Saturday, August 2, 2008

The Hindu Crossword No. 2495 Sunday, August 03, 2008

Nice one today .......................

Across

 1 Rings round the lines in play (7) OTHELLO

 5 Voice coming from chemical toilet (4) ALTO

 9 Former policeman upset owner, stern brute (3,6,6) BOW STREET RUNNER

10 Herb’s prison sentence announced (5) THYME

11 A duke on important assignment gains access (9) ADMISSION

12 B-big clumsy person is fat (7) BLUBBER

13 Hide and seek? Not half, on Greek island (7) SECRETE

15 Illegal act of dealer in stolen goods (7) OFFENCE

17 Caretaker’s to start to repaint after start of new year? (7) JANITOR

18 Cheat girl, unusually languid (9) LETHARGIC

20 At home, a gym is unsuitable (5) INAPT

22 One may take one before the rest (8,7) SLEEPING DRAUGHT

23 Article on Tyneside girl (4) ANNE

24 Stormy weather and wind (7) WREATHE

Down

1 Ball put over it in field of activity (5) ORBIT

2 Enquiry after the governor uncovers sexual activity (4,4,6) HOW'S YOUR FATHER

3 Brittle rocks in trash can (6,3) LITTER BIN

4 Outdoor work drop of early rain affected (4,3) OPEN AIR

5 This Greek goddess merits a bust (7) ARTEMIS

6 Trips in French town (5) TOURS

7 Popular point of view over neat poker hand? (6,8) INSIDE STRAIGHT

8 Splendour of Greek amphitheatre, initially under ground (8) GRANDEUR

12 Of little use in Merseyside town close to both Widnes and St Helens? (8) BOOTLESS

14 Voltaire character scoffing at one seeking election (9) CANDIDATE

16 Princess, English with upper-class spirit (7) EUGENIE

17 Bird sailor associated with break of day, mostly(7) JACKDAW

19 Tree in Anglo-Saxon enclosure (5) ASPEN

21 Name of bird, extremely large (5) TITLE

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