The Hindu : The Hindu Crossword 7933

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Wednesday, Mar 17, 2004

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Miscellaneous - Crossword

The Hindu Crossword 7933

Across

1 Her fat dog turned out to be a don (9)

5 Put off? Give in (5)

8 What is used to clean rifle barrel? Butter and pole (6)

9 Exhaust land by excessive cultivation (8)

11 Effortlessness with which teaser gives up extremes (4)

12 Misused decree, one apt to decline in value (10)

14 Read between the lines (5)

15 Feature of a British nobleman with an order (3,4)

16 Duty lists for those feeling excessively hot, reportedly (7)

17 Passage is surrounded by drink (5)

19 One must be this to be forearmed (10)

20 Girl booked by Tolstoy and Bennett (4)

22 English itinerant, one who leaves his country for another (8)

23 Beginner in philosophy tries desperately to be a minister (6)

24 Stage artist suffers current loss in hair (5)

25 A chemical to alter pest problem (9)

Down

1 Gemstone found in a hangar network (6)

2 Tame work — is it what household help is engaged in? (8,7)

3 Shortly to be unknown in short form (4)

4 Republican, always scolded, repeatedly reflected (12)

5 Board member about to steer ship around (10)

6 What a party winning a clear majority wants to do is to front German move somehow (4,1,10)

7 Full to bursting, salesman allowed end of barbecue (7)

10 Deep emotions that may tug at them (12)

13 Swear draft was tampered with later (10)

16 Throw back light (7)

18 Special move involving king and rook on board (6)

21 Rouse up or fall (4)

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