The Hindu : The Hindu Crossword 7934

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Thursday, Mar 18, 2004

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous - Crossword

The Hindu Crossword 7934

Across

1 Big guns in the army (9)

5 Tubes in the respiratory tract (5)

8 Impractically idealistic like the Cervantes hero (8)

9 Prominent supporter is sick in average surroundings (6)

11 Unreactive, like many gases (5)

12 Musical timekeeper for new English motormen (9)

13 Opener in the menu (6)

14 Where the patient may get the treatment (8)

16 Be reluctant to upset oriental atheist (8)

18 Fishes in corners (6)

22 Maker of barrels takes a long time to get the fee for his labour (9)

23 Additional run for minor artist (5)

24 Astute but bad-tempered woman died (6)

25 Recites composition about love — difficult to understand (8)

26 Stormy and given to prolonged speech (5)

27 War prisoner and queen have a game, with tactics involving concentration of resources (5,4)

Down

1 Get a quantity of paper, about a hundred (7)

2 Say, make an effort to get over depression with a weapon (7)

3 Why tolerate hook being misused? Turn away from unpleasant thing (4,3,5,3)

4 Game in disarray is a riddle (6)

5 Malicious communication — from a venomous writer? (6-3,6)

6 Withdraw that extra leaf in the book (4,3)

7 Strange, odd, rare US leaf (7)

10 Use some leather to make the razor sharp (5)

15 A mammal wants to attack here (5)

16 Penny-a-liner noticed a metal cutting tool (7)

17 Pouch hanging from a Scot's belt (7)

19 Flanking a tardy artist followed by student (7)

20 Prim but shy about repairing cart (7)

21 Diocese was upset by up-and-down movement (6)

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