CrossWords!

[Happy Hyderabadi]

CrossWords!

* Bird on a drug, lost, that is (5)

* Quick to assist (6)

* Lifeless, tends to remain unchanged with Indian Airlines tagging along (5)

* Say, this checker is found in the ancient city (5)

* Specialised medicine resurrects gory Lou (7)

* Sermon, Godly and half-a-mile long on the inside (6)

* Hate a maths problem in return (6)

* Crowd the returning maiden in war (5)

* Sluggishness to travel with a mixed-up champion (7)

* Excitement Dear T. Venu! (9)

Wish You ALL a Very Happy Week End!

[nazone]

CrossWords!
* Bird on a drug, lost, that is (5)
Garud ?*
Quick to assist (6)
* Lifeless, tends to remain unchanged with Indian Airlines tagging along (5)
Inert?
* Say, this checker is found in the ancient city (5)
* Specialised medicine resurrects gory Lou (7)
* Sermon, Godly and half-a-mile long on the inside (6)
Homily
* Hate a maths problem in return (6)
Asthma?
* Crowd the returning maiden in war (5)
* Sluggishness to travel with a mixed-up champion (7)
* Excitement Dear T. Venu! (9)
Adventure


Wish You ALL a Very Happy Week End!

Select the text with the mouse to view my guesses. Dont want to be a spolier.

[Happy Hyderabadi]

CrossWords!
* Lifeless, tends to remain unchanged with Indian Airlines tagging along (5)
Inert!
* Sermon, Godly and half-a-mile long on the inside (6)
Homily!
* Excitement Dear T. Venu! (9)
Adventure!

Thank You, Nazone: Your Score, 30%!

Select the text with the mouse to view the Answers. ...

Keep trying, have fun ... Saturday Special!

[Happy Hyderabadi]

Why & How of CrossWords!

Happy Sunday!

Why?

* CrossWords make you Think!

* CrossWords make you Know New Words!

* CrossWords add to Your Fun, while stimulating Your Creativity ...

How?

* First look out, in the Clues, for "Anagrams", eg ANAGRAM (3,1,3), itself, gives NAG A RAM!

* Look out for "Hidden" Clues: Country within diagram which is very big (5)... yields "withIN DIAgram", that is INDIA

* Look out for "Synonyms", here Dictionaries help!

* Look out for abbreviations, codes, quotes, proverbs ... these come with Practice!

PLEASE SEND YOUR CLUES ... WE'LL SEEK THEIR SOLUTIONS!/i]
[i]Happy CrossWords Time!

[popesmokesdope]

Great way to beat the Monday morning blues...



* Quick to assist (6)

-STASIS



* Say, this checker is found in the ancient city (5)

-CHESS



* Specialised medicine resurrects gory Lou (7)

-UROLOGY



* Crowd the returning maiden in war (5)

-SWARM



* Sluggishness to travel with a mixed-up champion (7)

-LAGGARD

[Mona Lisa Smile]

* Say, this checker is found in the ancient city (5)

China



* Hate a maths problem in return (6)

Detest (guess)



* Excitement Dear T. Venu! (9)

Adventure

[Happy Hyderabadi]

Solution ...

* Bird on a drug, lost, that is (5)

Drug ... heroInE … lost that is (-) IE HERON!

* Quick to assist (6) ... PROMPT!

* Lifeless, tends to remain unchanged with Indian Airlines tagging along (5)

INERT(IA)!

* Say, this checker is found in the ancient city (5) ...

Ancient City UR + TTE (Checker) UTTER!

* Specialised medicine resurrects gory Lou (7)



Anagram UROLOGY!

* Sermon, Godly and half-a-mile long on the inside (6)

Godly … HOLY + half-a-MIle HOMILY!

* Hate a maths problem in return (6)

A … in return … NI … maths problem … SUM ANIMUS!

* Crowd the returning maiden in war (5)

Returning Maiden Ms … SM + WAR SWARM!

