Hindu Xword 8236

Across

1 Without exaggeration, they also taste funny (2,3,3,5) TO SAY THE LEAST.

9 Old hairpiece for a porker, containing twisted wire (7) PERIWIG.

10 They bar re-spelling from memory (2,5) BY HEART.

11 Quality of time spent in a speech of praise (9) ATTRIBUTE.

12 Mature insect caught by Poornima got away ... (5) IMAGO.

13 ... despite the fact that the power of reasoning was cut short (7) THOUGH.

14 Headlong rush made pets scurry (8) STAMPEDE.

17 Put at risk like many a species of wildlife (8) ENDANGER.

19 Climber could descend thus very quietly: real trick (6) RAPPEL.

23 He can heal a dog reaching the Emergency Room (5) CURER.

25 Give a name to an oriental portent in an engagement (9) DESIGNATE.

26 It relieves the pain of people, though briefly, before onset of laryngitis (7) MENTHOL.

27 Integral, not constructed externally (2-5) IN-BUILT.

28 The Times etc. on the march, getting the sack? (7,8) WALKING PAPERS.(?)

Down

1 This support for sail is a most apt arrangement (7) TOPMAST.

2 English town where a good man, famous car maker, captured a deserter (9) STRATFORD.

3 Opening the mouth wide in a gesture of boredom (7) YAWNING.

4 Important person's audible greeting at a further level (4-2) HIGH-UP.

5 Text of opera about fickle, brittle love (8) LIBRETTO.

6 The unbeliever's belief (7) ATHEISM.

7 A place in Mumbai for a police station (5) THANA.

8 Freshly hard-coated battery terminal (7) CATHODE.

15 Lay stress on speed as is found in extremes of endurance (9) EMPHASISE.

16 Latest food shop admits husband in city (3,5) NEW DELHI.

17 Expressions of praise providing income? A novelty (7) ENCOMIA.

18 Arctic creature featuring in a seminar whalers conducted (7) NARWHAL.

20 Symbolic study of mathematics? (7) ALGEBRA.

21 Character from Hamlet or King Lear set about (7) LAERTES.

22 Making a demand qua the ruler (6) ASKING.

24 Restore some of the old serene way of life (5) RENEW.

Hindu Xword 8234

Across

1 Read jingle about quality tea (10)DARJEELING

7 White wine that does not begin to cause disgust (4)HOCK

9 Villain in Demerara scaled new heights here (6)RASCAL

10 Funny mole with scar tissue that is abnormally hard (8)SCLEROMA

11 Artists located at home with Russian monk (8)RASPUTIN

12 Up and down movement that is a pastime for children (6)SEESAW

13 An error in repairing the same kit (7)MISTAKE

16 Post-war conference venue, an insane destination, looking back (7)

17 Condition of a youngster, young Capone, perhaps (7)BOYHOOD

19 Say, look at the fish! That's the limit! (7)CEILING

22 Red Cross laws violated in careless writing (6)SCRAWL

23 "Wonderful" structures of an ancient people (8)PYRAMIDS

26 Think carefully: red icons are deceptive (8)CONSIDER

27 Appreciation for a quiet improvement in wages (6)PRAISE

28 A game for the number one mole (1-3)

29 Be careful with English essay: do it differently (4,4,2)EASY DOES IT

Down

2 Yogic posture, in part, was a natural development (5)ASANA

3 Big prize for the sailor — the money in the pool (7)JACKPOT

4 Brilliant success of a Conservative in late return (5)ECLAT

5 Anne is troubled and demented (6)INSANE

6 Concretion in the body that aggravates sound quality (9)

7 Poles share fresh gear (7)HARNESS

8 What did you say? Pay another visit? (4,5)COME AGAIN

14 One boy angry with German decoration (4,5)

15 Ken glowed afresh with awareness (9)KNOWLEDGE

18 Listen, then give voice to gossip (7)HEARSAY

20 A drink for a dime: ale in new form (7)LIMEADE

21 Dispenses with duplicate parts (6)SPARES

24 Fast but quiet in an attack (5)RAPID

25 Old P.M. of the French, the best (5)DESAI

Hindu Xword 8233

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1 College students' society organised by a rosy trio (8)SORORITY

