The Hindu Crossword 12393

August 11, 2018 12:05 am | Updated 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 1. You once were caught in secret delight — it's a fancy (4,7)
  • 9. Crow: knave brings bundle back (7)
  • 10. Nice tax reform not quite correct (7)
  • 11. With regret — miserable lads sorry in the extreme (5)
  • 12. Mean person's mother in Dutch port (9)
  • 13. Get used to one tricky run with ultimate fortitude (5)
  • 15. Green site developed in reserve (9)
  • 18. Interest perked up about one complaint (9)
  • 21. Recorded: a learning method by speech (5)
  • 22. Committed reserve detectives drawn back to engage in exploit (9)
  • 24. More courageous casino patron (5)
  • 26. Fruit, a necessity a son retrieved (7)
  • 27. Tiny holes in most of fruit hoarded in South Arcot (7)
  • 28. European country said to be foolishly inapt in make-up (11)

Down

  • 1. Unfairness suppressed right within one French city (9)
  • 2. Not all fortune I declared initially is clear (5)
  • 3. Dry debate about child's toy (5,4)
  • 4. Forward subject for a report on hospital sections (7)
  • 5. Good germ fighter to shine (7)
  • 6. One's header for an essay (5)
  • 7. Son endlessly gained and appropriated for Californian city (3,5)
  • 8. Cut off leaf holder (4)
  • 14. Adept out and determined to be current (2-2-4)
  • 16. Place for discussion sewn up by half-grim publishing house (9)
  • 17. A brine mixture made by worker is intoxicating (9)
  • 19. Measure speed of bird? (7)
  • 20. Cruel folks dump a wicked god with a little temerity among saints (7)
  • 22. Break in race (4)
  • 23. Held on to Chennai's top organ (5)
  • 25. Two notes about a beach (5)
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