The Hindu Crossword 8161 Solutions

Across
1 Feature twice used for a toast (4) _ _ I _
3 Gets rid of odd menial ties (10) ELIMINATES (ana. MENIAL TIES)
10 Little clergyman, is it? Call again (7) REVISIT (Little clergyman=REV, is it=ISIT)
11 He is just learning to walk (7) TODDLER (Direct)
12 Deciduous coniferous tree (5) BIRCH (Direct)
13 Backing always shown initially in the circle (9) REVERSING (always=EVER, shown initially=S, circle=RING=>R(EVERS)ING)
14 Their hands are continually in their pockets (8) SPENDERS (Direct)
15 Some ugly people consciously looking satisfied (6) SMUGLY (Some=SM??, ugly=UGLY)
18 Slight lust in upheaval (6) INSULT (ana. LUST IN)
20 Denoting one remarkable thing (8) SINGULAR (Direct)
24 Aphrodite's emaciated form (9) ATROPHIED (ana. Aphrodite)
26 A sailor returning a volume of maps (5) ATLAS (A=A, sailor=SALT, sailor returning=TLAS=>ATLAS)
27 Situated towards centre of ship (7) INBOARD (Direct)
28 One who enters a religious order (7) INTRANT (Direct)
29 Fish the girl had — cause of food poisoning? (10) SALMONELLA (Fish=SALMON, girl=ELLA)
30 A novice from Troy (4) TYRO (ana. TROY)

Down
1 Persons grouped round centres of interest (7) _ _ R _ B_S (If it's SCRIBES, I don't understand why)
2 Upside down — like this clue, made for you (7) INVERSE (like this clue, made for you = verse => IN VERSE)
4 Constituting written composition of the kind valued for quality of form (8) LITERARY (Direct)
5 I've to stimulate interest in Tom somehow (6) MOTIVE (ana. IVE+TOM)
6 Rock-bottom point (5) NADIR (Direct/Double meaning)
7 Gilt tin assuming sloping position (7) TILTING (ana. GILT TIN)
8 A horse looking skinny (7) SCRAGGY (A horse=One-horse=>means insgnificant=>SCRAGGY)
9 Posh deal arranged for Lily (8) ASPHODEL (ana. POSH DEAL)
16 Drifting nomads (8) MIGRANTS (Direct)
17 This theatre will mind being renovated (8) WINDMILL (ana. will mind)
18 Sloping types used for emphasis (7) ITALICS (Direct=>sloping types=sloping fonts)
19 Regarding ancient Jewish keeper of records (7) SCRIBAL (Direct)
21 Rock music (7) LULLABY (music that 'rocks' the cradle:-))
22 Stir too vigorously the rich dish (7) RISOTTO (ana. STIR TOO)
23 Fidget with the instrument (6) FIDDLE (Double meaning)
25 Player turning in a penny (5) PIANO (turning in a = ana. IN A=IAN, penny=PO??)