Sunday, 1 March 2026

The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday No 45, Sunday 01 Mar 2026, Vidwan

Three answers per commenter till 4 PM (Annotations compulsory) 
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ACROSS
7   Fit and resize loose clothing/uniform (7)
8   Lead planet with incomplete ring of light (7)
10 High heel tilts toe unfortunately (8)
11 Flower had around 51 beads at the centre (6)
12 He's treading unsteadily being myopic! (11)
15 Grouse meat (4)
17 Musical hosted by Billy Rich (5)
18 Heavy Metal guitarist, who plays solos and riffs (4)
19 Buy a steeple, perhaps for rest of grace (6-5)
22 In situ valuation for a small state (6)
23 Scraps of shells covering a button on keyboard (8)
25 Team adopts uniform, one about topping oneself (7)
26 Dream about one acquiring large car company (7)

DOWN
1   Despatched purchased stolen goods, fellow escapes getting punished (9)
2   Plant a feverish zeal with hint of anarchism (6)
3   To run or to basically jog (4)
4   Gauges small horse cart returning with parasites (10)
5   Old shape, perhaps of a flowering plant (8)
6   Fellow on island, cold and feverish! (5)
9   Spooner's mistake spotters or lyricists (11)
13 Gauls in mad rush for an English salad (10)
14 Epic dream about living in the present (5,4)
16 Following old bunch carrying wife's time piece (8)
20 Mystery topaz, unravelled for top magazine (6)
21 Peaty soil like Arabian dish, millions consumed (5)
24 No European servant for a European (4)

Sunday 08 Mar 2026, IIT (M) WGC, IIT (M) Crossie Open, KrisKross



Announcing the Crossie Open 2026 - Cryptic Crossword competition conducted by the Word Games Club of IIT Madras. It is on March 8th, 2026 at the IIT Madras campus, and I will be hosting it this year.

Registrations are now open - please use this link (google form) to register.

https://forms.gle/eZivoahrNcwt3pTdA