tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post5954457211483817645..comments2024-03-29T17:05:28.176+05:30Comments on THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: No 11463, Monday 03 Aug 2015, BuzzerCol_Gopinathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-82814486301392671562015-08-03T23:24:09.285+05:302015-08-03T23:24:09.285+05:30Jagadeesh, I suggest you go through this and under...Jagadeesh, I suggest you go through this and understand the basic concepts and clue types so that you might be able to make better sense of the discussions here. <br /><br />http://www.crosswordunclued.com/2008/08/tackling-cryptic-crosswords-7-step_11.html<br /><br />All the articles on the blog are worth a read if you're interested in tackling cryptic crosswords. Srivathsanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18105473911498898940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-56105026509193065952015-08-03T18:10:13.254+05:302015-08-03T18:10:13.254+05:30For all SAMOSA lovers here, a variety of Indian sa...For all SAMOSA lovers here, a variety of Indian samosas can be found at:<br />http://m.food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/the-samosa-trail-across-india-from-kolkatas-singara-to-gujarats-patti-samosa-1203179?pfrom=home-food<br /><br />From NDTV websiteD.Srinivasanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07981815894015797637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-18901242306026591872015-08-03T15:36:40.325+05:302015-08-03T15:36:40.325+05:30In my honest opinion if a person is not able to ma...In my honest opinion if a person is not able to make much of the clue, answer, annotation that are provided here, I am not sure if that person can make much headway in crossword solving.<br />It is like my trying to play bridge and understand what those Bridge columns say and mean. I just cannot!Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-24129559200773136332015-08-03T14:56:39.497+05:302015-08-03T14:56:39.497+05:30Tell us whichTell us whichSureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985297587673755564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-15087836752680896122015-08-03T14:51:08.280+05:302015-08-03T14:51:08.280+05:30I am completely new to this and trying to catch up...I am completely new to this and trying to catch up. I tried to go through some online tut's but no help. Can anyone please help me out to understand few answers?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09740987162883618881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-90261488609488534022015-08-03T11:46:13.665+05:302015-08-03T11:46:13.665+05:30Re SUB for 'advance' in an Everyman crossw...Re SUB for 'advance' in an Everyman crossword the other day, the following was the response I got from JollySwagman who lives in Australia:<br /><br />Quote<br /><br />It's pretty commonplace in English English - not so much here in Australia.<br /><br />It simply means an advance against wages - eg for a new hire who can't see their way through to payday.<br /><br />It's just one of those problems inherent in UK crosswords' being solved by a wider audience.<br /><br />If I do Irish Times crosswords I am not surprised to find Irishisms which are unfamiliar to me as a Brit.<br /><br />Of course now that the Guardian claims to be targetting an international audience via their website (ie with specifically UK, US and Australian editions) maybe they should give it a bit more thought if they use the same puzzles for all versions. <br /><br />OTOH setters of the past would have been a bit compromised if they hadn't been able to fill out their last few empty spaces in the grid with obscure Cambridgeshire villages. You do eventually run out of antelopes.<br /><br />UnquoteChaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-7625419597248447812015-08-03T11:44:43.746+05:302015-08-03T11:44:43.746+05:30Not part of the wordplay (as I see it) - just adde...Not part of the wordplay (as I see it) - just added to smoothen the surface.Abhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198192791769284895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-37469417911290058272015-08-03T11:41:02.305+05:302015-08-03T11:41:02.305+05:30Thanks for weighing in, Bhavan. As I said above, I...Thanks for weighing in, Bhavan. As I said above, I did try to parse THEFTS the way you have explained it, but I could see how "the" equalled T. Your explanation makes sense - and makes me feel delighted that my reading of lifts=HEFTS was right!Abhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198192791769284895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-70470263130004392292015-08-03T10:42:01.444+05:302015-08-03T10:42:01.444+05:30Thanks Bhavan. I spent a long time figuring out th...Thanks Bhavan. I spent a long time figuring out the gh including Bernard Shaws 'ghoti' (Wiki says it could be William Ollier). Then realised there was a 'u' as well and some letter extra too. So! I gave up.Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985297587673755564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-69079241714184382162015-08-03T10:12:55.806+05:302015-08-03T10:12:55.806+05:30Thank you Bhavan for the clarifications. Enjoyed b...Thank you Bhavan for the clarifications. Enjoyed both yesterday & today, minor hiccups notwithstanding.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-26986008077447776492015-08-03T09:59:25.943+05:302015-08-03T09:59:25.943+05:30Hi everyone, just thought I'll weigh in with m...Hi everyone, just thought I'll weigh in with my views on a few things.<br /><br />15A I have no idea why is it what it is and how it slipped out even after proofreading. Sorry if you wasted your time trying to parse the wordplay.<br /><br />20A what I had in mind was T (the - as in the game of charades) + HEFTS (lifts). Unfortunate coincidence and another oversight that the first 3 letters of the answer match THE.<br /><br />25A 'N Sync is the band name which is why it was written that way for the surface to make sense. The definition is N only, not 'N since punctuation can be safely ignored in most cases in a clue.Bhavanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852787341816551917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-31107223347939138022015-08-03T09:47:27.591+05:302015-08-03T09:47:27.591+05:30Thanks Abhay...it needs brilliance to parse this.....Thanks Abhay...it needs brilliance to parse this..as it needs brilliance to create itVasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-74163712168211541272015-08-03T09:44:18.457+05:302015-08-03T09:44:18.457+05:30I should have written ..But it makes a great clue ...I should have written ..But it makes a great clue either way Vasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-78904153889524916142015-08-03T09:42:18.811+05:302015-08-03T09:42:18.811+05:30Now I am confused...
