Wednesday, 18 July 2012

No 10518, Wednesday 18 Jul 12, Sankalak

If yesterday was an overdose of GK's toady today it's Anagrams.

ACROSS
1   - Bala alive, made ready for action (9) - AVAILABLE*
5   - Stomach pain of Conservatives consuming poor oil (5) - COLIC {C{OIL*}C}
8   - Socialist, hiding suspicion, backtracked (8) - RETRACED {RE{TRACE}D}
9   - Dam, a grand one in Tamil Nadu (6) - ANICUT [DD]
11 - Fragment of ice broken in physical exercise initially (5) - PIECE {P{ICE*}E}
12 - Old flier who let the MIG rot, sadly (5,4) - TIGER MOTH*
13 - Sniffing around is no great shame? Good! (6) - NOSING {IS+NO*}N{G} The second 'N' from? (Addendum - {NO}{SIN}{G} - See comments)
14 - Comedian dancing at a point far from the shore (3-5) - MID-OCEAN*
16 - Chemical used in a dye held suspect (8) - ALDEHYDE*
18 - Formidable aunt of Jeeves (6) - AGATHA [GK]
22 - Head of clandestine religious group is caught by mantra for belief in supernatural things (9) - OCCULTISM {O{C}{CULT}{IS}M}
23 - A bachelor finds support near the tail of the plane (5) - ABAFT {A}{B}{AFT} Anno not clear (Addendum - {A}{BA}{FT} - See comments)
24 - Nobel laureate who had a great spell, capturing the orient (6) - TAGORE {TAG{O}RE*}
25 - Countrymen with voting rights? (8) - CITIZENS [E]
26 - American singer who appeared in and performed in a host of shows (5) - DINAH [T &lit]
27 - When burnt with oxygen, it cuts metal (9) - ACETYLENE [GK]
DOWN
1   - Medicine giving unending latitude in a new environment (7) - ATROPIN {A}{TROPIc}{N}
2   - Painting, not so important, is natural and simple (7) - ARTLESS {ART}{LESS}
3   - The evil launcher would somehow let one stew in his own juice (5,2,3,5) - LEAVE IN THE LURCH* See 19, 20D
4   - Life-giving air, note, is included in resort (6) - BREATH {B{RE}ATH}
5   - The point where weight acts makes catty foreigner very different (6,2,7) - CENTRE OF GRAVITY (CATTY+FOREIGNER+V}*
6   - Get rid of contained performance in sugar (7) - LACTOSE {L{ACT}OSE}
7   - Understand the problem regarding …(5,2) - CATCH ON [CD]
10 - Go back with drink to the sea (5) - OGGIN {OG<-}{GIN}
15 - Notice on time cut short by management (5) - ADMIN {AD}{MINute}
16 - Bad rot in a resting place stopped midway (7) - ABORTED {A}{B{ROT*}ED}
17 - Figure re-presented by aged con (7) - DECAGON*
19,20 - High-level performer of the big top (7,7) - TRAPEZE ARTISTE [CD]
20 See 19
SEE THESE ARTISTES


21 - Me, Puri, becoming a referee? (6) - UMPIRE*

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  1. Anonymous18 July 2012 at 08:32

    13 - Sniffing around is no great shame? Good! (6) - NOSING {IS+NO*}N{G} The second 'N' from?

    I think it is NO SIN G

    23 - A bachelor finds support near the tail of the plane (5) - ABAFT {A}{B}{AFT} Anno not clear

    A BA FT, ft for foot/feet,support

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  2. Venkatesh18 July 2012 at 08:34

    13 - Sniffing around // is no / great shame?/ Good! (6) - NOSING {IS+NO*}N{G} The second 'N' from?
    (NO)(SIN)(G)

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  3. Anonymous18 July 2012 at 08:34

    Nice one, Deepak, joining 2d with 19-20d

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    1. Chaturvasi18 July 2012 at 12:15

      Kishore

      I think you meant 3d.

