The Hindu Crossword 12265

March 15, 2018 12:05 am | Updated 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Shamefaced about hiding naked in part of cupboard (6)
  • 5. Surrender as per law, making brief appearance in court (8)
  • 9. Leave quickly when it's hot in shed (4,3)
  • 10. Call girl's gone after giving the once-over (4-2)
  • 11. Decree modified to get Peter out (6)
  • 12. … then cross over to adjacent location (4-4)
  • 13. Put back junk in corner beside curb (9)
  • 15. Needle's thin but blunt (5)
  • 17. Junction covered in cesspool's odour (5)
  • 19. One behind the counter sells a rig perhaps (9)
  • 22. Reason for a counter attack seen in rift (8)
  • 23. A smiley's generally used in these letters? (6)
  • 25. Futile tumbling catch involving slip (6)
  • 26. Substance covering pole is rust (7)
  • 27. Course finally completed individual gets words of praise (4-4)
  • 28. Way out of ship for example is in front (6)

Down

  • 2. Overcoming gravity lift reaches top of roof (5)
  • 3. Indians shown as unfriendly in this kind of movie (7)
  • 4. Sleeping car's berth raised by Eastern railway official (8)
  • 5. The newspaper report’s supporting firm (8,7)
  • 6. Cheat selling diamonds for an unspecified value gets rich (6)
  • 7. Soup for poor cowherd (7)
  • 8. Run over these places during inspection? That’s standard (9)
  • 14. Old and weary getting ready for squash? (9)
  • 16. Right at the corner, she often stops to catch train (8)
  • 18. Nervous about joint getting detached (7)
  • 20. Beauty tips for girl meeting lover (7)
  • 21. Unclean towels kept in outhouse? On the contrary (4-2)
  • 24. Small boat capsized with vegetables (5)
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