Monday, 14 October 2013

No.10903, Monday 14 Oct 2013, Gridman

Great start to the Gridman week ! Though there are no print versions of TH today in most places (maybe all), the online version was there and I got to blog. No rest for the wicked, heh ?!

ACROSS
1 Rude growth of tarragon (8) ARROGANT (TARRAGON*)
5 Leave dead trees that have fallen (6) DESERT (D TREES*)
9 Rather sharp round by deputy in delight (8) RHAPSODY (SHARP* O DY)
10 One hundred and one mean to relax in entertainment venue (6) CINEMA (C 1 MEAN*)
12 Competes in corruption, we’re told (4) VIES (~VICE)
          What our government official and politicians, cutting across party lines, do. Ref.25d for further update
13 Came across a fish — you and me take bones (10) METACARPUS (MET A CARP US)
15 Bereft of the French space (6) DEVOID (DE VOID)
          Would you call a Dev Anand clone as Devoid?
17 Black fruitcake female leaves for the poet (5) BLAKE (B fLAKE=crazy person=fruitcake)
          Reminded me of The Tyger
20 Customers sure about getting prime satisfaction (5) USERS (SURE* S)
21 Bits thrown off by eastern plane going over Chennai’s top area (6) EJECTS (E JETS going over C) (Addendum - EJECTA - {E{JE{C}T}{A} - See comments)
24 Careerist bending to far end of office desk (10) SECRETAIRE (CAREERIST* E)
27 Unexpected trouble from small horse (4) SNAG (S NAG)
29 Improve performance with song and endless drinks (4,2) TUNE UP (TUNE sUPs)

30 Sailors taking in the green liqueur (8) ABSINTHE (ABS IN THE)
31 As used for a clean-up on the slate (6) DUSTER (E)
32 Sen hovers around secret boxes (8) ENCLOSES (SEN* hovers around CLOSE)

DOWN
1 Reach a river confluence (6) ARRIVE (A RIVER*)
2 Laughed as sailor finally rowed (6) ROARED (R OARED)
3 Core of the blog is tamper-evident (4) GIST (T)
          This blog ?
4 Push leader of gang amidst crumbled dune (5) NUDGE (G in DUNE*)
6 Famous fair lady (5) ELIZA (CD) (The Ms Doolittle from My Fair Lady)
7 Former London barrister has no time to be model (8) EXEMPLAR (EX tEMPLAR)
8 Stuff to its limits in coach. One leaves the conveyance (8) TRANSFER (StufF in TRAiNER) 
11 A bareback rider is not encumbered with it (6) SADDLE (CD)
           "I'm a poor lonesome cowboy, and a long way from home..." That's what happens when you are
           saddled with a saddle ! It's usually the Indians who are bareback riders.  I once rode an elephant
           without anything (except my shorts) between me and the animal and wound up with pinpricks from 
          the elephant's bristles poking through my shorts
14 Allows doses of medicine without label (4) LETS (tabLETS)
16 This ticket won’t do for a round trip (3-3) ONE-WAY (CD)
           I, like all of you have a one-way ticket. Fortunately or unfortunately, the date of travel is not known 
17 Cricketers hit up (4) BATS (STAB<)
18 Beat with dual step executed neatly (8) PULSATED (DUAL STEP)*
19 Talks at length about Ted’s scan (8) DESCANTS (TED'S SCAN)*
22 Brings together individuals around centre of Deesa (6) UNITES (UNITS around deEsa)
23 She-monster is partly progressive (6) OGRESS (T)
25 Cheat doesn’t begin to give the slip (5) ELUDE (dELUDE)
          They do give the slip ... and clean chits to one another !
26 Flier dressin’ (5) ROBIN (ROBIN', where dressing = robing) My CoD
          Was Robin robbin' a hood of his hood? Would that make Robin a hood himself?
28 It leaves certain things to certain people (4) WILL (CD)
           The abundance of certainty here reminded me of the legal definition of a promissory note given in Section 4 
           of The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881:

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41 comments:

  1. Chaturvasi14 October 2013 at 08:32

    I think Rita would have had the privilege of doing this on paper. Also Venkatesh. Don't know who else up in the North!

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  2. SandhyaP14 October 2013 at 08:41

    I did it on the paper :)

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam14 October 2013 at 10:23

      I did it on the News Paper :) No problem in Hyderabad. Tomorrow no issue here.

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  3. Chaturvasi14 October 2013 at 08:45

    So Suresh too must have done it while on work-out.

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    1. Richard14 October 2013 at 09:20

      While re'cycling' the calories...

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    2. Padmanabhan14 October 2013 at 09:27

      with a bare back?!

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    3. Anonymous14 October 2013 at 10:10

      I hope he had a saddle. Else it would have been pretty uncomfortable. I am reminded of Jeff Dunham's Jose Jalapeno on a stick.

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  4. Raghunath14 October 2013 at 08:56

    There's no paper tomorrow in Hyd.

    A question on use of plurals for abbreviations:
    Sailors as ABS, Is it acceptable?

    3 Core of the blog is tamper-evident (4) GIST (T).
    The indicator for hidden fodder?

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  5. Padmanabhan14 October 2013 at 09:30

    8D- I think the def. is only 'conveyance' or 'the conveyance'. 'one leaves' should be part of the word play.

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  6. Suresh14 October 2013 at 09:58

    There was an edition here today. No paper tomorrow.
    Good crossword. Only crib I have is that it started off with 4 anagrams or partial anagrams in a row.

