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The Hindu Crossword #6699 - 21st Mar 2000

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Across

1 May be a revealing dress for madam (7) P[]
5 They give preachers a high standing (7)
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9 Misses that win some acclaim on cricket grounds (7) P[]
10 Biting witticism by a chap (7)P[]
11 Poor diets written out for a banker (9)P[]
12 One who is extremely involved in politics (5) P[]
13 A large number bend together to wash (5)P[]
15 Alpine ski-slope in which funds may be secretly deposited (5,4)P[]
17 Accommodating the aloof? (9)P[]
19 Broken idols in three dimensions (5) P[]
22 He also ran! (5) P[]
23 Worthless fellows squanders money others earned (9)P[]
25 Adjective for a root, reddish brown, used for seasoning (7)P[]
26 Where ignorance is a bliss? (7)P[]
27 Rot from the editor is putrid (7)P[]
28 It's fundamental in a heater, for example (7)P[]

Down

1 He doesn't want to or can't settle down in one place (7)
P[]
2 Gee! Simple to take a quick look through a peep-hole (7) P[]
3 Listed articles, perhaps (5)P[]
4 Both obvious and understandable (4,2,3) P[]
5 Instrumentalist who picked pickled pepper (5) P[]
6 Men of many tongues? (9) P[]
7 Force is needed to counteract this form of static laziness (7)P[]
8 The group returned to hinder (3,4) P[]
14 Rio not yet prepared for such infamous exposure (9) P[]
16 Responsibility of a host to acquaint two or more strangers (9)P[]
17 Everyone for instance, editor insinuated, is dubious (7) P[]
18 Scare in getting hold of the poison (7) P[]
20 Unauthorised divulgation of water escaping (7) P[]
21 Drop of French perfume (7) P[]
23 Compensated, we're told, money owed to Edward (5)P[]
24 Senseless remarks in an eccentric way, evidently (5) P[]


The Hindu Crossword #6632 - 3rd Jan 2000

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Across

 1 Heaven is in a ceremonial march (8)
 5 Horrified by a ghostly head, has temperature (6)
10 Public speech has to avoid extremes and show proportion (5)
11 He sold ale to get rented property (9)
12 Venerable old lady, one blending with charm and art (9)
13 African province of birth (5)
14 Paying your part of the bill? What a treat! (5)
16 Subversive brutes - a ring busted (8)
18 Suddenly attacked, exhausted after morning (8)
20 Cut into cubes, passed away holding key (5)
24 Sweet girl that is after a share (5)
25 European Community split in allowances for responses (9)
27 Breaking an idle set, they show the time and place on top of newspaper stories (9)
28 Relative returning from Greece in triumph (5)
29 Get off from the ship like a bachelor in a state of ignorance (6)
30 Abated after last month but expired (8)

Down

 1 Soft, dim ray deflected by huge construction (7)
 2 Deserter at a time sounds like knocking on the door (7)
 3 Burning in the environs of Delhi? This is the garment for you (5)
 4 Alas, Roy is heartless about remuneration (6)
 6 Forest of immature trees? (9)
 7 Evangelist could stop ale flowing (7)
 8 Child unsteady on his feet (7)
 9 Stupid chap with a stout nut? (7)
15 In the rolls, 'e is cast as a resident in the campus (9)
17 Give the girl a call for fish (7)
18 Agreed to a measure supported by two pressmen (7)
19 Container for ablution (7)
21 Summertime equipment for prisons (7)
22 Go down in a bad scene in extremes of dread (7)
23 For a lass he generates a lot of trouble (6)
26 Impart a slight trace of element, germanium in short (5)



Across

1 Can a regulation bar change of the governor? (13)
10 The fag for the tar conscious (6,3)
11 Member of group of activists has anxiety about daughter (5)
12 Change girl with short point (5)
13 Rich upper-class mate suffering from painful joints (9)
14 Return to hint about English jacket (6)
16 Prison guard with a twist? (5)
19 Graduates in a sheltered area (5)
20 Confused dad, showed the way (6)
25 English officer first to hold record as one who cares about the environment (9)
26 Government seal for old gold coin (5)
27 The fragrance of an Italian city (5)
28 Wandering Beduin, Ali, cannot be heard (9)
29 Strong and in good health but developed a leathery hand (4,3,6)

Down

2 The kind of gas for new cars (8)
3 Occurrence prevented in the centre (5)
4 Disposition of attributes (6)
5 Little money one may have no care for (8)
6 Advice with reference to firm measure to finish... (9)
7 ... accounts inspections (6)
8 Happening to be a very loud tune (6)
9 Absence of war reveals rate of progress around the east (5)
15 Trouble over a tape may make one disappear (9)
17 Mediterranean islander, endlessly ailing, meets the Italian and a Scot (8)
18 Set of 26 in English (8)
21 Construction with a gable roof survives even in strong wind or merciless weather (6)
22 Part of flower consumed up in small plate (5)
23 Circle of light around luminous body, cigar maybe (6)
24 Manoeuvre hat and cat to connect (6)
26 A dime wasted on radio and TV, say (5)