The Hindu Crossword No. 2486 Sunday, June 01, 2008

Back for a day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Across

1 US president with comparatively small primate (8) BUSHBABY

5 Ambassador on at head of embassy (6) LEGATE

10 Star and co-stars he’ll cast in part of theatre (9,6) ORCHESTRA STALLS

11 Rings back to express disdain (4-4) POOH-POOH

12 Giant pheasant (5) ARGUS

14 Missile’s power staggered sailor (7) POLARIS

16 Device that spins back and forth (7) ROTATOR

17 Strange noises linked to opening of special sitting (7) SESSION

19 Obsessive enthusiast meeting old actor? Hazel, perhaps (3-4) NUT-TREE

21 Do exam again, one among the others (5) RESET or RESIT

22 Rack was knocked over by animal (8) SAWHORSE

25 Bird in rifle range once shot by foremost of pistoleers (9,6) PEREGRINE FALCON

26 King’s terrible dread about onset of war (6) EDWARD

27 Veteran soldier in TA, slowed remarkably (3,5) OLD SWEAT

Down

1 Mostly obstruct coalition (4) BLOC

2 Disgusted by old pervert (5) SICKO

3 Idle talk from bishop, first to leave there drunk (7) BLETHER

4 Pantomime character’s single error? Keeps quiet (7,4,3) BUTTONS ONE'S LIP

6 Withdraw from other court (7) EXTRACT

7 Reptile snapped at gorilla (9) ALLIGATOR

8 Financial security obtained by a setter? Yes, oddly (4,6) EASY STREET

9 Girl with rat producing a firework (9,5) CATHERINE WHEEL

13 What’s always held by Sotheby’s? (10) APOSTROPHE (nice one)

15 Laws start to be broken in the end? (4,5) LAST STRAW

18 A whole number, for example, located in Bury? (7) INTEGER

20 Hard-working types, twenty-four at each end, with Jason, at sea (7) TROJANS

23 Plinth about to be taken in by individual (5) SOCLE

24 Shore bird in difficulty (4) KNOT

Comments

So, it turned out to be HAREM and HOCK. I had thought of harem being the answer but then the clue just seemed to be in a bad taste so dropped it as a possibility. I know it is just a crossword puzzle but still bad taste is bad taste on the compiler's part!

Anyways, nice work VS!

Also, I won't be posting from tomorrow till 4th of June as I am going to be traveling across Europe for work!

The Hindu Crossword No. 9232 Saturday, May 24, 2008

Across

 1 Many a steak left eventually start to shrivel up (7) CRUMPLE

 5 Nearly lost bike tripping over pillar (7) OBELISK

10 Able to do a French dance (6) CANCAN

11 Outward appearances involving foreign nations (8) EXTERNAL

12 An employee the French manipulate (6) HANDLE

13 Benedictine in France is in charge of the house (8) DOMESTIC

14 Italian gentleman to sign for gold (6) SIGNOR

15 A French takes Lou to show swelling formed at the root (6) NODULE

18 Stick to our present accommodation (6) INHERE

20 Spoken by a male of unprincipled nature (6) AMORAL

23 They are seen in court, heard in church (8) CENSURES

25 The French admitted to returning rice cake (6) ECLAIR

26 High-pitched river battle (8) WATERLOO

27 Cross servicemen in retreat could be impressive (6) SIGNET

28 Where one lives, so to speak (7) ADDRESS

29 Drivers pass through it for a change (7) NEUTRAL

Down

 2 He held a range of top posts of his country (6) REAGAN

 3 Nothing nice made into vegetable salad (9) MACEDOINE

 4 A case for travelling light (7) LANTERN

 6 He has to be in to take delivery (7) BATSMAN

 7 Mecca of cricket (5) LORDS

 8 Painless manipulation for dogs (8) SPANIELS

 9 Offer to temper love (6,7) TENDER PASSION

16 Not burdensome at all to get a bull’s eye (9) DEADLIGHT

17 Denim design additionally popular (2,6) IN DEMAND

19 Stirs up issues with old summons (7) ENROLLS

21 Boss writing on episcopal responsibility (7) OVERSEE

22 Ma nice to show motion pictures in a building (6) CINEMA

24 Medieval way of saving face (5) SMEAR

Corrections and Additions Courtesy KKR Sir

Across

 6 Selection of oriental dishes? (5)

14 Movement of art and literature in France was real in old city quarter (7) SURREAL

17 Muslim ruler about to conclude committee business after giving direction (7) AGENDAS

Down

 2 The crowd will get cold on the track (9) CONCOURSE

 3 Letting the sound fade away when dealing with notes (10) DIMINUENDO

 4 A person who is certainly not sharp (7) NATURAL

 6 Pop or wine? (4)

 7 Bill, taken in by a woman, turned over pass (5) REACH

The Hindu Crossword No. 9231 Friday, May 23, 2008

Excellent one today!!!!!

