The Hindu Crossword 12422

September 15, 2018 12:05 am | Updated 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Back end remains over the edge here in India (7)
  • 5. Fighting men also involved in the scheme (7)
  • 9. Send man into back row (5)
  • 10. Watching over work, making excuses (9)
  • 11. Impractical to apply force when it's windy all around (4-5)
  • 12. Set inelegantly, not gentle art work (5)
  • 13. It’s too small to carry from Agra to Mathura (4)
  • 15. A gun goes off in line with fourth of July, it's unwieldy (8)
  • 18. Abstainers drink them following one's bete noire (8)
  • 19. Novel set in Bethlehem, may be (4)
  • 22. Animal husbandry is poor, people oppose on all fronts (5)
  • 24. Opposing voices raised, bit difficult (9)
  • 26. Rain on grass, rain not even a hotchpotch (9)
  • 27. One against one with one left to use (5)
  • 28. Addict has the right to check into city day care centre (7)
  • 29. Conference 50 % restricted, that's half (7)

Down

  • 1. Agree to pick up on an Asian (6)
  • 2. He helps uncle, perhaps to change a train (9)
  • 3. Under a second, apt to come up with a design (5)
  • 4. Integrity — time to check, reduce it going all round (9)
  • 5. Flower on ponytail after break up (5)
  • 6. Native is alive, taking root (9)
  • 7. Hotelier broke the window (5)
  • 8. City goes one up on painter (6)
  • 14. City — city in Alaska keeps time (9)
  • 16. Perhaps grains are stored in such places (9)
  • 17. One is stupid to seek support in menial work (9)
  • 20. A feature about work of a composer (6)
  • 21. Stone remains 50% bigger (6)
  • 23. Sellers perhaps will dwindle (5)
  • 24. Communist uprising followed by a meet (5)
  • 25. Rule to banish half the championship side (5)
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