5 Electrician gives off fiery particles (6)SPARKS

10 Record of an item reversed in a plan naturally (5)ANNAL

11 Girl reportedly yielding produces apprehension (9)MISGIVING

12 Clinical procedure of which the finding could be positive or negative (5,4)BLOOD TEST

13 Vessels or vessel placed around joint (5)SHIPS

14 Nobody unknown gets back gas (5)XENON

16 Vessel for boiling has a cold run, oddly (8)CAULDRON

18 Headgear that was right somehow (5,3)STRAW HAT

20 "Let war — to peace, laurels to paeans" (Cicero) (5)YIELD

24 A chef's top decoration? (5)ICING

25 Mock serenade organised by Ravi and Chari (9)CHARIVARI

27 Cast aspersion on a girl's reputation (9)DISCREDIT

28 Ally, nameless, is boiled in oil (5)FRIED

29 What to apply to keep the wheels moving, literally and figuratively (6)GREASE

30 Refining new way to commit a violation (8)INFRINGE

Down

1 Container of cleaning agent provides standing for speakers (7)SOAPBOX

2 City that was called on to contain love (7)RANGOON

3 Irritated by some puerile diversions (5)RILED

4 Meddle quietly in meeker surroundings (6)TAMPER

6 Novelist who was said to be ecclesiastic (9)PRIESTLEY

7 More wet (7)RAINIER

8 Hires symbols? No problem (5,2)SIGNS ON

9 A trashy arrangement to fill a smoker's need (7)ASHTRAY

15 Swingers left in disarray: they deliver papers (9)NEWSGIRLS

17 Machine-readable lines (except regulations) (3,4)BAR CODE

18 Noisy party that is quiet and trendy, understand? (7)SHINDIG

19 A fresh edition about children (7)REISSUE

21 Joyfulness induced by headless kinsman (7)ELATION

22 Lose importance, like wild Ned perhaps (7)DWINDLE

23 Box for transport not returned (6)CARTON

26 Deduce loss of small number in Dante's work (5) INFER

Hindu Xword 8232

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1 In a dark winter, gin cocktail is one to quench thirst (8,5)DRINKING WATER

10 State (abroad) of the weak mule? I wonder! (9)MILWAUKEE

11 He makes a mark at the polls, possibly (5)VOTER

12 Greek character is a symbol of summation (5)SIGMA

13 European highway, but not really meant for three-wheelers (9)AUTOROUTE

14 Do a Holmes act (6)DETECT

16 Helen's abductor in France (5)PARIS

19 Diplomat, a bit of a brazen voyeur (5)ENVOY

20 Loud sound from writer Saul (6)BELLOW

25 Vanish, if wrongly apprised about Adam's origin (9)DISAPPEAR

26 African town can bend accountant back (5)ACCRA

27 A soft encounter includes this frequently (5)OFTEN

28 Native of China cannot see danger (9)CANTONESE

29 Personal assistant, young girl, is a creature of prey (9,4)SECRETARY BIRD

Down

2 Demote Lee? Great wrong (8)RELEGATE

3 Antelope, a bit young, caught by legendary cook (5)NYALA

4 Stationery item, oddly a soft kind (3,3)INK PAD

5 Big conflict that started on 28th July 1914 (5,3)GREAT WAR

6 Drives organised with tea to give publicity (9)ADVERTISE

7 Have a meal away from home — not necessarily under the stars (3,3)EAT OUT

8 A Frenchman was accustomed to being entertained (6)AMUSED

9 Porridge got by brandishing Luger (5)GRUEL

15 It is the key for getting sustenance from preserved food (3,6)CAN OPENER

17 Quiet man owing money cold-shouldered by suspension of electricity supply (5,3)POWER CUT

18 The end of the air raid, by the sound of it (3,5)ALL CLEAR(?)

21 A cloth maker, we were told (6)WEAVER

22 Included in dread hocus-pocus for a specific purpose (2,3)AD HOC

23 Deadly fly set off repeatedly (6)TSETSE

24 What Hamlet might have spent (6)KRONER

26 A missile that ended a war (1-4) A-BOMB

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Hindu Xword 8231

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1 Kind of glass little Frederic found around the East of Germany (7)FROSTED

