The Hindu Crossword No. 9246 Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Across

 1 Relative who hated law, ruing change (8-2-3) DAUGHTER-IN-LAW

10 Transport of nobles of old, needing manpower (9) PALANQUIN

11 Clergyman returning from Agra civil lines (5) VICAR

12 A fop gets 24 hours around New Delhi (5) DANDY

13 But such talks between leaders could also be held in the basement (4,5) HIGH LEVEL

14 A thin piece cut off from a small glandular organ (6) SLIVER

16 Gets ready for publication (5) EDITS

19 Sort of poplar in a small enclosure (5) ASPEN

20 Holiday destination for some padres or transients (6) RESORT

25 Bowl over male, however lacking initially, somehow (9) OVERWHELM

26 Lived with indecent return before time (5) DWELT

27 Political theorist who accepted demand in 51 (5) LASKI

28 Deference can be so nice, a novelty (9) OBEISANCE

29 They want a rich variety of an aquatic plant (5,8) WATER HYACINTH

Down

 2 Legendary land mass that changed the bottom of an ocean (8) ATLANTIS

 3 Man capturing the heart of Anna with a sack (5) GUNNY

 4 Instructed to be tense, say (6) TAUGHT

 5 Outlaw with a faulty grenade beginning to erupt (8) RENEGADE

 6 Sentimental work of fiction — “fresh”, the alien reflected (9) NOVELETTE

 7 Caught in a passion for a sheltered spot (6) ALCOVE

 8 Digging tools, could be from a deck (6) SPADES

 9 Soft part for a commoner (5) PROLE

15 One-time whistler slips on direction (9) ERSTWHILE

17 He, me, both trivialised a monstrous thing (8) BEHEMOTH

18 Hot mantra, oriental measure for a residence down under (4,4) HOME UNIT

21 Rope, at the end of which one would be distressed in the extreme (6) TETHER

22 A simple catch for an attractive girl (5) DOLLY

23 Professional companion in charge is hassled (6) GEISHA

24 Protean creature (6) AMOEBA

26 Old statesman, indigenous Indian, carried article (5) DESAI