More for this week!

Hi,

Hope the ensuing week is laden with pleasant things.

Here goes this week's pack of puzzles.

1. Has time arrived for the religion? (7)

2. As AG ran to give a melodious raaga! (7)

3. Place near Madurai - must be a favorite of Sergei Bubka (6)

4. The sole theme of almost all Tamil films (6)

5. No-max, rasam rejig for some current stuff! (8)

6. Am a I a Por, to create envy? (7)

7. Paari, Began and 5 others - each is called thus (6)

8. Slap someone to find a room (4)

9. Was Sartre's "Being and Nothingness" inspired by this vegetable? (8)

Take care

Vijay

Long time, No blog!!

Hi,

I know it had been quite some time since I updated this blog. I had taken a long time off during the festive season, and hence the absence.

Here goes the post-festive pack of puzzles:

1. A rivulet in Kodai loses head (4)

2. Avara Sam rejigs to make haste (8)

3. It is I that marks the difference between being mad and this restricted diet (9)

4. If your tuft on your palate covers your upper lip, he comes to one's mind (2,2,2)

5. Thank God, it's Friday! No, it's Silver!! No, both!!! (5)

6. Spare the porridge, save this - as per the Tamil adage (6)

7. All gum with the fifth and three aces erect a workplace (10)

8. Gandhi did this on Truth (8)

9. The sea with AIR, sans tail, to shrink as a peanut (7)

Happy cracking!

Send your answers to mail2viju@gmail.com. Mark your subject of your mail as "Long time, No Blog".

Take care

Vijay

The Mid-week magic

Hi,

Hope the week is moving ahead well.

Here I am with the mid-week's bag of puzzles.

1. Does He reside within and beyond? (7)

2. Sugriv's sister-in-law sans support lands on ground (6)

3. Knut Hamsun's classic - Food for thought, eh? (4)

4. These soaps can make our women folks cry (4, 7)

5. A tiger, a goat and a _______ (5,5)

6. A dank can make you indebted (5)

7. Avis run make a young boy (7)

8. A manvar for our forefather (7)

9. A card game, played both "indoor" and "outdoor" (8)

10. Its wind can move the Ammi (4)

11. Uku and kin reassembled to get a maestro's native (9)

12. Amin, with Not Listed leads, for a lightning (6)

13. Shilpi rails to get a segment of the moon (5)

14. An Onion and / aur granpa, to make the great poet (6, 13)

15. Tuva's trio for the poster (9)

16. It is novel!! (8)

17. Letting-go the story, literally, to get the riddle (10)

18. Akka! Pull the palanquin! (8)

Have a great time cracking them all!

See you this weekend.

Vijay

Hi all,

I am back with the answers for the weekend's bag.

1. A vail or so for a hurricane (9) - Sooravali

2. Thunderous Mappa inversed for the snack (8) - Idiappam

3. A reptile goes to school!? (5) - Palli

4. I nag a pun to bring about a smile (8) - Punnagai

5. Ram Lamba and I with 5 others make an ad (10) - Vilambaram

6. She had three boons (7) - Kaikeyi

7. This palindrome, our neighbour speaks (9) - Malayalam

8. Bama, ram and the Big B on a tailspin to make it to the Top (8) - Bambaram

9. An amp can electrify to spend (5) - Panam

10. Bad Mukum for a family (8) - Kudumbam

11. 4 and 2 are ________, ________ (8, 6) - Sollukku Uruthi

12. HE carried sand at Madurai for this (5) - Pittu

13. Dam from the stone age! Yes, literally (8) - Kallanai

14. One fine morning? Err... one fine night!? (3, 5) - Orr Iravu

Hope you guys enjoyed cracking them all.

Take care

Vijay

Weekend bonanza

Hi,

The answers for the last set:

1. A bee embraces an article to become an urchin (5) - Vaandu

2. A pimple catches fire to yield material for clothing (7) - Paruthi

3. Bridge in southern TN skips an article and embraces you, to scare an army (5) - Pambu

4. Manual ITD, for the state (5, 4) - Tamil Nadu

5. Sukriv's brother or Belafonte's "Hole in the "_____"? Both (5) - Vaali

6. I am igloo to produce fuel? Not yet (8) - Mooligai

7. Can he mark a full-stop to AIDS? (5, 4) - Pulli Raja

8. A pan may end up in a journey (7) - Payanam

9. Anil topsy-turvy to reach the moon? (4) - Nila

Here goes the next batch:

1. A vail or so for a hurricane (9)

2. Thunderous Mappa inversed for the snack (8)

3. A reptile goes to school!? (5)

4. I nag a pun to bring about a smile (8)

5. Ram Lamba and I with 5 others make an ad (10)

6. She had three boons (7)

7. This palindrome, our neighbour speaks (9)

8. Bama, ram and the Big B on a tailspin to make it to the Top (8)

9. An amp can electrify to spend (5)

10. Bad Mukum for a family (8)

11. 4 and 2 are ________, ________ (8, 6)

12. HE carried sand at Madurai for this (5)

13. Dam from the stone age! Yes, literally (8)

14. One fine morning? Err... one fine night!? (3, 5)

Have a great weekend.

Vijay

More puzzles

Hi,

I am back with a new package of puzzle. But before that, the answers for the last weekend's set:

1. Tutor is third - as per the adage (4) - Guru

2. Thuglak's editor and Local Area Network make a great regime (6) - Cholan

3. Pantheon turns atheist with article, adv., somehow to yeild a sect in Mahabharatha (7) - Pandava

4. The stripe of zebra can be a mandatory expense (4) - Vari

5. Average Rental Per User - acronym, can reassemble to get a messenger (4) - Pura

6. Gada inn can shape an out-standing actor (7) - Nadigan

7. Red-mouthed on the third day of the week (6) - Sevvai

8. Article in Northern vehicle can take you to a market (7) - Angaadi

9. A sumptuous meal for the pachyderm. Hardly! No, I see a trap. (4) - Pori

A small change in the way you answer these puzzles. You may send your answers to my email ID - mail2viju@gmail.com.

Here goes another bundle of puzzles:

1. A bee embraces an article to become an urchin (5)

2. A pimple catches fire to yield material for clothing (7)

3. Bridge in southern TN skips an article and embraces you, to scare an army (5)

4. Manual ITD, for the state (5, 4)

5. Sukriv's brother or Belafonte's "Hole in the "_____"? Both (5)

6. I am igloo to produce fuel? Not yet (8)

7. Can he mark a full-stop to AIDS? (5, 4)

8. A pan may end up in a journey (7)

9. Anil topsy-turvy to reach the moon? (4)

Please send your answers to mail2viju@gmail.com. Looking forward to hearing from you,


Vijay