The Hindu Crossword No. 2499 Sunday, August 31, 2008

Across

1 Slander Irishman visiting New York (7) CALUMNY

5 Property close to Nice, say (6) ESTATE

9 Trap about to be laid by the Spanish boy (5) NIGEL

10 Bound to put an end to children's game (9) HOPSCOTCH

11 Rectories I mixed up delivering desk (10) ESCRITOIRE

12 Cat, black, in vault (4) TOMB

14 Strategy to avoid unpleasant realities employed by one in a trap? (6,9) BUNKER MENTALITY

17 To play this, must one have a round using an iron? (7,8) RUSSIAN ROULETTE

18 Carry last of wine into pub (4) BEAR

19 In night club, hold forth about duo, initially off-key (10) DISCORDANT

23 Member hasn't arrived on time to do what members do? (9) LEGISLATE

24 Friend, male one, filling in the past (5) AMIGO

25 The French deserter carrying one rope (6) LARIAT

26 Pilot goes about a mile in vessel (7) STEAMER

Down

1 Type of flower produced from a bulb recently out round river (10,4) CANTERBURY BELL

2 Reason one joins record clubs? (5) LOGIC

3 Way of presenting data from-MUD? Email it, possibly (10) MULTIMEDIA

4 Coarse person in hostelry, a hooker (5) YAHOO

5 Ten operas rewritten in international language (9) ESPERANTO

6 Instant credit (4) TICK

7 One who's got designs on some of you? (9) TATTOOIST

8 Red-hot on box, yet comic is just an ordinary young chap? (3,3,3,5) THE BOY NEXT DOOR (should be 3,3,4,4)

13 Adroit male rolled a cigarette (6-4) TAILOR-MADE

15 Lots again suffering homesickness (9) NOSTALGIA

16 Beggar declaring inability to rehabilitate? (9) MENDICANT

20 This game teaches strategy, in part (5) CHESS

21 Short cut - over 10 minutes, in truth (5) AXIOM

22 Up endlessly making wine (4) ASTI

The Hindu Crossword No. 9316 Saturday, August 30, 2008

From the US Open .... watching Roddick-Gulbis match ..................

