Saturday, 1 January 2011

No 10040, Saturday 01 Jan 11, Gridman

A JOYFUL NEW YEAR 
is the 'Nina' in today's Gridman special. No idea what 23A is.
No pictures and cartoons in view of late night partying !!
ACROSS
1   - Hit very loud energy in performance (6) - {A{FF}{E}CT}
5   - Teacher's command to a pupil, perhaps, in comic style (5-2) - STAND-UP [DD]
9   - Order a re-route for a sound collector (5, 3) - OUTER EAR*
10 - Noted fellow with French lovers — right not being there! (6) - {F}{AMOUrS}
11 - Ray about reading Vedic text (6) - {MANT{R}A}
12 - Crawler's destination? (3) - PUB [CD]
13 - Utter failures left out for dandies (4) - FlOPS
14 - Cut to a minute level? (8) - DETAILED [DD]
18 - Cheated great many leaving and gave the slip (6) -  dELUDED
19 - Associate with company head office, right? (6) - {CO}{HO}{RT}
21 - Wave for top-quality product in Soho — spectacles put out (8) - {BRAND}{I}{SoHo}
23 - Here it's not all enjoyment, sir! (4) - ?U?I (Addendum - {FUn}{JI} - See comments)
24 - Self made long intro finally (3) - {E}{G}{O}
26 - Bent to reach out to dunderhead (6) - {ARCHE*}{D}
29 - Note rewritten about ultimate music — hot electronic music (6) - {TE{C}{H}NO*}
30 - Consumed repeatedly going through new delis launched one day in the past (8) - {A{N}TE}{D}{ATE}
31 - News in the main? (7) - TIDINGS [CD]
32 - A couple of engineers have notice to scan again (6) - {RE}{RE}{AD}
DOWN
2   - Note about relative not completing part of life (5) - {F{AUNt}A}
3   - Boot out the unwanted (Rex excluded) (5) - rEJECT
4   - It may be in grown and may need to be filed (3-4) - TOE-NAIL [CD]
5   - Sticky stuff by your participation in half supper (5) - {S{YR}UPper}
6   - A couple of fellows skilful and good natured (7) - {A}{FF}{ABLE}
7   - Puzzle of the French doctor discovered (9) - {DU}{MB}{FOUND}
8   - Being full, Wodehouse recklessly spends — drops dead! (9) - {PLUM}{PNESSd*}
15 - Bearing French word about light measure for gain (9) - {E}{MO{LUMEN}T}
16 - Did away with a topless European in base (9) - {A}{B{pOLISH}ED}
17 - ‘Adult stuff' in database — just a touch! (3) - {D{A}B}
20 - Order to Edwin: “Secure with rope!” (3, 4) - TIE DOWN*
22 - It's made to fit a daughter more suitable (7) - {A}{D}{APTER}
25 - Rubber-stamps nothing — king's say at odds (5)  - {O}{K}{AYS*}
27 - Many dare to alter Lebanese symbol (5) - {C}{EDAR*}
28 - Addition in sex tract (5) - EXTRA [T]

GRID
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26 comments:

  1. Anonymous1 January 2011 at 08:30

    Wishing Everyone Here a HAPPY NEW YEAR, or as Gridman says between the lines: ‘A JOYFUL NEW YEAR’
    Today’s CW had so many terrific ones F(AUN(-t))A, S(YR)UP, DU-MB-FOUND, PLUM-PNESS*(-d), F(-l)OPS, MANT(R)A, BRAND-1-SH(-oo), ARCHE*-D, F-AMOU(-r)S,A-B((-p)OLISH)ED, FU(-n)-JI, A(N)T-ED-ATE, O-K-AYS*, PUB (yesterday night there must have been quite a few crawlers). Lastly, E-G-O. For those not familiar with Wodehouse lore, his nickname Plum is supposed to have been derived from a fast pronunciation of Pelham (from Pelham Grenville Wodehouse). Incidentally, Englishmen pronounce his name as woo-Dass (I purposely did not put the hyphen after D instead of o). And the Nina reminds me of Plum’s ‘JOY IN THE MORNING’.

    Regarding yesterday’s: People who work out the 11 primes mentioned in 1234 will also notice that the last one is nothing different from ...
    157+163+167+173+179+181+191+193+197+199+211=2011 and you will agree that 211 is nothing different from 2011.

