Spotted in & around Chennai!

Hi,

The previous post saw answers sent in by a friend (Great effort that, Ananth!). For the record, we have them listed below.

1. Tycoon drops heart and tail for this cool one (4) - Ooty
2. Dokka & Anila fused for a cool point (10) - Kodaikanal
3. The Blue Mountains (8) - Nilgiris
4. Known for temples and silk sarees; quite close to Chennai (6) - Kanchi
5. A great point to spend one's summer! Day Cure in a new format (7) - Yercaud
6. Vah! and Tangle - in a tangle, an ornithologist's delight (12) - Vedanthangal
7. Ginger with an altered tail for the "Troy of the East" (6) - Gingee

Tamil-vaalga salutes Ananth's enthusiam!! We look forward to having more such attempts.

This post focuses on Chennai; spots in & around Chennai, to be precise. Here we go!

1. Relay mop reworked for a part of vintage Chennai (8)
2. K.K.Mama! Ok! Bad jolt gets the filmy side of our metro (11)
3. Silk woven in a brick kiln! Literally yes, a nearby town! (12)
4. Ran-tag, in an embroil, is a shopper’s paradise (1,5)
5. Made by Kuo! A sanctuary of buses, in disguise! (9)
6. For eg., more direct trains end their journeys here (6)
7. Bat maram? Not willow! A great junction, in a confused state (8)
8. Anna, MGR, Gandhi, Besant …… all share a common second name here (5)

Luv,

Vijay

Exotic locales - In one post!

Hi there,

Here we go with the last post's answers.

1. Our ubiquitous bird friend; not sighting it on a no-moon day can even make us starve (7) - Kaakkai
2. Clue 1’s answer, ________ - Belong to our caste;– Our Mahakavi (7, 6) - Kaakkai, Kuruvi
3. My ail is shuffled, for the Bird of our Nation (5) - Mayil
4. Our own Nightingale (8, 5) - Sarojini Naidu
5. Rap you in short, confused; get the messenger (4) - Pura
6. The elder brother dials M for a white colored birdie (5) - Annam
7. Owl, Ulloo… the same bird, in our tongue (7) - Aandhai

Now, time to visit some breath-taking locales:

1. Tycoon drops heart and tail for this cool one (4)
2. Dokka & Anila fused for a cool point (10)
3. The Blue Mountains (8)
4. Known for temples and silk sarees; quite close to Chennai (6)
5. A great point to spend one's summer! Day Cure in a new format (7)
6. Vah! and Tangle - in a tangle, an ornithologist's delight (12)
7. Ginger with an altered tail for the "Troy of the East" (6)

Luv,

Vijay