The Hindu Crossword No. 3114

August 29, 2020 04:13 pm | Updated 04:13 pm IST

Across

1 Bowler’s second stopping run ... leads economically to 3 down (3-5)

5 Reconstituted spare parts for Everyman in the old country (6)

10 Our cousin’s a warrior, we hear (7)

11 You can see right through this earl with the old predicament (7)

12 Fool almost getting married, in a manner of speaking (5)

13 In desperation, hold out scrap (4-5)

14 Advice lacking energy, odd: ‘Stand one’s ground’ (3,3,5)

18 Southern guy is nasal, revolting, disgusting (2,4,2,3)

21 Errant – so bad – pole dance (4,5)

23 One in 5 now wanting some veterinarian to return (5)

24 Setting down two things musician might do for audience (7)

25 Best part of visual increased tenfold (7)

26 Esme Llywellyn’s a little malodorous (6)

27 Sup tasty prepared remains (5,3)

Down

1 Witches, soldier included in something distinctly Scottish (6)

2 It’s a complex container for rising Doctor! (6)

3 Not initially well groomed – could become one to emulate (4,5)

4 Mathematician blathers madly, wasting time in Savoy (7,7)

6 Polish team regularly getting goal (5)

7 Primarily, something hollered out with the utmost noisy energy? (4,4)

8 Incorrectly, ‘the May stone’; it’s the February birthstone (8)

9 Riotous pastoral events? (8,6) 15 Finding crater on island, attempt practice with canines (9)

16 Cold shaken off, biceps flexed, a doctor’s inserted instrument (8)

17 Partridge perhaps pulls funny face earlier in absurd endeavour (4,4)

19 Pervert hides letter from Greece; it involves muscle-stretching (4-2)

20 Knight abandons aggressive tone (6)

22 Man fleeing bright-bottomed baboon? That’s boring (5)

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