The Hindu : Miscellaneous / Crossword : The Hindu Crossword No. 8742

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Thursday, Oct 26, 2006
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Miscellaneous - Crossword

The Hindu Crossword No. 8742

Across

1 Officer in the making may neglect mandate carelessly (9,5)

8 Architect Jones escorted daughter to find rainbow component (6)

9 One giving life to a cartoon (8)

11 Because of awful ride, Louis is badly confused (9)

12 Lament over a faulty ridge (5)

13 Unfair treatment of immature wood (3,4)

15 A novel love affair (7)

17 Crude metal has no grip, I suspect (3,4)

19 Going-away party for a Bengali, a party doubly fine (7)

21 Such a photo may not seem natural (5)

23 Crime mag's interpretation of a rough struggle (9)

25 More dull, finally dreary soft-soap (8)

26 Increase the wealth of two bridge players? Very amusing! (6)

27 Favourable mention about credit is what a job seeker may need (14)

Down

1 Tooth as a food processor (7)

2 Negative boy is upset about a point from which branches sprout (5)

3 The drink to quench rebel rage (5,4)

4 One runs off from one who does not take drugs (3-4)

5 Equipped for battle (5)

6 Start treating retention (5,4)

7 Soldier girl, hiding onset of rubella, may feel distress (6)

10 What one wants to get on a hot day is collected (4)

14 Worker dependent on his pay leaves wag confused (4,5)

16 Obsession of a girl trapping one from Muscat possibly (9)

17 Go away quickly with father, away! (3,3)

18 No way strong spirit can be a medicine (7)

19 Love god is upset, angry (4)

20 New directions to spruce up and... (7)

22 ... the same in Italian (5)

24 Absence as an excuse (5)

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