THE HINDU CROSSWORD 8921

This Xwd can be seen at: http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/24/stories/2007052489210900.pdf

Oops I did it again!!!! With some help, this time. The crossword grid is completed again, today.

1A The furniture may have a narrow border. Ans
5A Force/power in indian language. Also name of a musical group. Ans
9A King + Uppish + A dance = Rumba. A Maldives resort. Ans
10A Lament miserably(indicates anagram) about one(I). Disease. Ans
11A Eh ranting - Anagram. Not something that's far. Ans
12A Suit, as in suitable. Engineer = BE. Ans
13A Fling before a test match in cricket. Heads or tails? Ans
14A A brief cut - Anagram. Split into two. Ans
17A Simple and straightforward clue. Ans
23A A wild and vicious elephant separated from the herd. Ans
24A Organ Pipe - Anagram. Ans
25A Five = V. Street = Alley. Ans
26A One = I. Boy = any boy's name, Ron here. Not at home = Out. Ans
27A Organised(Indicates anagram) Mailing misses one(I). Ans
28A World leaders = UN + bar = SPOKE + Leader of Norway. Tacit. Ans

1D Write down and record. Tea token? Ans
2D In + Public thoroughfares = Roads. Ans
3D Mine + borders of Troy. Ans
6D Fifty% = Half. Support = Back. Ans
7D We exercise so that we can ----(Maintain) ---(Suitable). Ans
15D Alien = ET + React. And so on.... Ans
16D The Russian monk about whom thay sang Ra..Ra.. --------, Lover of the russian queen. Ans
18D Girl = Ann + Goal - Anagram. A foreign national. Ans
20D She works the upper regions. Ans
21D Go in a car for a -----. A learner = L. Foolish talk. Ans
22D The Q team. Ans

The remaining ones, I got with the help of a site called One Across, which helps to solve crosswords.

19A - I gave the clue, as well as the filled alphabets, and it gave me the name of a Volcano(hot head) in Sicily. Now why didn't I think of volcano before? Ans
4D - I thought it is some vorous. But when I filled the pattern of existing letters in One Across(without the clue), it yielded a word that fit. GRAMINIFOLOUS.
8D This again, I did with the pattern alone, without the clue. I got IN TOTO.
10D Again, used only pattern, without clue. Got AGGLUTINATION.