The Free Press Journal

Crossword # 1139

Across

1 Ex-Opening batsman __ Sundar Das

5 Blind as _ __? (1,3) 9 Secret agent ?

12 Jewish family name

13 Tub for soaking

14 Hasten or hurry in archaic

English

15 Minor prophet of the Biblical times - " so ma" anagram?

16 Advantages

18 Seaman

20 Under the weather 21 Nursery item

22 Sanctuary

25 Loathe, hate or detest

strongly

28 Domesticat­ed animal 29 Raw metal 30 Rip

31 For each

32 Unique or singular person 33 __ King Cole: famous

singer of Mona Lisa? 34 Bribe

35 Groups of primitive

aquatic plants 36 Beginning 38 Trident-shaped letter 39 Mythical bird of prey 40 Cater for, furnish with 44 Judging standards 47 Opinion or view 48 Incorporat­ed, in short 49 Properly or fittingly 50 Headland

51 Chennai based IPL team 52 Long, slender fishes 53 Give out or radiate heat or

light

Down

1 Shut noisily 2 Bollywood's ___ Malini 3 Welsh boy's name 4 Guest

5 Religious house 6 Famous prizefight­er and actor - "bear" anagram ? 7 Aeronautic­al Telecommun­ications Network

8 One who believes in

the existence of god? 9 Capital of Meghalaya 10 Deep hole

11 The affirmativ­e

17 Travel by air

19 Neither's partner? 22 Ireland's ___ Lingus 23 Nitrogenou­s fertilizer 24 Very little 25 __ __ cost : free ? (2,2) 26 Sweetheart 27 Bowling feat (3-5) 28 Vim or vigour 31 Cooking vessel 32 Green mineral that is a source of magnesium 34 Withdraw from a political federation 35 Kyushu mountain 37 Drunkard 38 Entreats or begs 40 Tablet 41 As previously given 42 Of local origin locally 43 The orient 44 President's title: abbr. 45 Health-care pros 46 Have regrets