The Hindu Crossword 12509

December 28, 2018 12:05 am | Updated 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Deal with a constraint differently (11)
  • 8. Cry of a marine creature, say (4)
  • 9. English novel, one fast read regularly adapted into film (4,2,4)
  • 10. Intoxicated individual with medical complaint taken outside (6)
  • 11. Attack and capture (7)
  • 13. Standard club with bad interiors for the most part (9)
  • 15. Rise to the occasion after second chance (5)
  • 16. A hot time in this town (5)
  • 18. Device running extra time (9)
  • 22. New Orleans city (7)
  • 23. Performer's safe, went the right way at the start (6)
  • 26. State that's behind time — where a woman is veiled (10)
  • 27. American's not in favour of a drink (4)
  • 28. Deciding to stop the process of extracting coal! (11)

Down

  • 1. Old Republican's feature, above all, one that betrayed (7)
  • 2. Nobody's outside a large queue that’s shortened (3,2)
  • 3. Tail of this shark is thin (7)
  • 4. Cabinet proceedings (4)
  • 5. Pressed and combined in the current way (6)
  • 6. Philosopher breaks down Zen ethics (9)
  • 7. Rent gotten from bicycle trips (3,3)
  • 12. This marine thing is a shade of black, primarily reddish on the inside (5)
  • 14. Legal document, deleted it by mistake (5,4)
  • 17. Pass drinks during the middle of meet (6)
  • 19. Asian is real crazy and independent (7)
  • 20. Mostly never gets up in good time (7)
  • 21. Cricket's perhaps nicest bats (6)
  • 24. Fur on one animal (5)
  • 25. Light show (4)
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