The Hindu Crossword 12014

May 23, 2017 12:00 am | Updated 12:00 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Details of Section One, curiously secular without a bit of eccentricity (11)
  • 9. Jealous Veni runs off with a bit of overture to America (7)
  • 10. Artwork by army officer and student taking a long time (7)
  • 11. Small, principally clean, green turf (5)
  • 12. A sense to hold a list that is similar (9)
  • 13. One who cuts hard utensil (5)
  • 15. US magazine's female utters falsehoods: things move on all too quickly (4,5)
  • 18. Toils with beer ingredient in factories (9)
  • 21. Time Tamil leader acquires love for Muse of poetry (5)
  • 22. Brute's correct: change direction (4,5)
  • 24. See fools dropping small receptacles (5)
  • 26. On the outskirts of Pondy, a hint is dropped by fraternal order (7)
  • 27. Shakespeare character, learning new, backs a wizard (7)
  • 28. Same G-string whacked in an activity by group of criminals (11)

Down

  • 1. Draw attention to who's turning up at screening for journalists (5,4)
  • 2. Dog that won't 'stay' in one place? (5)
  • 3. Boy's ungrammatical declaration that he is employed in foundry (9)
  • 4. Just beginning in high position is an arrogant person (7)
  • 5. A small measure by mail dispensation gets high praise (7)
  • 6. Vassal vocalised some spirited attack (5)
  • 7. Army officer, nearly old, gets one account up for ornamental pottery (8)
  • 8. Professional charges brought up by offerers regularly (4)
  • 14. Wry and apart, form into a gang of raiders (3,5)
  • 16. Do poets give these lines for nothing? (4,5)
  • 17. Blizzard — small at present, most likely to acquire a bit of rage (9)
  • 19. Newspaper's operative set of principles (7)
  • 20. Does not allow it to be taken to trial benches (7)
  • 22. Indian father from Colaba punished (4)
  • 23. Regretting presence of ultra in circle (5)
  • 25. Indian language not hard but soft for ancient people (5)
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