Hindu Crossword 9355 solutions

Let me publish the answer for the finished grid now. For those missing explanations, I will try to do it by the weekend.

Across

1 The ancestry of the railway era? (7)

Ans: lineage

5 Turner’s tops with tan (3,4)

Ans: nat head , I am not sure whether it is correct

10 Traffic bound unit producing a string of invective! (6)

Ans:milage ,

11 Kenneth risked going out as it became more gloomy (8)

Ans:darkenend

12 Grants a novice much more (6)

Ans:allots ,

13 Close of play, perhaps (8)

Ans:epilogue ,

14 Believe in making financial provision (6)

Ans:credit ,

15 Without the conservative leader, city men might show hostility (6)

Ans:enmity ,

18 Frank admission that one has ability and has used it (6)

Ans:candid ,

20 Believing in the saw (6)

Ans:seeing ,

23 Mend a dud adapter, though that’s extra (8)

Ans:addendum ,

25 Bishop takes in each of the French proof corrector (6)

Ans:reader ,

26 As in rate of exchange — as well? (8)

Ans:artesian ,

27 Absolutely denied involvement (6)

Ans:indeed ,

28 It’s a wonder that one can have quiet dig at Roy (7)

Ans:prodigy ,

29 From Salerno a new place in America (7)

Ans:orleans ,

Down

2 A pendent spear of ice (6)

Ans:icicle ,

3 Inspired with love despite the awful demeanour (9)

Ans:enamoured ,

4 Crashed gears boy had oiled (7)

Ans:greased ,

6 Traffic route followed by aircraft (7)

Ans:airline ,

7 Notes made out to denote contracted name for heart disease (5)

Ans:haemo ,

8 Sufficient to move in a quad out of tee, in golf (8)

Ans:adequated ,

9 This notice determines VAT coding (13)

Ans:advertisement ,

16 Treat roughly the fellow with a title (9)

Ans:manhandle ,

17 Andrew is travelling about again — he likes to travel (8)

Ans:wanderer ,

19 Manipulation of light, projected through a negative by an enlarger (7)

Ans:dodging ,

21 Prior belted one that is ultimately right (7)

Ans:earlier ,

22 Ill treat those lower in status (6)

Ans:demean ,

24 Editor got fellows inside to remove faults (5)

Ans:emend ,

Hindu Crossword 9354 solution

Across
 1 Not primary measure of time needed before ray disperses (9)
Ans: secondary
 6 Not happy about the French collation (5)
Ans: salad
 9 Find her to be a sane girl (5)
Ans: agnes
10 Stands up for ace players (9)
Ans: champions
11 Does he take the place of the lodger, when on leave? (10)
Ans: lieutenant
12 Character from the Bible, a Hebrew one (4)
Ans: beth
14 Is to let out, it was not an overstatement (7)
Ans: litotes
15 Record drop of point to determine change of wavelength (7)
Ans: doppler
17 An in charge to request need to use opium as sedative (7)
Ans: codeine
19 The French cater pie with sugar syrup (7)
Ans: treacle
20 Regular traverse of a fixed course (4)
Ans: race
22 Dare bather change into costume that is so worn out? (10)
Ans: threadbare
25 Wealth stored up to cater for rates certain to go wild (9)
Ans: treasures
26 Central heating in Illinois may be like hot dry wind of N. Africa (5)
Ans: chili
27 Exploits that require to be witnessed (5)
Ans: deeds
28 Singing birds (9)
Ans: songsters
Down
 1 Good man totally stable (5)
Ans: stall
 2 Swindler put on trial didn’t plead guilty (9)
Ans: contested
 3 Total noise shattering as the traffic piles up (4,2,4)
Ans: nose to tail
 4 Can’t engineer’s speech have distinctive modes of expression (7)
Ans: accents
 5 Longed to deny listener to be interfered with (7)
Ans: yearned
 6 Drinks in small quantities (4)
Ans: sips
 7 Unattached Englishman out of sorts in Oslo (5)
Ans: loose
 8 Dunderhead is put on charge, but let off (9)
Ans: discharge
13 Add final courses to be found at the back of the book (10)
Ans: appendices
14 The trainee one reprimanded and so wounded (9)
Ans: lacerated
16 Profitable manufacture of vital cure (9)
Ans: lucrative
18 Urges strongly to Rex, not to get shot (7)
Ans:exhorts
19 Not proper to charge boy with disloyalty (7)
Ans:treason
21 Engineer takes in material of several wrinkled fabric (5)
Ans:crepe
23 Some Islamic rulers created unending misery (5)
Ans:emirs
24 Snakes pass around (4)
Ans: asps

Hindu Crossword 9353 solutions

Across
 1 Dealer in stolen property — might be radio equipment (8)
Ans: receiver , direct clue
 5 Somehow liked going round model wearing traditional Scottish dress (6)
Ans: kilted
10 Father dared to be different and displayed proudly (7)
Ans: paraded
11 Hoping endlessly it will cure the headache (7)
Ans: aspirin
12 Dull and slow-moving — like an ox? (6)
Ans: bovine
13 How a Bengali might pronounce very replicating disease (8)
Ans: beri beri ,
15 Quickly knock out without doing anything (4)
Ans: idle ,
16 Putting on robes should pay dividends (10)
Ans: investment
18 This should give you a measure of the heavenly bodies (10)
Ans: astrometry
20 Go back on a terrifying person (4)
Ans: ogre
23 Friend with whom one can be sportive (8)
Ans: playmate ,
24 Look round very briefly! Be faster! (6)
26 Bird recovered from kangaroo’s territory (7)
Ans: rooster ,
27 It is on one’s tongue (7)
Ans: papilla
28 Howl may echo back to the French sea (6)
Ans: yammer
29 Touching display of regal appreciation (8)
Ans: accolade
Down
 1 Church people to catch up in any political organisation in the U.S. (10,5)
Ans: republican party ,
 2 About to disentangle a small vessel (7)
Ans: caravel ,
 3 Order tinned mixture (6)
Ans: indent ,
 4 Go round and head off a bear (4)
Ans: eddy ,
 6 Marks one getting public relations into money plants (8)
Ans: imprints ,
 7 Teen stumbles to catch mistake of the earth (7)
Ans: terrene ,
 8 Enhancements Ed and I ordered to cartoon character (6,3,6)
Ans: dennis the menace ,
 9 Jollify (4,5)
Ans: make merry
14 Cross neta positioned to show who came before us (9)
Ans: ancestors
17 Move to remote train part (8)
Ans: roomette
19 Move fast to spectacles at Mumbai’s top refreshment centre (7)
Ans: tearoom
21 Move to brook a big beast (7)
22 Move slowly and irregularly, like bumper-to-bumper traffic (4-2)
Ans:
25 Piece with no end makes a story (4)
Ans: epic

