The Hindu Crossword 12066

July 22, 2017 12:05 am | Updated 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Adore old kind of distribution in place of great wealth (8)
  • 6. Give out the return of age (4)
  • 9. Delay robbery? (6)
  • 10. Second French darling gets a bit of zest and old movement (7)
  • 13. Coach, among others, shows self-control (9)
  • 14. Ascent of Chennai's top member (5)
  • 15. Balanced number after son leaves (4)
  • 16. Fifty per cent of Tamils, with Ludlum hero, holding one percussion instrument (10)
  • 19. I feel differently about feline holding it — express congratulations (10)
  • 21. Leave the City out — it's wet (4)
  • 24. Fleet-based John, with a piece of news, is back (5)
  • 25. He is not bound to release a man (4,5)
  • 26. With a measure, a number of lawyers try for prohibition (7)
  • 27. After work, I took food — it's sleep-inducing (6)
  • 28. Release special engineering wizardry, to begin with (4)
  • 29. Open resistance of French groom-to-be (8)

Down

  • 2. Quick inspection reveals it's 'king' in informal English (4-3)
  • 3. Filth — rude dispersal by soldiers (6)
  • 4. Father backing flexible adoption of conservative candidate (9)
  • 5. First appearance at the film studio? (5)
  • 7. Small car carrying museum stuff and drink (7)
  • 8. Children carrying three varieties of money in areas of unrest (7,5)
  • 11. Edges off solid vessel — that's a minor problem (6)
  • 12. Conservationist touches what are useful in the nursery (5,7)
  • 17. Gambler's absent — is with more money that way! (6,3)
  • 18. Waggish Jack's left eyepiece (6)
  • 20. Nothing about a hungry bull is endearing (7)
  • 22. A month, I see, is clean (7)
  • 23. Film one in an Indian city (6)
  • 25. A bank bust may cause this (5)
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