Sunday, 15 September 2013

Special, Sunday 15 Sep 2013, Afterdark


Three answers per commenter with annotations.


ACROSS
1   Can opener nap foolishly resulting in absence? (13)
10 Attempt to make players finish off amateur by strangling (9)
11 Totem pole helping to make a sustained beat (5)
12 Waterfowl laid an egg, ate core of berry plant (5)
13 Ale can made with cracked tin can be sharp (9)
14 Property of oriental express (6)
16 Throw muck at the setters dog... (4)
19 … and change it to a Tamil tiger (4)
20 Readymade building not exactly profitable without forced toil (6)
25 Kafirs rewrote to include two articles in a foreign language (9)
26 Endless suffering for the niggard (5)
27 Layover in North America for an antelope (5)
28 Dog ate and danced at the outskirts of Guntur (9)
29 Dog the likes of Everyman and Rufus, atleast one of them (13)

DOWN
2   A doubter in revolt is adamant (8)
3   Gemstone on silver plate Poland discarded (5)
4   Moron lost his head and followed Prince’s dog (6)
5   Words like MODEM, SIM, and LASER etc. (8)
6   Procure the German forfeiture of land and civil rights (9)
7   Hunt with first class dog (6)
8   Boiled vegetable vet wasted on the dog (6)
9   Dog about to come back after Bishops bovine (5)
15 Scream emanating from the chest in long distance communication (5,4)
17 Spanish gentries concealed perverted goals (8)
18 Gatecrash following cancelled first show is not visible to audience (8)
21 Hairstylist almost got a cross breed (6)
22 King’s island is home for the Princess’s tailless dog (5)
23 Appoint the alternate lawyer elected (6)
24 Fools take time to build resources (6)
26 Cat returned with stranger to create a composition (5) 



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  1. Anonymous15 September 2013 at 10:32

    Dogging setters Afterdark!

    14A Property of oriental express (6) E STATE
    3D Gemstone on silver plate Poland discarded (5) AG plATE
    23D Appoint the alternate lawyer elected (6) OR DA IN

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  2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 September 2013 at 10:34

    24D : Fools take time to build resources (6) ASSETS (ASSE(T)S)

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  3. Shrikanth15 September 2013 at 10:38

    Enumeración missing in 1D which is actually 2D

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  4. Venkatesh15 September 2013 at 10:38

    ACROSS
    1 Can opener nap foolishly resulting in absence? (13) NONAPPEARANCE* (an A missing in Anagram fodder)
    DOWN
    1 A doubter in revolt is adamant(8) OBDURATE*
    3 Gemstone on silver plate Poland discarded (5) {AG}{[-pl]ATE}

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  5. Venkatesh15 September 2013 at 10:45

    29 Dog the likes of Everyman and Rufus, atleast one of them (13) ENGLISH/SETTER (d&cd)

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  6. CA Prasad15 September 2013 at 11:01

    8.D.BEAGLE.(veGEtABLE)*

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  7. Nadathur Rajan15 September 2013 at 11:01

    20A AFRIK(A)(AN)S* A, AN in KAFIRS*
    8D BEAGLE {vegetable -vet}*
    15D TRUNK CALL (DD)

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  8. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 September 2013 at 11:04

    25A : Kafirs rewrote to include two articles in a foreign language (9) AFRIKAANS (AFRIK(A)(AN)S)

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  9. Nadathur Rajan15 September 2013 at 11:05

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  10. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan15 September 2013 at 11:10

    11A Totem pole helping to make a sustained beat (5) TEMPO (T)

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  11. Nadathur Rajan15 September 2013 at 11:15

    28 Dog // ate and danced / at the outskirts of Guntur (9) {GR}{EATDAN*}{E}
    outskirts of GuntuR = GR
    ate and danced = (ATE AND)*= EATDAN
    E = ?
    Definition - dog = GREATDANE

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    1. Raghunath15 September 2013 at 11:19

      AD, as this an across clue 'on the outskirts of Guntur', would have been better as 'at' does not indicate the position.

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    2. Raghunath15 September 2013 at 11:22

      See http://www.crosswordunclued.com/2012/02/notorious-on-b-device.html

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    3. Shrikanth15 September 2013 at 11:23

      Point taken Raghu. Thanks ..

