The Hindu Crossword 12408

August 29, 2018 12:05 am | Updated 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Version of the creator's plan (11)
  • 8. Jelly right after it cooks (4)
  • 9. Harry argues with pros with disdain (4,6)
  • 10. Introduce one new list after noon (6)
  • 11. Strange in a way, conspicuous (7)
  • 13. Abuse a guy with title (9)
  • 15. Commercial, clever, blocked unfortunately (5)
  • 16. Test pair (5)
  • 18. Bill included a single liquid painkiller (9)
  • 22. Letter written back to Scot, one in boarding school (7)
  • 23. He makes the cheque, payment returned (6)
  • 26. Poor setter, say, starting to expect financial security (4,6)
  • 27. 24 seconds to get rid of a large bird (4)
  • 28. Trouble with Leander? Take a firm decision (4,3,4)

Down

  • 1. Newspaper article about some unknown material (7)
  • 2. Edit one slip in letter (5)
  • 3. Record on wandering lions in Greek letter (7)
  • 4. Stretched as instructed, say (4)
  • 5. Hang out with a female, Asian (6)
  • 6. Get rid of in time, say, not the first time (9)
  • 7. Basically nothing new to know about this plant (6)
  • 12. Even in scale, an exact replica (5)
  • 14. Unoriginal journalist's wish rejected by editor (9)
  • 17. For instance, a lawsuit without one of the stars (6)
  • 19. Detailed message about a date – young woman (7)
  • 20. Number of times I meticulously looked up (7)
  • 21. Repeated phrase in Roman translation (6)
  • 24. Boxer's sexual orientation an excuse? (5)
  • 25. Warmth in the atmosphere (4)
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