Hindu Crossword 9352 solution

Across
 1 American lawyer holds specially designed charm — old coin (7)
Ans: drachma , american lawyer 'da' + 'charm' form drachma, old greek coin
 5 Remains with artist on mountaintop hermitage (6)
Ans: Ashram , remains 'ash' + 'ar' artist + 'm' mountaintop form ashram hermitage
 9 Operates the plant (5)
Ans: works , direct clue
10 Dislike for worker taking one route extremely sleazy (9)
Ans: antipathy , 'ant' worker+'i' one+'path' route + 'y' extreme of sleazy form antipathy dislike
11 It might be at the tip of a gold pen (7)
Ans: iridium , direct clue. gold pen with iridium nib (fountain pin nibs)
12 Perform again to show the second of heroines in brisk canter (2-5)
Ans: re-enact , 'e' second of heroines + 'canter' anagram form re-enact to perform again
13 Sign to half of a doghouse (5)
Ans: token , 'to' + 'ken'nel half of doghouse form token, a sign
14 Hector met strange cold-blooded animal (9)
Ans: ectotherm , anagram of hector met
16 Dream sale organised in Cuban city (9)
Ans: esmaralda , anagram of dream sale , a Cuban city
19 His tales are fabulous (5)
Ans: aesop , direct clue
21 Just a piano (7)
Ans: upright , a piano.
23 One who harms others in half a month on edge of rack (7)
Ans: injurer , 'in' + 'ju' half of June/July + 'r' injurer, one who harms
24 On which one may kneel and supplicate (6,3)
Ans: prayer rug, direct clue
25 A store of French drink (5)
Ans: depot , 'de' french + 'pot' drink form depot, a store
26 Robber group with charm? (6)
Ans: bandit , 'band' group + 'it' charm form a robber
27 He will give up sources of yearlong income to the senior (7)
Ans: yielder , 'yi' yearlong income + 'elder' senior form yielder who gives up sources
Down
 1 Depressed, in bad spirits (4,2,3,5)
Ans: down to the dumps , direct clue
 2 Such a person is unlikely to be a high flier (7)
Ans: airsick , direct clue
 3 She somehow gets Ian’s order for jute fabric (7)
Ans: hessian , anagram of she + ians
 4 A sound device to wake you up (5,4)
Ans: alarm bell , direct clue
 5 Fragrant oil laden by a great tartan (5)
Ans: attar , great tartan , a fragrant oil
 6 Greeting softly, taking dancing step that is most trendy (7)
Ans: hippest , 'hi' greeting + 'p' soft + 'step' form hippest , trendy
 7 Put into practice what’s done to turn out tea (7)
Ans: actuate , 'act' what's done + 'u' turn + 'tea' form actuate, put into practice
 8 Computer professional roughs up seamy protestor (6,8)
Ans: system operator , anagram of seamy protestor
15 Ate masala alone in a provocative manner (9)
Ans: teasingly , 'ate' masala mix + 'singly' alone form teasingly, psirovocative manner
17 Wine Rex poured into a mixture of spices (7)
Ans: marsala , sicilian wine from 'r' rex + 'masala' mix of spices
18 Anger about Western journalist in plant (7)
Ans: ragweed , rage + w + ed form ragweed
19 Decide on a beginning to drop a trying official (7)
Ans: adjudge , 'a' + 'd' beginning of drop + 'judge' trying official form adjudge, decide
20 Having lines that are rubbish in stage direction (7)
Ans: stripe , from the answer i got the clue. 'sd' stage direction+ 'tripe' rubbish
22 Card of the future? (5)
Ans: tarot, direct clue

Hindu crossword 9351 solution

Across
 1 A detective to egg on backward manoeuvre in skateboarding (4,4)

Ans: acid drop , 'a' + 'cid' detective + 'prod' to egg on backward form acid drop, a manoeuvre
 5 Fairly recent win she managed (6)

Ans: newish , anagram of win she

 9 Such a player won’t perform well (7)

Ans: miscast, direct clue
10 Describing the bloodthirsty mood of savage beasts (7)

Ans: preyful , direct clue
11 Sun doesn’t fall on this dress (9)

Ans: nightgear , direct clue
12 Come to terms with a finally willing grass holding back the last bit (5)

Ans: agree , 'a' + grass 'green' - 'n' form agree meaning come to terms
13 Thin layer, we hear, for animal shelter (4)

Ans: cote , sounds like coat , thin layer for domestic animal shelter
14 It is strikingly death-dealing (5,4)

Ans: fatal blow , direct clue
17 Distressed? Give Edgar a rundown (9)

Ans: aggrieved , anagram of give edgar meaning distressed.
19 Spectacles describing single large city (4)

Ans: oslo , spectacles O-O with 'sl' single large form oslo, a city (it took a while to get this)
23 Attempt a literary composition (5)

Ans: essay , direct clue
24 Prepared with proper equipment (6,3)

Ans: fitted out, direct clue
25 Six take a French nobleman to finally built bridge (7)

Ans: viaduct , 'vi' six + 'a' + 'duc' french noble man + 't' finally built form viaduct, bridge
26 What Rama had worked and fought against (7)

Ans: adharma , rama + had anagram
27 Give a facelift to nothing in English town (2,4)

Ans: do over . I just got it based on the letters available.
28 Profitable use of money not in clothing for the clergy (8)

Ans: vestment, investement, profitable use of money - in form vestment, clothing for the clergymen.
Down
 1 Albert on insane persons dismissing one in yearbooks (8)

Ans: almanacs, 'al' alberta + maniacs (insane persons) - i (one) --> manacs form almanacs, annual publications
 2 Perception of one on northern location, we hear (7)

