The Hindu Crossword No. 9363 Monday, October 27, 2008

Across

 1 Heat treatment to get rid of bugs (14) PASTEURISATION

 8 Place visible from Anantnag purely by chance (6) NAGPUR

 9 An investor’s hope (8) DIVIDEND

11 Singing at Xmas, a profession that captures the heart of Jerome (9) CAROLLING

12 Fertilizer from Goa — new, superior variety (5) GUANO

13 An intellectual to incite the chief (7) EGGHEAD

15 Shutters for a shuteye (7) EYELIDS

17 One who threw out English conqueror (7) EVICTOR

19 Some music that can daze unexpectedly (7) CADENZA

21 Devastation caused by a village officer in the House of Commons (5) HAVOC

23 Show of anger, a feature of Deepavali (9) FIREWORKS

25 The chap you reportedly call is enriching the soil (8) MANURING

26 Go there and do some restoration (6) REPAIR

27 Old-fashioned, like one holding up a newspaper? (6,3,5) BEHIND THE TIMES

Down

 1 Self-assurance that made a Greek god suffer pain (7) PANACHE

 2 Gur, as refined, is a sweet thing (5) SUGAR

 3 Bullet that is new becomes buoyant (9) EBULLIENT

 4 Hairstyle of one unmarried going around capital of Hungary (7) SHINGLE

 5 Object that is a part of the earth in general (5) THING

 6 Musical drama? No, it spells out some work in the theatre (9) OPERATION

 7 Cricket matches around Oxford University are very unpleasant (6) ODIOUS

10 Flier making an offer, that’s about right (4) BIRD

14 Complaint that upsets even Craig (9) GRIEVANCE

16 A grant to stop women suffering start of trauma (9) ENDOWMENT

17 Disinter the one-time philosopher of Scotland (6) EXHUME

18 Well-mannered but showing anger about penalty (7) REFINED

19 Treatment for a priest in France (4) CURE

20 Heavenly ladies like Tilottama perhaps (7) APSARAS

22 A dog, bit of a Rottweiler, separates upset policeman and military officer (5) CORGI

24 The kingdom of a genuine head of men (5) REALM