SUNDAY CROSSWORD —

ACROSS:

1 Levy or inflict on (6) 4 Moorage

sites (5) 7 Give to

charity (6) 13 Greek infantry unit (7) 14 Soft food for infants (3)

15 Get level

with (5,2) 16 Short skirt

(4) 17 Choose (3) 18 Blow a

horn (4) 21 Mortification of flesh (8) 23 Adorn or beautify (8) 27 Consequently (9) 29 Make

worse (9) 31 Discourses, formal speeches (9) 32 South Indian state (9) 33 In these

times? (8) 37 Insulates, isolates or sequesters (8)

42 From a distance (4) 43 Adam's

mate (3) 44 Close (4) 47 Beard

growth (7) 48 Place to

soak (3) 49 Pokeys (7) 50 Not so great as the other (6) 51 Famous Australian city (5) 52 Feebler, less strong (6)

DOWN: 1 Capital of

Manipur (6) 2 Implore or petition (4) Wielding influence; oscillating (7)

5 Make better (7) 6 Considered,

believed (7) 8 Alfresco (7) 9 Ms Parekh or Mrs. Bhosle (4) 10 Come to

an end (6) 11 Internal

tax (6) 12 Acid in

vinegar (6) 19 Overhear

(9) 20 Cunning

plan (9) 22 Child care

centre (7) 24 Impress deeply; infix (7) 25 Binding

(5) 26 Lawful (5) 28 Organ of

sight (3) 30 Simile centre (2,1) 34 Friendly

(7) 35 Concurs or complies with (6) 36 Apparition or ghost (7) 37 Effervescent drink (7) 38 Overhanging cover (6) 39 Dissimilar

(7) 40 Petrified organism (6) 41 Former German emperor (6)

45 ___ forward : proposes or advances? (4) 46 Prepare the food (4)