      IN THE LURCH...
      ...TRAPEZE ARTIST

      How people misuse mobile phones can be seen everywhere in India. The other day I saw both the driver and the pillion rider of a scooter holding cell phones to their ears even as the vehicle was negotiating a turn at a junction. I don't know if one was taking with the other, if some back-seat driving was going on!

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  4. Anonymous18 July 2012 at 08:38

    If yesterday was an overdose of GK's toady it's Anagrams.

    I dont want to be a today, but there's a typo in there, Deepak.

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  5. Bhavan18 July 2012 at 08:39

    18A, Wasn't Aunt Agatha a dreaded relative of Wooster rather than Jeeves? Or is the reference in the surface to the 'Jeeves' stories?

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    1. Anonymous18 July 2012 at 08:44

      Yes, Mrs Spenser-Greggson, was the aunt who ate broken glass bottles on full moon nights, as against Mrs Dahlia Travers (wife of Uncle Tom) who was the fox chivvying, Yoicks-Tally-Ho-ing genial aunt with master chef Anatole as the bargaining chip.

      Formidable in the clue seems fine.

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    2. Anonymous18 July 2012 at 08:45

      Your point regarding the materfamilia being unrelated to Jeeves is well founded.

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    3. Anonymous18 July 2012 at 08:49

      Incidentally, Hugh Laurie does credit to the character. I especially liked his songs like Hoody-hoody-hoo, with accompaniment by Stephen Fry going "Hoody-hoody-hoo, Sir" in line with the Jeeves character.

      It was 'loverly' as Eliza Doolittle put it.

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    4. Anonymous18 July 2012 at 08:53

      Here's forty seven ginger headed sailors:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXr4N51RsHA

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    5. Anonymous18 July 2012 at 09:07

      I finally got Minnie the Moocher:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ_R8QBeYvs

      Delete
  6. Anonymous18 July 2012 at 09:11

    6 - Get rid of contained performance in sugar (7) - LACTOSE {L{ACT}OSE}

    Reminded me of the frequent intolerance problems quite a few Americans have with this stuff. First one coming to mind is Leonard Hofstadter of TBBT

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  7. Padmanabhan18 July 2012 at 09:25

    Nice picture of good old Tigermoth. Looking forward to it. One of the favourites of early flying club days in Madras (yes,it was not Chennai then)

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  8. VMA Nair18 July 2012 at 13:24

    24 A. orient is e or o ?

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    1. Suresh18 July 2012 at 13:34

      Should be e. Don't see o as an abbr. anywhere.

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  9. Suresh18 July 2012 at 15:11

    Jubilee king, romantic hero and phenomenon Jatin (alias Rajesh) Khanna is no more.

    I remember him for his roles in Anand, Mere Jeenan Saathi for 'Chala Jaata hoon kisi ke Dhun mein' etc.

    May his soul rest in peace

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    1. Rengaswamy19 July 2012 at 07:51

      RIP Kaka, Before joining the stars you were a SUPERSTAR!

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  10. Anonymous18 July 2012 at 15:21

    Dooor se milke, pass ho dilke,
    Dooor se milke chain na aaye..

    and he has gone to meet Him.

    Incidentally during the shooting of that iconic romantic song 'Mere Sapnon ki raani', the hero and heroine never even met or saw each other, the two parts were shot separately and merged later. Also, Sharmila Tagore in the train is shown reading Alistair MacLean's When Eight Bells Toll.

    Recalling his dialogue from Anand:
    Zindagi aur maut uparwale ke hath hai jahapana, jise na aap badalsakte hai na mein. Hum sab to rangmanch ki katputlia hai, jiski door uparwale ke haath bandhi hai. Kab kaun kaise uthega ye koi nahi jaanta...

    RIP

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    1. Suresh18 July 2012 at 15:34

      That was his most popular movie. "phool si khilke, paas aa dilke, door se milke, chain na aaye".

      I remember Aaradhana and Do Raaste both running at the same time having completed 50 weeks in neighbouring halls. The former in Roxy and the latter in Opera House, Mumbai.

      Great that you are able to recall one his famous dialogues.

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    2. Anonymous18 July 2012 at 16:30

      His appeal was to all ages: I saw Anand with my grandfather !

