Monday 16 December 2013

No.10957, Monday 16 Dec 2013, The Phantom



ACROSS
1 French fruit left out of drink (6) FRAPPE (FR APPLE -L)
4 Hairstyles for posh poser initially with brush from Sweden (8) UPSWEEPS (U P SWEEP S)
          Reminded me of the 'buff' most of us used to sport decades back
10 Is no amity, in other words hatred? (9) ANIMOSITY (IS NO AMITY)*
          Can't afford this. Especially with the Phantom!
11 Jack’s holding back crowd with weapon (1,4) A BOMB (AB holding MOB<)
          Weapon could be a bomb or an A-Bomb too!
12 Stuck with an incomplete component of this puzzle? Newspaper’s guilty, primarily (5) CLUNG (CLUe N G)
13 Matters of the church, involved Special Order of Preachers (9) EPISCOPAL (SPECIAL O P)*
          This reminded me of a certain limerick ...
14 Mischief-maker caught in distribution of spam (5) SCAMP (C in SPAM*)
          Remembered Walt Disney's cartoon dog Scamp
16 Excellent quarters for everybody retiring in Capital (8) BUDAPEST (PAD U< in BEST)
19 Flirt being discreet in Middle Eastern country? Quite the opposite (8) WOMANISE (OMAN in WISE)
20 Noble’s turned bitter (5) LAGER (REGAL<)
23 Unemployed chap with old habits, in the end, scrounges (9) FREELOADS (FREE LAD with O, S)
24 Golden girl’s love of sound (5) AUDIO (AU DI O)
26 Chap, new to a gathering of witches (5) COVEN (COVE N)
          If this chap is there to 19, they might turn him into ...
27 Clever boy managed to overcome one recurrent problem with tact finally (9) BRILLIANT (B RAN around(1 ILL<) T)
28 Daughter expressing revulsion holding nose, initially queasy in squalid place (8) DUNGHILL (D UGH holding N, ILL)
29 Annotate C.E.A.T right now (2,4) AT ONCE (AT ON CE)

DOWN
1 Country’s Southern border falls to old European dictator (6) FRANCO (FRANCE-E+O)
2 Farewell present that’s suitable for everyone (5) ADIEU (AD IE U)
3 Sandwich of cheese and salad served in pub for a farmhand (10,5) PLOUGHMAN'S LUNCH
5 Shy writer, played croquets essentially, in gym for figure (8) PHYSIQUE ((SHY I)*  QU in PE)
6 What caught radio operator’s attention initially? Call it an unspecified device (15) WHATCHAMACALLIT (WHAT C HAM A CALL IT)
7 Past old globe, is outermost layer of earth’s air (9 ) EXOSPHERE (EX O SPHERE)
8 Stand-in obtains permission to enter Turkey’s borders with diplomacy (8) SUBTLETY (SUB, LET in TurkeY)
9 Blimey! Britisher’s left countryman behind (5) LIMEY (bLIMEY)
          Watch this space, if DD responds to this!
15 Vehicle in front, housing soft hearted writer’s mobile home (6,3) CAMPER VAN (CAR VAN housing ME with P=soft at its heart)
17 Insincere wife of accountant upset, caught by sleuth returning (3-5) TWO FACED (W OF CA< held by DET<)
18 Elements from Uzbekistan, Bulgaria meeting in a Capital (8) ISTANBUL (T)
           The Oriental end of the route of the Oriental Express
21 Good man breaks into song when awake (5) ASTIR (ST in AIR)
22 Jack, East German and the French push around (6) JOSTLE (J OST LE)
25 Tie front of nightgown that’s worn (5) DRAWN (DRAW N)

 SLIDE SHOW : WEDDING OF MY SON (GAURAV GOPINATH)
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71 comments:

  1. Deepak Gopinath16 December 2013 at 08:31

    Thanks Kishore

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    1. Deepak Gopinath16 December 2013 at 08:32

      Great portrait

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    2. SandhyaP16 December 2013 at 08:33

      +1

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    3. Kishore16 December 2013 at 08:40

      The moustache made it easier. I did not have to draw the lips. I am presently drawing an unmoustachioed person and struggling to get the lips right.

