Mid-week mania!

Hi there,

Frankly, could not control the urge to revert with a new pack of puzzles. Hence this post.

1. A patriotic Panacea! Its roots are native (5, 8) (N_ _ _ _, M _ _ _ _ _ _ _) - Naatu Marundhu

2. Silicon joins a young sheep and you, for a native sport (7) (S _ _ _ _ _ _) - Silambu

3. Miss World 1994 lends second name to confused Matha for "our" flower (8) - Thamarai

4. KMA Lamba - spread on ground; but magic ones are supposed to fly (8) (K _ _ _ _ _ _ _) - Kambalam

5. Does he serve chilled water? No, just a native name. (5, 4) (D_ _ _ _, P _ _ _) - Danda Pani

6. Literally let go the head, for freedom sake (10) (V _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _) - Viduthalai

7. Iris with article for a place of incarceration (5) - Sirai

8. Work on supari to get the grand prix (6) - Parisu

9. A key vowel, this clue has 3 (1) - E

Hope you folks had a good time cracking them.

I take the pleasure of unfurling the mid-week puzzle mania. Here it goes.

1. Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma! Enough!! (7)

2. 16th English alphabet ducks to fetch a flower (3)

3. An Impa worked upon for plurality (6)

4. IV runs into Mayo for the arty display (6) (O _ _ _ _ _)

5. Am Kiky Ali! Redid for serious literature sake (9) (I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _)

6. Crow's crude cry with Ni-squared for cyberspace gadget (6) (K _ _ _ _ _)

7. Viral SI plots for the crack (7) (V _ _ _ _ _ _)

8. The "Nikolai Nosav" of Tamil Literature. Nambirajan can also be called thus! (9) (V _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _)

9. Selvi works with egotist's pet topic to get the nurse (6) (S _ _ _ _ _)

Happy cracking!

Vijay

More to crack

Hi,

Bijoy, one of my closest pals, had attempted to crack a few from my previous post. Thanks for the efforts, Bijoy! You in fact got a couple of them right (Mugam and Vanoli). I am happy to post the answers of the previous post.

1. This can be drawn out of dots (5) - Kolam

2. Mug Ambal shot for the visage (5) - Mugam

3. Gold and Nitrogen combo to invent the atom (3) - Anu

4. Is it a sound from the sky? Literally speaking, yes! (6) - Vanoli

5. It cannot make a grove - as per ancestral wisdom (5,5) - Thani Maram

6. The one that gets circulated everyday (8) - Dinasari

7. Cute Khir remixed at the concert (8) - Kutcheri

8. Saki authors a pious point (4) - Kasi

9. This has five rooms; but fits only in the kitchen (7,5) - Anjarai Petti

Here goes the next pack.

1. A patriotic Panacea! Its roots are native (5, 8) (N_ _ _ _, M _ _ _ _ _ _ _)

2. Silicon joins a young sheep and you, for a native sport (7) (S _ _ _ _ _ _)

3. Miss World 1994 lends second name to confused Matha for "our" flower (8)

4. KMA Lamba - spread on ground; but magic ones are supposed to fly (8) (K _ _ _ _ _ _ _)

5. Does he serve chilled water? No, just a native name. (5, 4) (D_ _ _ _, P _ _ _)

6. Literally let go the head, for freedom sake (10) (V _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _)

7. Iris with article for a place of incarceration (5)

8. Work on supari to get the grand prix (6)

9. A key vowel, this clue has 3 (1)

Get cracking,

Vijay

More 4 today

Hi,

Answers to the previous post:

1. Bharathi said he would kick this guy (5) - Kalan

2. Could have been a great fit at Las Vegas! But he made Pandavas to lose everything (6) - Saguni

3. Buma worked to make a sharp weapon (4) - Ambu

4. Are singers armed when they sing this? (5, 5) - Villu Paatu

5. Adv. a Gia is for rent (7) - Vadagai

6. A star has a lot. Saves a lot of sweat! (6) - Visiri

7. La Jann relooked for an opening (6) - Jannal

8. Run, Po Mia! for natural noctural lighting at its best (8) - Pournami

9. Selvi loses heart for the listener (4) - Sevi

And here goes this week's bundle:

1. This can be drawn out of dots (5)

2. Mug Ambal shot for the visage (5)

3. Gold and Nitrogen combo to invent the atom (3)

4. Is it a sound from the sky? Literally speaking, yes! (6)

5. It cannot make a grove - as per ancestral wisdom (5,5)

6. The one that gets circulated everyday (8)

7. Cute Khir remixed at the concert (8)

8. Saki authors a pious point (4)

9. This has five rooms; but fits only in the kitchen (7,5)

Happy cracking

Vijay

Answers and more puzzles

Hi,

Hope you guys are having great weekend. The following are the solutions to my previous set of puzzles.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Slap someone to find a room (4) - Arai

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

Hope you enjoyed cracking them.

Here goes another set for this week.

1. Bharathi said he would kick this guy (5)

2. Could have been a great fit at Las Vegas! But he made Pandavas to lose everything (6)

3. Buma worked to make a sharp weapon (4)

4. Are singers armed when they sing this? (5, 5)

5. Adv. a Gia is for rent (7)

6. A star has a lot. Saves a lot of sweat! (6)

7. La Jann relooked for an opening (6)

8. Run, Po Mia! for natural noctural lighting at its best (8)

9. Selvi loses heart for the listener (4)

Wishing you all a great week ahead,

Vijay

Answers to "Long time, No blog"

Hi,

Here are the answers for the previous entry:

1. A rivulet in Kodai loses head (4) - Odai

2. Avara Sam rejigs to make haste (8) - Avasaram

3. It is I that marks the difference between being mad and this restricted diet (8) - Pathiyam

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

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

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

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

8. Gandhi did this on Truth (8) - Sodhanai

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

Thanks,

Vijay

Answers to the mid-week magic

Hi,

Regret for not reverting with the answers. Here are they for the backlog:

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

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

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

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

5. A tiger, a goat and a _______ (5,5) - Pullu Kattu

6. A dank can make you indebted (5) - Kadan

7. Avis run make a young boy (7) - Siruvan

8. A manvar for our forefather (7) - Vanaram

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

10. Its wind can move the Ammi (4) - Aadi

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

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

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

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

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

16. It is novel!! (8) - Pudhinam

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

18. Akka! Pull the palanquin! (8) - Pallakku

Take care,

Vijay