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)

5   Robert traps a sailor in tree (6)

10 Horse carriage available in Daltonganj (5)

11 Part, carrying writer, with right pencil refurbishment device (9)

12 Student rolls eye on receiving Chinese fruit (6)

13 See cross arranged for film-maker (8)

15 Citadels for tired soldiers, for starters (5)

17 Arranged big deal to get indebted (9)

19 Heaters in rooms and coolers in cars? (9)

20 After Japanese drink, Romeo gets falcon (5)

21 Setter wrongly printed "Brave" (8)

23 Charlie also ran more near (6)

27 Forceful blows from husband destroys easy mark (9)

28 Twelve dozen without tax deduction (5)

29 Peril from starting to drive with ire (6)

30 Peppers and horribly irks papa (8)

DOWN

1   Extremely warm in front of the Spanish accommodation for guests (5)

2   Chap one treated successfully groomed hands (9)

3   Box containing rodent in church (5)

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

6   Snake sitting on a piece of cloth next to American vegetable (9)

7   Loveless game starting to excite party (5)

8   Prohibit sore saloon worker (9)

9   Extraordinary smoker having a lighter perhaps (9)

14 Settled: "Is editor" (9)

15 Groped around vessel provided (9)

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

18 Assess the situation and steal cattle (4,5)

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

24 Extraordinarily large beer (5)

25 Gets up, sir, in confusion about directions (5)

26 Runt leaves Austrian in continent (4)

No 14777, Saturday 25 Apr 2026, Gridzilla

 ACROSS
1 Heavenly body starts to revolve around sun and ultimately quits revolving (6) QUASAR [Acrostic<]

4 Tooth decay can affect roots in elderly subjects primarily (6) CARIES [Acrostic]
8 Go over the daily grind, taking drugs for a bit of amusement (7) RETRACE {R(-a+E)ETRACE}
9 Girl and boy enthralled by wild bison and apes (7) GIBBONS {G}{B in BISON*}

11 Peek and go on (4,6) KEEP MOVING {PEEK}* [RA]
12 Avoiding pressure, lift part of foot (4) INCH {pINCH}
13 Car manufacturer's latest model is out perhaps (5) TESLA {LATESt}*
14 What a job applicant might do to// develop? (4,4) TAKE FORM [DD]
16 On the way out, daughter stops to pick up prize (4,4) HOLD DEAR {OLD}{D} in {HEAR}
18 Uncivilized gestures to describe creeps? (5) EDGES [T]
20 Oddly, slug hit after ricocheting, like so (4) THUS { SlUg HiT<}
21 Lots of soot spoils furniture (10) FOOTSTOOLS*

23 Armed marine? (7) OCTOPUS [CD]
24 Failing tests regularly, police detective is forced to leave (7) EVICTED {DetECTIVE}*
25 Improves a couple of measures at day school (6) EMENDS {EM+EN}{D}{S}
26 Roll soy or figs basically for desserts (6) FROYOS {SOY OR Figs}<

DOWN

1 What starts quarrels, reportedly, in a waiting line? (5) QUEUE {~Quarrells}
2 Liquid soap or drop of paraffin is suitable (7) APROPOS {SOAP OR Paraffin}*
3 Sarpanch or agent controls city (9) ANCHORAGE [T]
5 Getting angry right away and mellowing (5) AGING {rAGING}
6 Precisely where to see a lawyer's defence strategy? (2,5) IN BRIEF {IN BRIEF}
7 Smart chaps get small cushy jobs (9) SINECURES {S{IN}ECURE}{S}
10 According to Spooner, cold smoked salmon is something a cat owner might buy (6,3) LITTER BOX {Spoonerism of BITTER LOX}

13 Hot chocolate - not cold, mostly, could produce a problem (9) TOOTHACHE {HOT CHOcolATE}*
15 Sleek founders? (5,4) KEELS OVER {SLEEK<}
17 So, bride's desperate to take clothes off? (7) DISROBE*
19 Love, for one, made rich guy irritable (7) GROUCHY {R(-i+O)OCH GUY}*
21 Regained ground (5) FOUND [DD]
22 City will be safe and prosperous ultimately (5) LEEDS [Tail Acrostic]

Reference List

Drugs=E (Ecstasy), Girl=G, Boy=B, Pressure=P, Model=T ( Ford's Model T), Daughter=D, Measures= EM and EN (measures in printing), Day=D, School=S, Right=R, Small=S, Love=0=O, One=1=I.