Ans: insight , 'i' from one + 'n' norther + location -site we hear 'sight' form insight, perception
 3 Plans for medical man on fast dissipated (6)

Ans: drafts , 'dr' medical man + 'fast' muddled form drafts, plans
 4 Apparently where some of those climbing the Everest may be seen (2,3,4,2,2)

Ans: at the base of it , direct clue
 6 You said the French doctors would fetch the animals (3,5)

Ans: ewe lambs , 'ewe' pronouced as you + 'la' the french + 'mbs' doctors form ewe lambs. I got only lambs and rest, thanks google.
 7 Guess the number in Hell (7)

Ans: inferno, 'infer' -guess + 'no' number form inferno, hell like
 8 Hard to change the hangman’s rope (6)

Ans: halter , 'h' from hard + 'alter' change forms halter, noose.
10 Salon speciality causes an enduring sensation (9,4)

Ans: permanent wave , direct clue.
15 Perhaps buy extra radiological equipment (4,4)

Ans: xray tube , anagram of buy extra forms the radiological equipment
16 Picture left with an Indian dish incomplete (8)

Ans: portrait , port from left + rait (raita incomplete) form portrait, picture
18 Romance on army post office exposes heavy-handed group (7)

Ans: gestapo , 'gest' romance + 'apo' from army post office form gestapo
20 Beat affliction (7)

Ans: scourge , direct clue
21 What the butler or tennis player did (6)

Ans: served , direct clue
22 Company thread loosened (3,3)

Ans: red hat , thread anagram

Hindu crossword 9350 solution

Across
 1 Original strip remodelled by one new engineering head (8)

Ans: pristine , 'strip' + 'i' from one + ne' from new engineering head (start) give pristine mean original
 6 Coptic divine for putting two sailors back to back (4)

Ans: abba , 'ab' + 'ba' sailor back to back form abba, coptic divine
 9 Brown follows hub set up in country (6)

Ans: bhutan , 'tan' brown + 'hub' form bhutan, a country
10 One who can give cover for life (7)

Ans: insurer , direct clue
13 Seriously, tanneries cleaned up (2,7)

Ans: in earnest , anagram of tanneries meaning seriously.
14 Right to have more than eight coming back for an enzyme (5)

Ans: renin , 'r' from right + 'nine' more than eight form renin, an enzyme
15 Rex to employ a trick (4)

Ans: ruse , 'r' from rex + 'use' employ form ruse , a trick
16 From where a tourist would like to see a scenic spot? (5,5)

Ans: ideal point , direct clue
19 It allows you to locate a point on a map (4,6)

Ans: grid system , direct clue
21 City, in fine, is backward in parts (4)

Ans: ifni , in fine , moroccon city
24 You take out round primarily colourful California flower (5)

Ans: yucca , 'yu' you without 0, the round + 'c' primarily colourful or first of colourful + 'ca' california form yucca, a flower
25 Descending and halting roughly to capture one gangleader (9)

Ans: alighting , 'halting' + 'i' for one+ 'g' gang leader form alighting meaning descending
26 Contemptible person showing a sense of guilt (7)

Ans: hangdog , direct clue, hangdog meaning one showing sense of guilt
27 Obstruct spies returning deep-set (6)

Ans: impede , 'im' from mi - spies returning + 'deep' form impede meaning to obstruct
28 Revolutionary following for head cook (4)

Ans: chef , 'che' revolutionary che guevara
29 These periods are for recouping from work (4,4)

Ans: rest days , direct clue
Down
 2 Again tilts to one side as that woman comes up with slippery characters (7)

Ans: reheels , 're' from again + 'heels' titls form reheels meaning slippery things We need to find out why a woman is mentioned here
 3 Swift writing, perhaps (6)

Ans: satire , Jonathan Swift's writing are satiric
 4 Edison and nun make malicious implications (9)

Ans: innuendos , anagram of edison and nun form malicious implications
 5 Order cited as being incorrect (5)

Ans: edict , cited anagram form edict meaning an order
 7 Rubicund, hundred leave disturbed country (7)

Ans: burundi , rubicund without 'c' hundred in roman form burundi, an african country.
 8 As a grown-up, one shouldn’t be tied to these (5,7)

Ans: apron strings , direct clue
11 Overly sweet: why are you heard to be entangled with a secret agent? (6)

Ans: syrupy , 'yru' hearing of why are you + 'spy' secret agent form syrupy meaning very sweet.
12 Go! He chirpily will produce a writing system (12)

Ans: hieroglyphic , anagram of go he chirpily form a writing system with pictures
17 Last word on one site fixed with things that put you at ease (9)

Ans: amenities , 'amen' last word + 'i' one +'site' form amenities, things put you in ease
18 “___ ___ visible?”: the shipwrecked’s concern (2,4)

Ans: is land , direct clue
20 Cause anger with something smouldering maybe (7)

Ans: incense , direct clue
22 When the weather condition is acceptable (4,3)

Ans: fair day , direct clue
23 Did a potter’s work — or a topiarist’s (6)

Ans: shaped , direct clue
25 Soothsayer’s drill, say (5)

Ans: augur , direct clue

Hindu Crossword 9349 Solutions

Across

 1 Hate fellow getting rid of one in foul play (11)

Ans: Malevolence - Fellow - "Male" and removing one -"i" from "violence" which stands for foul play gives malevolence meaning hate

 9 Moments that just tick by within two moments (4,3)

Ans: Time Lag - Direct Clue

10 Won’t a kettle boil if you … …? (5,2)

Ans: Watch It - From the idiom, "If you watch a kettle, it never boils"

11 Nothing big in a U.S. city (5)

Ans: Omaha - Nothing - "O" + Big - "Maha" gives the US City "Omaha"

12 It’s bigger than a watch but smaller than a clock (9)

Ans: Timepiece - Direct Clue

13 I, with a doctor, begin to interpret poets’ feet (5)

Ans: Iambi - "i", with "a", doctor -"MB" + (begin to) "i"nterpret gives iambi meaning a metrical foot.

15 Joke with child and wag about what may hold data (5,4)

Ans: Punch Card - Joke - "Pun" + "Ch"ild. Don't know what is the clue for card. but punch card is one which holds data.

