Friday, May 23, 2008

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

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