tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076694229571954420.post7475573783476183558..comments2023-10-20T04:06:02.501-04:00Comments on Anokha's Hindu Crossword: The Hindu Crossword No. 9509 Friday, April 17, 2009anokhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07700552442950543434noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076694229571954420.post-72943546832862841282009-04-17T12:49:00.000-04:002009-04-17T12:49:00.000-04:00Completely in agreement with you on all the points...Completely in agreement with you on all the points, Vasi Sir! I can see the difference between the quality of the clues here as compared to the ones given in Observer Everyman and Economic Times. They are all intelligently crafted without any redundant word.anokhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07700552442950543434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076694229571954420.post-7865051160771545912009-04-16T21:15:00.000-04:002009-04-16T21:15:00.000-04:00So the clue falls flat as a charade or as a concea...So the clue falls flat as a charade or as a concealed anagram.<br />As a charade clue, there is no word order.<br />As a concealed anagram, it has no anagrind whatever. <br />Other criticisms may be made of this crossword but I shall not go into them. <br />(ends)Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076694229571954420.post-3369448614763234842009-04-16T21:07:00.000-04:002009-04-16T21:07:00.000-04:00Charade?
I would substitute SURE (or maybe any of ...Charade?<br />I would substitute SURE (or maybe any of the other suggestions I made above, if I am solving this cold) and add UP (here I needn't do any work, the compiler is gracious enough to offer it on a platter and I don't care that it's not silver) and end up with SUREUP.<br />(to be continued)Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076694229571954420.post-2833418953550421732009-04-16T21:01:00.000-04:002009-04-16T21:01:00.000-04:0012 Certain to get up to chase (6) PU<-(RSUE)I c...<I>12 Certain to get up to chase (6) PU<-(RSUE)</I>I cannot accept this as a solver's answer but only as the compiler's intended answer.<br />The problem with our compiler is that usually some clues in their puzzle are brilliant and some like the one above just go tottering and would be easily trashed in any amateur clue-writing competition, leave alone finding publication in any paper.<br />We know the definition is 'chase'. But what is the wordplay?<br />Is this a charade or an anagram or an anagram cum charade?<br />Anagram? Maybe. But it is a concealed anag. We have to first get SURE (ignoring words like firm, real, true - all of admissible lengths), add UP. OK. But where is the anag. signal? <br />(to be continued)Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076694229571954420.post-83913990105437073392009-04-16T20:56:00.000-04:002009-04-16T20:56:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.com