Thursday, 27 March 2014

No 11043, Thursday 27 Mar 2014, Incognito


No Samosas today only Biscuits and that too plenty of them :-)

ACROSS
8   Real shilling fell out of wallet (4) PURE PURsE
9   Wizardry nativity visitors conjured at first (5) MAGIC {MAGI}{C}
10,17 Shake, indeed, shake for a children’s game (4,3,4) HIDE AND SEEK*
11 He is not allowed to choose to have an egg in a pub (6) BEGGAR {B{EGG}AR}
12 Edward, after martial music, was decorated with designs on his skin (8) TATTOOED {TATTOO}{ED}
13 Public relation canvasser carries Indian hard copy (8) PRINTOUT {PR}{IN}{TOUT}
15 Tell wrongly about it — it’s not large (6) LITTLE {L{IT}TLE*}
17 See 10
19 Go forward to make a down payment (7) ADVANCE [DD]
22 “Loin” ’s moll has company in this city-state (6) MONACO {MONA}{CO}
24 For starters, eastern Naga rhythmically sings and mesmerises (8) ENCHANTS {E}{N}{CHANTS}
26 Okay, everyone on the starboard side (3,5) ALL RIGHT {ALL} {RIGHT}
28 Suit cardiologists’ interests (6) HEARTS [DD]
30 City in Northern Iceland (4) NICE [T]
31 Animal that can be part of an ambush (5) TIGER [CD]
32 Melt what can change form (4) THAW*

DOWN
1   Treat a dog with a drug (4) CURE {CUR}{E}
2   Dresses fishes carrying ovum (8) LEGGINGS {L{EGG}INGS}
3   Bore my hybrid fertilised egg (6) EMBRYO*
4   Unnerve by posting a soldier in front of the gallery (7) AGITATE {A}{GI}{TATE}
5   Ran hurriedly and sank a vessel (8) SCUTTLED [DD]
6   Temporary hoarseness is caused by a frog in this place (6) THROAT [GK]
7   Rim found in renovated gearboxes (4) EDGE [T]
14 A Beatle with two hoops (5) RINGO {RING}{O}
16 It is lawful for litchi to be minced when not hot (5) LICIT LITChI*
18 Brew tea behind first European pine and stretch (8) ELONGATE {E}{LONG}{TEA*}
20 After Saint was lost at last race, ordered from the menu (1,2,5) A LA CARTE {AT+LAst+RACE}*
21 Depart, after the upright lost a state, to a movie (7) VERTIGO {VERTIcal}{GO}
23 Flight crew are leaders of all intelligent robust males (6) AIRMEN {A}{I}{R}{MEN}
25 Re-rolled cheroot without ecstasy for a group of Roman soldiers (6) COHORT CHeROOT*
27 First half of 23 follows learner to den (4) LAIR {L}{AIRmen}
29 Part sent back to catch (4) TRAP <=

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  1. Richard27 March 2014 at 08:30


    Looking at the way some setters face flak for keeping the bar high, Incognito may have decided to set an extremely easy puzzle. It was like cutting through a block of butter. Simply like that only.

    Hope he did not set this, with a mighty hurry to finish the job. I am aware that it is not an easy job to even set a easy crossword! :-)

    I could solve about 80% at first look, including rare ones like A LA CARTE. Repeated appearance of sequence of letters URE and EGG attracted my attention. MAGIC, HIDE AND SEEK, LITTLE, ADVANCE, ENCHANTS, NICE, THAW, LICIT, SCUTTLED, ELONGATE

    Specially liked BEGGAR, TATTOOED, PRINTOUT, MONACO, LEGGINGS, EMBRYO, AGITATE, THROAT, while TRAP was a giveaway. Didn't know this shade of meaning for 25A.

    My COD 14D - RINGO.

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    1. Richard27 March 2014 at 08:34

      Missed out a few words at the end of para 3. Please read as 'MAGIC, HIDE AND SEEK, LITTLE, ADVANCE, ENCHANTS, NICE, THAW, LICIT, SCUTTLED, ELONGATE were really good'

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  2. Raghunath27 March 2014 at 08:30

    And a couple of eggs.

