Saturday, 11 January 2014

No 10980, Saturday 11 Jan 2014, Arden

A bonus Arden taking us on a religious tour? Is today Vaikunta Ekadasi?
ACROSS
1   Make it plain, — it would be sung after a month (6) DECODE {DEC}{ODE}
4   With an empty bag even a girl is forced to forage (8) SCAVENGE {SaC}{EVEN+A+G}*
9   Servile, pointless heap (6) LAVISH sLAVISH
10 French Fresh apple, — it’s known to be full of proteins (5-3) SPLIT-PEA*  Is French an Anagram Indicator? (For FRENCH read FRESH, See Arden's comment at 10:23)
12 Can Ram get the birds? (8) CANARIES {CAN}{ARIES}
13 Maybe uncle Tom initially was bright (6) LUCENT {UNCLE+T}*
15 In this city, reading about a new religion (12) CHRISTIANITY {CH{R}ISTI{A}NITY*}
18 Remains married, and yes, breaks fast on the first day (3,9) ASH WEDNESDAY {ASH} {WED}{NESDAY}*
21 A guy actually brought back into the tribe (6) CAYUGA [T<=]
22 See and run outside for a meet, as told (8) ESCALOPE {ESCA{LO}PE} (~meat) Yummy, I'm hungry!
24 I’m in a bard’s custody, writing such poetry (8) DIAMANTE {D{IAM}ANTE} See examples at the link
Noun
Adjective-Adjective
Verb-Verb-Verb
Noun-Noun-Noun-Noun
 Verb-Verb-Verb
 Adjective-Adjective
Noun

25 Easy to find account in the records (6) FACILE {F{AC}ILE}
26 Confine Charlie to doddle around school (8) CLOISTER {C}{LOI{S}TER}
27 Henry cries out for money (6) RICHES {H+CRIES}*

DOWN
1   Cricket body may delay inordinately, as it’s very touchy (8) DELICACY {ICC+DELAY}* Is the definition correct?
2   Business against access to English town (8) COVENTRY {CO}{V}{ENTRY}
3   Appeals for help from faces hiding strain of cancer, perhaps (8,7) DISTRESS SIGNALS {DI{STRESS} {SIGN}ALS}
5   Cloak lifted from the face-pack (4) CAPE [T]<=
6   Doctor invited us, using an alias twice, to a day of fasting (8,7) VAIKUNTA EKADASI VAIKUNTA EKADASI {INVITED+US+AKA+AKA}*
7   He regularly helps when in trouble (6) NEPHEW {hElPs+WHEN}*
8   Shows the way cane grows (6) ENACTS {ENAC}{TS}<=
11 The soldier looks at the comments (7) REVIEWS {RE}{VIEWS}
14 A shake of the head is enough initially to give protection (7) ANODISE {A}{NOD}{IS}{E}
16 Caution that mid-on has shifted (8) ADMONISH*
17 Wood pile seen over the mountains (8) PYRENEES {PYRE}{NEES<=}
19 Not basic for a police department in-charge (6) ACIDIC {A}{CID}{IC}
20 ‘Manic Monday’, currently running (6) DYNAMO* ... but it's been a peaceful Saturday
23 Eyesore left out of Vogue (4) STYE STYlE

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39 comments:

  1. Rengaswamy11 January 2014 at 08:34

    Why distress signal cartoon is appearing on Vaikunta Ekadasi!

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    1. Kishore11 January 2014 at 08:36

      Guess !

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    2. Richard11 January 2014 at 08:48

      Perhaps the two guys marooned on the island, blissfully ignorant of each other's presence, are resigned to the fact that their bodies could not be saved in any case. Hence, hoping, at least, to have the souls saved by the authorities above....

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    3. Kishore11 January 2014 at 08:54

      ;-)

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  2. Kishore11 January 2014 at 08:35

    Wrt 24a

    Crossword
    Cryptic, tough,
    Solving, Googling, Confirming
    Arden, Saturday, Special, Grid
    Finishing, Liking, Enjoying
    Wonderful, Religious
    Solution

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    1. Kishore11 January 2014 at 08:36

      I tried indenting it, but it did not work in this mode

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    2. Kishore11 January 2014 at 08:45

      Refinement of above, to fulfill splitting of middle line to align with last noun

      Crossword
      Cryptic, tough,
      Solving, Googling, Confirming
      Arden, Puzzle, Saturday, Words
      Finishing, Liking, Enjoying
      Wonderful, Religious
      Solution

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    3. Deepak Gopinath11 January 2014 at 09:20

      .............Crossword
      ...........Cryptic, tough,
      ..Solving, Googling, Confirming
      Arden, Puzzle, Saturday, Words
      ...Finishing, Liking, Enjoying
      .......Wonderful, Religious
      ...............Solution

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    4. Anonymous11 January 2014 at 10:00

      Thanks, Deepak

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  3. Nadathur Rajan11 January 2014 at 08:44

    10 French apple, — it’s known to be full of proteins (5-3) SPLIT-PEA Is French an Anagram Indicator?
    French - abroad - AnagrInd
    Anagram Fodder - apple it’s
    Defn: known to be full of proteins SPLIT-PEA*

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    1. Nadathur Rajan11 January 2014 at 08:52

      French can be taken to indicate Foreign (Abroad), an Anagram Indicator.

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    2. Richard11 January 2014 at 08:55

      French leave would lead to nothing (=absence) as there is no anagram...

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    3. Kishore11 January 2014 at 08:59

      What about French toast, French kiss, etc.

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    4. Richard11 January 2014 at 09:05

      Thank Goodness you missed one letter...

