Miscellaneous - Crossword   

The Hindu Crossword 8475

Across

1 Garden, one no good for leaving the car (7)

5 Red soil, treated, is more firm (7)

9 With which to make a mountain out of a molehill! (10,5)

10 Top cover for a cardinal (3,3)

11 The cards are treated and stiffened (8)

13 Wild, endless tale being made clearly perceptible (8)

15 Go mad about silver and cause destruction (6)

18 Nut included in a salmon diet (6)

19 Manager very upset by grounds (of complaint) (8)

22 Cause of annoyance in Indian Railways — train running before time (8)

24 Trendy set of students put in the picture (6)

27 Mirage, maybe, it is not what it seems (7,8)

28 Payment made to confirm contract? That is serious (7)

29 "If I ever utter an oath again, may my soul be blasted to — — — damnation" (GBS: Saint Joan) (7)

Down

1 Food fish that makes a Britisher down under worry (7)

2 Unyielding soldier outwardly relieved (5)

3 Take off a copy (9)

4 Painter unknown in Indian state (4)

5 Good sense, for example, about putting up money (6)

6 Drink time between two sides (5)

7 Stop in camera to decipher a dim graph (9)

8 Sire due to be butchered — what is left? (7)

12 Type of dairy product with top skimmed off (3)

14 Dividend in fraction (9)

16 An escapade like some that Baron Munchausen had (9)

17 Parched, but drink not allowed (3)

18 An animal fat conmmercial I sit for (7)

20 Theoretical interpretation of man with lion (7)

21 Round a joint, it makes a jingle (6)

23 Facial growth that is partially attached (5)

25 Group of stars performing around Latin American city (5)

26 Smoke-duct that could cause a viral infection, reportedly (4)

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Cartoonscape
The Hindu Crossword 8475
Solution to Puzzle 8474
Devotional path
dated December 16, 1955: Attlee's successor
dated December 16, 1955: Soviet-Indian friendship
dated December 16, 1955: Music Academy conference
Weather

Copyright © 2005, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu