The Hindu Crossword 12020

May 30, 2017 12:00 am | Updated 12:00 am IST

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Across

  • 6. Fancy price tag — get out of the resort (5)
  • 7. Like to break wind, it relieves toothache (5,3)
  • 10. Football champs drink bottles instead ... (7)
  • 11. ...at last when there is so much food (7)
  • 12. Work clothes on everyone (7)
  • 13. He draws a line (7)
  • 14. Fallen for a girl — fellow goes right in for a tool (5,6)
  • 19. Currency advice — accept fifty rupees later (7)
  • 21. Country rejects gold, madness to support it (7)
  • 23. Cost of a flower — it takes pounds (7)
  • 25. Battalion not to become a medieval force (7)
  • 26. Came on drunkenly on the floor for a dance (8)
  • 27. Collect contents, return instrument (5)

Down

  • 1. Record time crossing border, lasts a short while (8)
  • 2. Doctor hesitates to ban the rest (6)
  • 3. Reliance on restoring QE II, perhaps (5,5)
  • 4. Horse participated in the race, got nothing (4)
  • 5. Place to sleep under movie poster (6)
  • 6. Protect businesses which are running (6)
  • 8. Increasing din, gets choice of wear (7)
  • 9. America online calls you in, takes a lot of interest (5)
  • 13. The closing remarks in every speech (10)
  • 15. Manual work, takes days for a perfume maker (7)
  • 16. Band playing in the auditorium is foul (8)
  • 17. 'White heron' — some detergent being promoted (5)
  • 18. Prison will refuse to allow one carrying luggage (6)
  • 20. Spear the animal, the end varies (6)
  • 22. Rodent carries a pound of venom (6)
  • 24. Flyer's capital, not British (4)

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