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    5. Anonymous11 January 2014 at 09:17

      What do you think came after the kiss?

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    6. Richard11 January 2014 at 09:31

      My lips are sealed...

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  4. Richard11 January 2014 at 08:45

    Strictly speaking, it is वैकुंठ VaikunTha but it is commonly spelt as Vaikunta as some languages in the south, it appears, do not use the hard 't'. I have no issues about that. Just making a point.

    See here .

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    1. Rengaswamy11 January 2014 at 08:50

      We call it Vaigunda

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    2. Chaturvasi11 January 2014 at 10:36

      As I have always said, using Indian words/phrases poses this especial problem - spelling variants arising from whether a particular sound is soft or hard and also as they exist in various parts of the country where the word terminations might differ.

      I would say setters may use the spelling that the paper uses normally.

      Whether it is so or not, the breakup and wordplay must lead unerringly to the spelling that is used in the grid, leaving no chance for the solver to put a 'd' or 'th' where say 't' is used.

      Is this a fair rule/convention?

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    3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam11 January 2014 at 10:49

      In Telugu, we do spell and prounounce Vaikuntha as shown by Richard in Hindi, laying stress on hard 't'. We have no issues about it :)

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    4. Mukundala Balasubramanyam11 January 2014 at 10:50

      Correction : Pronounce.

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  5. Richard11 January 2014 at 08:53

    20D ‘Manic Monday’, currently running (6) DYNAMO* ... but it's been a peaceful Saturday

    During our childhood days, the word 'generator' was never used. Everyone used to say dynamo. With the 'current' trend of frequent power cuts, the 'dynamo' in that sense has to keep running. ;-)

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    1. Kishore11 January 2014 at 08:58

      I remember the pre-alternator days when my Fiat used to regularly have dynamo problems.

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    2. Rengaswamy11 January 2014 at 08:58

      I remember fixing dynamo in cycle backwheel for headlamp

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    3. Kishore11 January 2014 at 08:59

      The steel bottle type of thingy

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    4. Richard11 January 2014 at 09:03

      A cute unit whose rotating head would run on the rotation of the wheel. But when put on, it would hamper the speed of the bicycle and we had exert pressure on our lungs...

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    5. raju umamaheswar11 January 2014 at 12:01

      Dynamics of generators generating dynamic discourse.

      Talking about dynamos in cycles, why in Coimbatore these cyclists pour out only during dusk time, pedaling or peddling their wares without a lamp or even chevrons on the pedals? Such a hazard for motorists.and other road-users

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  6. Anonymous11 January 2014 at 10:04

    Continuing the debate on French as anagram indicator, if the argument is extended, any country other than the home country can be used as it would be 'abroad' too. How about Pakistan?

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    1. Anonymous11 January 2014 at 10:11

      Also, French is either a lanuage or an adjective for another word like man etc. it is France that is abroad, just like many other countries

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    2. ranger11 January 2014 at 10:23

      The Anagrind used originally was 'Fresh'. Someone in The Hindu made it French

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    3. Anonymous11 January 2014 at 10:29

      Thanks, Arden! These gremlins do work hard, don't they?

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  7. raju umamaheswar11 January 2014 at 11:03

    Orkut stares at me as a Black square !~! Why ? Can't solve on line.

    Vaikuntha or Vaikunta or Vaigunda ? Paratha or Parotta or Paroda? Marathi, Marati, or maratti?
    Anari or anadi ? Jharoo or Jhaadoo? A sweeping choice.?

    Spotted on a Menu Board of Aryas here: Masal dosa, Panner Masal, (for Paneer?), Manjuria masal,rava masal etc.Puri ( not to confuse with that famous temple) Boori .

    My father -in -law had an assistant who used to call him Pojapa for Bhojappa. Poi wada appa !
    The hilarious menus display an eclectic indo-continental- chinese choice that can whet one's appetite.

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  8. VMA Nair11 January 2014 at 12:34

    Vaikunta Ekadasi is IA?

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    1. RameshJ11 January 2014 at 13:53

      If I interpreted your question correctly, the answer is yes. It is an indirect anagram

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  9. VJ11 January 2014 at 16:14

    OMG!!! Escalope on Vaikunda Ekadasi? Blasphemous

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  10. Padmanabhan11 January 2014 at 17:23

    Kishore@8.58-
    He has a valid point about maintenance of dynamos in Fiats & similar older models. Dynamos generating DC power need Carbon brushes & commutator which are 2 of the toughest things to maintain (need frequent replacements) leading to a lot of problems. The introduction of alternators made it easy & simple in one go.

    Richard is right as ever with the pronunciation and the Hindi script. It is the hard 'ta' of Sanskrit, but when translated into Tamil (Thamizh!) becomes 'vaigunda'.

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    1. raju umamaheswar11 January 2014 at 18:35

      Wny VAIGUNDA? in Tamizh, is there no ku ? I recon there should be.

      Col: Just did the fairly tough Hindu Crossword no 1. Were they tough as this even then?

      I note that CV had sent you this out of his colletions.. I too have quite a lot of HIndu crossies (unsolved yet by me !) of those days. If the name of the author is not there, is it ok to publish them each Sunday? Did you have to take the publishers' permission?
      If not , I can ensure a regular supply to you for the following Sundays to come.

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    2. Deepak Gopinath11 January 2014 at 19:07

      You could send me THC 2 to THC 10 if you have them, I will publish them as and when there is an empty sloy. Since this blog is dedicated to The HINDU CW, I don't think there should be any copyright issues, in any case when I publish it I do indicate them as copyright of The HINDU

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