The Hindu : Miscellaneous / Crossword : The Hindu Crossword No. 8878

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Miscellaneous - Crossword

The Hindu Crossword No. 8878

Across

1 Faultfinding by a reviewer is moderate to start with (9)

5 Kind of beet containing carbon, solid (5)

8 A light meal provided? Fine, in a can (6)

9 A tollgate that made kin erupt wildly (8)

11 Deserve to be among some quick learners (4)

12 One's spouse could be a gambler, partially (6,4)

14 Anticipate a heavy thing, say (5)

15 Panama for one (7)

16 Funny officer in charge, a learner (7)

17 Good university girl backs forced-labour camp (5)

19 Cancel ad, it turns out to be unintended (10)

20 A tableland in some sandy part of the U.S. (4)

22 Standards that are erratic? I shudder! (8)

23 Smoothness of swimmer carrying one pole (6)

24 Germs, usually small, capable of growing big (5)

25 One who arrives behind time from remote Cal. In a tizzy (4,5)

Down

1 Maker of knives that are more appealing, containing a bit of lead (6)

2 Booby trap to enchain rifleman on a spree (8,7)

3 A proposal made in the same place in a book (4)

4 Creature that re-creates a taunting moo (8,4)

5 In a specific way, study a Mediterranean island with lively borders (10)

6 Being attractive to the opposite sex — is it an inhuman charm? (6,9)

7 Officer who was falsely imprisoned in France set off Ed's fury (7)

10 Anisette pill, misused, could be infectious (12)

13 Have a liking for clothing — for a masquerade ball maybe (5,5)

16 Opportune occasions for gambles (7)

18 A cleaner seat under a nut (6)

21 A record that may be hard with the computer (4)

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