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  2. SandhyaP16 December 2013 at 08:32

    Have a great day Col!

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  3. SandhyaP16 December 2013 at 08:49

    @Col: Thanks for sharing your son's wedding pics.
    I was totally confused at first when I couldn't spot Kishore anywhere - the title for the slide show is WEDDING OF MY SON and today's post is by Kishore! :P

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    1. Kishore16 December 2013 at 08:53

      Nice to see the pics, Deepak.

      @ Sandy: I could not see my son either ;-)

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    2. Col_Gopinath16 December 2013 at 09:06

      Clarification added to title

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  4. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan16 December 2013 at 09:22

    Happy b'day Col Sir! :)

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  5. Shrikanth16 December 2013 at 09:29

    Many many happy returns of the day Colonel :)

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  6. Chaturvasi16 December 2013 at 09:42

    I have just come back from Sri Venugopalaswamy temple in Gopalapuram and logged in.
    Many happy returns of the day to the Colonel.
    Congrats to Kishore whose sketch of the birthday boy is good.

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  7. VMA Nair16 December 2013 at 09:46

    Many many more happy returns Col

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  8. CA Prasad16 December 2013 at 10:03

    Many many happy returns of the day, col.

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  9. Raghunath16 December 2013 at 10:12

    Happy birthday Col.

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  10. Raghunath16 December 2013 at 10:14

    Kishore,
    Nice pic of Col.

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  11. Suresh16 December 2013 at 10:19

    Many many happy returns of the day Deepak

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  12. VP16 December 2013 at 10:55

    Wishing you a very happy birthday Col.

    @Kishore, really nice one.

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  13. Mukundala Balasubramanyam16 December 2013 at 10:56

    Logging in very late.

    Many, Many Happy Returns of The Day, Col Saheb !

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  14. Richard16 December 2013 at 11:23

    Good 'after'-morning everyone. Logging in late since I had to attend the Vijay Diwas observance to mark the victory in the 1971 Indo-Pak war. So solemn, so inspiring an experience.

    Deepak, many happy returns of the day. Kishore could be as much happy over a great creation of a graphic.

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  15. RameshJ16 December 2013 at 11:27

    Many happy returns of the day Col.

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  16. RameshJ16 December 2013 at 11:31

    Nice CW from The Ghost Who Walks. ( and is this the 1st comment today abt the CW ? )

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  17. Richard16 December 2013 at 11:39

    By the way, it was a nice idea to have organized a slide show of the wedding. So convenient to watch. Got many interesting glimpses of the ceremony.

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    1. Richard16 December 2013 at 11:40

      And you seem to be spending most of your time today in acknowledging the greetings rather than celebrating... :-)

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  18. Mukundala Balasubramanyam16 December 2013 at 11:50

    PHANTOM Vs BATMAN

    Unlike other days, I didn't want to go down without a fight. Hence it was a long drawn out battle today. In between a breather, I wished Col Saheb "Happy Birthday" and resumed the fight
    again to solve his puzzle ! Well, the final score declared by the judges was 10 - 9 in his favour !! No regrets and I thoroughly enjoyed this contest today. Thanks, Phantom.

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  19. pavalamani pragasam16 December 2013 at 11:55

    Many happy returns of the Day, Col!

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  20. Mukundala Balasubramanyam16 December 2013 at 12:33

    29 Annotate C.E.A.T right now (2,4) AT ONCE (AT ON CE)

    Anno not clear. "ON" for ? Is it 'anagram' type ? Hope somebody would clear my doubt.