Across

 1 In stress, I’d have mishaps (9) ACCIDENTS

 6 Selection of oriental dishes? (5)

 9 When working wear overalls made of cotton fabric (5) DENIM

10 Ditch a worker, getting acrimonious (9) TRENCHANT

11 Word play of some prison characters being released (10) SPOONERISM

12 King has to be quiet before giving a shout of surprise (4) SHAH

14 Movement of art and literature in France was real in old city quarter (7) STARTLE

15 Sort of party stopper? (7) NECKTIE

17 Muslim ruler about to conclude committee business after giving direction (7)

19 Ma gets a scar for having held percussion instruments (7) MARACAS

20 It’s dead – dead – dead! (4) DODO

22 One who dispenses with doctors’ orders (10) PHARMACIST

25 Al can be regarded as forerunner to rest (9) ANCESTRAL

26 He’s foolish to return book inscribed for Amin (5) IDIOT

27 Catches a bit of a knock going in the back way (5) TRAPS

28 Breaking into dance, though restrained (9) CONTAINED

Down

 1 Being an assistant, Daisie was all round to help in giving directions (5) AIDES

 2 The crowd will get cold on the track (9)

 3 Letting the sound fade away when dealing with notes (10) DEMONETISE

 4 A person who is certainly not sharp (7)

 5 Not a child of your own (7) STEPSON

 6 Pop or wine? (4)

 7 Bill, taken in by a woman, turned over pass (5)

 8 Unequalled footballers wanting a game? (9) MATCHLESS

13 Mark left a model in fever (10) SCARLATINA

14 Don’t waver if you want to get on your feet quickly (5,4) STAND FAST

16 Diplomatically adroit mover? (9) TACTICIAN

18 Many perish by accident in a field of activity (7) SPHERIC

19 Mala goes on road to meet her (7) MARILYN

21 Lawyer to have tea in Russian cottage (5) DACHA

23 Carried a large bag for shopping (5) TOTED

24 Venomous snakes found at the pass (4) ASPS

The Hindu Crossword No. 9230 Thursday, May 22, 2008

Across

 1 Stentor wouldn’t need it to address people, presumably (11) LOUDSPEAKER

 9 Acute in past, present and future, maybe (7) INTENSE

10 Yak about northern design (7) PATTERN

11 Irritate father and alien (4) FRET

12 From where fighting forces take their weapon supplies (4,5) ARMS DEPOT

14 Where cowboys show off their skills (5) RODEO

15 Seth, I omit to bundle grasses (9) TIMOTHIES

19 One who has enrolled recently (3,6) NEW MEMBER

23 Groom, bird-style (5) PREEN

25 Ian caters secretly to dissident (9) SECTARIAN

27 Therefore Superintendent of Police returns conciliatory gifts (4) SOPS

29 Such a dress needs some pressing attention (7) CREASED

30 Without a direction in which to go (7) WAYLESS

31 Ethical warning from a fable perhaps (5,6) MORAL LESSON

Down

 1 A beastly place to live in! (4) LAIR

 2 Said: “Complete with the journalist” (7) UTTERED

 3 Prostration caused by extreme heat (9) SUNSTROKE

 4 The Spanish agent ordered de luxe (7) ELEGANT

 5 Took care of mother and was quiet (4,3) KEPT MUM

 6 Price-tag Delhi’s leader appraised (5) RATED

 7 Oracle site (6) DELPHI

 8 Single item by news agency on a kind of shirt (4) UNIT

13 Nair despatched Rani excitedly to foreign country (4) IRAN

16 Fancy not to start an old White House nickname (3) IKE

17 Lettering design for setting up matter (4,5) TYPE STYLE

18 Despatched a copper, we hear (4) SENT

20 Cricket equipment that is a bowler’s target (6) WICKET

21 It deprives one of power of sight (7) BLINDER

22 Subscriber’s order is novel in true circumstance (7) RENEWAL

24 Paper train? (7) EXPRESS

25 Send packing! (4) SACK

26 State where a mass uprising occurs (5) ASSAM

28 Words explaining a spelling: J — judge, for example (2,2) AS IN

The Hindu Crossword No. 9229 Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Across

 1 Flourish British article before an attractive person (8) BRANDISH

 5 Way to go to a location (6) AVENUE

 9 This clue is a mere nothingness (8) NIHILITY

10 Bring down a cow, perhaps (5) LOWER

12 Girl once in circulation in India (4) ANNA

13 Obtaining university education in a marked manner? (10) GRADUATION

15 Sluggish — like an ox? (6) BOVINE

17 Get round to pedestrian newspaper page (4) OPED

19 They give directions to send back unwanted e-mail (4) MAPS

20 Debtor has a bad year — it’s gloomy (6) DREARY

24 Hindrance to production in a glass factory? (10) BOTTLENECK

27 Deva broadcast holy book (4) VEDA

29 It may come between one name and another (5) ALIAS

30 Occipital disorder is a problem (8) HEADACHE

31 Extracted from eleven lyrics in a uniform manner (6) EVENLY

32 Armed forces officer hugs Pune’s leading cabaret artiste (8) STRIPPER

Down

 1 Boycott I impose on one undergarment (6) BANIAN

 2 Article within article on southern city (6) ATHENS

 3 Do the French give sparingly? (4) DOLE

 4 Sylvan deity settled on your hollow (5) SATYR

 6 House 6: everyone is up (5) VILLA

 7 One of many in this paper that keeps you informed (4,4) NEWS ITEM

 8 Wide of the mark, like a knight (6) ERRANT

11 Stick had broken before (6) ADHERE

14 Sots roll and heave (4) TOSS

16 Order in depression (6) INDENT

17 This man is skilled in rowing (4) OARS

18 In such a job, you are not engaged wholly (4-4) PART-TIME

21 Burning a mark on a horse (6) ABLAZE

22 Trophy for cha-drinking? (6) TEACUP

23 Rush wildly to an occupation (6) CAREER

25 Disinfectant that is partly soluble here (5) LYSOL

26 Hundred: what’s left on the peak (5) CREST

28 In all probability Enid likes South Indian breakfast dish (4) IDLI

The Hindu Crossword No. 9228 Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Across

