Sunday, 21 June 2026

Special, Sunday 21 Jun 2026, K Koteswar Rao

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The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday No 61, Sunday 21 Jun 2026,Arden

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ACROSS
1   Perhaps able to get one married shortly - it's naturally fertilizing (8) BONEMEAL {B{ONE}{Ma...d}EAL*}
5   Rollover I have overlooked... (6) WAIVED {WA{I'VE}D}
10 ...and committed to restrict (7) STAUNCH 
11 Old sailors found, say, a mini wearing girl (7) LASCARS {LAS{CAR}S}
12 Found before court (5) ERECT {ERE}{CT}
13 Strange predilections - not done at face value (4,5) LIST PRICE PREdILeCTIonS*
14 Propagation in half the country (12) INSEMINATION {IN}{SEMI}{NATION}
18 Provide cleanest side for a diner (12) DELICATESSEN
21 One on the wagon with a black paint (9) ABSTAINER {A}{B}{STAINER}
23 Cover empty drawer and copy (5) DRAPE {Dr..eR}{APE}
24 In my opinion, covering history is like a painting technique (7) IMPASTO {IM{PAST}O}
25 Country in Europe, is not a representation (7) ESTONIA {E}{IS+NOT+A}*
26 Some are present at a mid-week rush (6) TATAMI [T]
27 Harry Morgan's taking time for such a short distance (8) ANGSTROM {ANGS{T}ROM*}

DOWN
1   Breed born with wealth (6) BASSET {B}{ASSET}
2   Spruce up when finally consumed (6) NEATEN {wheN}{EATEN}
3   "Pick-me-up after one" - sung in a flat pitch (9) MONOTONIC {TONIC}<=>{MONO}
4   Wind and clothesline - metaphorically, seen as a vulnerability (8,6) ACHILLES TENDON*
6   Story-teller makes one sit up (5) AESOP {POSE}{A}<=
7   Perhaps Putin's angry rival is getting clueless (8) VLADIMIR {RIVAL}* over {DIM}
8   Detects record reprints - not counting the odd ones (8) DISCERNS {DISC}{rEpRiNtS}
9   Various cults around Singapore could be seen in a theatre (7,7) PLASTIC SURGEON {CULTS+SINGAPORE}*
15 Direct ones acted and they're related (9) ANECDOTES* [CD]
16 Romantic thought and inclination (8) IDEALIST {IDEA}{LIST}
17 Filmed occasionally, photographed outside top Paris strip joint (8) FLESHPOT {FiLmEd}{SH{Pa..s}OT}
19 Standard to disqualify her, they say (6) BANNER (~ban her)
20 Soothe with an ointment - cover exposed neck (6) BECALM 
22 State after a pile up (5) ASSAM {A}{MASS<=}

Reference List
Court = CT, Black = B, Europe = E, Time = T, Born = B