THC-crossword thread-7; 5 answers PP till 4 pm IST

[pavalamani pragasam]

Across
1 Deliver an open handed blow and symbolically arrest (8)
5 Some Kaffir men ratify (6) AFFIRM (T)
10 Superannuate without right, and join up again (5) RETI[-r]E
11 Vibrates seconds after hoofed animals lose weight and gain density (9)
12 Bridge player reserves electronic reading materials (1-5) E-(BOOKS)
13 No “Ladies first” policy in this locker area (4,4)
15 Golden Temple devotees kiss the top of the head and circumambulate (5) SIK(H)S*
17 Actors were graded and neutered (9) (CAST)(RATED)
19 Vintage or outmoded, depending upon point of view (3,6)
20 Ash held by personal assistant for a governor (5)
21 The good man that Simon Templar is, as shown by his initials (3,5)
23 See 1 Dn.
27 Decent pie can be made from this insect (9)
28 Homer's book that I laid around (5)
29 Gathered together and lifted (6)
30,3 Facetiously shove one fleshy bit into another (6,2,5)

Down
1,23 Ac. Stud farm owner commonly found in politics (5,6)HORSE TRADER
2 Well connected when the IP service was up (9)
3 See 30 Ac.
4 IV, but not intravenous (4)FOUR
6 Celluloid piece tapes hallucinatory experience (9)
7 Short preamble about nitro compound (5)INTRO
8 Church service about tapes, CDs etc led to mainstream communication (4,5)MASS MEDIA
9 Serve lady misbehaving badly (9) ADVERSELY
14 Recorded one about Dracula, for example and died (9) ACCOUNTED
15 Exhibits vehicle used for racing (6,3) SPORTS CAR
16 Entertain left winger who takes ecstasy instead of tea, I hear (9) SOCIALISE
18 Takes 15 for a spin, to check out, on impulse (4,5) TEST DRIVE
22 Nine went madly round the bend resulting in boredom (5)ENNUI
24 Repenting after having sounded the bell around lunchtime (5)
25 God and arch-criminal created radioactive gas (5)
26 Nothing contributed to the world of mathematics by India (4)

[pavalamani pragasam]

Across
1 Deliver an open handed blow and symbolically arrest (8)HANDCUFF
5 Some Kaffir men ratify (6) AFFIRM (T)
10 Superannuate without right, and join up again (5) RETI[-r]E
11 Vibrates seconds after hoofed animals lose weight and gain density (9)UNDULATES
12 Bridge player reserves electronic reading materials (1-5) E-(BOOKS)
13 No “Ladies first” policy in this locker area (4,4)MENS ROOM
15 Golden Temple devotees kiss the top of the head and circumambulate (5) SIK(H)S*
17 Actors were graded and neutered (9) (CAST)(RATED)
19 Vintage or outmoded, depending upon point of view (3,6)OLD SCHOOL
20 Ash held by personal assistant for a governor (5)PASHA
21 The good man that Simon Templar is, as shown by his initials (3,5)THE SAINT
23 See 1 Dn.
27 Decent pie can be made from this insect (9)CENTIPEDE
28 Homer's book that I laid around (5)ILIAD
29 Gathered together and lifted (6)RAISED
30,3 Facetiously shove one fleshy bit into another (6,2,5)TONGUE IN CHEEK

Down
1,23 Ac. Stud farm owner commonly found in politics (5,6)HORSE TRADER
2 Well connected when the IP service was up (9)NETWORKED
3 See 30 Ac.
4 IV, but not intravenous (4)FOUR
6 Celluloid piece tapes hallucinatory experience (9)FILMSTRIP
7 Short preamble about nitro compound (5)INTRO
8 Church service about tapes, CDs etc led to mainstream communication (4,5)MASS MEDIA
9 Serve lady misbehaving badly (9) ADVERSELY
14 Recorded one about Dracula, for example and died (9) ACCOUNTED
15 Exhibits vehicle used for racing (6,3) SPORTS CAR
16 Entertain left winger who takes ecstasy instead of tea, I hear (9) SOCIALISE
18 Takes 15 for a spin, to check out, on impulse (4,5) TEST DRIVE
22 Nine went madly round the bend resulting in boredom (5)ENNUI
24 Repenting after having sounded the bell around lunchtime (5)RUING
25 God and arch-criminal created radioactive gas (5)RADON
26 Nothing contributed to the world of mathematics by India (4)ZERO

Very good!

