Arden finishes this run with a relatively easy puzzle. Liked 9A, 13A and 23D. Noticed the use of same indicators (extremely, involved) for multiple clues - nothing wrong with that, just an observation.
ACROSS
1 Presently chasing good fortune in a city (7) LUCKNOW (NOW after LUCK)
5 Aimless state of an old U.S. President (7) VAGRANT (VA + GRANT)
9 A type of green revolution (5) GENRE (GREEN)*
10 A girl to sum up on, say wild youth (5,4) SALAD, DAYS (SAL + ADD + SAY*)
11 Well organised boss, among the best, is often stressed (9) CROSSBEAM (BOSS* inside CREAM)
12 Cancel. It is extremely unusual to follow a girl (5) ANNUL (UnusuaL after ANN)
13 She was born as Rosemary, perhaps (4) HERB (HER + B)
15 A song about one with adult following is much disliked (8) ANATHEMA (ANTHEM outside A + A)
18 Part of the house possibly could have had some money (8) VERANDAH (HAVE* outside RAND)
19 Control over home (4) REIN (RE + IN)
22 Separates a player provided on the way back (5) SIFTS (S + IF + ST<=)
24 Complaint heard about the girl’s voice (9) GALLSTONE (~GAL'S + TONE)
26 A groom has an organ with many problems (9) LIVERYMAN (LIVER + MANY*)
27 Recognition for providing food for a day inside (5) MEDAL (MEAL outside D)
28 Truthful boy gets initial attention (7) EARNEST (ERNEST outside A)
29 Article found in the ghastly murder could be a diaphragm (7) EARDRUM (A inside MURDER*)
DOWN
1 Heritage support for one extremely choosy (6) LEGACY (LEG + A + ChoosY)
2 Cannot see any change in this dialect (9) CANTONESE (CANNOT SEE)*
3 Heard one makes some dough, that is what one wants (5) NEEDS (~KNEADS)
4 Looked back to the time when an animal followed the barren tract (9) WASTELAND (SAW<= + T + ELAND)
5 Flap against the climbing beast (5) VELUM (V + MULE<=)
6 Picture raising a pet as a parent (9) GODFATHER (DOG<= + FATHER)
7 Once more resurfacing in Niagara falls (5) AGAIN (T & <=)
8 Let’s involve American character in the fight (6) TUSSLE (LET'S US)*
14 Money put on a lake restaurant (9) BRASSERIE (BRASS + ERIE)
16 Remains with noble daughter, may be a tow headed girl (3-6) ASH-BLONDE (ASH + NOBLE D*)
17 By which one could fill a shopping cart virtually (4,5) MAIL,ORDER (CD)
20 Oldies resolved to get Tristan’s girl (6) ISOLDE (OLDIES)*
21 Be happy to fit in Duckworth & Lewis, but there is confusion (6) BEDLAM (BEAM outside D/L)
23 Picture a Saturday night with this (5) FEVER (CD)
24 The whole range covered while running a mutual fund (5) GAMUT (T)
25 The Frenchman sure involved in this historical site (5) SUMER (M SURE*)
ACROSS
1 Presently chasing good fortune in a city (7) LUCKNOW (NOW after LUCK)
5 Aimless state of an old U.S. President (7) VAGRANT (VA + GRANT)
9 A type of green revolution (5) GENRE (GREEN)*
10 A girl to sum up on, say wild youth (5,4) SALAD, DAYS (SAL + ADD + SAY*)
11 Well organised boss, among the best, is often stressed (9) CROSSBEAM (BOSS* inside CREAM)
12 Cancel. It is extremely unusual to follow a girl (5) ANNUL (U
13 She was born as Rosemary, perhaps (4) HERB (HER + B)
18 Part of the house possibly could have had some money (8) VERANDAH (HAVE* outside RAND)
19 Control over home (4) REIN (RE + IN)
22 Separates a player provided on the way back (5) SIFTS (S + IF + ST<=)
24 Complaint heard about the girl’s voice (9) GALLSTONE (~GAL'S + TONE)
26 A groom has an organ with many problems (9) LIVERYMAN (LIVER + MANY*)
27 Recognition for providing food for a day inside (5) MEDAL (MEAL outside D)
28 Truthful boy gets initial attention (7) EARNEST (ERNEST outside A)
29 Article found in the ghastly murder could be a diaphragm (7) EARDRUM (A inside MURDER*)
DOWN
1 Heritage support for one extremely choosy (6) LEGACY (LEG + A + C
2 Cannot see any change in this dialect (9) CANTONESE (CANNOT SEE)*
3 Heard one makes some dough, that is what one wants (5) NEEDS (~KNEADS)
