Saturday, 1 June 2013

THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: No 2741, Sunday 02 Jun 13

THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER
thumbnail No 2741, Sunday 02 Jun 13
Jun 2nd 2013, 03:00



ACROSS
1   Fail to avoid young lady (4) MISS [DD]
3   Mount unlikely check, about work of little value (3,4,3)  NOT MUCH COP {NOT MU*}{CH} {C}{OP}
9   Name one volatile gas (4) NEON {N}{ONE*}
10 TV lawyer, character defending army suspect (5,5) PERRY MASON {PER{RY MA*}SON}
12 Provider of childish amusement, card giving evidence? (4-2-3-3) JACK-IN-THE-BOX {JACK} {IN THE BOX}
14 Drink from trophy after Cambridge college lost at last (6,3) CLARET CUP {CLARE}{T} {CUP}
16 Fortunate? Very possibly (4) WELL [DD]
17 Opposed to some in Constantinople (4) ANTI [T]
18 Volunteers to feed US artist's fish (5,4) MANTA RAYS {MAN{TA} RAY'S}
20 One eager to leave bang on time caught guard breaking into cupboard (5-7) CLOCK-WATCHER {C}{LOCK-{WATCH}ER}
24 Drudge recalled being beaten about at home (10) CINDERELLA {C{IN}DERELLA*}
25 First to recognise a French character (4) RUNE {R}{UNE}
26 Weak type, complete killjoy (3,7) WET BLANKET {WET} {BLANKET}

27 Extremely clever? Yes, to some extent (4) VERY [T]

DOWN
1   Leader of military junta shot head of charging animal (7)  MUNTJAC {M}{JUNTA*}{C}
2   They provide traction, as shown in broadcast about foremost of cars (4,6)  SNOW CHAINS {SNOW {C}HAINS*}
4   Clear above top of tower (5) OVERT {OVER}{T}
5   One keeping score by enclosure with a felt-tip (6,3) MARKER PEN {MARKER} {PEN}
6   Accepted the law needs changing in a protectorate (12) COMMONWEALTH {COMMON}{WEALTH*}
7   Mould in shed (4) CAST [DD]
8   Evergreen, over in glen, I pollarded (4) PINE [T<=]
11 The enemy is bound to take its toll? Wait and see (4,4,4) TIME WILL TELL {TIME} {WILL TELL}
13 Book desolate inn (5,5) BLEAK HOUSE {BLEAK} {HOUSE}
15 Tell all to move nearer fair (4,5) COME CLEAN {COME} {CLEAN}
19 Contemptible involving Church of England in witchcraft (7) SORCERY {SOR{CE}RY}
21 Reportedly distraught playwright (5) WILDE (~wild)
22 Broadcast about introduction of cigarette lighter (4) SCOW {S{C}OW}
23 A single person, out of condition, losing heart (4) UNIT UNfIT


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