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ACROSS
1 One in two Lithium and Iron atoms could be lost in this period (4-4) HALF-LIFE
5 One trips when drunk with this? (6) SPIRIT
9 Flamboyant play to inaugurate contest for starters (8) DRAMATIC
10 Related to one tying the knot, free to enter unending dance party (6) BRIDAL
12 Shrink left out in German city (5) ESSEN
13 Provide housing identification to chief officer (9)
14 Trade mixer endlessly (6)
16 Clients adjusted sketching instrument (7)
19 Hint of writing liquid left in second last page (7)
21 Obvious doctor’s client is losing heart (6)
23 Top ranked anaesthetist? (6,3)NUMBER ONE
25 Fabric made from thick substance – hard (5)
26 Axe a district attorney in American country (6)
27 Engineer faster in music and poetry (4,4)FINE ARTS
28 Men surely providing guarantee (6)ENSURE
29 Marked final route for frenzied dash (8)
DOWN
1 Layer holding make-up did get concealed (6)HIDDEN
2 Creditor at sea? (4,5)
3 Acquire list containing primary reference (5)
4 Past president appears in ad for swimming gear (7)
6 Relevant ratio modified to get interpretation (9)
7 Go on horseback around German bank (5)
8 One spreading rumours, say, unusually late (8)
11 Chaos in dining room (4)MESS
15 Last batsman sore with pain (9)
17 Direction to go after criminal gathering (9)
18 Top hotel in new place (8)
20 Light essentially short in luminosity (4)
21 Anticipate public relations announcement (7)
22 Caught with speed that is unadulterated (6)
24 Disadvantage of minister at American country (5)
25 Elite engineer caught in crush (5)
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ACROSS
1 One in two Lithium and Iron atoms could be lost in this period (4-4) HALF-LIFE
5 One trips when drunk with this? (6) SPIRIT
9 Flamboyant play to inaugurate contest for starters (8) DRAMATIC
10 Related to one tying the knot, free to enter unending dance party (6) BRIDAL
12 Shrink left out in German city (5) ESSEN
13 Provide housing identification to chief officer (9)PRESIDENT
14 Trade mixer endlessly (6)BARTER
16 Clients adjusted sketching instrument (7)STENCIL
19 Hint of writing liquid left in second last page (7)INKLING
21 Obvious doctor’s client is losing heart (6)PATENT
23 Top ranked anaesthetist? (6,3)NUMBER ONE
25 Fabric made from thick substance – hard (5)CLOTH
26 Axe a district attorney in American country (6)CANADA
27 Engineer faster in music and poetry (4,4)FINE ARTS
28 Men surely providing guarantee (6)ENSURE
29 Marked final route for frenzied dash (8)STAMPEDE
DOWN
1 Layer holding make-up did get concealed (6)HIDDEN
2 Creditor at sea? (4,5)LOAN SHARK
3 Acquire list containing primary reference (5)LEARN
4 Past president appears in ad for swimming gear (7)FLIPPER
6 Relevant ratio modified to get interpretation (9)PERTINENT
7 Go on horseback around German bank (5)RIDGE
8 One spreading rumours, say, unusually late (8)TELLTALE
11 Chaos in dining room (4)MESS
15 Last batsman sore with pain (9)TAILENDER
17 Direction to go after criminal gathering (9)CONCOURSE
18 Top hotel in new place (8)PINNACLE
20 Light essentially short in luminosity (4)GLOW
21 Anticipate public relations announcement (7)PREDICT
22 Caught with speed that is unadulterated (6)CHASTE
24 Disadvantage of minister at American country (5)MINUS
25 Elite engineer caught in crush (5)CREAM
:clap::clap::clap: Very good!
