THC-crossword thread-6; 4 ans PP till 4 pm IST

Across
7 Peter's vault is secure and undamaged (4) SAFE
8,16,15 down Crucial decision concerning capital punishment (1,6,2,4,3,5) A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH
10 Move fast in a popular mode of transport over the Niagara Falls (6) BARREL
11 Crumpets strewn across the range (8) SPECTRUM
12 Fake teetotaller takes alcohol heartily producing unusually high pitched voice (8) FALSETTO
14 Managed with some home-made dosa (4,2)
16 See 8
18 Eat herb mixture and respire (7)
21 Take a string and change a binary bit to become powerful (6)
23 Train person to become a driver (8)
25 Convoluted cad clues "Dead end" (3,2,3)
27 Confused and rowed slowly without power (6)
29 It's a crime to post after dark (9)
30 African who follows Yankee (4)

Down
1 I chased car carrying Tibetan guru and got Italian squids (8)
2 Look at an Earl or someone equal (4)
3 Thing designed to ensure that the pickpocket gets all your stuff in one go (6)
4 Graduates, without losing much time, got a woodwind instrument (7)
5 Flag old ship sailing around river (8)
6 Worry about guitar component (4)
9 Railway termini were moved away from metal casting plant and re-located (5)
13 Short short-hand writer arranges notes (5)
15 See 8 Across
17 Munro followed Indian tribal to Japanese town (8)
19 The type of body Venus has or is (8)
20 Accountants return before administrators to thorn trees (7)
22 This is used to hitch-hike by fairytale general (after releasing cat) (5)
24 Middle Easterner appears before the French to get land that is useful (6)
26 Sketch doctor at work, initially (4)
28 12 lose nothing at first and nod off (4)

Across
7 Peter's vault is secure and undamaged (4) SAFE
8,16,15 down Crucial decision concerning capital punishment (1,6,2,4,3,5) A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH
10 Move fast in a popular mode of transport over the Niagara Falls (6) BARREL
11 Crumpets strewn across the range (8) SPECTRUM
12 Fake teetotaller takes alcohol heartily producing unusually high pitched voice (8) FALSETTO
14 Managed with some home-made dosa (4,2) MADE DO
16 See 8
18 Eat herb mixture and respire (7) BREATHE
21 Take a string and change a binary bit to become powerful (6)
23 Train person to become a driver (8)
25 Convoluted cad clues "Dead end" (3,2,3) CUL DE SAC
27 Confused and rowed slowly without power (6)
29 It's a crime to post after dark (9) BLACKMAIL
30 African who follows Yankee (4)

Down
1 I chased car carrying Tibetan guru and got Italian squids (8) CALAMARI
2 Look at an Earl or someone equal (4)
3 Thing designed to ensure that the pickpocket gets all your stuff in one go (6)
4 Graduates, without losing much time, got a woodwind instrument (7)
5 Flag old ship sailing around river (8)
6 Worry about guitar component (4)
9 Railway termini were moved away from metal casting plant and re-located (5)
13 Short short-hand writer arranges notes (5)
15 See 8 Across
17 Munro followed Indian tribal to Japanese town (8)
19 The type of body Venus has or is (8)
20 Accountants return before administrators to thorn trees (7)
22 This is used to hitch-hike by fairytale general (after releasing cat) (5)
24 Middle Easterner appears before the French to get land that is useful (6)
26 Sketch doctor at work, initially (4)
28 12 lose nothing at first and nod off (4)

Across
7 Peter's vault is secure and undamaged (4) SAFE
8,16,15 down Crucial decision concerning capital punishment (1,6,2,4,3,5) A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH
10 Move fast in a popular mode of transport over the Niagara Falls (6) BARREL
11 Crumpets strewn across the range (8) SPECTRUM
12 Fake teetotaller takes alcohol heartily producing unusually high pitched voice (8) FALSETTO
14 Managed with some home-made dosa (4,2) MADE DO
16 See 8
18 Eat herb mixture and respire (7) BREATHE
21 Take a string and change a binary bit to become powerful (6) STRONG
23 Train person to become a driver (8)cOACHMAN
25 Convoluted cad clues "Dead end" (3,2,3) CUL DE SAC
27 Confused and rowed slowly without power (6) ADDLED
29 It's a crime to post after dark (9) BLACKMAIL
30 African who follows Yankee (4) ZULU

