One down in the fifth ball in Gridman's over reminded me of Ms Kamra, whose 'kamar' was as big as a 'kamra' and had to be replaced with a smaller one. Talk of downsizing, huh ! Of course, it was done 'in camera', Kamerad.
ACROSS
1 The kind of laughter that’s loud and inextinguishable (7) HOMERIC (CD) The last one to fall accompanied by some belly laughter remembering H. Simpson
5 Disabled person loses hundred in rush (6) RIPPLE (cRIPPLE)
9 Steer the first person to get into the conspiracy (5) PILOT (I in PLOT) Debatable whether Pontinus Pilate was the first person involved in a conspiracy in the AD era
10 What an eagle from high would do on sighting a prey (5,4) SWOOP DOWN (CD)
11 Master, find fee to be disbursed (7) EFFENDI (FIND FEE)* I had come across this word for the first time in War Comics based in North Africa
12 Turtle loses soft ground (7) TERRAIN (TERRApIN)
13 Endless fortune! Prem’s no limits to wealth (5) LUCRE (LUCk pREm)
14 Locales for Romeos? (9) ROADSIDES (CD) Ability to deliver shrill whistles is a minimum requirement to qualify as a Roadside Romeo. At one time a comb was also required.
16 How the clipped hair rose? (7,2) CROPPED UP (CD)
19 Endlessly praise artist girl (5) LAURA (LAUd RA)
21 Inmate runs away to the English show (7) MATINEE (INMATE* E) Monday's matinee idol has now lost the idol
23 Select decoction (7) EXTRACT 2
24 Gone in a rush to one in the gallery to work a deal (9) NEGOTIATE (GONE*, 1 in TATE)
25 General perception is I am taking a long time (5) IMAGE (I'M AGE)
26 Contrary to fact, nut resolved to feel sorry (6) UNTRUE (NUT* RUE)
27 Horribly mined ship in gloom (7) DIMNESS (MINED* SS)
DOWN
1 Informed about change in a surgery? (3,11) HIP REPLACEMENT (HIP as in well -informed, up to date). Once all the parts are replaced whither the original individual ?
2 Man, female in charge is nasty (7) MALEFIC (MALE F IC)
3 Regret about the withdrawal of night train (7) RETINUE (NITE< inside RUE) A ruler's train
4 Head of clan has less healthy-looking journalist dismissed (9) CASHIERED (C ASHIER ED)
5 Resting place for jumper on street (5) ROOST (ROO ST), a place to rule
6 Personal assistant misspelt ‘syrup’ in ancient manuscript (7) PAPYRUS (P.A. SYRUP*)
7 Sign to father on road: “Big cat” (7) LEOPARD (LEO PA RD) I spotted it first ! An old leopard cannot change its stripes ...
8 After disbursing tons, Los Angeles is very tired (2,4,4,4) ON ONES LAST LEGS (TONS LOS ANGELES)*
15 Anticipate arrest? (9) APPREHEND 2
17 Officer Commanding secured label on figure (7) OCTAGON (OC TAG ON)
18 Punjab University’s stern treatment of funny person (7) PUNSTER (PU STERN*) I have not taken Richard's permission to post his photo here, so I cannot
19 Element put a spot on man embracing union leader (7) LITHIUM (LIT HIM around U)
20 Ignorant girl taking pottery (7) UNAWARE (UNA WARE) Reminded me of the Una-bomber, who, if you are 20d, tried to 22d quite a lot of things
22 Destroy royal steeped in comfort (5) ERASE (R in EASE)
18 Punjab University’s stern treatment of funny person (7) PUNSTER (PU STERN*) I have not taken Richard's permission to post his photo here, so I cannot
ReplyDeleteYour pic would be best :P
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DeleteThat, madam, would be self-aggrandizement
Delete:))
DeleteTo most of us, esp.Padmanabhan, KISHORE is the obvious choice, but as is his wont, he has one-upped
Delete+1. By they way, Kishore, I guess it was a left-handed compliment from you.
DeleteRichard, since I am left-handed, it would be straight forward in the right-handed world. Not sinister at all.
DeleteRichard@12:47, I definitely didn't intend that way.Sorry Kishore, may be I should have worded differently
DeleteDS I really dunno what you had to say sorry for.
