Sunday, August 17, 2008

The Hindu Crossword No. 9305 Monday, August 18, 2008

Across

 1 In disagreement about offensive language (2,3,5) ON BAD TERMS

 6 Drop the title (4) MISS

 9 Wring a few drops out of fleece (7) SQUEEZE

10 Exhausted convict turning up in Ireland (7) DONEGAL

12 City still entrancing (8) ECSTATIC

13 Venomous snakes on road make grating sounds (5) RASPS

15 Another trace will show you something is missing (5) CARET

17 To go into detail is complicated (9) ELABORATE

19 Isn’t boring, shaping trees isn’t (9) INTERESTS

21 A spectacle arranged to be seen around (5) SCENE

23 Sound animal of Russian forests (5) TAIGA

24 Done to death (8) EXECUTED

27 Smoking jackets? (7) REEFERS

28 The person raising a point with the minister (7) ERECTOR

29 Name we hear of an area reserved for a purpose (4) SITE

30 Narrow escape from a cutthroat (5,5) CLOSE SHAVE

Down

 1 Expel a good man from Open University (4) OUST

 2 He may remove people from unfriendly ball (7) BOUNCER

 3 Resided to weld on time (5) DWELT

 4 German princess who made her mark? (9) ELECTRESS

 5 I object to little medical man taking wine (5) MEDIC

 7 As a joke, say, a lot of stuff for eating (7) INGESTA

 8 Egoist trying to find his true identity (4-6) SELF-SEEKER

11 Hesitantly fire having common sense going round in a jumpy state (7) NERVOUS

14 Text sure to be dissected by theologians (10) SCRIPTURES

16 Caterer gets involved in a domestic row (7) TERRACE

18 They are said in combating arguments (9) ANSWERERS

20 Tried to get books on spear for Poseidon (7) TRIDENT

22 Treacle upset Agamemnon’s daughter (7) ELECTRA

24 Arrange lease for a frame to support a blackboard (5) EASEL

25 They are the drug addicts (5) USERS

26 Old Irish seer is reformed (4) ERSE

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