Down
1 I chased car carrying Tibetan guru and got Italian squids (8) CALAMARI
2 Look at an Earl or someone equal (4) PEER
3 Thing designed to ensure that the pickpocket gets all your stuff in one go (6) WALLET
4 Graduates, without losing much time, got a woodwind instrument (7) BASSOON
5 Flag old ship sailing around river (8) STREAMER
6 Worry about guitar component (4) FRET
9 Railway termini were moved away from metal casting plant and re-located (5) FOUND
13 Short short-hand writer arranges notes (5) STENO
15 See 8 Across
17 Munro followed Indian tribal to Japanese town (8) NAGASAKI
19 The type of body Venus has or is (8) HEAVENLY
20 Accountants return before administrators to thorn trees (7) ACACIAS
22 This is used to hitch-hike by fairytale general (after releasing cat) (5) THUMB
24 Middle Easterner appears before the French to get land that is useful (6) ARABLE
26 Sketch doctor at work, initially (4) DRAW
28 12 lose nothing at first and nod off (4) DOZE

:clap::clap::clap:

ACROSS
1 Benefits from book by novelist, Doris’s last (9) BLESSINGS
6 Shoot bishop after all others (5)
9 Punch a mate (5)
10 Big top musical? Backing provisional (9)
11 Actor, in the guise of Scottish king, about to wade across behind duke (6,7) ROBERT REDFORD
13 Drunk loiters in a Portuguese resort (7)
14 An expert in Pennsylvania helps to produce a universal remedy (7)
16 Ruby? Girl in former tin mining town (7)
18 Vulgar about Salvation Army campaign (7)
19 Baffling drama? Pretend not to be interested (4,4,2,3) PLAY HARD TO GET
22 House in historic city (9)
23 Miss Grey, a long time entertaining knight (5)
24 Box containing English throwing weapon (5)
25 Began to check boundary not rigorously fixed (4-5)

DOWN
1 Reverse taxi over, parking at centre (4)
2 Moved abroad - good being in Dubai, for example, with daughter (9)
3 Groucho’s Bar playing show song (11,4) SCARBOROUGH FAIR
4 Turning brown – Russian river, as is to be expected (7)
5 Star member up in tanning area? (7)
6 Gunner grabbed unexpectedly, crossing at a landmark near to Checkpoint Charlie (11,4) BRANDENBURG GATE
7 I travel, giving support to a male friend (5)
8 Fail to make any progress, as war treated suspiciously (5,5)
12 Chief city in Middle East – large container port set up (10)
15 Humiliated Conservative hurried (9)
17 Hornblower’s short speech after end of skirmish (7)
18 Group from lake bed shown first (7)
20 Girl, one interrupting queen (5)
21 Exploited group in House, Democrats (4)

ACROSS
1 Benefits from book by novelist, Doris’s last (9) BLESSINGS
6 Shoot bishop after all others (5) BLAST
9 Punch a mate (5)
10 Big top musical? Backing provisional (9)
11 Actor, in the guise of Scottish king, about to wade across behind duke (6,7) ROBERT REDFORD
13 Drunk loiters in a Portuguese resort (7)
14 An expert in Pennsylvania helps to produce a universal remedy (7) PANACEA
16 Ruby? Girl in former tin mining town (7)
18 Vulgar about Salvation Army campaign (7)CRUSADE
19 Baffling drama? Pretend not to be interested (4,4,2,3) PLAY HARD TO GET
22 House in historic city (9)
23 Miss Grey, a long time entertaining knight (5)
24 Box containing English throwing weapon (5)
25 Began to check boundary not rigorously fixed (4-5)

DOWN
1 Reverse taxi over, parking at centre (4)
2 Moved abroad - good being in Dubai, for example, with daughter (9)EMIGRATED
3 Groucho’s Bar playing show song (11,4) SCARBOROUGH FAIR
4 Turning brown – Russian river, as is to be expected (7)
5 Star member up in tanning area? (7)
6 Gunner grabbed unexpectedly, crossing at a landmark near to Checkpoint Charlie (11,4) BRANDENBURG GATE
7 I travel, giving support to a male friend (5)
8 Fail to make any progress, as war treated suspiciously (5,5)
12 Chief city in Middle East – large container port set up (10)
15 Humiliated Conservative hurried (9) CHASTENED
17 Hornblower’s short speech after end of skirmish (7)
18 Group from lake bed shown first (7)
20 Girl, one interrupting queen (5)
21 Exploited group in House, Democrats (4)