18 Temple too modified an Indian emblem (5,4)

Ans: Totem Pole - Anagram of "Temple too". It is an emblem used by the Indian tribes in America

21 Substance that will disintegrate blood cells (5)

Ans:

22 One weak mule totters in U.S. city (9)

Ans: Milwaukee - Anagram of one -"i" + "weak mule"

24 Nothing to charge in talk (5)

Ans: Orate - Nothing "o" + charge - "rate" gives orate

26 Free sailor to work out (7)

Ans: Absolve - Sailor - "Ab" + Work out - "solve" gives absolve meaning "to free"

27 Like rock, police officer condemns one to a foreign country (7)

Ans: Igneous - Police officer - "IG" + condemns (anagram of) "one" + foreign country - "US" gives igneous.

28 Substance used to provide cooling (11)

Ans: Refrigerant - Direct Clue

Down

 1 I steer Tom cleverly to an expert on heavenly bodies (9)

Ans: Meteorist - anagram of "I steer Tom"

 2 Auxiliary proposition of learner on an Austen title (5)

Ans: Lemma - "L"earner + "Emma" - Jane Austen's novel gives lemma meaning an auxiliary proposition.

 3 One does not have taste to have this (9)

Ans: Vulgarism - Direct Clue

 4 Pay no need to anti-tobacconists? (5,2)

Ans: Light Up - Direct Clue

 5 Four directions to fellow-journalist (7)

Ans: Newsman - Four directions - "News" + fellow - "man"

 6 Start-of-meal urging at tea-break to university group finally (3,2)

Ans: Eat up - Break up (anagram) "tea" + "U"niversity "G"roup gives "Eat up"

 7 Revolutionary hates to disturb the big cats (8)

Ans: Cheetahs - "Che" from Che Guevara - an Argentinian revolutionary + anagram of "hates"

 8 By the way, you once might have had this lid problem (4)

Ans:

14 When a chess game does not end definitively? Not exactly! (8)

Ans: Mateless

16 Fifty percent of a liquid measure (4-5)

Ans: Half Ounce - Direct Clue

17 The service that may be on the table at mealtime (6,3)

Ans:

19 This cluster is a rank symbol in the U.S. Armed Forces (3,4)

Ans: Oak Leaf - Direct Clue

20 Revised item about rising anger of honorary retirees (7)

Ans: Emeriti - revised (anagram of) "Item" + Rising anger - "ire" gives emeriti meaning honorary retirees

22 Ditch a medical officer with a technician to begin with (4)

Ans: Moat - "M"edical "O"fficer "a" "t"echnician gives moat meaning a ditch.

23 Sailor with the French redhead is more up to it! (5)

Ans: Abler - Sailor - "Ab" + the French - "Le" + "r"edhead gives abler.

25 Greetings from Hawaii (5)

Ans: Aloha - Direct Clue

Hindu-crossword 9348 solution

Across
 1 Periodical supply of ammunition may be expected from here! (8)
Ans: magazine , direct clue.
 5 Strength to a male fowl (6)
 9 Cursory glance: fail to notice if parts are shifted (4,4)
10 Miser, upset without a bit of money, to boil (6)
Ans: simmer , miser + bit of money 'm' form simmer, to boil
12 Wrestling with problem coming to nothing (4)
Ans: sumo , nothing is 'o' but i dont know how sum is a problem coming.
13 One month, a father in India, extremely terrible, ordered: “Behead!” (10)
Ans: decapitate , 'dec' a month + 'pa' + i + 'te' exterme of terrible form decapitate meaning behead
15 Closet accessory may hold a coat (6)
Ans: hanger , direct clue
17 Cut down on a dried fruit (5)
20 Furnish out of pique? (5)
Ans: equip , anagram of pique form equip meaning furnish
21 State Ruth is snobbish? (6)
24 What a magician would do to get the audience’s attention (4,1,5)
27 Plant from the Cho yard (4)
Ans: hoya , a plant in Cho yard
29 Not enough of a clue (6)
Ans:
30 Hint: a sort of apparel (8)
31 One with an eye for pine leaf (6)
Ans: needle, direct clue
32 Next to a radio announcer, a copper (8)
Ans: adjacent , a + 'dj' radio announcer radio jockey + 'a' + 'cent' copper form adjacent meaning next
Down
 1 Annoy spies on top of tier (6)
 2 Sad to hover within the limits of Guduvancherry (6)
Ans: gloomy , 'loom' meaning hover + 'gy' first and last (limits) of guduvanchery form gloomy meaning sad
 3 Move rapidly to menagerie at top of mountain (4)
 4 Relative first to emerge in French city (5)
Ans: niece , nice a french city + 'e' meaning emerge form niece , a relative.
 6 If one has this, one is eliminated from the list of suspects (5)
Ans: alibi , direct clue
 7 Man put my order in one’s ear (8)
 8 One with selling propositions, no doubt (8)
Ans: marketer
11 Subordinate bureaucrat offers weekend music (6)
14 The French politician is one to provide light (4)
Ans: lamp , 'la' the french + 'mp' politician form lamp, to provide light
16 Irritable German odd and extremely pushy (6)
17 Typist losing way and wandering? A matter for regret (4)
Ans: pity , typist loses 'st' street / way and forms pity, a matter for regret.
18 A film villain has some on the side (8)
19 Mega smug about what only fools will perform (4,4)
Ans: mugs game , anagram of mega smug, a meaningless act.
22 Something to pay a girl in residence (6)
Ans: homage , 'a' + 'g' in girl + 'home' residence form homage, something to pay.
23 Mourn for the French fellows on edge of tragedy (6)
Ans: lament , 'la' the French + 'men' fellows + 't' edge of tragedy form lament meaning mourning.
25 March ends when this starts (5)
Ans: april , direct clue
26 Having crow’s-feet (5)
28 Eager to elevate the singer (4)

Hindu crossword 9347 solution

Across
 1 Rough surface of seed coverings (7)

Ans:
 5 Wise sayings on advertisement over long periods of time (6)

Ans: adages - 'ad' from advertisement and 'ages' from long period of time form adages meaning wise sayings.
10 Application of weights on land area particle (8)

Ans:
11 Small part of article in Greek city (6)