4 Looked back to the time when an animal followed the barren tract (9) WASTELAND (SAW<= + T + ELAND)
5 Flap against the climbing beast (5) VELUM (V + MULE<=)
6 Picture raising a pet as a parent (9) GODFATHER (DOG<= + FATHER)
8 Let’s involve American character in the fight (6) TUSSLE (LET'S US)*
14 Money put on a lake restaurant (9) BRASSERIE (BRASS + ERIE)
16 Remains with noble daughter, may be a tow headed girl (3-6) ASH-BLONDE (ASH + NOBLE D*)
17 By which one could fill a shopping cart virtually (4,5) MAIL,ORDER (CD)
20 Oldies resolved to get Tristan’s girl (6) ISOLDE (OLDIES)*
21 Be happy to fit in Duckworth & Lewis, but there is confusion (6) BEDLAM (BEAM outside D/L)
23 Picture a Saturday night with this (5) FEVER (CD)
25 The Frenchman sure involved in this historical site (5) SUMER (M SURE*)
GM all
ReplyDeleteBecause of pressure on time, could complete only in part. Liked GENRE, ANNUL, SIFTS, EARDRUM, CANTONESE, TUSSLE, FEVER and the like.
From yesterday, @ Deepak, Rengaswamy and CV - I will get back later during the day. Sorry I was away yesterday and could not respond.
LUCKNOW was easy, but had NO LUCK with it for now.
Delete1a made me remember with fondness, Arden's remark about 'stealing his clue', when I mentioned to Dave that he need Luck now.
ReplyDeleteExcellent run from Arden. Loved the pictures today.
Two famous pictures GODFATHER and SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, the former with Marlon Brando and the latter with John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John came into the picture today. Got the picture? Recent clue. :)
ReplyDelete24A - A friendly crib - are GALL and GAL homophones?
3D - Nice pun with dough and homophone with kneads.
14D - Thank Goodness, the legendary 'support' did not come in here. Would have had many comments. Ahem!...
25D - M(onsieur)+SURE* - Sumer did not flash at all! Kicking myself.
In case self kicking inefficient, please use beast form 5d.
DeleteBTW, one of the best uses of Eland I have seen, is in today's 4d
As usual, the be(a)st of humour.
DeleteIn fact 4,5 and 6d all have animals, clued in as animal, beast and pet.
ReplyDelete6 Picture raising a pet as a parent (9) GODFATHER (DOG<= + FATHER)
ReplyDeleteB's anno reminded of schooldays were as a dodge, one used to swear by "dog promise".
Had luck to start with, but could not sustain it though. My filled (?) grid looked like a pock marked face, though I kicked myself after going through the blog. Not my day, I presume. But enjoyed the ones I could do.
ReplyDeleteRichard's opener has Genetically Modified all of us!!
ReplyDeleteFor a moment I thought you were referring to Gujarat.
DeleteThankfully not commodified.
14D - Thank Goodness, the legendary 'support' did not come in here. Would have had many comments. Ahem!...
ReplyDeleteIt ('support') comes more from Gridman than anybody else
It was difficult one for me. I had to slog to get gall stone, ash-blonde & brasserie. All clues today were of the type where I either got the solution immediately or it took a very long time. Over all another good one from Arden.
ReplyDeleteToday's crossword was
Spin must be strong enough to withstand adverse conditions (5)
BTW using a moniker that is less likely to evoke cat-killing feelings.
Hardy ?
DeleteTough ?
Deletewhy hardy & why tough ?
DeleteSorry, just cant crack it, took a wild guess.
DeleteBTW One of the above is right
Delete>> took a wild guess
Deleteand got it right
must be is ought, so tough ??
DeleteSpin must = spin ought = (t)ough(-t)
Deleteindirect anagram ? didn't quite get the anno :-(
Deleteokay thanks a lot. Oftentimes I arrive at correct answer and find it difficult to reason out :-)
DeleteNot an anagram. ought is spun . so last letter goes to first. first goes to second etc
DeleteOk. Thanks.btw thanks a lot for yesterdays puzzle.enjoyed it
DeleteThanks for egging me on to take the plunge.