But it makes a great clue..Now I am confused...<br />But it makes a great clue..Vasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-65976487666706203862015-08-03T09:38:01.872+05:302015-08-03T09:38:01.872+05:30What I meant was, was it:
20 Acts of taking Lith...What I meant was, was it: <br /><br />20 Acts of taking Lithium/ 51 away from the lifts (6) THE+ (li)FTSRaghunathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162552411714117166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-75232533998305188132015-08-03T09:34:59.968+05:302015-08-03T09:34:59.968+05:30Def. has to be just N if the solution is nitrogen....Def. has to be just N if the solution is nitrogen. (') has to be part of wordplay.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-89089425647783105472015-08-03T09:32:28.016+05:302015-08-03T09:32:28.016+05:30Here the def is 'N and not plain N (if I were ...Here the def is 'N and not plain N (if I were to nitpick).Raghunathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162552411714117166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-69790966033440616822015-08-03T09:22:13.362+05:302015-08-03T09:22:13.362+05:30My point is that the ringtone is called 'N Syn...My point is that the ringtone is called 'N Sync too.Abhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198192791769284895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-39252854325074149412015-08-03T09:21:19.184+05:302015-08-03T09:21:19.184+05:30Thanks for a great ride, Buzzer! Despite (what app...Thanks for a great ride, Buzzer! Despite (what appears to be) an anagrammatical mishap at 15a, the puzzle is a gorgeous one.<br /><br />My COD (indeed, my COM!) is easily 25 - the brevity, the elegance, the simplicity, the use of an actual instance of a ringtone to provide the definition *and* the anind - simply brilliant!<br /><br />Thanks to DG for the blog.Abhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198192791769284895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-46276628417728053972015-08-03T09:15:21.539+05:302015-08-03T09:15:21.539+05:30That N Sync is the name of a groupThat N Sync is the name of a groupDeepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-14292640996202211562015-08-03T09:14:29.658+05:302015-08-03T09:14:29.658+05:30It isn't meaningless - see my explanation abov...It isn't meaningless - see my explanation above.Abhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198192791769284895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-13571442450240757022015-08-03T09:13:24.872+05:302015-08-03T09:13:24.872+05:30Sorry - that "Check here" was meant to b...Sorry - that "Check here" was meant to be followed by this link.<br /><br />http://ringtones.mob.org/artist=n_sync/Abhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198192791769284895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-36170921297417977172015-08-03T09:12:03.299+05:302015-08-03T09:12:03.299+05:30I think Renga intended it as lift = Forklift Truck...I think Renga intended it as lift = Forklift Truck = FT.Abhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198192791769284895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-49508470920859768882015-08-03T09:08:48.681+05:302015-08-03T09:08:48.681+05:30This is Buzzer's genius at work - 'N Sync ...This is Buzzer's genius at work - 'N Sync (spelt just like that) *is* a ringtone! Check here for an example.Abhayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198192791769284895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-79533859865531741232015-08-03T09:08:31.508+05:302015-08-03T09:08:31.508+05:30Got it!otherwise N Sync is meaningless..Thanks Col...Got it!otherwise N Sync is meaningless..Thanks ColVasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.com