The Hindu Crossword No. 2486 Sunday, June 01, 2008

Back for a day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Across

1 US president with comparatively small primate (8) BUSHBABY

5 Ambassador on at head of embassy (6) LEGATE

10 Star and co-stars he’ll cast in part of theatre (9,6) ORCHESTRA STALLS

11 Rings back to express disdain (4-4) POOH-POOH

12 Giant pheasant (5) ARGUS

14 Missile’s power staggered sailor (7) POLARIS

16 Device that spins back and forth (7) ROTATOR

17 Strange noises linked to opening of special sitting (7) SESSION

19 Obsessive enthusiast meeting old actor? Hazel, perhaps (3-4) NUT-TREE

21 Do exam again, one among the others (5) RESET or RESIT

22 Rack was knocked over by animal (8) SAWHORSE

25 Bird in rifle range once shot by foremost of pistoleers (9,6) PEREGRINE FALCON

26 King’s terrible dread about onset of war (6) EDWARD

27 Veteran soldier in TA, slowed remarkably (3,5) OLD SWEAT

Down

1 Mostly obstruct coalition (4) BLOC

2 Disgusted by old pervert (5) SICKO

3 Idle talk from bishop, first to leave there drunk (7) BLETHER

4 Pantomime character’s single error? Keeps quiet (7,4,3) BUTTONS ONE'S LIP

6 Withdraw from other court (7) EXTRACT

7 Reptile snapped at gorilla (9) ALLIGATOR

8 Financial security obtained by a setter? Yes, oddly (4,6) EASY STREET

9 Girl with rat producing a firework (9,5) CATHERINE WHEEL

13 What’s always held by Sotheby’s? (10) APOSTROPHE (nice one)

15 Laws start to be broken in the end? (4,5) LAST STRAW

18 A whole number, for example, located in Bury? (7) INTEGER

20 Hard-working types, twenty-four at each end, with Jason, at sea (7) TROJANS

23 Plinth about to be taken in by individual (5) SOCLE

24 Shore bird in difficulty (4) KNOT

Comments

So, it turned out to be HAREM and HOCK. I had thought of harem being the answer but then the clue just seemed to be in a bad taste so dropped it as a possibility. I know it is just a crossword puzzle but still bad taste is bad taste on the compiler's part!

Anyways, nice work VS!

Also, I won't be posting from tomorrow till 4th of June as I am going to be traveling across Europe for work!

The Hindu Crossword No. 9232 Saturday, May 24, 2008

Across

 1 Many a steak left eventually start to shrivel up (7) CRUMPLE

 5 Nearly lost bike tripping over pillar (7) OBELISK

10 Able to do a French dance (6) CANCAN

11 Outward appearances involving foreign nations (8) EXTERNAL

12 An employee the French manipulate (6) HANDLE

13 Benedictine in France is in charge of the house (8) DOMESTIC

14 Italian gentleman to sign for gold (6) SIGNOR

15 A French takes Lou to show swelling formed at the root (6) NODULE

18 Stick to our present accommodation (6) INHERE

20 Spoken by a male of unprincipled nature (6) AMORAL

23 They are seen in court, heard in church (8) CENSURES

25 The French admitted to returning rice cake (6) ECLAIR

26 High-pitched river battle (8) WATERLOO

27 Cross servicemen in retreat could be impressive (6) SIGNET

28 Where one lives, so to speak (7) ADDRESS

29 Drivers pass through it for a change (7) NEUTRAL

Down

 2 He held a range of top posts of his country (6) REAGAN

 3 Nothing nice made into vegetable salad (9) MACEDOINE

 4 A case for travelling light (7) LANTERN

 6 He has to be in to take delivery (7) BATSMAN

 7 Mecca of cricket (5) LORDS

 8 Painless manipulation for dogs (8) SPANIELS

 9 Offer to temper love (6,7) TENDER PASSION

16 Not burdensome at all to get a bull’s eye (9) DEADLIGHT

17 Denim design additionally popular (2,6) IN DEMAND

19 Stirs up issues with old summons (7) ENROLLS

21 Boss writing on episcopal responsibility (7) OVERSEE

22 Ma nice to show motion pictures in a building (6) CINEMA

24 Medieval way of saving face (5) SMEAR

Corrections and Additions Courtesy KKR Sir

Across

 6 Selection of oriental dishes? (5)

14 Movement of art and literature in France was real in old city quarter (7) SURREAL

17 Muslim ruler about to conclude committee business after giving direction (7) AGENDAS

Down

 2 The crowd will get cold on the track (9) CONCOURSE

 3 Letting the sound fade away when dealing with notes (10) DIMINUENDO

 4 A person who is certainly not sharp (7) NATURAL

 6 Pop or wine? (4)

 7 Bill, taken in by a woman, turned over pass (5) REACH

The Hindu Crossword No. 9231 Friday, May 23, 2008

Excellent one today!!!!!

