Sunday, July 23, 2006

The Hindu Crossword #8662 - July 22

1 Ac. Communication device to help clone production (9)Cellphone. Anagram of "help clone"
8 Ac. Substance initially derived from carbon, oxygen, barium, antimony, lithium and titanium (6)cobalt. Initially suggests to take the forst letters of all the words
17 Ac. One doing needlework in a drain (5) sewer. Double definition.

1 Dn. Insect with some thoracic adaptation (6)cicada. "Some" suggests containment. thoracic adaption
2 Dn. Mutinous Brit leaves union in which much of the costs are due to wages (6-9) Labour Intensive. Anagram of "Brit leaves union"
7 Dn. Add to Aunt Meg's discomfiture (7)Augment. Anagram of "Aunt Meg"
21 Dn. Fall in winter reveals love in three directions (4) snow. Love=0, three directions=south, north, west.

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