Friday, June 26, 2009

The Hindu Crossword No. 9570 Saturday, June 27, 2009

Across

1 Where little Jack sat up against the wall (2,1,6) IN A CORNER

6 Has the neck to ask for credit during a slump (5) S(CR)AG

9 Grown up to be present last month (5) ADULT

10 Change title for a product? (5,4) TRADE NAME

11 Put in a difficult position when a tip gave offence (10) END ANGERED

12 Talk easily later at church (4) CH AT

14 Female goats look after the children! (7) NANNIES

15 Dad, “Geese caused the water to leak” (7) SEE(PA)GE*

17 Mild men let many running wild (7) C(LEMENT*)

19 Girl takes loss as relating to her tongue (7) G(LOSS)AL

20 Take up position behind (4) REAR

22 Without exception, life imprisonment (3,3,4) FOR ALL TIME

25 The Italian patriot takes the biscuit! (9) GARIBALDI

26 Feeling of horror go slowly (5) CREEP

27 Be wide awake at warning of danger (5) ALERT

28 Represented as a priest’s hangers on (9) PARASITES*

Down

1 I’m at a duration of life, an idol (5) IM AGE

2 More than enough for a bid at cards (9) ABUNDANCE

3 Frequently about half a score of instances (10) OFTENTIMES

4 Sent rat away — chatters! (7) NATTERS*

5 University lecturers (7) READERS

6 It’s in poor taste to let it stand (4) STET

7 Succeed in communicating (5) REACH

8 A very large amount — and at a bargain price! (5,4) GREAT DEAL

13 Recalls dilemma of 150 electors (10) RECOLLECTS

14 Again a cur is removed from the country (9) NICARAGUA*

16 Sober seamen can get net in a tangle (9) ABS TINEN T

18 Untidy woman gets to roll over top (7) TROLLOP*

19 GI gets clear around a mass of ice (7) GLACIER*

21 Eager to make up the quarrel (5) AGREE*

23 Exhibitions along old river course (5) EX(PO)S

24 Jack takes Lawrence back to incite with encouragement (4) AB ET<-

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