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.