Arden has been unusually tough for me in this round. Stumped by 24A and 25D.
Across
1 Following a trend to some extent (5,1,7) AFTER A FASHION {AFTER} {A}{ FASHION}
10 Individual, underweight and getting depleted (5) OZONE {OZ}{ONE} Is this definition sufficient?
11 Group gets direction and space for a manufacturing facility
(5,4) CLEAN ROOM {CL{E}AN} {ROOM}
12 Aunty’s car otherwise is safe (9) SANCTUARY*
13 Long time before autumn ends (5) YEARN {YEAR}{N}
14 One embarrassed after the girl got fleeced (7) SHEARED {SHE}{A}{RED}
16 There’s storm below central parts of Argentina. Get on board
(7) ENTRAIN {argENTina}{RAIN}
20 Leave is doubtful, a note to jack (7) ELEVATE {LEAVE*}{TE}
22 Sing for the girl (5) CAROL [DD]
24 Huge turnover registered at a stone table on the rock (9) GUARANTOR ?? (Addendum - GIBRALTAR {GIB<=}{R}{ALTAR} - See comments)
26 In a camera originally there were things which belonged to U.S.
(9) AMERICANA*
27 One encountered on the way back bearing things (5) ITEMS {1}{TEM<=}{S}
28 Containers not moving because of freight, reportedly (13) CONSTERNATION* (~fright)
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3 Pick what is said about the polls (9) ELECTORAL {ELECT}{ORAL}
4 Capital work unfinished — raising the quadrant (5) ACCRA {ACt}{CRA<=}
6 What wife calls husband one year later (5) HONEY {H}{ONE}{Y}Husband on double duty :-)
7 The data no doubt covers a rising insect population (7) ODONATA [T<=]
9 Highland legend on revolt by a kingmaker (8,5) EMINENCE GRISE {EMINENCE} {leG}{RISE}I would never have got this but for the cartoon sent by Kishore
17 Health worker does time for robbery, accepting blame (9) THERAPIST {T}{HE{RAP}IST}
19 Fuss about starting regular exercise will do lot of damage
(7) TORPEDO {TO{R}{PE}DO}
21 Trade interfered with business style and design (3,4) ART DECO {ART DE*}{CO}
23 Homes playing Latin music (5) LAIRS {L}{AIRS} Playing had me confused till all the crossings came in!
25 Strength partly recouped as Trojan War began (5) A?A?N (Addendum - BRAWN [T<=] - See comments)
24 Huge turnover registered at a stone table on the rock (9) GIB< R ALTAR Usually called “The Rock” but not capitalized here. OK, I think since it is a rock anyway.
ReplyDelete25 Strength partly recouped as Trojan War began (5) BRAWN T<
Thanks Kishore
Delete24a reminded me of Morse flash exchanges on a stormy night:
ReplyDeleteShip: Identify yourself
Reply: Go away. You are too close.
Ship: This is Admiral YYY on the flag ship HMS XXX. You go away
Reply: This is Leading Seaman ZZZ on the rock of Gibraltar. You have to go away, Sir!
8 It is found on shores, beach or at sea? At sea (9,4) HORSESHOE CRAB* &lit Why 'At sea" again?
ReplyDeleteMaybe it is the answer to the question, that they are primarily found at sea. This will eliminate the question raised and make the defn: It is found at sea
The first 'at sea' is Anagram Indicator; the fodder being 'shores beach or'.
DeleteThis is a typical Indian way of asking questions - first making a statement 'It is...' and then putting an interrogation mark at the end. This is common in conversations also. Normally, it should be worded 'Is it...?'
Alternately, the clue could be worded as
This arthropod is found on shores, beach or at sea.
Horseshoe crabs are among the world's oldest creatures (300 million years old)!
ReplyDelete6 What wife calls husband one year later (5) HONEY {H}{ONE}{Y}Husband on double duty :-)
Wives call husbands many other things endearingly and otherwise … An invitation to friends to share their thoughts on this. For ex: In North India, “Kehte ho!?” (not “Khote ho!” in Punjabi). Also, what men call their wives, like “Kamala ki ma”
I thought it was 'Sunthe ho' not 'Kehte ho'
DeleteAdding some I recall:
DeleteKannada: Yen reee
Tamil: Yenango
Konkani: Kasala manTa
Hindi: Sunte ho
DG, you are right. Belated realisation made me post again!
