The Hindu : The Hindu Crossword No.7916

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Thursday, Feb 26, 2004

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Miscellaneous - Crossword

The Hindu Crossword No.7916

Across

1 Wreckage drifting ashore (7)

5 Bar suspended in big top (7)

9 Rough handling one gets in a brawl (7)

10 Pitfall for Mickey (3,4)

11 Mass of eggs in fish (3)

12 Something charged as additional (5)

13 Rider somehow removes moisture (5)

14 Base treatment makes it turn blue (6)

15 Threw about in a search (8)

18 Goes back to shoot once more (8)

20 Time-worn poem in damaged red cover (6)

24 Seat of battle (5)

26 Hate to find a swear-word with the learner (5)

27 One happy expression of surprise here (3)

28 Tour round to dig up truffles perhaps (4,3)

29 Somehow grate in the rock (7)

30 Abuses the girl in employ (7)

31 Promised to uncle, perhaps (7)

Down

1 Contrived for lame, the thigh being involved (7)

2 Overladen with the roots of all evil? (7)

3 With which to get measure of a slippery slope? (5,4)

4 Powerful in body and mind (6)

5 A dental problem concerning us? (8)

6 Performed a part (5)

7 Potential device to enhance the lobe (7)

8 Breathed the last (7)

16 Borderline member of the party Alice joined? (5,4)

17 Contenders in physical exercises (8)

18 Play the guitar or sing on a platform, maybe (7)

19 It could be boring outside (7)

21 Art of depicting in line (7)

22 Having no prospects leads nowhere (4,3)

23 Persistent emotional problem (4,2)

25 Secluded corners for hiding things (5)

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