HAPPY UGADI
ACROSS
8 Atom taking half second to split? (6) BISECT {BI{SEC
9 Rated safe to consume alcoholic drink? On the contrary (8) MEASURED {MEA{SURE}D}
10 Politician’s at home wearing title of respect (8) MINISTER {M{IN}ISTER}
11 Frank takes last flight home (6) NATIVE {NA{
12 To arbitrate in Somalia is exasperating (6) LIAISE [T]
13 Spiked attachment hampers leg breaks (8) CRAMPONS {CRAMP{ON}S}
17 ... Bill's latest speech (7) INVOICE {IN}{VOICE}
20 Hiding old car in armour plated ship? (8) IRONCLAD*
22 Visitors like to go round Blue Nile (6) ALIENS {A{NILE*}S}
23 Gun without original owner's licence is hot (6) STOLEN {ST{O
25 Look out; wild lions' pride is provoked! (8) INSPIRED {
26 Will providing fence finally confine 500 animals? (8) WILDLIFE {WIL{D}L}{IF}{
27 Digging for nickel in China perhaps (6) MINING {MI{NI}NG}
DOWN
1 See, individual in hotel, search rooms, looking for water (8) DIVINING {DI{V}{IN{I}N}G}
2 Do infinite exercises to get part of clue (10) DEFINITION*
3 Uniform top opened to reveal bust (6) STATUE {STAT{U
4 Aim to take part in race scheduled in this land (7) AMERICA {AIM+RACE}*
6 Girl hides from harsh relative (4) AUNT
7 Old woman received prayer leading to bliss (6) HEAVEN {HE{AVE}N}
14 Experts overseeing plans (10) PROVISIONS {PRO{VISION}S}
16 Loan during slump, raised after second August (8) SPLENDID {S}{P{LEND}ID<=}
18 Punishes fraud joints duping millions (8) CONDEMNS {CON}{DE{M}NS}
19 Liked the present day sandwiches (basically bread and jam) (7) ADMIRED {A{
21 Keep army in check (6) RETAIN {RE{TA}IN}
22 Expect problem in choppy sea (6) ASSUME {AS{SUM}E*}
24 Swimming pool’s depth obscured by rising greasy liquid (4) LIDO {LI{D}O<=}
GRID
Happy Ugadi to all :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Ugadi
ReplyDeleteHappy Ugadi :) Found today's xword rather Strange - was not in tune with several clues. In 19d..is jam = mire? in 1d..where is V coming from - is See = V??? thats weird.. 22a..is Blue supposed to be an anagram indicator? 25a - is it fair to substitute Lo for Look and deduct it from anagram fodder? In 9a.. what is the role of on the contrary? Also if Safe = Sure the Mead should be inside it?? What am i missing ??
ReplyDeleteAfflicted with the "Vikram" syndrome.So I shall answer
DeleteJam = A difficult situation, So mire is fine
See=Vide (V). http://www.thefreedictionary.com/vide
Blue as an adjective = Sad/Dismal.
25A. Will wait for wiser heads than mine to make the call. I am fine with it.
9A : On the contrary, says "sure" is inside "mead". Without it, "mead" would have been inside "sure"
Basically to select last letter?
DeleteBase.
DeleteRamesh.. say what is "Vikram" syndrome?? :)
DeleteComes from "Vikram & Betal". Vikram is bound to blurt out an answer if he feels he knows it.
DeleteNice one Ramesh! Otherwise his head will go to pieces!
DeleteLol.. this is hilarious :) I used to suffer from this complex.. got cured )
DeleteWe will leave it to our friend Mahesh or Ravi to answer these questions from one of our most regular and consistent solvers.
ReplyDeleteAdding fuel to the fire :-)
DeleteWho is Ravi?!
DeleteSee Comments under the blog of the past two days.
DeleteThanks, CV Sir. I missed reading his comments yesterday.
DeleteHappy Ugadi to all :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Ugadi/Gudi Padwa to folks. Is there anyone from Maharashtra on this blog?
ReplyDeleteShachii Manik is a rare visitor
DeleteShe is also on FB:1ACross
DeleteI think Abhay is from Maharahtra..my childhood was spent in a Maharashtrian colony of Indore & in Bombay...remember celebrating Gudi Padwa with fond memories..azun paranth(till now)
DeleteMy neighbours had put this to celebrate. Is this common in Maharashtra?
