The Hindu : The Hindu Crossword No. 2523

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Sunday, Sep 21, 2003

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous - Crossword

The Hindu Crossword No. 2523

Across

1 Childminder, diminutive model (10)

6 Painter, Lowry, ultimately shown in part of India (4)

9 A measure of protection in case of fire? (6-5, 4)

11 Ineffective type, Women's Institute representative (4)

12 Chars set about scrubbing, initially with detergents (9)

14 I hope Inca flourished in ancient land (9)

16 Colour included in `Chambers' (5)

18 Caught famous pianist in musical (5)

19 Flying her, I nearly, at first, touch down in Germany region (9)

20 Crayfish in sea? No glut, unfortunately (9)

23 Cook from Derbyshire town, not well (4)

25 Beaten in the last stride? That stopped Pipe getting carried away (6,2,3,4)

26 Cockney lists fish? (4)

27 Move in game on horseback, by duke down by one (2-3-5)

Down

1 Haircuts, one shilling and sixpence originally (4)

2 Spicy dish with added port (9)

3 This may help one to make progress in street (Essex town street) on one (8,5)

4 Head in charge suggests subject (5)

5 Clear former partner, one on a charge (9)

7 Carrying far too much weight to be self-assured in part (5)

8 Waving at us at road leading to expressway (10)

10 Leading actress left in embrace on boyfriend from French town (13)

13 A US writer pens short ballad making a prophetic disclosure (10)

15 One who cheats a fair deal? (4-5)

17 Oil in two colours (5,4)

21 The French writer turned up somewhere in Asia (5)

22 Section of gate at entrance is corroded (5)

24 Can move around (4)

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