Sunday, 20 October 2013

No 2761, Sunday 20 Oct 2013


ACROSS
1   Anger after Foreign Office provides provisions (6) FORAGE {FO}{RAGE}
4   Form of pollution, acrid in a resort (4,4) ACID RAIN*
10 Organ fund in a city with two cathedrals (9) LIVERPOOL {LIVER}{POOL}
11 Clever, head of stock exchange (5) SMART {S}{MART}
12 Frankly, it's the duty of a witness giving evidence (2,4,3,5) TO TELL THE TRUTH [DD]
14 Homeless woman happy visiting cove (3,4) BAG LADY {BA{G LAD}Y}
16 Italian artist to draw game (7) TIEPOLO {TIE}{POLO}
17 Thug's initial motive for crime (7) TREASON {T}{REASON}
19 Pedal in explosive missile (7) TRIDENT {T{RIDE}NT}
21 Give an opinion without being asked, then begin to row? (5,4,3,2) STICK ONES OAR IN [C&DD]
24 State leaders in Illinois did, and had opposition (5) IDAHO {I}{D}{A}{H}{O}
25 Maintain cuckoo at back of timepiece is wooden (9) INANIMATE {MAINTAIN+E}*
26 The Parisian enters showing concern for others in glade (8) CLEARING {C{LE}ARING}
27 A solitary Channel Island has it (6) HERMIT {HERM}{IT}

DOWN
1   Disintegrate if last bolt unhinged (4,2,4) FALL TO BITS*
2   Bolt in iron tripod with no head (5) RIVET tRIVET
3   Something of a thug, or I'll add, an ape (7) GORILLA [T]
5   Admitted as a barrister in Alberta, clothed in a special way (6,2,3,3) CALLED TO THE BAR*
6   Merit extremely desirable present (7) DESERVE {DesirablE}{SERVE}
7   Take roast out immediately (2,1,6) AT A STROKE*
8   Turned up college record (4) NOTE <=
9   Beautiful to watch and hear at home, movement supporting US writer (6,2,6) POETRY IN MOTION {POE}{TRY} {IN} {MOTION}
13 Group good in Africa? (10) CONTINGENT {CONTIN{G}ENT}
15 Dog in tea garden, barking (5,4) GREAT DANE*
18 Victim reportedly gets a helping hand (7) SUCCOUR (~sucker)
20 One Isolde foolishly put on a pedestal (7) IDOLISE {1+ISOLDE}*
22 Actual leader of Moroccan kingdom (5) REALM {REAL}{M}
23 Record kept in cupboard is cracked (4) DISC [T]

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29 comments:

  1. Deepak Gopinath20 October 2013 at 08:42

    Identify our Hyderabadi friends at the MICRO S&B snaps

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  2. Deepak Gopinath20 October 2013 at 08:46

    The special today at 10:30 is a prize CW so no comments to be posted here. I will be changing the comments setting to "moderated" at 10 AM so hopefully no one inadvertent comment with answers will creep in. General comments if any will be approved.

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  3. Chaturvasi20 October 2013 at 08:57

    Deepak's comment above edited in two ways;

    1.
    The special today at 10:30 is a prize CW so no comments to be posted here. I will be changing the comments setting to "moderated" at 10 AM so hopefully no one's inadvertent comment with answers will creep in. General comments if any will be approved.
    2.
    The special today at 10:30 is a prize CW so no comments to be posted here. I will be changing the comments setting to "moderated" at 10 AM so hopefully not one inadvertent comment with answers will creep in. General comments if any will be approved.

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  4. Chaturvasi20 October 2013 at 09:05

    I am very happy to see the pics of the Hyderabadi friends. Now I can put a face to the names, though I was able to recognise MB from his frequent top-quality self-descriptions on this blog.

    We must have a meeting in Vizag so the mysterious Sandhya emerges. Can't the Hyd people come to Vizag?

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    1. Anonymous20 October 2013 at 09:19

      Only if the seema- andhra is porous ...

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    2. Raghunath20 October 2013 at 09:31

      In the snap sent by me, (when I met Suresh and Vijaylakshmi in Vizag), I, in the bckground, am ''phantom-like', in the dim light.