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    1. Raghunath27 March 2014 at 08:32

      This comment follows Col's opening line,

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    2. Anonymous27 March 2014 at 08:34

      Raghu, Ringo is also a couple of eggs!

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    3. Deepak Gopinath27 March 2014 at 08:34

      More like a basket of eggs as there are more than a couple ;-)

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  3. Bhavan27 March 2014 at 08:36

    Cracker of a theme I'd say.

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    1. Raghunath27 March 2014 at 08:37

      Actually, it's 'pure magic'.

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    2. Deepak Gopinath27 March 2014 at 08:38

      I see that someone is waking you up at the time when the Hindu e-paper comes online. She's learning fast ;-)

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    3. Anonymous27 March 2014 at 08:39

      An active Nina a day, keeps sleep away

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    4. Raghunath27 March 2014 at 08:40

      Chip of the old block, maybe.

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    5. Anonymous27 March 2014 at 08:43

      Helps one unravel mysteries like:

      Does the digital clock show 1:23 or 01:23 83 minutes after midnight?

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    6. Bhavan27 March 2014 at 08:45

      Unfortunately that time is local and the Hindu doesn't appear until 4 hours later.

      But I had the pleasure of solving this puzzle earlier than expected.

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    7. Anonymous27 March 2014 at 08:45

      This is my cue for thanking Bhavan in improving my clues.

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    8. Anonymous27 March 2014 at 08:48

      Pardon, read 'for giving suggestions for' for 'in'

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    9. Anonymous27 March 2014 at 08:52

      A few months later comes a stage when a kid literally clambers up the curtains, making the parents figuratively clamber up the curtains.

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  4. Raghunath27 March 2014 at 08:43

    Col, place the I back in VERTGO

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    1. Col_Gopinath27 March 2014 at 09:40

      Thanks, I'm back with VERTIGO, not literally though

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    2. Richard27 March 2014 at 09:54

      In fact, 'I' is back in 'VERTIGO'! ;-)

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  5. Raghunath27 March 2014 at 08:48

    Never knew that a group of tigers is an ambush. Not commonly used, as they are rarely in groups, unlike lions.

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    1. Anonymous27 March 2014 at 08:49

      Almost never in the wild, except when a family is being raised. More common in man-made accomodations.

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    2. Bhavan27 March 2014 at 08:52

      If a group of tigers is an ambush and a group of lions is a pride, what would you call a group of ligers or tigons ?

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    3. Raghunath27 March 2014 at 08:53

      Usually it's the mother with the litter, with dad wandering off after the job's over.

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    4. Raghunath27 March 2014 at 08:54

      Amide or Prush.

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    5. Kishore27 March 2014 at 08:54

      Ligers would be Prius(h) and tigons would be ambude

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    6. Kishore27 March 2014 at 08:56

      @Raghu 853: That's all dad is good at: creating litter

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    7. Raghunath27 March 2014 at 08:57

      BTW will be off to Ranthambore in May to see these magnificent animals.

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    8. Raghunath27 March 2014 at 08:58

      @K 8.56 Literally!

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    9. Richard27 March 2014 at 09:01

      Raghu 8:57 - and to check what exactly dad does (8:53)? ;-)

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    10. Bhavan27 March 2014 at 09:01

      @Raghu I think Kishore meant litterally

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    11. Richard27 March 2014 at 09:02

      Good one, B!

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    12. Raghunath27 March 2014 at 09:04

      Richard,
      I'd be lucky to see that. And doubly lucky to witness a kill.

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    13. Richard27 March 2014 at 09:04

      Once I had spotted a cat with its progeny by the side of the road, relaxing under a sign on the wall - 'PLEASE DO NOT LITTER'.

      Unfortunately I had not carried my camera with me.

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    14. Mukundala Balasubramanyam27 March 2014 at 12:55

      It was nice to see Bhavan commenting after some ages ! :-)

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  6. Ramani27 March 2014 at 08:58

    This is for the starters - for us. Jujubiiiii.. like Rajnikant says in movies, for you people.

