The Hindu Crossword 12295

Published - April 19, 2018 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Dollar was put back on tool (7)
  • 5. Expert politician getting a bit of temerity without delay (6)
  • 9. Intimidate daughter and another relative (5)
  • 10. Explain why former head skirted insurers (9)
  • 11. Decline to vary pitch? (7)
  • 12. Was managing greeting fifty with one foreign language (7)
  • 13. Clothe bear without resistance (5)
  • 14. Launched popular appeal by one perked-up date (9)
  • 16. Raja in total chaos gives stern lecture (7-2)
  • 19. A question of choice hag pronounced (5)
  • 21. Non-acceptance of redrafting of FA rules (7)
  • 23. Pete hit out: there emerges an abusive word (7)
  • 24. Former heads of organisation favour fomenting in-fighting craftily in order by post (2,7)
  • 25. Transport 1000 harvest stalks (5)
  • 26. A couple of females join a man in a brawl (6)
  • 27. Tank tops? (7)

Down

  • 1. Their recitals would no doubt make kids doze off (7,7)
  • 2. Pleased friend endlessly — fellow was given nourishment (7)
  • 3. "Son of the engineer...Told you!" (2,5)
  • 4. Fighting others left in building section (9)
  • 5. Voices plumber's concerns (5)
  • 6. Old one in exotic marg, acquiring one Japanese art (7)
  • 7. A key player in an orchestra (7)
  • 8. Not catching up with where the news reader is hidden, perhaps (6,3,5)
  • 15. No outride fixed and made smooth (6,3)
  • 17. Promote cancelled Sriharikota event (4-3)
  • 18. Afros stylish to a degree (2,2,3)
  • 19. Little bit to that woman — to which point? (7)
  • 20. Heinous arrangement by company's own staff (2-5)
  • 22. Fortunate to have short, tricky clue — extremely kinky — solved (5)
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