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Vulcan
ACROSS
1 City of Dubai, a hub, extremely developed (3,5)
5 Issue is, a couple of pages are torn (6)
10 Associate with a female friend, fundamentally independent, recent one to join in (9)
11 Earthworm's head emerging out of fruit, one in shock (5)
12 Federal agency's retired men getting into films (6)
13 Return from break about one, not working – try to kill time (7)
14 Careless errors by head office corrected finally (8)
15 Plain and somewhat bit undramatic (6)
18 Exit the computer and leave for the day (3,3)
20 Sounds like sense prevailed. Hence goes without capital punishment (8)
22 Depressing stuff? (4,3)
25 First off, wrote about a group of 9 (6)
27 Opening clue not hard to start with, right, it's nothing (5)
28 Union's firm. 9 backing the leader of guild (9)
29 Offending queen with rhetoric (6)
30 A player gave up, not basically determined (8)
DOWN
1 A serum is said to be absent (4)
2 Design a lungi, fine, for the most part reliable (9)
3 Lady's hosting former proprietors (7)
4 Boasts coming from hired killers closing a deal at first (8)
6 Level of philosopher, say (7)
7 Previous head finally gone, banished (5)
8 Event rarely troubled the champion (5,4)
9 Mockery of justice, starting to get weird, that's unacceptable (4)
14 Nothing in it is real, tricky game (9)
16 Clash with a girl during midnight, eccentric person (4-1-4)
17 Dead indeed, case is bizarre (8)
19 Warning signal starts to have neighbours go for broke (7)
21 Rear seating compartment/unit with awesome upholstery primarily (7)
23 Flower expert, not male (5)
24 Vault say, not entirely iron (4)
26 Old one's often greedy (4)
http://www.thehindu.com/crossword/th...cle8811580.ece
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ACROSS
1 City of Dubai, a hub, extremely developed (3,5)
5 Issue is, a couple of pages are torn (6)
10 Associate with a female friend, fundamentally independent, recent one to join in (9)
11 Earthworm's head emerging out of fruit, one in shock (5)
12 Federal agency's retired men getting into films (6)
13 Return from break about one, not working – try to kill time (7)
14 Careless errors by head office corrected finally (8)
15 Plain and somewhat bit undramatic (6)
18 Exit the computer and leave for the day (3,3)
20 Sounds like sense prevailed. Hence goes without capital punishment (8)
22 Depressing stuff? (4,3)
25 First off, wrote about a group of 9 (6)
27 Opening clue not hard to start with, right, it's nothing (5)
28 Union's firm. 9 backing the leader of guild (9)
29 Offending queen with rhetoric (6)
30 A player gave up, not basically determined (8)
DOWN
1 A serum is said to be absent (4)
2 Design a lungi, fine, for the most part reliable (9)
3 Lady's hosting former proprietors (7)
4 Boasts coming from hired killers closing a deal at first (8)
6 Level of philosopher, say (7)
7 Previous head finally gone, banished (5)
8 Event rarely troubled the champion (5,4)
9 Mockery of justice, starting to get weird, that's unacceptable (4)
14 Nothing in it is real, tricky game (9) SOLITAIRE
16 Clash with a girl during midnight, eccentric person (4-1-4) DING-A-LING
17 Dead indeed, case is bizarre (8) DECEASED
19 Warning signal starts to have neighbours go for broke (7) FOGHORN
21 Rear seating compartment/unit with awesome upholstery primarily (7) TONNEAU
23 Flower expert, not male (5)
24 Vault say, not entirely iron (4)
26 Old one's often greedy (4)
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ACROSS
1 City of Dubai, a hub, extremely developed (3,5)ABU DHABI
5 Issue is, a couple of pages are torn (6)
10 Associate with a female friend, fundamentally independent, recent one to join in (9)AFFILIATE
11 Earthworm's head emerging out of fruit, one in shock (5)
12 Federal agency's retired men getting into films (6)CINEMA
13 Return from break about one, not working – try to kill time (7)REENTRY
14 Careless errors by head office corrected finally (8)
15 Plain and somewhat bit undramatic (6)
18 Exit the computer and leave for the day (3,3)LOG OFF
20 Sounds like sense prevailed. Hence goes without capital punishment (8)
22 Depressing stuff? (4,3)
25 First off, wrote about a group of 9 (6)
27 Opening clue not hard to start with, right, it's nothing (5)
