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Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005

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Miscellaneous - Crossword

The Hindu Crossword 8230

Across

1 Speech sound in one syllable as in `coin' (9)

5 The horseman's stipulation (5)

8 Big characters from New Delhi and Islamabad? (8)

9 Steal from a garden with a rugby move, please, to start with (6)

11 Eastern lake could be frightening (5)

12 Natural disasters, could be, not man-made things (4,2,3)

13 Move casually, say, accepting deposit (6)

14 An English resort said to bring cheer (8)

16 Instruction in good art in a novel way (8)

18 Get a boat in shape (6)

22 Meal starter absolves famous publisher (5,4)

23 The spirit of The Tempest (5)

24 The idea that the Italian found reversed in the middle of the day (6)

25 Call at funeral for a final delivery of mail (4,4)

26 Fetter the murderer, hot within (5)

27 In the marina, cop became comprehensive (9)

Down

1 Writer whose expectations were great! (7)

2 Old Egyptian paper (7)

3 Oddly, northern boatmen are naturally fitted to their role (2,3,6,4)

4 It is used to reduce friction and to foil cantankerousness a bit (6)

5 A bit of Britain in Spain, a pillar of Hercules (4,2,9)

6 Get drug spilt on floor covering (7)

7 Inveigled with a cord and racket (5,2)

10 A test or examination to reveal a large stock (5)

15 A bulb one fixed in stormy noon (5)

16 The C-in-C designed a practical method to deal with a task (7)

17 Severe mental deficiency in people: it arises in extremes of anorexia (7)

19 Wing-like shape to support old boxer (7)

20 Nothing about the ear or about a great African river (7)

21 A twist in the foot? (6)

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