SUNDAY CROSSWORD — 840

ACROSS:

1 Unspoken

( 5)

4 Polish dance

( 7)

8 Ultra High Frequency ( 3)

10 Fuss, bother ( 3) 11 Sudden unreasoning fear ( 5) 12 Computer communications device ( 5) 13 India's oldtime wicket keeper Syed ____ ( 7) 15 Reside ( 5) 16 Impartial

( 7)

17 Part of the

ear ( 4) 20 Mr. Patekar of Bollywood ( 4) 23 Fizzy drink

( 4)

24 Give up the

job ( 6) 26 Desire ( 8) 27 Stringed musical instrument ( 8)

28 Starts or commences ( 6) 31 Tiny particle ( 4) 32 Something

frail ( 4) 34 Jane Austen heroine ( 4) 35 Inactivity

( 7)

36 Dig; investigate ( 5) 38 Official certificate ( 7) 41 Helps a

felon ( 5) 42 Fixes or

repairs ( 5) 43 Bird: prefix

( 3)

44 Kind of

newt ( 3) 45 Propose or recommend ( 7) 46 Surrenders

( 5)

DOWN:

1 Slightly warm ( 5) 2 Competitions ( 8)

3 Dealing with

( 8)

4 Secure a

ship ( 4) 5 Emile ____ : French author of Nana who died in 1902? ( 4) 6 Canyon ( 6) 7 Protective coat of metal ( 6) 8 Likely loser

( 8) 9 Accustom or habituate ( 11) 14 Language of Kerala ( 9) 18 Sudden inspiration ( 9)

19 Lie or quibble ( 11) 21 The positive electrode ( 5) 22 Prigs ( 5) 23 Hitch ( 4) 25 Mosque

leader ( 4) 27 Action ( 8) 29 Widespread disease ( 8) 30 Predisposed ( 8) 33 State of equilibrium ( 6) 34 Formerly famed English film studio ( 6) 37 Relieves

pain ( 5) 39 Shelter for

pigeons ( 4) 40 Trim and

tidy ( 4)