Saturday, December 20, 2008

The Hindu Crossword No. 2515 Sunday, December 21, 2008

Across

1 Stop copper, a good sort (3,3) CUT OFF

4 Alarm! Oil running out, here in Texas (8) AMARILLO

9 Mysterious, first half of Cats penned by composer (6) ARCANE

10 Note a pal changed with no effort (2,1,5) ON A PLATE

12 Girl volunteers to cage first of hound dogs (5,8) IRISH TERRIERS

14 Article located in ruins? That's hearsay (9) ANECDOTAL

16 Painter from eastern state (5) ERNST

17 Colonel knocked back a litre in nearby pub (5) LOCAL

19 This could be best fare (including duck) (5,4) ROAST BEEF

21 One who exposes referee? (7-6) WHISTLE-BLOWER

24 I tell lies about one from Jersey, perhaps (8) ISLANDER

25 I rowed angrily with a strange person (6) WEIRDO

26 Ninety, possibly, round centre of Naples, and teeming (2,6) IN PLENTY

27 Paper is written after the end of Michaelmas (6) THESIS

Down

1 Generous daily, albeit misguidedly (10) CHARITABLE

2 Pleasant to touch, climbing cat I let out (7) TACTILE

3 Fine island bird (5) FINCH

5 Drink fizzy wine and rare malt (7,5) MINERAL WATER

6 Mean about gift (9) REPRESENT

7 I suffer over boy's affair (7) LIAISON

8 Frank, old writer (4) OPEN

11 Withdraw, exhausted, to a sanctuary (4,1,7) BEAT A RETREAT

13 Where teachers may be, in form fatso's vandalised (10) STAFFROOM

15 Flirting, daughter before marriage (9) DALLIANCE

18 Female creature's sitting on border flower (7) COWSLIP

20 Yachtswoman Tracy saw red, drifting round close to dockyard (7) EDWARDS

22 Doctor about to inject into raised part of foot (5) LEECH

23 Sister's short skirt (4)MINI

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