The Hindu Crossword 6933

Across

 1 No trump hand, yet trick (7)
 5 Piece of land and an alternative aid to its cultivation (7)
 9 Ponders how to retort (7)
10 Lease place for Palestine Army to put down roots again (7)
11 A strong minority? (6,3)
12 Fighting here might be a near thing (5)
13 A cut is made for personal cover (5)
15 Existing fashion (4,5)
17 The ship that does the damage (9)
19 Bell-shaped roof (5)
22 Try and prove one's culpability (5)
23 A person may get to ride in it if patient (9)
25 Descriptive term like Ivan the Terrible - Tsar of Russia (7)
26 A horse and sheep often featured in crosswords (7)
27 Stays if made content... (7)
28 ... but he'll stay only with some hesitation (7)

Down

 1 China where there's many a crime organisation (7)
 2 Understanding not given to those who won't see (7)
 3 Take on a party over a small point (5)
 4 Sporting conclusion as curtain falls? (3,2,4)
 5 Pitch and toss (5)
 6 Estimated value capable of being made to disappear (9)
 7 Elderly try-out could be a sad affair (7)
 8 Take steps to go back over them (7)
14 Irritates, scores out and cancels (9)
16 He wants to start a flaming row! (9)
17 Fail to stick to the point (7)
18 Fit for silk-road adventure - sportsmen may go up in it (3,4)
20 Inorganic solid substance with lime mixture in this (7)
21 An idealist who may live in a world of his own (7)
23 Appropriately a fair clue (5)
24 Abandon what is just short of foliage (5)

Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Section  : Miscellaneous
Previous : All in the game
Next     : Solution to Puzzle 6932