Saturday, November 1, 2008

The Hindu Crossword No. 2508 Sunday, November 02, 2008

Across

 1 This area of England isn’t eyed badly (8) TYNESIDE

 5 Cold, with frost on a peninsula (6) CRIMEA

 9 Trouble hiding blemish? Just the opposite, with make-up (3,5) WAR PAINT

10 Make offensive remarks in toboggan (6) SLEDGE

12 Missing starter, start to speak about fish (5) ROACH

13 One up with the lark, worm catcher? (5,4) EARLY BIRD

14,18 Promise preacher sainthood and modesty is blown (5,2,5,3,4,2,3) CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO DIE

21 Small restaurant could make money by lake (9) BRASSERIE

23 Wild cat, on one occasion seen round Uzbekistan’s capital (5) OUNCE

24 Honest in 1A,20 (6) DECENT

25 Small window girl reportedly used in getaway (8) FANLIGHT

26 City, extremely sunny, film producer is missing (6) SYDNEY

27 Small fish stuffed with one Italian mushroom (8) SHIITAKE

Down

 1 Tastelessly showy, marble, dull (6) TAWDRY

 2 Ordinary girl, first to leave (6) NORMAL

 3 Second article she found in disorderly room is a thing of superlative quality (9) SMASHEROO

 4 A long time on Skye – ready for a change, heading for Scotland (7,5) DONKEYS YEARS

 6 Runs over supporter in motoring event (5) RALLY

 7 Glad, Irma burst into song (8) MADRIGAL

 8 Story date once concocted (8) ANECDOTE

11 Girl, Pat, getting on horse the easy way (8,4) PRIMROSE PATH

15 The masses in Orkney island, say, vote-casting round island (3,6) HOI POLLOI

16 Local, uncomfortable on very large island (8) BARBADOS

17 Went ahead and provided loan (8) ADVANCED

19 Riddle in game worked out (6) ENIGMA

20 Heart and clubs put down, we hear (6) CENTRE

22 Char individual left out (5) SINGE

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