Answers to JM Crossword 50
Across
1. An organisation that is out of this world, or is crazy. (4)
Answer: ISRO
Logic : Anagram of OR IS. 
3. A posh, mixed up place to sell things. (4)
Answer: SHOP
Logic : Anagram of POSH. 
6. A Nobel prize winner in the Kumbakonam bus stand ? (5)
Answer: NAMBU
Logic : Contained in KumbakoNAM BUs, NAMBU is one of the physics Nobel prize winners in 2008.
8. Sounds like a knot but it isn't. (3)
Answer: NOT
Logic : Knot sounds like NOT. IT ISN'T is short form for "it is not". 
10. Mix up tar to produce a rodent. (3)
Answer: RAT
Logic : Anagram of TAR. A RAT is a rodent.
12. A part of a circle. (3)
Answer: ARC
Logic : Obvious.
14. Consumed a part of his plate. (3)
Answer: ATE
Logic : Consumed means ATE. It is a part of plATE. 
16. Describing the Chandrayaan mission (5)
Answer: LUNAR
Logic : Obvious
17. The nature of the sound when composing a note ? (4)
Answer: TONE
Logic : Anagram of NOTE, TONE is the nature of the sound. 
18. A bad shot, but  can mean a boundary. (4)
Answer: EDGE
Logic : An EDGE is a bad shot in cricket. It means boundary.
Down
1. Join the Indian Railways on for a metal. (4)
Answer: IRON
Logic : Indian Railways is IR, joined with ON makes IRON which is a metal
2. A perlexed tern makes monthly payments. (4)
Answer: RENT
Logic : Anagram of TERN, RENT is a monthly payment.
4. Three thousand and six hundred seconds !
Answer: HOUR
Logic : Obvious.
5. Do you get out of breath when you wear it ? (4)
Answer: PANT
Logic : Obvious.
7. Somen squinted to observe an elementary particle. (5)
Answer: MESON
Logic : Anagram of SOMEN, a MESON is an elementary particle.
9. It propels the boat but confuses Rao. (3) 
Answer: OAR
Logic : Anagram of RAO, it propels the boat.
11. Mix up tar for creative work. (3)
Answer: ART
Logic : Anagram of TAR, ART is creative work.
12. Mince the tuna for a relative. (4)
Answer: AUNT
Logic : Anagram of TUNA, an AUNT is a relative.
13. Fifty in a can is a collection of many families. (4) 
Answer: CLAN
Logic : FIFTY is L, in CAN makes CLAN which IS A COLLECTION OF MANY FAMILIES.
14. A bad raid can become very dry. (4)
Answer: ARID
Logic : Anagram of RAID, ARID means VERY DRY
15. Otherwise in a level seat. (4)
Answer: ELSE
Logic : Contained in levEL SEat, ELSE means OTHERWISE.