tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post3526191254033267395..comments2024-03-29T14:39:27.221+05:30Comments on THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: No 12023, Friday 02 Jun 2017, IncognitoCol_Gopinathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-63261340686486425552017-06-02T20:38:36.261+05:302017-06-02T20:38:36.261+05:30I am a Perry Mason lover too! But I have not colle...I am a Perry Mason lover too! But I have not collected- mostly from libraries and borrowed (including re- reading). Nowadays you don't get new books at all. Even old books which used to be sold outside Book fairs here are no longer available.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-79520344568541313022017-06-02T19:25:54.146+05:302017-06-02T19:25:54.146+05:30G'night folks... going out for dinner. Tomorro...G'night folks... going out for dinner. Tomorrow's another d'day Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-58071788302760370352017-06-02T19:10:07.541+05:302017-06-02T19:10:07.541+05:30Hard but interstingHard but interstingPushpangathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01633912961381898332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-4180513515408687702017-06-02T18:27:52.747+05:302017-06-02T18:27:52.747+05:30Moore market is no longer there. See the link in t...Moore market is no longer there. See the link in the main postCol_Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-56363491189581322472017-06-02T17:37:29.441+05:302017-06-02T17:37:29.441+05:30Nice and simple
9A Should is ought to and not jus...Nice and simple<br /><br />9A Should is ought to and not just ought, right?<br />24D Moor market is still there in Madras na? Why 'once existed'?Esha_iitmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486325234783333951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-45681368807630468902017-06-02T16:41:49.746+05:302017-06-02T16:41:49.746+05:30In Moore market, I remember hunting for the remain...In Moore market, I remember hunting for the remaining Perry Mason books to complete my collection..<br />In Indore too below Regal bridge, we had a number of book vendors from where I got most of my books..<br />Miss these nowadays..sighVasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-22414615500888950212017-06-02T16:27:13.875+05:302017-06-02T16:27:13.875+05:30Such poor booksellers are a a loss nowadays, due t...Such poor booksellers are a a loss nowadays, due to the Invasion by Kindle, e books etc. I used to find these ubiquitous booksellers on sgreet corners in Bombay, Nairobi from where I could pick up rarest books never seen in major libraries like British Council, US Library , Town Hall etc. I picked up my first ever Everyman's Book of crossword puzzles from one of these outlets, after hunting for it, high and low every where. Similarly, old condensed books of Readers Digest in large editions and bound books of old RD issues from South Africa of the 50s are with me, treasure- troves , non- pareil !<br /><br />Besides, I made friends on Saturday afternoons with fellow- browsers, amongst them retired judges and other prominent luminaries in Nairobi, one of them being a crossword addict like me !<br /><br />raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-44218196224045047532017-06-02T16:16:56.784+05:302017-06-02T16:16:56.784+05:30It was a treasure trove, that way. Not only novels...It was a treasure trove, that way. Not only novels including old classics, but lots of college text books, good guides etc. for college students- both new & old at unbelievable prices. I was told that that was a good place for students to dump or exchange their old books.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-14478774542703053772017-06-02T15:04:25.573+05:302017-06-02T15:04:25.573+05:30Sorry for typo. BooksSorry for typo. BooksKishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-24919128514222349342017-06-02T14:53:46.032+05:302017-06-02T14:53:46.032+05:30old by? They come by hundreds ? what's it ?old by? They come by hundreds ? what's it ?raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-28215216008842663432017-06-02T14:00:27.503+05:302017-06-02T14:00:27.503+05:30As long as Moore Market existed, a visit to Madras...As long as Moore Market existed, a visit to Madras was incomplete without going there to buy old by. I must have bought a few hundred there.Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-65962075251344731792017-06-02T13:42:18.327+05:302017-06-02T13:42:18.327+05:30My memories of Madras are very rusty but certain l...My memories of Madras are very rusty but certain landmarks and episodes remain etched, refusing to be upstaged by new ones teeming into the bank. <br /><br />I have an intense dislike for Madras and more so, after it got the moniker Chennai ! Chee nai !raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-16548605093732351442017-06-02T13:33:25.729+05:302017-06-02T13:33:25.729+05:30Refer to the link. That building has given way to ...Refer to the link. That building has given way to Southern Railway booking office. Makes interesting reading even for us old Madrasis.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-1528938564016877232017-06-02T13:17:23.083+05:302017-06-02T13:17:23.083+05:30Incognito at our SERVICE twice over? Did he Money ...Incognito at our SERVICE twice over? Did he Money & Penny? <br /><br />Sapodilla is chiku and did the South derive their name sapota from sapodilla?<br /><br />GOLDfinger instead of gold dust?<br /><br />I'm quite Stirred but not shaken by this crossie ! Martini missing .<br /><br />Roger is there in GEORGe? <br /><br />Is that infamous Moor market still in Madras or it is no more ? That ubiquitous chant of Kamala-aryana, Kamla- araina still rings in my ears !raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-67661858643113618042017-06-02T12:52:45.614+05:302017-06-02T12:52:45.614+05:30Incognito is the Fevicol for this blog, whereas, C...Incognito is the Fevicol for this blog, whereas, Col is permaglue ! ( my portmanteau word !)Or may I say, the blog is the beehive where we'all are the bees ? raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-10853051057044419952017-06-02T12:43:00.531+05:302017-06-02T12:43:00.531+05:30A good puzzle as ever from Incognito and very enjo...A good puzzle as ever from Incognito and very enjoyable too! Mukundala Balasubramanyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778248287813410500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-43694942613561521852017-06-02T12:08:12.554+05:302017-06-02T12:08:12.554+05:30Cheers to that, Vasant!Cheers to that, Vasant!Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-78448866850749688622017-06-02T11:34:26.778+05:302017-06-02T11:34:26.778+05:30Hooray!Hooray!Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-35487231405291435592017-06-02T10:29:24.957+05:302017-06-02T10:29:24.957+05:30Sir, had got the theme-hence wrote special Bond &a...Sir, had got the theme-hence wrote special Bond & not Bond special.<br />Also special Bond is a unique bond that the solver has with Incognito😀Vasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-74657109022821322372017-06-02T10:03:36.637+05:302017-06-02T10:03:36.637+05:30Please ref reply to Vasant 's commentPlease ref reply to Vasant 's comment Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-61644180772872945192017-06-02T10:02:46.614+05:302017-06-02T10:02:46.614+05:30This ain't a Bond special, Vasant, it is a Rog...This ain't a Bond special, Vasant, it is a Roger Moore obit. I wanted to see him beyond Bond. That's why The Saint etc.Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-89615215644193136192017-06-02T09:31:27.921+05:302017-06-02T09:31:27.921+05:30Thanks Incognito for the special Bond.Thanks Incognito for the special Bond.Vasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-63965743065095815612017-06-02T09:17:08.035+05:302017-06-02T09:17:08.035+05:30Initially I thought it was going to be a Bond spec...Initially I thought it was going to be a Bond special, but later turned out to be a mystery special. Here's to more espionage.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-6009728761223836022017-06-02T09:14:45.585+05:302017-06-02T09:14:45.585+05:30Outside the CW- on your cycle?Outside the CW- on your cycle?Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-53483477742663616202017-06-02T08:54:19.658+05:302017-06-02T08:54:19.658+05:3018d is an error. Should have been employment 18d is an error. Should have been employment Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.com