Daily Hindu Crossword 8917

This Xwd can be seen at: http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/19/stories/2007051989170900.pdf

1A Kings who give stellar performances. Ans
10A Found in a gram of pie.(Cryptic) Ans
12A Consumed. Ans
13A One get it a - Anagram. Bargain. Ans
14A Pose a threat to, menace someone. Ans
18A To lie, as in lie down. Another = Re. Assumed attitude = Pose. Ans
24A Railing for balconies and stairs. Ans
27A A nut men - Anagram. Ans
29A Indicatory - Anagram. Ans

1D At That place = there. Ans
2D An airplane filer/ Aeronaut. Ans
4D A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position, esp for political position. Ans
6D A grown up. Ans
9D Erstwhile Persia is now Iran. Ans
16D They cater to the needs in a party. Ans
17D Separate = sever. Divide and separate. Ans
18D Tied/binded again. Ans
19D The way Polemy would do it(cryptic). Ans
21D In recent ailment. Ans
23D Defeated/Baffled. Ans
25D I had to google this. The term 'Sepoy' used in India is derived from this. Ans

Daily Hindu Crossword 8916

This Xwd can be seen at: http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/18/stories/2007051889160900.pdf

Sorry for being late with the posting. My son did not co-operate, and I couldn't manage to post earlier. I didn't get many words, either.

9A Husk = Bran. Bowl is a dish. Ans
12A Indulgance. A wild party with excessive drinking and promiscuity. Exercise at home or gym(cryptic). Ans
13A Happens to muscles sometimes. Ans
14A Also a cube with numbers on its face, used for playing. Ans
17A Rough(anagram) terrains. Ans
20A Satisfying an insatiable guy. Ans
25A A fairy tale rog(u)e. Ans
26A A horse's sound. Ans
27A Signal. Ans
30A Appliance used for removing moisture from clothes. Ans

4D Coiffure - hair arrangement. Things used to hold hair in place. Ans
5D Chop up potatoes again? Ans
11D Direct clue. What a person does to gain distance education. Ans
15D Ghosts do this, perhaps. Ans
23D Make damp. Ans
28D Long difficult, mountain journey on foot. Ans

Daily Hindu Crossword 8915

This Xwd can be seen at: http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/17/stories/2007051789150900.pdf

5A Provided the weapons again. Ans
10A Direct clue. Can apply to social classes also. Ans
11A In firearms. Means anger/wrath. Ans
12A Common black European thrush. Ans
13A Aristocrats like dukes and counts are supposed to be this. Ans
14A Extra? More in quantity. Ans
15A Ur Super South African conquerer. Ans
18A Direct clue again. Do stare at it and you'll get it. Ans
20A Not sure how exactly it fits the clue. Spread beginner + raw + _. Means to spread out. Ans
24A A faux pas, slip or blunder. Ans
26A In Loch realised. A reddish mud used as a pigment. A yellow-orange shade. Ans
27A A writing instrument too. Ans
28A A pouched animal found in both in North america and Australia.(Not Kangaroo). Ans
29A Direct clue. Tincture/trace. Give set mixture. Ans
30A A person with lot of good natured tolerance is admitted in the hospital. Ans
31A Live in, to make the place one's home. Ans

1D Time for a light midafternoon meal. Ans
5D Agitated/uneasy. Tell someone to decrease the breather time. Ans
6D Mostly used while cooking, to protect good clothes. Ans
7D Changeable. Can be made speechless? Ans
8D Din made the mess - Anagram. Hardly visible because of low light. Ans
16D Puts pressure again. Irons the clothes again? Ans
17D A person who lets himself be used to wipe shoes at the entrance. Ans
18D Reorganize. Ans
19D Insult/Offend. Dash off rant letter. Ans
21D Sent your details seeking employment for a job opening. Ans
22D Direct clue. A seed. Ans
23D Direct clue. Shake and quiver. Ans
25D Found the after effect when sued for damages. Ans

Daily Hindu Crossword 8914

This Xwd can be seen at: http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/16/stories/2007051689140900.pdf
Only a few more to go today. Hope to get them before night.

