The Hindu Crossword 12686

July 24, 2019 12:05 am | Updated 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Poor husband besieged by poet, a boastful person (8)
  • 5. Help to secure new permit (6)
  • 10. Glossy fabric in stores at India (5)
  • 11. What a fisherman might do to keep in touch? (4,1,4)
  • 12. Bad time to enter perfect precision marching unit (5,4)
  • 13. Incompetent, unresponsive Republican becomes President (5)
  • 14. Female is about to ruin brutes (6)
  • 15. Jointly presents expenses to maintain house (2-5)
  • 18. Having fever, weary one dropped the boards (7)
  • 20. Wander around emporium gutted in fire (6)
  • 22. Worthless, crazy son kicked out (5)
  • 24. Very obvious! Compose a letter to win heart of mesmerizing gal easily (4,5)
  • 25. Yank – a fellow with perfect grimace (4,1,4)
  • 26. Hallucinatory experience on Ecstasy? Nonsense (5)
  • 27. British ballet dancer to prosper (6)
  • 28. Writer's point? Be silent perhaps (5,3)

Down

  • 1. Close to where a nurse might be dropping daughter (6)
  • 2. Abuse of nicotine keeps husband in a precarious situation (2,4,3)
  • 3. A reason for dismissal of student involved in throwing the party (8,3,4)
  • 4. Right to change clothes (7)
  • 6. It seems hotel's prepared to include roast dish from Europe (7,8)
  • 7. Refugee in complex I lease (5)
  • 8. Study time! Get up suppressing worry (8)
  • 9. Huge clown entertains son (6)
  • 16. Queen left England overwhelmed by gesture (9)
  • 17. Son made a mistake, dispossessed (8)
  • 19. Envelope from model leaving Antwerp sadly (6)
  • 20. Plan to wear torn garments (7)
  • 21. Echo effect always found in Rhythm & Blues (6)
  • 23. Authorise construction of wall around Mexico at last (5)
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