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Wednesday, Apr 20, 2005

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous - Crossword

The Hindu Crossword No. 8272

Across

1 View from a distance of a contestant who is unlikely to win? (4,4)

6 Dust rubbed off the upright in house framing (4)

9 Mala's a peculiar greeting (6)

10 They engage in debate (7)

13 Engraving of a gray phlox, perhaps (9)

14 Man who brings about a sea-change in the princess (5)

15 River in England douses endlessly (4)

16 Don, Al and Aditi together produce an extra (10)

19 Our dour bat could well be a singer of folk songs (10)

21 Cast aspersions on some of his lurkings (4)

24 Deliveries at the junction are open to knowledge (5)

25 Bird that is alert apparently (9)

26 Test AIR conducted for a public performer (7)

27 The first alien approaches that woman. That's the end! (6)

28 Catch sight of Oriental agent (4)

29 It's just cooked for you! (4-4)

Down

2 Prophesies put contests, about fifty, under a round (7)

3 Girl on the limits of the farm (6)

4 Clumsy son of Noah presented (3-6)

5 Impart skills to the old English pirate (5)

7 Crime rate goes haywire, boy! (7)

8 They produce stimulating drinks that I still desire earnestly (12)

11 Wanders about the Princess offering Indian thrones (6)

12 Extra ITO note seen to be exceeding bounds of reason (12)

17 Flooded with tuna, I'd end import (9)

18 A British author becomes less intense (6)

20 Dress worn by not-completely-observable revolutionary (7)

22 Persons who do no work in the bakery? (7)

23 Coming up, observed Edward being very thin from disease (6)

25 Overcome Western position of leadership (5)

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