The Hindu Crossword 11768

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August 03, 2016 03:21 am | Updated September 30, 2016 07:05 pm IST

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Across

  • 8. One displaying warning around university to get court order (4,5,6)
  • 9. About to look for probe (8)
  • 10. One amidst exchange of abuse (6)
  • 11. Relatives for a change are flexible (9)
  • 12. Vice left in area for tents (5)
  • 15. Experienced accountant joins assistant lawyer and engineer (7)
  • 17. Approach criminal with diplomacy (7)
  • 19. Rapid ships in the navy (5)
  • 20. Confused representative returns to mistakenly expel democrat (9)
  • 23. CIA spy for the most part extremely crazy (6)
  • 25. Witty saying — a top gem constructed with humour primarily (8)
  • 26. Magician gets religious man to move one toe with a twig? Ordinary ruse for starters (15)

Down

  • 1. Expression of toast king blurted out at English cottage, say (6)
  • 2. Decisively win prize in lottery (10)
  • 3. Bob for one with a slithery move (9)
  • 4. A special check for building material (7)
  • 5. Join peacekeepers with appeal and energy (5)
  • 6. Saturn regularly orbiting a celestial body (4)
  • 7. Account a medic modified for researcher (8)
  • 13. Maybe a top location to place one’s name? (10)
  • 14. Side perhaps for dividing national force — it is not commercially motivated (9)
  • 16. Proceed right into passage of short story (8)
  • 18. Cream spread on one cold porcelain dish (7)
  • 21. Departed with two grand, returned to get a drink (6)
  • 22. Pessimist often crying in public at the end (5)
  • 24. Retreat in fine state (4)
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