The Hindu Crossword #8558 - 23rd Mar 2006


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Across

1 Disorder in medical speciality — inadequate (7) ENTROPY [Ravi : = disorder ENT - Medical speciality, rest i guessed]

5 Business house, new, cagey variety (6) AGENCY [Anag of N(ew) CAGEY]

11 Take a walk.: that is lawful (5) LEGIT [LEG IT - Take a walk]

12 Valuable painting — by Mr. Chips? (3,6) OLD MASTER [Direct Clue??]

13 I voted in a frenzy for divergence (9) DEVIATION [Pradeep : Anag of I VOTED IN A, Frenzy is the Anagram indicator, Divergence is the Defn.]

14 Language feature includes a bit of romanticism (5) NORSE [NOSE is a feature, R is a bit of romanticism]

15 Eastern study of a garden (4) EDEN [E + DEN]

17 Drunken master's in the garage (7) SMASHED [S mas HED]

21 Essayist was an eccentric don's aid (7) ADDISON [Anag of DONS AID]

22 Bird, reportedly underage (4) MYNA [Anita : reportedly indicates a
homophone, myna sounds like minor, which means underag
]

26 Open to view in a hovertrain (5) OVERT [Hidden Clue - hOVERTrain]

27 Is it blasé, oddly to keep steady (9) STABILISE [Anag of IS IT BLASE]

29 Chicken leg for playing the tavil? (9) DRUMSTICK [Ravi : DRUM STICK]

30 Try to throw up in the middle of hospital transport (5) RETCH [Middle of stRETCHer]

31 The right to get in with a meal starter (6) ENTREE [Explanation please??]

32 Oglers' arrest's questionable (7) STARERS [Anag of ARRESTS]

Down

2 Part of Israel in which Beersheba is located (5) NEGEV [Ravi : the NEGEV desert lies in Israel]

3 Plant for producing wheat flour in the centre of Arni (6) RATTAN [Anita : wheat flour = ATTA in the center of A(rn)i = RN]

4 Gain in favour of the healthy (6) PROFIT [PRO + FIT]

6 Late Soviet policy — the last song played (8) GLASNOST [Ravi : Anagram last song]

7 The fame of the infamous (9) NOTORIETY [Direct Clue]

8 Delivery, one from a British royal house maybe (6) YORKER [YORK + ER]

9 Second-grade climber's aid is an inflated sac (7) BLADDER [B + LADDER]

10 Tumour a daemon unleashed (7) ADENOMA [Pradeep : Tumour is the Defn. Anag. of A DAEMON, unleashed is the Anag indicator]

16 The final outcome put paid to Ulster revolt (3,6) END RESULT [Pradeep : The final outcome is the Defn. Revolt is the Anag. indicator, Ulster is the Anag fodder, how do we arrive at END??]

18 Aversion to a staid set's rambling (8) DISTASTE [Pradeep : Aversion is the Defn. STAID SET is the Anag. fodder, rambling is the Anag indicator]

19 Devotion reverses quarrel over vessel (7) WORSHIP [Anita : quarrel =
row, reversed 'row' = WOR + vessel = SHIP]


20 Tanning material derived from a delicate chunky plant (7) CATECHU [Explanation please??]

23 Cheese dish found melting; start eating (6) FONDUE [Anita : melting =
anagram indicator, ana. of FOUND + start of the word 'eating' = E
]

24 Lot of money for a parcel (6) PACKET [Direct Clue??]

25 Image maker that does not lie (6) MIRROR [Direct Clue]

28 Finally put to rest (5) INTER [Direct Clue]


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