Solution will appear inThe Hindu In School dated December 1, 2012. Solution No. 10969
Across
1 ESP (5,5)
7 Type of herb (7)
8 Strong illicit liquor (5)
10 Yuletide (4)
11 American shout on
jumping out of an
aeroplane? (8)
13 Warm up again (6)
15 Minor criticism — slight
worry (6)
17 Con (8)
18 Caribbean country of
cigars and rum? (4)
21 Steer (5)
22 Pertaining to a female
reproductive organ (7)
23 Study of early development of creatures and plants (10)
Down
1 Act of surrounding a town or fortress (5)
2 Yuletide (4)
3 Professional dancer (slang) (6)
4 Country formerly called
Abyssinia (8)
5 Irritating noise from the
bedroom (7)
6 Retail establishment on
the angle of two streets? (6,4)
9 Party involving folk
music (10)
12 Vital liquid from a sink
unit (3,5)
14 Gangster (7)
16 Entirely (2,4)
19 Make as one (5)
20 Mexican dish of rolled
tortilla with filling (4)