Ans: sparta , 's' from small + 'part' + 'a' article form Sparta, a Greek city
13 Roadway small for birds (4)

Ans:
14 First draft of a prospectus has a misleading clue (3,7)

Ans: red herring , a misleading clue
16 Intense dislike for head covering of cardinal (6)

Ans: hatred , 'hat' head covering + 'red' cardinal form hatred, intense dislike
18 Sound air forced on extinct reptile (8)

Ans: dinosaur - sound air anagram
21 Master on pitch turned honourable for a long distance race (8)

Ans: marathon , 'ma' from master + 'rat' from turned tar, pitch + 'h' from honorable + 'on' form marathon, a long distance race.
22 Grand use of half drum of an institution having valuable objects (6)

Ans: museum , Grand 'm' + 'use' + 'um' half of drum form museum, an institution having valuable objects.
25 So I pursuit different alcohol type (10)

Ans: spirituous - anagram of 'so i pursuit'
27 Sound of a donkey right in bay (4)

Ans: bray, 'bay' + 'r' form bray, sound of a donkey.
30 Flat slab has a counting device (6)

Ans:abacus , direct clue. abacus also means a flat slab.
31 Twist together within bent angles (8)

Ans: entangle, bent angles meaning twist together
32 To build a secret form! (6)

Ans: erects, anagram of secret
33 Early as this, short Albert to read at the end of the day (7)

Ans: already , 'al' short albert + 'read' + 'y' end of the day form already, early as this.

Down
 2 Visible mark of a great end of a race (5)

Ans: trace , 't' end of great + 'race' form trace meaning visible mark
 3 Thick end of the handle of a large cask (4)

Ans:
 4 Human fingerprint like pattern found in Waterloo pedestals (6)

Ans: looped , found in Waterloo pedestals, human fingerprint
 6 Roped in a pusher! (5)

Ans: doper, anagram of roped
 7 Virus in at point to grow out (9)

Ans: germinate , 'germ' - virus + 'in' + 'at' + 'e' east point form germinate meaning grow out.
 8 To walk unsteadily with a street article for girls emergency room (7)

Ans: stagger 'st' from street + 'a' article + 'gg' from girls + 'er' from emergency room from stagger meaning to walk unsteadily
12 Church circle for one right group of singers (5)

Ans: choir - 'ch' in church + 'i' in one + 'r' in right form choir, a group of singers
15 Altered grass stalk (4)

Ans: bent , direct clue
17 Bring to an end careless miner in art gallery (9)

Ans: terminate , anagram of miner art with an additional t form terminate meaning bring to an end.
19 The responsibility is on the United States (4)

Ans: onus , 'on' + US form onus meaning responsibility.
20 Fraudulent counterfeit money (5)

Ans: bogus, direct clue
21 Communication of point in manuscript for a wise man (7)

Ans: message , manuscribe 'ms' + point 'e' + wiseman 'sage' form message, a communication.
23 Initially, mark another year having exact modes of absolute chaos (6)

Ans: mayhem , initials of mark another year having exact modes form mayhem, absolute chaos.

24 Let nun through the passageway in the cave (6)

Ans: tunnel , passageway in the cave, anagram of 'let nun'
26 Arctic people have a fashionable bend for it (5)

Ans: 'inuit' - eskimo. from bend 'u' + 'it' For 'in' we need to find the reason.
28 Not moving — dig one right backwards (5)

Ans: rigid , 'dig' + 'i' from one + 'r' from right turn backward to form rigid, not moving
29 Master reference for a female horse (4)

Ans: mare , 'ma' from master and 're' from reference form mare, a female horse.

Hindu Crossword 9346 Solutions

Across

 1 Lack weak form of easy accomplishment (8)
Ans: Cakewalk - anagram of "Lack weak"
 5 Initially, put a little mud on an oar blade (4)
Ans: Palm - initial letters of "put a little mud"
 9 Physical obstruction for a building unit over a time period (8)
Ans: Blockage - Building unit - "Block" + Time period - "Age" gives Blockage
10 Call forth the Spanish one with one end part (6)
Ans: Elicit - the Spanish - "El" + one with one - "i c i" + "t" from part gives elicit
12 Red pigment in an inland body of water (4)
Ans: Lake - Direct Clue
13 A set of people following in a nearby area of a group of galaxies (5,5)
Ans: Local Group - Direct Clue
15 A stoic commando stationed at living quarters (14)
Ans: Accommodations - Anagram of "A stoic commando"
17 English company turns on the microphone expansion for an increase in domestic productivity (8,6)
Ans: Economic growth - English - "E" + Company - "Co" + turns on - "no" + microphone - "mic" + expansion - "growth" gives an increase in domestic productivity

21 Duke largely aids in University in Florida expressing extreme contempt (10)
Ans: Disdainful - "D"uke + "aids" + "U"niversity in "Fl"orida gives disdainful
22 Halt to turn back metal containers (4)
Ans: Stop - Metal containers - "Pots" when turned gives stop
25 Edible seed that is a hat like cap (6)
Ans: Beanie - Edible seed - "Bean" + that is - "ie" gives beanie - a kind of hat
26 Clever remark or article in Minnesota for a train driver (8)
Ans: Motorman - "Mot" is from Bon mot, a French word for a clever remark + "or" + article - "a" in Minnesota - "Mn" gives motorman - a train driver
27 Ringing sound of a brown head girl (4)
Ans: Tang - Brown - "tan" + "g"irl gives ting - a sound of a bell
28 Eaten up and taken in eagerly (8)
Ans: Devoured - Direct Clue