DeleteAs compared to the other languages quoted above, where the meaning is "What, say?", in Hindi, it is "Do you hear?" as if she is telling (him off)
DeleteIn Malayalam also there is a word for husband which would loosely translate to "listen" I think Ajeesh will be able to spell out the word.
DeleteOtherwise almost all malayalee wives add the worn 'Ettan' (which means elder brother!!) to their husbands name while addressing him.
An overbearing wife may say "Kuttettan" -like the Mamooty movie I saw ages back. I still remember it had a cute red jeep.
DeleteThe Konkani one may get morphed to Kasa manTa, Kasane manTa and Kit ManTa.
DeleteDG 8:42 I always have been wanting to get this clarified from Malalali friends. 'Etta' or 'CheTa' is obviously a corruption of 'jyeshTha', Sanskrit for senior. I have observed that people senior in age or rank are addressed as 'Chandra-eTa' or 'Raju-eTa'. But among certain sects of Malayalis, the wives address husbands as 'CheTa'. Can someone explain this? Just curious to know.
Delete8:56 Kishore
DeleteWhat about 'Kassal Vo' and 'Aikal Vo'?
Richard @ 9:08
DeleteI am a Non-resident Malayali, awaiting for response from Ajeesh
Ok, over to Ajeesh-eTa... Ningal evviDe inDengilyoo, ippo...
DeleteRight, Richard. For a comparatively small languages, our wives call us so many things
DeleteYou are telling me...
DeleteK 8:36, I think, in Kannada, in upcountry Karnatakain particular, Ree and 'Enoondre' are more prevalent.
DeleteCould the word DG referred to in para 1 @ 8:42 be keTTo?
DeleteLike this gent on his 60th wedding anniversary calling his wife 'Honey'. When asked about his enduring love after so many years he replied in a murmur "Actually, I forgot her name about 10 years age and am afraid to ask her"
DeleteWhen wives say, 'Do you hear?', obviously the implied meaning is You'd better listen (or else....)
DeleteSuresh 9:42 - That's my favourite anecdote.
DeleteI am reminded of another. A small boy arrives at a shop run by a couple. He cannot recollect what his mom had asked him to bring.
The shopkeeper asks the missus, 'Honey, can you help him in recalling what he wants?' Immediately the boy screams, 'That's it. Give me a kilo of her!'
Bachelor here:-D
DeleteDhe, (ketto)
Dhe (ingottonnu nokkiye)
Dhe for his attention
Bachelor-mon, you are yet to learn of other things!
DeleteWatto Mon ? (ENTHA MONE)
DeleteSlightly touched up cartoon forwarded, Deepak.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Deepak. But I have to repeat the previous message of 841
DeleteDone now
DeleteI had missed to colour the sideburns! If only one side, would I be correct in calling it a sideburn?
DeleteThanks, again.
Delete5D One with envy let off, not 5 but something like 10 (9) ACETYLENE?plz explain
ReplyDelete10 is Ozone which is a gas. So something like 10 would be another gas, which is Acetylene
DeleteOZ-ONE reminded me of the one from Oz whose buzz is being sorely missed here...;-)
DeleteThe buzzy bee is busy, i understand. Reminded me of Behram Contractor
DeleteLogging in from Ganga Hospital where wifey dear has been admitted for a knee replacement surgery. One knee done ; the other one for next Wednesday. She's out in the post-surgery ward now.We stay blessed.
ReplyDeleteHave been busy running around., these ;last few days.
. On wives calling out for their husbands, I can only recall comedian Agha calling out "" Bhagyawaan ! and eijee Sunte ho? in the good old Hindi comedies. His ""Jab jab jo jo hona hai, tab tab so so hota hai '' in Padosan was an all-time philosophical appeal to all of us to remember "" Que sera Sera !!
Each dialect has its own terms of endearment and some are strictly personal. I only remember my mom calling out :: Pinnaeye ! to my dad for him to peep out of his ubiquitous Times broadsheet. Three more reminders with the same "'Pinnaeye in ascending crescendo :: would evoke a response of huh huhuh without shifting the sheets. Whyever the Times was never a cause of divorce in those days?
Wifey dear of course draws my attention with an endearing but stern ;;Jaanu::
Nice banter on this.
Today's crossword kept me out of my anxiety from the ongoing surgery and I had to break it when the surgeon, good soul, summoned me in to announce of his successful modern art . God bless him and his team.