ACROSS
1 Benefits from book by novelist, Doris’s last (9) BLESSINGS
6 Shoot bishop after all others (5) BLAST
9 Punch a mate (5)
10 Big top musical? Backing provisional (9)
11 Actor, in the guise of Scottish king, about to wade across behind duke (6,7) ROBERT REDFORD
13 Drunk loiters in a Portuguese resort (7)
14 An expert in Pennsylvania helps to produce a universal remedy (7) PANACEA
16 Ruby? Girl in former tin mining town (7)
18 Vulgar about Salvation Army campaign (7)CRUSADE
19 Baffling drama? Pretend not to be interested (4,4,2,3) PLAY HARD TO GET
22 House in historic city (9)
23 Miss Grey, a long time entertaining knight (5)
24 Box containing English throwing weapon (5)
25 Began to check boundary not rigorously fixed (4-5) OPEN ENDED

DOWN
1 Reverse taxi over, parking at centre (4) BACK
2 Moved abroad - good being in Dubai, for example, with daughter (9)EMIGRATED
3 Groucho’s Bar playing show song (11,4) SCARBOROUGH FAIR
4 Turning brown – Russian river, as is to be expected (7) NATURAL
5 Star member up in tanning area? (7)
6 Gunner grabbed unexpectedly, crossing at a landmark near to Checkpoint Charlie (11,4) BRANDENBURG GATE
7 I travel, giving support to a male friend (5) AMIGO
8 Fail to make any progress, as war treated suspiciously (5,5)
12 Chief city in Middle East – large container port set up (10)
15 Humiliated Conservative hurried (9) CHASTENED
17 Hornblower’s short speech after end of skirmish (7)
18 Group from lake bed shown first (7)
20 Girl, one interrupting queen (5)
21 Exploited group in House, Democrats (4) USED

ACROSS
1 Benefits from book by novelist, Doris’s last (9) BLESSINGS
6 Shoot bishop after all others (5) BLAST
9 Punch a mate (5)
10 Big top musical? Backing provisional (9) TENTATIVE
11 Actor, in the guise of Scottish king, about to wade across behind duke (6,7) ROBERT REDFORD
13 Drunk loiters in a Portuguese resort (7) ESTORIL
14 An expert in Pennsylvania helps to produce a universal remedy (7) PANACEA
16 Ruby? Girl in former tin mining town (7)
18 Vulgar about Salvation Army campaign (7)CRUSADE
19 Baffling drama? Pretend not to be interested (4,4,2,3) PLAY HARD TO GET
22 House in historic city (9) LANCASTER
23 Miss Grey, a long time entertaining knight (5)
24 Box containing English throwing weapon (5)
25 Began to check boundary not rigorously fixed (4-5) OPEN ENDED

DOWN
1 Reverse taxi over, parking at centre (4) BACK
2 Moved abroad - good being in Dubai, for example, with daughter (9)EMIGRATED
3 Groucho’s Bar playing show song (11,4) SCARBOROUGH FAIR
4 Turning brown – Russian river, as is to be expected (7) NATURAL
5 Star member up in tanning area? (7)
6 Gunner grabbed unexpectedly, crossing at a landmark near to Checkpoint Charlie (11,4) BRANDENBURG GATE
7 I travel, giving support to a male friend (5) AMIGO
8 Fail to make any progress, as war treated suspiciously (5,5) TREAD WATER
12 Chief city in Middle East – large container port set up (10) METROPOLIS
15 Humiliated Conservative hurried (9) CHASTENED
17 Hornblower’s short speech after end of skirmish (7)
18 Group from lake bed shown first (7)
20 Girl, one interrupting queen (5)
21 Exploited group in House, Democrats (4) USED

Across
9 That man (along with two trainees) is hot and fiendish (7) HELLISH
10 Salt bovine male consumed —consumed a pound (7) OXALATE
11 Reconstructed cafe in bad surroundings leads to avalanche (7) ICEFALL
12 Loyal saint has a sip of ale with lunch after learner has left (7) STAUNCH
13 Implementation of a death sentence (9) EXECUTION
15 Communication equipment made by confused auditor after leaving Utah (5)
16 Around the end, leaders of East India Company became flexible (7)
19 Motor ad badly treated — badly treated when used as this (7)
20 Not keeping well in Virginia house (5)
21 One of our neighbours might be takin' a sip (9)
25 Ridge has tree with height and nothing more (7)
26 Farrokh Bulsara's element (7)
28 River of ice is good and more decorative (7)
29 Lubricate properly — a nodding donkey found here (3,4)

