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Saturday, Aug 26, 2006

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Miscellaneous - Crossword

The Hindu Crossword No. 8692

Across

1 Frantically touring Greece to find a device for detecting radioactivity (6,7)

10 Aristocrat's vital fluid (4,5)

11 Negative sounding equine cry (5)

12 Dodge the first woman carrying notice (5)

13 Wild rose, inelegant variety (9)

14 Belief in god is contained by those people (6)

16 Support at home for an intellectual (5)

19 Brag about finding sulphur in vessel (5)

20 Power generator for a Monday trip (6)

25 An embargo executed — end of suspense for insurer to whom a wreck is left (9)

26 A fissure in half the muscle: foot is shortened (5)

27 Heritage site in Karnataka mentioned by some Akshardham pilgrims (5)

28 Hebrew prophet's regulations contained in the Pentateuch (6,3)

29 What could co-passengers on board a ship be — having the same problems? (2,3,4,4)

Down

2 Knowledgeable English editor pockets old gold coin (8)

3 Triangular section of wall that becomes black in strong wind (5)

4 High-level construction worker (6)

5 The hoary fame of the Stars and Stripes (3,5)

6 A lightweight, ninety-ton production! (9)

7 I rile feverishly, swallowing unknown cure-all (6)

8 Express opposition to a material thing (6)

9 Bad-tempered person who got tamed in the bard's work (5)

15 With a singular expression, look for a game swimmer (9)

17 Giant waves that caused mass unit movement (8)

18 Flower that makes a bactrian turn sick, upset (8)

21 Capital city shown in a terra cotta water colour (6)

22 Caught with pain in a hiding place (5)

23 Comic character, a servant in the services (6)

24 Jettisoned goods associated with flotsam in odds and ends (6)

26 Go up with a class one doctor (5)

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