The Hindu Crossword 12656

June 19, 2019 12:05 am | Updated 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Exploration in Bay of Bengal, say to collect reading on source of crustacean hatchlings (6)
  • 4. Eardrops (to save money) used in part of the eye (6)
  • 9. Starch is created by gas reflux only (4)
  • 10. Houses are ready, drawing people in leading to loans eventually (10)
  • 11. Show signs of changing sides on request (6)
  • 12. Notice doctor's work with society providing medicine... (8)
  • 13. ... making news outside of India (9)
  • 15. Country's cognizance by law should be even (5)
  • 16. Take over America; USSR heartless on gaining power (5)
  • 18. Static, yet mobile in Singapore, say (4,5)
  • 22. Place in Chennai's best to retire in country (8)
  • 23. Even though criminal, risk capturing India (6)
  • 25. Perhaps, Indian cricket team is second class, only busy in some way to earn money at England (4,2,4)
  • 26. Works on alliances after losing power (4)
  • 27. Suggest book to study first before entrance exam (6)
  • 28. A despot has elections rigged eventually at the source to gain support (6)

Down

  • 1. Used a politician to earn orders for cleaner (7)
  • 2. Rose is one with good energy (5)
  • 3. Church and State agree to crown, say (7)
  • 5. Woman goes weak after last course in restaurant (6)
  • 6. Determined to school trainees to pass final examination (2,7)
  • 7. Perhaps a stiff test for Australia to overwhelm the best, with Yuvraj at one end (7)
  • 8. Without doubt, Tom's self-esteem's strong, almost everyone finds at the very end (13)
  • 14. Murder, perhaps isn't moral (6,3)
  • 17. Does a foe stop short cooking fish? (7)
  • 19. Yes, closed early and took break on 31st December (4-3)
  • 20. A plant whittles badly when water source is absent (7)
  • 21. You hear teens are upset with precursor of world wide web (6)
  • 24. Criticism of boy’s flimsy (5)
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