tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post6766734272771928037..comments2024-03-29T10:30:05.865+05:30Comments on THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: No 11550, Monday 16 Nov 2015, ArdenCol_Gopinathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-48276106599118174882015-11-16T17:01:34.495+05:302015-11-16T17:01:34.495+05:30RMDC style He stood staring at the WALL or HALL ...RMDC style He stood staring at the WALL or HALL : What the Hell !!!raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-74041351914417303652015-11-16T13:04:42.138+05:302015-11-16T13:04:42.138+05:30For those who haven't been to the IXL group on...For those who haven't been to the IXL group on Facebook. The latest news is that both BEGAM and BEGUM have been accepted as correct and leaderboard has been revisedDeepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-29490502895467991532015-11-16T12:06:30.405+05:302015-11-16T12:06:30.405+05:30Thanks everyone for the explanation for CONSTRICTE...Thanks everyone for the explanation for CONSTRICTED.SandhyaPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04942775086227477649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-81973829684635437142015-11-16T11:47:04.791+05:302015-11-16T11:47:04.791+05:30A bouncer.....couldnt sway out of the way...lambch...A bouncer.....couldnt sway out of the way...lambchop..bogota.. .centavo..bradawl....all eluded me.....a learning experience no doubt...thanks for the blog & the cwVasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-64488848024760858682015-11-16T10:58:26.669+05:302015-11-16T10:58:26.669+05:30It is a stretch by adding BOA. Suppose the clue ha...It is a stretch by adding BOA. Suppose the clue had 'squeezed' in place of 'constricted' would we still have gone for BOA?Raghunathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162552411714117166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-92195103305819434512015-11-16T10:41:19.435+05:302015-11-16T10:41:19.435+05:30Since question has been raised and is under discus...Since question has been raised and is under discussion, may I pitch in...<br />When I saw the clue and answer, I too had a misgiving.<br />'Got constricted in a capital city'<br />A capital city is the def<br />'in' may be considered as link.<br />That leaves us with 'Got constricted'.<br />If we take 'got' as content and 'constricted' as inserticator, the question is what is the container?<br />I have not said anything new, I have merely approached the clue step by step.<br />If the clue had been Got constricted/swallowed by a constrictor/reptile, we will have no prob.<br />In the above suggestion whether 'constrictor' will work I am not sure. Because it is either boa constrictor or boa. 'Constrictor' may not suggest 'boa'.<br />will 'Reptile got constricted in a capital city' fly?<br />The above could suggest GOT was held by BOA.<br />I do not agree with Bhavan that 'constricted' suggests held by a boa. For me it's a stretch.<br />I have written this merely by way of a discussion on crossword clues and not to detract from the merit of puzzle as a whole. <br />And this discussion itself proves that different people look at a clue differently. For some it is satisfying, for some it's not.<br /><br />.<br />Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-64035493084338401872015-11-16T10:33:57.395+05:302015-11-16T10:33:57.395+05:30I took 'constricted' to mean 'held/swa...I took 'constricted' to mean 'held/swallowed/in the grips of a constrictor'. <br /><br />In that sense 'Got constricted' to me means 'Got held by boa (constrictor)' which gives BO(GOT)A. <br /><br />I don't see a problem parsing it like that. Analogous to what 'rise' in the previous clue implies for 'go up'Bhavanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852787341816551917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-90528899385659197502015-11-16T09:54:43.733+05:302015-11-16T09:54:43.733+05:30BOA is a constrictor, noun. Constricted?BOA is a constrictor, noun. Constricted?Raghunathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162552411714117166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-63452773944952842692015-11-16T09:12:33.138+05:302015-11-16T09:12:33.138+05:30Dont think so...as In can play the container indic...Dont think so...as In can play the container indicator role here.. <br /><br />Hindu online xword not accessible today - my online paper still shows Nov 14th grid :( Hence could not do it. Came here to check out the clues and solutions.. does look like a very enjoyable xword by Arden..lots of lovely charades i see :) Hope the problem corrects itself..Srividyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158643858913977806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-1925880345499265282015-11-16T09:04:22.139+05:302015-11-16T09:04:22.139+05:305D Got constricted in a capital city (6) BOGOTA {...5D Got constricted in a capital city (6) BOGOTA {GOT} in {BOA}<br /><br />Is CONSTRICTED playing a double role?SandhyaPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04942775086227477649noreply@blogger.com