 1 The noble art of self-defence (8) PUGILISM

 5 Turn right back and read out to someone in business (6) TRADER

10 Turn over, topless girl, and summon spirits! (7) EVOCATE

11 Fundamental lets loose a corgi around noon (7) ORGANIC

12 If that is holding a faulty scan… (2,4) IN CASE

13 A graphic character (8) IDEOGRAM

15 Animal crossing the lines is an African antelope (4) ORYX

16 I represent change in the business concern (10) ENTERPRISE

18 What a busy person has on a given day; he can’t take anything more (6,2,2) ENOUGH TO DO

20 Raced and inquired secretly without ego (4) SPED

23 Ground providing shelter for parking the tortoise (8) TERRAPIN

24 Back the eminence taking a knock for the bird (6) PARROT

26 Past misbehaviour recalled early starts worry (7) AGONIZE

27 Emperor in a knockout with I taking a strike (7) AKIHITO

28 Linking the ruler with leaders of youth organisations (6) YOKING

29 Not only painters refresh their memory with these (8) BRUSHUPS

Down

 1 Diplomat’s perennial tip: toy can blow off (15) PLENIPOTENTIARY

 2 Sulky king with painful cry close to armoury (7) GROUCHY

 3 Act between parties (6) LIAISE

 4 Cast off the woman on the top of the dome (4) SHED

 6 What a disbanded organisation does after the setback (8) REGROUPS

 7 On a roll, I rained old coins (7) DENARII

 8 Plugs, revised, mention comrades (15) RECOMMENDATIONS

 9 What car drivers must be before they go out (4-5) ROAD-READY

14 Woman, w-weary, is not in a presentable form (9) UNATTIRED

17 Nair rushing up to Indian location that is rural (8) AGRARIAN

19 Peg useful in a row (7) OARLOCK

21 Muttering sound that is acceptable in adjacent place (7) PURLIEU

22 Women take the French side to pieces (6) LADIES

25 Reasonable show (4) FAIR

The Hindu Crossword No. 9227 Monday, May 19, 2008

Across

 1 Fabulous bird returns to arid display in bullfight (7) CORRIDA

 5 Spanish currency sees a steep variation (6) PESETA

 9 Mental illness of person in-charge (5) MANIC

10 A host of local frequenters (9) INNKEEPER

11 Check one part following one main road in India (7) INHIBIT

12 Kind of stroke in swimming completed by a marine (7) OVERARM

13 Tribal people recall unhappy books (5) TODAS

14 As I do, nine turn up in this country (9) INDONESIA

16 Not that a mistress won’t have access with this opener (6,3) MASTER KEY

19 Young hooter spreads towel (5) OWLET

21 Lama in management is the most trusted employee here (4,3) MAIN MAN

23 Worry was brought back by woodworking tool (4-3) FRET-SAW

24 Bring back control by the government (9) REINSTATE

25 A foreign affair? (5) AMOUR

26 Groups army officer left out (6) GENERA

27 What one witnesses there may be dramatic (7) THEATRE

Down

 1 If we do this with something, we may not forget it (6,2,6) COMMIT TO MEMORY

 2 Went into subdivision without a start-up and worked as a stock farmer (7) RANCHED

 3 Demon in copper vehicle (7) INCUBUS

 4 Too much! Somewhat dense! (1,3,5) A BIT THICK

 5 Spotted a small measure; nothing to it (5) PINTO

 6 There’s lustre about the engineer in the Irish wine shop (7) SHEBEEN

 7 Crowning wear, aren’t they? (3,4) TOP HATS

 8 Describing a situation deteriorating by degrees (4,3,2,5) FROM BAD TO WORSE

15 That is an off for a worker (3,2,4) DAY OF REST

17 Save it! I disguise myself as a Hindu devotee (7) SAIVITE

18 Once in Scotland went around a religious rite — all together! (2,5) EN MASSE

19 Perform in the theatre (7) OPERATE

20 Endure the batsman dismissed finally (4,3) LAST OUT

22 Kind of philosophy many a yatri in India upholds (5) NYAYA

The Hindu Crossword No. 2484 Sunday, May 18, 2008

Across

1 Garments always used by Swiss aristocracy (5) SARIS

4 Discuss terms for buying pub anticipating profit (7) BARGAIN

8 Excellent small bed in train (5,4) ROYAL SCOT

10 Newspaper briefly covering one aspect (5) FACET

11 Word describing home heat unit (5) THERM

12 Exaggerate about condition (9) OVERSTATE

13 Tall female, Heather, about to go ashore for a dance (8,5) HIGHLAND FLING

16 Bars in hotel – swearing unusual (8,5) WATERING HOLES

18 Demand more tea, then crackers, after winning (2,3,4) UP THE ANTE

20 Fanatical bishop in surprise attack (5) RABID

22 Garment of cloth on girl (5) THONG

23 Londoner in stormy sea on boat (4,5) EAST ENDER

24 Clumsy and uncaring male excluded (7) ARTLESS

25 Serious novelist, not English (5) STERN

Down

1 Withdraw money (7) SCRATCH

2 Does Humpty Dumpty exemplify it? (5) RHYME

3 Spoiled slalom set in novel (6,3) SALEM'S LOT

4 Heading for bar, say, identifies guilty party as one who spills a lot (13) BUTTERFINGERS

5 Boy, American, supporting game female (5) RUFUS

6 Raphael’s ‘Russian Port’? ARCHANGEL

7 Fool about with gunpowder ingredient (5) NITRE

9 Boasts about northern prices impressing new royal family member? (5,8) CROWN PRINCESS

14 Lack it? How awful during disease (2,7) DO WITHOUT

15 Working together, shires Ann trained (2,7) IN HARNESS

17 I may smooth things over in deplorable club (7) SADIRON

18 Last month spent with artist, extremist (5) ULTRA

19 What may be shot on a course? (5) EAGLE

21 Emblem showing tailless animal (5) BADGE

Correction courtesy Niranjan

Down

18 They form the train (7) RETINUE

The Hindu Crossword No. 9226 Saturday, May 17, 2008

