Wednesday, 16 October 2013

No 10905, Wed 16 Oct 2013, Gridman


ACROSS
1   My circle never gets heart disease (8) CORONARY {COR}{O}{NARY} Coronary by itself is not a heart disease.
6   Fellow after fellow ignored directions from mature woman (4) MAMA {MAn}{MAn}
9   Old king with a different tilt among motorists (6) ATTILA {A{TILT*}A}
10 Beg hospital department to repair tear (7) ENTREAT {ENT}{TEAR*}
13 What one in control of a card game has (5,4) UPPER HAND [CD]
14 Former monastic head (5) PRIOR [DD]
15 How some things come and go? (4) EASY [CD]
16 Director of 1939 Wayne film? (10) STAGECOACH {STAGE}{COACH}
19 Logo on a knit shirt seen in a field game (4,6) POLO PLAYER [DD]
21 Custom withdrawn to admit a biblical character (4) ESAU {ES{A}U<=}
24 Crater found in dusty Cholamandel (5) TYCHO [T]
25 Consequence from running at the farm (9) AFTERMATH*
26 Base soldier withdrawing with man of rank (7) IGNOBLE {IG<=}{NOBLE}
27 Bridge in Chennai born nobleman announced (6) NAPIER NA{PIER}(~ nee peer)
28 Load no small nail (4) TACK sTACK
29 Reduce speed, following machine setting (8) MODERATE {MODE}{RATE}

DOWN
2   A short month’s work for American swimmer (7) OCTOPUS {OCT}{OP}{US}
3   Twigs large rise is manipulated (6) OSIERS {OS}{RISE*}
4   Failure to secrete milk? A girl’s work initiating immediate action (9) AGALACTIA {A}{GAL}{ACT}{I}{A}
5   Concede you’re beginning to idle waywardly(5) YIELD {Y}{IDLE*}
7   A maiden girl from the U.S. (7) AMERICA {A}{M}{ERICA}
8   Delayed reaction from handcrafter, though technomaniac (12) AFTERTHOUGHT [T]
11 Subjects royal evicted from the hot region (6) TOPICS TrOPICS
12 Sit up! A report transported a person like the Mahatma (5,7) SUPER PATRIOT*
17 Indian political leader rises in greed that is increased (9) GREATENED {GRE{ATEN<=}ED}
18 Andhra Pradesh doctor goes through most of fate in self-confidence (6) APLOMB {AP}{LOt}{MB} Something wrong in the wording of the clue?
20 The French prisoner I contacted initially is brief (7) LACONIC {LA}{CON}{I}{C}
22 Alcoholic beverage served in two streets is most past its due date (7) STALEST {ST}{ALE}{ST}
23 Meet to support the Cockney woman (6) PROPER {PROP}{'ER}
25 A ray of sunshine on the ship’s side (5) ABEAM {A}{BEAM}

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  1. Venkatesh16 October 2013 at 08:44

    16 Director of 1939 Wayne film? (10) STAGECOACH {STAGE}{COACH}
    C&DD
    1) Director (stage coach)
    2) a 1939 American Western film directed by John Ford, which starred John Wayne in his breakthrough role http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stagecoach_(1939_film)

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  2. Richard16 October 2013 at 08:56

    20D Very witty and creative cartoon, Kishore.

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  3. Padmanabhan16 October 2013 at 08:57

    laconic cartoon?!

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    1. Richard16 October 2013 at 09:07

      by an iconic wit...

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    2. Richard16 October 2013 at 09:09

      The clue also reminded me of an anecdote - at a function a guy was asked to speak in brief and that was what he appeared in...

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    3. Chaturvasi16 October 2013 at 09:19

      If I ask a woman to give me coffee in cups?

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    4. Chaturvasi16 October 2013 at 09:20

      Maybe she will bring in tumblers...

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    5. Richard16 October 2013 at 09:32

      'The cup of joy runneth over...'

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    6. Anonymous16 October 2013 at 10:00

      Thanks, Richard. I hope you remember the divine right ...

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  4. Padmanabhan16 October 2013 at 08:59

    Very happy since I did all except 4D well before time though I needed some looking up.

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  5. Chaturvasi16 October 2013 at 09:01

    Re the Comment against 1a. See Chambers.

