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Saturday, Sep 11, 2004

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous - Crossword

The Hindu Crossword No. 8086

Across

1 A bad gout bothers the roving busybody (8)

5 Trophy that is flung about a learner (6)

10 Stop! Proceed after amber changes (7)

11 Implant in a small particle (7)

12 The leaning type (6)

13 Vital means of communication that fiftyone establish with a cat (8)

15 Time's proverbial companion (4)

16 Union did me a turn in presenting a musical passage (10)

18 Nevertheless, nothing is changed (3,3,4)

20 Helps heads of Anglo-Indian development studies (4)

23 Flustered Eve ran to fix up (8)

24 Financial institution merging with a southern company ends in disaster (6)

26 Repeal in fully modified terms (7)

27 Whet the writer of the Sriharikota range (7)

28 Hemingway the writer, for one (5)

29 One who fights for a cause (8)

Down

1 Doddering octogenarian set enters a somnolent state (4,4,1,6)

2 Pat worker who is an expert (3,4)

3 Offer is about right though below par (6)

4 "The curse is come — me" (Alfred Tennyson) (4)

6 Does one always look up to this superior officer? (6,2)

7 Shirking by the Indian woman in a long time (7)

8 Cons our gardener round a risky spot (9,6)

9 Somewhat rigid theory by the English about state control of economy (9)

14 Fail in the attempt to go about as the schoolteacher remains (4,5)

17 Teases hundred in non-military clothes (8)

19 The French refusal to take up nil stock of ointment (7)

21 Tasteless, like some tea perhaps (7)

22 The organs that are necessary for life (6)

25 Customer for once is in serious error (4)

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