The Hindu Crossword 12384

Published - August 01, 2018 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Dismiss after issue with quick-tempered person (8)
  • 5. Get abortion done! No alternative (6)
  • 10. Passage in Shanghai's legislature (5)
  • 11. Treat a miss tackling illness of lead poisoning (9)
  • 12. Representing tailor’s art largely! (9)
  • 13. Where actor might be making first appearance (5)
  • 14. Mean administrator expels worker (6)
  • 15. Coat a little dirty, taken to the cleaners (7)
  • 18. One seen at bar with bum drinking essentially cheap rum cocktail (4,3)
  • 20. Safe to propose after a little canoodling (6)
  • 22. From start to finish, fast cosmetic operations (5)
  • 24. Effect of firecracker on an important person (1,3,5)
  • 25. Agreeing to exercise in future (9)
  • 26. Get rid of Republican breaking peace (5)
  • 27. Resect without hesitation in operation (6)
  • 28. Easiest working outside India, in my opinion (2,1,3,2)

Down

  • 1. Sporadic fights reported (6)
  • 2. Fancy new car in use! Must get this? (9)
  • 3. What bodybuilder might do to threaten with a show of power (4,4,7)
  • 4. Retract thick covering over computer key (7)
  • 6. Suffer unpleasant consequences of gripping match for long? (4,4,7)
  • 7. Corrosive chemicals damaged a disc (5)
  • 8. Worm crossing over oriental carpet (8)
  • 9. Sculpture of last King of Norway (2,4)
  • 16. Put stone inside to make rattle (9)
  • 17. Catch old boy with cocaine in flat (8)
  • 19. Cheesy crust in trap ensnares rodent (6)
  • 20. Creeps caught with ecstasy held in cells (7)
  • 21. Desolate umpire involved in gamble (6)
  • 23. Ludicrous economic collapses! One’s sadly fired (5)
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