ACROSS
1 Class performers put in the same role repeatedly (8) TYPECAST {TYPE}{CAST}
5 Agree to remove a third of an instrument (6) ACCORD ACCORDion
9 Prepare red rum with hesitation for killer (8) MURDERER {RED+RUM}*{ER}
10 Ms. Jolie, disheartened with severe chest pain (6) ANGINA ANGelINA
12 Regularly play with medium used to measure acidity of fluid (5) LYMPH {pLaY}{M}{PH}
13 Photographer in a judge’s private chamber? (9) CAMERAMAN {CAMERA}{MAN}
14 Lively spell — extremely pacy (6) SNAPPY {SNAP}{PacY}
16 State with one new governor initially producing a great effect (7) TELLING {TELL}{1}{N}{G}
19 English medium? (7) CHANNEL [CD]
21 Quick reminder (6) PROMPT [DD]
25 Soil shortage? Without a bit of doubt (5) EARTH dEARTH
26 Vessel could be a naval destroyer (3,3) TIN CAN {TIN} {CAN}
27 Reference to positively charged particle absorbing titanium rejected (8) CITATION {C{IT<=}ATION}
28 It is illegal to annex a peninsula (6) CRIMEA {CRIME}{A}
29 Account for peacekeepers' fabrication about communist revolution (8) UNDERLIE {UN}{DER<=}{LIE}
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1 Intern at the Parisian synagogue (6) TEMPLE {TEMP}{LE}
2 Mayor put right into splitting pain by arsonist’s compulsion (9) PYROMANIA {P{MAYOR*}NIA*}
3 Berdych, perhaps showed restraint in speech (5) CZECH (~check)
4 Vague like a rough drawing (7) SKETCHY [CD]
7 Aversion to stand after commencement (5) ODIUM pODIUM
8 Era of depletion? (8) DRAINAGE [CD]
11 Release from overturning sentence (4) EMIT <=
15 Interrupt playing of uncut tape (9) PUNCTUATE*
17 Bestow one with a liberal objective (9) IMPARTIAL {IMPART}{1}{A}{L}
18 Celtic church assembled information from a wide range of sources (8) ECLECTIC {CELTIC+CE}*
20 Fat seen in granular deposit (4) LARD [T]
21 At first, place ailing one on the back-seat (7) PILLION {Place}{ILL}{1}{ON}
22 From that time, ambassador followed last edict of national church (6) THENCE {edicT}{HE}{N}{CE}
24 When nuisance contributed to discontent (5) ENNUI [T]
25 Play back oriental story to make one happy (5) ELATE {ELAT}{E}<=
ReplyDeleteLeft with a very few for want of time. The lure of the blog impossible to resist beyond 8:30 am.
Liked TYPECAST, ACCORD, MURDERER, ANGINA, SNAPPY, TELLING, CHANNEL, ELECTORAL, SKETCHY, CONTRALTO, DRAINAGE, EMIT, PUNCTUATE, ECLECTIC, LARD, THENCE and others.
I took 7D as ODIUM. Anno no clear.
My COD 2D - PYROMANIA
Apologies if I have got the colours wrong.
ReplyDeleteThe glaring omission - red polka dots. Of course, you have an exemption.
DeleteCartoon for 20D.
ReplyDeleteRemembered seeing a bumper sticker. My car is like flattery. It takes you nowhere.
Flattery is definitely better than battery (and assault).
DeleteThat made me remember Sultan Battery, where we enjoyed some evening moments against the sunset backdrop.
DeleteSince it was river water there, there was no hint of a(grain of)salt
DeleteFor the benefit of the rest of our friends:
DeleteRead about Sultan Battery.
Sultan Battery is also a place in Kerala, which has a railway station.
It is Sulthan Bathery now. You mean no railway station?
DeleteI did say,'which has a railway station'.
DeleteBathery is a corrupt form 'Battery', a military term for a stronghold build for defence and protection.
Please read para 2 as: 'Bathery' is a corrupt form of 'Battery', a military term for a stronghold built for defence and protection.
DeleteWe have a 'Clive Battery' in Madras (near the port) and I always used to wonder about the name.Now it is cleared.
DeleteRemember the battery mentioned in Great Expectations?
DeleteAjeesh 9:12 am. I beg your pardon. You should know better. There is NO railway station at Sulthan Bathery.
DeleteWhile I was travelling by train from Ernakulam to Bangalore about 15 years ago, a friend returning home to Coorg got down half way and told me that going via Sulthan Bathery, Mananthavadi and Kattikulam was a short cut for him to go to Virajpet.