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  7. Padmanabhan27 March 2014 at 09:42

    It is free for all ! Never did a CW so fast and enjoyed it so much. It was not the setter's fault that I was looking for a 'beetle' for a while in stead of 'Beatle' until I was adoring the two hoops!
    Thank you for the 'ambush'.
    Do we have so many names for biscuits? Nice!
    A big Thank you!

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    1. Anonymous27 March 2014 at 10:43

      Ad-O-ring Ring-O?

      That's the way the cookie crumbles

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    2. Padmanabhan27 March 2014 at 14:00

      Yes,adoring. Your reply reminds me of the title of an old James Hadley Chase novel.

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  8. Deepak Gopinath27 March 2014 at 11:12

    If My Body Was a Car! Dedicated to my all Senior Citizen friends! including those aspiring

    This is just too funny - scary how true it is!!!

    If my body was a car, this is the time I would be thinking about trading it in for a newer model.

    I've got bumps and dents and scratches in my finish and my paint job is getting a little dull...
    But that's not the worst of it.
    My ball joints are creaky & my rusty suspension wobbles and squeaks..

    My headlights are out of focus,
    - it's especially hard to see things up close.

    My traction is not as graceful as it once was.
    I slip and slide and skid and bump into things even in the best of weather.

    My whitewalls are stained with varicose veins.

    It takes me hours to reach my maximum speed (which is half as fast as it used to be). My fuel rate burns inefficiently and I get easily overheated!

    But here's the worst of it.

    Almost every time I sneeze, cough or sputter,
    Either My Radiator Leaks or My Exhaust Backfires!

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    1. Richard27 March 2014 at 11:20

      Funny and scary at the same time! ;-)

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    2. Anonymous27 March 2014 at 11:29

      The sounds I make is in inverse proportion to the speed I achieve.

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    3. Anonymous27 March 2014 at 13:05

      Reminded me of the benefits of old age: One has gold in the teeth, silver in the air and an inexhaustible supply of natural gas. If the government paid you for the last of these (instead of those corporates in question), I am sure you would second the increase in procurement rates.

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  9. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan27 March 2014 at 11:18

    @Kishore Thanks for the tasty biscuits ! :)

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  10. Unknown27 March 2014 at 11:53

    Two samosa and chai days in a row! That is such a good feeling.
    Thank you Mover and Incognito for the fun mornings.
    Enjoyed the Tongue in cheek clue with Lewinsky, yesterday, and today, Loin's moll!
    DG - I totally empathise with the Senior Citizens' woes! Creaky joints and wobbles and squeaks - they creep up on you so quietly, and suddenly you realise you are a senior!!

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  11. VJ27 March 2014 at 11:59

    What's the image under 22A?

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    1. Anonymous27 March 2014 at 12:01

      That's the "Loin" Hamid Ali Khan "Ajit" along with Bindu in the role of Mona

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    2. Anonymous27 March 2014 at 12:03

      From Zanjeer, if I am not mistaken.

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    3. Deepak Gopinath27 March 2014 at 12:18

      Bingo

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    4. Richard27 March 2014 at 12:20

      K is always a 'smart bwoy' (courtesty: Loin)

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    5. Anonymous27 March 2014 at 12:55

      Now I only have to buy a cycle and change my name to "Maikal"

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    6. Anonymous27 March 2014 at 13:02

      If you see an enlargement of the photo under 22a, you will see the Hindi villain's ubiquitous accessory close to Ajit's right elbow: A bottle of VAT 69.

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    7. Anonymous27 March 2014 at 13:07

      Bindu, of course, reminds me of the way Mehmood drools over Saira Banu in Padosan ...

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    8. Richard27 March 2014 at 13:47

      One question for Ajeesh-eTTa: We know who the Loin's moll is. But is what is Loin's moL's name?

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    9. VMA Nair27 March 2014 at 14:19

      I don't know about moles . But don't call me TT pls .:-D

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  12. Suresh27 March 2014 at 12:33

    Did the dialogue "Mona, ye lo Sona" figure in any movie or was it just in an ad I saw

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    1. Anonymous27 March 2014 at 12:59

      There are a large number of fake dialogues running around. For eg: Mona ke saath sona. I think quite a few of them are made up. But Ajit's delivery of the Rabut and Maikal dialogues was impeccable.

