The Hindu Crossword 12400

August 20, 2018 12:05 am | Updated 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 1. The enlightened one came in half-heartedly — a bit constrained in the city (3,5)
  • 5. It's pain to separate split ends — get a bag (6)
  • 10. Perhaps Simpson assumed one's noble (7)
  • 11. Turn one into passive stuff (7)
  • 12. Countryman regularly misread quip (5)
  • 13. Choose on the way, say a terminal (9)
  • 14. Finance it with old dirty secret (12)
  • 18. Carol's drinking wine, it's rose colour (8,4)
  • 21. Musical group with one playing a concertina (9)
  • 23. A dolt returns the brush (5)
  • 24. Plates for a meal in mess (7)
  • 25. Duck soup keeps Catholic saint in delirium (7)
  • 26. Refuse to stop copy — a complaint (6)
  • 27. Perhaps MGM America is meticulous... (8)

Down

  • 1. ... although part of the habit is collaboration (6)
  • 2. Artificial neural network? (6)
  • 3. Result is I toil with my arm (9)
  • 4. However, fret over green — I'd be ham-handed (14)
  • 6. A man, perhaps? (5)
  • 7. Instrument doesn't have a tone (8)
  • 8. Flashy and small, outside market (8)
  • 9. Free Internet — has to rely on being mutually supportive (14)
  • 15. Puzzled by new addition in done deal (9)
  • 16. She is sailable at sea (8)
  • 17. Monicker about to rise, Menon’s off (8)
  • 19. John's ascent in low state (6)
  • 20. Old lechers stay, disrupt Rajya Sabha (6)
  • 22. Cat has power to jump (5)

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