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    1. Raghunath14 October 2013 at 10:06

      Why the crib re anagrams?

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    2. Suresh14 October 2013 at 10:16

      A personal disike. that's all

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    3. Chaturvasi14 October 2013 at 10:26

      Actually a thumb rule is: no two full anagrams in a row - that's next to each other.

      When a CWD is done, there are so many such things that one could check for such unwritten laws and amend towards attaining 'class'. But one might overlook or ignore one of the things while concentrating on others.

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    4. Suresh14 October 2013 at 10:39

      CV. No offence meant. As I mentioned earlier it is only a personal dislike of anagrams. Just ignore my comment

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    5. Richard14 October 2013 at 10:47

      But rest assured that your right to differ is never disliked.. :-)

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    6. RSRao14 October 2013 at 13:15

      Sir, the paper is delivered in Vizag.

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  7. Mukundala Balasubramanyam14 October 2013 at 10:12

    99 run out ! Missed 21 Across. Thanks, Gridman. Quite an enjoyable crossy. Had some problem with Annos like TRANSFER and EXEMPLAR. Am clear now.

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  8. Mukundala Balasubramanyam14 October 2013 at 10:18

    21A : EJECTS (E JETS going over C)
    I find only one jet(plane) in the clue :)

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    1. Chaturvasi14 October 2013 at 10:28

      Which means, my dear MB, the answer is wrong! Try again!

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    2. SandhyaP14 October 2013 at 10:33

      21 Bits thrown off by eastern plane going over Chennai’s top area (6) EJECTS (E JETS going over C)

      {E}{JE{C}T}{A}

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    3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam14 October 2013 at 11:13

      CV Sir, at last the tubelight started functioning ! The correct answer for 21 Across is EJECTA. Thanks Sandhya Ma'am !

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    4. Anonymous15 October 2013 at 07:05

      Thanks to Sandy for the correct answer and Deepak for making the correction

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  9. Ajay14 October 2013 at 11:48

    Hi, we had the paper edition in Delhi, albeit a slim one. BTW for information the hindu in delhi costs Rs 8 a day. Is it the same in other cities too?

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  10. Mukundala Balasubramanyam14 October 2013 at 12:18

    Hi, Ajay !
    Here in Hyderabad it costs Rs.3 daily and on Sundays Rs.5

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  11. Chaturvasi14 October 2013 at 12:58

    Some papers printed in one place and distributed elsewhere by train or air will have a freight charge.
    I thought the Delhi edn was printed in Gurgaon and so don't understand why the freight charge should be high.
    That the edition today was slim is understandable. Yesterday was a holiday in Chennai and so skeleton staff must have produced a skeleton edition.

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  12. Ajay14 October 2013 at 13:10

    Thanks CV and Mukund, I think the cost in each city depends on circulation and advertising revenue. In delhi the circulation must be less hence it is priced that way everyday including weekends. I think in Bangalore it is 5. In Delhi it is printed in Noida where I stay so no freight charges for sure.

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  13. Col_Gopinath14 October 2013 at 13:24

    We had a discussion on the costing of the paper sometime ago and someone mentioned that it had something to do with the cost of waste paper also

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  14. Suresh14 October 2013 at 13:54

    Well there appears to be one more follower from Vizag, RS Rao. Would love to meet you.

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  15. Chaturvasi14 October 2013 at 15:02

    Our proposed Mangalore meeting never took off. Perhaps we could organise a Vizag S and B. Hyd people should be able to join.

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  16. Richard14 October 2013 at 15:21

    Just to clarify:

    It could be safely said that the proposed meeting in Mangalore has only been held in abeyance since the convenient dates of the aspirants did not agree with each other.

    My suggestion not to have it in October has been vindicated because of the erratic rains. I requested that December-January could be avoided because of a glut of functions and events.

    It can still be thought of some time between end-January and end-February 2014.

    As I had said once or twice earlier, S&B or no S&B, the bloggers here, individually or collectively, are welcome to our city and you can bank on my assistance.

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    1. Chaturvasi14 October 2013 at 16:25

      I should have said: "Our proposed Mangalore meeting has not happened as yet."

      Richard, please excuse me for infelicitous expression.

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    2. Richard14 October 2013 at 17:17

      No hard feelings, brother...

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  17. Ramani14 October 2013 at 16:03

    28d - Like will, can anyone get legal heir certificate while one is alive?

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  18. Ramani14 October 2013 at 16:05

    To be more precise, can Mr x get certificate detailing who are his legal heirs, when Mr x is alive?

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    1. Chaturvasi14 October 2013 at 16:15

      I understood your question only after your addendum. I am not a legal expert but common sense suggests that an LHC can be obtained only after a person has passed away. However, it's better to get the opinion from a well-versed and dependable lawyer. Internet is full of gratuitous advice and it's better to get it from proper quarters.

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    2. Chaturvasi14 October 2013 at 16:17

      Also, is an LHC of Mr X obtained by Mr X? I have not heard of this. As far as I know, a death certificate of Mr X is needed before a LHC is obtained by his heirs.

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  19. Rangarajan14 October 2013 at 20:20

    Growth of = anagram indicator?
    Bats = cricketers?
    If core is double duty then why "evident "

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  20. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 October 2013 at 06:55

    I too had a doubt re Bats/Cricketers.

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