The Hindu Crossword No. 2811

Solution No. 2810

October 04, 2014 04:04 pm | Updated May 23, 2016 07:33 pm IST

Across

1/8/11 Solicitor General, tense, attacks column in newspaper on disco and reportedly outlawed album (3,7,6,6,4,4)

12 Person, for example, visiting a shop selling wine (6)

14 He brings in soft wood (5)

15 Tiredness when reading with damaged retina? That’s about right (9)

17 Hypocritical, some “virgins” in ceremonies (9)

18 Not included in special edition (5)

20 Set of steps left by counter? (6)

22 Young side cut short a drink (5,3)

24 Be unable to move further at night, a lord, ill at ease (5,2,1,4)

25 Editorials about Scottish town preachers (3,7)

Down

2 Commando not prepared to risk protecting monarch (5,5)

3 Benefits in French country (4)

4 Emperor - he felt uneasy about a duke, perhaps (4,2,3,5)

5 Spooky eastern lake (5)

6 Spot inhabited by American bear (7)

7 Ambiguous comment, blue? Ended tenor, unfortunately (6,8)

9 Racket coming from small tributary of the Great Ouse (4)

10 Disturbance behind us (6)

13 Her career’s varied, as analyst (10)

16 Shrewd, like Egyptian king, last of line (6)

17 Bad carrying on with a criminal (7)

19 Pseudonym I omitted, unfortunately (4)

21 Cleaner in Irish house close to Killarney (5)

23 Prominent bishop, advanced in years (4)

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