    Coronary n a coronary thrombosis.

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    1. Col_Gopinath16 October 2013 at 12:37

      That is 'coronary' thrombosis. Coronary means pertaining to the heart and 'thrombosis' is the disease

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    2. Anonymous16 October 2013 at 12:50

      I remember it being used in a synecdochal way as in 'He has had a coronary"

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    3. Chaturvasi16 October 2013 at 12:52

      Coronary is usually an adj.

      But it can also be used as a noun, as indicated in Chambers.

      Now visit

      http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/coronary%5b2%5d

      and please see the illustrative sentence.

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  6. Chaturvasi16 October 2013 at 09:04

    In the Cartoon, the third balloon at left could have been
    We can pay only $ 99

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    1. SandhyaP16 October 2013 at 09:10

      :)

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    2. Anonymous16 October 2013 at 10:00

      +1

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    3. Suresh16 October 2013 at 10:12

      Kishore is as good as any professional cartoonist and better than most.

      Should compete with the likes of RK Laxman and one of my favorites is Dilbert

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    4. Mukundala Balasubramanyam16 October 2013 at 10:25

      Laconically, today's toon, the best !

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    5. Anonymous16 October 2013 at 11:49

      Suresh, i am in no way anywhere near RK. On the other head, the pointy haired boss reminds me of you many a time ...

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    6. Suresh16 October 2013 at 12:58

      NOt only in looks. I have also felt that way many times.

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  7. Unknown16 October 2013 at 10:24

    Brilliant cartoon, Kishore!
    :-)

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  8. Mukundala Balasubramanyam16 October 2013 at 10:35

    Oh my God !
    1A : My ! = Cor ! OK
    3D : Large = Os. OK
    27A : Born = Na ?

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    1. Suresh16 October 2013 at 10:37

      nee for born is pronounced nay

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam16 October 2013 at 10:44

      Thanks, Suresh garu. Learnt a couple of new words today !

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  9. Chaturvasi16 October 2013 at 10:41

    Talking of cartoonists I am giving my opinions. Tell me if you agree or disagree with me.

    Abu - intellectual. You can't laugh immediately.

    Laxman - immediately understood, raises laughter, could be repetitive because of prolificity, too much exposure by the paper concerned, captions none-too-sophisticated, over-adored

    Keshav - excellent drawing, could be intellectual; could be immediately laughable. Started out as an artist for jokes in a Tamil magazine before straightaway becoming a full-fledged political catoonist in English paper

    Tailang - immediately understood and laughable, individualistic drawing

    Ninan - More a pocket cartoonist than a political cartoonist - very good drawing - excellent eye for detail and a delight to look for those small touches. Above all, pure wordplay in captions and in drawings, making us think he must be a good crossword solver

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    1. Anonymous16 October 2013 at 10:56

      Beautiful pen picture, CV. Another of my favorites is Surrendra.- Usually political.

      http://surendracartoons.blogspot.in/

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam16 October 2013 at 11:04

      CV Sir, among the cartoonists you mentioned, a notable name missing is Mario Miranda of Illustrated Weekly !

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    3. Anonymous16 October 2013 at 11:08

      Of course, MB, I miss Fonseca ...

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    4. Chaturvasi16 October 2013 at 11:36

      I came to say I had failed to mention Surendra - Immediately laughable, consistently good, facile drawing, common person's cartoonist. My favourite.

      I did not mention MM - more a pocket/business cartoonist.

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    5. Richard16 October 2013 at 11:41

      What about Nimbupani?

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    6. Anonymous16 October 2013 at 11:47

      Fonseca has a 'spot' which Rajini cannot occupy ;-)

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    7. Richard16 October 2013 at 11:47

      Meet Miss Rajni Nimbupani HERE.

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    8. Chaturvasi16 October 2013 at 12:03

      Unny, who previously was at TH, should also be mentioned. I think his work appears now in the IE of upcountry. Well, his work I would say is not immediately laughable, needs some thinking to do before the point is understood.

      These are my personal impressions. Do tell me if I am completely wrong anywhere.

      If abu is sparse in drawing, MM is too crowded. And can cartoons have so much of writing as in the one the above link leads to?

      Please note that I am not criticising. I am only pointing out the styles of the various cartoonists.

