SUNDAY CROSSWORD — 990

ACROSS :

2 Pertaining to schools and schooling (11)

7 Papal council

(5)

8 Looked fixedly at? (5)

9 The papacy or papal court

(4,3)

13 A wig? (9)

15 Hidden (9)

18 Dark reddishbrown (5)

20 Rice dish (7)

21 Marshy tributary (5)

22 Large number

(7)

25 Competent; dexterous (7)

27 In the company of (7)

28 Section of a stage play (5)

32 Brief writings

(5)

35 Night club (7)

40 Cocktail (7)

41 Stuck or clung to (7)

42 Firing distance

(5)

43 Accounts checker (7)

44 Ms Irani of Bollywood (5)

45 Don Juan or Lothario? (9)

49 Make worse

(9)

53 Apprehend or imprison (7)

54 Russian ballet company (5)

55 Elephant tusk

(5)

56 Elevation to aristocracy

(11)

DOWN :

1 Castro's land

(4)

2 Wyatt ____ : the famous sheriff of Dodge City (4)

3 Swamp critter

(4)

4 Bread spread

(4)

5 Go with a long stride (4)

6 Used to be (4)

9 Trial (7)

10 Divulges; makes known ? (4,3)

11 Grass-cutting tools (7)

12 Approve, sanction (7)

13 Emraan ___ of Gangster fame

(6)

14 African antelope (6)

16 Dismiss temporarily? (3,3)

17 Twofold (6)

19 Exchange fee

(4)

21 French cheese

(4)

23 London, Midland and Scottish (3)

24 A vegetable

(5)

26 Work bread (5)

29 Very small (3)

30 Unethical (6)

31 Mr Mukherjee, our former finance minister (6)

32 Cat's lives (4)

33 Disaster of

1912 (7)

34 Kenya's former coach ___ Patil (7)

35 French castle

(7)

36 Continuous fire (7)

37 Mother of

Zeus (4)

38 Physical injury

(6)

39 Think - “i.e. date” anagram? (6)

46 Part of the eye

(4)

47 To roam about

(4)

48 Billionth as a prefix (4)

50 Very serious (4)

51 Mine opening

(4)

52 Grow weary (4)