Thursday, 10 October 2013

No 10900, Thursday 10 Oct 2013, Sankalak

Binocular vision, Blinders or not give me Sankalak any day.
 
ACROSS
1   Troops perhaps in business (7) COMPANY [DD]
5   Letters in flight for girl in Air India beginning to languish (7) AIRMAIL {A{IRMA}I}{L}
9   Cyclops did not have it! (9,6) BINOCULAR VISION [CD] Lucky he didn't have to wear the eyepatch from yesterday.
10 Lack of medicine when having hard lumps (6) NODOSE {NO}{DOSE}
11 Police officer and clergyman join film personality (8) DIRECTOR {DI}{RECTOR}
13 Remove what you want to eat at home? (4,4) TAKE AWAY [DD]
15 For a heavyweight, it is a small particle (6) PROTON {PRO}{TON}
18 Keralite drops Li in old eastern state (6) MALAYA MALAYAli
19 Computer programme in the Bahamas obscures the vision (8) BLINKERS {B{LINKER}S}
22 Loosen those sinews for action with a plumber, one gone crazy (6,2) LIMBER UP {PLUMBER+1}*
24 Little dog, dear one, is one controlled by another (6) PUPPET {PUP}{PET}
27 They like very young partners and ruin liberal traders’ chances (6,9) CRADLE SNATCHERS {L+TRADERS+CHANCES}*
28 Flier with a way to begin re-entry (7) AVIATOR {A}{VIA}{TO}{R}
29 Imitation in a metal workshop with extremes of rapacity (7) FORGERY {FORGE}{RapacitY}

DOWN
1   Furniture item found by an alien under a room (7) CABINET {CABIN}{ET}
2   Dug out for a thinker, say (5) MINED (~mind)
3   Racy cases worked out with a secondary equipment (9) ACCESSARY*
4   An oppressive thing, we hear, but a good source of protein and fat (4) YOLK (~yoke)
5   Clever leaders of rebel organisation hiding in a passage to a mine (6) ADROIT {AD{RO}IT}
6   Elevate with an increment in pay (5) RAISE [DD]
7   A realist to be confounded by Plato’s pupil (9) ARISTOTLE*
8   “In the __ __ we are all dead” (Mark Twain) (4,3) LONG RUN [GK]
12 Appeared in an admission test in America (3) SAT [DD]
14 Chintz fabric that could perhaps irk Kamala (9) KALAMKARI*
16 Radio official gives up article for note from one who abandons a cause (9) RENOUNCER (-an+re)RENOUNCER
17 Surreptitious domestic pest (3) FLY [CD]
18 Cane taken from a lac canning plant (7) MALACCA [T]
20 To compensate for a day is fine by youth leader (7) SATISFY {SAT}{IS}{F}{Y}
21 On-screen indicator for one who swears, say (6) CURSOR (~curser)
23 Brilliant display by a commission with limited latitude (5) ECLAT {EC}{LAT}
25 A bit of something to eat, cold, with energy (5) PIECE {PIE}{C}{E}
26 Henry beginning to fight for just fifty per cent (4) HALF {HAL}{F}

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  1. Anonymous10 October 2013 at 08:31

    Does kalamkari include cloning?

    BTW, apart from the obvious fact that piracy in crosswords has been on the increase of late (yesterday and today both deal with it).

    Today you say? Look at the One eyed Jack drawn for 9A along with 19a BLINKERS, read together with 18D MALACCA (now Melaka) Straits, which used to be a popular haunt for pirates. Consider 13A TAKE AWAY, 29A FORGERY (making unauthorised copies of software or videos is similar to it), 25D PIECEs of 8, 17D FLY or 6D RAISE the Jolly Roger, not to forget that many a pirate is a incorrigible expert curser (~21d CURSOR).