1A Restore to previous state. Ans
10A Got to insert an 'r' in it. (A cryptic clue, to supplement the straight clue in the crossword.) Ans
12A At rear - Anagram Corrections for mistakes in the book. Ans
15A Related to religious day of rest? Ans
16A This person usually comes in fairy tales. Ans
18A Acute or intense. Ans
19A Wonder and Fear - Anagram. Notify of danger in advance. Ans
25A A stroller? A person pushing a baby's pram does this, maybe? Ans
28A Is + nothing = 0 + to + Part exchange initially. Ans
29A He makes sure that the lines are up and working. Ans
30A A secretary organ. Ans
31A This always helps when applying for a new position. Ans

3D Something used to turn dosas also. Ans
5D Border/boundary of a surface. Ans
6D It is so dour, it spoils. (A cryptic clue, to supplement the straight clue in the crossword.) Ans
7D Surplus. Ans
8D Sausage - mashed(anagram). Ans
13D Direct clue. Yet to become major. Ans
14D Direct clue again. A gentleman's gentleman. Ans
17D ??? Look up. Ans
18D Holder for that which opens locks mainly. Ans
20D An official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients. One who distributes alms.. er.... Ans
21D Unbalance, make insane. Ans
22D Empty the gun. Ans
26D Rent an opening. Ans
27D A key, in music. Ans

Daily Hindu Crossword 8913

I found today's tough. Either that, or I am distracted :D

This Xwd can be seen at: http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/15/stories/2007051589130900.pdf

5A Outer skin of an animal. Ans
8A So we say. Ans
9A A printing aid. Sounds like Pencil. Ans
10A Simple straight clue. Most popular 4 wheeled road vehicle. Ans
15A A + rendezvous = venue. Ans
18A A type of short horned grasshopper. Ans
22A Straight clue. Ans
24A What's above us? Where sun, moon and starts appear? Ans
25A Straight clue. Ans
26A Female reproductive cells. Ans
27A A journey, especially in the mountains, on foot. Ans


3D In Bizzare entertainment. Go in again. Ans
6D The answer I got is a funny one. Never heard the word's usage before. Reverse of encoding. Plural. Ans
5D Empty success? Ans
7D Direct clue. Framework of metal bars used as a partition. Ans
9D Turned the gun on, in the absence of light. The phrase means a guess. Ans
23D Nuclear weapon. Ans

Daily Hindu Crossword 8912

This Xwd can be seen at: http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/14/stories/2007051489120900.pdf

1A Of trial can - Anagram. Part of a number, let's say. Ans
9A Live in. In + horsewoman's attire/something a nun or monk wears. Ans
10A Regalia - Anagram. A country in North Africa. Ans
13A Reaps - Anagram. A hunter's weapon. Ans
15A Iron out. Also means newspapers and print media. To squeeze/exert force on. Ans
23A Revel - Anagram. Means a baby eel. Ans
27A Lament I - Anagram. A bodily disoeder, illness or complaint. Ans
28D A pariah, a religious outcast. Ans
29A A toy which goes up and down. Ans
30A Portable stairs used at home to reach lofts etc. Ans

1D Direct clue, more or less. Ans
2D Pain = Ache. That is = ie. Five = v. That is five in pain. Ans
4D A long coat - anagram. An 8 sided shape. Ans
5D A thing that has a definite size and shape. Think physically.(this is a cryptic clue to solve a straight clue). Ans
7D Inhabitant of the Jewish nation, formerly part of Palestine. Ans
11D Direct clue. Ans
16D Direct clue. Liberate. Grant freedom. Ans
20D Means unrestrained merrymaking. Note = Re. + Fifty = L, drawn into very. Ans
22D Direct clue. Name of a scientist too. Ans
24D Direct clue again. Eight is a dead give away. Ans
26D Again direct. Ans

Daily Hindu Crossword 8911

This Xwd can be seen at: http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/12/stories/2007051289110900.pdf

1A Yatra is not - Anagram. Not moving/Static. Ans
9A A snow leopard is an Ounce. A black snow leopard. Ans
12A Poles - SN. Hill station - The one near Coimbatore. Ans
16A Easy direct double clue. A blend. Ans
19A Outline drawing + Youth leader(first alphabet). Means superficial, unelaborate. Ans
23A If not closed, What is it? And what do we read? Ans
26A Straight clue. Ans
27A In Yorkshire niceties. Peaceable/Conducive to peace. Ans
28A Doe is a female deer. This party is for the male of the species. Ans
29A Apgar surge - Anagram. A fruit glucose. Ans

2D Valuable discovery is in Metro verification. Ans
3D The part of Mumbai is Sion. A number with a Sion is anxiety. Ans
6D London cop - Scotland Yard man. Measure/standard used for comparison. Ans
8D Unfinished block + worth - Anagram. A burner. Ans
18D Faking = Bluffing. Leave a bit of leather out. Means 'to remove the grain surface'. Ans
20D Straight clue. A dramatic scene represented on stage. Ans
21D On care - Anagram. A part of the eye. Ans
24D Part of Israeli demarche. Means to exclude or leave out. Ans
25A Language spoken in Puri. Ans