The Hindu Crossword 12482

November 27, 2018 12:05 am | Updated 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Fight, cautiously at first, with headless marsupial (6)
  • 4. Sign up for core agency with form (6)
  • 9. Essential oil erases trace of lint from church (4)
  • 10. Notice of official’s run (10)
  • 11. Mexico’s national flower for Wooster’s aunt (6)
  • 12. Most untidy doctor sees diet (8)
  • 13. Rebel met apsara with artificial sweetener (9)
  • 15. Endlessly regretting system’s initial damages (5)
  • 16. Stableboy goes first, returns from heath (5)
  • 18. Duped by game of journalist (9)
  • 22. On duty, apes, tipsy, did not go to bed (6,2)
  • 23. Certificate to indicate alien (6)
  • 25. Oddly, I’m muscular in effigy (10)
  • 26. Snakes pass all over the place (4)
  • 27. Regularly warn those people of song (6)
  • 28. Pineapple fruits without origin (6)

Down

  • 1. Hack girl with weapon (7)
  • 2. Remove initial stain from bit of mushroom (5)
  • 3. First man, insect stubborn (7)
  • 5. Behead tenants violently at French city (6)
  • 6. Set up conservatory (9)
  • 7. The primary cause of betrayal (7)
  • 8. Cook makes menu part of funfair (9,4)
  • 14. Newspaper columnist, young, at an organisation (5,4)
  • 17. Wine head sommelier wrapped in tissue layer (7)
  • 19. Footstool for Turk (7)
  • 20. Dismisses former eccentric temps (7)
  • 21. Envisage single male finally in engagement (6)
  • 24. Secure tea at home (5)

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