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

[Joshuaceada]

Neyartha

ACROSS
1 Packet designed to hold upset editor's old automobile accessory (4,4)
5 Monkey aiding medical research? (6)
9 English church follows note set down by soldiers for the track team event (5,4)
11 Pale ghost, according to hearsay (5)
12 Offensive remarks of an officer beset by a troublesome sinus (7)
14 Ron ignored the crazy progenitor's narcissistic indulgence (3,4)
15 Eye ornaments suspiciously and get a contract-binding payment (7,5)
17 Exotic canyon daisies for the Christian festival (9,3)
20 Former alien entering part of the Marconi Memorial (3-4)
22 Thirsting for more as accepted model had to leave (7)
23 Committee with liberal king's out of place (5)
24 Leave port before drawing energy for a glider (9)
26 Fashionable attempt to grasp objective (6)
27 Tesla sent over for embrace by half of the Cubans in the workers quarters? (3,5)

DOWN
1 Fiery king exiled by Peruvian leader becomes sluggish (6)
2 Wall features a border around the flowers (9)
3 Boring to be alcohol-free (3)
4 It is descriptive of an ideal society (13)
6 Informal words of recognition in awkward situations (3-2-3-3)
7 A difficult catch for one travelling over snow (5)
8 Act for the audience in a treeless plain (6)
10 Shock killing is a result of a poll about Romania admitting failure (13)
13 Liberal voters shunned by Angstrom delivered new arrangement (5-6)
16 Tangy pies prepared by people from Alexandria, say (9)
18 Marsh turns up with a bid for the raw meat (6)
19 Bovine glands with uranium forcing out the adult snakes (6)
21 Get rid of some letters from a camera seller (5)
25 Surprisingly effective weapon against a sword? (3)

http://www.thehindu.com/crossword/th...cle8760220.ece

[deepakgita]

ACROSS
1 Packet designed to hold upset editor's old automobile accessory (4,4) TAPE DECK
5 Monkey aiding medical research? (6) RHESUS
9 English church follows note set down by soldiers for the track team event (5,4) RELAY RACE
11 Pale ghost, according to hearsay (5) WHITE
12 Offensive remarks of an officer beset by a troublesome sinus (7) INSULTS
14 Ron ignored the crazy progenitor's narcissistic indulgence (3,4)
15 Eye ornaments suspiciously and get a contract-binding payment (7,5)
17 Exotic canyon daisies for the Christian festival (9,3)
20 Former alien entering part of the Marconi Memorial (3-4)
22 Thirsting for more as accepted model had to leave (7)
23 Committee with liberal king's out of place (5)
24 Leave port before drawing energy for a glider (9)
26 Fashionable attempt to grasp objective (6)
27 Tesla sent over for embrace by half of the Cubans in the workers quarters? (3,5)

DOWN
1 Fiery king exiled by Peruvian leader becomes sluggish (6)
2 Wall features a border around the flowers (9)
3 Boring to be alcohol-free (3)
4 It is descriptive of an ideal society (13)
6 Informal words of recognition in awkward situations (3-2-3-3)
7 A difficult catch for one travelling over snow (5)
8 Act for the audience in a treeless plain (6)
10 Shock killing is a result of a poll about Romania admitting failure (13)
13 Liberal voters shunned by Angstrom delivered new arrangement (5-6)
16 Tangy pies prepared by people from Alexandria, say (9)
18 Marsh turns up with a bid for the raw meat (6)
19 Bovine glands with uranium forcing out the adult snakes (6)
21 Get rid of some letters from a camera seller (5)
25 Surprisingly effective weapon against a sword? (3)

[Russellbew]

ACROSS
1 Packet designed to hold upset editor's old automobile accessory (4,4) TAPE DECK
5 Monkey aiding medical research? (6) RHESUS
9 English church follows note set down by soldiers for the track team event (5,4) RELAY RACE
11 Pale ghost, according to hearsay (5) WHITE
12 Offensive remarks of an officer beset by a troublesome sinus (7) INSULTS
14 Ron ignored the crazy progenitor's narcissistic indulgence (3,4)
15 Eye ornaments suspiciously and get a contract-binding payment (7,5)
17 Exotic canyon daisies for the Christian festival (9,3)
20 Former alien entering part of the Marconi Memorial (3-4)
22 Thirsting for more as accepted model had to leave (7)
23 Committee with liberal king's out of place (5)
24 Leave port before drawing energy for a glider (9)
26 Fashionable attempt to grasp objective (6)
27 Tesla sent over for embrace by half of the Cubans in the workers quarters? (3,5)