      Rajan, the original clue was 'Dog ate and danced with ecstasy on the outskirts of Guntur'. I am seeing the mistake now and it would have most likely occurred when creating the Acroslite version. My mistake. Apologies.

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    4. Raghunath15 September 2013 at 12:12

      Anytime, AD. As the theme is concerning setters (albeit of a different breed), just some well intentioned advice, from one to the other -:)

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  12. Raghunath15 September 2013 at 11:15

    2 D A doubter in revolt is adamant (8) OBDURATE*
    5 D Words like MODEM, SIM, and LASER etc. (8) ACRONYMS
    23 D Appoint the alternate lawyer elected (6) OR DA IN

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  13. CA Prasad15 September 2013 at 11:15

    27.A.NYALA. N(YAL)A*

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  14. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan15 September 2013 at 11:18

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  15. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 September 2013 at 11:19

    26D : Cat returned with stranger to creat a composition (5) MOTET {MOT<-{ET}}

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  16. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan15 September 2013 at 11:25

    3 D Gemstone on silver plate Poland discarded (5) AGATE {AG+(PL)ATE}

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  17. CA Prasad15 September 2013 at 11:28

    20.A.PREFAB.(PRoFitABlE)*

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  18. sebu15 September 2013 at 11:29

    19 … and change it to a Tamil tiger (4) PULI
    26 Endless suffering for the niggard (5) MISERy

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  19. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 September 2013 at 11:37

    Compensating for 25A

    18D : Gatecrash following cancelled first show is not visible to audience (8) OFFSTAGE {OFF{S}{TAGE}*

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  20. Anonymous15 September 2013 at 11:47

    As of now 3d seems to be holding the most popular position. 3 persons hav given the anno.

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  21. Unknown15 September 2013 at 11:51

    13 Ale can made with cracked tin can be sharp (9)
    LANCINATE (ALECANTIN)*
    Def Sharp

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  22. Bhalchandra Pasupathy15 September 2013 at 12:11

    12A Waterfowl laid an egg, ate core of berry plant (5) GORSE (GOoSE eating berry)

    17D Spanish gentries concealed perverted goals (8) HIDALGOS (HID+GOALS*)

    4D Moron lost his head and followed Prince’s dog (6) POODLE (P+nOODLE)


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  23. Raghunath15 September 2013 at 12:38

    Compensating for 23 D:
    10 Attempt to make players finish off amateur by strangling (9) E +N+ DE(A)VOUR. E&N: Bridge players. DEVOUR: Finish off.
    But A: Amateur?

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    1. Shrikanth15 September 2013 at 12:53

      Raghu can you check this in Chambers and tell me? As I keep saying my list is Beresford's .. Want to really know whether this could be ok

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    2. Raghunath15 September 2013 at 13:07

      Not in Chambers. You too can access this at: http://www.chambersharrap.co.uk/

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    3. Raghunath15 September 2013 at 13:09

      Enter 'a' in the dictionary option and you get the abbr etc.

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    4. Shrikanth15 September 2013 at 13:13

      Wow thank you very much. Been using this URL but never knew I can find this too.

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    5. Deepak Gopinath15 September 2013 at 15:01

      A for Amateur is available in the Chambers Print Edition

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    6. Chaturvasi15 September 2013 at 15:38

      Must be in your 12th edn. It is not in my earlier edn. But in which place would we use it?

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  24. Unknown15 September 2013 at 13:21

    6D   Procure the German forfeiture of land and civil rights (9)
    ATTAINDER (ATTAIN)(DER)
    Def: forfeiture of land and civil rights

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  25. Unknown15 September 2013 at 13:25

    16 A Throw muck at the setters dog... (4)
    MUDI (MUD)(I)
    Def: Dog

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    1. Shrikanth15 September 2013 at 13:46

      Apostrophe missing in the clue. My turn with the bugbear.

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  26. Shrikanth15 September 2013 at 13:41

    Following this from Chandigarh. Such a lovely city. And had a wonderful darshan last night at the Golden Temple. What an impressive temple.

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    1. Deepak Gopinath15 September 2013 at 15:02

      Golden Temple at Chandigarh !!

