The Hindu comes out every weekday with a crossword composed by an Indian setter.
And on seeing the word setter meaning of-course the compiler of the crossword, if you could
also immediately think of a breed of dog, then you could look forward to some fun time everyday
with the THC (The Hindu Crossword), if you are not into it already.
What is the difference between a pill and a hill?
The simple answer is that one goes down and the other goes up. If you are posed a series of such questions then after a certain lapse, you will get the hang of it and would start giving your answers.
It is the same process with the crossword. To get the hang of it you should start looking into the
clues and try to figure it out.
These days, it is all about going to coaching classes and getting trained. Thanks to the internet
you have two very good sites to help you in this regard with no need to go in search of someone.
Everyday, almost exactly at 8.30 AM the day's crossword is solved and also annotated (meaning
explaining how the answer is arrived at) in the blog thehinducrosswordcorner.blogspot.com.
So even after knowing the answer to a clue, one need not break his head trying to figure out how
the answer was arrived at.
And to get tutored in solving clues the website www.crosswordunclued.com is without parallel.
A farewell note: You may occasionally come across a clue like this one, which appeared in
today's (29.6.2012) Hindu:
Br(branch)anch (3,2,3) Answer: Arm-in-arm
This kind of clue gets reviews on either side of the spectrum. One expert calls it a cute clue
while another remarks thus: Not sure how to qualify this. The wordplay was clear enough, but without a definition it feels incomplete.
Let the beginner keep such clues at arm's length. Some may welcome such clues with open arm's while others may take up arms!
For me, it is: Ernest Hemingway!
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Ernest Hemingway's autobiographical novel is: A Farewell to Arms.
And on seeing the word setter meaning of-course the compiler of the crossword, if you could
also immediately think of a breed of dog, then you could look forward to some fun time everyday
with the THC (The Hindu Crossword), if you are not into it already.
What is the difference between a pill and a hill?
The simple answer is that one goes down and the other goes up. If you are posed a series of such questions then after a certain lapse, you will get the hang of it and would start giving your answers.
It is the same process with the crossword. To get the hang of it you should start looking into the
clues and try to figure it out.
These days, it is all about going to coaching classes and getting trained. Thanks to the internet
you have two very good sites to help you in this regard with no need to go in search of someone.
Everyday, almost exactly at 8.30 AM the day's crossword is solved and also annotated (meaning
explaining how the answer is arrived at) in the blog thehinducrosswordcorner.blogspot.com.
So even after knowing the answer to a clue, one need not break his head trying to figure out how
the answer was arrived at.
And to get tutored in solving clues the website www.crosswordunclued.com is without parallel.
A farewell note: You may occasionally come across a clue like this one, which appeared in
today's (29.6.2012) Hindu:
Br(branch)anch (3,2,3) Answer: Arm-in-arm
This kind of clue gets reviews on either side of the spectrum. One expert calls it a cute clue
while another remarks thus: Not sure how to qualify this. The wordplay was clear enough, but without a definition it feels incomplete.
Let the beginner keep such clues at arm's length. Some may welcome such clues with open arm's while others may take up arms!
For me, it is: Ernest Hemingway!
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Ernest Hemingway's autobiographical novel is: A Farewell to Arms.
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