DOWN
1 Fiery king exiled by Peruvian leader becomes sluggish (6)
2 Wall features a border around the flowers (9)
3 Boring to be alcohol-free (3)
4 It is descriptive of an ideal society (13)
6 Informal words of recognition in awkward situations (3-2-3-3)
7 A difficult catch for one travelling over snow (5)
8 Act for the audience in a treeless plain (6)
10 Shock killing is a result of a poll about Romania admitting failure (13)ELECTROCUTION
13 Liberal voters shunned by Angstrom delivered new arrangement (5-6)
16 Tangy pies prepared by people from Alexandria, say (9)EGYPTIANS
18 Marsh turns up with a bid for the raw meat (6)GOBBET
19 Bovine glands with uranium forcing out the adult snakes (6)
21 Get rid of some letters from a camera seller (5)ERASE
25 Surprisingly effective weapon against a sword? (3)PEN

[Joshuaceada]

Neyartha

ACROSS
1 Vets fed toper afflicted with a febrile disease (7,5)
8 Job of a longshoreman's wife going out for the right computer memory (7)
9 Remove part of the crab later (6)
11 Land of the slaves, once upon a time (4,5)
12 Sturdy and reliable (5)
14 Foreign trait's complexities resolved after removal of half the sample (9)
16 Amy goes west around Cuba for a welfare movement (1,1,1,1)
18 Call to do a bakery chore for the auditor (4)
19 Letter published prior to imprisonment shows fortitude (9)
21 Condition of the assets needs no introduction (5)
22 Libya interferes in transfer of the person making a formal statement (9)
23 City's silent before the incentive gets detailed (6)
25 It's charged back by a rash student quitting with clamour (7)
26 Cloud feature showing all is not lost? (6,6)

DOWN
2 Preliminary discussions for the German pool designed with Oriental input (11)
3 Carry mints prepared after the return of the painting (8)
4 Administrator to perform around the four with... (9)
5 ...Ray to get a type of memory (5)
6 Sensible Democrat overwhelmed by the bridge opponents' travel bag (6)
7 Animal with a sailor from the south (3)
8 Cook sends nudes in haste (10)
10 The lady can jet around to find how related items are placed on a market shelf (10)
13 Grief of someone showing courage accepting the last word of the volunteers on time (11)
15 Decoration placed around the unfinished flavoured sugar topping is therapeutic (9)
17 Crumpled raincoat of a man from Eastern Europe (8)
20 Revolutionary, free in France, is after the German leader's desert animal (6)
22 Ambition of one looking for pearls, perhaps, to move right up (5)
24 Group selling concealed battery-sporting equipment to handle load shedding? (1,1,1)

http://www.thehindu.com/crossword/th...cle8764480.ece

[Russellrvw]

ACROSS
1 Vets fed toper afflicted with a febrile disease (7,5) SPOTTED FEVER*
8 Job of a longshoreman's wife going out for the right com puter memory (7)
9 Remove part of the crab later (6)
11 Land of the slaves, once upon a time (4,5)
12 Sturdy and reliable (5)
14 Foreign trait's complexities resolved after removal of half the sample (9)
16 Amy goes west around Cuba for a welfare movement (1,1,1,1)
18 Call to do a bakery chore for the auditor (4)
19 Letter published prior to imprisonment shows fortitude (9)
21 Condition of the assets needs no introduction (5)
22 Libya interferes in transfer of the person making a formal statement (9)
23 City's silent before the incentive gets detailed (6)
25 It's charged back by a rash student quitting with clamour (7)
26 Cloud feature showing all is not lost? (6,6) SILVER LINING (CD)

DOWN
2 Preliminary discussions for the German pool designed with Oriental input (11) PROLEGOM(E)NA*
3 Carry mints prepared after the return of the painting (8)
4 Administrator to perform around the four with... (9)
5 ...Ray to get a type of memory (5)
6 Sensible Democrat overwhelmed by the bridge opponents' travel bag (6)
7 Animal with a sailor from the south (3)
8 Cook sends nudes in haste (10)
10 The lady can jet around to find how related items are placed on a market shelf (10) ADJACENTLY*
13 Grief of someone showing courage accepting the last word of the volunteers on time (11) {L(AMEN)(TA)(T)ION}
15 Decoration placed around the unfinished flavoured sugar topping is therapeutic (9)
17 Crumpled raincoat of a man from Eastern Europe (8)
20 Revolutionary, free in France, is after the German leader's desert animal (6)
22 Ambition of one looking for pearls, perhaps, to move right up (5)
24 Group selling concealed battery-sporting equipment to handle load shedding? (1,1,1)

