The Hindu Crossword 12512

January 01, 2019 12:05 am | Updated 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Belief essentially dividing world? (8)
  • 5. Nastier guerilla angrily dispatches note (6)
  • 10. Partly retract a booze ban (5)
  • 11. Perhaps invents a lot essentially? (9)
  • 12. Hot disagreement in row! Be more prudent (9)
  • 13. Chop a little radish in hut (5)
  • 14. Ruins man entering to criticise (6)
  • 15. Involved De Niro raging about President (5,2)
  • 18. Spread suspicion about director (7)
  • 20. Department treating herpes (6)
  • 22. Helped a venomous revolutionary imprisoned to escape (5)
  • 24. Turn to interrupt group that’s complaining (9)
  • 25. Very high on ecstasy, a fellow’s completely unable to hear anything (5-4)
  • 26. Member in love rushed to embrace girl (5)
  • 27. Taunt journalist about including appalling review (6)
  • 28. One breaking wildly erratic rules (8)

Down

  • 1. Treat perhaps to eat egg roll (6)
  • 2. Playboy’s occupation — taking one to bed when husband’s away (9)
  • 3. What novice swimmer should not do to lose temper completely (2,3,3,4,3)
  • 4. Retired gentleman drinks alcohol after love dawns (7)
  • 6. Abstains from the spirit but dies (5,2,3,5)
  • 7. Inert sadly! Do this? (5)
  • 8. Settled rift over border (8)
  • 9. One making a ruckus right through nose, perhaps with a bit of rhythm (6)
  • 16. Pistol given by revolutionary upset about making a mistake (9)
  • 17. Dominated and cruelly bossed around, girl abandons husband (8)
  • 19. Run after woman in depression — blunder (6)
  • 20. Almost break up over difference of opinion! Becoming more inflexible (7)
  • 21. Lock up thug and accomplice in African country (6)
  • 23. Secret love affair in the morning time after husband leaves (5)
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