Friday, January 2, 2009

The Hindu Crossword No. 9421 Saturday, January 03, 2009

Kicking off 2009 - Happy New year!

Across

 1 Regalia thrown out by republic (7) ALGERIA

 5 Keeps a nastier mixture (7) RETAINS

 9 He granted Salome’s request, but not for dancing (7) ANTIPAS

10 A sombre, angry man (7) AMBROSE

11 Get up wage demand (5) ARISE

12 Soft grain, inferior but still of much value (9) PRICELESS

13 Switched off as it happened (6,3) TURNED OUT

15 It’s a sin for a bachelor to go berserk in a dock (5) BASIN

16 Happen to procure produce (5) BEGET

18 Deft clue I manipulated being crafty (9) DECEITFUL

21 Without company or aid (2,4,3) ON ONE'S OWN

24 Throughout together in company (5) ALONG

25 Verify that fraudster has joined the business (7) CONFIRM

26 Jack backs Ron and French for British hereditary title (7) BARONET

27 Sudden increase of power on a ship’s doctor (7) SURGEON

28 Chlorophyll producer in Switzerland (7) LUCERNE

Down

 1 Hard material presents a barrier to worker (7) ADAMANT

 2 Becomes more violent burst of passion (7) GUTSIER

 3 Act as agent and put the show on again (9) REPRESENT

 4 Fabulous moralist takes a retrospective pose (5) AESOP

 5 The odd article is true to life (9) REALISTIC

 6 Keep a tag on the French furniture (5) TABLE

 7 Substances with sis has more atomic nucleus as another but different energy state (7) ISOMERS

 8 Walks over a member of the family (7) STEPSON

14 Strange fellow included patient chap who does casual work (3-3,3) ODD-JOB MAN

15 The collection of curios may appear barbaric to many (4-1-4) BRIC-A-BRAC

16 Old boy to scorn any arrangement for wild horses (7) BRONCOS

17 One complains with anger or excitement (7) GROANER

19 Father confessor is one who makes headlines (7) FROWNER

20 Envoy takes note that he’s the beneficiary (7) LEGATEE

22 Tie the French to a select group (5) ELITE

23 He instituted prizes in various activities like medicine, physics, etc. (5) NOBEL

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