Sunday, July 09, 2006

The Sunday Hindu Crossword #2660 - July 09

1 Ac. A horse exercised on the beach (6) Ans Explanation
19 Ac. Girl crushed by satirists (4) Ans Explanation
21 Ac. Crime of wicked senator (7) Ans Explanation

2 Dn. Valet cheers wildly in a fortified manor house in Kent (5,6) Ans Explanation
6 Dn. Leaders of our Liberal Democrats,advanced in years (3) Ans Explanation
7 Dn. Follow gang a lot, uneasily (3,5) Ans Explanation
16 Dn. Happy hour – binge in one next door (9) Ans Explanation
25 Dn. Some bourbon belonging to us (3) Ans Explanation

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

13 Dn. Knowing one, extremely perceptive
convict put on old group of islands (11)
Ans. Archipelago
Explanation. Knowing = arch, one = i, extremely perceptive = pe, convict = iago(???)

Anonymous said...

11 Ac. Put on trial, US soldier back in
Scottish isle (7)
Ans. Arraign
Explanation. US soldier = GI, Scottish isle = Arran

Anonymous said...

27 Ac. Bird, duck, on shimmering Loire (6)
Ans. Oriole
Explanation. duck = o + loire anagram

Anonymous said...

26 Ac. Doing wrong, English bishop and
social worker (6)
Ans. Gideon
Explanation. Doing + E (English bishop) anagram

Rajaram S said...

uday ..this sunday's xword looked like that it was lifted directly from some UK paper :-)

i got archipelago ..but couldnt find a explanation for it :-)
the rest of what u have written , could have only dreamt of getting those !