Across

 1 In stress, I’d have mishaps (9) ACCIDENTS

 6 Selection of oriental dishes? (5)

 9 When working wear overalls made of cotton fabric (5) DENIM

10 Ditch a worker, getting acrimonious (9) TRENCHANT

11 Word play of some prison characters being released (10) SPOONERISM

12 King has to be quiet before giving a shout of surprise (4) SHAH

14 Movement of art and literature in France was real in old city quarter (7) STARTLE

15 Sort of party stopper? (7) NECKTIE

17 Muslim ruler about to conclude committee business after giving direction (7)

19 Ma gets a scar for having held percussion instruments (7) MARACAS

20 It’s dead – dead – dead! (4) DODO

22 One who dispenses with doctors’ orders (10) PHARMACIST

25 Al can be regarded as forerunner to rest (9) ANCESTRAL

26 He’s foolish to return book inscribed for Amin (5) IDIOT

27 Catches a bit of a knock going in the back way (5) TRAPS

28 Breaking into dance, though restrained (9) CONTAINED

Down

 1 Being an assistant, Daisie was all round to help in giving directions (5) AIDES

 2 The crowd will get cold on the track (9)

 3 Letting the sound fade away when dealing with notes (10) DEMONETISE

 4 A person who is certainly not sharp (7)

 5 Not a child of your own (7) STEPSON

 6 Pop or wine? (4)

 7 Bill, taken in by a woman, turned over pass (5)

 8 Unequalled footballers wanting a game? (9) MATCHLESS

13 Mark left a model in fever (10) SCARLATINA

14 Don’t waver if you want to get on your feet quickly (5,4) STAND FAST

16 Diplomatically adroit mover? (9) TACTICIAN

18 Many perish by accident in a field of activity (7) SPHERIC

19 Mala goes on road to meet her (7) MARILYN

21 Lawyer to have tea in Russian cottage (5) DACHA

23 Carried a large bag for shopping (5) TOTED

24 Venomous snakes found at the pass (4) ASPS

The Hindu Crossword No. 9230 Thursday, May 22, 2008

Across

 1 Stentor wouldn’t need it to address people, presumably (11) LOUDSPEAKER

 9 Acute in past, present and future, maybe (7) INTENSE

10 Yak about northern design (7) PATTERN

11 Irritate father and alien (4) FRET

12 From where fighting forces take their weapon supplies (4,5) ARMS DEPOT

14 Where cowboys show off their skills (5) RODEO

15 Seth, I omit to bundle grasses (9) TIMOTHIES

19 One who has enrolled recently (3,6) NEW MEMBER

23 Groom, bird-style (5) PREEN

25 Ian caters secretly to dissident (9) SECTARIAN

27 Therefore Superintendent of Police returns conciliatory gifts (4) SOPS

29 Such a dress needs some pressing attention (7) CREASED

30 Without a direction in which to go (7) WAYLESS

31 Ethical warning from a fable perhaps (5,6) MORAL LESSON

Down

 1 A beastly place to live in! (4) LAIR

 2 Said: “Complete with the journalist” (7) UTTERED

 3 Prostration caused by extreme heat (9) SUNSTROKE

 4 The Spanish agent ordered de luxe (7) ELEGANT

 5 Took care of mother and was quiet (4,3) KEPT MUM

 6 Price-tag Delhi’s leader appraised (5) RATED

 7 Oracle site (6) DELPHI

 8 Single item by news agency on a kind of shirt (4) UNIT

13 Nair despatched Rani excitedly to foreign country (4) IRAN

16 Fancy not to start an old White House nickname (3) IKE

17 Lettering design for setting up matter (4,5) TYPE STYLE

18 Despatched a copper, we hear (4) SENT

20 Cricket equipment that is a bowler’s target (6) WICKET

21 It deprives one of power of sight (7) BLINDER

22 Subscriber’s order is novel in true circumstance (7) RENEWAL

24 Paper train? (7) EXPRESS

25 Send packing! (4) SACK

26 State where a mass uprising occurs (5) ASSAM

28 Words explaining a spelling: J — judge, for example (2,2) AS IN

The Hindu Crossword No. 9229 Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Across

 1 Flourish British article before an attractive person (8) BRANDISH

 5 Way to go to a location (6) AVENUE

 9 This clue is a mere nothingness (8) NIHILITY

10 Bring down a cow, perhaps (5) LOWER

12 Girl once in circulation in India (4) ANNA

13 Obtaining university education in a marked manner? (10) GRADUATION

15 Sluggish — like an ox? (6) BOVINE

17 Get round to pedestrian newspaper page (4) OPED

19 They give directions to send back unwanted e-mail (4) MAPS

20 Debtor has a bad year — it’s gloomy (6) DREARY

24 Hindrance to production in a glass factory? (10) BOTTLENECK

27 Deva broadcast holy book (4) VEDA

29 It may come between one name and another (5) ALIAS

30 Occipital disorder is a problem (8) HEADACHE

31 Extracted from eleven lyrics in a uniform manner (6) EVENLY

32 Armed forces officer hugs Pune’s leading cabaret artiste (8) STRIPPER

Down

 1 Boycott I impose on one undergarment (6) BANIAN

 2 Article within article on southern city (6) ATHENS

 3 Do the French give sparingly? (4) DOLE

 4 Sylvan deity settled on your hollow (5) SATYR

 6 House 6: everyone is up (5) VILLA

 7 One of many in this paper that keeps you informed (4,4) NEWS ITEM

 8 Wide of the mark, like a knight (6) ERRANT

11 Stick had broken before (6) ADHERE

14 Sots roll and heave (4) TOSS

16 Order in depression (6) INDENT

17 This man is skilled in rowing (4) OARS

18 In such a job, you are not engaged wholly (4-4) PART-TIME

21 Burning a mark on a horse (6) ABLAZE

22 Trophy for cha-drinking? (6) TEACUP

23 Rush wildly to an occupation (6) CAREER

25 Disinfectant that is partly soluble here (5) LYSOL

26 Hundred: what’s left on the peak (5) CREST

28 In all probability Enid likes South Indian breakfast dish (4) IDLI