The Hindu Crossword 12073

July 31, 2017 12:05 am | Updated 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Restrained a model — can a man hold back a bit? (8)
  • 5. All the characters are deadly (6)
  • 10. Camp on top of lake bed (7)
  • 11. Controls to check wrong doing (5,2)
  • 12. City residents seen only on Sunday (5)
  • 13. National day off, wait and see anyway (9)
  • 14. One caught between two vehicles is reversing — taking time at the inn (12)
  • 18. Introspect about accepting my drug (12)
  • 21. Basis for keeping say, Yuvraj out of a cricket tournament (9)
  • 23. Not happy about husband's support (5)
  • 24. Time for certain deletion (7)
  • 25. Tips from marquee sales — perhaps it could spread very fast (7)
  • 26. Hindrance to follow spy ring (6)
  • 27. Essential hints uncovered for big returns (8)

Down

  • 1. I have bad luck, to a large extent (6)
  • 2. Idea of a stable atom (6)
  • 3. He cheats a fair deal (4,5)
  • 4. Making treacle not so simple — a study in psychology (7,7)
  • 6. I care about this plant (5)
  • 7. Those on the move start looking for Railway lodge (8)
  • 8. It could be revealing some fish under lake (8)
  • 9. Oh yes! He is called to serve on board (8,6)
  • 15. Well maintained fleet, hard to copy (9)
  • 16. Pioneers in making volatile stuff (8)
  • 17. Cross over to set up water (8)
  • 19. Monkey's faux pas (6)
  • 20. Metal stand, a nasty piece of work (6)
  • 22. Take off the top layer, still it's rough (5)
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