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.