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Tuesday, Sep 27, 2005

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Miscellaneous - Crossword

The Hindu Crossword 8408

Across

1 Ignorant response to a question (4,4)

5 Gather it's a kind of truck (4-2)

9 This is for real! (7)

10 Meets chubby companion with disastrous consequences (7)

11 Valiant, he tackled the giant (9)

12 Boy makes Vernier lose extremities (5)

13 Terms of contempt for every other of floshes (4)

14 Sassy Nair assembled inhabitants of an ancient land (9)

17 Western band I put back may indulge in noisy disturbances (5,2,2)

19 Accountant points to an example (4)

23 Card that may spell a fortune (5)

24 Copy: "Don't begin an act of restricting" (9)

25 Go to a rotten state (7)

26 One who has a vote (7)

27 North American State in the manner of southern borders of Kerala (6)

28 Yes, Pres. sought to include coffee (8)

Down

1 Existence of a canine that is not to be envied (4,4)

2 One less than ten vehicles start off in this ancient Assyrian city (7)

3 One footloose North African chief after another provides food in NZ (3,3)

4 Begin a war that is by no means hidden (4,9)

6 If you go up thus, you become angry (2,3,3)

7 Russian politician lain roughly with kin around (7)

8 They will no doubt come into some money (6)

10 What professional comedians are involved in (5,8)

15 Back note about a particular upper edge to a choli (4,4)

16 Da Vinci, the Italian painter and sculptor, for one (8)

18 That woman and sportive beta have a cha-like drink (4,3)

20 Roast is cooked for the privileged people (7)

21 Book a perfect state (6)

22 Rush into a profession (6)

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