The Hindu : The Hindu Crossword 7909

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Wednesday, Feb 18, 2004

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The Hindu Crossword 7909

Across

1 Corrupt eastern bounder is in depression (8)

5 Section of the public susceptible to advertising can reportedly add bulk (6)

10 Way to cook oats right off (5)

11 Hard concretion in the body, a good 14 pounds including everything (9)

12 Butt in to bury venerable oriental (9)

13 Distrait artist has something Indian to eat (5)

14 Sandbank without sand in British military academy (5)

16 What a dealer would like his new customer to become (8)

18 Using guile, Ali fashioned a tool to bore holes in rocks (8)

20 The fashion is to get right back and finish ... (5)

24 ... the Spanish in addition to an antelope (5)

25 It could be wool over the eyes to prevent one from seeing (9)

27 Oddly, she l-loved to be gathered in a hurried, careless way (9)

28 Tree of the branch of peace (5)

29 Special ceremony for a fairy (6)

30 Sheets, pillowcases and so on (8)

Down

1 Ascetic who could be whirling (7)

2 Part of written work, small part within reach, somehow (7)

3 Discourage stag swallowing drop of tea (5)

4 Put up shooter, get a bit of gold (6)

6 Seizing property as security for some coaches in the district (9)

7 He writes about love in a storm: first rate composition (7)

8 Waiter on vessel, awful waster, died (7)

9 Nearly everyone to study unknown variable earlier than expected (7)

15 Winner of the bronze, maybe (5,4)

17 Small spherical representation of the earth (7)

18 A month with little sibling in a state of freedom from pathogenic organisms (7)

19 Allure of heartless girl: love follows (7)

21 Strong feeling shown in English proposal (7)

22 Resentment of a futile chap gone mad (7)

23 Instrument for cheating (6)

26 Amusing doctor begins a gymnastic exercise (5)

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