[deepakgita]

ACROSS
1 Agile thief in saloon, say, grabbing food with thanks, turned and left (3,7)
6 Work that’s necessary to stop usurper (4)
9 Completed refund, food being rotten (7,3)
10 Kid after carbon copy (4)
11 Area of London church? Different area (7) CHELSEA
12 Address European court, entering appeal (7) LECTURE
14 Opening wide, scoffed doughnut? Delicious (5-8) MOUTH-WATERING
17 Victory and loss traced variously in royal residence (7,6) WINDSOR CASTLE
19 Second language good for party (7) SHINDIG
21 Leading story, not a surprise (7)
23 Notion one endlessly cherished (4)
24 Singer arriving initially during frantic alarm in Oz (5,5)
25 Pant softly and sink back (4)
26 State laundry list, finally acceptable (10)


DOWN
1 Account kept by scoundrel with yen for ministerial office (6)
2 Rising in force, curtailed armistice (5)
3 Open day in university, I’d guess, chaotic (11)
4 Hear about upset following party for Mafia boss (9)
5 Permissible to exclude learner? Very bad (5)
7 Ridiculous price upon large rodent (9)
8 Cover me, supporting battalion’s leader in rush (8)
13 Dejected and cold, pause on marshland, taking everything in (11)
14 Virility in body securing new job (9)
15 Economist’s answer blocks merriment, right away (4,5)
16 Misrepresenting wit, badly hurt (8)
18 Get back for example in shower (6)
20 Fruit in Antigua varied (5)
22 Number with alien belief (5)


Grid at http://www.thehindu.com/features/mag...cle8541032.ece

[sandhya.p61]

ACROSS
1 Agile thief in saloon, say, grabbing food with thanks, turned and left (3,7)
6 Work that’s necessary to stop usurper (4)
9 Completed refund, food being rotten (7,3)
10 Kid after carbon copy (4)
11 Area of London church? Different area (7) CHELSEA
12 Address European court, entering appeal (7) LECTURE
14 Opening wide, scoffed doughnut? Delicious (5-8) MOUTH-WATERING
17 Victory and loss traced variously in royal residence (7,6) WINDSOR CASTLE
19 Second language good for party (7) SHINDIG
21 Leading story, not a surprise (7) STARTLE
23 Notion one endlessly cherished (4)
24 Singer arriving initially during frantic alarm in Oz (5,5)
25 Pant softly and sink back (4)
26 State laundry list, finally acceptable (10) WASHINGTON


DOWN
1 Account kept by scoundrel with yen for ministerial office (6)
2 Rising in force, curtailed armistice (5)
3 Open day in university, I’d guess, chaotic (11)
4 Hear about upset following party for Mafia boss (9)
5 Permissible to exclude learner? Very bad (5)
7 Ridiculous price upon large rodent (9)
8 Cover me, supporting battalion’s leader in rush (8)
13 Dejected and cold, pause on marshland, taking everything in (11)
14 Virility in body securing new job (9) MANLINESS
15 Economist’s answer blocks merriment, right away (4,5) ADAM SMITH
16 Misrepresenting wit, badly hurt (8) TWISTING
18 Get back for example in shower (6)
20 Fruit in Antigua varied (5)
22 Number with alien belief (5)

[pavalamani pragasam]

ACROSS
1 Agile thief in saloon, say, grabbing food with thanks, turned and left (3,7)
6 Work that’s necessary to stop usurper (4)
9 Completed refund, food being rotten (7,3)
10 Kid after carbon copy (4)
11 Area of London church? Different area (7) CHELSEA
12 Address European court, entering appeal (7) LECTURE
14 Opening wide, scoffed doughnut? Delicious (5-8) MOUTH-WATERING
17 Victory and loss traced variously in royal residence (7,6) WINDSOR CASTLE
19 Second language good for party (7) SHINDIG
21 Leading story, not a surprise (7) STARTLE
23 Notion one endlessly cherished (4)
24 Singer arriving initially during frantic alarm in Oz (5,5)
25 Pant softly and sink back (4)
26 State laundry list, finally acceptable (10) WASHINGTON


DOWN
1 Account kept by scoundrel with yen for ministerial office (6)
2 Rising in force, curtailed armistice (5)TRUCE
3 Open day in university, I’d guess, chaotic (11)
4 Hear about upset following party for Mafia boss (9)
5 Permissible to exclude learner? Very bad (5)AWFUL
7 Ridiculous price upon large rodent (9)PORCUPINE
8 Cover me, supporting battalion’s leader in rush (8)
13 Dejected and cold, pause on marshland, taking everything in (11)CRESTFALLEN
14 Virility in body securing new job (9) MANLINESS
15 Economist’s answer blocks merriment, right away (4,5) ADAM SMITH
16 Misrepresenting wit, badly hurt (8) TWISTING
18 Get back for example in shower (6)
20 Fruit in Antigua varied (5)
22 Number with alien belief (5)TENET

