The numbers in parentheses indicate number of possible anagrams.

1)Sachin Tendulkar(2)

2)Andrew Strauss(3)

3)Suresh Raina(3)

4)Colin Ingram (2)

5)Tim Bresnan (1)

6)Thisara Perera (1)

7)Peter Borren (1)

8)Ajantha Mendis (1)

9)Graeme Swann (1)

10)Javagal Srinath (1)

11)Henry Olonga (1)

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3.

easy one to finish off,

1.  Old hen who turns in her pogo stick for a cane (2 6 7)

2. The obsolete custom of sending prisoners abroad (11)

3. Game where the urge to fight pulls one (3 2 3)

4. Got close to the girl and almost scored (4 4)

5. Insist on lowering it by twelve inches. (3 4 4 4)

Rules

1.To successfully complete the puzzle, you need to place all the given words into the grid such that the letters in each of the nine rows, columns and blocks are all unique (no duplicates).

2.Once all the words have been placed in the grid, all 81 cells will contain a letter.

3.Words may overlap other words, so long as the intersecting cells contain the same letter.

DOWN                                        ACROSS

ABLY                                           ANGUISHED

AEGIS                                          ANTE

DARK                                           AWN

DOES                                            BORN

GRAD                                           CHASTE

HAT                                              DUE

HYMN                                         EMIR

NOSE                                            GOAT

SHEW                                           HUMBLING

UNDO                                          RUBY

SAD

SHY

THROMBUS

WILY

ZILCH

Here is a set of rebuses, all point to some phenomenon in entertainment. ID

(Courtesy – Neehar Jathar)

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Arthur was a teetotaler in a village full of drunkards. He would, however, always go to the local pub in the evenings to socialize. At the pub, he would always drink a pepsi or a coke and would always complain about how tired he was of these boring drinks. The other locals often wondered   ___ _____ __________ gentleman wouldn’t ever drink a beer.

Here are some examples,

1. The earthquake was so strong, the gelatin was still shaking the next day

2. Where I come from, to err is hunam.

Each one is worth 10 points.

1.  Basketball players used to be _____ _____ time ago.

2. Dr. Maris uses shock therapy to _______ a _______.

3. Mother prefers to slowly _______ ________ on Monday mornings.

4. Why is it we know ______ _____ than when we were teenagers?

5. Because of his medical problem, Peter can’t ______ to _______.

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A R I X K I H S I T
O T E N S R B A L W
Q N D A E M E G D E
R U X J L P C T J P
P Y S H K X N F O M
V B Z F G E B C B V
O A I E M L F H N U
R X C N H R X U Q H
F T B S P I J A R E
S W E D A T Y I T Z

Suggested Hint:

It only takes 5 four-letter words to reach the end, and only 6 five-letter words. The six-letter word solution is 12 words long.

They have been kept in the specific order because the pattern becomes visible in more ways than the previous one.

1.

A boat, beneath a sunny sky
Lingering onward dreamily
In an evening of July -

Children three that nestle near,
Eager eye and willing ear,
Pleased a simple tale to hear -

Long has paled that sunny sky:
Echoes fade and memories die:
Autumn frosts have slain July.

Still she haunts me, phantomwise,
Alice moving under skies
Never seen by waking eyes.

Children yet, the tale to hear,
Eager eye and willing ear,
Lovingly shall nestle near.

In a Wonderland they lie,
Dreaming as the days go by,
Dreaming as the summers die:

Ever drifting down the stream -
Lingering in the golden gleam -
Life, what is it but a dream?

2.

Set among hills in the midst of five valleys,
This peaceful little market town we inhabit

Refuses (vociferously!) to be a conformer.
Once home of the cloth it gave its name to,

Uphill and down again its streets lead you.
Despite its faults it leaves us all charmed.

3.

Janet was quite ill one day.
Febrile trouble came her way.

Martyr-like, she lay in bed;
Aproned nurses softly sped.

Maybe, said the leech judicial
Junket would be beneficial.

Juleps, too, though freely tried,
Augured ill, for Janet died.

Sepulchre was sadly made.
Octaves pealed and prayers were said.

Novices with ma’y a tear
Decorated Janet’s bier.