Hindu Crossword 8493
January 6, 2006
1 How successful the party is depends, to an extent, on him (7) CATERER
5 Moves a very fast lap and logs the result (7) RECORDS
10 Entrance money (6)
11 Top man's language in past (8)
12 Japanese hostess works out his age (6) SHITOU
13 It goes slowly along the wrong French river (8)
14 To meet her take a quarter turn near lake (6)
15 For sake claim to reward (6)
18 On return left workmate for means of attaining higher status (6)
20 Picture cards for fortune telling? (6)
23 Act of vengeance concerning a poor student (8)
25 Close — doubly close in fact (6) NEARBY
26 A company lodge constructed in the Casa Grande valley (8)
27 Beginning alternatively with one drink (6)
28 Adam has Euro dollars gathered in great quantity (7) AMASSED
29 Grannie has changed as a result of rage (2,5) IN ANGER
Down
2 Left behind, being reluctant to leave (6)
3 Put out sound food for a mongrel (9)
4 Work, to carry on business (7)
6 Positively declared possessions (7) ESTATES
7 Son also given rope to catch wild animals (5)
8 Excuse offered with certain enjoyment (8)
9 He predicts there'll be a lot of money on the counter (7,6)
16 This might well be put into a suitcase (9)
17 Lots of people get knocked down in it (8)
19 Turn in to dwell permanently on what is left of the estate (7)
21 Managed to continue when given Eastern Capital (7)
22 Render favour to old boy as an organisation member (6)
24 Aeronautical manoeuvres that sway on longitudinal axis (5)
Posted by liveit at 5:29 AM
The Hindu Crossword 8492
January 5, 2006
I try to do The Hindu crossword everyday - usually end up getting a few but not all of the answers. So this is an attempt to get a blog started relating to The Hindu Crossword.
People can contribute by adding comments to the daily blog. Right now I plan only to do it as mere text, but later maybe if more people follow the blog, I will try to get the crossword into some graphic format (one that can be updated?).
For today's Hindu Crossword (8492) the ones I got:
2ac: Trips
20ac: Owls
22ac: Chauvinistic
25ac: Nine carat
26ac: Abate
27ac: Rheum
28ac: Collector
5dn: Readied
6dn: Tier
13dn: Emancipated
19dn: Crustal
21ac: Lance
23dn: Their
24dn: Scam
Possible:
1ac: Commander
9ac: Movie
11ac: Telepathic
12ac: Blow
14ac: Indiana
1dn: Timed
2dn: Moderates
Posted by liveit at 6:12 AM
