Wednesday, September 10, 2008

The Hindu Crossword No. 9325 Thursday, September 11, 2008

Across

 1 The weather is really shocking (8,5) ELECTRIC STORM

 8 They perform clever manoeuvres like spin and turn while surfing (7) HOTRODS?

 9 Sense I’m going to suffer retribution (7) NEMESIS

11 Not proper words uttered when sleepy (6) DROWSY

13 Sober description of one’s golfing score (8) TEETOTAL

15 Simpleton emerging from a pub in New York (5) NINNY

16 Quietly continue to take for granted (7) PRESUME

18 Clients’ fashion design (7) STENCIL

19 Trout played by teacher (5) TUTOR

21 Bear load in order to appear worthy of admiration (8) ADORABLE

23 It’s a moving experience, seeing animals in the wild (6) SAFARI

25 Take out additional cover for court (7) EXTRACT

26 Perfume to cause arousal? (7) INCENSE

28 Business head possessed by a younger wife (6,7) SENIOR CHATTEL?

Down

 2 Stood up to deflate the tyre (3,4) LET DOWN?

 3 Speak fondly (3) COO

 4 Stood up for the emblem of England (4) ROSE

 5 Charming pantomime (10) CINDERELLA

 6 Met in disguise for an exercise to do wrong (5) TEMPT

 7 Rest to model knot of ribbons for use as badges (7) ROSETTE

 8 One would hope not to be found here (6,5) HIDING PLACE

10 Kleptomaniac’s idea of paradise in store? (4,7) SELF SERVICE

12 Sly note dressed up in literary composition (5) STYLE

14 He’s considered a gambler (10) SPECULATOR

17 Extreme device for decoding Enigma variations (5) ULTRA

18 Not a tall person (7) SHORTIE

20 Commuter being taught (7) TRAINEE

22 Jack gets a bill for counting frames (5) ABACI

24 She has a right for a high class (4) RICH?

27 Tom has a time in California (3) CAT

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