Down

1 Paving stone for a shoemaker without an end (6)
Ans: Cobble - a paving stone got from removing the end "r" from "cobbler" who is a shoemaker
 2 One into knock out small king at a street booth (5)
Ans: Kiosk - got from one - "i" in "k"nock "o"ut "s"mall "k"ing meaning street booth
 3 To emerge from sleep and be alert! (4)
Ans: Wake - Direct Clue
 4 The French stable hand has sufficient space to spread out (7)
Ans: Legroom - 'The' in French is "Le" + "groom" - a person working in a stable gives legroom - sufficient space to spread out
 6 Into a legal charge of formal accusation (10)
Ans: Allegation - Anagram of "Into a legal"
 7 Software company’s Michigan farm contains operating system (9)
Ans: Microsoft - Direct clue
 8 To become alert for a physical exercise (3,2)
Ans: Sit up - Direct clue
11 Metal piece at dead end for a lyric poet (4)
Ans: Bard - Metal piece - "Bar" + end of Dea"d" gives bard - a lyric poet
14 Crowning ceremony for Commanding Officer right on at negative item (10)
Ans: Coronation - "C"ommanding "O"fficer "r"ight "on at" "ion" - a negative item gives coronation which is a crowning ceremony
16 Sweet roll with right circle for one ship worker (9)
Ans: Croissant - with - "c" "r"ight + circle - "o" + one - "i" + ship - "ss" + worker - "ant" gives croissant which is a sweet roll
18 Wayside motels in Nova Scotia (4)
Ans: Inns - "in" "N"ova "S"cotia gives wayside motels which are inns
19 Largely use clog for a sugar form of energy (7)
Ans: Glucose - Anagram of "use clog"
20 European river turns back unsealed point in end (6)
Ans: Opened - "Po", a European river is turned to get "op" + point - "e" from east + "end" gives opened - meaning unsealed
21 Accounting entry found in a wide bitmap (5)
Ans: Debit - from "wide bitmap"
23 Countdown watch for Tim and the Queen (5)
Ans: Timer - from "Tim" + "ER" which stands for Queen Elizabeth Regina
24 Single performance by an individual (4)
Ans: Solo - Direct Clue

Hindu crossword 9345 solution

Hi,
I was on a trip to my native place, Madurai during Gandhi Jeyanthi holidays. I could not get to solve Friday's puzzle as I was busy traveling in the town. Now I am back at home to publish Saturday grid.

Across
 8 The act of directing the executive officers of a government (14)

Ans: administration : a direct clue
 9 Alberta turns to make a mistake going back with large container (6)

Ans: barrel : alberta - 'alb' and make a mistake 'err' returning as 'rre' form barrel, a large containier.
10 Left one with wrong sense of permissible legal documents (8)

Ans: licenses : 'l' in left with 'i' one and wrong 'sense' form licenses the permissible legal documents
11 Return aid to be set back for metabolic disorders (8)

Ans: diabetes : aid back as 'dia' 'be' set back as 'tes' form diabetes, metabolic disorders
13 Subjects of newspaper copies (6)

Ans: issues : a direct clue
14 Largely set her — the Jewish queen of Persia (6)

Ans: esther : set her anagram form esther, Jewish queen of Persia.
16 Main head editor for one article situated in the middle (6)

Ans: median : main head is 'm' 'ed' from editor 'i' in one and 'an' article form median, situated in the middle
19 Initially, leave a will yet entitled rightly for an attorney (6)

Ans: lawyer : attorney from the first letters of leave a will yet entitled rightly
21 Church prayer for blockage of an artery (8)

Ans: embolism : direct clue
23 Darkest colour covering for the head of a bad guy (5,3)

Ans: black hat : darkest colour 'black' and covering for head 'hat' form a bad guy.
24 Seasoning was a second grade head item (6)

Ans: wasabi : 'was' 'a' 'b' second grade and 'i' head of item form wasabi, a seasoning herb.
26 Bend in a pung urn altered making it operational and ready to use (2,2,3,7)

Ans: be up and running : anagram of bend in a pung urn to mean operational and ready to use.
Down
 1 Rap back a different side of heaven (8)

Ans: paradise : rap back as 'par' 'a' 'dise' from side form paradise - heaven
 2 Oddly get mail read from an Islamic ruler (4)

Ans: Emir : from mail read, Islamic ruler.
 3 A Norwegian head king let a piece of jewellery (6)

Ans: anklet : 'a' 'n' norwegian head 'k' king 'let' form anklet, a piece of jewellery.
 4 Futile purpose for tennis player inside the United States (7)

Ans: useless : 'u.s.' and 'seles' a tennis player form useless meaning futile
 5 Learn by repetition the customary way of operation (8)

Ans: practice : a direct clue.
 6 Saint and saint unwell, coming to a complete halt (10)

Ans: standstill : 'st' 'and' 'st' 'ill' for unwell form standstill
 7 Company here to stick together (6)

Ans: cohere : 'co' for company and 'here' form cohere to stick together
12 Take a shower at the end of the day to almost escape from an underwater diving vessel (10)

Ans: bathyscape : 'bath' to take shower 'y' from end of day and 'scape' from escape form bathyscape, an undersater diving vessel.
15 Trig a hen towards a fastening electrical equipment (8)

Ans: earthing : anagram of trig a hen form a fastening electrical equipment.
17 Son turns to Lincoln back as General Secretary for feeding sacks of animals (8)

Ans: nosebags : 'nos' as son turns, lincoln back as GS, i could get only bags, joining them form nosebags the feeding sacks for horses especially.
18 Loudly cry tune for a hundred years (7)

Ans: century : cry tune anagram to form century meaning 100 years
20 Like back from travel even exemplary leaders put he to rest (6)

Ans: asleep : 'as' back from travel 'l' even exemplary leaders put to rest - asleep
22 Social gesture for Bishop to pay what is due (6)

Ans: bowing : 'b' from bishop and 'owing' what is due form bowing, a social gesture to welcome.

25 Cut off the brightness for the lower leg (4)

Ans: shin : brightness 'shine' cut off to give shin, lower leg part.