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    3. Rengaswamy18 July 2012 at 16:35

      This comment has been removed by the author.

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    4. Suresh18 July 2012 at 16:44

      Another good one, Rengaswamy

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    5. Rengaswamy18 July 2012 at 16:46

      Mouth Aani hai Ayegi ek din
      Jaan Jani hai Jayegi ek din
      Aisi Bathon se kya Gabhrana
      Yahan Kal kya ho kisne Jaana?

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    6. Anonymous18 July 2012 at 16:51

      Exactly. Zindigi baDi honee chahiya, lambi nahin. I know I talk a lot and write a lot, may be a lot of noise, without any signifance, but the chatterbox from Anand inspired me, for, afterwards, there can only be silence...

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  11. Richard18 July 2012 at 15:49

    Yes so sad to hear about 'Kaka' aka RK. I would like to add Kati Patang, Amar Prem, Prem Nagar and a few others to the list.

    Samples of his classic dialogue delivery - Pushpa, Oh Pushpa, bahut DhoonDne ke baad maloom huwa ki mithai sirf do hi jageh rehti hai - ek miThaiwale ke yahan aur ek tumhari awaz in Amar Prem

    And the semi-villainous - Koi laDki haan kahe toh use chhoDna nahin, aur naa kahe toh use chhoona nahin, chaahe woh koi bazaar ki guDiya kehlaaye, understand? from Prem Nagar

    English translation could ruin the flavour...

    Kishore Babumoshai, thanks for that dialogue from Anand

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    1. Anonymous18 July 2012 at 16:33

      Talking of English flavour, in Aradhana, he said "Why are you rowing?" long before Amitabh talked of 'BuDiya chakki peesing' in Sholay

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  12. Richard18 July 2012 at 16:09

    21D - Me, Puri, becoming a referee? (6) - UMPIRE*

    Did cricket aficionados remember the late Devraj Puri, the celebrated commentator and his son, ENT specialist, Dr Narottam Puri? They were no umpires, though.

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    1. Anonymous18 July 2012 at 16:31

      Dr Narottam Puri used to present a sports feature on DD long back, in his trademark T-shirt

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  13. Richard18 July 2012 at 16:50

    Who else is known for a trademark T-shirt? Over to Suresh...

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    1. Anonymous18 July 2012 at 16:52

      He's even got wannabees imitating him ;-)

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    2. Deepak Gopinath18 July 2012 at 17:27

      .....and I thought I had heard the last of that T-shirt!!

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    3. Anonymous18 July 2012 at 18:01

      I once had a complimentary T shirt from Godrej soaps in the late eighties, which I had got in by sending 3 Cinthol wrappers. It was red in colour and had the word CINTHOL emblazoned across the front in white. I used to frequently inhabit it, so much so, my wife and MIL conspired to get rid of it and I have not seen it since...

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    4. Suresh18 July 2012 at 20:24

      I had signed out. Deepak is seeing red again?

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    5. Richard18 July 2012 at 21:14

      Ok, no more chakki-peesing, peesing and peesing about the T-shirt...

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    6. Chaturvasi19 July 2012 at 07:27

      Richard

      Visit

      http://thccfamilies.blogspot.in/search?updated-max=2010-12-14T08:44:00%2B05:30&max-results=7

      and scroll down until you reach the Munnar picture where Deepak is at extreme left. By the time we had an S and B gathering in Deepak's home in BNG, it had become so famous that Kishore, with his usual sense of humour and leg-pulling attitude, sported it himself. See pic of the meeting preceding the one mentioned above.

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    7. Richard19 July 2012 at 08:22

      Thanks, CV. Call it 'habit'ual infection!

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  14. Unknown18 July 2012 at 17:23

    24 Ac.All the while I knew that Orient stands for "E" only.

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  15. Padmanabhan18 July 2012 at 18:58

    Thanks for the info Richard. Though I knew both Puri's and loved to hear them, I never knew the connection !

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  16. Chaturvasi19 July 2012 at 08:24

    The above 7:27 message of mine is not so much for Richard and regulars but to newcomers who might be wondering what is going on here.

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