Across

 1 PASSPORT

 5 RADISH

10 OWING

11 EASY CHAIR

12 PALANQUIN

13 RAISE

14 RETIE

16 IMMINENT

18 STUNTMEN

20 NABOB

24 CEDAR

25 POLYGRAPH

27 RETRACTOR

28 ORIYA

29 DISHES

30 FLASHGUN

Down

 1 PROSPER

 2 SKILLET

 3 PAGAN

 4 RHESUS

 6 ACCORDIAN

 7 IMAGINE

 8 HARVEST

 9 TSUNAMI

15 EXTIRPATE

17 RESPITE

18 SECURED

19 UPDATES

21 BRACING

22 BAHRAIN

23 FLORAL

26 GROSS

The Hindu Crossword No. 9315 Friday, August 29, 2008

Across

 1 A place to rest but not necessarily only for a teacher (6,7) MASTER BEDROOM

10 Kind of joint in machinery for all to see (9) UNIVERSAL

11 He drinks as part of an isotope research project (5) TOPER

12 Masterstroke containing onset of rashes in child’s illness (5) CROHN

13 Being well on time – to get the worm? (9) EARLINESS

14 Doctor-priest with a counterfeit article (6) SHAMAN

16 Work on a loom (5) WEAVE

19 Starting price a deserter finds to be a small price to pay for long term gain (5) SPRAT

20 See 17 Dn

25 In France I exposed one dealing in lots of money (9) FINANCIER

26 With no interest in anything, old boy returns shamefaced (5) BORED

27 A garland in India for a flawless Indian girl (5) AMALA

28 In Pusa, Sagar developed a vegetable (9) ASPARAGUS

29 They get the home fires going with freedom from risk (6,7) SAFETY MATCHES

Down

 2 One from the Grand Canyon state (8) ARIZONAN

 3 Business relationship that is included in trade union policy initially (3-2) TIE-IN

 4 Duster, misused, is affected by oxidation (6) RUSTED

 5 Blown up, perhaps in a dark room (8) ENLARGED

 6 Recovery by first lady docked in a repeat court proceeding (9) RETRIEVAL

 7 Outsize victim of a bird (6) OSPREY

 8 A duck calls for sham healers (6) QUACKS

 9 Born reckless, is offensively bold (5) BRASH

15 A tail, for example, may add years! (9) APPENDAGE

17 and 20 Ac. They can make the mouth water (8,6) SALIVARY GLANDS

18 Crafty plot by a GI in true fashion (8) INTRIGUE

21 He gloats over others’ misery (6) SADIST

22 Decaying stuff stashed by butcher Mintoff all over the place (5) OFFAL

23 Capital that a Karna distributed (6) ANKARA

24 Brandy for a Greek father in TN (6) GRAPPA

26 Containing Boron or Iodine and Carbon (5) BORIC

The Hindu Crossword No. 9314 Thursday, August 28, 2008

Across

 1 Tool that cuts a cow’s tail (7) HACKSAW

 5 Impossible situation for troops posted away from a major formation (7) OUTMOST

 9 Swindle with a stunt following assurance (10,5) CONFIDENCE TRICK

10 Type of goods sought to be disposed of in a clearance sale (6) UNSOLD

11 A sore calf treated in the open air (8) ALFRESCO

13 Oriental sword makes a mark around one famous tech school (8) SCIMITAR

15 Leave alone an amateur no longer operative (3,3) LAY OFF

18 Part of the tooth seen when a Melanesian smiles (6) ENAMEL

19 The French burden starting to ease in this game (8) LACROSSE

22 Hairstyle that could be a universal force if restructured (8) COIFFURE

24 Trick by private detective to get seafood (6) SCAMPI

27 Old horse-drawn carriage which could sail along grassy plain more quickly, skirting around church (7,8) PRAIRIE SCHOONER

28 What a king gets for copyrighted work? (7) ROYALTY

29 No good man with strong spirit gets this cure-all (7) NOSTRUM

Down

 1 Spasm needing a drink or caused by drink? (7) HICCUPS

 2 Partners of rods in the eye (5) CONES

 3 Yet, existence is a subject for some artists (5,4) STILL LIFE

 4 Period lacking in energy, say (4) WEEK

 5 New local arrangement that is available, if needed (2,4) ON CALL

 6 A teacher to put labour body to the right (5) TUTOR

 7 Failures in love assignments (9) OMISSIONS

 8 Beginning of a flight (4,3) TAKE OFF

12 Is it where lawyers quench their thirst? (3) BAR

14 What a hypochondriac’s illness could be (9) IMAGINARY

16 Very wicked but a stoic, our dissembler (9) ATROCIOUS

17 Sailor in a solitary state (3) TAR

18 The one who broke loose (7) ESCAPER

20 Witty saying about a swine captured by oriental sheep (7) EPIGRAM

21 Blood distributor (6) ARTERY

23 Wild, dreadful fear followed by onset of lethargy (5) FERAL

25 A pit worker reportedly under-age (5) MINER

26 Bridge player in a position to make a systematic examination (4) SCAN

The Hindu Crossword No. 9313 Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Across

 1 In athletics it makes one from Warsaw jump (4,5) POLE VAULT

 5 War detainee, with hesitation, finds energy (5) POWER

 8 Increase the late ace’s trouble (8) ESCALATE

 9 Align with the east (6) ORIENT

11 (See) below a part of the mainframe (5) INFRA

12 One worthy of imitation, part mole in a caper with daughter (4,5) ROLE MODEL

13 The endless disagreement caused by being careful with money (6) THRIFT

14 Small family leader, one with close-cropped hair, heavy boots and all (8) SKINHEAD

16 The remoteness of being number one in the ball (8) DISTANCE

18 Such emotions are bursting to be released (4-2) PENT-UP

22 Where to go to start making progress on the diamond (5,4) FIRST BASE

23 Not trimmed, like a diamond yet to be finished (5) UNCUT

24 Membrane surrounding the embryo of mammal in Oman perhaps (6) AMNION

25 Roar wildly before the entrance to claim undue authority (8) ARROGATE

26 What the shopper would like to have in, say, Bonn and Brussels (5) EUROS

27 Net surfer’s requisite, a wide range of frequencies (9) BROADBAND

Down

 1 Foretell a public relations proclamation (7) PREDICT

 2 Satan can be cruel, if provoked (7) LUCIFER

 3 1/3, 2/6 and 27/81, for example (6,9) VULGAR FRACTIONS

 4 A state act for improvement in the economy (6) UPTURN

 5 An expression formed by combining others like ape, trout and worm perhaps (11,4) PORTMANTEAU WORD

 6 Use flattery but heed Lew, however (7) WHEEDLE

 7 Discomfited by a child’s toy, died (7) RATTLED

10 A bit of snow from a fine body of water (5) FLAKE

15 Showy display of new lace by tenor (5) ECLAT

16 What to do to the economy when prices continue to soar? Let off air? (7) DEFLATE

17 Frenchman in the South-eastern Railway is more calm (7) SERENER

19 Musical composition for two cats dancing with love (7) TOCCATA

20 A depth I worked out at the top of the mine shaft (7) PITHEAD

21 Eccentric chap makes awful rowdies drop tail (6) WEIRDO

The Hindu Crossword No. 9312 Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Across

