The Hindu Crossword 11854

November 17, 2016 12:03 am | Updated December 02, 2016 04:03 pm IST

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Across

  • 7. Chest pain showing new blocks treated again (6)
  • 8. Romeo in hiding, dressing down (8)
  • 9. Porky animal shot, quietly stay out of sight (3,5)
  • 10. What about education being relaxed? (6)
  • 11. Finding that mufti gives no protection if at war (5)
  • 12. Ruined rotund virgin (6)
  • 14. Keep close to ship leaving tourist haven, suspect there's hostility in the air (3,6,3,3)
  • 17. System for PA: Wind up on time (6)
  • 18. Discretionary bail allowing one to get out (5)
  • 22. Sound fellow in short (6)
  • 23. Amounted to feature of a Swiss account perhaps (8)
  • 24. Hangovers of drunken man given to tears (8)
  • 25. Preamble giving brief sanction, first expressed in Constitution of India (4-2)

Down

  • 1. Other than pity, a feeling of aversion (9)
  • 2. Bereaved spouse taking note of opportune moment (6)
  • 3. Freight vehicle's turn (5)
  • 4. Misleading, erratic international standards (8)
  • 5. Mounting bolts with lead nuts shearing off a span (8)
  • 6. Beginning assault (5)
  • 8. Round robin ties won without pressure, getting notional credits (7,6)
  • 13. Like crow? Very sorry if you eat it (6,3)
  • 15. Where the ranges invariably are cold, must wear gear with layers (8)
  • 16. Ordinary rum in my gin bottles? Terrible shame (8)
  • 19. Latitude by minute reflected in position (6)
  • 20. Skip and, in essence, prance about (5)
  • 21. Cram plenty? So they do (5)

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