The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday No 52, Sunday 19 Apr 2026, Incognito

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ACROSS

8   Military Engineer Services gets a bit of hessian to make net (4)

9   Traverse spot marker (5)

10 Old coin for Hazare (4)

11 State: "Love actress Patani" (6)

12 Proximity from snares set behind new entrance at last (8)

13 Run away to marry, following six footer and beast (8)

15 Girl and European aristocrat disembark (3,3)

17 Nurse is transferred for commencement of day (7)

19 Surprise! Leading actor let off! (7)

22 Australian river colour (6)

24 I ogle Sue excitedly and praise (8)

26 Friend captures steed running around supporting column (8)

28 European having sex appeal is civil (6)

30 Sounds from rooms over stables (4)

31 Language used in Barbados cantonment (5)

32 Kind of bag little one gets at end of passage (4)

DOWN

1   He had consumed a top (4)

2   Wrongly crushes a hunter (8)

3   Oscar and Charlie returned tax on old size of paper (6)

4   Moment before starting slipping of satellite beneath horizon (7)

5   Spanish vehicle brought item of French cuisine (8)

6   Disney accepts Greek letter and edible item (6)

7   Finishes goals (4)

14 Pleasant Island urn broken! Contains gold! (5)

16 Flies modified document holders (5)

18 British permit prohibition for Americans (8)

20 Control extraordinary urge by concocting tale (8)

21 Poison made from a bit of hair under edge of dress (7)

23 After Brig. leaves, aubergines spoilt resulting in discomfort (6)

25 Wolfish student is at university... next to coniferous tree (6)

27 Fencing equipment found in sheep entrails rejected (4)

29 Bird with love for Yugoslav leader (4)

No 14771, Saturday 18 Apr 2026, Saral

 ACROSS
7 Repeat part of flamenco recording (6) ENCORE [T]
8 Engineers responsible for sure (8) RELIABLE {RE}{LIABLE}
9 Spooner says playing with kitty in space for vehicle (7,3) PARKING LOT {Spoonerism of LARKING POT}
10 Unfortunately missing grand parties (4) ALAS {gALAS}
11 I held capital? (3,5) NEW DELHI {I HELD}* [RA]
12 Slippery creature back near passage in room (6) LEEWAY {EEL<}{WAY}
13 Study government quotas including say, groups (13) CONGREGATIONS {CON}{G}{R{EG}ATIONS}
16 A magistrate initially probing a big agitation in country (6) GAMBIA {A}{Magistrate} inside {A BIG}*

18 Check article about corrupt leader of Tories with Liberal (8) THROTTLE {TH{ROT}{Tories}{L}E}
21 Song of Hungarians (4) ARIA [HIPS]
22 The same model worker gets a rise? (10) TANTAMOUNT {T}{ANT}{A}{MOUNT}
23 Mother's catching large fat ducks (8) MALLARDS {MA'S} around {L}{LARD}

24 Fixed cool temporary shelter (6) INTENT {IN}{TENT}

DOWN
1 Attack girl forcing out Republican in anger (6) ENGAGE {EN(-r+G)AGE}
2 Watched professor tipping abandoned koel egg (6,2) LOOKED ON {DON}<=>{KOEL O}*
3 Officer picked up substance (6) KERNEL {~COLONEL}
4 Throwing pellet at bloody thing (8) PLATELET*
5 Coat often hid by pale window dressing (6) FACADE {CoAt} inside {FADE}
6 Reference books of a student, graduate against screening rejected (8) ALMANACS {A}{L}{MA}{SCAN<}

8 Sadly tenors losing large musical group (7,6) ROLLING STONES {TENORS+LOSING+L}*

13 Presiding officer from Switzerland with pilot (8) CHAIRMAN {CH}{AIRMAN}
14 French leaving type of telescopes in nuclear facilities (8) REACTORS {REfrACTORS}

15 Remote settlements one under the protection of soldiers primarily near borders of Texas (8) OUTPOSTS {One Under The Protection Of Soldiers}{TexaS}
17 Fights and roars clasping fighter finally (6) BRAWLS {BAWLS} around {fighteR}
19 Crew member in endless argument with angry aide (6) ROADIE {ROw}{AIDE*}
20 Stripes across new materials (6) LINENS {LINE{N}S}

Reference List

Engineers=RE (Royal Engineers), Grand=G, Government=G, Say=eg (for example), Liberal=L, Model=T, Large=L, Girl=G, Republican=R, Egg=O, Student=L, Graduate=MA, Switzerland=Ch, French=Fr, New=N.