The Hindu Crossword 12404

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Across

• 8. Steely city doing fine during prohibition round (6)
• 9. All of a sudden variations in play, but about right (8)
• 10. Variety in speech laid-back sect used (8)
• 11. West bound horse made to run (6)
• 12. I choose rice eating mostly curry, not oddly (8,7)
• 14. Managed to import a charming item native to Africa (7)
• 16. Miss in court on the ball more or less (5,2)
• 19. Make do with blue jeans midi for 60's parties (7,8)
• 22. Avoiding what's common to have? Hate hare and tortoise for one (6)
• 24. Vulgar tasteless quality of volume (8)
• 25. Those well-versed in digital IT era timelines (8)
• 26. Left in high spirits having passed college (6)

Down

• 1. Like hidden message boxes left with a family member (3-2-3)
• 2. French Open's start-off logical to work out (6)
• 3. Might town be flooded by downpour? Definitely (3,7)
• 4. Wears protective covering on foot for cushion (7)
• 5. One gets pushed by positive force (4)
• 6. Cross perhaps Manipur state's capital (2,2,4)
• 7. Tricolour atop a container (6)
• 13. Easy and fun lab our educators provided (10)
• 15. Mantra to crack social talk? It's unimportant (2,6)
• 17. A series of tests he has set up (3,5)
• 18. Hammer terrible journalism out of USA (7)
• 20. Encroachment rejected so without success (2,4)
• 21. Pulse is fast will be crossing limits (6)
• 23. Sound of raw laugh (4)