Hindu crossword 9343 Dated 02nd Oct 2008

Across
 1 Small, brief statement for a bladed weapon (5)

Ans: sword , small 's' and 'word' brief statement form sword, a bladed weapon
 4 Finger for almost all electronic calculators (7)

Ans: Digital 'digit' for finger and 'al' from almost form digitial electronic calculator
10 Wading birds found in pitcher on site (6)

Ans: herons pitcher on site wading birds found
11 Sensational headline for a water bird (8)

Ans: screamer direct clue
13 Arouses feelings in tall towers (8)

Ans: inspires 'spires' towersa and 'in' form inspires.
14 Run up to do needlework (6)

Ans: stitch - direct clue
16 Overheard the posterior end of a long story (4)

Ans: tail - posterior end is tail and sounds like tale, a long story.
17 A right chit for different sect of building makers (10)

Ans: architect 'a', 'r' from right, 'chit' and 'ects' from sect form architects, building makers
20 Breathing out from a hoax inlet by mistake (10)

Ans: exhalation means breathing out and is an anagram of a hoax inlet
21 Check the root (4)

Ans: stem , direct clue
24 Covering for a music performer, it’s said (6)

Ans: rapper , wrapper is a covering and rapper sounds like the former is a music performer.
26 Three points develop at the end of December for a novice (8)

Ans: newcomer, three points 'n, e, w', 'come' - develop, 'r' form newcomer, a beginner.
28 Delighted by angry criticism over European Community (8)

Ans: ecstatic , 'e' 'c' from europen community and 'static' meaning criticism form ecstatic meaning delighted.
29 Right in central part of millions of rupees (6)

Ans: crores, 'core' is central part and 'r' from right form crores.
30 Protection from the armed forces (7)

Ans: defense , direct clue
31 Senior clerics of the French answer (5)

Ans: deans, 'de' the french and 'ans' form deans, senior clerics
Down
 2 Throws dim letters on a prolific writer (9)

Ans: Wordsmith , a prolific writer is an anagram of 'throws dim'
 3 Off hurried the detectives (6)

Ans: rancid, ran-hurried, cid-detectives form rancid meaning offensive/off
 5 Extremely small island (4)

Ans: Inch, direct clue
 6 One dent of it at the end of the day of being exactly the same (8)

Ans: Identity - 'i' for one, 'dent' 'it' and 'y' for end of the day form identity meaning exaclty the same.
 7 Crooked maid at boat end to enter in (5)

Ans: admit , meaning enter in formed by shuffling 'maid' 'at'
 8 Church on Rhode Island way has a prophet (6)

Ans: christ , a prophet is formed out of 'ch' from church, 'ri' from rhode island and 'st' street/way.
 9 A right church having two points of curves in doorways (6)

Ans: arches, 'a', 'r' from right, 'ch' from churches and 'es' two points (directions) form arches, the curves in doorways.
12 To conceal in southeastern Greek island (7)

Ans: secrete , crete is a Greek island and se from southeast provide secrete though only secret is to conceal and secrete is to whooze out. I am not sure whether secrets is an answer. lets wait for tomorrow.
15 Sports player is a sharp killer (7)

Ans: shooter, a direct clue.
18 Feline animal in the morning ran after across a sailboat (9)

Ans: catamaran, 'cat' feline animal + 'am' morning + 'a' + 'ran' form catamaran, a sailboat.
19 In an elite way to turn something away (8)

Ans: alieanate , anagram of 'in an elite' leaving an i form alienate meaning to turn something away.
20 Largely neared to gain (6)

Ans: earned, anagram of neared meaning to gain
22 Old style covered by more gloomy disposition (6)

Ans: morose , 'os' from old style in 'more' form morose meaning gloomy.
23 Hard to find small car with Earl (6)

Ans: scarce, means hard to find and is got from 's' small, 'car' 'e' earl.
25 Father to reset water adhesive (5)

Ans: paste, 'pa' from father and set arranged differently gives paste, water adhesive.
27 Snake like sound for a Hawaii ship (4)

Ans: Hiss. Hi from hawaii and ss from ship provide hiss, snake like sound.

Hindu-crossword 9342 Dated 01-Oct-2008

1 One providing better information (6,7)
Ans: Gaming tipster, I am not sure whether it is correct.
 8 Merry-go-round has a conveyor belt (9)
Ans: carrousel, direct clue. In US, merry-go-round is known as carrousel
 9 Reference to a mongrel to happen again (5)
Ans: recur, re from reference and cur, a mongrel form recur, happen again.
10 Editor turns to six Romans to see to whom the property has been bequeathed (7)
Ans: devisee , editor ed turns as 'de' six roman is 'vi' and 'see' form devisee - to whom property is transferred.
12 Cryptographers do fish in a Scottish river (6)
Ans: decode , dee a scottish river and cod fish form decode, what cryptographers do.
14 One of the express conditions (5)
Ans: state , I am not sure of this one.
16 Turn over and over an individual part in a play, overheard (4)
Ans: role , role is an individual part in play.
19 In speech one may find repetition (4)
Ans: echo - speech one we find the repetition - echo.
20 Hardy’s partner led to be crowned with a prize (9)
Ans: laurelled , 'laurel' is hardy's partner and 'led' form laurelled meaning crowned
21 Give over plant ovule, I hear (4)
Ans: seed , plant ovule is seed and sounds like cede meaning give over.
22 Circle at small grass-like cereal plants (4)
Ans: oats, circle -'o' 'at' small 's' form oats - cereal plant.
25 Lures inside a semi-solid substance (5)
Ans: resin, lures inside a semi-solid substnace
27 A street ray is away from the right path (6)
Ans: astray, 'a' street 'st' and 'ray' form astray meanin away from the right path.
29 Pen back a tune for the eighth planet (7)
Ans: neptune, pen back is nep and tune form neptune, the 8th planet.
32 To ride a bicycle with a foot operated lever (5)
Ans: pedal, direct clue
33 Church’s rule of submissive compliance (9)
Ans: obedience, direct clue
34 Aged tutor pass out such people, for more advance work? (13)
Ans: postgraduates, anagram of aged tutor pass for people for more advacne work
Down
 2 Right article turned for a contestant on reaching a certain place (7)
Ans: arrival, rght article ra turned 'ar', contestant - 'rival' form arrival meaning reaching a certain place.
 3 Computer symbols of famous persons (5)
Ans: icons, direct clue. icon is a computer symbol meaning famous person
 4 Strong current of air covers two points by a flat plate (6)
Ans: Gasket, I am not sure whether it is correct.
 5 Statue not in active use, overheard (4)
Ans: idle not in active use is idle.
 6 Small desire to increase suddenly (5)
Ans: surge small - s and desire - urge to provide surge, increase suddenly.
 7 Do not rush fast for a cannon ball (5,4)
Ans: round shot anagram of do not rush provide round shot, a cannon ball.
 8 Beverage with one red turned back (5)
Ans: cider, one - i and red back is der. forming ider and cider is an apple juice.
11 Inlet of the sea has a large arty use (7)
Ans: estuary anagram of arty use to provide estuary, inlet of the sea.
12 Gradual decrease of a course of direction taken after December (7)
Ans: decline dec - december and line - a course of direction give decline, gradual decrease
13 With reference do a statement of principles (5)
Ans: credo reference - re and do form redo and forming the word credo meaning statement of principles
15 Subject parts of land measures (5)
Ans: areas, I feel this is correct but not sure as areas means subject parts and also land measures.
17 Prove eels largely have taken a long nap beyond the waking time (9)
Ans: oversleep anagram of prove eels to sleep longer.
18 Any of various shrubs earlier in time (5)
Ans: elder direct clue elder means earlier in time and also a kind of shrub
23 Even call summon dates for female graduates (7)
Ans: alumnae I could not interpret the clue but alumnae is for former female graduates
24 Social Insurance point of electric company under a military operation (5)
Ans: sieze SI for social insurance, e for point and GE (general electric), an electric company provide sieze, a military operation
26 Fashionable to look after, having in mind a purpose (6)
Ans: intend tend is fashinonable look and it comes after in to give intend - in mind or purpose.
28 Allow to have after the first number of total votes cast (5)
Ans: allot ballot means total votes cast and after the first (removing b) we get allot meaning allow to have
30 Initially, put at interest some amount of sub-unit of Asian currency (5)
Ans: paisa first letters (initially) of put at intereset some amount.
31 Nothing in bar for a male hog (4)
Ans: boar nothing - 0 and bar gives boar, a male hog.

