The Hindu Crossword 12635

May 25, 2019 12:05 am | Updated 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Can I accept a resolution, get the ability to hold charge? (11)
  • 7. River settlement, mostly (3)
  • 9. Look and pick out good weapon (5)
  • 10. Cumbersome procedure to set up — Mumbai suburb's close to office... (9)
  • 11. ...another suburb's riot affected, not very elegant... (9)
  • 12. ...bar Mumbai's lifeline (5)
  • 13. Drunk will flip over top (7)
  • 15. Meet girlfriend (4)
  • 18. Stopping half the group (4)
  • 20. Last page in newspaper, only on herb (7)
  • 23. Puzzle for a soldier's coach (5)
  • 24. Too small to know communist revolution was at a dacha, perhaps (9)
  • 26. Prongs seen in retreat, showing meanness (9)
  • 27. Game and set — plays a part in reproduction (5)
  • 28. Men abandoned young woman, help! (3)
  • 29. Shifting below, agrees it's hard work (5,6)

Down

  • 1. Disaster when they are emptied under the palms (8)
  • 2. Yen write-off makes him an incurable optimist (8)
  • 3. Faith could start, rush underneath (5)
  • 4. Gathering praise for retaining the ashes (7)
  • 5. Require return ticket to enter, so refused (7)
  • 6. The last boy better exposed, gets a stripe (9)
  • 7. Squat on crossbar on either side, it hurts! (6)
  • 8. Breakfast for us — lime, bananas and nuts (6)
  • 14. Scoring penalties in an area of conflict (9)
  • 16. Ring girl to get a piece of cloth (8)
  • 17. Grope around to get free food (8)
  • 19. In Moscow, her beau got her some flowers (7)
  • 20. Finished by saying 'supervised' (7)
  • 21. Drink made of 67% grapes and 33% papaya (6)
  • 22. Centrally stable status, credit has reduced (6)
  • 25. Keen to see some of the bronze age relics (5)
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