[pavalamani pragasam]

ACROSS
1 Agile thief in saloon, say, grabbing food with thanks, turned and left (3,7)CAT BURGLAR
6 Work that’s necessary to stop usurper (4)OPUS
9 Completed refund, food being rotten (7,3)ROUNDED OFF
10 Kid after carbon copy (4)CRIB
11 Area of London church? Different area (7) CHELSEA
12 Address European court, entering appeal (7) LECTURE
14 Opening wide, scoffed doughnut? Delicious (5-8) MOUTH-WATERING
17 Victory and loss traced variously in royal residence (7,6) WINDSOR CASTLE
19 Second language good for party (7) SHINDIG
21 Leading story, not a surprise (7) STARTLE
23 Notion one endlessly cherished (4)IDEA
24 Singer arriving initially during frantic alarm in Oz (5,5)MARIO LANZA
25 Pant softly and sink back (4)GASP
26 State laundry list, finally acceptable (10) WASHINGTON


DOWN
1 Account kept by scoundrel with yen for ministerial office (6)CURACY
2 Rising in force, curtailed armistice (5)TRUCE
3 Open day in university, I’d guess, chaotic (11)UNDISGUISED
4 Hear about upset following party for Mafia boss (9)GODFATHER
5 Permissible to exclude learner? Very bad (5)AWFUL
7 Ridiculous price upon large rodent (9)PORCUPINE
8 Cover me, supporting battalion’s leader in rush (8)SUBMERGE
13 Dejected and cold, pause on marshland, taking everything in (11)CRESTFALLEN
14 Virility in body securing new job (9) MANLINESS
15 Economist’s answer blocks merriment, right away (4,5) ADAM SMITH
16 Misrepresenting wit, badly hurt (8) TWISTING
18 Get back for example in shower (6)REGAIN
20 Fruit in Antigua varied (5)GUAVA
22 Number with alien belief (5)TENET

Good!

[Joshuaceada]

Incognito

Across
8 Food for a king in church (4)
9 Pimpri smelter has a refractor (5)
10 Six balls are completed (4)
11 Grandma, in America, idiotic clot left welcome mat in tatters (6)
12 Robbery of a town on the French railway (8)
13 Killer's half an inch behind fools (8)
15 Parsee can make a shawl (6)
17 Subject's sailing ship has some yellow coloured sails initially (7)
19 Churchmen's normal male issues (7)
22 A shoe with straps? It may smell good when burnt (6)
24 Container has unknown, initially liquid, group of chemicals (8)
26 Break French law before old city election at first (8)
28 Chap may go before Walker for a drink (6)
30 Some tobacco for a pound (4)
31 Nails levy on air (5)
32 Dash to garage front for ladder part (4)

Down
1 Stun Azed at sea (4)
2 Denigrates Elizabeth hugging setter and a king (8)
3 Man on board (on board a ship) deposits eggs (6)
4 Grabbing excitedly without right led to large explosion (3,4)
5 After morning, brothers have first invocation along with a food for the gods (8)
6 English lexicographer's a hunter of birds (6)
7 Buzzer, before first round, gets a beverage (4)
14 Cyrillic letter in possession of Schwarzenegger (5)
16 Famous Quaker's Chinese money — a coin (5)
18 California reduced travel allowance to old Indian city (8)
20 Suffocates small mummies (8)
21 For starters, study chemistry, that is, new chemical equations at first, as part of this (7)
23 Solve: Put a fish in a river (6)
25 She is confused after jar is returned to Jatin 'Kaka' Khanna (6)
27 Run out leads to utter defeat (4)
29 Nobody's sister, I hear (4)

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper...cle8417849.ece

[deepakgita]

Across
8 Food for a king in church (4)
9 Pimpri smelter has a refractor (5)
10 Six balls are completed (4)
11 Grandma, in America, idiotic clot left welcome mat in tatters (6)
12 Robbery of a town on the French railway (8)
13 Killer's half an inch behind fools (8)
15 Parsee can make a shawl (6)
17 Subject's sailing ship has some yellow coloured sails initially (7)
19 Churchmen's normal male issues (7) PARSONS
22 A shoe with straps? It may smell good when burnt (6) SANDAL
24 Container has unknown, initially liquid, group of chemicals (8) CARBOXYL
26 Break French law before old city election at first (8) FRACTURE
28 Chap may go before Walker for a drink (6) JOHNNY
30 Some tobacco for a pound (4)
31 Nails levy on air (5)
32 Dash to garage front for ladder part (4)