Crossword-9341 solutions explained - The Hindu dated 30th Sept 2008

Across
 1 Log back for low grade yellow metal bars (10)
Ans: goldbricks - Log back is gol, low grade is D, and goldbrick is a worthless, yellow brick.
 9 Or turn back in part for a talking bird (6)
Ans: parrot - or turn back is ro, and 'part' takes 'ro' to provide parrot
10 Information spread by a professional hedonist daughter at front of arcade (10)
Ans: propaganda - pro for professional. pagan, paganism is hedonism and pagan is a hedonist, d for daughter and a is the front of arcade.
11 Wait for a northern Chinese province (6)
Ans: taiwan, wait a N anagram is Taiwan, a chinese province.
12 Fate of French saint in at the end of the day (7)
Ans: destiny French is de, saint is st, in and end of day is y. de st in y forms destiny.
16 Zoroastrian is after being equally balanced! (5)
Ans: Parsi, is comes as si after par meaning equally balanced.
17 Weapons hidden in farm sheds (4)
Ans: arms, contained in farm sheds
18 Ram in an iron supporting structure (5)
Ans: frame, iron's chemical symbol is fe and ram comes inside fe to form frame, supporting structure
19 To change an opinion of a lambskin (5)
Ans: budge - direct clue. budge(noun) means lambskin and also to change the opinion (verb)
20 Initially, take handcuffs underground for a robber (4)
Ans: thug initially take handcuffs - th and underground ug forms thug, a robber
21 Overheard a big sound of an English poet (5)
Ans: noise I dont know the reason. if you find it please provide me the clue.
22 A cold hairdo for a female performer (7)
Ans: actress, a c from cold and tress is a hairdo and joining these give actress
27 Mass of jumble seaweed for the French (6)
Ans: ??? - I dont even know the answer. will update it once I get the solution tomorrow.
29 Wrong thing of vision is the ability to see in reduced light (5,5)
Ans: Night Sight - wrong thing is night and vision is sight. night sight is ability to see in low light
30 Every other four true x-rays are a physical model of the solar system (6)
Ans: orrery - orrery is the first mechanical model of solar system created by George Graham and named in the honor of the fourth earl of orrery. I googled for this answer and not yet understood the clues provided.
31 Make a set ethics for a philosophical theory (10)
Ans: aesthetics, anagram of a set ethics to provide the answer meaning a theory.
Down
 2 Vegetable pod found in book racks (4)
Ans: okra - found in book racks meaning vegetable pod
 3 To expel many English strong sweet wine (6)
Ans: deport d is 500 meaning a large number, E in English and port, a sweet wine or dessert wine forms deport, to expel
 4 Practical joke on a person selling scrap (6)
Ans: ragman, rag is a practical joke as in ragging, man for person and ragman is one who is a ragpicker selling scraps.
 5 Metal container of aluminium in waterways (5)
Ans: canal , can is a metal container and al is symbol of aluminium. Joining these two give canal, a waterway.
 6 Outpouring of a flood (5)
Ans: spate, a direct clue
 7 Infer game could be a let down (10)
Ans: Drawbridge - Infer means draw and bridge is a game. joining these two give drawbridge which is a bridge structure that could be letdown.
 8 Lack of generosity gave sharp pain to one head (10)
Ans: stinginess , sting is a sharp pain and one is i. joining these and filling the word give stinginess which is lack of generosity.
12 Fed up in it for one on clarification (10)
Ans: definition , fed up gives 'def', 'in' and 'it' taken as is, 'i' for one and 'on' taken as is. joining all these give definition which is clarification.
13 Heard of immobile things used for writing (10)
Ans: stationery , stationary is immobile things and stationery which sounds like the former is used for writing.
14 Merrily chat after the fourth of July in a sailboat (5)
Ans: yacht , fourth of July is 'y' (what a clue!!! I initially thought it to be Independence day and took ID and was stuck for a while), y - chat anagram is yacht which is a sailboat.
15 Circle very large Greek alphabet (5)
Ans: omega , o is circle and mega is very large. omega is a greek alphabet
23 Tightly hold a group of hatched chickens (6)
Ans: clutch , cult is a group and ch for chickens to provide clutch meaning hold tight. (If you have a better interpretation, please share!)
24 Discriminatory person is covered by right act (6)
Ans: racist , r in right, act and is form racist, a discriminatory person.
25 African country has a Norwegian head in key article (5)
Ans: Kenya , Key, article 'a' and 'N' Norwegian head form Kenya, an african country.
26 Small time periods for wise men (5)
Ans: Sages , S in small, ages - time periods form sages - wisemen
28 Bird is fashionable, overheard (4)
Ans: chic , chic is fashionable and chick which also sounds similar is a bird