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    2. Shrikanth15 September 2013 at 15:21

      :) I took a trip last evening from Chandigarh to Amritsar

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    3. Anonymous15 September 2013 at 16:03

      Visit Durgiana temple too for a feeling of deja vu

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    4. Shrikanth15 September 2013 at 16:17

      Missed it Kishore. I left CHD by 5 pm. Got caught in a traffic jam. Reached Amritsar by 10.30. Spent 2 hours at Golden Temple and drove back to CHD . Reached 5 am. Everything was closed at that time. Just had a look at Jallianwala Bhag from the outside. Stole some time in between 2 days of Property Fair we are doing here.

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  27. Shrikanth15 September 2013 at 13:42

    As of now, there are 4 dogs that are not let out yet :)

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  28. Gita SB15 September 2013 at 14:14

    29ac Englishsetter

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  29. Gita SB15 September 2013 at 14:17

    Am new to this site and would be happy if someone can put across anno

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    1. Shrikanth15 September 2013 at 14:51

      Gita all solutions posted have anno's provided by the solver. The left sidebar will tell you what it means.

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    2. Venkatesh15 September 2013 at 15:12

      Gita Balakrishnan,

      Welcome to this blog of solvers. SR

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    3. Venkatesh15 September 2013 at 15:18

      This is a Double Definition.
      Dog = Englishsetter
      the likes of Everyman and Rufus, atleast one of them = English setter
      (given @8.35 above)

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    4. Shrikanth15 September 2013 at 15:24

      Venkatesh that is some detective work. I don't remember seeing Gita's full name anywhere.

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    5. Col_Gopinath15 September 2013 at 17:54

      Shrikanth the enumeration of 29A should have been (7,6)

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    6. Col_Gopinath15 September 2013 at 17:54

      Gita Balakrishnan is not new here she has commented before

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    7. Raghunath15 September 2013 at 18:14

      She says she is new here at, 2.17?

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    8. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 September 2013 at 18:40

      May be she is Geeta Who, who appeared sometime back on this blog !

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    9. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 September 2013 at 18:55

      ...oops ! Typo : PS read Gita for Geeta !! Can't make out who is who !!! All confusion !!!!

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  30. Chaturvasi15 September 2013 at 14:29

    Techie question

    I use Chrome. After having giving permission to a website to launch Javascript or engine every time that website is visited, how does one revoke it so that permission is given only when needed?

    Maybe another question: how do I stop the permission-seeking box to pop up each time I visit this site when the page is still the one of two that opens.

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    1. Chaturvasi15 September 2013 at 14:33

      Don't know if I should have used the word 'applet' in the above mail.

      Please ignore it if it doesn't make sense.

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    2. Shrikanth15 September 2013 at 17:16

      I am also clueless here. Even checking the box that says ' please don't ask me again' is of no help.

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  31. Deepak Gopinath15 September 2013 at 15:18

    3 from a Dog lover

    7D - {COMB}{AI}
    9D - {B}{OX}{ER<=}
    22D - {K}{ANN(-e)}{I}

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  32. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 September 2013 at 15:21

    The only Dog yet to be traced is at 21 Down !

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  33. Gita SB15 September 2013 at 15:40

    Thanks Venkatesh and Shrikanth

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  34. vikram15 September 2013 at 17:00

    21D BARBET

    HAIRSTYLISH ALMOST = BARBE(-r)
    WHERE DID THE T COME FROM?

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 September 2013 at 17:04

      May be the Cross used for crucification forming 'T'

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    2. vikram15 September 2013 at 17:06

      I TOOK THE DEF. TO BE CROSS BREED. MAYBE CROSS ON DOUBLE DUTY?

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    3. Shrikanth15 September 2013 at 17:14

      Yes, that was my thought.

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  35. vikram15 September 2013 at 17:01

    13A LANCINATE {ALE(TIN)CAN}*

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  36. Shrikanth15 September 2013 at 17:15

    Thanks Folks .. And thanks once again Colonel :)

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  37. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 September 2013 at 17:16

    A fascinating puzzle featuring our beloved and faithful four-legged wonders ! There were nine in all !! Happy to note, AD has included at least one of our breeds, namely COMBAI. Great show AD !

    Talking about dogs, here is a quote : "If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the difference between a dog and a man." ....MARK TWAIN

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    1. Shrikanth15 September 2013 at 17:20

      Two actually . Kanni is also an Indian breed. There are two more that I know of. Chippiparai and Rajapalayam .. Couldn't fit them in.

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    2. Shrikanth15 September 2013 at 17:22

      And there are 10 dogs in the puzzle.

