SUNDAY CROSSWORD —

982

ACROSS:

1 Lacking fresh

air (6)

4 Call on (5) 7 Orders or

decrees (6) 13 Highland dress accessory (7) 14 Frequently

(3) 15 Defendant

(7)

16 Festive occasion (4)

17 __ Hur: famous Biblical hero? (3)

18 Historic

canal (4) 21 Most delicious (8) 23 Insisted on

(8)

27 Puts into long-term storage (9) 29 Clapped in appreciation; extolled or praised (9) 31 Practical joker; tease (3-6) 32 Mishaps (9) 33 Pilots' quarters (8) 37 Evaluated (8) 42 Irish clan (4) 43 Chafe (3) 44 The villain in

Othello (4) 47 Sharp-cornered (7) 48 Indonesia’s earlier name (3)

49 Begin a journey (4,3) 50 View from

Catania (2,4) 51 Native American tribesman (5) 52 Worthy of a

look! (6)

DOWN:

1 Late Ms Swaraj of the

BJP (6)

2 Atop or over

(4)

3 Gun, rifle or

pistol (4-3) 5 Travelling along a heavenly course (2,5)

6 Chanted (7) 8 Style of

speaking (7) 9 A small

swelling (4) 10 Railway shunting track (6) 11 Breathe in

(6) 12 Shravan's musical partner? (6) 19 Satisfactory, not bad at all? (5,4) 20 Relax with a book in your hands? (4,2,3)

22 Not bankrupt, able to pay (7) 24 Awaits (7) 25 State indirectly (5) 26 That is to

Cato (5) 28 Quantity of heat in FPS unit (3)

30 Tot up? (3) 34 Moscow's

citadel (7) 35 Confine - the hospital resident? (6) 36 Leaps or

jumps up (7) 37 Walking in leisurely or casual manner (7) 38 Aspersion (6) 39 System of

symbols (7) 40 Relieve of

weaponry (6) 41 Advantageous (6) 45 Malarial

fever (4) 46 Hairdo

(4)