The Hindu Crossword 12263

March 13, 2018 12:05 am | Updated 01:28 am IST

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Across

  • 1. A primarily mutant Ebola strain, not large, small organism (6)
  • 4. Training pharmacists to issue scrip for lung disease (6)
  • 9. A single male, perhaps on dais is footloose (4)
  • 10. Only males have an obstruction to wash with water (5,5)
  • 11. Information in commercial and article has the schedule (6)
  • 12. Tamatar? No thanks. 60% of India uses some other ingredient in sambar (8)
  • 13. Worry about a girl in a city... (9)
  • 15. ...and men in Kansas getting holy book (5)
  • 16. Around a billion abroad (5)
  • 18. Produced in Cuba, steel often gets deteriorated at the source (9)
  • 22. Essentially viruses are contracted at hotel, hospital by men wearing uniform between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m., perhaps (4,4)
  • 23. Punishment withdrawn, mafia chief gets amnesty (6)
  • 25. Rarest moon unravelled by Aryabhatta, say (10)
  • 26. Parody is a shock, no substance and appeal (4)
  • 27. Hurry up and bring the dogs, perhaps back with one that's tailless (4,2)
  • 28. Leaders of a small society invariably get no grant (6)

Down

  • 1. Cormorant, iguana smuggled in island state (7)
  • 2. Nothing for one in element, any which way (5)
  • 3. A small equipment to first blow, then cool a rim of wheel (7)
  • 5. Twin follows direction to the plant (6)
  • 6. Curve in racket; shape of trimmed earlobe (9)
  • 7. Adult network featuring model seeking volunteers in city (7)
  • 8. Arms are war equipment (9,4)
  • 14. Awkwardness of being a cow in India and dear in Paris (9)
  • 17. Caught out on trips following boy — hurts (7)
  • 19. Super, Mumbai Indians managed two additional men in the field (7)
  • 20. Wear semi-erotic dress, finally at India covering nothing (7)
  • 21. Island is natural, on the middle of the sea/ocean (6)
  • 24. Indian kitchen uses sunflower as oil somewhat (5)
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