* Sluggishness to travel with a mixed-up champion (7)

Travel … TOUR + Champion PRO … Mixed Up … POR TORPOUR!

* Excitement Dear T. Venu! (9)

Anagram ADVENTURE!



Thank You "nazone", "PSD" and "MLS" for Your Interest and Participation. Others are Welcome to join the Fun!

[Prince]

HH,



Thank you. Could you come up with more, frequently, for the benefit of lesser mortals like me. Thanks

[Pavan]

Thanks a lot for that Happy Hyd...i wanted to do crosswords from long but got away from it cos i didnt get many....when i saw the discussion on scrabble and crosswords mentioned there...i thought ill get back to them and started on the Hindu crosswords...this board should help me and others a lot in cracking the crosswords.Keep Rocking!!

[Happy Hyderabadi]

HH,
Thank you. Could you come up with more, frequently, for the benefit of lesser mortals like me. Thanks

Thanks a lot for that Happy Hyd...i ... this board should help me and others a lot in cracking the crosswords.Keep Rocking!!

Calling CrossWord Fans!

Thank You "Prince", "Pavan" and other Countless CrossWord Fans! Remember:

At the CrossRoads of Life
CrossWords Help Awaiting Your Bus!

[Prince]

There seems to be an opinion that the Hindu's crosswords are good mental stuff. Why don't you - HH or somebody else- take us ignoramuses through your thought processes, please? Any volunteers/

[Happy Hyderabadi]

CrossWords in Papers!



For CrossWords, Hyderabadis may come across Sunday Chronicle, Indian Express OR Hindu. The Sunday Versions are more Literature Oriented and seem more for those in UK, the Daily Versions are for most of us ... stimulating and give the joy of solving them. Hindu Sunday OR Sunday Express are tougher than their Dailies. All have Clues - their "Method of Madness" - which one may get to know with Practice. So here's for Us to Explore the Wonders of the CrossWords!



A few of the "Swagruha Type" are given below more as an Appetiser:

1 - Resort in TN advertises "day-cure" (7)

2 - Confer part of the church but not the railway (4)

3 - Venue for a one-time exhibition visit sporting a model steam engine today (4,7)

4 - Famous university town wherevery Hindi word turns around to the upcoming monster lizard (7)

5 - To do so is a retirement benefit - bright light and no second-rate start (4)

NIE:

6 - Shrub no dealer can possibly supply / 8

7 - It follows a returning animal without comment (5)

8 - Thrill to some exciting legends (6)

9 - Normal departure (7,5)

10 - Skinhead danced without clothes / 8

Happy CrossWord Time!

[popesmokesdope]

1 - Resort in TN advertises "day-cure" (7)

- YERCADU



2 - Confer part of the church but not the railway (4)

-POPE



3 - Venue for a one-time exhibition visit sporting a model steam engine today (4,7)

-RAIL NILAYAM



4 - Famous university town wherevery Hindi word turns around to the upcoming monster lizard (7)

-BENARAS



5 - To do so is a retirement benefit - bright light and no second-rate start (4)

-PLAN



6 - Shrub no dealer can possibly supply / 8

-CANNABIS ( even 'MARYJANE' fits the bill here. slang)



7 - It follows a returning animal without comment (5)

-ROVER?



8 - Thrill to some exciting legends (6)

-RECORD?



9 - Normal departure (7,5)

-MINIMUM DELAY



10 - Skinhead danced without clothes / 8

-STREAKER

[Mona Lisa Smile]

For the Hindu crossword enthusiasts, here is the online version of todays puzzle and we could go on postin the answers.... as we get em



http://www.hindu.com/2004/05/11/stories ... 800900.pdf

[CtrlAltDel]

For the Hindu crossword enthusiasts, here is the online version of todays puzzle and we could go on postin the answers.... as we get em
http://www.hindu.com/2004/05/11/stories ... 800900.pdf

cool---just printed it out...n try to solve as much as possible 2day!

thanQ MLS...



btw, in the URL u gave, can we get the daily X-word by just changing the date part?

