The Hindu : The Hindu Crossword 7771

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Monday, Sep 08, 2003

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Miscellaneous - Crossword

The Hindu Crossword 7771

Across

1 A liqueur to cheer me, tend me? Odd (5,2,6)

10 Hold the right to steal valuables from a canvas bag (9)

11 Message received and understood, says the signaller (5)

12 Material for non-commissioned officer, no worker (5)

13 Mimicry, not the genuine thing (9)

14 Subject to be included in a test of reliableness (6)

16 Roman god, archer promoting love (5)

19 Spoil, in a way, and hurt (5)

20 Awards for writing covering new deal (6)

25 Frisky shark in churning pool — get busy! (4,5)

26 Record love at a place for dancing (5)

27 A friend in a Miami gourmet shop (5)

28 World body called in without being asked (9)

29 I don't believe it, say something else! (4,2,7)

Down

2 Change for the worse, always with appeal between two sides (8)

3 He brought dots and dashes to telegraphy (5)

4 Precious: that is a term of affection (6)

5 Fabricate something but settle things amicably (4,2,2)

6 Story of a prestigious car accepted by an aborigine (9)

7 Mixture containing gravel (6)

8 Cheat with an engraver's tool (6)

9 Turn the heat on and mark (5)

15 Fine fibre from a young bleater (9)

17 A rare, well-developed protective covering for an animal (8)

18 Container for tape in a test case gone awry (8)

21 Modest about peculiar fabric made from wool waste (6)

22 It goes with the dagger in intrigue (5)

23 Phone on the move (6)

24 Power to choose? Work on it, however (6)

26 Here find a vital crane-like device on ship (5)

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