Saturday, September 1, 2012

The Hindu Crossword 2702























Solution No. 2701



Across


1 Programme information collected by a US prosecutor (6)


4 British editor criticises hospital utensils (7)


8 Abandoned ship then devoured by monster (3,6)


10 Silly diver close to quay (5)


11 Salesman receiving a cut (4)


12 Saw, on reflection, nothing untoward in capital (10)


14 Understand what bidder at art auction wants to do? (3,3,7)


16 Hold a medal intricately inscribed with name of statesman (6,7)


19 A person travelling on foot is commonplace (10)


20 In the thick of a flipping cloud (4)


22 Typical university in America, close to full (5)


23 Band of Hope member ordered teas in bar (9)


24 Goddess, apparently sexless, heading off to gym (7)


25 Flat, retreat for English poet (6)


Down


1 Very close friend to make changes to, say, opening of operetta (5,3)


2 Refined English stage worker (7)


3 Information for fool with illegal drugs (4)


4 In exams, both cops failed to name every point in order (3,3,7)


5 Extremely disreputable, Quinn let off, guilty of a minor offence (10)


6 Advocate having job holding beer? Just the opposite! (7)


7 Delivering a saw (6)


9 Unsuitable home to take (13)


13 Vessel netting sole at sea for firm that supplies in bulk (10)


15 Chap’s boldness briefly defines bureaucrat (8)


16 Almost certainly agree bout must be fixed (2,5)


17 The Queen brought over fabric trimmed with fur (7)


18 Trim tree (6)


21 Favourite tune, not bad (4)



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