The Hindu : Miscellaneous / Crossword : The Hindu Crossword 8163

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Monday, Dec 13, 2004

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous - Crossword

The Hindu Crossword 8163

Across

1 Not that the Indian Railways employs all its staff thus (11)

9 Home for the Oriental fugitive (7)

10 West African cokes scattered by eccentric persons (7)

11 Bundle Nike's has unravelled (5)

12 That can no longer be quoted as easily roused? (9)

13 Stun kuberas presenting a Malay title (5)

15 Questionable document? (4-5)

18 As used when you need a serving in pinches (4,5)

21 Figures of perfection? (5)

22 Delivers — as the raingod does? (5,4)

24 Time to be near the tip of truth (5)

26 Goodbye to frankfurter! (7)

27 Nothing rare to us a la U.S. practices (2,5)

28 Not having enough staff to have something taken down quickly? (5-6)

Down

1 Pai stares obliquely at freeloaders (9)

2 Plunder some Bihari fleapits (5)

3 A goat runs round an old ship (9)

4 Woman to catch her breath only after its peak is reached (7)

5 Strikes what's scattered round the cook (7)

6 Somewhat chatty about head of tradesmen leaving boat (5)

7 Hindi film on person of Japanese descent coming up with a hair-grip (5,3)

8 Land mass is over half a mile (4)

14 Not now as formerly (2,6)

16 U.N. leaps in to reconstitute south India, for instance? (9)

17 Test elder ordered to be located in a new place (9)

19 Sherry to look up an alternative to single in spectacles (7)

20 Lie, by some other name (3-4)

22 Therefore the cook hit hard (4)

23 Indian crane brings up flavour to you and me (5)

25 Fruit cup (5)

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