Tuesday, 22 October 2013

No 10910, Tuesday 22 Oct 2013, Neyartha

Welcome to Neyarthas kitchen.

ACROSS
1   Trick to get hold of gold left by doctor in a cooking utensil (8) CAULDRON {C{AU}{L}{DR}ON}
5   Busy Henry to make reference to returning Cuban leader being involved (6) HECTIC {H}{E{C}TIC<=}
9   Global warming may lead to a rise in this (3,5) SEA LEVEL [GK]
10 Harass king to get rid of new cooking utensil (6) KETTLE (-n+k)KETTLE
11 Clumsy man feels effect of withdrawing into the background (4-10) SELF-EFFACEMENT*
14 Peace results when trial in California gets dismissed (5) AMITY calAMITY
16 Bring order to the messy site somehow (9) SYSTEMISE*
17 Settles for disturbed siestas when conditional return is introduced (9) SATISFIES {SATIS{FI<=}ES}
19 Mark’s time out with a Greek character (5) SIGMA StIGMA
20 What a good disguise may make one (14) UNRECOGNIZABLE [CD]
23 Lathe operator’s cooking utensil (6) TURNER [DD]
24 I missed Ray’s audit unfortunately on the Jewish Sabbath (8) SATURDAY {RAY'S+AUDiT}*
25 Contributions from a Democrat, hero-worshipped to some extent (6) RATHER [T]
26 Traffic signal telling you to keep the brakes applied? (3,5) RED ALERT [CD]

DOWN
1   Shy auditor’s order (4) CAST Anno pending (Addendum - (~caste) - See comments)
2   Imperial decree from European monarchy to usurp Switzerland in pursuit (5) UKASE (-ch+uk)UKASE
3   Method to cook a vada may defy rep at sea (4-3) DEEP-FRY*
4   This may render the oceans bare (11) OVERFISHING [CD]
6   Engineer cut off crossing to receive the religious expert (7) EXEGETE EXE{GET}E Anno pending
7   Nervous laughing from abstainer participating in secure call (9) TITTERING {TI{TT}E}{RING}
8   Talk on mastication of oily foods? (4,3,3) CHEW THE FAT [C&DD]
12 Dispatch the killer with a revolutionary Greek character (11) ASSASSINATE {ASSASSIN}{ATE<=}
13 Musical instrument in the battered aurist’s bag (4,6) BASS GUITAR* My grand-daughters latest past-time
15 Explain being put to rest before the brisk Oriental’s step down (9) INTERPRET {INTER}{P(-e)R(+e)ET}
18 Hide discharge (7) SECRETE [DD]
19 Cooking utensil and faucets turn up at the university in Los Angeles (7) SPATULA {SPAT<=}{U}{LA}
21 Ingredients of the salad left in the cooking utensil (5) LADLE [T]
22 Closed sac found in the cinerary urn on the radio (4) CYST (~cist)

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  1. Anonymous22 October 2013 at 08:32

    He even plays a bass guitar there !

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    1. Anonymous22 October 2013 at 08:34

      Is that cutie Avani?

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    2. Deepak Gopinath22 October 2013 at 08:37

      Avni, yes

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    3. Anonymous22 October 2013 at 08:38

      I remembered only the name, not the spelling. Sorry for the mistake.

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    4. SandhyaP22 October 2013 at 08:39

      Sweetie-pie :)

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    5. Deepak Gopinath22 October 2013 at 08:42

      After each rendition she solicits response with "Clap, boys", "Clap buddies" !

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    6. Anonymous22 October 2013 at 08:43

      ;-)

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    7. Padmanabhan22 October 2013 at 09:34

      Here is a BIG clap from me!

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    8. Richard22 October 2013 at 09:42

      Is the grandpop expecting the granddaughter to be a pop singer?

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    9. Mukundala Balasubramanyam22 October 2013 at 11:52

      Straightaway with a bass guitar ?! May be you wanted her little fingers to strum on fewer strings !! Wish to see her as a lead guitarist !!! Does she croon too ?
      Big CLAPS from me too !

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    10. Deepak Gopinath22 October 2013 at 13:56

      MB, you have taken it very seriously, she is just 2 plus and at the moment it hardly matters whether she is strumming a Lead, Rhythm or Base guitar. If I am not wrong she is a rhythm guitar, the photo was not meant to link to the answer in the clue literally.

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    11. Mukundala Balasubramanyam22 October 2013 at 14:12

      well, I meant it in a lighter vein only ! Am sure, when she grows up, she will definitely fulfil all your dreams.