Down
1 Stun Azed at sea (4)
2 Denigrates Elizabeth hugging setter and a king (8)
3 Man on board (on board a ship) deposits eggs (6)
4 Grabbing excitedly without right led to large explosion (3,4)
5 After morning, brothers have first invocation along with a food for the gods (8)
6 English lexicographer's a hunter of birds (6)
7 Buzzer, before first round, gets a beverage (4)
14 Cyrillic letter in possession of Schwarzenegger (5)
16 Famous Quaker's Chinese money — a coin (5)
18 California reduced travel allowance to old Indian city (8)
20 Suffocates small mummies (8)
21 For starters, study chemistry, that is, new chemical equations at first, as part of this (7)
23 Solve: Put a fish in a river (6)
25 She is confused after jar is returned to Jatin 'Kaka' Khanna (6)
27 Run out leads to utter defeat (4)
29 Nobody's sister, I hear (4)

[Russellrvw]

Across
8 Food for a king in church (4) C(A/K)E
9 Pimpri smelter has a refractor (5) PRISM (T)
10 Six balls are completed (4) OVER [2]
11 Grandma, in America, idiotic clot left welcome mat in tatters (6)
12 Robbery of a town on the French railway (8)
13 Killer's half an inch behind fools (8)
15 Parsee can make a shawl (6)
17 Subject's sailing ship has some yellow coloured sails initially (7)
19 Churchmen's normal male issues (7) PARSONS
22 A shoe with straps? It may smell good when burnt (6) SANDAL
24 Container has unknown, initially liquid, group of chemicals (8) CARBOXYL
26 Break French law before old city election at first (8) FRACTURE
28 Chap may go before Walker for a drink (6) JOHNNY
30 Some tobacco for a pound (4)
31 Nails levy on air (5)
32 Dash to garage front for ladder part (4)

Down
1 Stun Azed at sea (4) DAZE*
2 Denigrates Elizabeth hugging setter and a king (8) BES(ME)(A/R)S
3 Man on board (on board a ship) deposits eggs (6)
4 Grabbing excitedly without right led to large explosion (3,4)
5 After morning, brothers have first invocation along with a food for the gods (8)
6 English lexicographer's a hunter of birds (6)
7 Buzzer, before first round, gets a beverage (4)
14 Cyrillic letter in possession of Schwarzenegger (5)
16 Famous Quaker's Chinese money — a coin (5)
18 California reduced travel allowance to old Indian city (8)
20 Suffocates small mummies (8)
21 For starters, study chemistry, that is, new chemical equations at first, as part of this (7)
23 Solve: Put a fish in a river (6)
25 She is confused after jar is returned to Jatin 'Kaka' Khanna (6)
27 Run out leads to utter defeat (4)
29 Nobody's sister, I hear (4)

[pavalamani pragasam]

Across
8 Food for a king in church (4) C(A/K)E
9 Pimpri smelter has a refractor (5) PRISM (T)
10 Six balls are completed (4) OVER [2]
11 Grandma, in America, idiotic clot left welcome mat in tatters (6)
12 Robbery of a town on the French railway (8)
13 Killer's half an inch behind fools (8)
15 Parsee can make a shawl (6)
17 Subject's sailing ship has some yellow coloured sails initially (7)
19 Churchmen's normal male issues (7) PARSONS
22 A shoe with straps? It may smell good when burnt (6) SANDAL
24 Container has unknown, initially liquid, group of chemicals (8) CARBOXYL
26 Break French law before old city election at first (8) FRACTURE
28 Chap may go before Walker for a drink (6) JOHNNY
30 Some tobacco for a pound (4)
31 Nails levy on air (5)
32 Dash to garage front for ladder part (4)

Down
1 Stun Azed at sea (4) DAZE*
2 Denigrates Elizabeth hugging setter and a king (8) BES(ME)(A/R)S
3 Man on board (on board a ship) deposits eggs (6)SPAWNS
4 Grabbing excitedly without right led to large explosion (3,4)BIG BANG
5 After morning, brothers have first invocation along with a food for the gods (8)AMBROSIA
6 English lexicographer's a hunter of birds (6)FOWLER
7 Buzzer, before first round, gets a beverage (4)
14 Cyrillic letter in possession of Schwarzenegger (5)
16 Famous Quaker's Chinese money — a coin (5)
18 California reduced travel allowance to old Indian city (8)CALCUTTA
20 Suffocates small mummies (8)
21 For starters, study chemistry, that is, new chemical equations at first, as part of this (7)
23 Solve: Put a fish in a river (6)
25 She is confused after jar is returned to Jatin 'Kaka' Khanna (6)
27 Run out leads to utter defeat (4)
29 Nobody's sister, I hear (4)