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    1. Anonymous10 October 2013 at 08:33

      MALAYA too can be added to the list, after all Malacca was in Malaya (as is Melaka now)

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  2. Chaturvasi10 October 2013 at 08:38

    I came to post my comment on the pic for KALAMKARI but I find that Kishore has beat me to it. What I was going to say was:

    Looking at the double, I wondered whether I was drunk this morning.

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    1. Deepak Gopinath10 October 2013 at 08:41

      Drunk at 8:30 AM hm....

      Kishore is guilty of insider trading ;-)

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    2. Anonymous10 October 2013 at 08:47

      Mea culpa ;-)

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    3. Anonymous10 October 2013 at 08:49

      CV, did you have a double double?

      Ah, the eye of a newt ;-)

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    4. Anonymous10 October 2013 at 08:51

      Pl ignore the a before newt

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  3. Chaturvasi10 October 2013 at 08:41

    My usual spelling for 3d is 'accessory'. I find that -ary too is correct.

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  4. Chaturvasi10 October 2013 at 08:49

    Good cartoon. Idea, drawing, phraseology in the bubble - everything is good. A breadth of knowledge is displayed over many cartoons.

    A recently started Tamil paper's cartoons are pathetic. Cartooning is not an easy job. Cartoonists are a rare breed. Much more so for language papers. The Tamil paper has an artist but invites 'ideas' from readers. And these 'ideas' are silly.

    If I may express an opinion, the Tamil press was fortunate in the emergence of Madhan. After him I would mention only Madhi (Dinamani). None else impresses me.

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  5. Padmanabhan10 October 2013 at 09:00

    Kishore's cartoons do not only display breadth of knowledge, but its depth too! (binovular?)

    Yes, I had to check the spelling of accessary- legally correct.

    Col. said-"...give me Sankalak any day.". Count me in. I raise both hands for the count.I liked the 'Take away'. Nice way of putting it. I also liked the way 'pup' & 'pet' became neighbours.Smooth & enjoyable.

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    1. maradnusro10 October 2013 at 10:24

      I have always been saying "Give me Sankalak any day" . Real cool the puzzle today. Sankalak never disappoints
      yours humbly

      One
      from Samosa gang.

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam10 October 2013 at 13:32

      + 1 more from Samosa gang !

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  6. Padmanabhan10 October 2013 at 09:02

    Sorry. read 'binocular' ( my vision was probably not- C & V are neighbours on the keyboard)

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  7. Anonymous10 October 2013 at 09:04

    + 2 from me too for Sankalak.

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  8. raju umamaheswar10 October 2013 at 09:18

    Couldn't have been easier.

    Without seeing this blog,, could easily say that it had the Sankalak signature.

    Just returned from an amazing theatre experience at the Broadway-- ""The Wicked "- Very surrealistic stage management, superb performance, great audio-visual effects and enchanting music and songs. {Performance of the artistes were par excellence !! A life time experience.

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  9. raju umamaheswar10 October 2013 at 09:22

    CRADLE SNATCHERS and BINOCULAR VISION -- clues of my day !!

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  10. Padmanabhan10 October 2013 at 09:31

    Newt- PGW?

    Kishore,
    I think you do the quick crossie in the Hindu. Reg.15A there, I thought being an English CW, they will stick to VIBGYOR. But they too have gone the other way like the Americans?

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    1. Anonymous10 October 2013 at 10:01

      Indigo ! In to out or out to in dilemma !

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    2. Anonymous10 October 2013 at 10:04

      My newt ref was to Macbeth, not PGW

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    3. Anonymous10 October 2013 at 10:27

      Hoe did you like the ' Mr Owl ate mymetal worm' ?

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    4. Rengaswamy10 October 2013 at 18:27

      Nice palindrome. Able was I ere I saw elba!

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  11. Nadathur Rajan10 October 2013 at 09:46

    Appropos Raju's comments yesterday on Sererendipity. The Encyclopædia Britannica attributes the name Serendib to be a corruption of the Sanskrit compound Siṃhaladvīpa (“Dwelling-Place-of-Lions Island”).