That had remained etched in my mind and somehow I had the wrong impression that the place indeed had a railway station.
For Hyderabadis, Sultan Battery would mean a locally manufactured car battery made in Masab Tank area. Cheaper than other brands and lasts for shorter period obviously.
DeleteInteresting! That is the beauty of this blog. A lot of curious information is exchanged here.
Delete28A was quite topical.
ReplyDeleteNice smooth one from Lightning, as usual. The Russians proved 28 A correct.
ReplyDelete22d THENCE is a word that has caused India plenty of trouble. Keeping things vague can be costly.
ReplyDeleteThe 1972 Simla Agreement used the words "thence north to the glaciers" and left the gates wide open to dispute.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siachen_conflict
Very enjoyable crossword from Lightning
ReplyDeleteCartoon is in the class of the regular Amul ads.
ReplyDelete+1
Delete+2
DeleteSpecially because of the pun in lardly.= लाडली = loving.
+2 (both hands!)
DeleteDear Col.. sorry did not get the connection of Amul Girl to Mr.Richard? :-( Can you elucidate? Thanks
ReplyDeleteI am an avid collector of Amul's topical ads. I keep sending the collection every month to some bloggers here. If you are interested please send me an email at RLASRADO(at)GMAIL(dot)COM - all in lower case.
DeleteYou will have to periodically maska him !
Deletemaska-5?
DeleteAs in 5A.. Maska-5(half of it)
Delete22 From that time, ambassador followed last edict of national church (6) THENCE {edicT}{HE}{N}{CE} Is Ambassador HE?
ReplyDeleteFrom His Excellency.
DeletePS: Pls check your mail.
DeleteGot your mail.Thank you.Liked it
DeleteThank you Raghu! Had a doubt regarding Nancy Powell Also Her Excellency right?
DeleteLiked CRIMEA.
ReplyDelete7D: "to stand" is a verb while PODIUM is a noun.. Not sure if this is fair.
and 2D: I don't see an anagrind for MAYOR. As I see it, it's necessary.
7 D: Aversion to stand.
ReplyDeleteStand is also a noun. Having an aversion to Stand (noun)
2 D: MAYOR put right is the anagrind.
With the help of his cartoon Kishore is adding more followers for the Amul girl. Today's Ad says 'Hard to share'. Kishore has made it easy!
ReplyDeleteNice CW. Enjoyed solving it. Thank you.
28A- Spl. addition?
Yesterday I received a missed call from a Pakistan number. Without my dialling, the phone seems to have returned the call later and emptied nearly 500 bucks from my balance, and left only 10 rupees. My complaint to Airtel call centre did not elicit any response or sympathy. They insist I have made the call and are asking me why I made the call. They are unwilling to register a complaint, saying that there is no provision for it. The nodal number they gave for escalation of the matter is not picked up. I tried sending them a mail on their 'contact us' forum on their site. But the captcha code does not work. I have no option but to complain to the TRAI and hope someone listens. Please beware of such calls.
ReplyDeleteIn the meantime, as my SIM may be compromised or cloned, I will be changing my number and will inform the same later.
Nice of you for having shared the information, so that others can beware. I too have heard of similar instances. Anything can happen in the hi-tech age.
DeleteAirtel was most uncooperative and the English of their call centre chappie was abysmal. He was telling me 'You make a call'. I almost thought I was supposed to make one. I am sure customer service of other service providers are no better.
DeleteI too have received a couple of calls from Pakistan, which I didn't ack, without knowing that it was from that country. My mobile phone lists all calls by country, so that's how I was able to know.
DeleteK 10:10 - Being in the ad field, I know how these firms are capable of luring customers with irresistible offers and then lead them into irretrievabale situations.
DeletePerhaps you can complain to the Consumer court. Just a suggestion.
I too had read of such calls luring people and hence I did not pick it up. However, it seems to have got the call returned, god knows how! It may not really be worth chasing the matter in consumer court. I am a little more wiser for the experience and wanted to share my new gyaan with the crowd here.
DeleteThere are times when the phone dials the last number called or received, this happens when you do not lock the phone and replace the phone immediately into your pocket after a call and in due course by mistake some button gets pressed. It has happened to me on a couple of occasions. I am now careful to ensure that I lock my phone after each call.
