The Hindu : Miscellaneous / Crossword : The Hindu Crossword No. 8290

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Wednesday, May 11, 2005

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous - Crossword

The Hindu Crossword No. 8290

Across

1 Reserve money, a cerebral principle (11)

9 Bath for the pig? Nonsense (7)

10 Bit of embroidery is more than sufficient in the borders of sweater (7)

11 Boy in charge of sound (5)

12 Bloomer by a star, female, junior (9)

13 Stopper in an Irish county (4)

15 Unpredictable boy sheltered a pest (7)

19 He (or she) plans an intrigue (7)

20 Festival, Indian style (4)

24 Source of warmth at home (9)

25 The incongruity of hard metal with a trace of yttrium (5)

27 Time to get back in before the hermit (7)

28 Encroach upon 22 scattering around parking (7)

29 Miserly, drunk and hit (11)

Down

1 Boring task at home for Dickensian character (5)

2 On cue, Ann is distracted by a nicety (6)

3 Astounded by a ghost with change of heart (6)

4 Where the Spanish sound off when asleep — around one Danish castle (8)

5 A South Indian confuses a militant no end (8)

6 Pure as a flower, honourable (4-5)

7 Branch of science reportedly giving sparkle to ICs (7)

8 Big number found right in the centre (5)

14 Tending to be repeated on stream (9)

16 Dangling the carrot? (8)

17 Warning to be prepared for danger — from a socialist (3,5)

18 Mineral, a source of barium (7)

21 Tender proposal (5)

22 The sign of the twins (6)

23 Marine creature that is flabby, alien (6)

26 Admitted into a brown edifice (5)

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