Across

 1 With whom you don’t have any more burning desire? (3,5) OLD FLAME

 5 Often he has to be picked out of a list (3,3) ODD MAN

 9 Small eats in India (7) TIFFINS

10 Wiseacres have an alternative to variable scale (7) ORACLES

11 Going to Delhi and then returning: like a lift? (2,3,4) UP AND DOWN

12 Assessed the deserter meeting the journalist (5) RATED

13 Acts out with animals (4) CATS

14 How a tailor may be superior to others? (1,3,5) A CUT ABOVE

17 Reporter soft on many a lawn (5,4) GRASS PLOT

19 Cover for a second relative (4) SKIN

23 One in a film without any leading part (5) EXTRA

24 To own kind of loose admission of ignorance (1,4,4) I DON'T KNOW

25 Name — mine not changed (7) MENTION

26 Our sailors’ command: “Ready” (2,5) IN ORDER

27 Resets faulty controls (6) STEERS

28 Moved in large numbers and contoured efficiently without nil return (8) STREAMED

Down

 1 What a boxer would like to do with another for victory (8) OUTPUNCH

 2 Rebellious Botham, for one, taking clever cover (7) DEFIANT

 3 Scottish landowners see one in American city roads (6) LAIRDS

 4 One is not correct in making this notion (13) MISCONCEPTION

 6 Stream of invective can be a bit dire (8) DIATRIBE

 7 Old Russian statesman offering a fiery cocktail (7) MOLOTOV

 8 That could mean players are lacking (2,4) NO SIDE

10 One who studies birds (13) ORNITHOLOGIST

15 See April nursing a trained plant (8) ESPALIER

16 Breaking news: A communist went around and replied (8) ANSWERED

18 They form the train (7) RETINAE

20 State dog is going around in mink, perhaps (7) KINGDOM

21 Mercury from mere mixture in high school (6) HERMES

22 Worked hard to transport the voters (6) STROVE

The Hindu Crossword No. 9225 Friday, May 16, 2008

Across

 1 Thin, musty or well-worn (8) COBWEBBY

 6 Disgrace with the backward boy gone. Check! (4) SCAN

 9 One who thinks of oneself (6) EGOIST

10 Artist, scholar and social worker are without restraint (7) RAMPANT

13 Ladies seeking toilet facility can’t use these (4,5) MEN'S ROOMS

14 Foreign national with one Indian queen (5) IRANI

15 Mark, it’s unending alarm (4) SCAR

16 Stepping up spread of genial acts (10) ESCALATING

19 What ground forces in a war get from a higher level (3,7) AIR SUPPORT

21 Talk is water running out of castle in France (4) CHAT

24 A great number with Hindu god in play (5) DRAMA

25 Downplay dealt fops a blow (9) SOFTPEDAL

26 Holds back cracked stainer (7) RETAINS

27 Describing how treasures of wickedness are obtained (3-3) ILL-GOT

28 Nothing follows guy in Assamese tribe (4) BODO

29 Car city? (8) PLYMOUTH

Down

 2 Thin material from periodical in borders of Zambia (7) ORGANZA

 3 Makes vibrant noise: Which child left Rolls Royce on top of the slope? (6) WHIRRS

 4 Down the hatch! (7,2) BOTTOMS UP

 5 Town from which many presidents have been elected (5) YPRES

 7 Indian bread for the fellow at deli at last (7) CHAPATI

 8 What a person on maun vrat says… (7,2,3) NOTHING AT ALL

11 Female domestic on an Indian playground (6) MAIDAN

12 What a thief may do at a shop window (5-3-4) SMASH-AND-GRAB

17 Fanciful: top-class lines following top-class lines (4-5) AIRY-FAIRY

18 Arecanut chips U.S. pair processed (6) SUPARI

20 Showed some response to part of the play in a rush (7) REACTED

22 Greeting of the French published in Retreat (7) HIDEOUT

23 God of light shot off to the moon (6) APOLLO

25 He runs a computer server (5) SYSOP

The Hindu Crossword No. 9224 Thursday, May 15, 2008

Across

 1 Victor’s circuit in celebration (3,2,6) LAP OF HONOUR

 9 One who decides the future of a party member (7) ELECTOR

10 Model struck the woman on the far side (7) THITHER

11 Delia poses as model (5) IDEAL

12 A few govern in this political system (9) OLIGARCHY

13 Nightclub party gatecrashed by one special constable (5) DISCO

15 Dirge Simi composed over state control (9) DIRIGISME

18 Fresh merchant - - one who might become leader? (3,6) NEW DEALER

21 Small operation on nervous twitch of the eye (5) OPTIC

22 Storing special leg protection wear (9) STOCKINGS

24 Tea concocted aboard ship satisfies fully (5) SATES

26 Argentine money coming from the south (7) AUSTRAL

27 Even holding new mantra as poison (7) ENVENOM

28 They don’t eat meat (11) VEGETARIANS

Down

 1 What ambushers do before striking (3,6) LIE HIDDEN

 2 News item mentioned calm (5) PIECE

 3 A killing quantity (5,4) FATAL DOSE

 4 “— —, the master of all, goeth, we go accompanying him.” (The Mexica or Mexiti) (3,4) OUR LORD

 5 He lives away from his place of work in extreme deviation (7) OUTLIER

 6 Deserter stuffs one with a dish from India (5) RAITA

 7 Stout placed closely together (8) THICKSET

 8 Gory turn to a wild revel (4) ORGY

14 So a shrew fashioned a device for chopping logs (3,5) SAW HORSE

16 Cover up: the sheen is gone (5,4) GLOSS OVER

17 Exec muses over polite expressions (6-3) EXCUSE-MEs

19 What a model usually has in the cricket field? (4,3) LONG LEG

20 Show esteem for runaway spectre (7) RESPECT

22 Knocks up a fight (4) SPAR

23 Russian city in which Gorki roved (5) KIROV

25 Silver not put up for two-wheeler (5) TONGA

The Hindu Crossword No. 9223 Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Across