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  2. SandhyaP22 October 2013 at 08:34

    1 Shy auditor’s order (4) CAST {~caste)

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  3. Anonymous22 October 2013 at 08:35

    6 Engineer cut off crossing to receive the religious expert (7) EXEGETE EXE{GET}E Anno pending

    EXE E = Executive Engr.

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    1. Deepak Gopinath22 October 2013 at 08:38

      Not convinced

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    2. Anonymous22 October 2013 at 08:40

      How about:

      Engineer=Execute-cut off=exee

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    3. Deepak Gopinath22 October 2013 at 08:40

      Looks convincing now

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    4. Unknown22 October 2013 at 18:53

      In North usually, the Government site engineers are called 'EXEN?

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  4. Anonymous22 October 2013 at 08:36

    Ole Panoramix is trying to get a fix !

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  5. Anonymous22 October 2013 at 08:42

    Try to figure out oddities in today's toon

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  6. Vikram Gopinath22 October 2013 at 08:57

    Rock on!!!

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    1. Anonymous22 October 2013 at 09:26

      And you are the Rock-father, I presume. Cheers !

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  7. Padmanabhan22 October 2013 at 09:37

    Col.,
    Nice picture from Asterix ! Interesting comics after Tin Tin.

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    1. Anonymous22 October 2013 at 10:37

      Actually I rate Asterix better than Tin Tin. TT is just adventure whether you read it as a kid or as an adult. A is adventure when you read it as a kid and also quite a bit of humour when you read it as an adult and get all the gags. Beautifully translated by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge. Have you seen Sean Connery, The Beatles etc. in A?

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    2. Col_Gopinath22 October 2013 at 12:51

      Tin Tin by no means is anywhere close to Asterix be it content, illustration or whatever else you want to compare.

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  8. Padmanabhan22 October 2013 at 09:38

    From the wordings in the toon I was able to fill in 2 blanks. Thank you.

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    1. Anonymous22 October 2013 at 10:39

      You are right about the blanks. What about the fish itself? Notice anything odd?

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  9. Nadathur Rajan22 October 2013 at 10:36

    In 'Tintin and the Picaros', one of the revellers in the Carnaval wears an Asterix costume. The reverse happens in Asterix in Belgium, where Thomson and Thompson make a guest appearance.
    Source: Wikipedia



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  10. Nadathur Rajan22 October 2013 at 10:43

    Paddy,

    Herge presented Filmmaker Satyajit Ray with a set of Tintin comics when he visited him in 1958. Ray showed this to Kolkata's Ananda Publishers on his return. Thus was the the ground laid for the cult vernacular following of the series in India.

    Herge's connection with India changed and improved dramatically over the decades — from 'Cigars of the Pharaoh' serialized in Le Petit Vingtieme in 1932 through the play The Mystery of the Blue Diamond set in the kingdom of Padakhore, to Tintin in Tibet in 1962.

    The upcoming Europalia festival in January, 2014 will focus entirely on India, and there will be an exhibition and a conference on "In India with Tintin".

    Source: On Tintin's India trail Article in TOI Oct 21, 2013.

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  11. Nadathur Rajan22 October 2013 at 10:45

    Typo in my post @ 10:36
    Pl read Carnaval as Carnival.

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    1. Anonymous22 October 2013 at 12:39

      In Goa, we spell it as carnaval. Actually, it is the English spelling that is corrupted because carna vale means goodbye to meat. The festival is held just before the commencement of Lent.

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    2. raju umamaheswar22 October 2013 at 13:16

      Some carnal viles being lent away to be returned? Goans? Howe can they? Bohemians with lots of bon homie that they are !!

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  12. Nadathur Rajan22 October 2013 at 10:47

    Kishore,
    It resembles your signature with some minor transplantation.

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    1. Raghunath22 October 2013 at 10:57

      Rajan,
      You didn't respond to our message for meeting in Hyderabad, with Ramesh, MB?

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    2. Anonymous22 October 2013 at 11:38

      NR, you are right. I just thought I would juxtapose them next to each other and edit it a bit

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    3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam22 October 2013 at 12:02

      I'm happy to learn Nadathur Rajan is also from Hyderabad ! Now the count has gone from four to five, as of now !!

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  13. Nadathur Rajan22 October 2013 at 11:57

    Raghu,
    Thanks for remembering me. That is my permanent address: my place is in Gandhi Nagar (near RTC X-road). I am out of HYD at present and look forward to meeting our fellow bloggers on return.

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    1. Raghunath22 October 2013 at 12:19

      We had met last Saturday at Minerva Coffee House in Himayatnagar.

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    2. Anonymous22 October 2013 at 16:37

      NR, where are you based nowadays?

