The Hindu Crossword 12099

Updated - August 30, 2017 12:30 am IST

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Across

  • 9. Come forward with scheme (7)
  • 10. Kill and annex large country (7)
  • 11. Drunk retains wine (7)
  • 12. Boeing design includes long base (7)
  • 13. Order is a nice one, missing submission (9)
  • 15. Finally cabbage goes into head of cauliflower and salted (5)
  • 16. As per law, binding on one's associate (7)
  • 19. Trained to agree on the mission (4,3)
  • 20. Have lumps inside the soft palate (5)
  • 21. Very small but a negative cryptic clue (9)
  • 25. Following on money, used regularly (7)
  • 26. Endless choice, like so many of his paintings (7)
  • 28. Birds took on westbound Columbus, perhaps (7)
  • 29. Nearly gone, taking hundred by stealth (7)

Down

  • 1. Old wine, only here in European city (6)
  • 2. Perhaps David's taken it up round his neck (3,3)
  • 3. Food shipment reduced by 50% (4)
  • 4. A kind of exertion (6)
  • 5. Hard working man, chasing capital (8)
  • 6. Maybe precious metal is hoarded — extremely harmful (10)
  • 7. Possible terrain in the centre of the capital (8)
  • 8. Supplement on lace curtains, basically clumsy (8)
  • 14. Arsenal mad to play poker (10)
  • 16. "Purchase large rum bottles, girl" (8)
  • 17. Explosive language used in exclamation (8)
  • 18. Howled at setter in dreamy, confused state (8)
  • 22. Staff getting round up on weapon (6)
  • 23. Bad result in Northern Ireland (6)
  • 24. Making money gets first priority — an example is Washington (6)
  • 27. Complain about the missing picture on the mat (4)
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