 1 In variation, Rex leaves vaulting, flying (8) AVIATION

 5 Counter-balance nothing following group (6) OFFSET

 9 Precise account on incumbent (8) ACCURATE

10 Island that eleven toured (6) TAHITI

12 Capital invested in Kalki eventually (4) KIEV

13 The rich part of the pie, say (5,5) UPPER CRUST

15 The French in conversation about Swiss cottage (6) CHALET

17 More worthy of belief (5) TRUER

20 Canoe split in the main (5) OCEAN

21 Expenditure on eggs that were not in use? (6) OUTLAY

24 Confused Sid on return is given lessons about the rupee (10) DISTRAUGHT

27 Most of the ships escape (4) FLEE

29 Stupid to have such an angle (6) OBTUSE

30 Reveal band in boxing match (5,3) BRING OUT

31 Unfriendliness in tiny ME organisation (6) ENMITY

32 Tangiers drove out the exceedingly irate (8) ANGRIEST

Down

 1 A footloose girl takes 1000 to a U.S. State (6) ALASKA

 2 Moves by slow degrees to parts of Winchester (6) INCHES

 3 Time at school finished: and tie, unknotted, is discarded (4) TERM

 4 Books collected by old age pensioner, readily available (2,3) ON TAP

 6 Old Spanish leader loses old money (5) FRANC

 7 Shot in the arm from M.U. list put straight by America (8) STIMULUS

 8 Babbling noises made by leader of Texans on raging twister (8) TWITTERS

11 Hurry away — what would a vidwan do with his mridangam? (4,2) BEAT IT

14 Country loses a feature (4) CHIN

16 What admirers may do — to their heroes (4,2) LOOK UP

17 ”A man’s a man for a’ — ” (Burns) (4) THAT

18 This may not raise a bad laugh (4,4) GOOD NOTE

19 Piece from a daily (4,4) NEWS ITEM

22 Fighter without one man in recess (6) ALCOVE

23 They are seven! (6) SEPTET

25 What you must do if you steer off-course (5) RESET

26 Person of courage given name: “Bird” (5) HERON

28 Individual blow? (4) ONER

The Hindu Crossword No. 9222 Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Across