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    1. VMA Nair16 December 2013 at 13:13

      When you annotate CEAT (an answer) it would be At ON Ce (for example) A on B =BA

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    2. Kishore16 December 2013 at 13:15

      Not anagram, MB.

      When a clue says A on B, the answer is usually AB or BA.

      This device has been turned on its head.

      When you annotate AB or BA, it would be A on B, say or in this case AT on CE

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    3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam16 December 2013 at 13:28

      Thanks, Ajeesh and Kishore.

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  21. Mukundala Balasubramanyam16 December 2013 at 13:05

    Kishore @

    4 Hairstyles for posh poser initially with brush from Sweden (8) UPSWEEPS (U P SWEEP S)
    Reminded me of the 'buff' most of us used to sport decades back

    ...a la Devanand !

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    1. Kishore16 December 2013 at 13:17

      Jo chala gayaa use bhool ja ...

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlXjF-Y1Fs0

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    2. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan16 December 2013 at 13:38

      @Kishore Nice portrait of Col sir !

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    3. Suresh16 December 2013 at 13:58

      You are right Kishore. Jo chala gaya use bhool jaana chahiye. It is not going to grow back, in any case

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    4. Mukundala Balasubramanyam16 December 2013 at 14:12

      Kishore @ 1:17

      I was about to ask "Kisko bhool jaun, Devanand ko ya mere baal jo bees saal pahale hi chala gaya ?" Anyway, as Suresh garu says, be content with what you are left with(still) ! :)

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    5. Richard16 December 2013 at 15:21

      Baal baal bach gaye,,,

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  22. Mukundala Balasubramanyam16 December 2013 at 14:07

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  23. Padmanabhan16 December 2013 at 14:40

    One day I join in late and so much happens and that too outside a good ( though I am almost on par with MB!) CW. Missed all the fun. Anyway....

    1.Many happy returns of the day Colonel aaaa7 many many more years of blogging (in selfish interest)
    2.Thank you for the slide show for the benefit of all of us who missed the wedding and an opportunity to see Col. in traditional attire!
    3.Congratulations on an excellent and realistic portrait of Col. I have heard that portrait painting is very specialised (say, when compared to drawing a landscape or some such) One more feather in Kishore's cap ( I have already assumed he has changed into a bigger cap) Probably if the feathers are added inside the cap, he may be able to take it off altogether! Bhool na jana.

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  24. Padmanabhan16 December 2013 at 14:42

    Forgive my typing code- 'aaaa7' stands for 'and'

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  25. Padmanabhan16 December 2013 at 14:43

    42 in the cartoon?

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  26. Richard16 December 2013 at 15:20

    Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy?

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  27. Sudha A16 December 2013 at 15:33

    Happy Birthday and many happy returns of the day Col Gopinath.

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  28. Mukundala Balasubramanyam16 December 2013 at 16:16

    Colonel Saheb,

    I've gone through almost all slides/pics of your son's wedding. The newly wed couple really look like "Made for each other!" I could spot your granddaughter just in a frame or two !
    And believe me, Sir, I mistook your better half (for a while) for Usha Uthop ! Pardon me and my eyes for saying so !! Thanks Sir, for sharing those pics with us.

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  29. Unknown16 December 2013 at 16:50

    Many happy returns, Colonel.
    That's a very nice portrait!

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  30. Kishore16 December 2013 at 17:31

    Thanks, everyone, for your kind words about the portrait. It was my first with MS Paint. I might go back to pencils for some other portraits in the pipeline.

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  31. Unknown16 December 2013 at 18:56

    Many Happy Returns of the Day, Col.

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  32. Rengaswamy16 December 2013 at 19:06

    Hi Col. I wish you luck, happiness and riches today, tomorrow and beyond. Happy Birthday!
    Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest.
    Wishing your Blog is filled with wishes from people you have never met!

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  33. Shuchi16 December 2013 at 23:20

    Happy birthday Colonel! Great to see your son's wedding pics. Congrats to the newlyweds and the family.

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