The Hindu Crossword No. 9406 Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Across

 8 Indoor ice train has a loud cooling device (3-11) AIR-CONDITIONER

 9 Conference at the mountain top (6) SUMMIT

10 Priest around a electroplated organ (8) RECEPTOR

11 Gravity on different loads in boats (8) GONDOLAS

13 One in capital at the side of an advertisement (6) MAIDEN

14 Sudden flash of a colour (6) STROBE

16 In to go for a plan (6) INTEND

19 Father turns back for a fruit to be visible (6) APPEAR

21 Albert has a set for a boy to be distributed (8) ALLOTTED

23 Almost old head of a lady in problems for warm clothes (8) WOOLLENS

24 Similar establishments in a range of mountains (6) COLONY

26 Little woman wearing most of their shades to enlist in the army (4,3,7) JOIN HER COLUMNS

Down

 1 Note for the bishop to turn short Louise into someone excellent (8) FABULOUS

 2 Cutting down of terbium evenly (4) TRIM

 3 Thailand covered by a good human being (6) MORTAL

 4 Formal speech given at the place where one resides (7) ADDRESS

 5 Merchandise in the morning returned to a new farmer (8) STOCKMAN

 6 Soundly round off the best wishes (10) COMPLIMENT

 7 Earlier in time to exist in the front (6) BEFORE

12 Sweetheart to cover the Joint Entrance Exam in the tea-producing state (10) DARJEELING

15 Display a closed sealed container (8) BARRELED

17 Depth of a low-pitch sound? (8) DEEPNESS

18 Accountant has a small hosiery in a long garment (7) CASSOCK

20 Expert has a large amount of particles cut off (6) PROTON

22 Trains running for the people in the same area (6) LOCALS

25 Solid mass acceptable in incomplete contributions (4) LUMP