DeleteYes..each portion of the structure has significance..e.g. the zari sari signifies vaibhav(prosperity?)...the stick signifies self dependence & so on
DeleteHappy Ugadi to all, particularly Ramesh who was the first to wish us well in advance.
ReplyDeleteNice enjoyable CW, but found it a little difficult until I got a few clues cleared by the blog. Shared some of the doubts raised by Srividya. Thank you Ramesh for the clarifications.
Thanks Paddy. I had asked for that CW to be scheduled today, but it did not get the slot.
DeleteYes, That would have been most apt.
DeleteHappy Ugadi to all!!!
ReplyDeleteWow wow wow, read all the comments of past few days. Some heat was packed there. :) wonder what would have happened in such interactions on puzzles set by compilers of the yore :) I thought the 'dog' clue was brilliant yday. If it was misleading that was the whole purpose. And that's where you derive pleasure from cracking a clue.
ReplyDeleteHappy Ugadi everybody.
ReplyDeleteToday was a delight. Strangely I was all over the place for some time initially. Put pining instead of mining though ping didn't make any sense at all. But when all the pieces fell in place, it was very satisfactory.
ReplyDeleteHappy ugadi..gudi padwa..hindi new year..navratri to all..
ReplyDeleteI found the puzzle thoroughly enjoyable...the ghost who walks in superlative form
A 15 D puzzle...5 D..10A..15A(lovely)..16A(A1)..20A..26A..all were 24A..
I had great JOY....
Read JOY as FUN
DeleteHappy Ugadi to all. Best Wishes for Gudi Padwa to Abhay Phadnis
ReplyDeleteToday it is a terrible puzzle Yesterday's glitches look small in comparison
ReplyDeleteI don't understand what do you mean by *terrible* . Can you explain ? I am reading your comments for the past 3 days, you are just writing *bad,terrible* etc etc. without explaining why & how ?
DeleteYou are free to point out any glitches, but going by yesterday's comment, if you don't enjoy being misled, you might want to try the direct/non-cryptic crossword, and see if you like it?..Easily available on any local paper.
DeleteMahesh at it again. Wonder what he is looking for!
ReplyDeleteAttention, of course
DeleteBut I am game for that whisky treat :)
DeleteMahesh, I have a doubt. If solving the Hindu crossword causes you so much distress, why do you bother to solve it at all?
ReplyDeleteHear,Hear!
ReplyDeleteTo be angry or be amused is my dilemma!!!
ReplyDeleteMahesh we are waiting to hear about today's glitches which are supposedly worse than yesterdays
ReplyDeleteI'm back from a friend's place after a sumptuous Ugadi Lunch . Happy Ugadi and or Gudi Padwa to one and all. We are having a very welcome heavy downpour here in CBE after getting roasted in heat over the past few days. But if the rains are here, can the power breakdown be far behind? I was scared to see a spark falling from a transformer on our way back which missed a gas cylinder carrying lorry two cars before ours ! I was only hoping that the cylinders were empty. There was an intervening cement concrete miser van next to it ! What are the rules for carrying filled cylinders and the chances of an explosion from a spark or a lightning? I wonder !
ReplyDeleteThere came a solver from nowhere
ReplyDeleteFor him every THC is a nightmare
Whatever clues you write
He finds them all trite
Now setters are tearing their hair!
Funtastic
DeleteNot much hair left to tear CV
DeleteThe more complicated the cluing, the greater is the fun of solving and cracking. I think, the Exchequers must be encouraged to compile and appear more so that solvers can get used to his thinking and thus make the cracking easy.
ReplyDeleteI sympathize with the compilers who for ever are striving to beat the solvers in the cerebral gymnastics.
Lets all take up the challenge of the compilers and feel happy that we are able to solve- if not, work backwards, see the answers and work out the annotations. There is always yet another compiler lurking somewhere to throw more gauntlets. Pick up and cheer up and be happy on this Ugadi day and other days to come.
Even seasoned solvers have to eat humble pie many a times ! Tomorrow is another day and wait for another challenge ! That should be the spirit !
Not sure if complexity is always directly proportional to fun while solving
DeleteCould any one please explain how 11a leads to "native"? Thank you.
ReplyDeleteFrank = NAIVE
Deletetaking = container ind
last flighT => T
NAIVE around T => NATIVE => home (adjective form) e.g. my native town
Thank you. Frank is naive does it.
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