed to be a good news, ain't it?
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing good or bad.
ReplyDeleteOnly thinking makes it so.
Yep, being a subjectivist, I can totally appreciate that (William Shakespeare's words I think)
ReplyDeleteMy point was that it didn't quite fit the way Colonel had put it couple of days back when he said there's a "good" news for us.
What?
ReplyDeleteA quick (E) crossword along with the cryptic (C)? Double fare?
The C crossword with some E clues and the E crossword with some C clues?
Suresh 09:50 Did you hear of the guy who went to the gallows just to know the ropes and get the hang of it?
ReplyDeleteRichard 11:48
ReplyDeleteWas the guy wiser for his experience?
lol... but they say something's better than nothing
ReplyDeleteOr Gita is Neayrtha!
ReplyDeleteGita: 1547 What with skeptical V ? Neyartha could well be you.
ReplyDeleteVJ >Taking NJ off the list would be unfair. I think we should give her some >time to improve. Toward this, I think it'd be nice if she volunteers to do >less than 10 puzzles a month. Maybe around 5 or 6 would be better.
ReplyDelete>Sooner or later, she's gonna surprise us all with well compiled puzzles.
Alright, VJ - spill it! At first glance you didn't look like a Nita, but maybe we should have peered a little harder!
@Suresh: :))
ReplyDeleteGita, LOL, see what I get for being a Good Samaritan.
ReplyDeleteIn the world of crossword compilers, it's like being accused of being Jack the ripper.
CV,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link on Justice S Mohan's story
CV,
ReplyDeleteThe article with vignettes of a by-gone time by Justice Mohan was interesting. That was a time when judges used to exchange banter with the lawyers appearing before them. It is a far call from the present day environment. There was an interesting Tamil novel by PVR titled 'High Court' which also carried titbits of its glorious history.
Justic Mohan is an ardent cricket fan. If Dalmia had not prevented him from playing a role, BCCI might seen improvement.
The gas chamber yesterday, hanging today, we are getting quite murderous, ain't we not ?
ReplyDelete.... and they call it justice.
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