The Hindu Crossword 11955

March 15, 2017 12:12 am | Updated 12:12 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Grab drink to overcome sleep (4,2)
  • 5. Brilliant engineer designed rectifier (8)
  • 9. Row during telephone call leads to yelling (7)
  • 10. Small dog for example, that's chewing bone (6)
  • 11. Remote controlled shooting star! (6)
  • 12. Can girl take break even during lessons? (8)
  • 13. Retired secretary's helping to distribute (9)
  • 15. Broadcast one made for the press (5)
  • 17. Bird cages exist in this part of China (5)
  • 19. First two seats available in theatre's opening show (9)
  • 22. A wire is first tied all around climbing plant (8)
  • 23. Dazed young woman pinched by unpopular guy (6)
  • 25. Boredom means primarily being inactive after a little time (6)
  • 26. Overjoyed on ship to get sauce (7)
  • 27. Soldiers in pursuit, failing to get renegade (8)
  • 28. This place's tranquillity captivates men (6)

Down

  • 2. Take care of sister (5)
  • 3. Doctor under pressure to withdraw notice for dummy medicine (7)
  • 4. Appeal in monastery to get precedence (8)
  • 5. Drunk guy's struggle to go round like one outstanding acrobat! (9,6)
  • 6. Repeat performance by upcoming amateur (6)
  • 7. Edgy after batting gets tough (7)
  • 8. Firm charged one for design (9)
  • 14. Gripe about including corrupt for special treatment (9)
  • 16. Officer training the regiment's leader to be smarter (8)
  • 18. Weave fishing net near port (7)
  • 20. Schoolgirl's received high English scores (7)
  • 21. Encourage sport as part of drill (6)
  • 24. Excellent meal consumed silently (5)
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