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