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  2. Bhavan1 January 2011 at 08:31

    23 - Here it's not all enjoyment, sir! (4) - ?U?I

    FUJI

    FU(-n) + JI (sir)

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  3. Deepak Gopinath1 January 2011 at 08:33

    What is the definition for FUJI ? If it is supposed to be the name of a place then I must say this is a terrible clue.

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  4. Bhavan1 January 2011 at 08:35

    @Colonel, not my favourite clue either. Especially having to equate sir with ji in the absence of an indicator ...

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  5. Deepak Gopinath1 January 2011 at 08:35

    Read Kishore's short story at The Lietenant's Grave which is posted in the THCC Families blog.
    Due to a goof up from my side, regarding the date, it didn't get published at 5 AM as promised

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  6. Anonymous1 January 2011 at 08:39

    15a MOT also reminded of Plum's liking of the phrase 'Mot juste'.

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  7. Anonymous1 January 2011 at 08:42

    Thanks, Deepak.

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  8. Venkatesh1 January 2011 at 09:03

    For the nina "A JOYFUL NEW YEAR ", you have to read the second row and the second last row.
    Very nicely done.
    No wonder they brought on Gridman again for the special effect.

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  9. Deepak Gopinath1 January 2011 at 09:09

    Read "LIEUTENANT's" for "LIETENANT's" in my 8:35 post.

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  10. Venkatesh1 January 2011 at 09:09

    Kishore,

    Excellent narration. Holds one spell-bound.

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  11. Anonymous1 January 2011 at 09:57

    Thanks, V. I notice a few errors I need to correct.

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  12. Venkatesh1 January 2011 at 10:03

    Interestingly, the word is pronounced lɛf'tɛnənt; in American English, it is pronounced lu'tɛnənt. However, the Royal Navy and other Commonwealth navies pronounce it as lə'tɛnənt.

    The French word lieu stands for "place", e.g., in lieu of. So, "lieu tenant" literally means "place holder" in old French).

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  13. Anonymous1 January 2011 at 10:07

    Correct, V. However, the American pronunciation sounds like the person is the lessee of a convenience.

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  14. Anonymous1 January 2011 at 10:09

    At Coaker's Walk in Kodai, I was wondering if Spooner had ever visited the place.

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  15. Anonymous1 January 2011 at 10:11

    Incidentally, all navy ranks from Commodore onwards are the butt of jokes.

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  16. Chaturvasi1 January 2011 at 10:14

    Kishore 1009

    Now, that's wicked.

    Just returned from the temple where the crowd was milling (I was handing over prasadam bags to devotees coming one after the other) and, outside, the streets were jampacked with cronies and toadies come to greet the dignitary.

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  17. Anonymous1 January 2011 at 10:37

    CV, as foretold, you do not star in the story. Some one else did ...

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  18. muthaiah1 January 2011 at 11:00

    Kishore. Your story is enjoyable.

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  19. Richard1 January 2011 at 11:03

    Once again, wishing everyone a happy MMXI.

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  20. Shyam1 January 2011 at 11:17

    Wishing a happy New Year to all commentators and visitors of this blog. Let us look for more enjoyable solving in the New Year!

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  21. veer1 January 2011 at 12:28

    Happy new year to all. It has been a most enjoyable year passed in the company of the diverse founts of knowledge that blog, post and visit here. I hope the blog continues ever onward. Thanks Col., for your incredible diligence everyday and hosting a true meeting place for the mind. Best regards, Veer

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  22. Krishnan1 January 2011 at 14:36

    Wishing a happy new year to all who visit this blog.

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  23. VMA Nair1 January 2011 at 16:47

    Once again , Wishing everyone A JOYFUL NEW YEAR.
    Help Needed.
    How FA is a note?

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  24. Anonymous1 January 2011 at 17:10

    Do Re Mi FA So La Ti

    Remember Doe a deer, a female deer,...

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  25. Padmanabhan1 January 2011 at 18:04

    Hint at 'spoonerism'on the coaker's walk was very nicely and subtly put.

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  26. David Jayaprakash John3 January 2011 at 06:55

    A very happy new year to all the cryptic minds !!

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