 1 The one who brings home the dough? (11) BREADWINNER

 9 Flap when business is something very hot (7) TABASCO

10 Plans such as he may have on her (7) DESIGNS

11 Weaker, like beer in empty pitcher (5) PALER

12 Gambler, losing head, becomes an embezzler (9) PECULATOR

13 The extremes of objectives (4) ENDS

15 X or Y, perhaps (7) UNKNOWN

19 Flightless bird from the East of Germany? Ridiculous! (7) OSTRICH

20 One who is shopping, say, for a cow shelter… (4) BYRE

24 … sees Latin anew as vitally important (9) ESSENTIAL

25 A mature insect one minute before now (5) IMAGO

27 It’s time old German soldier got a sieve for crushed ore (7) TROMMEL

28 The step to make me confident about an article (7) MEASURE

29 Tamil easier? Odd but may actually happen (11) MATERIALISE

Down

 1 Child, first in locating noisy confusion (5) BABEL

 2 Definitely, to follow directions is to make certain (6) ENSURE

 3 The indigent, back in hollow dormitory, are dejected (6) DROOPY

 4 Offensive order about European Community (8) INDECENT

 5 Little bird at home with fish (8) NESTLING

 6 Yes, a method without delay (5,4) RIGHT AWAY

 7 Plaster fashioned as a tool to put papers together (7) STAPLER

 8 Taking too much interest in what Shylock did? (5) USURY

14 A blinding blow to upset the most sturdy no end (4,5) DUST STORM

16 Broadcast a bit of music in a passage (8) TRANSMIT

17 Singular, terrifying work from German writer (8) SCHILLER

18 Ardent action to capture the ballot, almost (7) DEVOTED

21 Landing place for a boat or a flier with duty half done (5) JETTY

22 I leave a metallic oxide for a college graduate (6) ALUMNA

23 Time for fireworks (6) DIWALI

26 Kind of angle to make a reduction economic at first (5) ACUTE

The Hindu Crossword No. 9220 Saturday, May 10, 2008

Across

 1 Gather a bit of money in a police shake up (7) COMPILE

 5 A concession: his maiden found it to be a case of fallacious reasoning (7) SOPHISM

 9 Is the sidewalk their canvas? (8,7) PAVEMENT ARTISTS

 10 Famous lady who confused media about the origin of love (6) IMELDA

11 Non-committal stand needed to get right back into a position of control (8) STRADDLE

13 English money, golden, for one who imparts knowledge (8) EDUCATOR

15 Article in imitation cover (6) CANOPY

18 Distinguishing feature of the right to harass (6) BADGER

19 Music maker (8) COMPOSER

22 Annoy and tire Rita awfully (8) IRRITATE

24 Make progress, get an increment (4,2) STEP UP

27 The songs sleuths play show lack of consideration (15) THOUGHTLESSNESS

28 Friendly understanding among different enterprises (7) ENTENTE

29 Leaders of Royal Navy sneaking into a players’ arena is peculiar (7) STRANGE

Down

 1 Impose a limit on U.S. statesman’s sudden change of attitude (7) CAPRICE

 2 Modern-day talkie (5) MOVIE

 3 Current time wasted covering press, TV etc. (9) IMMEDIATE

 4 Neat treatment for an inactive volcano (4) ETNA

 5 Intelligence needed to overturn electric car in ship (6) SMARTS

 6 Bread-father swallows it, taking time (5) PITTA

 7 Crafty and cunning-being so in Diu is tricky (9) INSIDIOUS

8 The secret of an Agatha Christie work (7) MYSTERY

12, 17 The group leader’s best pet (3,3) TOP DOG

14 Offer to sell at a lower price, say, a layer of paint (9) UNDERCOAT

16 Before a repast, pie is distributed as a promoter of consumption (9) APPETISER

17 See 12 (DOG)

18 Stiff fibre from British island, a little tacky inside (7) BRISTLE

20 Quick reply that is the last word, set out with love (7) RIPOSTE

21 An icon getting prominence right away (6) STATUE

23 A big cat from two big cats (5) TIGON

25 Song of appreciation for what is chewed often around East Asia (5) PAEAN

26 Difficult situation in a dining area (4) MESS

The Hindu Crossword No. 9219 Friday, May 09, 2008

Across

 1 Grant the authority for his entering a EU country (9) FRANCHISE

 5 Stake the Spanish had in a popular nut (5) BETEL

 8 Fidgety? Don’t relax so much (8) RESTLESS

 9 Lack of it could make the House unable to act (6) QUORUM

11 Down under one finds gas (5) OZONE

12 State of a soul in A-1 transport (9) LOUISIANA

13 A bare state that needs no cover (6) NUDITY

14 Cry about old unit of length and pay money (5,3) SHELL OUT

16 Major means of communication that proceed from the heart (8) ARTERIES

18 Dead to the world was this old general in a special garb (6) ASLEEP

22 Greatness of a tulip made artificially (9) AMPLITUDE

23 Adversary, one of those booked by Sheridan (5) RIVAL

24 A victory, due and affirmed (6) AVOWED

25 Offer shares to all (2,6) GO PUBLIC

26  Get together for a service (5) AMASS

27  Unexpectedly finds an upper-class man’s co-op defaulting (5, 4) COMES UPON

Down

 1 Miserable and” ___! The very word is like a bell to toll me back…..” (Ode to a Nightingale)(7) FORLORN

 2 Do a bunk with sailor, runner-up (non-English) (7) ABSCOND

 3 Select cool trims, adapted as what hobbyists crave (10,5) COLLECTORS ITEMS

 4 Offensive remark from a vain sultry maiden (6) INSULT

 5 Vegetables that a EU state produces (8,7) BRUSSELS SPROUTS

 6 Divided, a party creates a violent storm (7) TORNADO

 7 Severely reprimand essayist Elia, a good man (7) LAMBAST

10 A dish, American, hot, in South India (5) SUSHI

15 One leaves mastermind for an animal grouping (5) GENUS

16 "A Gas Stove” – a novel about middle class people (3-4) AGA-SAGA

17 Greek character, wearing a coat upside down needs starch (7) TAPIOCA

19 Cover up new love afresh with old record (7) ENVELOP

20 Bird finds a place in flight (7) PELICAN

21 British engineers shape a change for the better (6) REFORM

Correction

Down

21 Hold the bag (4) GRIP

Correction courtesy John

Across

25 The paraphernalia needed for performing some African-American music in a back street (9) TRAPPINGS

The Hindu Crossword No. 9218 Thursday, May 08, 2008

Across

 1 Device to measure the duration of truce, say (9) TIMEPIECE

 5 Full stop at this location (5) POINT

 8 A sailor goes after another fearsome person (6) THREAT

 9 Get going on a voyage (3,2,3) PUT TO SEA

11 Doctor No’s kind of sound (4) MONO

12 Pretended to be in less trouble (10) OSTENSIBLE

14 A game with no big surprise (5) BINGO

15 Go beyond the limit with six deliveries, move fast (7) OVERRUN

16 Modern-day Hitlerite (3,4) NEO NAZI

17 Antelope with a jumbo rib is confined here (5) ORIBI

19 Leaders of small emporia occupied in apparel have a narrow escape (5,5) CLOSE THING

20 Transport that may make heavy demands on one (4) TAXI

22 Smell the French with a head cold (8) SNIFFLER

23 Injury that the British employ to capture one (6) BRUISE

24 Following in time (5) AFTER

25 The paraphernalia needed for performing some African-American music in a back street (9) TROMBONES

Down

 1 Japanese floor covering with goodbye note (6) TATAMI

 2 A scientist like Cousteau who spelt out organ mobilities (6,9) MARINE BIOLOGIST

 3 Vegetable, sound like a part of 1 Ac (4) PEAS

 4 In France, water from German town is fragrant stuff (3,2,7) EAU DE COLOGNE

 5 Cakes that irate spies trashed (10) PATISSERIE

 6 In a vessel, making one a priest shows disobedience (15) INSUBORDINATION

 7 Exchange of the old (in part) for the new (5-2) TRADE-IN

10 For an honest man, it’s somehow a very great surprise (12) ASTONISHMENT

13 Neglected peacekeepers get looked after (7,3) UNCARED FOR

16  A coin is tossed in as capital (7) NICOSIA

18 Muscle that gets flexed in a show of might (6) BICEPS

21 Hold the bag (4) GRAB

The Hindu Crossword No. 9217 Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Across

 1 Truly the — authentic object, not what a pirate may may sell (7,7) GENUINE ARTICLE

 8 A religion that, in this manner, accepts a suggestion (6) SHINTO

 9, 10 Dn. Earl hands out change with great enthusiasm (5,3,4) HEART AND SOUL

11 Implied meaning of French and German articles, sound (9) UNDERTONE

12 Unpleasant sound from an inferno is eerie (5) NOISE

13 A lady’s contribution for continuing the race (3,4) EGG CELL

15 Devastated by endless acclamation, became old (7) RAVAGED

17 Old oriental bat sickened and swelled up (7) BLOATED

19 Relating to the electronics of flight (7) AVIONIC

21 Laxative source for a Bengali? Not available (5) SENNA

23 The streamer for players with key part (9) BANDEROLE

25 Study the wake left by a flier (8) CONTRAIL

26 Old scientist gets fresh weight (6) NEWTON

27 By means of a single action, destroy fellow-poets on a… (2,3,4,5) AT ONE FELL SWOOP

Down

 1 … signal from a guest: note the oddity (7) GESTURE

 2 Nymph upsets boy with commercial (5) NAIAD

 3 What a fast fighter may do to another flier (9) INTERCEPT

 4 A creature that is heard to make a racket, my pet! (3,4) ROE DEER

 5 Old cricketer from Timra noted for his bowling (5) IMRAN

 6 Luring into trouble in a golden move (7,2) LEADING ON

 7 Set of numbers to be added by a theologian with an objective (6) ADDEND

10 See 9 Ac. (SOUL)

14 Source of oil crushed by eccentric (9) GROUNDNUT

16 Having no say in the matter? (9) VOICELESS

17 The fundamental things for bachelors about to order the dog to attack (6) BASICS

18 Quiz the scout on return and be fired perhaps (7) DEBRIEF

19 Fire, in India, a missile (4) AGNI

20 Pa and uncle together deployed to get rid of the dirt (5,2) CLEAN UP

22 Part of the stage, a cover for the working man (5) APRON

24 The cost of reversing income? (5) OUTGO

The Hindu Crossword No. 9216 Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Across