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    2. Raghunath27 March 2014 at 13:38

      Lily don't be silly! How interesting!

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    3. Suresh27 March 2014 at 15:02

      This comment has been removed by the author.

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    4. Suresh27 March 2014 at 15:06

      Here is the Captain Cook ad by an Ajit lookalike http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qK1693g2J0

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  13. Mukundala Balasubramanyam27 March 2014 at 12:33

    Started late but could complete the puzzle. Felt it was mildly tougher than his normal offerings, but enjoyed it nontheless. Here and there struggled for Annos.
    Thank you Kishore, for a wonderful CW.

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam27 March 2014 at 12:47

      Typo : "nonetheless'

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    2. Anonymous27 March 2014 at 12:53

      You are right, MB. I have slightly cranked it up. In future, one easy and one slightly tougher (not too tough) puzzle will alternate.

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    3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam27 March 2014 at 13:00

      That will suit all, I think. I welcome your idea.

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    4. Anonymous27 March 2014 at 13:03

      One size (of suit) fits all

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    5. Padmanabhan27 March 2014 at 14:10

      Somehow I did not find it tough today. I also started late but it just flowed smoothly (with no hiccups) Should I say the biscuits were crisp?

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    6. Mukundala Balasubramanyam27 March 2014 at 15:04

      Now that everyone is talking about biscuits, I thought of finding out how many actually are there in today's puzzle ?! Some of them that I could unearth are :

      NICE, PURE MAGIC, MONACO and TIGER. Have I left anything please ? :)

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    7. Anonymous27 March 2014 at 15:19

      2 more (totally 5 words)

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    8. Sowmya27 March 2014 at 17:38

      HEARTS and HIDE AND SEEK:). Enjoyed the crisp crossword Incognito Kishore:)

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    9. Mukundala Balasubramanyam27 March 2014 at 19:27

      How I missed HIDE AND SEEK?! HEARTS was new to me. :)

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    10. Mukundala Balasubramanyam27 March 2014 at 19:36

      Well, my daughter says it's LITTLE HEARTS (Clues 15 and 28 Across) !

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  14. Unknown27 March 2014 at 12:40

    21 Depart, after the upright lost a state, to a movie (7) VERTIGO {VERTIcal}{GO} Is cal california or calcutta? Plz clarify

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    1. Anonymous27 March 2014 at 12:52

      Many abbreviations do not have a one-to-one mapping. California can be CA or CAL, CAL can be California or Calcutta. I have even come across Calif. The ref. in the clue is to a state, so in this context, it would be California. I have been to a place called Castle Rock (U.K.). However, it not very far from Belgaum and the U.K. stands for Uttara Kannada District, earlier called North Kanara.

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    2. Unknown27 March 2014 at 12:55

      :) Thank you

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  15. Padmanabhan27 March 2014 at 14:08

    Kishore mentioned 'Padosan'. What a wonderful movie! Mahmood in one of his best. mant may not know that there was a tamil version- Adutha Veettu Penn (meaning neighbour girl) I am not sure which is the original, but both were equally good.

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam27 March 2014 at 15:06

      In Telugu we had Pakkinti Ammaayi (meaning neighbour girl).

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    2. Richard27 March 2014 at 15:17

      PaDosan has a long history of remakes.

      The original Bengali short story Pasher Bari was written Arun Chowdhury, made into a movie with the same name in 1952, which was directed by Sudhir Mukherjee.

      Remakes: 1. PakkinTi Ammayi ( Telugu - 1953)
      ADutha Veettu PeNN (Tamil - 1960)
      PaDosan (Hindi - 1968)
      PakkinTi Ammayi ( again in Telugu -1981)
      Pakkadamane HuDugi (Kannada - 2003)

      'Padosan' is generally believed to be the best of the remakes. As Paddy said, Mahmood at his best.

      All songs, composed by R D "Pancham' Burman, were hits.