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    3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 September 2013 at 17:23

      Noted :)

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    4. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 September 2013 at 17:27

      I could notice : Across :16,28 and 29. Down : 4,7,8,9,21 and 22. 10th one ?

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    5. Shrikanth15 September 2013 at 17:31

      19A - Puli is also a breed

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    6. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 September 2013 at 17:39

      Well, I took it for a tiger. In Telugu 'puli' means tiger. I think in Tamil too it is the same !?

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    7. Shrikanth15 September 2013 at 17:40

      Yup, it's the same in Tamil too.

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    8. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 September 2013 at 17:47

      Wilco !

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    9. Col_Gopinath15 September 2013 at 17:57

      MB, your response should have been Roger meaning 'Right'. Wilco means 'Will comply'

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    10. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 September 2013 at 18:23

      Roger, Sir ! :)

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  38. Anonymous15 September 2013 at 18:14

    I don't want to be seen as pulli-ng your leg, but I remembered the old chestnut : puli kaat le irukku.


    Thanks AD for a great puzzle

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  39. Chaturvasi15 September 2013 at 18:29

    Off topic but of interest to CWD setters

    I have tried Dowedo the Internet software that helps us to set crosswords. I would like to record something that I have noticed for the benefit of those who use it to submit CWDs to papers.

    The clues exported from the sw often have high instances of words having run into each other.

    I don't know but perhaps lines that run into two lines in the sw environment get bumped when exported.

    It is advisable that users, after exporting the clues, put them in a word processor and after duly checking the edited file send it to publishers.

    I would be interested to know from any Dowedo user on the process after we have set a CWD on the Internet using that sw.

    Also: how is its grid bank developed? Are the blanks that we create automatically get into their collection? I know that we can store CWDs privately w/o submitting to the site for approval.

    Anyone know what criteria they have for this approval? Nothing beyond ensuring no F-words are there?

    If in the public domain, are the blanks of CWD saved to the bank automatically?

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  40. Chaturvasi15 September 2013 at 18:37

    For more Indian dog breeds see

    https://www.google.co.in/#q=indian+dog+breeds

    Also:

    http://www.dogsindia.com/indian_breeds.htm

    (Bulli may be a sp. var. for 'puli')

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  41. Chaturvasi15 September 2013 at 18:38

    Every dog has his day. But Everyman is languishing!

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  42. Raghunath15 September 2013 at 18:44

    Thank you Shrikanth for an enjoyable puzzle.

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  43. Raghunath15 September 2013 at 18:45

    When you wear something isn't what is worn to be outside of you. How's this in this clue:

    22 Ring worn by miss, unattached (5) LOOSE {LO{O}SE}

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  44. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 September 2013 at 19:22

    I've a doubt about 19 AC and 16AC. "Puli(kku)" "Mudi" irukkuma ?!

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  45. Chaturvasi15 September 2013 at 19:45

    Yes, there is tiger hair.

    See http://www.flickr.com/photos/supercooldave/42971049/

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 September 2013 at 20:01

      Funny thing ! A man with tiger hair on his head !! Wonder, if it's grown or painted or pasted !!!

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  46. Shrikanth15 September 2013 at 20:57

    Unable to reply at the right comments.

    CV Sir, Puli is a Hungarian breed. What you are refering could be Bulli Kutta which is an Afghan breed.

    And Raghu, thanks :)

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  47. Shrikanth15 September 2013 at 21:09

    Col @ 5.54 Yes the enu is wrong. :(

    Kishore @ 6.14 - Thanks :)

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  48. raju umamaheswar15 September 2013 at 21:22

    Not a very comfortable solving today, what with everyone singing "" who let the dogs out ?" Not a great man for Great Danes and poodles and pugs, though currently putting up with a Bugby Puggie at home of my daughter !! Very bad memories of dogs loving and tugging at my trouser-tails and losing a M-I-L to a dog bite, though she was a great dog lover . If I talk too much, fear of being put in the dog-house by three other lovers here !! Call it a dog's life? Or Love me, love my dog?

    However, the dog that got my goat was the absence of hyphens and split up of words as all indicators were one letter words ! ENGLISH SETTER and GREAT DANE aren't two separate words or at least hyphenated ? Again, I could have never got PULI which is a Tamil dog? An English word?

    Time for the Bugby here to take ME for a walk !!! Have a great week-end (ed), ye-all !! (12 noon in NY !)


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