Special, Sunday 06 Sep 2026, K Koteswar Rao

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The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday No 72, Sunday 06 Sep 2026, Arden

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ACROSS

1   Arrival at home — predator's back! (6) INFLOW {IN}{WOLF<=}

4   Viewed separately, aloo therefore is a plant (8) ACANTHUS {A}{CAN}{THUS}

10 Return some of the oil of tropical palm holding (9) PORTFOLIO [T<=]

11 Loud — loud not even free (5) LURID {LoUd}{RID}

12 Half of congress is back — mostly in an Italian dumpling (7) GNOCCHI {CONGress<=}{CHIc}

13 The noise vanishes with these Australian natives (7) DINGOES {DIN}{GOES}

14 Encourage for a long time to corral the horse (3,2)  EGG ON {E{GG}ON}

15 Silly old man clutched the gold and fell (8) MOORLAND {OLD+MAN}* over {OR}

18 Trick to complete size of paper (8) FOOLSCAP {FOOLS}{CAP} Trick or Tricks?

20 Refuse to eat a child snack (5) NACHO {N{A}{CH}O}

23 Fresh air brings an Australian back in this state (7) ARIZONA {AIR}* with {AN}{OZ}<=

25 Brown man not allowed inside circle (7) TANGENT {TAN}{GENT}

26 Monkey captures flower seller's heart (5) LORIS {fLORISt} They are not Monkeys!

27 Not knowing whether in church organ playing is permitted (9) IGNORANCE {I{ORGAN*}N}{CE}

28 Turn girl into a piece of shipboard machinery (8) WINDLASS {WIND}{LASS}

29 Approves initially after department of personnel training's submission (6) ADOPTS Acrostic

DOWN

1   Disputed case of dog wearing fancy denim (8) IMPUGNED {PUG} in {DENIM}*

2   Pile on pine for some distance (7) FURLONG {FUR}{LONG}

3   Formal inclusion of new plants and herbs used in medicinal preparations (9) OFFICINAL {OFFICI{N}AL}

5   Part of the IT revolution could perhaps be working out (5,9) CLOUD COMPUTING {COULD}* {COMPUTING}

6   Ultimately, cotton may feel too common like synthetic material (5) NYLON Tail Acrostic

7   Complain about old missile (7) HARPOON {HARP ON} over {O}

8   A savage said to go off on the way (6) SADIST {SAID*}{ST}

9   Subject of running machines freely without copyright (5,9) FLUID MECHANICS {FLUID}{MACHINES}* over {C}

16 Glad about inner working in the city (9) LENINGRAD {GLAD+INNER}*

17 Fastness not opposing hair at the bottom (8) FORTRESS {FOR}{TRESS}

19 Moronic interpretation of an alien character (7) OMICRON* Why alien?

21 Straighten out prize list inside (7) CLEANUP {C{LEAN}UP}

22 Fine on permit for undeveloped land (6) FALLOW {F}{ALLOW}

24 One billed inhouse, later (5) OUSEL [T]

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