    Horace Walpole coined the word 'serendipity' for the faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident in the 18th century inspired by a Persian fairy tale, “The Three Princes of Serendip,” whose heroes often made discoveries by chance. One of the best examples of serendepitious scientific discoveries is that of Penicillin by Sir Alexander Fleming.

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  12. Anonymous10 October 2013 at 10:03

    Simhala became Sinhala and the lion continues on the flag

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  13. Suresh10 October 2013 at 10:07

    Kishore's cartoons also display great Kalam kari

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  14. Unknown10 October 2013 at 10:26

    +3 - for Sankalak!
    Raju - did you book well in advance for "The Wicked", or were tickets available?
    Lucky you!

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  15. Nadathur Rajan10 October 2013 at 11:08

    I used to think that the Arab word for Sri Lanka, Serendip, originated from the ancient word for the island - Swarnadeep.

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  16. Suresh10 October 2013 at 11:12

    8D I thought that "in the long run we are all dead" is a quote of John Maynard Keynes, not Mark Twain

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  17. Padmanabhan10 October 2013 at 11:33

    You thought right- I don't take credit. I just checked up.

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  18. Anonymous10 October 2013 at 12:10

    Paddy, did you look at pilgarlic on AWAD?

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  19. Padmanabhan10 October 2013 at 12:35

    Just looked at it. I am a member of that club! Am I pungent?!
    Did you read the day's quote by R.K. Narayan? Today is his Birthday and Anu garg never fails to get the relevant quote on that day. He had one by Gandhiji on 2nd Oct.

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    1. Anonymous10 October 2013 at 13:18

      Yup, I did.

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    2. Anonymous10 October 2013 at 13:19

      As to your first question I am yet to sample th relevant data. Did you read the science column in the TH today about the fubction of the to nostrils?

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  20. Mukundala Balasubramanyam10 October 2013 at 13:51

    26 Dn : HALF {HAL}{F} Role of HAL please ?

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  21. Nadathur Rajan10 October 2013 at 13:54

    Paddy, Writing about AWAD, you have referred to Anu Garg as 'he'. It should be 'she'.

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    1. Chaturvasi10 October 2013 at 15:10

      NR, you're wrong this time. Anu Garg is a gentleman. I have corresponded with him.

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  22. Nadathur Rajan10 October 2013 at 13:58

    MB, Henry = HAL; Prince Hal who later became King Henry V.
    A similar clue:
    Give permission (LET) to Henry (HAL) to be really dangerous (LETHAL).

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam10 October 2013 at 14:06

      Thanks, Nadathur Rajan. Liked the clue you gave for LETHAL ! Any time Henry appears in CWs I'll think of Hal and you too :)

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    2. Rengaswamy10 October 2013 at 18:33

      Lethal combination!

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    3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam10 October 2013 at 18:38

      :)

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  23. Padmanabhan10 October 2013 at 14:07

    NR,
    Anu Garg is a HE.Though Anu sounds like a feminine name, it is probably a shortened form of a longer name. I have been following his AWAD for a no. of years now and also have a couple of books by him. His wife also joins him in his endeavour. Pl. refer to Wiki to raed more about him & AWAD.

    By the way, for 26 D I just filled in based on 50% without knowing there is so much to it. Thank you.

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  24. Padmanabhan10 October 2013 at 14:15

    Kishore,
    Just read the QA about the 2 nostrils. Interesting!
    BTW, I have the problem of one or both nostrils getting blocked quite frequently, though I do not have a cold as such. I had read somewhere earlier that while you line down turning to ,say,left that nostril breathes less and the right nostril takes the dominant role. This has been mentioned in Tamil literature too. I have tried this out and got imm. relief for the blocked nostril. I think this is probably kind of forcibly altering the cycle.

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  25. Mukundala Balasubramanyam10 October 2013 at 14:25

    Col Saheb,

    Went through the link you gave for Henry. Well, It's quite informative and as Paddy said, I too filled the grid with HALF, not knowing so much history is attached to HAL/Henry !

