SUNDAY CROSSWORD — 950

ACROSS

1 Appear suddenly ( 3,2) 4 Barrister or

lawyer ( 7) 8 Come

together ( 3) 10 Fluid lubricant ( 3)

11 A combo of eight instrumentalists ( 5)

12 One of hundredth of a rupee ( 5) 13 Judge ( 7) 15 Farewell ( 5) 16 Enticed ( 7) 17 Bass brass instrument ( 4)

20 Italian noble

family ( 4) 23 Growl - "rang" anagram? ( 4) 24 Production

( 6)

26 Scamp ( 8) 27 Do you find pitched dwellings for soldiers here? ( 4,4) 28 Spherical, but flattened at the poles ( 6) 31 Great anger ( 4)

32 Mister German?

( 4)

34 Black Pearl of Internationa l Soccer?

( 4)

35 The former New Hebrides ( 7) 36 Galsworthy

heroine ( 5) 38 Appeals to a higher power ( 7) 41 Distasteful

( 5)

42 It means steel in Hindi? ( 5) 43 Sea- eagle

variant ( 3) 44 Parent ( 3) 45 Saw or observed

( 7) 46 Flatulent ( 5)

DOWN

1 Miss Batra of Bollywood! ( 5)

2 Correct, amend or repair? ( 3,5) 3 French stew

( 3- 2- 3) 4 Thick- headed

stick ( 4) 5 Single digit

( 4)

6 Ancient

Greek city ( 6) 7 Fatty tumour

( 6)

8 Pressing the teeth together ( 8)

9 India's tennis

ace ( 7,4) 14 Without a

will ( 9) 18 Sacrilege, profanity

( 9) 19 Transgressed, violated or infringed upon ( 11)

21 Remains

behind ( 5) 22 City official

( 5) 23 Audacity ( 4) 25 Pop in Paris

( 4) 27 Worried intensely

( 8) 29 Causing contusions ( 8)

30 Tries ( 8) 33 Deep gorge

( 6)

34 A doll on a

string ( 6) 37 Item in a log

( 5) 39 Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee ( 4)

40 Looked at

keenly ( 4)