The Hindu Crossword 12513

January 02, 2019 12:05 am | Updated 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Southern head to call for strike (8)
  • 5. Jerk about to operate device (6)
  • 10. Trump’s latest drivel set off demonstration (7)
  • 11. Crow tackled by flightless bird around shade provided by trees (7)
  • 12. Flings are ultimately disgraceful for married characters (5)
  • 13. Lights up harmful explosive in America (9)
  • 14. Walk slowly and wearily to stall (4,4,4)
  • 18. Painkillers cured nastiest ache (12)
  • 21. One in recreation room playing darts mostly! Boring guy (4,5)
  • 23. Endless innuendo destroyed marriage (5)
  • 24. Grand old lady activist holds sway (7)
  • 25. Swimmer going west to check reverse type of current (3,4)
  • 26. Serious debates about Britain exiting (6)
  • 27. Braggarts caught in indecent sites (8)

Down

  • 1. Food and drink on ferry (6)
  • 2. Very upset about sour smells (6)
  • 3. Reporters tackling undeniable adversities (9)
  • 4. Being dismissed for what one might be doing on Thanksgiving Day? (7,3,4)
  • 6. Release gangster and loafer (5)
  • 7. One besieged by frightfully earnest pupils (8)
  • 8. Scooter working after injection of a little engine oil (8)
  • 9. Calling a halt to emptying the bath? (7,3,4)
  • 15. Lush to imbibe endless feni heartily in party (9)
  • 16. Rushes from scoundrel involved in affairs (8)
  • 17. Harassed husband roared angrily to stifle wife (8)
  • 19. Restrains drunk son crossing motorway (6)
  • 20. Ridicules nationalist interrupting wise men (6)
  • 22. Girl going in to beat up a little troublesome drunk (5)
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