The Hindu Crossword 12116

Published - September 19, 2017 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Cross The Iron Lung Point, where marathon athletes make their name! (2,3,4,3)
  • 10. Posts negligible returns on investment of capital amount (5)
  • 11. Vet deceit extraordinarily like Holmes, say (9)
  • 12. Very old learner adopts church’s doctrine (6)
  • 13. Motorcycles’ cost rose uncontrollably (8)
  • 15. Election features first mandate being upturned on intervention of India’s head of the state (9)
  • 16. Mark Twain’s cardiac arrests (4)
  • 20. Paddles ball to vacant regions with middle of bat (4)
  • 21. Positioning defender extremely wide, working to win ball (9)
  • 24. Bird noise basically grows on flocking (8)
  • 26. One’s money, after loss, is disposable (6)
  • 28. Arrested revolutionary holding meet, after pressure (9)
  • 29. Medic’s poor procedure (5)
  • 30. A graduate’s short speech cut down by diplomat (12)

Down

  • 2. Stay next to husband, overwhelmed by our being drunk (9)
  • 3. Renowned choir is touring around end of August (8)
  • 4. Seals living in squalid surroundings (4)
  • 5. Prominent celebrity in possession of diamonds (10)
  • 6. Suspect about to conk out (6)
  • 7. Interfere with setter, creating disturbance (5)
  • 8. Employ a maiden upfront to entertain (5)
  • 9. Regularly lie to firm to get holiday (7)
  • 14. Dislikes drinking brine solution, stays hidden during times of cold (10)
  • 17. Hundreds of calls about extraordinary tune (9)
  • 18. Narcissism basically provides for Spinner’s idea (7)
  • 19. Compose lyric about broken end of drum (8)
  • 22. One used to describe an act of cooking bread with a little vinegar (6)
  • 23. Student drowned in alcohol, scratching head weirdly (5)
  • 25. Conditioned ear to follow some obvious patterns in form of music (5)
  • 27. Spinner’s love doesn't end in proposal (4)
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