Incognito dedicates this CW to all Indian Naval personnel. In India Navy Day is celebrated on 04 Dec every year as a commemorative of Operation TRIDENT.
ACROSS
8 Ship Shiva, for example (9) DESTROYER [DD]
10 Span across control deck (6) BRIDGE [DD]
11 Nervous person’s antic after loss of first letter containing
money (8) NEUROTIC {aN{EURO}TIC}
12 Cable-winder’s catnaps at sea (7) CAPSTAN*
14 Members of the clergy were seen after heavy artillery pieces
fired initial nitrogen… (6) CANONS CANnONS
16 …shells that can make you laugh or cry (4,3) TEAR GAS [CD]
18 Katari, perhaps, composed madrigal after girl went away (7) ADMIRAL MADRIgAL*
21 A returning knight captured the French king in a three-horse
carriage (6) TROIKA {T{ROI}K<=}{A<=}
23 Top Gun’s sorties in groups of aircrafts (7) FLIGHTS [DD]
25 Naval bottling operation, like the one in Goa or Chittagong?
(8) BLOCKADE [CD]
27 Harbour airman after relocation (6) MARINA*
29 Order, hesitantly, James Bond, for example (9) COMMANDER {COMMAND}{ER}
30 Efficiently, sailor loads yacht initially (4) ABLY {AB}{L}{Y}
DOWN
1 Kids run around and slide (4) SKID*
2 Arrival of five in a German hospital ward (6) ADVENT {A}{D}{V}{ENT}
3 Idiotic, but Archaeological Survey of India has just one less
than ten under it (7) ASININE {ASI}{NINE}
4 Initially terrified, communist held a tailless cat and was
defeated heavily (8) TROUNCED {T}{R{OUNCe}ED}
9 Grin with some enthusiasm about rule (5) REIGN {GRIN+E}*
13 Rebuilt Paris for a Zoroastrian (5) PARSI*
15 Make horse-like sound by moving hinge (5) NEIGH*
17 Gelatinous substance got by Ottoman leader and king, not once
but twice (4,4) AGAR AGAR {AGA}{R} {AGA}{R}
19 Magazine of Indian army occupying a primarily rebel land (7) ARSENAL {A}{R}{SENA}{L}
20 Cricket side finishes and causes resentment (7) OFFENDS {OFF}{ENDS}
22 Derelicts contain a part of a holy person’s body (5) RELIC [T]
24 Intern two men with you, reportedly, in anger (6) IMMURE {I{M}{M}{U}RE}
26 Military policeman is after accountant’s tent (4) CAMP {CA}{MP}
28 Raise the stern (4) REAR [DD]
ReplyDeleteIncognito has heavily loaded the muzzle of the puzzle with military and sea power.
6A - First thought of 'unworthy' junk but later changed to HULK.
Got most of the answers at first look. Liked Shiva the DESTROYER, ADMIRAL, TROIKA, COMMANDER, ASININE, TROUNCED, NEIGH, PARSI, AGAR AGAR, ARSENA, and others. BLOCKADE brought to mind the memories of liberation of Goa and Bangladesh.
Even in shorter answers - CAMP and ABLY - military and sailor have been fitted in.
16A - Since there is mention of both laughter and cry, did the setter have Nitrous Oxide - the laughing gas - in mind? ;-)
corrigendum: ARSENAL
DeleteThank heavens, you did not drop some more letters, Richard.
DeleteYes, of course, Nitrous Oxide, which I thought was used as tear gas too, is also laughing gas and is also used to put one under. In fact, it has an ocean of opportunities, if I may borrow the IN's catchphrase in the present recruitment ads.
We would have been all at sea, if the ocean of opportunities in setting the cluse were to be used...
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DeleteK 8:43 - We would never know when your sense of humour could 28D its head...
DeleteNice of you Incognito to launch into the Navy after last month's Air Force special. We have to remember & honour them at least once a year on their rightful day.
ReplyDeleteYes, I was also able to get quite a few on first glance which is unusual for me. Delayed delivery of the paper pushed me into it and no regrets.
Hurrah !!! First time I could solve the CW before 8:30 A.M. Quite an enjoyable puzzle. Thank you very much, Incognito :)
ReplyDeleteI don't use MS Paint as I am yet to come to grips with its use. Perhaps I need to take some lessons from the cartoonist.
ReplyDeleteI use a doodle app on my iPad and there are some conversions of files that I have to do before I can frame and caption the pic and upload it - all of which I do on my PC.
