Weekend puzzles!

Hi,

The answers for 28th Sept set of puzzles:

1. Silver and Nickel to light the lamp (4) - Agni

2. A Thi-squared approach to get a guest (7) - Athithi

3. Add juice to foot for Mercury (10) - Padharasam

4. He created Jaganathan, Chandru, Sarasu and Vedantham (5) - Devan

5. A native son inversed, is found at finger tip (5) - Nagam

6. Vimala sheds the French article and joins Non-Aligned Movement to yield a flight (7) - Vimanam

7. Simple arrange tram for the first public performance (11) - Arrangetram

8. Ili adds 500 for a snack (4) - Idli

9. An egoist's pet topic or the string of a bow? Both (4) - Naan

Hope you guys could crack them all. Please send your answers using the comment option of this blog.

Now, time for this weekend's batch of puzzles:

1. Tutor is third - as per the adage (4)

2. Thuglak's editor and Local Area Network make a great regime (6)

3. Pantheon turns atheist with article, adv., somehow to yeild a sect in Mahabharatha (7)

4. The stripe of zebra can be a mandatory expense (4)

5. Average Rental Per User - acronym, can reassemble to get a messenger (4)

6. Gada inn can shape an out-standing actor (7)

7. Red-mouthed on the third day of the week (6)

8. Article in Northern vehicle can take you to a market (7)

9. A sumptuous meal for the pachyderm. Hardly! No, I see a trap. (4)

Have a great time cracking these over this weekend. I will shortly be back with more puzzles.

Take care,

Vijay