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    3. Raghunath20 October 2013 at 09:35

      Sandhya, lives in Hyderabad, I think, and in the Hi tech city area a little far away from the town.

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    4. Suresh20 October 2013 at 10:12

      There are 4 of us in Vizag, one of whom sent me an email but no phone number so have not contacted. 3 Bloggers and 1 "slogger on the blog". If Hyderabadis join we can have a biggish event.

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    5. SandhyaP20 October 2013 at 10:42

      I missed the meeting. My sister's m-i-l passed away and I was busy with the various ceremonies and guests.

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  5. Padmanabhan20 October 2013 at 09:19

    Third edit- 'no single' inadvertent.....

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  6. Padmanabhan20 October 2013 at 09:20

    Thank you for the snaps and as CV said for giving a face to the names. Keep meeting and increase the 'crowd'!

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  7. Chaturvasi20 October 2013 at 09:58

    TH brings out so many supplements and holds so many events but most of the are with an eye for advts and sponsors.
    It has also brought out some books.
    But, though a pioneer in desi crosswords, it has done nothing to promote crosswords.
    The upcoming centenary is not in its radar at all.
    Wondering whether we should organise a meeting somewhere to mark that event.
    We can make it a gala affair with some games, etc, thrown in.
    Maybe around Xmas?

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    1. Chaturvasi20 October 2013 at 09:59

      "most of these"

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    2. raju umamaheswar20 October 2013 at 12:27

      what a shame that the Hindu is so unresponsive to its readers' wishes . Aren't we all as bloggers fostering its sales and name?

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    3. raju umamaheswar20 October 2013 at 12:49

      A gala crossword fiesta is welcome.

      Competitions often cause'' undesirable'' rivalry. Moreover, it causes stress and strain to ''win'' We can do IT for the sheer pleasure in a friendly cameraderie and relaxed atmosphere.. Lets make it a simple affair

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  8. Deepak Gopinath20 October 2013 at 10:16

    Comments are now being moderated

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  9. Chaturvasi20 October 2013 at 10:26

    Often when I see a name or a new name, I visit 'profile' but I find that no details are there.
    Would you like to reveal what you are?
    No full details are needed. Just sparse info. Serving mechanical engineer, retired chemical engineer, serving software consultant - such things will do. Please add city of residence.

    Chaturvasi - retired journalist, Chennai
    Col Deepak Gopinath - retired army officer, Bangalore

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  10. Mukundala Balasubramanyam20 October 2013 at 10:40

    Thanks Paddy and Col Sir for Micro S&B snaps !

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  11. raju umamaheswar20 October 2013 at 11:02

    I see that I am the first one to comment on the crossword of today !! Today's puzzle is a 9 down which is the clue of my day !!

    Back to base after a sojourn of 5 months as a guest of Uncle Sam . Took all of four days running around restoring suspended services in full 8 cylinders blast. Feeling great and took some tome off to run through all the comments of the week that I missed. Will log on to the blog regularly from ''now on henceforth'' as the Kenyan president used to say !. Strange to see that despite several mentions of my Karmabhoomi Nairobi
    and Swahili etc, no one seemed to have missed me !!??





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    1. Anonymous20 October 2013 at 11:39

      As they say in your Kar-b, "Karibu !"

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  12. Chaturvasi20 October 2013 at 11:44

    I stared at the output this morning but didn't see any poetry in it.

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    1. Anonymous20 October 2013 at 11:55

      No poetry in the diary, ha?!

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    2. Anonymous20 October 2013 at 12:01

      If you have a Blackberry, you are involved with Research in Motion !

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    3. raju umamaheswar20 October 2013 at 12:30

      CV"

      Being a Prose man, you're not well-versed in verses? POETRY IN MOTION aptly fitted the crossieas it flowed poetically from across and top to bottom !

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    4. raju umamaheswar20 October 2013 at 12:34

      Just finished the Director's prize puzzle .Very craftily drafted, I should say !!

      Too long a wait until tomorrow morning? Waiting with bated breath to fish out the prize having cast the bait !

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    5. Anonymous20 October 2013 at 15:23

      CV is quite well versed in the verses too. I have heard him spout verses from his mouth. But then, at 1144, he was talking of something altogether different ...

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