The Hindu : The Hindu Crossword 7542

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Thursday, Dec 12, 2002

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The Hindu Crossword 7542

Across
 1 Gelded bovine, male, docked, with tuft (7)
 5 Fruit of some small South American countries (6)
11 Transport in a compartment (5)
12 Risky undertaking in English river following arrival (9)
13 Big reptile featured in a 1956 song (9)
14 Henry VII was one (5)
15 A gemstone for nothing, friend! (4)
17 Volatile solvent with superb colour (7)
21 Great circle of the earth (7)
22 Just a lake (4)
26 Puncture an obnoxious person (5)
27 Putting on a coat in town park, one needing new look (9)
29 Curtail a right (anag.) of joints (9)
30 Assumed name, unfortunately, binds one (5)
31 Chef's kingdom on board ship (6)
32 Where used up coffin-nails may be deposited (7)
Down
 2 Flower cluster that an arum belatedly shows (5)
 3 Method of payment for written matter adopted by forefathers heartlessly (6)
 4 Simple tea set broken (6)
 6 Comment on love between girl and gallery man (8)
 7 A roll on ball shows plenitude (9)
 8 Tired —  of poetry (6)
 9 Plane figure with eight angles (7)
10 Exaggerate emotion on stage regarding legislation (7)
16 Discharge of an accused found not guilty (9)
18 Support a revolutionary needs for lumbago (8)
19 Officer! Lots of money to collect (7)
20 Slightly hungry, like actor Gregory perhaps (7)
23 Jumped when police officer called (6)
24 Fruit featured in an explicit rustic menu (6)
25 The difficulty of sounding candid (6)
28 One from Cuttack (5)

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