[Mona Lisa Smile]

cool---just printed it out...n try to solve as much as possible 2day!
thanQ MLS...

btw, in the URL u gave, can we get the daily X-word by just changing the date part?

Change the date and access the page for the daily crossword.

http://www.hindu.com/2004/05/11/10hdline.htm

[Happy Hyderabadi]

Solution to CrWd of 10/5 Above



1 - Resort in TN advertises "day-cure" (7) Anagram: YERCAUD

2 - Confer part of the church but not the railway (4) VESTRY (-RY) VEST

3 - Venue for a one-time exhibition visit sporting a model steam engine today (4,7) Secunderabad Spl: RAIL NILAYAM

4 - Famous university town where every Hindi word turns around to the upcoming monster lizard (7) Hindi Word for Every HAR + Up Lizard GILA ALIGARH

5 - To do so is a retirement benefit - bright light and no second-rate start (4) Bright Light BLAZE (-B) LAZE

6 - Shrub no dealer can possibly supply / 8 Anagram of No Dealer OLEANDER

7 - It follows a returning animal without comment (5) CAT returning TAC+IT TACIT

8 - Thrill to some exciting legends (6) Hidden exciting LEgends TINGLE

9 - Normal departure (7,5) NATURAL DEATH

10 - Skinhead danced without clothes / 8 Skin Head S+TRIPPED STRIPPED

Happy CrossWord Time!

[Happy Hyderabadi]

The Hindu Crossword 7980

Some Anagrams etc

Across

1 Ava to star in new incarnations (7) AVATARS

11 Garment I designed for one going overseas (8) EMIGRANT

13 Three got tipsy at the same time (8) TOGETHER

14 Agree for company to keep road account (6) ACCORD

20 Is nothing but a meteorological line (6) ISOBAR

25 Registers to become a member (6) ENROLS

Down

8 Kayak in which I once sat crumpled up (8) CANOEIST



How does one fill the CrWd Grid, which is in *.pdf Format?!

[Mona Lisa Smile]

Here is a part of the solution : (Select the with cursor)

Those who got more please add....



Across :



1) Ava to star in new incarnations (7)

AVATARS (Anagram : Ava + star = incarnations)

11) Garment I designed for one going overseas ( 8 )

EMIGRANT (Anagram : Garment + I = going overseas)

13) Three got tipsy at the same time ( 8 )

TOGETHER (Anagram : Three + got = at the same time)

14) Agree for company to keep road (6)

ACCORD ( Anagram : {[Company = co] + road } = agree)

20) Is nothing but a meteorological line (6)

ISOBAR (Anagram : {Is + [Nothing = O ] ) .... i dont know

23) Accept the offer made (4,2,2)

TAKE IT UP ...

24) Registers to become a member (6)

ENROLS

25) Airmen turned back a bit to get well away (3,5)

FLY AHEAD (i think)



Down :

2) Arrange travel for scoundrel (6)

VARLET (Anagram : travel = scoundrel)

6) Device to start a train of actions (7)

TRIGGER

7) Negotiated right time to claim a reward (5)

MERIT (Anagram : [Right = r] + Time = claim a reward)

9) Vigorous quarrel around the fire? (6,7)

HEATED DISPUTE

[Happy Hyderabadi]

On With the CrossWords!

Here we will see from NIE: Clues Solvable By ANAGRAMS-

1 - Catchline is a sort of scientific word (9)

2 - Possibly treat nine to dinner (9)

3 - Dog ran from a formidable woman (6)

4 - Inert form of chemical (5)

5 - Changing to a cereal (3)

6 - It's a disgrace if many run riot (6)

7 - In use can turn into a problem - 8

8 - Unruly campers are made to skedaddle (7)

9 - Recompense merit perhaps (5)

10 - Beat and serve out broth (5)

Happy CrWds Time, Again!

