The Hindu Crossword 12724

September 07, 2019 12:05 am | Updated 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Leader possesses notice retrieved for important person (6)
  • 4. Owns joint with retired doctor in poverty (8)
  • 10. After every unfinished attempt, boy's upset (7)
  • 11. When broken, these may generate headlines – repeatedly, perhaps? (7)
  • 12. Firm's resistance when overcoming leaderless, grim passage (8)
  • 13. Accept a small amount before commencement of effort (6)
  • 15. Borrowed, returned book in good condition (4)
  • 17. Conceal potentially problematic situation in a western toilet? (5,4)
  • 20. Channelizes anger caught inside of revolutionaries (9)
  • 21. When nothing's good, Spinner stays away! (4)
  • 24. Storm is a ship's pain (6)
  • 25. Taking time off, rubbish guy became maestro (8)
  • 28. Flower captivates girl with heart, giving up attention frivolously (7)
  • 29. Losing head, yield with Spinner's touch (7)
  • 30. Delivered uninterrupted broadcast on filtering out faulty input (8)
  • 31. Some can eat lychees gracefully! (6)

Down

  • 1. Following rising current shortage, cut University's power (8)
  • 2. Time lost by alarm's inaccuracy (5)
  • 3. Attractive person taking snap endlessly is a no-brainer? (6)
  • 5. Slaughter just the second half to make some amount of space? (4)
  • 6. Verdict surprisingly coincides with captain's removal (8)
  • 7. Tough male fled, taking hint when interrupted by beginner (9)
  • 8. Spinner is staying away from stand-offs for permits (6)
  • 9. Revoked article with comrade confined (9)
  • 14. Document describing southern city of old wiped off the map (9)
  • 16. Reproduce or get HIV with second of carelessness! (9)
  • 18. Man receives Home Secretary (8)
  • 19. Let's cry about taking drug without anyone knowing (8)
  • 22. Bigger part of most/all errors (6)
  • 23. King amongst sheep running in field (6)
  • 26. Sniffed extract from ore (5)
  • 27. Try moving wheel centrally into rubber ring (4)
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