DeleteSolution to yesterday's
ReplyDeleteSkilfully built vessel filled to the brim outside.(4,7)
is
Well Crafted
Vessel-well, cra(f)ted?
DeleteFilled to the brim = welled
Deletevessel = craft
=> Welled outside craft
{Well{craft}ed}
very nice!
Delete@CV: Thanks for the response.
ReplyDeleteZealous // academician gets order (5) (RA)(BID)
Ramesh and Col:
ReplyDeleteI found the format of the puzzle posted by Ramesh to be excellent for online solving and saving. I feel very left out when I don't have the grid of the Hindu on line and wait for the night or the next day to get my cutting to solve on paper, as I do not buy the Hindu. I find the paper too drab and lifeless, except for the two crosswords.Deepak, can we try and see whether we can introduce the same format of Ramesh into our blog so that I can solve the puzzles online pronto and also actively participate in the interactions? I miss out on a lot of fun being deprived of that, though many may feel that I suffer from verbose-iarrhea and occupy a lot of space here. Please do consider and I wonder what our other bloggers feel. I do the Herald from Scotland crossword regularly on line.
Again, I have a peculiar problem while keying in. Unbeknownst to me, the caps get locked ( by my hitting it accidentally) and before I could realize , I have already typed a whole sentence! How to avoid this
or rectify it easily, instead of erasing the whole and re -keying? Any help will be a boon, as this does irritate me and impede my thought flow process !!HELP !!
Your best bet would be to wait for Hindu to go online with their crossword. I notice that Guardian has gone online so may be Hindu would someday.
DeleteRaju,
DeleteAn application allready exists on Facebook as well as Orkut wherein you can solve the Hindu crossword online, if you are member of Facebook or on Orkut you can access those apps. The app works for all days except Sundays when the grid does not appear online, however the Sunday CW of the Hindu is available on the Guardian website.
I am not able to use facebook application on Facebook nowadays
Deleteon Android *
DeleteCol:
ReplyDeleteCan we find a way of posting the late night comments for the next day as most of them go unnoticed and hence unresponded? As of now, I copy-paste and post the next day. I am a nocturnal bird and prefer posting my comments late. What are the 'active' working hours of our fellow-bloggers? This is to ensure more participants and fillip to the blog. Please do consider.
There is no way of posting late night comments for the next day.
DeleteCan someone explain 19 AC in a little more detail? Is over = RE ?
ReplyDeleteYes
DeleteHere is a partial list of what may be used to clue re.
re: Royal Engineer
re: Royal Engineers
re: about
re: again
re: concerning
re: engineer
re: engineers
re: note
re: over
re: religious education
re: sapper
re: sappers
re: soldiers
re: touching
re: troops
Liked the whole of Arden's run, neat as ever. Use of unnecessary articles in some of the clues could be avoided though?
ReplyDeleteRaju
ReplyDeleteRe your CapsLock prob. See
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1843282,00.asp
if there is an answer here. I have not tested it and its useflness may depend a lot on OS, browser and God knows what.
Also see (the same thing)
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/topic/63932-caps-lock-alert/
A simple solution is when you realise the mistake, copy-paste the typed matter in Wordpad where you can use 'Change Case' option to make it all l/c. Copy paste this matter in Blogger text box and now it's just a question of putting in u/c where required or just leave it all in l/c.
Nine years ago - yes, nine years ago - and at other times later including when the new Editor took over I suggested that we must have an interactive version of the crossword but I don't see it happening at all. I don't have any hope on it.
Raju - we can create an interactive version of the published crossword but it requires some work (grid creation, typing the clues in required format) and also a website where it can be uploaded. Besides, there is also the question of infringement of copyright.
Why aren't you using The Hindu Crossword app that is available on Orkut -with which you can do the THC interactively?
With iPad, iPhone and such things you can do it after installing a store-bought app.
Raju
ReplyDeleteOn CapsLock prob, again
I believe there is a freeware which, if we d/l and install, will disable the capslock key.
I suggest that you get technical support from some computer whizkid so that it can be done safely (if at all) on your machine.
Sowndar,
ReplyDeleteAfter you log into Orkut, click on the 'Add applications' link under 'Applications', search for The Hindu Crossword and add it after you find it.