The Hindu Crossword No. 9451 Monday, February 09, 2009

Across

 1 What’s to be done when a king gets on his hind legs (7) ARREARS

 5 The time intervening (7) INTERIM

 9 Stage performer (5) ACTOR

10 Pure but has not been seen (9) UNSIGHTED

11 Farmhouse found at a range in Greece (6) GRANGE

12 Defective hearing (8) MISTRIAL

14 It’s hard to row backward (5) STERN

15 Mexican dish originating from Chaldean one (9) ENCHILADA

18 Dad again sees the damaged letter for him (9) ADDRESSEE

20 Henry boos foolishly at the tramps (5) HOBOS

22 He is unable to make his presence felt (8) ABSENTEE

24 Tincture applied on sprain and bruise received in a car crash (6) ARNICA

26 Fashion model glad to win first prize (4, 5) GOLD MEDAL

27 Undergo instruction in a particular skill (5) TRAIN

28 Desire to be in castle as an inhabitant (7) RESIDER

29 Senor tried to take long steps to cover distance (7) STRIDER

Down

 1 Galen worked in his part of the world for relief of discomfort (9) ANALGESIA

 2 Once more go over touching evidence (7) RETRACE

 3 Contempt shown for car with no gear change (9) ARROGANCE

 4 Small hut to close (4) SHUT

 5 Laughing one’s head off just after a surgical operation (2, 8) IN STITCHES

 6 An unpleasant interfering old woman (5) TIGHT

 7 Produced Greek wine thanks to resin plant (7) RETSINA

 8 The French mad to treat metal coin as reward (5) MEDAL

13 The paper-seller never downs rum (4, 6) NEWS READER

16 Does he succeed by will-power? (9) INHERITOR

17 Jack ordered retsina; this man wouldn’t! (9) ABSTAINER

19 Does away with dry or pungent wit (7) DESALTS

21 Pirate’s kit carried by players (7) BRIGAND

22 Range of displeasure provoked hostility (5) ANGER

23 On mad spree to wander about (5) NOMAD

25 Golfer having an adverse handicap (4) PLUS