The Hindu Crossword 12348

June 20, 2018 12:05 am | Updated 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Worker leaves US city — outstanding one — as criminal (11)
  • 9. Beau married in an excited state (7)
  • 10. Eminent ruler leaves for northern city (7)
  • 11. Southern side's energy (5)
  • 12. They kill time... toil disastrously with a couple of hesitations and begin striking (9)
  • 13. German city's 'must-haves'? Not half! (5)
  • 15. Greek character's extremely limited cover for early years (9)
  • 18. Vessel's brought back ruined society photographs (9)
  • 21. Close lead of victor disappears (5)
  • 22. Indian friend is beginning to misconstrue old religion (9)
  • 24. Left one child with one fruit (5)
  • 26. Major player besieged outside Indian city (7)
  • 27. Middle daughter wearing spectacles leaves for cooking (7)
  • 28. Active gendarme overworking may finally get extra pay for taking risks (6,5)

Down

  • 1. All but authenticate experts, excluding advanced garment makers (9)
  • 2. Mademoiselle goes after iron woman in France (5)
  • 3. Small change over mere crumpled clothes for the dead (9)
  • 4. Bill, with Cyril, tearing up fabric (7)
  • 5. Kit OK in rigged-up raft (3-4)
  • 6. Get up around noon for wash (5)
  • 7. Clean exercise in window-dressing (4,4)
  • 8. Is furious without redface for a long time (4)
  • 14. Firing squad exercised in the water around matter no end (4,4)
  • 16. Mad, mad about tiller training in military marching squad (5,4)
  • 17. Dirty room could well be turned into one for sleeping (9)
  • 19. O, very short, new letter in Greek (7)
  • 20. Unknown person reported problem — area is without head (7)
  • 22. Indian who has a growing concern in the household (4)
  • 23. Put through the mill, girl leaves circle (5)
  • 25. The first big brother holds hard ornament (5)
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