[deepakgita]

ACROSS
1 Vets fed toper afflicted with a febrile disease (7,5) SPOTTED FEVER*
8 Job of a longshoreman's wife going out for the right com puter memory (7) STORAGE
9 Remove part of the crab later (6) ABLATE
11 Land of the slaves, once upon a time (4,5) DEEP SOUTH
12 Sturdy and reliable (5) SOLID
14 Foreign trait's complexities resolved after removal of half the sample (9) EXOTICISM
16 Amy goes west around Cuba for a welfare movement (1,1,1,1)
18 Call to do a bakery chore for the auditor (4)
19 Letter published prior to imprisonment shows fortitude (9)
21 Condition of the assets needs no introduction (5)
22 Libya interferes in transfer of the person making a formal statement (9)
23 City's silent before the incentive gets detailed (6)
25 It's charged back by a rash student quitting with clamour (7)
26 Cloud feature showing all is not lost? (6,6) SILVER LINING (CD)

DOWN
2 Preliminary discussions for the German pool designed with Oriental input (11) PROLEGOM(E)NA*
3 Carry mints prepared after the return of the painting (8)
4 Administrator to perform around the four with... (9)
5 ...Ray to get a type of memory (5)
6 Sensible Democrat overwhelmed by the bridge opponents' travel bag (6)
7 Animal with a sailor from the south (3)
8 Cook sends nudes in haste (10)
10 The lady can jet around to find how related items are placed on a market shelf (10) ADJACENTLY*
13 Grief of someone showing courage accepting the last word of the volunteers on time (11) {L(AMEN)(TA)(T)ION}
15 Decoration placed around the unfinished flavoured sugar topping is therapeutic (9)
17 Crumpled raincoat of a man from Eastern Europe (8)
20 Revolutionary, free in France, is after the German leader's desert animal (6)
22 Ambition of one looking for pearls, perhaps, to move right up (5)
24 Group selling concealed battery-sporting equipment to handle load shedding? (1,1,1)

[Russellbew]

ACROSS
1 Vets fed toper afflicted with a febrile disease (7,5) SPOTTED FEVER*
8 Job of a longshoreman's wife going out for the right com puter memory (7) STORAGE
9 Remove part of the crab later (6) ABLATE
11 Land of the slaves, once upon a time (4,5) DEEP SOUTH
12 Sturdy and reliable (5) SOLID
14 Foreign trait's complexities resolved after removal of half the sample (9) EXOTICISM
16 Amy goes west around Cuba for a welfare movement (1,1,1,1)YMCA
18 Call to do a bakery chore for the auditor (4)
19 Letter published prior to imprisonment shows fortitude (9)
21 Condition of the assets needs no introduction (5)
22 Libya interferes in transfer of the person making a formal statement (9)
23 City's silent before the incentive gets detailed (6)
25 It's charged back by a rash student quitting with clamour (7)
26 Cloud feature showing all is not lost? (6,6) SILVER LINING (CD)

DOWN
2 Preliminary discussions for the German pool designed with Oriental input (11) PROLEGOM(E)NA*
3 Carry mints prepared after the return of the painting (8)TRANSMIT
4 Administrator to perform around the four with... (9)EXECUTIVE
5 ...Ray to get a type of memory (5)FLASH
6 Sensible Democrat overwhelmed by the bridge opponents' travel bag (6)
7 Animal with a sailor from the south (3)
8 Cook sends nudes in haste (10)SUDDENNESS
10 The lady can jet around to find how related items are placed on a market shelf (10) ADJACENTLY*
13 Grief of someone showing courage accepting the last word of the volunteers on time (11) {L(AMEN)(TA)(T)ION}
15 Decoration placed around the unfinished flavoured sugar topping is therapeutic (9)
17 Crumpled raincoat of a man from Eastern Europe (8)
20 Revolutionary, free in France, is after the German leader's desert animal (6)
22 Ambition of one looking for pearls, perhaps, to move right up (5)
24 Group selling concealed battery-sporting equipment to handle load shedding? (1,1,1)

[Joshuaceada]

