tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025878547150944281.post4489668269752272498..comments2009-06-23T20:43:09.157+05:30Comments on Crossword Unclued: The Curious Case Of The Simple SegalShuchihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255928672885834649noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025878547150944281.post-40096650033399777582009-06-23T18:53:35.844+05:302009-06-23T18:53:35.844+05:30ERICH SEGAL.
What next? BABA SEHGAL??ERICH SEGAL.<br />What next? BABA SEHGAL??C.G. BHARGAVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895309488057746628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025878547150944281.post-74788509788190697292009-06-23T12:06:28.508+05:302009-06-23T12:06:28.508+05:30Long ago it used to be called The Hindu Cryptic Cr...Long ago it used to be called The Hindu Cryptic Crossword No.xxx<br />When they reached four digits, the column width wouldn't accommodate the headline and so they quietly dropped the word 'cryptic'.<br />So it is now The Hindu Crossword.<br />We can't complain if a clue is non-cryptic.<br />Clue-writers, having written cryptic clues for most words in a crossword, occasionally let their hair down, I think. (Suddenly it occurs to me if men who mostly have cropped hair can do this. Anyway...)Chaturvasihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.com