Thursday 31 January 2013

THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: No.10685, Friday 1 Feb 13, Klue Klux Klan

THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER
No.10685, Friday 1 Feb 13, Klue Klux Klan
Feb 1st 2013, 03:00

Good one. Liked PREPOSITION, CONSULTANT and GASBAG

ACROSS
1 Could be after or before office (11) PREPOSITION (PRE + POSITION)
9 Withdraw from transaction in counter (7) RETRACT (CD?)
10 Two hands in a bush? (6) PAWPAW (2 x PAW)
11 Unlimited impious disastrous drug (5) OPIUM (iMPIOUs)
12 Primitive impish one in charge (7) ARCHAIC (ARCH + A + IC)
15 Newspaper page opened heartlessly (2-2) OP-ED (OPenED)
16 Advisor who partly controls, protects ruler (10) CONSULTANT (CONTrols outside SULTAN)
18 Something new at the lodge was met with applause (10) INNOVATION (INN + OVATION)
20 Fruit for New Zealander (4) KIWI (DD)
23 Emanating the fragrance of sodium (7) NASCENT (Na + SCENT)
24 Delight when returning from the bar (5) REVEL (LEVER<=)
26 A bore to capture petrol first (6) GASBAG (GAS + BAG)
27 Headgear is a brown wrench? (7) CAPSTAN (CAP + S + TAN)
28 Hatred of man forces one out of brutality (11) MALEVOLENCE (MALE + ViOLENCE)

DOWN
2 Kingdoms with genuine heartless mayors (6) REALMS (REAL + MayorS)
3 Endless indifference on the course (4) PATH (aPATHy)
4 The U.S. prospers despite one who arrests (10) SUPPRESSOR (US PROSPERS)*
5 Hallow gutted nudist who ruined the Government building (4,4) TOWN, HALL (HALLOW NudisT)*
6 Needing no introduction, Marconi played the instrument (7) OCARINA (mARCONI)* Fodder missing A
7 So, no microphone is designed for comfort? (9) ERGONOMIC (ERGO + NO + MIC)
8 In discord, good man left rifle out (6) STRIFE (ST + RIFlE)
13 Card game of dark African country? (10) MONTENEGRO (MONTE + NEGRO)
14 Adolescent on a journey in a catapult? (9) STRIPLING (TRIP inside SLING)
17 Buzzing, vocal bee capable of being summoned (8) EVOCABLE (VOCAL BEE)*
19 At waterfall, puzzled grammarian loses right mental makeup initially (7) NIAGARA (GrAmmARIAN)*
21 Call for sprocket-less cognitive rearrangement (6) INVITE (cogNITIVE)*
22 A theme embracing king of Cancer, for one (6) TROPIC (TOPIC outside R)
25 Pain inherent in maniac helper (4) ACHE (T)


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