The Hindu Crossword 12514

January 03, 2019 12:05 am | Updated 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Misrepresenting guitarist as archer (11)
  • 9. Friend's role? Point mistake mostly (7)
  • 10. After start, airplane distributes confection (7)
  • 11. Hotel hosts an entertainer, a person coming after pilgrimage (5)
  • 12. Clive is dancing, has a ball at India perhaps; in the beginnning, subjects’ suffering was muted (9)
  • 13. Fast bowler looking back at review (5)
  • 15. Drunk soldier in debts is inclined to dispute (9)
  • 18. Herb becomes the main issue in the middle of night (9)
  • 21. Incomplete protection for loose rock at cliff (5)
  • 22. Israelite, perhaps meets uncle on a train surprisingly (9)
  • 24. To begin with, .net programming's unfailingly essential to information technology and data (5)
  • 26. Point taken, bandages reapplied for protection, maybe (7)
  • 27. Agreement to scrap NEET, accepting TN's grievance finally (7)
  • 28. Policeman's right; wields stick, using to restrain radical against malicious actions (5,6)

Down

  • 1. South Africa takes lease, very quiet about spotting source of gemstones (9)
  • 2. Stabbed a pig's tail, only to get embarrassed (5)
  • 3. Prisonbreak by 10, with Cash perhaps (6,3)
  • 4. Debutante gets one run against opposition (7)
  • 5. Mark to get out, permitting reallocation... (7)
  • 6. ...of equity to his harem partly (5)
  • 7. Sid's party's choice, overwhelming patronage at the end through an alternate way (4,4)
  • 8. Rates of iron at concession, essentially (4)
  • 14. Policeman, after starting stumbles in pit (4,4)
  • 16. Workman is good when right tool is procured at source and cut short blunder (3,6)
  • 17. Plants are small, having small leaves perhaps, soft inside and succulent primarily (9)
  • 19. Say 10 in 10 mostly good, exceptions rare at the top (7)
  • 20. Man having dinner after eliminating princess with the use of firearms (7)
  • 22. American aboard ship is known for social astuteness (4)
  • 23. Free to arrest sailor in violent... (5)
  • 25. ...agitation in Japan, I complied (5)
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