 1 Pet animal’s pain about loud noise in pens troubled the Republican (13) AFFENPINSCHER

 9 Middle gear on top of car accessory (6) HUBCAP

10 Blind leader’s pet animal (5,3) GUIDE DOG

11 Labour leader leaving advertisement for pet animal (3) PIG

12 Net coming to the rescue in times of difficulty (6) SAFETY

13 Sailor and German colony worker are rich (8) ABUNDANT

14 Had to shunt around for fraction (10) THOUSANDTH

17 Winter cover for domestic shelter, say (4) COAT

18 Concluded that no Hindu leader can levitate (4) OVER

19 Graduate from 2000, alas, in trouble with a group of animals (10) MAMMALIANS

21 Essential part of calculus (8) INTEGRAL

23 Run quickly to board ship with stock holdings (6) SHARES

25 It is part of a cartoon, as well (3) TOO

26 Meet equipped to hold back chaos (8) ASSEMBLE

27 Tailback around outskirts of Ambattur for lasso rope (6) LARIAT

28 Evil genes Eric sequenced in the offices of surrogates (13) VICEGERENCIES

Down

 2 Animal life of note in heart of Hunan (5) FAUNA

 3 Old-fashioned draught piece in treasury (9) EXCHEQUER

 4 Unkempt Polish leader moves in for Sri Lankan herb (5) POPPY

 5 Return drink and haul back the scrooge (7) NIGGARD

 6 Double of Mao’s successor follows Greek character’s pet animal (9) CHIHUAHUA

 7 Correct printer’s measure at last! (5) EMEND

 8 Spring in the French mountain needs no introduction (8) FOUNTAIN

15 Pet animal for Cuban national (8) HAVANESE

16 Praiseworthy naval officer (second grade) in the East (9) ADMIRABLE

17 Destroyed rival to smart about knighthood characteristic (9) CHIVALRIC

20 Pet animal for Mediterranean islander (7) MALTESE

22 Resin extracted from abele — mimosa hybrid (5) ELEMI

23 My challenge to you with this puzzle! (5) SOLVE

24 First lady clutching bill for skirt (5) EVADE

The Hindu Crossword No. 9215 Monday, May 05, 2008

Across

 1 Marble, say, is cast nearby (6,5) STONE'S THROW

 9 Hello from Hawaii! (5) ALOHA

10 Dog armies run wild with Chinese characters, say (9) IDEOGRAMS

11 Old Japanese capital in ruins (5) KYOTO

12 Novel musical instrument able to play on its own? (6,5) PLAYER PIANO

13 Subatomic particle discovered by paid player (heavyweight) (6) PROTON

14 Drug in seventh heaven (7) ECSTASY

18 Scrap about retrograde eclipse type in Georgia website (7) WRANGLE

20 Noble entertaining youth leader discovers subatomic particle (6) BARYON

24 Uranium nucleon destroyed by key decrypting the infinite (11) UNCOUNTABLE

26 Break out in Bikaner uptown (5) ERUPT

27 You can finish counting these after a point (9) RATIONALS

28 Bird (Republican) replacing Democrat in YouTube post (5) VIREO

29 Unbiased Spartan in no trouble (3-8) NON-PARTISAN

Down

 1 Drain dirty tube (4,4) SOIL PIPE

 2 Pointless to twist orange rope for drama patron (5,4) OPERA GOER

 3 Cog reel wound by Spanish painter (2,5) EL GRECO

 4 Vagrant Frenchman caught in ambush (5) TRAMP

 5 Google again for what PhDs might have done (8) RESEARCH

 6 Leg it when the umpire raises his finger and stage a strike (7) WALKOUT

 7 Subatomic particle of sulphur in gift (5) BORON

 8 Subatomic particle found in big load containing gold (5) TAUON

15 Issue surrounding July 4th article about Lincoln’s tofu source (4,5) SOYA BEANS

16 Cornet played after the Spanish discover a subatomic particle (8) ELECTRON

17 Anise cooked by a star reportedly at the optimal time (2,6) IN SEASON

19 Uncommitted on replacing aluminium nucleon (7) NEUTRON

21 Can’t go back any further to return note with trademark to East German (7) AFTMOST

22 Hard to carry cheap component in the outskirts of Velachery (5) HEAVY

23 Subatomic fleck of cheese (5) QUARK

25 Trimmed bull painting returned by radical (5) ULTRA

The Hindu Crossword No. 2482 Sunday, May 04, 2008

Across

1 Go over plot with bad-tempered type(10) CROSSPATCH

6 Blackleg showing sign of injury (4) SCAB

10 At home in tears having spilt wine (7) RETSINA

11 Closest amongst relatives are in cosy home (7) NEAREST

12 Explorer, we hear, is to give a lecture(5) SPEAK

13 Referred to a sensitive topic in TheRaven; I fancy (3,1,5) HIT A NERVE

14 Warwick's county? (14) NORTHUMBERLAND

18 Here's the very fellow to speak about Satan! (4,2,3,5) TALK OF THE DEVIL

20 Model that's changed inside very quickly (9) POSTHASTE

23 Old-fashioned old man penning note(5) DATED

24 Article by Italian poet getting musical instruction (7) ANDANTE

25 First to see list about cheese (7) STILTON

26 Girl named names, partly (4) EDNA

27 Disreputable woman, user, slated terribly(10) ADULTERESS

Down

1 Stroke is worried about onset of squall(6) CARESS

2 Active? Both Noel and I exercised(2,3,4) ON THE BOIL

3 Go from job to job and be utterly ruthless?(5,2,7) STICK AT NOTHING

4 A western wood flooded with water (5) AWASH

5 Racehorse establishment after con artist(9) CONSTABLE

7 Root for food (5) CHEER