I am more comfortable with a keyboard and mousepad rather than touching and fingering, the latter operations being quite dangerous these days and I might have to face some allegations.
I use MS Paint along with the keyboard and the mouse. It has its limitations.
DeleteRegarding your other comments of the present days, I always obtain consent from the lady involved, that too in writing !
What does it involve?
DeleteYou write to the lady (by email) and ask her for consent. She replies back positively. ;-)
DeleteWho is it, by the way?
DeleteOne never discloses that ...
Delete...keeping your cards close to your chest !?
Delete15 men on a dead man's chest ...
Delete“ "Fifteen men on the dead man's chest--
Delete...Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
Drink and the devil had done for the rest--
...Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!"
”
In Treasure Island Stevenson only wrote the chorus, leaving the remainder of the song unwritten, and to the reader's imagination:
DeleteAll said and done, the query raised by Paddy, Richard and myself remains unanswered.
DeleteKishore stays tight-lipped and the lady stays Incognito !
Rukh se zara naqaab uTha do, mere huzoor,
Deletejalwa fir ek baar dikha do, mere huzoor
Tera jalwa jisne dekha, woh TheDha ho gaya...
Delete...so beware of Kishore's JALWA, aur raho hamesha SEEDHA !!
DeleteI was referring to the jalwa of the hitherto-anonymous one, not Kishore's...
DeleteTheek hai ! Maine TheDha socha tha !!
DeleteI have requested my correspondent to see the above exchange of posts !
DeleteYou may say "Don't disturb me"!
ReplyDeleteSpecial thanks to Deepak for the image of SFX, revered as Goemcho Saib. Incidentally, it reminded me of Naresh Fernandes's "Tomb Raider: Looking for St. Francis Xavier" which can be found at item no.11 at
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Samosa and coffee day, today, thanks Incognito!
ReplyDeleteMy salaams to the Indian Navy.
I have just returned from an errand today and would like to record an experience that I had in a public transport bus.
ReplyDeleteI am used to hear snatches of conversation from people using their mobiles.
In fact, I would like to write a story with bits of conversation from one side that you hear and filling in the other bits that you don't hear.
Today I heard loud talk and turned back from my seat in a bus that was to become crowded in a stop or two and saw a very old man with his hand on his ear. He was obviously one from the working class such as carpenter, mason or some such and the conversation was about some money/payment/loan due.
The conversation ceased and quiet fell inside the bus - only for it to resume soon.
Curious and actually a bit annoyed by lack of decorum in bus, I turned and found the man who was seated several rows behind. He ended his talk and lowered his hand - when I noticed something that I had not until then.
The man held no mobile in his hand. Obviously he was one who had some problem with his mental balance.
I felt sorry for the man. At the same time I wondered how the behaviour of such people changed with the times - even in that state their ways are attuned to the times and the general scenario. .
I am not aware, how many, of You, remember. When i was a kid there used to be a cigarette brand called CAPSTAN.
ReplyDeleteAlthough no one smoked at home, the brands including CAPSTAN were familiar during our childhood. Perhaps a year ago there was a discussion here about old brands of cigarettes.
DeleteCapstan & navy were known brands.
ReplyDeleteNavy Cut
DeleteSee some old Ads at this page. The CAPSTAN NAVY CUT ad was being sold for 2.75 Pounds
DeleteVINTAGE ADVERTS
A salute to the Indian Navy!
ReplyDelete21A - Is 'returning' on double duty?
Chaturvasi@12:27,
As a regular user of public transport I have often come across such people in buses. Always men (so far) and almost always in their dotage.
How about parsing it like this:
DeleteA returning knight = KT<=TK
Captured the French king in= ROI taken in TK= T(ROI)K
a= A
Def=three-horse carriage
There's that 'in' to contend with, but on the whole it's preferable to 'returning' somehow doing double duty.
Delete("...captured [standing] on a three-horse carriage", perhaps? With 'captured' to mean take a photo of. :D)
Took a photo of, rather.
DeleteThat exactly was a choice I considered. The devil and the deep sea, in line with the nautical theme
DeleteHa!
Delete@Kishore
ReplyDeleteThanks for an enjoyable xword ! :)
Thanks, all.
ReplyDeleteArmy Day beckons on 15th Jan
DeleteLate again, but really enjoyed today's crossword and theme. All really ship shape and Bristol fashion
ReplyDeleteThanks, DD. I was first introduced to hulks by PP (Philip Pirrip) in the Great Expectations. BTW, Bristol was another of those old cigarette brands, probably named for the home of Wills.
DeleteRichard, Toole
ReplyDeletePassing show!
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