The Hindu : Miscellaneous / Crossword : The Hindu Crossword No. 8170

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Tuesday, Dec 21, 2004

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous - Crossword

The Hindu Crossword No. 8170

Across

1 Drunk on the dark beer can make one so sad (6,7)

8 Witty type turning up stern when upset (7)

9 Silence so pronounced that fall of a nail would be heard (3,4)

11 Again correct and improve text prior to publication (2-4)

13 Pity one can strike in it (8)

15 Food for Dad's army? (5)

16 Works hard to produce political catch words (7)

18 Guided horse round again (7)

19 Stretched tight to be rigid (5)

21 One does not forget this size of paper! (8)

23 Unit of measure is Greek to Emma (6)

25 Housing suggestion offered without hesitation (7)

26 Tightrope walker (7)

28 Go overseas (5,3,5)

Down

2 They police the forests (7)

3 Equipment possibly in a container (3)

4 Lightship without an engineer (4)

5 Hollow election arguments? (5,5)

6 An approach to make hastily (3,2)

7 Lists of mistakes noted in books (7)

8 A fraction of the money the actor gets for his role? (4,7)

10 Show concern for what one must do with a mortgage (3,8)

12 Statue produced one minute before time (5)

14 A devout man grinning despite being of a severe nature (10)

17 Needs to change later (5)

18 His operation is to fleece (7)

20 Amin transported by British Airways around one African state (7)

22 Leads the way to the Rest Room! (5)

24 Cover with flags (4)

27 A legendary bird (3)

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