Buzzer

ACROSS
1 Crew without leader falling to pieces (6)
5 Bus on the way back expected to overrun (6)
10 Is lay sung out of tune unattractive? (4,2,3)
11 Help carry out present (5)
12 Percussion instrument set, a blaring to get over (5)
13 Inebriated are elated with one supplying drink (3-6)
14 Shame with dupe crossing all limits to overact (3,2,2)
16 Ending in picture is artificial (7)
18 Missile shot packing power to kill (7)
20 Disliked person sadly said “I must be leaving soon” (2-3-2)
21 Display skin for the audience in this occupation (9)
23 Hybrid car noises muffled frequently (5)
25 Be an uninitiated bigot (5)
26 Gradual loss of charm's heartbreaking for one (9)
27 Master's run in a golf club (6)
28 Rage of being comparatively thin, not large (6)

DOWN
2 Mostly excuse hugging date spontaneously (2,3)
3 Tipsy aunt eager to provide assurance (9)
4 Data encryption standard 1024 bits, best for a computer (7)
5 Light source, small one missing initially in circuit (3-4)
6 Wet meat has low temperature on the inside (5)
7 New neutral editor for Independent (9)
8 Fair growth of trees around for environment, extremely appropriate thing (4,3,6)
9 Big restricted zone cars pulled up to admit pedestrians ultimately (5,8)
15 Spoil kid turning up with it, a cocktail (9)
17 Disorder as in march going out of step (9)
19 Pilot training talk is inspiring (7)
20 Dark low cloud standing over river (7)
22 Fine cut to bring ... (5)
24 ... delayed single securing a century (2,3)

http://www.thehindu.com/crossword/th...cle8768947.ece

[deepakgita]

ACROSS
1 Crew without leader falling to pieces (6)
5 Bus on the way back expected to overrun (6)
10 Is lay sung out of tune unattractive? (4,2,3)
11 Help carry out present (5)
12 Percussion instrument set, a blaring to get over (5)
13 Inebriated are elated with one supplying drink (3-6)
14 Shame with dupe crossing all limits to overact (3,2,2)
16 Ending in picture is artificial (7)
18 Missile shot packing power to kill (7)
20 Disliked person sadly said “I must be leaving soon” (2-3-2) SO-AND-SO
21 Display skin for the audience in this occupation (9) CHAUFFEUR
23 Hybrid car noises muffled frequently (5) CROSS
25 Be an uninitiated bigot (5) EXIST
26 Gradual loss of charm's heartbreaking for one (9) ATTRITION
27 Master's run in a golf club (6)
28 Rage of being comparatively thin, not large (6)

DOWN
2 Mostly excuse hugging date spontaneously (2,3)
3 Tipsy aunt eager to provide assurance (9)
4 Data encryption standard 1024 bits, best for a computer (7)
5 Light source, small one missing initially in circuit (3-4)
6 Wet meat has low temperature on the inside (5)
7 New neutral editor for Independent (9)
8 Fair growth of trees around for environment, extremely appropriate thing (4,3,6)
9 Big restricted zone cars pulled up to admit pedestrians ultimately (5,8)
15 Spoil kid turning up with it, a cocktail (9)
17 Disorder as in march going out of step (9)
19 Pilot training talk is inspiring (7)
20 Dark low cloud standing over river (7)
22 Fine cut to bring ... (5)
24 ... delayed single securing a century (2,3)

[deepakgita]

ACROSS
1 Depict stern problem (8)
5 List of charges made by revolutionary artist in quarrel (6)
10 Head off in area covered with trees and everything (9)
11 Contradict opinion lacking force (5)
12 Delight about honour and support for hotel worker (11)
15 Current appeal about election’s first posted by Democrat (7-3)
16 Total love for wrestling (4)
18 Time needed by mimic to make record (4)
19 Attractive quality in crowd containing alien element (10)
21 Silly distortion of online scans (11)
24 Home movie’s last part lacking skill (5)
25 Nervous on airing composition initially devoid of life (9)
26 Understand article in newspaper after reflection (6)
27 Island’s sound central element (8)


DOWN
1 Remove act, very loud (4)
2 Right in strange way? Wrong (4)
3 Symbol in music book linked to scales played with frequency (4,4)
4 Typical letter, one with endless criticism (14) CHARACTERISTIC
6 Gold, smart colour (6) AUBURN
7 Cross I drew, covering boundaries of London airport (3-7) ILL-NATURED
8 Rodent filmed swimming on river (5,5) FIELD MOUSE
9 Vegetable oil back here got recycled (5,9) GLOBE ARTICHOKE
13 Cheerful deputy, good and honest (10)
14 New study breaking dictator down (10)
17 Very bad times for small communities (8)
20 Calm people agree (6)
22 Open ground occupied in part (4)
23 Hour in great discomfort (4)


http://www.thehindu.com/features/mag...cle8769386.ece