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    9. Padmanabhan16 October 2013 at 12:04

      Miss Fonseca of the famous polka dot?

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    10. Richard16 October 2013 at 12:10

      CV 10:41 - A few decades ago, your list would not have missed the great Sankar of the Sankar's Weekly.

      Among the current crop, Hemant Morparia also deserves a mention. Quite witty and enjoyable cartoons.

      I remember one of his strips which I came across some years ago. The quotes may not be verbatim.

      A man goes to see a doctor. He examines him and says, 'I cannot exactly tell you what it is. It's because of a drinking problem'.

      The patient replies, 'Sorry doc, in that case I will get back when you get over it.'

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    11. Richard16 October 2013 at 14:56

      Sorry, I should have spelt the names as Shankar and Shankar's Weekly.

      Some samples.


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  10. Anonymous16 October 2013 at 10:57

    Thanks, all.

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  11. Mukundala Balasubramanyam16 October 2013 at 10:58

    Sorry Col Saheb. I raised a doubt @ 10:35 re 27A Na for Born = Nee. I've overlooked the link given by you.

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  12. Padmanabhan16 October 2013 at 12:05

    Nowadaya the cartoons in Deccan Chronicle are good. I don't know the name.

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    1. Chaturvasi16 October 2013 at 12:46

      Sudhir Tailang mentioned above.

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    2. Anonymous16 October 2013 at 12:52

      I think they are in syndication with Asian Age.

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  13. Anonymous16 October 2013 at 12:53

    I would not want too much space to be devoted to the cartoon in this crossword blog, but when that has been initiated by the setter himself, I cannot say anything ...

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  14. Shrikanth16 October 2013 at 14:36

    Dear fellow Hyderebad bloggers, just landed at Hyd for a short visit. Was wondering whether it would be possible to catch up with any of you this evening. I know its short notice. Just an attempt nonetheless.

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    1. Raghunath16 October 2013 at 15:02

      Am stuck in a meeting. Whats yr mob no ? ?Shall try & spk if possible. Mine 09949199950

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    2. RameshJ16 October 2013 at 15:32

      Welcome to Hyd. Which part of the city are you in ?

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    3. Raghunath16 October 2013 at 15:53

      His no +919884042684. He is in Khairatabad.

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    4. Anonymous16 October 2013 at 16:12

      Ladki ka phool?

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    5. Suresh16 October 2013 at 16:23

      Deewana?

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    6. Anonymous16 October 2013 at 16:40

      My brother who was 4 when we were at Hyd. Used to call it Carrotabad.

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    7. Anonymous16 October 2013 at 17:54

      Suresh @423'

      ... Mujh sa nahin, is ambar ke neeche

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    8. Richard16 October 2013 at 19:21

      I guess you guys are referring to Lakdi ka pul. I missed seeing the bridge made of wood, while I visited Hyderabad two years ago.

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    9. Anonymous16 October 2013 at 19:52

      Even when I was in Hyd in '73 the bridge was of concrete ...

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    10. Richard16 October 2013 at 20:22

      A visitor who had gone to see the Buckingham Palace was asked if he happened to spot the Beefeaters. He replied saying he saw only people eating sandwiches.

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    11. Suresh16 October 2013 at 20:28

      Oh no Richard he is talking of Ladki ka fool

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  15. Shrikanth16 October 2013 at 15:51

    Ramesh , I am at office now at Khairatabad . Got a couple of hours of work here and after that I am free. Just called Raghu, he is in getting into a meeting and will hear from him once he gets relatively free.

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  16. Navneeth16 October 2013 at 20:17

    Is 'Super patriot' a valid crossword phrase -- I mean, could one look it up in one of the regular dictionaries? The only references I'm able to locate on the web refer to comic book character.

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    1. Bhavan17 October 2013 at 11:54

      Navneeth, it is in my Chambers 12th edition but as one word.

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  17. RameshJ16 October 2013 at 23:11

    Was wonderful to meet Shrikanth today. Missed meeting Raghu. Strange that the first person that I met on this forum in person, turned out to be a person outside Hyderabad.
    May be a good time to organize a meeting for all the folks in Hyd. How about Saturday the 19th Oct ? Raghu/Sandhya/MB/ Any one else who is in Hyd would it work for you ? Else please propose another date.

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