SUNDAY CROSSWORD —

ACROSS:

1 Small hole as in tooth

(6)

4 Snake (5)

7 Cut off or severed (6)

13 Conspire for illegal gains (7)

14 Vim or vigour (3)

15 Kept off or turned aside (7)

16 Wise men of Biblical times (4)

17 Sellout sign: abbr.

(3)

18 Become faint (4)

21 Yellow flower (8)

23 Distraught

(8)

27 Scottish city (9)

29 Public eye

(9)

31 Capital city of Pakistan

(9) Government by the people

(9) Miserable

(8)

37 Uses needle and thread?

(8)

42 Lend (4)

43 Capek’s futuristic play (3)

44 A specified period of time (4)

47 Crush under foot

(7)

48 Male child

(3)

49 Slander; defamation (7)

50 Gilbert and Sullivan opera (6)

51 Takes notice (5)

52 Attached a label to (6)

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DOWN:

1 Famous city

in Kerala

(6)

2 Most unpleasant

(4)

3 Tidal wave

(7)

5 Objected to, obstructed

(7)

6 Robs or steals from

(4,3)

8 Behind schedule

(7)

9 Golf stroke

(4)

10 Derive by reasoning

(6)

11 Land of the Aztecs

(6)

12 Confuse or perplex (6)

19 Fine-bored tube (9)

20 Dishonoured or humiliated

(9)

22 Traveller’s baggage

(7)

24 Fine garb

(7)

25 Be suitable for; become

(5)

26 Remains behind (5)

28 Hobo (3)

30 Dark red resin (3)

34 Marched on (7)

35 Yearn after (6)

36 Hardwearing

(7)

37 Wandered away (7)

38 Undivided

(6)

39 Flower petals, collectively

(7)

40 Injured party (6)

41 ___ the course : endured struggle, etc. to the end? (6)

45 Small nail

(4)

46 Conceited

(4)