The Hindu Crossword 12047

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

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Across

  • 9. Habitual criminal, a dropout from school (7)
  • 10. He runs to check in two articles (7)
  • 11. Blunt — essentially kept breaking rules freely (7)
  • 12. Wayward son gets a child to look after going ahead (7)
  • 13. In the US woman not allowed on the radio communication network (9)
  • 15. State of a meal ordered loudly (5)
  • 16. Nationals held here a month before (7)
  • 19. Implement rules or construct fence all around (7)
  • 20. Bird on bird? (5)
  • 21. Conflicting order on national day (5,4)
  • 25. Overall blue green — a lake (7)
  • 26. Collecting waste fish (7)
  • 28. Ready to enter work list, one goes out to attack (7)
  • 29. "Cover scam, make it airtight" one is told (7)

Down

  • 1. Long for a massage? Not a seraph (6)
  • 2. Dirty paedophiles shied away from war torn city (6)
  • 3. Mark decapitated, his brother killed him (4)
  • 4. She was venerated later in the temperance movement (6)
  • 5. Loves to wear something wicked around neck (8)
  • 6. Talk about the few characters, just gossip (4,3,3)
  • 7. Listen to story, said to be more satisfying (8)
  • 8. Each peak will make one sweat (8)
  • 14. Put off departure — is Teheran on the boil? (10)
  • 16. Cancel a short address before opening (8)
  • 17. Potential energy blanket on foliage (8)
  • 18. Animals gain height when sun is farthest away (8)
  • 22. Result of devilry? (6)
  • 23. Loaf around — thing is to get into another role (6)
  • 24. Sound bargain — George replaces Henry (6)
  • 27. Had no inkling some pigs did that (4)
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