The Hindu Crossword 12240

February 14, 2018 12:05 am | Updated 12:07 pm IST

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Across

  • 1. Compound grass has wilted (6)
  • 4. A fine fellow occupying lecture platform (8)
  • 10. Bed-wetter? (9)
  • 11. Fine to skin tapir, or another animal (5)
  • 12. Cold spikes seen in winter? (7)
  • 13. Cunning woman hides travel document when going west (7)
  • 14. Bird, say, red one from Mars perhaps (5)
  • 15. One member leading one party ultimately to freedom (8)
  • 18. Relative left shortly, carrying money (8)
  • 20. A bit of timber — it could be used to fence an Indian home (5)
  • 23. The devil, originally cruel, acquires purified heart (7)
  • 25. Cheer over a very small raise (7)
  • 26. Pure state (5)
  • 27. Great measure to block old money (9)
  • 28. Leave one in control at school, say (8)
  • 29. Saw "Born on the Fourth of July" — for the most part, long-winded (6)

Down

  • 1. I am wearing socks for dancing and jogging perhaps (8)
  • 2. Row about stray dog (7)
  • 3. Building sign: "Admit only one" (9)
  • 5. Post match agreement (14)
  • 6. Carol finally raised potted plants (5)
  • 7. Prepared to dine without fat, essentially (2,1,4)
  • 8. Stages of terrible disease, mostly (6)
  • 9. Operation paid through credit card? (7,7)
  • 16. Our French friend's expression of disagreement (3,6)
  • 17. KrisKross going through decent cryptic set (8)
  • 19. Clarinet is out-of-tune — a large number leaving concert (7)
  • 21. Drug ruined able cop (7)
  • 22. He investigates strange cases of underage sexual harassment (6)
  • 24. Cooked, fried and canned (5)
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