The Hindu : The Hindu Crossword 7755

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Tuesday, Aug 19, 2003

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The Hindu Crossword 7755

Across

1 Not all half measures help rigging (8)

5 Smart spy is taking a nap inside (6)

9 It is illuminating how the East Europeans take on the sailor (4,4)

10 Severe one of a bone (6)

12 Just smooth! (4)

13 Almost lent differential quotas (10)

15 The French understand the tenant (6)

17 Threw the French organ (5)

20 One captured by fat Scottish landlord (5)

21 Measure that is added by the Highland chief's attendant (6)

24 Could be guessed that "bumper sale" collapsed (10)

27 Greek has nothing but good rum with water (4)

29 The stressful type? (6)

30 A form of strangeness (3,5)

31 French presidential residence (6)

32 Noblewoman obstructs one's admission (8)

Down

1 Chance to harangue at first a political leader-writer (6)

2 Calmed the couple of tyros involved in a nasty duel (6)

3 Slip, without the novice, to the recess (4)

4 Slow utterance of the medico with a tool (5)

6 The back of a bug (5)

7 Each year in Latin (3,5)

8 In the distant past (5,3)

11 Work at a spring and prosper (2,4)

14 The people in the audience listened (4)

16 Beckon in-house artist to design a logo (6)

17 Move with an old insect repellant? (4)

18 Piled ifs to bring out the less important aspect (4,4)

19 It rarely turns out to be scholarly (8)

22 Agrees it's not the same lubricant (6)

23 Consents but stammering sound returns in a long time (6)

25 Marry the single eligible leader (5)

26 Daily is ordered for her (5)

28 The city is oversize, see? (4)

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