 1 Unprincipled chap, a professional, is taken in by discount (9) REPROBATE

 5 Old Scottish surveyor who organised a raid (5) ADAIR

 8 Born, reportedly late, as required (6) NEEDED

 9 Standards body with a pick-me-up kind of solution (8) ISOTONIC

11 Dairy product derivative, hot, swallowed by horse? Not half (4) GHEE

12 Kind and generous noble, event organiser (10) BENEVOLENT

14 What a pirate found here — a nocturnal mammal (5) TAPIR

15 Their jobs are pressing (7) IRONERS

16 Desirable things found when something sticky ceases to be (7) GOODIES

17 Sly old general, really hollow (5) LEERY

19 A singular indication people begin taking as a task (10) ASSIGNMENT

20 Powered rickshaw (4) AUTO

22 Laxative that got Peter in a tizzy (8) APERIENT

23 Manipulate a wide point of view (6) WANGLE

24 A passage in an insular area (5) AISLE

25 Something to break a tumbler’s fall (6,3) SAFETY NET

Down

 1 One generally upset has it in him to break his promise (6) RENEGE

 2 Pomposity of stout peeress in new turn out (15) PRETENTIOUSNESS

 3 Not restricted by a round enclosure (4) OPEN

 4 In the Pacific, it is famous for its giant statues, and is a part of Chile (6,6) EASTER ISLAND

 5 He may tell you what the stars foretell (10) ASTROLOGER

 6 1950 movie starring Betty Hutton that could inure young agent in trouble (5,3,4,3) ANNIE GET YOUR GUN

 7 Lists out rituals encompassing European Commission (7) RECITES

10 Junior students in disturbed rest get snacks (12) REFRESHMENTS

13 Balmy season, the hour for a leap? (10) SPRINGTIME

16 Old relative with an American prosecutor in an Andalusian city (7) GRANADA

18 Reportedly, the enemy intended to try and stir up public opinion (6) FOMENT

21 A lure, one swallowed by winged creature (4) BAIT

The Hindu Crossword No. 9311 Monday, August 25, 2008

Across

 1 Therapy that is impossible in a blackout? (5,9) SHOCK TREATMENT

 8 Little creature with a modish wing (6) INSECT

 9 See a sign unfurled by one to whom property has been transferred (8) ASSIGNEE

11 In the Middle East, it had penalties modified (9) PALESTINE

12 A portion of a small mammal (5) SHARE

13 What a footballer hates to see — a socialist joker? (3,4) RED CARD

15 Prominent stranger, in a way (7) SALIENT

17 Stump that is misused as an encouragement (7) IMPETUS

19 He gives company to the flier (2-5) CO-PILOT

21 U.S. prosecutor omitted from CV of living organisms (5) BIOTA

23 Degradation of a low-level accommodation (9) ABASEMENT

25 Power cut that expels a chess player perhaps (8) BLACKOUT

26 Love commercial dirt! (6) ADMIRE

27 Bone disease that Irish tattooers develop (14) OSTEOARTHRITIS

Down

 1 Team leader but a small fish (7) SKIPPER

 2 Bird, one in a group of grouse, lark etc. (5) OUSEL

 3 Get (the bike) going (4-5) KICK-START

 4 Bachelor of surgery involved in various cases of pus collection (7) ABSCESS

 5 Power flows through them in restructured, new Siam (5) MAINS

 6 Peerless example that is plainer on reform (9) NONPAREIL

 7 Umpire, entering wager, is miserable (6) BEREFT

10 A gentle sort (4) KIND

14 Maid’s plot upset by foreign service officials (9) DIPLOMATS

16 He uses his eyes to comprehend what others say (3-6) LIP-READER

17 Consume drink with one doctor and one engineer (6) IMBIBE

18 Paula’s caught cracking a shoulder bone (7) SPATULA

19 Persuade with some colas, say (4) COAX

20 In them your clothes are torn (7) TATTERS

22 An important joint for some Bohemian kleptomaniacs (5) ANKLE

24 A proclamation like what Asoka left on stone (5) EDICT