No 14927, Monday 19 Oct 2026, Arden

Rangoli by Gowri

Solution to 6D has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.

Open for anyone to answer, if not solved by 1 PM.

ACROSS

1   Upset eating supplement of fruit (8) SHADDOCK {SH{ADD}OCK}

5   Double shock about a ball (3-3) POM-POM {MOP<=}{MOP<=}

10 Passage for partners with characteristic coverage (7) TRANSIT {TRA{NS}IT}

11 Inside the tent rain seeps through — get into the coach (7) ENTRAIN [T]

12 Initially, find out latest information on the file (5) FOLIO Acrostic

13 Admit it's in short, a complaint (9) ENTERITIS {ENTER}{IT}{IS}

14 One way to protect the chair — go against eastern part of Jakarta (12) ANTIMACASSAR {ANTI}{MACASSAR} Cheated on this one

18 Contradictory orders on an official statement (5,7) PRESS RELEASE {PRESS}{RELEASE}

21 Herb and Frederick, say, excellent to follow (9) FORSYTHIA {FORSYTH}{A1<=} Reversal indicator missing

23 Cathedral city stretches over, for example, threnody (5) ELEGY {EL{EG}Y}

24 Establish home land (7) INSTATE {IN}{STATE}

25 Regularly signed, help us fully (2-5) IN-DEPTH {sIgNeD+hElP}{TH} (TH=The Hindu?) 

26 Part of legal enactment — it has some lead (6) GALENA [T]

27 Manhattan banks income perhaps acts as a reminder (8) MNEMONIC {Ma...aN}{INCOME*}

DOWN

1   Leave balance by flipping parts (3,3) SET OFF {OFF<=>SET} Not sure of anno

2   With a horse loose ends can be cultivated (6) ARABLE {ARAB}{LoosE}

3   Unfairly demonises a capital city (3,6) DES MOINES*

4   Firework is earth shattering — caught in film reel (9,5) CATHERINE WHEEL {EARTH*} in {CINE}{WHEEL}

6   Draw heart of a fish eater (5) O?T?R ()

7   Do appreciate staying outside court walls (8) PRACTISE {PRA{CourT}ISE}

8   Small cars go to the government department (8) MINISTRY {MINIS}{TRY}

9   Senior citizen guarantees pain all around (14)  SEPTUAGENARIAN*

15 Master flips his top — crazy to return to port (9) AMSTERDAM {(M<=>A)STER}{MAD<=}

16 Excellent season as Indian forces replace rebel leader (8) SPIFFING {SP(-r+iff)IFFING

17 True description of prison — not on counter-attack (8) REPRISAL {RE{PRISon}AL}

19 Study about temple — evenly dig some more (6) DEEPEN {DE{tEmPlE}N}

20 Setter's foolish — missing king's exaggerated (6) MYTHIC {MY}{THICk}

22 Long for the story you heard (5) YEARN (~yarn)

Reference List

Shock = MOP(of hair), Partners = N,S, Home = IN, Indian = I, Force = F

The Hindu Cryptic No 78, 18 Oct 2026, Incognito

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ACROSS

8   Letter in Greek held by Mrs Michael Douglas (4) ZETA [DD]

9   Block at Smith's workplace (5) ANVIL [GK]

10 Experience absence of maiden on International Space Station (4) MISS {M}{ISS}

11 Small nuggets resulting in periods of low demand (6) SLUMPS {S}{LUMPS}

12 Logically argued about a descendant with editor (8) REASONED {RE}{A}{SON}{ED}

13 Calculates speed expected at first by ship in stormy seas (8) ASSESSES {Sp..d}Ex...d}{SS} in {SEAS}*

15 Increase CPU kit production (6) UPTICK*

17 Remove name from dead insect without direction and cut up in laboratory (7) DISSECT {D}{InSECT}* over {S}

19 Meat having no veins damaged (7) VENISON*

22 Modified wings from early design around end of August (6) ELYTRA {ELY(a...sT}RA*}

24 Pass Korea vet in distress (8)  OVERTAKE*

26 Musical instrument made by wrinkling clear tin (8) CLARINET*

28 Bird with Chinese spanner (6) WRENCH {WREN}{CH}

30 "Fish with a piece of earthworm" in Morse, for example (4) CODE {COD}{Ea...m}

31 Saint leaving sanatorium building for loved one (5) AMOUR {sanAtORiUM}*

32 Diseases found in Catskill sanatorium (4) ILLS [CD]

DOWN

1   Inform legendary archer (4) TELL [DD]

2   Husband with no upper limbs is not dangerous (8) HARMLESS {H}{ARMLESS}

3   Col.'s free tickets (6) PASSES [DD]

4   Severe disturbance on model mountain (7) EVEREST {SEVERE}*{T}

5   Excited perusal by sweetheart results in joy (8) PLEASURE {PERUSAL}* over {swEet}

6   Bring in wine after one month (6) IMPORT {PORT}<=>{1}{M}

7   Insular land in Tunis leased (4) ISLE [T]

14 Something used to make alcohol even now (5) STILL [DD]

16 Bird goes around large time machine (5) CLOCK {C{L}OCK}

18 Gadget from China was broken (8) CHAINSAW*

20 Brave new leader enters extraordinary riptide (8) INTREPID {I{New}TREPID*}

21 'F'-word used by aviators (7) FOXTROT [C&DD]

23 Following sailor, attain goal (6) TARGET {TAR}{GET}

25 Teddy and Fox in The Day of the Jackal (6) EDWARD [DD]

27 Conveniences in Waterloo station (4) LOOS [T]

29 Source of power in prison (4) CELL [DD]

Reference List

Maiden = M, Small = S, About = RE, Editor = ED, Ship = SS, Name = N, Dead = D, Chinese = CH, Husband = H, Model = T, Month = M, Large = L, Sailor = TAR