Here is the solution to the crossword challenge.

Shrinidhi Hande posted the correct solution to this one and gets a special mention. I thank all those who tried to solve this puzzle.

Here's a crossword puzzle I cooked up today. I have never created one before and I took up the challenge. The result is not too professional, but I wanted to see how my readers could solve this (print this image and the clues). I'll post the solution later. In the meantime, feel free to post individual answers and your feedback.

The first person to complete this puzzle and send me the answers by e-mail will be specially acknowledged when I post the solution. Sorry, no prizes though

Here it is:

(Copyright © 2007 V.Harishankar)

Clues

Across

1 – Famous and liked by all
4 – Not ordinary
7 – First
8 – Go off topic for a while
9 – Quality of compassion
10 – Perfect fit
14 – Undesired message
16 – Smooth speaking
17 – Pleasing quality of perfumes
19 – Liquid burn
20 – Huge task ahead (figuratively.)
21 – Made furious, infuriated
22 – A kind of aurochs
23 – Native inhabitant of the Americas
25 – A stream or water channel
26 – The major aspect of globalization
27 – Traditional source of mineral water

Down

1 – Of immense value
2 – Final demand with threat of force
3 – Taking attendance of a group
4 – Sports arena
5 – Ester of common organic acid found in lemon
6 – Unit or portion of instruction
11 – Elaborate nonsensical procedure
12 – Stunning, stupefying
13 – Give up, leave behind
15 – Unusual, strange
16 – Completely destroyed by fire
17 – Move forward
18 – Root of, first cause
24 – Of the highest quality, first-rate