HAPPY TEACHERS DAY TO ALL TEACHERS HERE, PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
ACROSS
8 Without planning to form theme, spun around (4,2,3,6) SPUR OF THE MOMENT*
9 Unemployment identification not enough around northeast (8) IDLENESS {ID}{LE{NE}SS}
10 Remain with left thumb perhaps not fine (6) LINGER {L}{
11 Puzzle with angry order (9) CROSSWORD {CROSS}{WORD}
12 Examine firm right away (5) STUDY STU
15 Relish with thyme essentially not sweet (7) SAVOURY {SAVOUR}{
17 Ban measure (attempt) to acquire tavern (7) EMBARGO {EM}{BAR}{GO}
19 Drug rush (5) SPEED [DD]
20 Confounded us in Nepal and India, perhaps (9) PENINSULA*
23 Contact earl, get expression of acknowledgment (6) TOUCHE {TOUCH}{E}
25 Water odd one enters in marine museum (8) AQUARIUM {AQUA}{R{1}UM}
26 Say 1/2 or 3 sensible anaesthetists (8,7) RATIONAL NUMBERS {RATIONAL} {NUMBERS}
DOWN
1 Initially showing satisfaction dropping right web crawler (6) SPIDER {S
2 Eco-friendly rock? (10) GREENSTONE [CD]
3 Looking for hospital room at a later time (9) AFTERWARD {AFTER}{WARD}
4 Treatise on star has to be rewritten (7) SHASTRA*
5 Grin one brought out in figure of speech (5) SMILE S
6 Home not displaying sign (4) OMEN [T]
7 Pounding grounded one at a disadvantage (8) UNDERDOG*
13 Not one to teach clerk to interpret (10) TRANSCRIBE {TRA
14 Vague and primarily unusual bug – I am so worried (9) AMBIGUOUS* {U
16 Alarm protecting core treasure gets the nod (8) APPROVAL {APP{
18 Failure to pay by mistake upset editor at first (7) DEFAULT {DE}{FAULT}
21 Accumulated knowledge about a form of radiation in a famous museum (6) LOUVRE {LO{UV}RE}
24 Break cold joint (4) CHIP {C}{HIP}
GRID
Happy Teachers Day. CV Sir,Col and all bloggers. You have really made a difference in my life!
ReplyDeleteOnly a solitary Teacher's Day wish apart from Col.? Lat me add mine.
ReplyDeleteMy Hats off to all my teachers here- too many to name.
"Not one to teach" says 13D- accidental, I suppose.
Really cryptic and enjoyable clues today. I was able to them in quick time without any outside help- except I missed spotting 7D as an anagram- so well disguised.
My COD- the most rational of all clues-26A.
7d was my Achilles heal today.
DeleteAchilles has "healed" already! So ,no worry.
DeleteHappy teacher's day to CV sir, Col. & all the members !
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine recently gifted Kindle to me. Having enjoyed books till now in the printed form, this was a whole new experience to me-not entirely unpleasant. Wonder of wonder, discovered two volumes of cryptic puzzles of Arden!
ReplyDeleteHow to do them in kindle will be another discovery.
Vasant: good for you ! I agree, reading a new book or even a moth-eaten or dog-eared , musty old paperbacks is much more inspiring than the Kindle, though it is a revolutionary advancement in the reading culture. How many crosswords are there in the two volumes of Arden? Very tempting to buy a kindle , though I have a few CDs of the TImes of London and others.
DeleteHavent gone through the entire two volumes. Just downloaded them.
DeleteI am happy someone else is sharing my love of books- I mean in the physical form. I have a couple of moth eaten ones (bought on the platform) but no less interesting or informatory.
DeleteBoth volumes contain 30 puzzles each. But they are all from the ones published in The Hindu. So might have solved most of them
DeletePaddy:I love the printed books and I have a sizeable collection.The smeel of pages, the yellowishness, the moth-eaten ones. To mark a passage on the book, to write your notes-what pleasure!
DeleteKindle is a gizmo that might be useful while travelling or reading once a while. Nothing can beat the pleasure of reading in printed form
Happy Teachers to ye-all and in particular to CV. We are all teachers to each other , learning every day new words and idioms and phrases. Keep teaching !
ReplyDeleteThanks Cv, for the trouble you had gone through for sending me the Bombay papers' crosswords clippings. Please look up your hot mail box for my comments. God bless you.
Happy Teachers Day to Guruji CV!
DeleteHappy teachers day to CV Sir, Col Sir and all brilliant members here! One never quite stops being a student; there is always something new to learn..thank you all :)
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ReplyDeleteCV is one reason I am here today putting in my comments. He took the trouble of getting me registered here. Until then I was merely logging in and reading all comments and of course learning the ropes.
Cv is our Pitha- mahaguru !! as far as Crossies are concerned.
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DeleteI enjoyed the clue 2cac. Mathematics finding a place in crosswords is a delight and rarity. I appreciate the setter's precision in giving a whole number too (instead of two fractions).
ReplyDeleteCorrection to my comment above: It is 26 across. --Vanchinathan
ReplyDeleteHappy Teachers Day!
ReplyDelete*Guru Vs Teacher.*
What an explanation!!!!!!!!!
*Hats off to the writer*
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Difference between a Guru and a Teacher!!!!!!!
1. A teacher *takes responsibility* for your growth.
A Guru *makes you responsible* for your growth.
2.A teacher *gives you things* you do not have and require.
A Guru *takes away things* you have and do not require.
3. A teacher *answers your questions*.
A Guru *questions your answers.*
4. A teacher *requires obedience and discipline* from the pupil.
A Guru *requires trust and humanity* from the pupil.
5. A teacher clothes you and *prepares you for the outer journey*.
A Guru strips you naked and *prepares you for the inner journey*.
6. A teacher is *a guide on the path*.
A Guru is *a pointer to the way*.
7. A teacher *sends you on the road to success*.
A Guru *sends you on the road to freedom*.
8. A teacher *explains the world and its nature* to you.
A Guru *explains yourself and your nature* to you.
9. A teacher *gives you knowledge and boosts your ego*.
A Guru *takes away your knowledge and punctures your ego*.
10. A teacher *instructs* you.
A Guru *constructs* you.
11. A teacher *sharpens your mind*.
A Guru *opens your mind*.
12. A teacher *reaches your mind*.
A Guru *touches your spirit*.
13. A teacher *instructs you on how to solve problems*.
A Guru *shows you how to resolve issues*.
14. A teacher *is a systematic thinHumans* A Guru is a *lateral thinker*.
15. *One can always find a teacher*.
*But a Guru has to find and accept you*.
16. A teacher *leads you by the hand.*
A Guru *leads you by example.*
17.When a *teacher finishes with you, you celebrate*.
When *a Guru finishes with you, life celebrates*.
*Let us honor both,*
*the teachers and the Guru in our lives...
Thank you MB for the nice piece on Teacher/ Guru. Very apt.
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DeleteReally enjoyed solving this one! Pranam to all my Crossword gurus.
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