The Hindu : Miscellaneous / Crossword : The Hindu Crossword 8770

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Miscellaneous - Crossword

The Hindu Crossword 8770

Across

1 Nomadic parent, no queen, is a pest of a creature (5,4)

5 Brief disagreement among falsettos (3,2)

8 To bad-mouth is a vice among British sappers (6)

9 Postscript from Poe: guile exposed (8)

11 The French master is a man of religion (4)

12 Made up cloth with wrong date (10)

14 Loud and prying about one (5)

15 Free poetry around the north shows disorder (7)

16 Subdue an unsullied Pole (7)

17 Evidence of sound sleep? (5)

19 A lotion to save father in distress (10)

20 Cake for two bachelors (4)

22 Poor Sid eager to contradict (8)

23 The gun that d'Artagnan might have carried (6)

24 Hardy girl goes back after article, a thing of great value (5)

25 Captivated by an unusual demeanour (9)

Down

1 Support put up inside broken leg is a jumble (6)

2 Painters who may have a pedestrian appeal? (8,7)

3 In the egg, it is said to be a burden (4)

4 Having high blood pressure, is overexcited, anxious about drip (12)

5 Two kinds of fibre from kapok (4,6)

6 Acrobat who could repeat light work trick (9,6)

7 Occasion for people to visit an institution, no closed doors here (4,3)

10 Pleasant to look at? No trouble for the observer (4,2,3,3)

13 Freedom as seen by B.G. Tilak (10)

16 American agency accepts praise from girl (7)

18 What a job seeker looks for and may need these days (4,2)

21 Money with love for wrestling (4)

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