The Hindu Crossword 12487

December 03, 2018 12:05 am | Updated 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Becomes nervous and makes the baby burp (4,3,4,2)
  • 8. Wife overwhelmed by hurt, uttered profanities (5)
  • 9. Firm muscles, essentially sexy (9)
  • 11. Unreasonable way to reach the next valley? (4-3-3)
  • 12. Masked fellow is picking lock (4)
  • 14. Closes wound over one small bone (7)
  • 16. Vet injecting a bit of painkiller into small creature (7)
  • 17. Most venerated entertainer concealing deceit (7)
  • 19. Rewarding girl tackling one making fun (7)
  • 21. Insensitive man breaks heart (4)
  • 22. Gradually become less friendly with retired father after disagreement in spring (5,5)
  • 25. Son, mischievous in band, becomes more punctilious (9)
  • 26. One cooking oats and grains (5)
  • 27. Effect of whiplash on thoroughly tiresome person (4,2,3,4)

Down

  • 2. Wanting time perhaps to sleep around, a little recklessly they run away (7)
  • 3. They help some folks see finer shows (10)
  • 4. Society gripped by animosity and foolhardiness (5)
  • 5. Group securing permit indulging (9)
  • 6. Average novel by Agatha Christie? (4)
  • 7. Straighten out nut splashing alcoholic drink (7)
  • 8. Vote that happens at the end of poker round (4,2,5)
  • 10. Angry at clause limiting mine yields (11)
  • 13. Flying into Paris, nursing a dream (10)
  • 15. Force tore into rogue grabbing vote (9)
  • 18. Buddhist monk coming to grips with sinful dance (7)
  • 20. Fellow charged with incomplete evidence upset and distressed (7)
  • 23. Keep husband out (5)
  • 24. Hardly any time left to study (4)
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