Daily Hindu Crossword 8897

Even after looking at the solution, yesterday’s crossword looks a tough one. So is today’s I’ve been able to crack very few.

• One simple rule that helps is, if you see any state in the USA, immediately take its acronym, and find where it fits in the answer.
• Another one which will help today is, If you see North or South or Poles, it would mean the use of the alphabet N or S or both.
• Words like tumbling, crashing etc invariably mean anagrams.

6A An acronym, along with a synonym gives the answer, which is a synonym for servant.
10A Think of land scenery paintings – what do you call them?
15A This is a straight clue. The person who escaped.
27A The answer string is present in the clue itself, and is a synonym for choose.

6D From 6A, you can get the starting alphabet. This is a new taxation introduced recently, around the South, which yields a synonym.
16D Think - who is the top man? Then crash pride sent.
23D It is an anagram which yields a common name.