DeleteKishore,
DeleteWhat was the time lag between the receipt of the call and the time the outgoing call was made
If you say English of the Airtel call centre guy was abysmal then you must hear the BSNL guys if at all they speak in English
DeleteI swtched to Kannada after asking the chappie, but that was bad too.
DeleteI also had a missed call once from a Pakistani number. I do not know if I got charge, because mine is a postpaid connection and I may have just paid the bill without noticing.
DeleteThere was an inward call at 10.40 am from that number. However, I do not carry the phone in my pocket. Most of the time it is lying on the table or shelf.
Deleteso not a 'mobile'? :)
DeleteI usually dont carry it when I have soiled hands, like when gardening or doing household stuff, nor do I use earphones or Bluetooth due to some other issues.
DeleteAt least in the Bang ed, the Amul girl seems to have edged out the crossie from the corner.
ReplyDeleteIn the Mangalore edition, Amul has 'cornered' all attention on the top right-hand side of last page of the main paper, while the crossie has taken a rectangular format immediately leftwards.
DeleteDitto here, in Hyderabad.
DeleteCan anyone guess who was the one who was really elated on reading the clue 25D? :-)
ReplyDeleteMs. Happy?
Delete:-)
DeleteHappy is not happy and will appear only as Sowmya:-(
Delete:) Happy is still happy:)
DeleteKISHORE: A few days ago, I too found a phantom call supposedly from Japan( as could be seen from the prefix code) and wondered. However, as I had just spoken to my son a few minutes ago, I knew that no one else could be calling me other than him. I verified and he confirmed that he had not called. I let the matter RIP. My cell's ISP is also by Airtel ! If you ever even bothered to visit their office, for a redressal, by any mistaken notion, you could easily write off a whole day waiting to be attended. Here in Coimbatore, we also have this problem of the staff speaking only in Tamil and a prompt answer "" English NOT COMING !!"" So decided to "" Going "" !!
ReplyDeleteOn a crossie track back: This was some serendipity yesterday night at 2325 hours from a Sunday Hindu crossword circa 2003 May,
A SAYING COMIC STOOGE HEARD-- FAR FUNNIER OTHERS, AS WELL (5,4,2,5,6,4,2,5)
No, chew your heads! HINT: Gridman featured this yesterday ! Hence the serendipity !
Other gems from days of yore:
Are they used by upwardly mobile skiers? (4,4)
One may interrupt a programme popular on holiday (10,5)
To transport acts, share the driving , say (4,5)
Locum's position is suspect, indicates journalist(6,9)
AND,
One taking a flight may have one, though one taking FLIGHT may not ? ( 4,4)
These appear to be NOT from the syndicated EVERYMAN lot but by some local geniuses !!
Feedbacks welcome.
Nice clues that can cause insomnia but after cracking,a sense of satisfaction that puts one to sleep promptly. The world will be void of Nirvana without the daily dose of cryptic crosswords !
Raju,
DeleteFOOLS TREAD IN WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD is from Everyman 3085 of 30 Oct 05
CHAIR LIFT, COMMERCIAL BREAK, TAKE TURNS and GOSSIP COLUMNIST are from Everyman 3085 of 06 Nov 05
EXIT VISA from Everyman 3075 of 28 Aug 05
So these may not be from HINDU 2003 unless EVERYMAN was being set by an Indian setter and these clues came into EVERYMAN from the Sunday Hindu
http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3075
DeleteCorrection to my 12:04
DeleteEVERYMAN of 30 Oct 05 is number 3084
There seems to be an anachronism here. The Guardian dates are in 2005 and TH dates in 2003. Does that mean TH published them before TG? Odd!
Delete13 Photographer in a judge’s private chamber? (9) CAMERAMAN {CAMERA}{MAN}
ReplyDeleteJudge's private chamber is CAMERA. OK. Is 'man' alluded to 'question mark' ? How has this "Man" crept in here ?
'Man' should be from 'Private', but I'm not quite sure what Lightning intended
DeleteYes Sir. I too took "Man' for 'Private' but was a bit confused with the clue.
DeleteIn my opinion, MAN is indicated in PHOTOGRAPHER. A trial in a judge's chamber is referred to as IN CAMERA trial or discussion.
DeleteMay sound like a stretch. But in cryptic sense, it should be OK I think.
Deepak:
ReplyDeleteMay be. Those days, there was no dates- only numbers and even these were not devoid of mistakes as they were repeating the numbers !!
I thought , I had picked up these from a a lot of 2003 , that I'm currently clearing. Thanks. But weren't these valueless gems ?
