The first post of this year!

Hi,

Am back with 2007's first post. Before this week's bag of puzzles, here are the solutions to the previous bag.

1. Impolite Aloha man's reassembly for an indecisive moment involves a feline and China's great landmark (6, 4, 6) - Mathil Mael Poonai

2. Rana mia takes an article to construct the regal residence (9) - Aranmanai

3. Does she possess a mellifluous manner of speaking? Going by her name, she should! (5, 5) - Thaen Mozhi

4. Last name of Raven's author; May sound like a native way of telling one to go! (3) - Poe

5. The celebrated creator of Paththumma's Goat (6, 8, 7) - Vaikom Muhammad Basheer

6. It precedes the pachyderm's arrival - as per adage (4, 4) - Mani Osai

7. Hat pal changed for a mode to deliver correspondences (6) - Thapal

8. Day in Non Aligned Movement for a deeply reflective state of mind (6) - Dyanam

9. ...that Tom reshaped the garden (7) -Thottam

10. For some here, the meal gets over only with a stressed Haiku Tava leap (8, 5) - Vethalai Pakku

Here goes this week's bag!

1. Rishi raked, ate in a different mode for a visionary like Bharathi (7, 6)

2. Man joins ASA forming a yogic posture (6)

3. If winter comes, can ......... (translated word) be far behind? - Shelley (9)

4. The needle and its eye were instrumental in his salvation (11)

5. Pasuvayya is another name of this literary giant (7, 8)

6. It's novel! The first one in Tamil!! (8, 9, 9)

7. Hamara Nut in disguise to get a specimen (9)

8. In the North, it's Namak. Here, it is a palindrome!! (4)

9. Goutham and I can make some wheat (8)

10. Ramdas worked upon to bring back the capital! (6)

11. Can a bad hill-top evoke a response to a query? (6)

Happy cracking!

Vijay