SUNDAY CROSSWORD OF THE HINDU DATED 25TH OCTOBER 2009 (FILLABLE AND WITH HINTS AS WELL AS SOLUTION)



FOR FILLING UP, POINT THE MOUSE AT THE APPROPRIATE GRID AND TYPE THE LETTER

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Across

1 Term applied to some shares down 1p? Check inside (4-4)

5 Goddess entering this gutted ancient city (6)

9 Outraged at university, fashionable members (2,2,4)

10 Cipher worked out in game (6)

11 Blow caught ruffian (5)

12 Left old Stowe novel and newspaper in Suffolk resort (9)

14 Guard in round eight’s knocked out (4,7)

18 Shining through, managed cryptic clues in first of Torquemada books (11)

21 Agent's good order went out around end of June (2-7)

23 Artist on way out? One being ignored more (5)

24 Burning, forest close to coast (6)

25 Philosopher reacts so unexpectedly (8)

26 Sample taken from plant after end of shift (6)

27 Untidy woman, nurse, gulping coffee (8)

Down

1 Black, wild cat in spring (6)

2 Complete agreement in marriage about son (6)

3 Author, one entering into agreements (9)

4 Film in Ecuador and Mali, possibly (4,2,5)

6 Leading actor sank at sea after onset of hurricane (5)

7 Exclamation made by singer when first disc is released (2,6)

8 Knocks up, then thrashes hardy fellows (8)

13 Method used to clear a bar shown in cowboy film reel (7,4)

15 In a row to do with article written by radical? (2,3,4)

16 Standing still, deer stalked by worker after noon (8)

17 Island’ local drink, first of beverages to be served up (8)

19 See figure of importance right away (6)

20 Mean boy to become a clergyman (6)

22 This may be present in Austen's Emma (5)


Created at 14.00 hrs IST on 25-10-2009

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