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  26. Padmanabhan10 October 2013 at 15:03

    NR,
    He is Anurag Garg.

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  27. Anonymous10 October 2013 at 15:49

    The first time I corresponded with Anu Garg I had made the gaffe of adressing him as Miss Garg

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    1. Chaturvasi10 October 2013 at 18:49

      Once I was almost lone member from India of an international group on wordplay comprising members from Oz, UK, US, Israel, Sweden, etc.

      In my postings I was very careful in addressing; where I was uncertain, the wording was such that the gender issue was skirted.

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  28. Padmanabhan10 October 2013 at 15:51

    Till date many people mistake my voice on the phone to be that of a lady and insist on addressing me as madam!

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam10 October 2013 at 16:09

      ...and don't you tell them that you're a beheaded MADAM !?

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    2. Padmanabhan10 October 2013 at 17:15

      adam from madam?!

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    3. Anonymous10 October 2013 at 17:53

      Madam, I'm Adam
      Is similar to the
      Mr Owl ate my metal worm
      As stated hereinabove

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    4. Mukundala Balasubramanyam10 October 2013 at 18:12

      Padmanabhan @ 5:15

      That's it :)

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  29. Sumitra10 October 2013 at 16:29

    +++++many more for 'Sankalak any day!'

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  30. raju umamaheswar10 October 2013 at 18:42

    Rita Mathur" The Wicked is an adaptation from the Wizard of Oz. Yes indeed my daughter had to book the tickets quite well in advance . The price is very high but after seeing the show one can only conclude that it is value for money.The Ghershwin theatre was full and it was quite a scene to see such a huge number of people vanishing into the streets of NY,in such an orderly fashion.

    To my wife, it was a birthday gift, as we both have a great passion for plays.

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  31. raju umamaheswar10 October 2013 at 18:47

    Anu Garg 's AWAD is a very valuable source for unusual words and I had, while in Nairobi , saved the treasure chest but alas, I lost the whole lot when my computer crashed ! Any one to help me by sending me their collections for my memorabilia? Do you get the book in India?

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  32. Padmanabhan10 October 2013 at 19:09

    Raju,

    I am sure the book must be available in India. But mine was bought in U.S. You can get daily mail from AWAD by registering. I will try & send you a gift sub. if possible. They have archives there itself. You can view them any time and I don't think there is any need to save.I too have a lot of their old mails.

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  33. Padmanabhan10 October 2013 at 19:10

    Pl. send me your mail ID for the subscription.

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    1. raju umamaheswar10 October 2013 at 19:46

      Thanks, Paddy. I tried to register twice again after my return to India but to no avail. I have the link for AWAD but you may , if you don't mind send me the same to my email ID: sapraj2711@gmail.com. I'll also look for the book here in the US before I leave on 14th Oct, and check in India too.

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    2. raju umamaheswar10 October 2013 at 19:54

      Thanks, Paddy. I tried to register twice again after my return to India but to no avail. I have the link for AWAD but you may , if you don't mind send me the same to my email ID: sapraj2711@gmail.com. I'll also look for the book here in the US before I leave on 14th Oct, and check in India too.

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  34. Richard10 October 2013 at 20:40

    Re Anu being a male name, I can recall another two - Anu Malik, the music director and Anu Kapoor, the actor.

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  35. Anonymous10 October 2013 at 21:48

    Anu Malik's real name is Anwar...

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    1. Deepak Gopinath10 October 2013 at 22:25

      ... and Annu Kapoor is actually Anil Kapoor with Annu being his nickname.

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  36. Rangarajan11 October 2013 at 00:14

    Hi. Sorry I couldn't fully understand the anno for 17d FLY. Why surreptitious ?

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  37. Mukundala Balasubramanyam11 October 2013 at 08:13

    Well, I too had the same doubt about 17Dn !

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