Lightning is simply thunderous. Let our imaginationtake wings esp.12,29a,11,18d. A wholesome enteetainer.
ReplyDeleteFOOLS TREAD IN WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD is from Everyman 3085 of 30 Oct 05 ( 2630)
ReplyDeleteCHAIR LIFT(2622) CABLE CARS) COMMERCIAL BREAK (2622)TAKE TURNS (2622) and GOSSIP COLUMNIST ((2622) are from Everyman 3085 of 06 Nov 05
EXIT VISA from Everyman 3075 of 28 Aug 05
So these may not be from HINDU 2003 unless EVERYMAN was being set by an Indian setter and these clues came into EVERYMAN from the Sunday Hindu
Deepak: Serial Numbers differ, as shown in my brackets) ! Albeit, I wish you had not disclosed the answers so that others could have had a go at these !
Gridman can clarify whether he was compiling in those days fro EVERYMAN?
The numbers you have shown in brackets is the serial number of the Sunday CW of The Hindu. The numbers indicated by me are from the Everyman series where these clues appeared.
DeleteBy the way Gridman has not compiled for Everyman as far as I know.
Today's crossie by LIGHTNING was very light to the mind. Enjoyed but got stumped on the thumb with CZECH ! YECK !!
ReplyDeleteUpdate on THCC CC
ReplyDeleteToday I sent w/p to some more clueists.
Ten w/p in my list are yet to be sent. That means five persons are yet to receive w/p to clue. Pl await.
I have not indicated the clue type. That means more work; as it is my hands are full. Nor have I indicated if it is a Dn or Ac w/p. Please ask me only if it is very essential to know if it is an Ac or Dn w/p after you have framed your clue and that aspect is to be taken into account.
As for clue type,you may submit one that you think is your best effort and if need be (NOT MANDATORY; JUST ONE CLUE WILL DO FOR ME) add some others for me to choose from. Not more than three in all.
THCC CC
ReplyDeleteUPDATE as on Apr 2, 2 30 p.m.
Now I have sent all the w/p in my grid for clueing.
I have sent two w/p to some, one each to the others, thus distributing 36 w/p.
The w/p have been sent to
1 Deepak
2 Padmanabhan
3 Prashanth Sai
4 Raghunath
5 Ajeesh
6 Lakshmi Vaidyanathan
7 Kishore
8 Bhavan
9 Sowmya
10 Vasant
11 Richard
12 Ramesh
13 Ram (ARS)
14 Vijay who signs in as VJ
15 Shrikanth
16 Mohsin
17 Raju U
18 Devanathan A R
19 Navneeth
20 Venkatesh/SR
21 Shuchi
22 Bhala
If anyone has not received his/her quota send me an email at yahoo.
Mails in which you send clues are not ack'd. I hope to assemble the clues on Apr 11 or later, as I have Apr 10 as the last date for submission of clues. At that time if I have no clues from any of the above, I will contact him/her.
Consolidated responses:
ReplyDelete28A was indeed a last minute change :) The original clue (written many months ago) read "Illegal action by a republic (6)". Yesterday TH wrote to me about the validity of calling Crimea a republic in light of recent events & hence I changed it.
VJ@ 9:09. As Raghunath explained it, I had "to" as the link word & stand (n) == podium
MB @ 11:56. Agree that the clue is not well constructed. I had intended the entire clue to be a CD (not taking man from private), but reading it now, it seems too loose.
Not sure if purists would accept the form "definition to wordplay"
DeleteThank you VP for the CW and for your response. Minor glitches compared to a nice offering on the whole.
ReplyDeleteKnowing that you send the puzzles months in advance, I was a little curious about Crimea being up to date. Anyhow, happy that there is a close follow up from TH.
Everyman crosswords appear first time in the Observer on Sundays. Then, after a lag period, they are picked up by the Hindu for its Sunday edition through syndication.
ReplyDeleteThe clue for 'FOOLS TREAD IN..' appears as Everyman Crossword 3084 (not 3085) in the Observer issue of 30 October, 2005.http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3084
Then, it was republished as Crossword 2630 in Sunday issue of The Hindu on 13 November, 2005.http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/13/stories/2005111300430600.htm
Probably, in Raju's collection, some Sunday crosswords from 2005 (without the date) got mixed up in the pile of May 2003 ones creating this confusion.
Done and dusted.
Para 2 above. That should read as 'Fools rush in...' (ref post @ 12.04)
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