Saturday, December 13, 2008

The Hindu Crossword No. 2513 Sunday, December 14, 2008

Across

1 Sharp, a group of investigators (4) ACID

3 High liver, Emil, eating cold pasta (10) VERMICELLI

9 Quaintly attractive copper given endless tea (4) CUTE

10 Nobody about as he waved toy weapon? (10) PEASHOOTER

12 Doing wrong wearing the German pistol (9) DERRINGER

13 Reportedly spotted site (5) SCENE

14 An orchestra should be well-informed (4,3,5) KNOW THE SCORE

18 On the board, proven manmanagers? (12) GRANDMASTERS

21 Star part (not the lead) (5) ACTOR

22 Oven dish, as Creoles prepared (9) CASSEROLE

23 Appropriate name that is found in nunnery (10) CONVENIENT

24 Singer promptly dropping off instruments (4) BASS

25 Newspaper magnate in crowd at pub, tipsy (5,5) PRESS BARON

26 Carry large animal (4) BEAR

Down

1 Emperor's son cooked her a duck (8) ARCHDUKE

2 Topliner abroad in crime unit (8) INTERPOL

4 Holly, say, always retaining popularity (9) EVERGREEN

5 One thinking about male drug addict (5) MUSER

6 Transvestite annoyed over actor's assistant (5-7) CROSS-DRESSER

7 Refuse a stretcher (6) LITTER

8 One's upset king and country (6) ISRAEL

11 Plants found on a golf course between autumn and spring? (12) WINTERGREENS

15 Inherits from murdered economist (5,4) COMES INTO

16 Be beaten up during meeting - it makes one very sad (8) DESOLATE

17 One who judges animals, tailless kind (8) ASSESSOR

19 Oddball in stupid hat (6) MADCAP

20 Good man's article on church reveals point of view (6) STANCE

22 Punch a mate (5) C _ I _ A?

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