Wednesday, April 22, 2009

The Hindu Crossword No. 9514 Thursday, April 23, 2009

Across

1 By betraying the government, Lawrence resorts to arson (7) (T)R(E)ASON

5 Very small music centre’s records (7) MINUTE S

9 A coarse rug (7) DRUGGET

10 Worries about second horse in the river first (7) NI(GG)LE S

11 Go back around, to secure the due to be paid (5) O(WIN)G<-

12 In military resistance sappers gain respect (9) DEFE(RE)NCE

13 Teams awarded points during tea break (9) ELEVENS ES

15 Subjects of investigation (5) CASES

16 Draw off by degrees, right to nadir (5) DRAIN* (nice!)

18 A game soldier given a direction to express regret (9) A POLO GI SE

21 Soldier has little hesitation in becoming a sea dog (9) PRIVATE ER

24 In some ways Tom, a hard man to find in Nebraska (5) OMAHA

25 Unusually smart do for film eminence (7) STARDOM*

26 Adds salt and pepper to one’s cooking (7) SEASONS

27 A Canadian steel town on East river (7) TRENTON

28 Surrendered what was produced (7) YIELDED

Down

1 Earliest stage of a potential wooer, heigh-ho? (7) TADPOLE

2 Evil Sue in disguise, is deceptive (7) ELUSIVE*

3 Dull colour for the prudent environmentalist (4,5) SAGE GREEN

4 Marked out to Ned (5) NOTED*

5 Open circular letter publicising party policy (9) MANIFEST O

6 An African river (5) NIGER

7 Disposition of last ten ancient coins (7) TALENTS

8 Nuns having same parents! (7) SISTERS (cute!)

14 Reform tests mean politicians (9) STATESMEN*

15 Hot cola mixed in church — then sold in bars (9) C(HOCOLAT)E

16 Very large and very small figure in small department store (7) DEP(O S I)T

17 Keep moving to stir up public feeling (7) AGITATE

19 I do moan in confusion when upset (2,1,4) IN A MOOD*

20 Teddy took a fall but still passed (7) E(LAPSE)D

22 Evaluation of a specified quantity (5) AUDIT

23 Liable to accident (5) RISKY

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