5 Polish the image, cross it and commit yourself (7)RUBICON

9 Software — to power the surgeon's method? (9,6)OPERATING SYSTEM

10 The girl is a ringer, they say (6)ISABEL

11 Can TN ignore leaking gas ... (8)NITROGEN

13 ... till we meet again in Paris? (2,6)AU REVOIR

15 What the undergrad works for (6)DEGREE

18 Make a demand for inclusion of sibling in international (6)INSIST

19 Cupid's victory, a surprise in this tournament (5,3)DAVIS CUP

22 Trembling milk maker in modest surroundings (8)SHUDDERY

24 The meaning of one part of foreign trade (6)IMPORT

27 In language, it is the... sure thing! (8,7)DEFINITE ARTICLE

28 Deer tracked by university official in English girl's school (7)ROEDEAN(?)

29 Dirty pawnbroker, a Pole (7)UNCLEAN

Down

1 Plant life around centre of presidency in American state (7)FLORIDA

2 Carmen, for example, part of a cooperative effort (5)OPERA

3 Some dregs to inspire the fortune teller (3,6)TEA LEAVES(?)

4 Solid support for speakers (4)DAIS

5 Get back in gear somehow (6)REGAIN

6 Customer for a cow shelter, say (5)BUYER

7 Unqualified Erica got caught slipping (9)CATEGORIC

8 A candidate, benami perhaps (7)NOMINEE

12 Appropriate seizure (3)NIP(?)

14 Rearrangement that could worry ministers (9)RESHUFFLE

16 Imagine Connecticut turning mysterious (9)ENIGMATIC

17 Authority to influence a decision perhaps (3)SAY

18 Member of the team, one privy to exclusive information (7)INSIDER

20 A design to lightly hit a bird (7)PATTERN

21 Native of Brittany in a British school (6)BRITON

23 Kathak, say, in a mundan ceremony (5)DANCE

25 At the right moment, unity surrounds copper (2,3)ON CUE

26 Demon of a planet (4) RAHU

Hindu Xword 8230

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1 Speech sound in one syllable as in `coin' (9)DIPHTHONG

5 The horseman's stipulation (5)RIDER

8 Big characters from New Delhi and Islamabad? (8)CAPITALS

9 Steal from a garden with a rugby move, please, to start with (6)SCRUMP

11 Eastern lake could be frightening (5)EERIE

12 Natural disasters, could be, not man-made things (4,2,3)ACTS OF GOD

13 Move casually, say, accepting deposit (6)SASHAY

14 An English resort said to bring cheer (8)BRIGHTEN

16 Instruction in good art in a novel way (8)TRAINING

18 Get a boat in shape (6)OBTAIN

22 Meal starter absolves famous publisher (5,4)CHEER SOUP

23 The spirit of The Tempest (5)ARIEL

24 The idea that the Italian found reversed in the middle of the day (6)NOTION

25 Call at funeral for a final delivery of mail (4,4)LAST POST

26 Fetter the murderer, hot within (5)CHAIN

27 In the marina, cop became comprehensive (9)PANORAMIC

Down

1 Writer whose expectations were great! (7)DICKENS

2 Old Egyptian paper (7)PAPYRUS

3 Oddly, northern boatmen are naturally fitted to their role (2,3,6,4)TO THE MANNER BORN

4 It is used to reduce friction and to foil cantankerousness a bit (6)OILCAN

5 A bit of Britain in Spain, a pillar of Hercules (4,2,9)ROCK OF GIBRALTER

6 Get drug spilt on floor covering (7)DRUGGET

7 Inveigled with a cord and racket (5,2)ROPED IN

10 A test or examination to reveal a large stock (5)STORE

15 A bulb one fixed in stormy noon (5)ONION

16 The C-in-C designed a practical method to deal with a task (7)TECHNIC

17 Severe mental deficiency in people: it arises in extremes of anorexia (7)AMENTIA

19 Wing-like shape to support old boxer (7)ALIFORM

20 Nothing about the ear or about a great African river (7)NILOTIC

21 A twist in the foot? (6) SPRAIN