The Hindu Crossword 12605

Published - April 20, 2019 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 6. Bum — bottom end locked up (5)
  • 7. He has his doubts about various coatings (8)
  • 10. First we lie in wait, perhaps (7)
  • 11. Light allowing regular passage through city (7)
  • 12. Barter trade and business style of architecture (3,4)
  • 13. Too much! Reviewed tie breaker first (7)
  • 14. Hairnet provided, bring down vegetable (11)
  • 19. Went through and through together, only missing one dimension (7)
  • 21. May be bad sign in the middle (7)
  • 23. Rain too, in a way created the lake (7)
  • 25. Peacekeepers certain to go free (7)
  • 26. Brown man in short is stranded (8)
  • 27. Foolish to take first step, must be mad (5)

Down

  • 1. Spies pick up, arrest criminal triad here at sea (8)
  • 2. Cat on the iron rail (6)
  • 3. Catch European using cosmetic (4,6)
  • 4. Obstacle to metals fusing (4)
  • 5. One wrongdoing and joy is cut short (6)
  • 6. Reptile able to swallow the end (6)
  • 8. Bird making boom noise (7)
  • 9. What's creating a wide strip (5)
  • 13. Amusing lad, turns out to be a mixed bag (10)
  • 15. On the contrary, overstay and suffer (7)
  • 16. Nobel laureate had a doubt about this fruit (8)
  • 17. A book carrying bishop over time becomes a friar (5)
  • 18. Regular counsel, dogged but a bit nervous (2,4)
  • 20. Snare lifted in part, never fully (6)
  • 22. Call on line, cut short in capital (6)
  • 24. Animal noise is allowed outside home (4)
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