Monday, January 5, 2009

The Hindu Crossword No. 9423 Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Across

 1 A river flowing into another is a rarity but possible (9) TRIBUTARY

 5 Concentrate on a centre of attention (5) FOCUS

 8 He distributes parts of a film (6) CASTER

 9 Racial SS treatment for a girl (8) CLARISSA

11 A master in a bachelor dormitory (4) LORD

12 Behaviour of French harbour people beginning to travel (10) DEPORTMENT

14 Damp, thin fog envelops one (5) MOIST

15 Jute fabric from German state (7) HESSIAN

16 They help fliers take off (7) RUNWAYS

17 Beef and venison, say, at hunter’s assemblies (5) MEETS

19 Copper-plated ID broken down and exactly copied (10) DUPLICATED

20 Overmodest Penny on edge (4) PRIM

22 Back at home in 8 for a container (8) CANISTER

23 Persuasive “business-man” (6) COGENT

24 Havelock was one (5) ELLIS

25 Twain’s adventurous boy (3,6) TOM SAWYER

Down

 1 One way to provoke laughter (6) TICKLE

 2 On a dashboard, it is a crazy, permanent insult (10,5) INSTRUMENT PANEL

 3 American journalist gets exploited (4) USED

 4 Timid auctioneer’s tool, a large bird (12) YELLOWHAMMER

 5 Prior experiences of what is in store — fate’s surprises (10) FORETASTES

 6 Theatre work for an improved appearance! (8,7) COSMETIC SURGERY

 7 Self-denying skill in the distance (7) SPARTAN

10 Part of the Holy Book (3,9) NEW TESTAMENT

13 Disease that ails Arif is mysterious (10) FILARIASIS

16 A part of a plant embryo relating to the root reportedly (7) RADICLE

18 Little creature in an empty samovar, a killer (6) SMITER

21 For an army officer, a drink (4) COLA

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