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DeleteBoth Kishore & Richard qualify for it in equal measure- declared joint leaders!
Delete11 Master, find fee to be disbursed (7) EFFENDI (FIND FEE)* I had come across this word for the first time in War Comics based in North Africa
ReplyDeleteFor me, it was Orhan Pamuk's novels.
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ReplyDeleteKishore's trick is to bury a mistake deliberately luring his readers to pounce on it. I have spotted it, but even if I receive stripes black and blue on my sleek coat I am not going to - what's the expression that he uses? - bite the bait.
ReplyDeleteReceiving stripes and a lion, you could become a Havildar-Major.
Delete"The tree is living yet!"
DeleteRita Mathur et al
ReplyDeleteIn yesterday's blog, there are some subsequent posts under the one on the Relish story.
Without revealing the plot, citing some memorable last lines (ex-memory):
DeleteRomance, at short notice, was her specialty.
In the next room, Mary Maloney, started giggling.
Open Window :)
DeleteThere is an wonderful collection of short stories which once RD published. 52 of them. Gems
Open Window :)
DeleteThere is RD collection of Greatest Short stories. 52 of them. All gems
Read from my blog:
Deletehttp://cgrishikesh.wordpress.com/?s=window
Ahh. I have unearthed a treasure there now. Earl Reed Silvers' 'Do you remember' is missing though. That's a classic. A web link for the same
Deletehttp://www.geocities.ws/rvsneeraja/Do-you_remember.html
SR has pointed out elsewhere that PU is Panjab University (spelt thus).
ReplyDeleteI should have checked.
Apologies to solvers.
I did not get 1A!
ReplyDeleteI knew the word -'Homeric' - but just did not associate it with Homer Simpson!!
Thanks, CV for info about yesterday's blog!
Kishore, small typo in 14A . It is in plural
ReplyDeleteKishore, small typo in 14A. It is in plural
ReplyDeleteThis is what CV probably alluded to at 9.06
DeleteI am afraid not! But I think I have given hint as to where the plant could have been planted.
DeleteThanks, AD.
DeleteTo techies
ReplyDeleteQuestion:
When we enter a few letters in the address field of a browser, a list of suggestions drop down.
Are these only the addresses that we (i.e. any user of a common PC) enter on our computer?
Or are they from the www (whole wide world, as the son of a niece of mine used to say often when he was a child).
Next question:
Is there a way (like deleting cookies, erasing sites visited, going Kishore, etc.) of removing the suggestion list (or at least some embarrassing addresses in the said field)?
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going Kishore: going incognito
Nice new contribution to the vocabulary, after Shanghai, Bangalored etc.
DeleteCV Sir , the top results that show are what is in your cache (your past searches) which you can remove if you want.
ReplyDeleteRegarding embarrassing search results , you can turn the Safesearch filter on. This can be done by going to your Google account and modify search settings
And in Chrome , you can always choose to browse through an Incognito window which doesn't store cookies & history. Alternatively you can set the History to be cleared in pre-determined frequencies
DeleteThanks for the tips - which I will try..
DeleteOccasionally I do use ctrl + shift + n ! (I hinted this by saying I go Kishore. But I am always looking over my shoulder to see if Mrs. is walking in to give me my cup of coffee so I miss what is on the screen).
I can also add that none except me uses the PC.
PS: If cache is cleared, all the previous entries will disappear in one go - am I right?
Yes, as per your choice. It can delete everything or as you choose the period to be , an hour, a day , a week and from the beginning
DeleteThis is the book I referred to
ReplyDeletehttp://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1222659.Great_Short_Stories_Of_The_World
Sorry to spam - another interesting cricket Crossie grid on Cricinfo: http://www.espncricinfo.com/thestands/content/story/638255.html
ReplyDeleteI'm on cloud nine since Im able to complete cw sans googling thanks to well chiselled components of clues leading to desired destination(definition).
ReplyDeletePunjab is pronounced as POONJAB by the British. The original spelling ws also PuNJAB. At what point in time itr got to be spelt as PaNJAB. However, a PUN , by any spelling if FUN. So Pun along Kishore and Richard. A pun always adds to the fun.
ReplyDeleteLong live, PUN JOB, Raju!
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