The Hindu Crossword 12655

June 18, 2019 12:05 am | Updated 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Leave the queue and misbehave (4,3,2,4)
  • 8. Dim student breaks shoulder (5)
  • 9. Fierce rogue snatches idiot’s meaty dish (9)
  • 11. Self-absorbed nut avoiding college to consume spirit (10)
  • 12. Hard for fellow in panic to understand (4)
  • 14. Good wine for family (7)
  • 16. Amateur through analysis virtually flies an aircraft (7)
  • 17. Regular patron in a scrap with character outside (7)
  • 19. On the contrary, cooked me a fantastic Japanese dish (7)
  • 21. Waif’s outfit kept in that case (2,2)
  • 22. Moment when violence flares up following strike on location (10)
  • 25. Being sexy, entices giddy youngsters on vacation to go out (9)
  • 26. Not right mocking Greek architectural style (5)
  • 27. Presenting gold case and band featuring a solitaire in the middle (13)

Down

  • 2. Fix match! Go under, giving away runs (3,4)
  • 3. Be responsible for what might be displayed in a shop selling domestic animals (10)
  • 4. Incompetent fellow in assembly (5)
  • 5. Start to speak clutching one drink (9)
  • 6. Completely avoids conservative bank (4)
  • 7. Clever to embrace very upset wife — that’s easily done (2,5)
  • 8. Start a conversation with techie? (5,3,3)
  • 10. Brexiteer say, planning secret coup around island (11)
  • 13. Discourage fool chasing girl on stage (10)
  • 15. Bit of deluge flooding southern residences (9)
  • 18. Model wearing more vibrant lingerie (7)
  • 20. Go in van around French city (7)
  • 23. Strikes back holding oriental weapon (5)
  • 24. A thug sadly kills girl in American state (4)
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