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The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday No 53, Sunday, 26 Apr 2026, Incognito

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ACROSS

1   Murder drunk medico going behind hospital around one (8) HOMICIDE {MEDICO}*<=>{H} over I}

5   Robert traps a sailor in tree (6) BAOBAB {B{A}OB}{AB}

10 Horse carriage available in Daltonganj (5) TONGA [HIPS]

11 Part, carrying writer, with right pencil refurbishment device (9) SHARPENER {SHAR{PEN}E}{R}

12 Student rolls eye on receiving Chinese fruit (6) LYCHEE {L}{Y{CH}EE*}

13 See cross arranged for film-maker (8)  SCORSESE*

15 Citadels for tired soldiers, for starters (5) FORTS {FOR}{Ti..d}{So...s}

17 Arranged big deal to get indebted (9) OBLIGATED*

19 Heaters in rooms and coolers in cars? (9) RADIATORS [DD]

20 After Japanese drink, Romeo gets falcon (5) SAKER {SAKE}{R}

21 Setter wrongly printed "Brave" (8) INTREPID {I}{PRINTED*}

23 Charlie also ran more near (6) CLOSER {C}{LOSER}

27 Forceful blows from husband destroys easy mark (9) HAYMAKERS {H}{EASY+MARK}*

28 Twelve dozen without tax deduction (5) GROSS [DD]

29 Peril from starting to drive with ire (6) DANGER {Dr..e}{ANGER}

30 Peppers and horribly irks papa (8) PAPRIKAS*

DOWN

1   Extremely warm in front of the Spanish accommodation for guests (5) HOTEL {HOT}{EL}

2   Chap one treated successfully groomed hands (9) MANICURED {MAN}{I}{CURED}

3   Box containing rodent in church (5) CRATE {C{RAT}E}

4   Some Hindus know the time when there is a little light before commencement of night (4) DUSK [T]

6   Snake sitting on a piece of cloth next to American vegetable (9) ASPARAGUS {ASP}{A}{RAG}{US}

7   Loveless game starting to excite party (5) BINGE {BINGo}{Ex...e}

8   Prohibit sore saloon worker (9) BARTENDER {BAR}{TENDER}

9   Extraordinary smoker having a lighter perhaps (9) MATCHLESS {MATCH LESS}

14 Settled: "Is editor" (9) COLONISED {COLON}{IS}{ED}

15 Groped around vessel provided (9) FURNISHED {F{URN}ISHED}

16 Boy leaves stud farm employee? It's an impasse... (9) STALEMATE {STAbLEMATE}

18 Assess the situation and steal cattle (4,5) TAKE STOCK {TAKE}{STOCK}

22 In absence of a notary, change and check suitability of suit, for example (3-2) TRY-ON NOTaRY*

24 Extraordinarily large beer (5) LAGER*

25 Gets up, sir, in confusion about directions (5) RISES {RI{S}{E}R*}

26 Runt leaves Austrian in continent (4) ASIA AuStrIAn

Reference List

Hospital = H, Robert = BOB, Sailor = AB, Right = R, Student = L, Chinese = CH, Romeo = R, Charlie = C, Husband = H, The in Spanish = EL, Church = CE, Editor = ED, Boy = B, Directions = S,E