The Hindu Crossword 11887

December 26, 2016 02:15 am | Updated 07:47 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Sanctimonious and greedy lapping up last drop of sambar (8)
  • 6. Father's old panel (4)
  • 9. Officer in an apartment keeping self-sufficient (6)
  • 10. Correspondence arising from a record in a city (7)
  • 13. That's being simple – lacking meaning in any manner, we hear (9)
  • 14. Police officer with 50 per cent of money around to organise things (3,2)
  • 15. Expressed regret orally for having been impolite (4)
  • 16. Is cluing it in a different way related to language? (10)
  • 19. Fine chest in part of football ground (7,3)
  • 21. Fine radish woman discarded for lady's fingers (4)
  • 24. Cards that can be telling, predictably (5)
  • 25. Homes were relocated in unspecified place (9)
  • 26. Put up with very big, endless squeeze (7)
  • 27. Old pottery with the French mix (6)
  • 28. Animal doesn't complete dash (4)
  • 29. Troublesome girl, losing head, flirting lightly (8)

Down

  • 2. Whistleblower in Beed regularly got rid of dirty elements (7)
  • 3. Chronic complainer's great cry of pain (6)
  • 4. Means to let daughter go out provided you initially pick up (9)
  • 5. Toss the man on road (5)
  • 7. Mingling with doctor overwhelmed by unsettled feeling (7)
  • 8. GO simply came to put together a sporting event (7,5)
  • 11. Fearful of Air Force attack (6)
  • 12. Controversial to have protected centre of harems. Scandalous! (12)
  • 17. Wedding attendant gives neat appearance to fellow (9)
  • 18. Big group on church in a big spot (6)
  • 20. Blissful state in which grandmother embraces one former President (7)
  • 22. King disoriented limner in a Russian citadel (7)
  • 23. Twin ends typing beginnings of score (6)
  • 25. Black mark leaving out model Greek letter (5)
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