28 Union's firm. 9 backing the leader of guild (9)
29 Offending queen with rhetoric (6)
30 A player gave up, not basically determined (8)
DOWN
1 A serum is said to be absent (4)
2 Design a lungi, fine, for the most part reliable (9)
3 Lady's hosting former proprietors (7)
4 Boasts coming from hired killers closing a deal at first (8)
6 Level of philosopher, say (7)
7 Previous head finally gone, banished (5)
8 Event rarely troubled the champion (5,4)
9 Mockery of justice, starting to get weird, that's unacceptable (4)
14 Nothing in it is real, tricky game (9) SOLITAIRE
16 Clash with a girl during midnight, eccentric person (4-1-4) DING-A-LING
17 Dead indeed, case is bizarre (8) DECEASED
19 Warning signal starts to have neighbours go for broke (7) FOGHORN
21 Rear seating compartment/unit with awesome upholstery primarily (7) TONNEAU
23 Flower expert, not male (5)
24 Vault say, not entirely iron (4)
26 Old one's often greedy (4)
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ACROSS
1 City of Dubai, a hub, extremely developed (3,5)ABU DHABI
5 Issue is, a couple of pages are torn (6)APPEAR
10 Associate with a female friend, fundamentally independent, recent one to join in (9)AFFILIATE
11 Earthworm's head emerging out of fruit, one in shock (5)APPAL
12 Federal agency's retired men getting into films (6)CINEMA
13 Return from break about one, not working – try to kill time (7)REENTRY
14 Careless errors by head office corrected finally (8)SLIPSHOD
15 Plain and somewhat bit undramatic (6)TUNDRA
18 Exit the computer and leave for the day (3,3)LOG OFF
20 Sounds like sense prevailed. Hence goes without capital punishment (8)SENTENCE
22 Depressing stuff? (4,3)TEAR GAS
25 First off, wrote about a group of 9 (6)ENNEAD
27 Opening clue not hard to start with, right, it's nothing (5)INTRO
28 Union's firm. 9 backing the leader of guild (9)FASTENING
29 Offending queen with rhetoric (6)ERRANT
30 A player gave up, not basically determined (8)ADJUDGED
DOWN
1 A serum is said to be absent (4)AWAY
2 Design a lungi, fine, for the most part reliable (9)UNFAILING
3 Lady's hosting former proprietors (7)HOLDERS
4 Boasts coming from hired killers closing a deal at first (8)BRAVADOS
6 Level of philosopher, say (7)PLATEAU
7 Previous head finally gone, banished (5)EXPAT
8 Event rarely troubled the champion (5,4)RELAY RACE
9 Mockery of justice, starting to get weird, that's unacceptable (4)JEER
14 Nothing in it is real, tricky game (9) SOLITAIRE
16 Clash with a girl during midnight, eccentric person (4-1-4) DING-A-LING
17 Dead indeed, case is bizarre (8) DECEASED
19 Warning signal starts to have neighbours go for broke (7) FOGHORN
21 Rear seating compartment/unit with awesome upholstery primarily (7) TONNEAU
23 Flower expert, not male (5)ASTER
24 Vault say, not entirely iron (4)SAFE
26 Old one's often greedy (4)AGED
:clap::clap::clap: Very good!
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Anon
ACROSS
1 Sailor at farm, for starters, inadvertently, ate fish with no gills (11)
9 Taking spoilt ale through pipe (7)
10 Pictures stir, overwhelm one sister (6)
11 Cross returning destitute squadron (5)
12 Cut nutty croissants after removing ant (7)
15 Valets start to darn, fix (4)
16 Assisted school to compose, edit a video initially (10)
18 Old consort at extension of church (10)
20 Prompt overwhelmed student with hint (4)
23 Single children go to concerts (7)
24 Should remove source of cypher (5)
26 Master looks back at parts of compasses (6)
27 Monitor lizards are let loose on Nagas (7)
28 Robs half of Salzburg, Los Angeles’ towers (11)
DOWN
2 Boy hobbles on to airships (6)
3 Organism found in the glacial Ganges (4)
4 In cartoon, entertainer has to remove his clothes (5,5)
5 In commotion, I’ve new visa for trespassing (8)
6 Instrument of torture in the trunk (3,4)
7 Veterans got lost, mired in a riot (3-6)
8 There! French hoodlum is at pond (6)
13 Mercy killing of a nausea-hit eccentric (10)
14 A tooth doctor admits initially vehement Christian (9)
17 Showing off snake bite (8)
19 Partridge, naïve at first, escapes from mountain somehow (7)
21 Part of epilogue is fable (6)
22 Roman sun God gives champion comfort (6)
25 Fruit looks terrible, we hear (4)
http://www.thehindu.com/crossword/th...cle8815876.ece
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ACROSS
