tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post6728012625836029138..comments2024-03-29T14:06:09.156+05:30Comments on THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: No.11056, Friday 11 Apr 2014, Sankalak's filesCol_Gopinathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-36074480972444661952014-04-12T20:30:55.320+05:302014-04-12T20:30:55.320+05:30Thanks Paddy..was very thoughtful of you..was trav...Thanks Paddy..was very thoughtful of you..was travelling yesterday so wasn't too sure if you were asking for the Anno. and put it in, just in caseSowmyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00889003999591224279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-58866274296031623422014-04-12T20:29:25.710+05:302014-04-12T20:29:25.710+05:30Thanks CV. Didn't know that about the enum..Lo...Thanks CV. Didn't know that about the enum..Lol on the long list of soaps:) Surely, liril must be there too:):)Sowmyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00889003999591224279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-66625527735723886512014-04-11T18:27:37.901+05:302014-04-11T18:27:37.901+05:30Most of which are not from the current decade but ...Most of which are not from the current decade but our earlier decades, I also did not know a few brands and that is nothing to get worried about.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-70928587473499297612014-04-11T18:18:52.415+05:302014-04-11T18:18:52.415+05:30Deepak
I have watched Margo, Hamam, Medimix, Sant...Deepak<br /><br />I have watched Margo, Hamam, Medimix, Santoor, Vivel . . .Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-42225510299826232192014-04-11T18:07:12.884+05:302014-04-11T18:07:12.884+05:30It's not because your prowess is blunted, I wo...It's not because your prowess is blunted, I would say it is because you do not watch soaps regularly. If you did then you would see these brands every other 10 minutes, some channels are kind enough to show these brands 3 or 4 times in each break. Most irritating.Deepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-4404733733801105782014-04-11T17:21:39.145+05:302014-04-11T17:21:39.145+05:30Sowmya
When it is an acronym such as Nato, pronoun...Sowmya<br />When it is an acronym such as Nato, pronounceable as a word, the enu might be 4.<br />But when it is say, NDTV, where every letter is pronounced the enu must be 1,1,1,1.<br />Honestly, I couldn't complete the puzzle. That is not because the clues were unfair but my solving prowess has blunted. This confession is from a former blogger on fifteensquared and bigdave's website on DT crossword!Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-68543130540858713332014-04-11T15:34:54.886+05:302014-04-11T15:34:54.886+05:30Our job could not have been/ we could not have fel...Our job could not have been/ we could not have felt1a.Clues serve as flow-chart and enable ideas gushing forth.Its a puzzle par excellence.A big salute to the departed veteran.PKPSwamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06244413172407309709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-69751020070130229462014-04-11T15:09:38.873+05:302014-04-11T15:09:38.873+05:30I got it alright. Like VJ said the 'Atal' ...I got it alright. Like VJ said the 'Atal' part made it a little difficult. Since a few may still be doing it, I did not want to give too many details.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-46173958387114981762014-04-11T14:52:13.299+05:302014-04-11T14:52:13.299+05:30I too noticed that the term 'northern' is ...I too noticed that the term 'northern' is too broad. <br />How can it include UP as well as Assam or Arunachal Pradesh?<br />Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-12418394906629910872014-04-11T14:37:31.875+05:302014-04-11T14:37:31.875+05:30Sowmya, I think it would nicer if "former PM&...Sowmya, I think it would nicer if "former PM" is VAJPAYEE instead of ATAL. VJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06104893127782704192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-16999982429837941612014-04-11T14:37:24.912+05:302014-04-11T14:37:24.912+05:30Does this qualify for Lipogram? Well, Crossword Un...Does this qualify for Lipogram? Well, Crossword Unclued carried one article, on this, which i remembered.