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    The Hindu Crossword Puzzles

    Hi friends,
    It is with immense pleasure I open a new thread for our favourite pastime, the previous thread having crossed the limit of 100 pages in less than 4 months! A great indication of our happy enjoyment of solving the clues singularly & wrapping the puzzle up as a team! May the spirit continue!

    Here is the helpful bit from the previous thread:

    Today's crossword puzzle can be accessed as follows:

    1. go to http://www.thehindu.com/
    2. Click on 'Miscellaneous' on the left menu

    As a guide for quick reference I post here some old posts by former friends:


    Favourite sources of abbreviations include:

    Books of the bible: eg IS or ISA (Isaiah), MIC (Micah)

    Bridge players: so, 'partners' might be NS or EW and 'opponents' might be NE, SW, etc

    Chemical elements: eg AG (silver), AU (gold), CU (copper), W (tungsten)

    Chess notation: B, K, N, Q, R, X

    Directions: L, R or E, N, S, W (and compounds). Also note that the compass points are sometimes described as quarter points or cardinal points

    Military terminology: eg COL, GEN, GI, IC, LT, OC, OR, RA, RE, TA. Often clued as 'soldiers', 'officer' or similar

    Musical notes: either as a single letter (D, E, G) or as a phonetic note (DO, RE, MI)

    Roman numerals: D, I, L, M, V, X. Often clued as 'lots', 'a number' or the specific numeral

    Measurement prefixes: eg K, M.

    This table lists some other useful abbreviations and obscure definitions. Abbreviations covered above are not listed again unless there is another meaning of the same word.

    Clue Word Possible interpretations
    Appeal IT

    Bishop B, RR (Right Reverend) Book B, VOL, any book of the BibleBooks NT, OT

    Drug ACID, E, H, HORSE, sometimes even a 'real' drug name (eg ASPIRIN)!

    Enemy DEATH

    Friend ALLY, CHINA (from the rhyming slang), MATE, PAL

    Italian IT (from Italian Vermouth in 'Gin and It')

    Jack HANGMAN (after a famous executioner, Jack Ketch), J, KETCH (goes particulartly well with 'sailor'), see 'Sailor'

    King COLE, ER, GR, K, LEAR, R

    Learn CON

    Lights LUNGS, WINDOWS, crossword answers (so, may be self-referencing)

    Line(s) L, RY (railway), RWY

    Love O (from 'love' meaning zero and the shape)

    New N, signpost for anagram

    Old O

    Peter SAFE (a well-known brand name has become a slang word for safe)

    Queen ER, Q, R

    Sailor AB, JACK, TAR

    See Remember that it can mean 'BISHOPRIC' (ELY most commonly used), signpost for extraction


    Ship SS


    Short time M, MIN, MO, S, SEC, T, TIM (ie 'time' shortened)


    Smell HUM


    Time H, HR, M, MIN, S, SEC, T


    Union MARRIAGE, NUR, NUT

    Volunteers TA


    Way AVE, RD, ST, any direction


    soldier-GI(government issue)
    sailor-AB(able bodied)
    worker-ant/bee/hand
    expert -ace
    advertisement-ad(simple!)
    article-a/an/the
    account-ac
    before-ere
    silver-ag
    sodium-na...
    gold-au(can also be or)

    when-as
    fool-ass
    snake-asp...
    street-st,ave(avenue)
    road-rd
    fear-awe
    degree-BA
    master,scholar-MA
    accountant-CA
    cot-bed
    cold-c
    about-Re(regarding)
    C(circa)
    able-can

    old girl-MA(mother)
    piano-p
    attorney/advocate-DA(district attorney)
    with-and
    when-as
    debt-IOU
    editor-ed
    doctor-doc,dr,mb,mo(medical officer)
    dog-cur(could be any breed)
    the French-la,le
    of French-de
    flap-ear
    applaud-clap
    rodent-rat
    deserter-rat
    sailor-ab,tar,jack
    ship-ss(steem ship)

    i have-ive(i've)
    i am-im
    author-i/me
    breather- nose, lungs
    listener- ear
    worker- ant, hand
    exercise- PE
    work, operation- op
    princess, lady- Di
    queen- ER,Q, R
    support(er)- leg, staff, bra
    hesitation- er
    mistake- err
    about- re
    again- re
    alternate- or
    ten-x
    fifty- L
    hundred- C
    large number- L, C,M
    gold- au, or
    silver- ag
    copper- cu
    tin- sn
    spanish article- el
    German- und
    Note- do, re, me...
    notice- ad, bill
    look- lo,see
    here- ibid
    ditto- do
    party- do
    sex appeal- it
    politician- MP, MLA
    gangster- Al(from Al Capone)
    that is- ie
    artist- ar
    Air Force- RAF
    navy- rn
    professional, expert- pro, ace
    drink- ale, lager, beer, port, tea
    model- t
    love- o
    nought- o
    direct- go
    direction, point- N,E,W,S
    pole- N,S
    road, way etc- st,rd
    labour, group- tu (trade union)
    good man, saint- st
    sailor- ab, Jack, Tar
    ship- ss
    short time- M, Min, Mo, s, sec, t ,Tim
    union- marriage, nur, nut
    volunteers- TA
    way- ave, Rd, st

    (Forgive repetitions!)

    More fun & joy in store!
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