The Hindu : Miscellaneous / Crossword : The Hindu Crossword No. 8063

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Monday, Aug 16, 2004

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous - Crossword

The Hindu Crossword No. 8063

Across

1 Provide intelligence to friendly power off the record (10)

6 Slip in accuracy — result of a stumble? (4)

9 The last point at the longest distance is farthest (7)

10 A spy concealed under the railway track (7)

12 Perhaps last pup youth leader had was an Australian primitive mammal (8)

13 Many do not win at the end (5)

15 Funds given direction in pure form (5)

17 Court officials provide gifts for employees (9)

19 Marine print for ship's officer perhaps (5,4)

21 Scarcely sufficient to analyse critically on time (5)

23 Not right for girl to give rose to cruel persons (5)

24 Resort to taking protection (8)

27 Effective conjunction with another military unit (7)

28 Mischievous child snug in a way, attacks by arguments (7)

29 A tier made in a ceremonial form (4)

30 Approximate indication given by uncouth courier (5,5)

Down

1 Time to make up a piece of news (4)

2 Instrumental cheat? (7)

3 A place to rest for the night (5)

4 One doesn't like to show such an attitude to others (9)

5 Fails to make good course on sole effort (5)

7 Make a better impression as a result of ticking off (7)

8 Priest very disturbed to find waywardness (10)

11 Stirs up people's feelings (7)

14 He may take over and possibly turn on a hat-trick (4,6)

16 Obtains the support and help for a cause in a silent and small way (7)

18 The lecturing getting to coppers first (9)

20 Virginia cheerful? That's a change (7)

22 Sages mending first class spear (7)

24 Don develops alternative musical composition (5)

25 Remove the stake marking the boundary (5)

26 Dwell on an isolated land (4)

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