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15507256986140206852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-74178430567922459062014-04-11T14:32:51.278+05:302014-04-11T14:32:51.278+05:30One more observation is, there is one NORTHERN PAG...One more observation is, there is one NORTHERN PAGE which includes all news, other than Tamilnadu. It is like Delhiites calling everyone 'Madarasi' south of vindyas. I brought this to editors notice, but to no avail. I think they have banned me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15507256986140206852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-54134374764009763872014-04-11T14:14:51.582+05:302014-04-11T14:14:51.582+05:30Thanks Paddy. Hope you got the anno. Cyst (Growth)...Thanks Paddy. Hope you got the anno. Cyst (Growth) <<<ATAL (former PM)Sowmyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00889003999591224279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-62914910227945431622014-04-11T13:25:48.470+05:302014-04-11T13:25:48.470+05:30Don't see anything wrong as it's a univers...Don't see anything wrong as it's a universally accepted expressionDeepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-34990929774255492902014-04-11T13:03:48.871+05:302014-04-11T13:03:48.871+05:30Just a general question. How fair and politically ...Just a general question. How fair and politically correct is the term "step-motherly" when used in this fashion? VJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06104893127782704192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-86337467141343020002014-04-11T12:52:51.017+05:302014-04-11T12:52:51.017+05:30The good work of intelligent folks live on ever af...The good work of intelligent folks live on ever after they have passed on !!If we believe in reincarnation, I'm sure Sankalak must be still compiling some crossie somewhere !! Soul never perishes but it lives on through these blogsraju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-4978826824862154122014-04-11T12:52:17.669+05:302014-04-11T12:52:17.669+05:30Very good CW. Thank you Sowmya. Loved 3D & 11A...Very good CW. Thank you Sowmya. Loved 3D & 11A. So was 17A. After filling in tried for a while to get the anno of 2D.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-32221738875564752612014-04-11T11:37:20.523+05:302014-04-11T11:37:20.523+05:30An intoxicating puzzle from Sankalak ! Centum for...An intoxicating puzzle from Sankalak ! Centum for the second day. :-)))) I am not missing Sankalak ! He is still there with us, courtesy The Hindu !!Mukundala Balasubramanyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778248287813410500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-84688634607108903312014-04-11T11:19:13.094+05:302014-04-11T11:19:13.094+05:30As I wrote above, the Chennai edition stopped incl...As I wrote above, the Chennai edition stopped including Sudoku in the Index some months ago. It seems some other centres are still carrying it, w/o noticing the practice at the main place of publication.Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-62237396710853134092014-04-11T11:17:00.125+05:302014-04-11T11:17:00.125+05:30Miss you Sankalak:( His crosswords were always suc...Miss you Sankalak:( His crosswords were always such a pleasure to solve and he has been an inspiration for me.<br /><br />My latest <a href="http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/brandline/crossword-12/article5896158.ece" rel="nofollow">Brand Crossword</a> is out today. Please do try it and give me your feedback either on this thread or in the Comments section of the crossword. If you need any annos., or clarification please feel free to ask. Sowmyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00889003999591224279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-37666942015925047212014-04-11T10:10:23.188+05:302014-04-11T10:10:23.188+05:30Centum. We miss you Sankalak, as the file will be ...Centum. We miss you Sankalak, as the file will be very limited.Ramanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397749600795786434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-39990088350755421812014-04-11T09:50:58.480+05:302014-04-11T09:50:58.480+05:30Ooops, CV, noticed that you mentioned thatOoops, CV, noticed that you mentioned thatKishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-79708242331221970082014-04-11T09:41:23.921+05:302014-04-11T09:41:23.921+05:30Curiously no mention of sudoku in the first page t...Curiously no mention of sudoku in the first page today! (at least in the Chennai edition)Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-28528290135462455272014-04-11T08:59:53.826+05:302014-04-11T08:59:53.826+05:30Bhavan, You said it.
CV, The Sudoku gets a front ...Bhavan, You said it.<br /><br />CV, The Sudoku gets a front page mention (though with the same hackneyed words)Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-10521761290308168202014-04-11T08:56:31.687+05:302014-04-11T08:56:31.687+05:30Talking of sudoku and crossword, from the time Sud...Talking of sudoku and crossword, from the time Sudoku was introduced till recently Sudoku was included in the Index on the front page. But the crossword which appeared in different pages (left or right, in the front section or back) never figured in the Index. The beauty is Sudoku had a fixed place - main sports page. <br />It seems the new kid on the bloc gets all the attention. Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.com