The Hindu : Miscellaneous / Crossword : The Hindu Crossword No. 8083

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Wednesday, Sep 08, 2004

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous - Crossword

The Hindu Crossword No. 8083

Across

1 Inhabitant of earth captures softly one water tortoise (8)

6 Pronounced security device for lake (4)

9 Foreign coin to district of Venice (6)

10 Kid has thrown around the Indian leader a pullover garment (7)

13 Exaggerate about U.P., for instance (9)

14 Not that he makes public announcements weepingly (5)

15 Still I am to see the Himalayan resident (4)

16 Render step serviceable for claimants (10)

19 ``Let us make an — retreat" (As You Like It) (10)

21 German ruler comes back without a change (4)

24 At Riviera port the redhead is more pleasing (5)

25 Hate wirer messing up the electrical safety device (5,4)

26 Person of high social standing from Boston? (7)

27 Reported restriction concerning a wedding (6)

28 Chappell the cricketer, for one (4)

29 Our navy specialist is on the whole unprofessional (8)

Down

2 Noted the Tolkien creature going round a pit (7)

3 Like the spice? (6)

4 Pat a prior running for the country (3,6)

5 Give a sharp reminder (5)

7 If I get caught in core-transfer, I'll look for another opening (7)

8 Top on the shopping list of a baldie? (4,8)

11 Inferior support? (6)

12 Boy, help a gent fill up the modern container (9,3)

17 Bleat: ``Role assigned is so-so" (9)

18 Whither the spirit of a valid executive? (6)

20 Wink at the knight in command at the gallery (7)

22 Rarefied atmosphere, in simple terms (4,3)

23 Fishy dwarf? (6)

25 Nun at sixes and sevens in east India expresses tedium (5)

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