Sunday, 9 August 2026

Special, Sunday 09 Aug 2026, K Koteswar Rao

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The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday No 68, Sunday 09 Aug 2026, Incognito

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ACROSS
8   Deputy's sin (4) VICE [DD]
9   Fixture used to fit carbon lighting device (5) CLAMP {C}{LAMP}
10 Last word of prayer from soldiers following Arabic at first (4) AMEN {MEN}<=>{Ar...c}
11 Kingdom's submarine releasing SAM at sea (6) BRUNEI sUBmaRINE*
12 Captivates nurse with incantations (8) ENCHANTS {EN}{CHANTS}
13 Alien trooper is after saint (8) STRANGER {RANGER}<=>{ST}
15 Hardy travels around one city (6) RIYADH {R{1}YADH*}
17 Study sessions from Charlie and girls (7) CLASSES {C}{LASSES}
19 Drug destroyed in Paris (7) ASPIRIN*
22 Wrongly try before soldier becomes despot (6) TYRANT {TRY*}{ANT}
24 Countermand circular letter on volume with reel broadcast about Rugby Union (8) OVERRULE {O}{V}{ER{RU{LE*}
26 Before time, cattle get cheap accommodation on board (8) STEERAGE {AGE}<=>{STEER}
28 Leaving Germany, Goering toured area (6) REGION gOERING*
30 Silly daughter is at back of boat (4) DAFT {D}{AFT}
31 Part of body in container (not trunk!) (5) CHEST [DD]
32 Record model animal (4) TAPE {T}{APE}

DOWN
1   Brainless librarian may be a fibber (4) LIAR LIbraRiAn*
2   Nag babes about things to sit on (8)  BEANBAGS*
3   Silly giant consuming a bit of cake and playing a role (6) ACTING {A{Cake}TING*}
4   Drink manufactured by Irish Republican Army (7) MADEIRA {MADE}{IRA}
5   Ghosts' extraordinary respect after commencement of seance (8) SPECTRES {RESPECT}*<=>{Se...e}
6   Bird ran back in island (6) CANARY {CA{RAN<=}Y}
7   Underwear from Galveston (4) VEST [HIPS]
14 Set, perhaps, sounds the same in absence of vision (5) TELLY (~televivion)
16 Bore doctor followed by one student after another (5) DRILL {DR}{1}{LL}
18 Bewitch portal (8) ENTRANCE [DD]
20 I repaired garret containing a bit of inky water (8) IRRIGATE {I}{RR{Inky}GATE*}
21 Fever about gold is never ending (7) FOREVER {F{OR}EVER}
23 Spies a girl with tangled nets (6) AGENTS {A}{G}{NETS*}
25 Birds starting to gather in gnarled trees (6) EGRETS {E{Ga...r}RETS*}
27 Mate organised sports group (4) TEAM*
29 Loves police sergeant's expression admitting mistake (4) OOPS {OO}{P}{S}

Reference List
Carbon = C, Nurse = EN(Enrolled Nurse), Saint = ST, Charlie = C, Volume = V, Rugby Union = RU, Germany = G, Daughter = D, Model = T, Student = L, Girl = G, Police Sergeants = PS