[snowball]

On With the CrossWords!
Here we will see from NIE: Clues Solvable By ANAGRAMS-
1 - Catchline is a sort of scientific word (9)

2 - Possibly treat nine to dinner (9)
entertain
3 - Dog ran from a formidable woman (6)
4 - Inert form of chemical (5)
Nitre
5 - Changing to a cereal (3)
Oat
6 - It's a disgrace if many run riot (6)
7 - In use can turn into a problem - 8
Nuisance
8 - Unruly campers are made to skedaddle (7)
Scamper
9 - Recompense merit perhaps (5)
Remit
10 - Beat and serve out broth (5)
Throb
Happy CrWds Time, Again!

Move the mouse over the text to see the answers!

[Happy Hyderabadi]

On With the CrossWords!

Here we will see from NIE: Clues Solvable By ANAGRAMS-

1 - Catchline is a sort of scientific word (9)

TECHNICAL

2 - Possibly treat nine to dinner (9)

ENTERTAIN

3 - Dog ran from a formidable woman (6)

DRAGON

4 - Inert form of chemical (5)

NITRE

5 - Changing to a cereal (3)

OAT

6 - It's a disgrace if many run riot (6)

INFAMY

7 - In use can turn into a problem - 8

NUISANCE

8 - Unruly campers are made to skedaddle (7)

SCAMPER

9 - Recompense merit perhaps (5)

REMIT

10 - Beat and serve out broth (5)

THROB



Thank You, snowball!

Happy CrWd Times!

[Happy Hyderabadi]

On With the CrossWords! - 2

Here we will see some Clues from NIE:

1 - Work in precise fashion to provide a reflective view (9)

2 - Timber producers of very high standing (7)

3 - He works so that others may play / 8

4 - China's greatest flower (7)

5 - Being unqualified she shows some hesitation (5)

6 - He's given unwarranted responsibility (9)

7 - Institutions providing outlets after study / 8

8 - A time in which love and pride are mingled (6)

9 - A long wandering tale (7)

10 - Agile agent gets right inside (4)



Happy CrWd Times!

[Happy Hyderabadi]

On With the CrossWords! - 2

Here is the Solution for the Clues from NIE:

1 - Work in precise fashion to provide a reflective view (9) PERISCOPE

2 - Timber producers of very high standing (7) POPLAR

3 - He works so that others may play / 8 COMPOSER

4 - China's greatest flower (7) YANGTZE

5 - Being unqualified she shows some hesitation (5) SHEER

6 - He's given unwarranted responsibility (9) SCAPEGOAT

7 - Institutions providing outlets after study / 8 CONVENTS

8 - A time in which love and pride are mingled (6) PERIOD

9 - A long wandering tale (7) ODYSSEY

10 - Agile agent gets right inside (4) SPRY



JUST HIGHLIGHT THE SPACE AFTER THE ARROWS TO GET THE SOLUTION!

Happy CrWd Times!

[Happy Hyderabadi]

On With the CrossWords! - 29 / 5

1 - In June the rates will be lower (6) Hidden: NETHER

2 - Traces wrongly directed supplies (6) Anagram: CATERS

3 - Suffering from a nip (4) Anagram: PAIN

4 - Honour I dream about (6) Anagram: ADMIRE

5 - Figure part out of shape? Try eating this (10) Anagram: GRAPEFRUIT

6 - Prominent foreigner in the way (7) Anagram: SALIENT

7 - Whom some call a heavenly being (5) Hidden: ALLAH

8 - It’s essential to reform cad and liar (7) Anagram: RADICAL

9 - Fruit and nut, alas, all mixed up together (7) Anagram: SULTANA

10 - Extravagant version of true love (5) Derived: OUTRE



JUST HIGHLIGHT THE SPACES BEFORE & AFTER THE ARROWS TO GET THE SOLUTION!

Happy CrWd Times!