Today's clue:
Left sibling out? At home, actually! (8)
Its solution: SINISTER
We see in Hollywood movies westerners casually using right or left hand without any thought when giving or receivings things from others whereas in India we are conditioned to avoid using our left hand.
But West was also like that if we can go by the language. The word RIGHT means correct as well one particular side. Printers use the word RECTO to refer to the right hand side page and recto and rectitude have the same same root.
And left is considered evil, sinister.
I am curious to know the reasons for assigning the words rightist and leftist to specific political leanings. Am I right in assuming that there a sinister design behind this?
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If my guess is right, the person with name Ramki Krishnan who has started participating recently in both this English and Tamil puthir must be the Crossword Champion for three years in a row.
I am glad my attempts in making English puzzles which are not as good
as the ones he must have seen are noticed by him. I am honoured, if it indeed is him.
Here is the list of solutions submitted today.
We will meet again next Saturday.
Left sibling out? At home, actually! (8)
Its solution: SINISTER
We see in Hollywood movies westerners casually using right or left hand without any thought when giving or receivings things from others whereas in India we are conditioned to avoid using our left hand.
But West was also like that if we can go by the language. The word RIGHT means correct as well one particular side. Printers use the word RECTO to refer to the right hand side page and recto and rectitude have the same same root.
And left is considered evil, sinister.
I am curious to know the reasons for assigning the words rightist and leftist to specific political leanings. Am I right in assuming that there a sinister design behind this?
***************
If my guess is right, the person with name Ramki Krishnan who has started participating recently in both this English and Tamil puthir must be the Crossword Champion for three years in a row.
I am glad my attempts in making English puzzles which are not as good
as the ones he must have seen are noticed by him. I am honoured, if it indeed is him.
Here is the list of solutions submitted today.
We will meet again next Saturday.
Comments
How l arrived at my answer "'existing""
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_Left sibling out? At home, actually! (8)_
_Left_ = *exit*
_sibling out_
= *s* iblin *g*
= *sg*
_At home_ = *in*
_actually_
= anagram of *exit+sg+in*
= *existing*
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verb
1.
go out of or leave a place.
"he exited from the changing rooms"
synonyms: leave, go (out), depart, take one's leave, make one's departure, make an exit; More