The Hindu Crossword 12233

February 06, 2018 12:05 am | Updated 12:42 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Split with a girl in college and take off (8)
  • 5. Ace with a bit of proficiency in constructing rebus (6)
  • 10. Many quarrelled having primarily drunk full to bursting (7)
  • 11. Flying in the air? Not hard! It’s a physics topic (7)
  • 12. Accepted the drink one habitually prefers (5)
  • 13. Removed for being shy (9)
  • 14. Another chance to see performance of top players during broadcast (6,6)
  • 18. One sought for misbehaving with VIP in America (5,2,5)
  • 21. Harmful challenges disheartened nervous rugby player (5,4)
  • 23. Bottled spirits for brilliant people (5)
  • 24. Inflammatory intention behind extreme of intolerance (7)
  • 25. Foolish person’s decision to raise unnecessary objections (7)
  • 26. Nightwear that is not available at stall (6)
  • 27. Gone to thrash loafer (8)

Down

  • 1. Reason to expect morning alarm? Something done badly (6)
  • 2. Desperate duo engaged in reckless sex on flight (6)
  • 3. That is immoral conduct! Trump primarily lied atrociously to get in (9)
  • 4. Fail spectacularly when warehouse is on fire (2,4,2,6)
  • 6. Higher destruction to affect greatly (5)
  • 7. Needs to protect essentially important vital organs (8)
  • 8. Cajoles many to get involved in noisy quarrels (8)
  • 9. Delaying decision-making? That may perhaps be uncomfortable for backside (7,2,5)
  • 15. Stretched out to exercise a toned leg (9)
  • 16. Encourages torture on one likely to crack (8)
  • 17. Converge on watering hole to consume energy drink (4,4)
  • 19. Frolicking in nude with water nymph (6)
  • 20. Deliberately ignore flirt subtly (4,2)
  • 22. One wearing better fabric with wavy pattern (5)
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