The Hindu Crossword No. 2656

Solution no. 2655

October 15, 2011 03:44 pm | Updated 03:44 pm IST

Across

1 Industrial action does for capital invested in good western (2-4)

4 Albumen, for example, having surprising weight (3,5)

9 Nevertheless quits? Indeed (4,2)

10 Choose at random from actors, a great many (4,4)

12 Conductor of opera, popular in Northern Ireland (9)

13 Power in early golf club (5)

14 Period of violent ups and downs as large wave hits vessel (6,7)

17 Objects loudly as I pick skunk off crossing opening in trees (5,2,1,5)

21 Discover legendary king’s name (5)

23 Mountain range is old - to me, anyway (9)

24 Very large carriage ahead of worker in charge (8)

25 An endless job for TV presenter? (6)

26 Hearing about a king staying longer than intended (8)

27 Spirit, make unknown (6)

Down

1 Slum area has hospital within reach (6)

2 English poet and writers in short series (7)

3 Class to be trained in hurdles (9)

5 Given an unsuitable role probing legal mix-up in old royal residence (6,6)

6 Victorian painter was keeping on the wagon (5)

7 Resolve shown by press elsewhere (4,3)

8 Gertrude finally learning about wrongdoing in Hamlet’s castle (8)

11 Meat and dessert left by Scotsman and Scouser (12)

15 Historic region one must enter before being able to vote? (4,5)

16 See heartless Yank climbing through small window (8)

18 Conservative golfer making a stupid mistake (7)

19 Thicken soup in galley (7)

20 Large bird coming from very large quarry (6)

22 Girl’s article on clubs in New York (5)

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