Saturday, May 17, 2008

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

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