The Hindu Crossword 12684

July 22, 2019 12:05 am | Updated 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Crack, ecstasy and cocaine taken in depression by woman (8)
  • 5. Manage when callous husband abandons, having turned rotten (6)
  • 10. Poor recital – scrapping it for sure (5)
  • 11. Go to bed, overwhelmed by shame, oddly uncommunicative (9)
  • 12. Harassed daughter rose to tackle a thug (9)
  • 13. Reasons given by one in low spirits about consuming ecstasy (5)
  • 14. It is an extensively consumed herbal infusion (6)
  • 15. Summon chap going round with concoction of tea (7)
  • 18. Time to go round fancy bar in marina (7)
  • 20. Heartily requested girl in lake to come out (6)
  • 22. Close to largely forlorn girl (5)
  • 24. Drunkard's corporation? (4,5)
  • 25. Put up a fight in haunt (4,5)
  • 26. Long for a bit of vodka in noisy pub (5)
  • 27. Girl about to bag right husband making money in Africa (6)
  • 28. A serious setback! Congress starting to become insignificant (4,4)

Down

  • 1. Throw light on fish in river (6)
  • 2. Buck up after capturing most effective knight (9)
  • 3. Angrily pans one arrogant unacceptable individual (7,3,5)
  • 4. Ultimately deplorable scenes around centre (7)
  • 6. Powerful ambition that a gastritis sufferer might have? (4,2,4,5)
  • 7. Suspect held by cop in enclosure (5)
  • 8. Smarter rogue desires to conceal a little romp (8)
  • 9. Heavy food left out for good man in cottage (6)
  • 16. Holy girl in unholy alliance (9)
  • 17. Covered shack retains warmth (8)
  • 19. Strip-tease by revolting toff (6)
  • 20. Prefer bringing back alternative style of dance music (7)
  • 21. Regulation about abandoning construction of cableway (3-3)
  • 23. Landlord in a state of depression after losing daughter (5)
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