Down
1 Initially transit halt of Indian soldiers en route (to Siachen), now an airfield (6)
2 Runaway carrying London fabric (6)
3 Insulating material in my car, I hear (4)
4 It's hot! But it's cold to the auditor (6)
5 Endorse circular after West deteriorated (8)
6 A group of sentences about men soldiers dropping from the sky (10)
7 Holiness of Sai, with religious book, and primary elements of decency or mercy (8)
8 Strangely, he got MOD operation to secure 28 near 25 (8)
14 Or lunatics can make sounds which are of a frequency too high to be audible (10)
16 Consider it possible — hermit may back envy on the radio (8)
17 This signal, after a blackout,may entail aluminium cellar reconstruction (3,5)
18 Storage cabinet where one may not keep saucers? (8)
22 Moan excitedly after UK returns land to the west of Nepal (6)
23 Soldiers return with hybrid animal talisman (6)
24 Poems depicting minced idly in front of the lower house (6)
27 Relay in absence of a bank (4)

Across
9 That man (along with two trainees) is hot and fiendish (7) HELLISH
10 Salt bovine male consumed —consumed a pound (7) OXALATE
11 Reconstructed cafe in bad surroundings leads to avalanche (7) ICEFALL
12 Loyal saint has a sip of ale with lunch after learner has left (7) STAUNCH
13 Implementation of a death sentence (9) EXECUTION
15 Communication equipment made by confused auditor after leaving Utah (5)
16 Around the end, leaders of East India Company became flexible (7)
19 Motor ad badly treated — badly treated when used as this (7)
20 Not keeping well in Virginia house (5)
21 One of our neighbours might be takin' a sip (9)
25 Ridge has tree with height and nothing more (7)
26 Farrokh Bulsara's element (7)
28 River of ice is good and more decorative (7) GLACIER
29 Lubricate properly — a nodding donkey found here (3,4) OIL WELL

Down
1 Initially transit halt of Indian soldiers en route (to Siachen), now an airfield (6)
2 Runaway carrying London fabric (6)
3 Insulating material in my car, I hear (4)
4 It's hot! But it's cold to the auditor (6)
5 Endorse circular after West deteriorated (8)
6 A group of sentences about men soldiers dropping from the sky (10)
7 Holiness of Sai, with religious book, and primary elements of decency or mercy (8)
8 Strangely, he got MOD operation to secure 28 near 25 (8)
14 Or lunatics can make sounds which are of a frequency too high to be audible (10)
16 Consider it possible — hermit may back envy on the radio (8) ENVISAGE
17 This signal, after a blackout,may entail aluminium cellar reconstruction (3,5)
18 Storage cabinet where one may not keep saucers? (8) CUPBOARD
22 Moan excitedly after UK returns land to the west of Nepal (6) KUMAON
23 Soldiers return with hybrid animal talisman (6)
24 Poems depicting minced idly in front of the lower house (6)
27 Relay in absence of a bank (4)

Across
9 That man (along with two trainees) is hot and fiendish (7) HELLISH
10 Salt bovine male consumed —consumed a pound (7) OXALATE
11 Reconstructed cafe in bad surroundings leads to avalanche (7) ICEFALL
12 Loyal saint has a sip of ale with lunch after learner has left (7) STAUNCH
13 Implementation of a death sentence (9) EXECUTION
15 Communication equipment made by confused auditor after leaving Utah (5)RADIO
16 Around the end, leaders of East India Company became flexible (7)ELASTIC
19 Motor ad badly treated — badly treated when used as this (7)DOORMAT
20 Not keeping well in Virginia house (5)VILLA
21 One of our neighbours might be takin' a sip (9)PAKISTANI
25 Ridge has tree with height and nothing more (7)
26 Farrokh Bulsara's element (7)
28 River of ice is good and more decorative (7) GLACIER
29 Lubricate properly — a nodding donkey found here (3,4) OIL WELL

Down
1 Initially transit halt of Indian soldiers en route (to Siachen), now an airfield (6)
2 Runaway carrying London fabric (6)
3 Insulating material in my car, I hear (4)
4 It's hot! But it's cold to the auditor (6)
5 Endorse circular after West deteriorated (8)
6 A group of sentences about men soldiers dropping from the sky (10)
7 Holiness of Sai, with religious book, and primary elements of decency or mercy (8)
8 Strangely, he got MOD operation to secure 28 near 25 (8)
14 Or lunatics can make sounds which are of a frequency too high to be audible (10)
16 Consider it possible — hermit may back envy on the radio (8) ENVISAGE
17 This signal, after a blackout,may entail aluminium cellar reconstruction (3,5)
18 Storage cabinet where one may not keep saucers? (8) CUPBOARD
22 Moan excitedly after UK returns land to the west of Nepal (6) KUMAON
23 Soldiers return with hybrid animal talisman (6)
24 Poems depicting minced idly in front of the lower house (6)
27 Relay in absence of a bank (4)