Thursday, December 11, 2008

The Hindu Crossword No. 9402 Friday, December 12, 2008

Across

 1 Sense to rave about a brilliant idea (10) BRAINSTORM

 9 A father in the church to point at a gangster (6) APACHE

10 Teen lad ran in another way from a primitive man (10) NEANDERTAL

11 Insect to strike off almost all from local uranium in the street (6) LOCUST

12 Ashen mess in Georgia over a deity (7) GANESHA

16 Booty of a lot of stems (5) HAULM

17 King to help in a sudden attack (4) RAID

18 Animal in the morning in a tea producing state (5) ASSAM

19 Map of a church painting (5) CHART

20 Operational with the oriental in the past (4) ONCE

21 Social worker for one performer (5) ACTOR

22 Vain sort of an exotic male ending the lack of experience (7) NAIVETE

27 Rapidly talk of a teetotaller in a large tale (6) TATTLE

29 Holy pop is confused by the doctrine (10) PHILOSOPHY

30 To display in with the first woman (6) EVINCE

31 Daring to take on a new project? (10) ENTERPRISE

Down

 2 Dance on a photographic film (4) REEL

 3 Fail to notice (6) IGNORE

 4 Leader to move, overheard (6) SHEIKH

 5 Frequently found in a soft envelope (5) OFTEN

 6 Everything in Microsoft establishments (5) MALLS

 7 Accountant together with you is behind schedule to collect a large number of things (10) ACCUMULATE

 8 Main place covering a mite of unusual length (10) CENTIMETRE

12 Promised to plant a stake for the editor (10) GUARANTEED

13 Also note it in a different way one behind the other (4, 2, 4) NOSE TO TAIL

14 Large structure is new in the subject of study (5) ARENA

15 Warning signal loud for a sea-nymph (5) SIREN

23 Iron-cladding detachment belonging to us (6) ARMOUR

24 Six to go to ancient city with enthusiasm (6) VIGOUR

25 Crossed fencing sword put up on a tent (5) TEPEE

26 Stretch a sun shade (5) STINT

28 Shut off like this (4) THUS

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