The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday No 59, Sunday 07 Jun 2026, Incognito

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ACROSS

8   Power source in penitentiary (4)

9   Love chasm that is egg shaped (5)

10 Cry at sea, perhaps, in Idaho yacht (4)

11 Plane flying north carrying European (6)

12 Paddy, for example, for Hibernian (8)

13 At 10, Tod is confused... Look after... (6,2)

15 Bantu jumped around end of counter and produced headgear (6)

17 Drop down, from bus reversing, at bank (7)

19 In middle of spilled diesel, blockhead produces eats (7)

22 Excitedly praise Iran of yore (6)

24 A crime orchestrated by an inhabitant of the United States (8)

26 Mad red crone trapped (8)

28 Brags, “Starting to save in vessels” (6)

30 Nero fiddled in city (4)

31 Additional payment on us, boy, in the beginning (5)

32 Clock face laid back (4)

DOWN

1   Over-riding power to change vote (4)

2   Bank lets manufacture warm covers (8)

3   Robbed Theodore after John (6)

4   Head boy rejected can in back-room (7)

5   Acknowledged, “Matt died horribly” (8)

6   One accompanying Bolt is cleaner (6)

7   Adios! Leaving one and returning drink (4)

14 Correct about starting of ceasefire and suspension of hostilities (5)

16 Place to fight in region covering town at last (5)

18 Rant, “Aid biter? That’s silly!” (8)

20 Bandits and groups capturing capital endlessly (8)

21 Young females... they may be bowled by bowlers (7)

23 One, sir, may be an aged person (6)

25 Stamp showing Bond’s boss, I hear, with chief (6)

27 Unlock duck corral (4)

29 RIP... One may drop this on someone’s death... (4)

No 14813, Saturday 06 June 2026, Incognito

 ACROSS
8 Damage hot weapon (4) HARM {H}{ARM}
9 Ms Lamb has right to get hitched (5) MARRY MAR{R}Y
10 Swear in Damascus, Syria (4) CUSS [T]
11 Silly ass takes a moment to get a snack (6) SAMOSA {ASS}* around {A}{MO} Reminded of Dr. Gayatri

12 Tense, perhaps, before sire manufactured baked goods (8) PASTRIES {PAST}{SIRE*}

13 Sculpture tray at US building (8) STATUARY*
15 Convent head hugs boys in entrance after Catholics leave (6) ABBESS A(-cc+BB)BBESS
17 Author Pearl protects a couple of students with love for animal (7) BULLOCK BU{LL O}CK
19 Start from actor Kelly and sister (7) GENESIS {GENE}{SIS}
22 Small ring of light accompanied Mike's greeting (6) SHALOM {S}{HALO}{M}
24 One parliamentarian wandered and got better (8) IMPROVED {I}{MP}{ROVED}
26 Around end of March, aide with lawmaker gets permit to produce tract (8) PAMPHLET {PA}{MP}{marcH}{LET}
28 Code creator takes large bite of food (6) MORSEL {MORSE}{L}
30 Repeat twice, "Extinct creature" (4) DODO {DOx2}

31 The driver is unable to steer this mode of transport (5) TRAIN [CD]
32 Animal sound from Anantapur region (4) PURR [T]

DOWN
1 Information from armada taped (4) DATA [T]
2 Eternally living tailor stitched around a small measure of length (8) IMMORTAL {TAILOR}* around {MM}
3 Alcoholics Anonymous accepts minced lamb in city (6) AMBALA {AA} around {LAMB*}
4 Drunken sapper going around end of July settles dues in advance (7) PREPAYS {SAPPER}* around {julY}
5 Wrongly see heady cosmetic (8) EYESHADE*
6 Beetle disturbs a crab after commencement of sunset (6) SCARAB {A CRAB}*<=>{Sunset}

7 Insular land in Memphis leased (4) ISLE [T]
14 Feel model accompanied by cry (5) TOUCH {T}{OUCH}
16 Point at small picture by European showing flavouring substance (5) SPICE {S}{PIC}{E}
18 Utter, "Finish" (8) COMPLETE [DD]
20 Silly herpetologists dropping hotels in displays of narcissism (3,5) EGO TRIPS {heRPEtolOGIsTS}*
21 Michigan salt spread around top of rim gives wind! (7) MISTRAL {MI}{SALT* around Rim}
23 Friend returns, rejecting god, to become subservient person (6) LAPDOG {PAL<}{GOD<}
25 Maiden in erstwhile Pune is a Greek goddess (6) POMONA {PO{M}ONA}

27 River covered by Miroslav Ondricek (4) AVON [T]
29 Cad going away from Ecuador counterfeiting money (4) EURO {EcUadOR}*

REFERENCE LIST

Hot=H, Right=R, Moment=Mo, Boy=B, Catholic=C, Sister=Sis, Small=S, Mike=M, One=1=I, Parliamentarian=MP, Aide=PA (Personal Assistant), Large=L, Small measure of length=mm (millimetre), Alcoholic Anonymous=AA, Model=T, Point=S (South or any of the four points in a magnetic compass North, South, East or West ), Michigan=MI, Maiden=M.