      Mere Saamne Wali Khidki Mein (Kishore Kumar), Bhai Bhatur (Lata Mangeshkar), Ek Chatur Naar Karke Shringaar (Manna Dey and Kishore Kumar), Kehna Hai (Kishore Kumar), Meri Pyari Bindu (Kishore Kumar), Main Chali Main Chali (Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle), Mere Bhole Balam (Kishore Kumar), Sharm Aati Hai Magar (Lata Mangeshkar) and Sanwariya Sanwariya (Manna Dey).

      The general impression is that the movie was directed by Mahmood. He may have influenced the making of the movie to some extent, being the co-producer along with N C Sippy. But the directorial credit is officially given to Jyoti Swaroop.

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  16. Anonymous27 March 2014 at 15:25

    Here's the original line from Kallicharan:

    "Sara shahar mujhe Loin ke naam se jaanta hai"

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpiNG3PPpe0

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  17. Padmanabhan27 March 2014 at 16:46

    thank you Richard for elaborating on Padosan. I have only seen 2 versions- Hindi & Tamil. I enjoyed both and could hardly choose between the two. Thangavelu was very good in the Tamil version. Good old memories.

    Col@ 11.12-
    Thank you for the nice piece on old man & his car! In spite of 'enjoying' most of the effects I could not help enjoying it and had a good laugh. Whoever wrote had a lot of imagination and of course good sense of humour! With your permission, I shall forward it to some of senior friends.

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  18. raju umamaheswar27 March 2014 at 17:12

    INCOGNITO: This is the kind of puzzle I relish. The fish of my day -- not samosa !) - COD is VERTIGO.I also lied PRINTOUT. Is it a coincidence that the DC Guardian features a similar clue : The printout will look exactly like on screen: WYSIWYG. A new word for me. Is it an acronym? Or what? or it is a compulingo?

    Talking of unusual words: here are a few from the Hindu crossies:
    !3th June 12003 : If so handed, one is said to be clumsy: CACK
    12th June, 2003: Blade with a pair, icks up a noisy party (6) SHIVOO
    16th June, 2003, Officer Commanding sees a pair going round to cultivate shrub(8) OCOTILLO
    Sikkimese inhabitant rebuilds chapel (6) LEPCHA
    18th June, 2003: Is no one running for this theatrical performance? (4-2,4) WALK IN PART-- A gem of a cluing effort !
    Its always great to learn. Wonder who the compilers were?

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    1. Anonymous27 March 2014 at 17:37

      What you see is what you get. This means that your printout will look exactly like you see it on your screen.

      I don't find LEPCHA unusual. I have Lepcha relatives.

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    2. raju umamaheswar27 March 2014 at 18:57

      To me, its a first timer in crossies !!

      Vasudeva Kutumbakam? Lucky chap to have Lepcha kins !!

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    3. Anonymous27 March 2014 at 19:10

      If the word comes again, I will upload a family photo. My favourite Lepcha in Gangtok is my niece Lee-nor!

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  19. Anonymous27 March 2014 at 17:38

    Thanks all, for enjoying it in spite of going crackers

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  20. Prabhanjan27 March 2014 at 18:16

    Bit late with my comment, but thanks Kishore for today's crossie. I enjoyed it too...

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  21. raju umamaheswar27 March 2014 at 19:06

    Padosan is an all-time true blue favourite of mine and whenever I'm in a foul mood, I always watch it to ease up to know that life cannot be taken too seriously. Who can be picked as the best in that? ALL !! Especially, Keshto MuKherjee and Mukri and Raj Kishore , the side kicks of Sunil Futt. Kishore Kumar at his BEST with that spittle of pan on his lips corner and the songs that they sing, after Sunil Dutt's fake death were improvised by him..

    Did that Jyoti Swaroop direct any other pic later?

    Ajit was invincible and inimitable even by his own son who later appeared in a few movies, caricaturing .

    Ajit personified a smuggler: Maal Pahoonch Gaya?

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  22. Venkatesh27 March 2014 at 21:14

    23 AIRMEN recalled to mind the Camel Squadron (266) to which Biggles belonged.

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    1. Anonymous27 March 2014 at 21:35

      Look at the toon at:
      http://thehinducrosswordcorner.blogspot.in/2013/10/no10918-thu-31-oct-2013-mover.html

      It provides a link between the camel and the old car mentioned above ...

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