The Hindu Crossword No. 2832

Solution No. 2831

March 14, 2015 03:01 pm | Updated 03:01 pm IST

Across

1 A line written by clever U.S. diplomat (8)

5 Beginning to tour upper-class house (6)

9 Showing good aesthetic judgement in refurbished flat — suite I removed (8)

10 Prairies: maps I collected (6)

12 For this one needs right type of oven (5)

13 Shown on the box, Elvis teed off (9)

14 Italian painter ordered vindaloo and rice (8,2,5)

16 Certainly at home, everyone’s against discipline at school (2,3,10)

19 Nothing needs to be added to clear statement of policy (9)

21 Jacob’s father’s saving scheme account (5)

23 Brat’s mistake after start of tantrum (6)

24 Ahead, master swimming against the current (8)

25 Feast I prepared for carnival (6)

26 Couple hired band (8)

Down

1 Player’s agent ignoring fine (5)

2 Steps taken to control a star (5,4)

3 Disinclination to act shown by one with damaged retina (7)

4 Scary place sought, to include a hospital by river? (7,5)

6 A live TV broadcast from a city on the Mediterranean coast (3,4)

7 Sign of tooth decay? Canine needs to be extracted (5)

8 Assess performance in River Dee initially, then short river (4,5)

11 Wonky gyroscope lad fixed for actress (6,6)

14 Revised title includes second Kipling poem with a recurring theme (9)

15 Without equal, nothing contains cricket side on level above English (9)

17 Omitted the French female solicitor (4,3)

18 I do it wrongly, in charge, being silly (7)

20 Take care of slow-moving shark (5)

22 Arrive on time with one of Santa’s reindeer (5)

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