Kakkai, Kuruvi engal jaadhi!

Hi there,


Glad to present the last week's post's solutions. Here we go!

1. Patriot’s pal, literally; the legendary Tamil-daily Mahaakavi-Barathi edited! (6, 7) - Sudesi Mithran
2. Sruthi & ma hit - in a confused mode, and gain Independence (11) - Suthandiram
3. Radha teams with head of KTC, and knits the fabric of our beloved Nation (6) - Kadhar
4. This palindrome marks a landmark revolt, and applied salt on our invaders’ wounds (4) - Uppu
5. I levy urea to somehow find our way of asking invaders to “Quit” India in 1942 (9) - Veliyaeru
6. Change him as a tool to fight violence (6) - Ahimsa
7. Our hand-wheel that kept imported clothes away; Revenue Inspector (RI) plays TT and gets 3 aces (7) - Rattai
8. Chacha, Uri & Ura – Deformed, and can remind an incident that had upset the Mahatma (6, 6) - Chauri Chaura
9. A climbing plant, i.e., a creeper, or a Nation’s flag, both! (4) - Kodi




Time for this week's post; its theme is "Birds".
1. The pure-crow (6)
2. Ok! Kuk!! Deranged fish-lover, and her meditations - mostly one-legged - are legendary!!! (5)
3. Relook rapa via one generic bird (7)
4. Milk mixed with water; no problem for this birdie (5)
5. Poet Barathy saw Nandhala in the crow's.......... (6)
6. He helped Ram find Sita; D. Ajay ducks for this one (7)
7. Ship AK re-constructed for a generic birdie (6)
8. Our scare-crow; Corn-field-toy! Yes, literally!! (5, 6, 6)

Luv,

Vijay

An ode to our freedom-fighters - Part II

Ananth, again, has cracked the clues. Thanks, Ananth, for your earnestness. And Ananth, you got them all correct, as always.

The clues and solutions of the previous post follow:

1. Vial Hiduta broke and got freed (10) - Viduthalai
2. "Swaraj is my birthright" - were his words (5) - Tilak
3. Our Pa! - (4) - Bapu
4. Tamil Nadu's national poet - (7) - Bharati
5. One who saved the honour of our beloved flag; his birthplace - (8) - Tiruppur
6. He formed an army and fought for our freedom (4) - Bose
7. Our Chacha! (5) - Nehru

Now, with this post, we continue paying our hearty tributes to the great souls that freed our beloved nation. Here we go:

1. Patriot’s pal, literally; the legendary Tamil-daily Mahaakavi-Barathi edited! (6, 7)
2. Sruthi & ma hit - in a confused mode, and gain Independence (11)
3. Radha teams with head of KTC, and knits the fabric of our beloved Nation (6)
4. This palindrome marks a landmark revolt, and applied salt on our invaders’ wounds (4)
5. I levy urea to somehow find our way of asking invaders to “Quit” India in 1942 (9)
6. Change him as a tool to fight violence (6)
7. Our hand-wheel that kept imported clothes away; Revenue Inspector plays TT and gets 3 aces (7)
8. Chacha, Uri & Ura – Deformed, and can remind an incident that had upset the Mahatma (6, 6)
9. A climbing plant, i.e., a creeper, or a Nation’s flag, both! (4)

Wishing all a very Happy Independence Day!

With luv,

Vijay

An ode to our freedom fighters - Part I

Hi there,

The answers to the previous post.

1. Naive enacted nests the string instrument of the Wisdom-goddess (5) - Veena
2. The Nil'O IV, in retrospect, to get another stringed musical device (6) - Violin
3. A blatant loss of the worker, can fetch a Percussion instrument (5) - Tabla
4. Bama & Ruth in a remix mode for some support.....musically speaking! (8) - Thambura
5. Ha, Na, Sa rejig for a melodious raga (6) - Sahana
6. Hang British Airways traveling back for a Bhakti Sangeeth genre of our West (6) - Abhang
7. Me & Ma turn fifty for country beats (5) - Melam

This week's post is an ode to the our nation's freedom fighters and their priceless sacrifices.

1. Vial Hiduta broke and got freed (10)
2. "Swaraj is my birthright" - were his words (5)
3. Our Pa! - (4)
4. Tamil Nadu's national poet - (7)
5. One who saved the honour of our beloved flag; his birthplace - (8)
6. He formed an army and fought for our freedom (4)
7. Our Chacha! (5)

Luv,

Vijay