1 Sailor at farm, for starters, inadvertently, ate fish with no gills (11)
9 Taking spoilt ale through pipe (7)
10 Pictures stir, overwhelm one sister (6)MOVIES
11 Cross returning destitute squadron (5)
12 Cut nutty croissants after removing ant (7)
15 Valets start to darn, fix (4)MEND
16 Assisted school to compose, edit a video initially (10)
18 Old consort at extension of church (10)
20 Prompt overwhelmed student with hint (4)
23 Single children go to concerts (7)
24 Should remove source of cypher (5)
26 Master looks back at parts of compasses (6)
27 Monitor lizards are let loose on Nagas (7)
28 Robs half of Salzburg, Los Angeles’ towers (11)
DOWN
2 Boy hobbles on to airships (6)
3 Organism found in the glacial Ganges (4)ALGA
4 In cartoon, entertainer has to remove his clothes (5,5)
5 In commotion, I’ve new visa for trespassing (8)
6 Instrument of torture in the trunk (3,4)
7 Veterans got lost, mired in a riot (3-6)OLD-TIMERS
8 There! French hoodlum is at pond (6)LAGOON
13 Mercy killing of a nausea-hit eccentric (10)
14 A tooth doctor admits initially vehement Christian (9)
17 Showing off snake bite (8)
19 Partridge, naïve at first, escapes from mountain somehow (7)
21 Part of epilogue is fable (6)
22 Roman sun God gives champion comfort (6)
25 Fruit looks terrible, we hear (4)
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ACROSS
1 Sailor at farm, for starters, inadvertently, ate fish with no gills (11)ABRANCHIATE
9 Taking spoilt ale through pipe (7)LEASING
10 Pictures stir, overwhelm one sister (6)MOVIES
11 Cross returning destitute squadron (5)TROOP
12 Cut nutty croissants after removing ant (7)SCISSOR
15 Valets start to darn, fix (4)MEND
16 Assisted school to compose, edit a video initially (10)CULTIVATED
18 Old consort at extension of church (10)RETROCHOIR
20 Prompt overwhelmed student with hint (4)CLUE
23 Single children go to concerts (7)UNISONS
24 Should remove source of cypher (5)OUGHT
26 Master looks back at parts of compasses (6)AMBITS
27 Monitor lizards are let loose on Nagas (7)GOANNAS
28 Robs half of Salzburg, Los Angeles’ towers (11)BURGLARISES
DOWN
2 Boy hobbles on to airships (6)BLIMPS
3 Organism found in the glacial Ganges (4)ALGA
4 In cartoon, entertainer has to remove his clothes (5,5)COMIC STRIP
5 In commotion, I’ve new visa for trespassing (8)INVASIVE
6 Instrument of torture in the trunk (3,4)THE BOOT
7 Veterans got lost, mired in a riot (3-6)OLD-TIMERS
8 There! French hoodlum is at pond (6)LAGOON
13 Mercy killing of a nausea-hit eccentric (10)EUTHANASIA
14 A tooth doctor admits initially vehement Christian (9)ADVENTIST
17 Showing off snake bite (8)BOASTING
19 Partridge, naïve at first, escapes from mountain somehow (7)TINAMOU
21 Part of epilogue is fable (6)LEGEND
22 Roman sun God gives champion comfort (6)SOLACE
25 Fruit looks terrible, we hear (4)UGLI
:clap::clap::clap: Very good!
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xChequer
ACROSS
7 Choose place to relax (6)
8 Criminal act involved in bad venture (8)
9 Second name, pseudonym, promoting school's artwork with mystery (4,4)
10 Top law officer invited to lick stew (6)
11 Can withdraw, say, in reckless bout (5)
12 Penitent attitude shown in image of god (6)
14 Health woes begin, hard for one to heal everything (3,5,7)
17 Native soldiers forming posse close to mutiny (6)
18 Hurts when pinching primarily common man (5)
22 Men in service mess (6)
23 Guess there is love in the air (8)
24 Explosive manufacturing cleared at urea plant (8)
25 Track routine (6)
DOWN
1 Complex math cracked by ordinary girl, applied in process to crack problem (9)
2 Trap a ranger carrying weapon (6)
3 Host coming up to room — private patronage (5)
4 Rotting tree, thinning at the centre — check root (8)
5 Chief grouse: seafood (4,4)
6 Collection in grand auction (5)
8 Best procedures developed by these teams over time (4,3,6)
13 Thorough at work, organising international events (9)
15 Clever Dick's work, setting easier crossword for starters (8)
16 Facing work pressure, essentially avoid setting (8)
19 Case of ban first lifted in two centuries (6)
20 Jump up and down welcoming new soldier (5)
21 Condescend to read Hamlet, for example (5)
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper...cle8572869.ece
