The Hindu Crossword 12228

Published - January 31, 2018 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 6. Keep Pound in Switzerland (5)
  • 7. Poor long suffering creature (8)
  • 10. Late prospect, showing no response (7)
  • 11. Father of three, Turkish leader died for his country (7)
  • 12. General way to make it bigger (7)
  • 13. Plant material by one in Germany (7)
  • 14. Chronic type, worried about fireworks (11)
  • 19. Can hit the sea in France (7)
  • 21. A newspaper takes on a system of rules (7)
  • 23. Not only noisy, in fact led on (7)
  • 25. Free trial allowed, provided it's an emergency rescue act (7)
  • 26. Making a mark and entering land (8)
  • 27. Ability to express oneself only makes it piquant (5)

Down

  • 1. "Sit up and take a call on meet", you're told (8)
  • 2. He took to his heels on European upraising (6)
  • 3. Nothing confidential in such a missive (4,6)
  • 4. Break up vessels (4)
  • 5. The German drinks French wine, I guess (6)
  • 6. Harry's an animal (6)
  • 8. Algerian port has many hoisting bunting (7)
  • 9. Way to store wine in a cask, it's a gimmick (5)
  • 13. Make fun of one under shade of shrub (4,6)
  • 15. Month in Spain — nothing for a month, return (7)
  • 16. Group takes over, bar a man-eater (8)
  • 17. Ideas to get away (5)
  • 18. Not among the pigs, too big for one's breeches (6)
  • 20. Attraction, boy turns out to be Royal blue (6)
  • 22. No booze, get high monster! (6)
  • 24. Drop or push up a tit, say (4)
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