The Hindu Crossword 12378

Updated - July 25, 2018 02:45 am IST

Published - July 25, 2018 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Magical trap's built considering practical issues (11)
  • 9. Cat jumps endlessly (5)
  • 10. Throw, with anger, retirement clothes (9)
  • 11. Downspouts pried in spa renovation (10)
  • 12. Setter left intellectual some health food (4)
  • 13. Stainer wrongly writes Sine 0 (5)
  • 15. Like goats, huh? Confused? (2,6)
  • 17. Stop by left part, for example, of edge of footpath (8)
  • 19. Snake's companion in game is decapitated and becomes a snake (5)
  • 22. North eastern UK is devastated by modern day weapon (4)
  • 23. Goop slurry adheres to transport for hoppers (4,6)
  • 26. Starve on rail, but expedite (4,5)
  • 27. Take advantage of Ms Gardner, a student (5)
  • 28. I hear that bird seen on beastly accommodation Erne designed produces some kind of plastic (11)

Down

  • 1. PA's animal (5)
  • 2. Quaking aspen falls around 9 in European mountains (9)
  • 3. Insect found in German tisane (6)
  • 4. Daring woman wears well-designed gaiters without a hint of sauciness (7)
  • 5. Whips feline creatures (4)
  • 6. Relax! Tell untruth ... more or less ... (3,6)
  • 7. Stupid person's food? (6)
  • 8. Badly burn chilli hotdogs, for starters, for a late breakfast (6)
  • 14. Labour unrest has started — can make super kits (7,2)
  • 16. Listen! At first, the robin consumed pulse (5,4)
  • 17. King, peacekeepers and leaders of great fighting units formulated Wu Shu (4,2)
  • 18. 19 twists after consuming bone in trees (7)
  • 20. Rob from ranch stock in the Wild West? That's sound! (6)
  • 21. A Scotsman's chief animal (6)
  • 24. Returning bird can be seen nesting in Dresden arcade (5)
  • 25. And others returned late (2,2)
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