The Hindu Crossword 12004

May 11, 2017 12:05 am | Updated 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Indifference to humour (6)
  • 4. Plays matches without energy having eaten a small amount (7)
  • 8. Full of energy, police go back to arrest a lot of revolutionaries (7)
  • 9. Features beaches and deserts (7)
  • 11. Innovative smash! Advantage Leander finally (5-5)
  • 12. Radical involved in incendiary lawlessness (4)
  • 13. Caribbean cricketer securing victory needs grub (5)
  • 14. Plotted with rascal to acquire pill of ecstasy (8)
  • 16. Feminine issue perhaps? Sleep on it! (8)
  • 18. Returning to party at bar (5)
  • 20. Not embarrassed about binders damaging number of books (1,1,1,1)
  • 21. Punctually late? (4,2,4)
  • 23. Husband's boring, I hear? Worried (7)
  • 24. Husband lacking in potency? Rushed inside with traveller (7)
  • 25. Have a quick look at appeal for protective winter gear (3,4)
  • 26. Means business (6)

Down

  • 1. It costs to watch Republican ignored in amazing party victory (3-2)
  • 2. Student gets slimmer to ensnare Romeo (7)
  • 3. What it usually costs to leave thankless wretch (5,4)
  • 5. Run into stake at cavern (5)
  • 6. One boring commercial interrupts fight (7)
  • 7. Break apart coming to grips with current beau introducing bedtime mate (5,4)
  • 10. Burglar's a jester perhaps (9)
  • 13. Swimmer garnering a lot of interest? (4,5)
  • 15. Charge to be paid, a result of inflation? (9)
  • 17. Puzzle time — Not a type of cryptic clue (7)
  • 19. Expert to investigate near disaster (7)
  • 21. Refuse deposit (5)
  • 22. Plenty having thousand! It's worthless (5)
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