SUNDAY CROSSWORD OF THE HINDU DATED 27TH SEPTEMBER 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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Axross

1 Combo’s leader plays soppy love song (7)

5 Became unwell on top of that quarry (4,3)

9 Certain garments are wet - our slacks (9)

10 Conspirator caught in Jose's house? (5)

11 Brontë heroine describing one in nest (5)

13 Poor Estonian in possession of black robe worn by heretics (9)

14 A lifeboat crew may celebrate (4,3,4,3)

16 Book what the holidaymaker wants? (1,4,4,1,4)

20 Continues to squeeze hooter upon return (7,2)

21 Belief expressed by everyone initially entering marquee (5)

22 The Parisian in prison is innocent (5)

23 Where one may eat curry across channel (9)

25 Hot abbreviated version, reportedly (7)

26 Thief taking nowt in the Highlands? (7)

Down

1 Photographs miss filling mugs (5-3)

2 Will-o’-the-wisp’s fate (3)

3 Tense cobblers in The Hunting of the Snark, say (7,8)

4 Manage series of lines in middle of poem (7)

5 Boy bitten by Dorothy’s dog in major city (7)

6 Startles scholar working in part of theatre (9,6)

7 Established practice in residential home (11)

8 Entice one lad abroad (4,2)

12 Second eleven shown in book mate edited (7,4)

15 Couple send up unfaithful type (3-5)

17 Learned to make fun of smart Aleck (4,3)

18 Granite ground in port (7)

19 Special cards in boxes (6)

24 What can be extracted from half of olives treated? (3)


Created at 11.30 hrs IST on 27-09-2009

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