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  14. Nadathur Rajan22 October 2013 at 12:13

    Kishore,

    Your comments stimulate research and knowledge enhancement.

    Panoramix is the original French name for the druid (Getafix in the English edition). In Germany, he is called Miraculix, in Serbia as Аспириникс (Aspiriniks from the drug Aspirin). In Hindi, he is called हकीम वैधिक्स (Hakeem Vaidhix), in Bengali, Etashetamix (এটাসেটামিক্স) meaning "mix this and that".

    It may interest Suresh that among his magic potions, he has a potion to make hair grow quickly.

    In software, PanoramiX was the name of an extension to the X Window System (later changed to Xinerama). It enables X applications and window managers to use two or more physical displays as one large virtual display.

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  15. Mukundala Balasubramanyam22 October 2013 at 12:18

    Thanks Neyartha for an entertaining puzzle ! This is the first time I could get more than 90% ! Most of the time I'd problems solving your puzzles.
    Missed out 6D and 22D. Had a couple of Anno problems too.

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  16. Nadathur Rajan22 October 2013 at 12:28

    Saw the photos. Now, I can recognise two setters and a blogger!

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  17. Rangarajan22 October 2013 at 14:57

    Solicit help in understanding below annos :
    14A 'trial in ' = calamity?
    12D dispatch = assassinate.?

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam22 October 2013 at 15:22

      12D : Dispatch = (Old fashioned) to kill a person or an animal = Assassinate. From OED

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  18. Nadathur Rajan22 October 2013 at 15:18

    14 Peace results when trial in California gets dismissed (5) AMITY calAMITY
    Trial - CALAMITY (synonym in the sense of adversity - bad luck, situation)
    California gets dismissed = - CAL
    Defn: peace results AMITY

    12 Dispatch the killer with a revolutionary Greek character (11) ASSASSINATE {ASSASSIN}{ATE<=}
    the killer ASSASSIN
    a revolutionary Greek character ETA <= ATE
    Defn: Dispatch (to put to death; kill) {ASSASSIN}{ATE<=}.

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  19. Nadathur Rajan22 October 2013 at 15:42

    Thanks for the details on 'carnaval'.

    IITM used to celebrate Mardi Gras (in its current avatar, it is being called Saarang since 1996). It had introduced Just-A-Minute and a new format Quiz in those days besides professional performances by some of the biggest names in music from M.S. Subbulakshmi and Sivamoni to Uriah Heap (rock band) and A.R. Rehman.

    MG (Fr. for Fat Tuesday) is the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season. As Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, this day is also referred to as Shrove Tuesday (shrive means 'confess').

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  20. Mukundala Balasubramanyam22 October 2013 at 15:49

    15D : Explain being put to rest before the brisk Orental's step down (9) INTERPRET {INTER}{P-(e)R(+e)ET}

    Anno : INTER part ok. Not getting the latter part.

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  21. Nadathur Rajan22 October 2013 at 16:03

    Uriah Heep performed in 1981 - with Mick Box's guitar solo, Lee Kerslake's drum solo and sound reaching ear shattering decibels.

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  22. Nadathur Rajan22 October 2013 at 16:07

    15 D being put to rest INTER
    before
    the brisk PERT
    Orental's step down = E moves down = PERT becomes PRET

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam22 October 2013 at 16:16

      Thanks, NR Sir ! I was a bit confused with (-e) and (+e) in the Anno.

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam22 October 2013 at 16:33

      My earlier interptretation was why "E" was deleted and then added again ? Now I understand that the letter "E" from PERT has moved(stepped down) from it's original position to other place to become PRET. I could get Brisk = Pert alright and the subsequent word INTERPRET also. Now, Col Sir's annotation is clearly understood.

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  23. Nadathur Rajan22 October 2013 at 16:12

    Their performance was not in 1981, but in 1983 during their Indian tour.

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  24. Rangarajan22 October 2013 at 16:32

    Thanks sir (NR) for the anno clarification. Still, trial in California doesnt make the grammatical sense needed for the anno isnt it. To get the sense needed it should be trial where California gets dismissed.

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  25. VJ22 October 2013 at 18:19

    The pic reminded me of the movie School of Rock. The bass guitarist kid in the movie was a girl and she was really smooth with her moves. Really awesome!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJRHK_4EXJM

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam22 October 2013 at 18:31

      Oh yeah ! Liked the song and the bass guitarist kid !!

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  26. Rengaswamy22 October 2013 at 18:40

    Kishore @ 8.42

    The two figures in the deep in toon today are: FISHORE and KISHORE

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