Monday, May 12, 2008

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

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