Arden caught me unawares on ACETYLENE and SEASHORE CRAB
Raju,
DeletePlease convey our 'Walk well soon' wishes, to Sapna
Thanks Col. Will do; need everyone's blessings all the way.
Delete+ 1
DeleteAll the best for the new addition to the family: the first of the two niece(s)
DeleteReminds me of the famous clue by Rufus:
DeleteTwo girls, one on each knee
(PAT)(ELLA)
Delete12A. Defn: is safe (not just 'safe')
ReplyDeleteSanctuary is a Safe Place.
Right. It could have been 'is a safe place'.
DeleteHey Arden - why not set a CW that many more people can enjoy solving?? :-((
ReplyDeleteOn wives and husbands, one peculiar habit I happen to notice is: Why some wives always address their spouses in the feminine gender?
ReplyDeleteIn Tamilnadu also, many girls in the shops address their mates in the masculine? Apdi Elleda !
Unisex theory, maybe!
DeleteThat reminds me of my college days, when a large number of boys used to call each other 'yenamma' and the girls uded 'what man' in a similar fashion.
DeleteRaju - wish your wife a good and speedy recovery. Stay safe and stay blessed.
ReplyDeleteMany wives start calling their husbands - Dad- like their children do! And of course, the ever popular - Listen!
Pardon the apparent innuendo, but a friend who saw the blog today called me up and gave this version.
ReplyDelete(in Hindi)
Aap itnee choTee cheez ko baDa banakar mere oopar jhapakte ho
(You make a mountain out of a molehill and then jump on me)
Thanks Ritaji. Fingers crossed for the let knee , due next Wednesday
ReplyDeletehahaah ! when was this culture of not taking one's husband's name by wives started ? discontinued? Nowadays, it is tu and tera with each other. Equality of power and love and status personified. More p[ower to them
ARDEN: Had used the word THERAPIST for a medical officer. Did any one of you cruciverbalists notice THE RAPIST, as parsed?
THE RAPIST: I remember it had appeared in one of the episodes of Benny Hill comedy about 25 years ago.
DeleteWas this charade also mentioned by one of the bloggers here about a year ago? I faintly remember so.
Yes, it was Rengaswamy who commented about it on April 5, 2013 @ 12:17.
Deletehttp://thehinducrosswordcorner.blogspot.in/2013/04/no-10739-friday-05-apr-13-incognito.html
Arden had used it with a different clue in THC 10794 on June 8, 2013.
15 The criminal can heal (9)
Incognito seems to have set this clue also:
Curer, will get slandered if one leaves a gap after the first three letters (9)
On wife's calling their husbands, i am reminded of an incident that happened with one of my relatives who lives on the northern side of the Vindhyas.
ReplyDeleteThe husband had stored his wife's number as "JAAN' in his mobile phone. Once, when they had a very bad fight-which used to happen quite often after a couple of years of their marriage or as they say after the 'Honeymoon period' was over, the husband, in a huff, changed his wife's name to JAAN-E-DUSHMAN on his mobile.
This happened some six or seven years ago, but JAAN-E-DUSHMAN still flashes on the mobile screen of my relative, whenever his wife calls.
What about the chap who stored his girl-friend's number under the name Missed Call. Whenever his wife saw it, she told him there was a missed call.
Delete:-)
DeleteThe wife must be too naive, or the husband in this case is damn lucky.
DeleteOtherwise, women in such cases prove the saying in URDU: Khat ka majmu bhanp leta hoon lifafa dekhkar.
Did it have to end that way?! Probably 'yes' after so many failed attempts!
ReplyDeleteEnglish translation not provided, making it a localised Tamil joke?(or reality)
I was wondering about everyone 'honey'ing except probably 2 dissents. Changes after 'honeymoon period' rather drastic? (and mutual?) CV gave just one example.
Raju,
ReplyDeleteGood wishes to your wife to walk normally again soon.
I think Patella has been clued by CV more than once.
ReplyDeleteAllan Connor wrote a book called
Delete"Two girls, one on each knee"
based on Roger Squires' clue
Nice puzzle. Thanks to well chiselled ues & wondefful wordplays we could ease past the seemingly difficuly ones.(10,12,13,20a)&6d.Reg.8d though an anagram the orchestration is nice.A wholesome brainteaser.
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