Saturday, December 6, 2008

The Hindu Crossword No. 2512 Sunday, December 07, 2008

Across

1 Wrong folio in official papers (4) BUMF

3 Puppet taken from girl by another heading off (10) MARIONETTE

9 The result of nurse's attention at the bedside? (8,7) HOSPITAL CORNERS

11 A wit badly described by brand new author (4,5) MARK TWAIN

12 One amongst crowd in lift (5) HOIST

13 Pair of wrestlers, game couple (3,4) TAG TEAM

16 Boy, one pecked by sea eagle (5) ERNIE

18 Mexican's mate in a plane close to Mexico (5) AMIGO

19 Unusually scanty clothing for all to see in Italian region (7) TUSCANY

21 Inappropriate, a French affair of honour, unfinished (5) UNDUE

22 Odd athlete, one who smuggles (9) RUMRUNNER

25 Anyone march today? Drink needs to be ordered (3,4,3,5) TOM DICK AND HARRY

26 Bless sort of ancestor in church (10) CONSECRATE

27 Worthless pedestal (4) BASE

Down

1 Monstrous creature initially bought the home in a devious way (8) BEHEMOTH

2 Penny-pincher causing endless suffering (5) MISER

4 Girl found in canal, an artiste (5) ALANA

5 Acting jointly during show (2,7) IN CONCERT

6 Book partners for bridge (5,3,5) NORTH AND SOUTH

7 Teach mine about motion pictures (3,6) THE CINEMA

8 Substitute some players at Zagreb (6) ERSATZ

10 Coming, as oil may be (2,3,8) IN THE PIPELINE

14 Soldier keeps an eye on bishop, say (9) GUARDSMAN

15 Novel sail (9) MOONRAKER

17 Rain again? According to some (3,5) EYE RHYME

20 Simple game with short club (6) RUSTIC

23 One entering extremely modest French impressionist (5) MONET

24 Almost typical opera (5) NORMA

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