8 Beads scattered around the chapel (8) BETHESDA

9 Streamer or flag on front row (6,8) BANNER HEADLINE

15 Out of bed, yawning, drunkard returned fully informed (2,2,5) UP TO SPEED

16 Emerge carrying dram left for philosopher(9) ARISTOTLE

17 Deduction in wages resulting from industrialaction? (8) STOPPAGE

19 Handsome young man is giving supportto a lecturer (6) ADONIS

21 Irish John drinking drop of daiquiri insaloon (5) SEDAN

22 Stand as moderate Liberal (5) EASEL

Corrections courtesy Sudarshan

Across

22 Going without oxygen after companion shows ire in carillon playing (6,7) CHANGE RINGING

Down

22 Writer linked with dairy product? There is nothing in common! (5) CHALK

The Hindu Crossword No. 9214 Saturday, May 03, 2008

Across

 1 Ban on former partner replacing professional is fair (10) EXHIBITION

 6 Dirty look at some frog legs (4) OGLE

10 Star product of mill, reportedly a source of oil (9) SUNFLOWER

11 Lack of interest displayed by the English in meeting some Inuits (5) ENNUI

12 Prospector’s cute cow affected by powerless bacteria (13) STREPTOCOCCUS

14 Encounter reported, in the outskirts of Rajasthan, by Indian news agency (3-2) RUN-IN

15 Powerful movement, a result of heavenly attraction (5,4) TIDAL WAVE

17 Old partner cries out about returning with gym apparatus (9) EXERCISER

21 Writer in Ecuador’s capital to be replaced by a couple of novices (5) QUILL

22 Going without oxygen after companion shows ire in carillon playing (6,7) FLANGE RINGING

24 Support victorious officer initially with an approving shout (5) BRAVO

25 Applause around middle of July for a biological process (9) OVULATION

26 Alcoholic beverage for writer (4) SAKE/SAKI

27 Writer is sly to cavort in a bike (10) CYCLOSTYLE

Down

 1 Untroubled way to financial freedom (4,6) EASY STREET

 2 Rear crane rebuilt as a deterrent (9) HINDRANCE

 3 Writer in a dance with another writer (7) BALLPEN

 4 Tug of young child holding Welsh leader’s snake (7) TOWBOAT

 5 English translation of Latin bill used for dating? (3,4) OUR LORD/WORD

 7 Natural talent of one leaving biology class (5) GENUS

 8 Nature film played back for foreign leader (4) EMIR

 9 Writer in insurance firm returns for cosmetics applicator (6) PENCIL

13 Carelessness with dressing gown around North Carolina (10) NEGLIGENCE

16 Folly in twice being included as part of stay I organise (9) ASININITY

18 Writer with a supercomputing company in Ontario (6) CRAYON

19 Estate of police official, with gate, in Syria (7) SIGNORY

20 Whale accommodated in Toyota Cavalier or Qualis (7) RORQUAL

21 Tender in Albania for Quaker leader with bad strain (7) QINTARS

22 Writer linked with dairy product? There is nothing in common! (5) FRANK

23 Bird found originally in Bahamas island sanctuary (4) IBIS

The Hindu Crossword No. 9213 Friday, May 02, 2008

Across

 1 Pool furniture used in a ball game (8,5) BILLIARD TABLE

 9 Key distributor in North Korean capital has some free personnel (9) INNKEEPER

10 Curio in Italy replaced by trainee in a strange manner (5) ODDLY

11 Greek character housed by insider without hesitation in flat (7) INSIPID

13 Stand under fire for article on Danish leader in press (7) ANDIRON

14 Remorse in sweetheart substituting model with trickery (5) GUILE

15 Champion in play? Be managed in a pacific manner (9) PEACEABLY

17 Attacker in the French book behind donkey with AI (9) ASSAILANT

18 Spirit of Oriental in Olympic city (5) SEOUL

20 Septets chief with platinum, in meeting with Spanish premier (7) HEPTADS

22 Olympic city in Natal built by volunteers (7) ATLANTA

23 One confused about large trap (5) NOOSE

24 Sailor returns with corneal trouble to Olympic city (9) BARCELONA

26 Enemy let loose around end of month reportedly blew way to save cyanide victim (9,4) METHYLENE BLUE

Down

 1 Old English leader dismissed for secret looking in Olympic city (7) BEIJING

 2 Yearn to go with armada members to popular English diving location (9) LONGSHIPS

 3 Dessert made with hard water? (3) ICE

 4 Fast music genre for interval dance, primarily (5) RAPID

 5 Nag graduate in rag dress, found in a nomad’s home? (9) TERMAGANT

 6 Immobile transporter of bank deposit? (5,6) BLOOD VESSEL

 7 Senior pupil making way for 1 Down (5) ELDER

 8 Syria to deny development of Olympic city (6) SYDNEY

12 Job of meteorologist, say, to have the final word in an unpleasant situation (11) PREDICAMENT

15 Run around and bail us out in a credible manner (9) PLAUSIBLY

16 Found underground in Neyveli town (5,4) BROWN COAL

17 Hasten construction of Olympic city (6) ATHENS

19 Discharge from scallion reportedly found in bagel (7) LEAKAGE

21 Introduction given by sweetheart in high school dance (5) PROEM

22 Alfred the First, of Ireland, brought up in a lofty home (5) AERIE

25 African tribe to tender for lamb (3) EWE