The Hindu Sunday Crossword No 1, Sunday 27 Apr 2025, Incognito

Everyman comes to an end from today onwards.

ACROSS

8   Branch stimulant (4) SPUR [DD}

9   Muse: Wrongly rate Oscar (5) ERATO {RATE+O}*

10 Time sun is at its highest, anyway (4) NOON <=>

11 Ipecac mixture? It is usually found on top of a tall mountain (3,3) ICE CAP*

12 Steer one van backing up in front of entrance (8) NAVIGATE {1}{VAN}<={GATE}

13 Mistakenly praised a legendary place (8) PARADISE*

15 Removing plank during Central Park renovation results in a depression in the ground (6) CRATER {CEnTRAl+paRk}*

17 America rejected playing siren for beginning of day (7) SUNRISE {US<=}{SIREN*}

19 Endless glare around moving ice in river of snow (7) GLACIER {GLA{ICE*}Re}

22 The French aristocrat is discharged without punishment (3,3) LET OFF {LE}{TOFF}

24 Badly averse to gorges (8) OVEREATS*

26 Silly men in Asia start to criticize forgetful person (8) AMNESIAC {A{MEN*}SIA}{Cr...e}

28 Stumped after golfers' warning: There are lot of trees here (6) FOREST {ST}<=>{FORE}

30 Shoot sack (4) FIRE [DD]

31 Random number generator for character in Sesame Street (5) ERNIE [DD]

32 Tar leaves veteran at sea! Not odd! (4) EVEN VEtEraN*

DOWN

1   Sweetheart's picture is amazing (4) EPIC {swEet}{PIC}

2   Shedding last piece of outfit, matriarch writhes in place of rest (8) ARMCHAIR MAtRIARCH*

3   Oracle's location given by president in National Capital Territory (6) DELPHI {DEL{P}HI}

4   Mountain prince (7) RAINIER [DD]

5   Unspoken: Number 21 is wrong (3-5) NON-VOCAL {N}{VOLCANO*}

6   Removing outer parts, imagines confusing puzzle (6) ENIGMA iMAGINEs*

7   Customary behaviour from wife about commencement of trouble (4) WONT {W}{ON}{Tr...e}

14 Entertain and take advantage of after morning (5) AMUSE {USE}<=>{AM}

16 Throw out! Throw out short professional from project after end of last phase! (5) EJECT {proJECT}<=>{p..sE}

18 Adds at the end, "Fix fuses in new order" (8) SUFFIXES*

20 Wails, consuming her fruits (8) CHERRIES {C{HER}RIES}

21 It might blow its top destroying cool van (7) VOLCANO*

23 Started operation on English editor (6) OPENED {OP}{EN}{ED}

25 French engineer's file design consumed iron (6) EIFFEL {EIF{FE}L*}

27 Chief guy hugs setter (4) MAIN {MA{I}N}

29 She would drop husband and pick up large contraption to go down the mountainside (4) SLED {S(-h+l)LE}{D} DOWN on double duty?

Reference List

Oscar = O, The in French = LE, Aristocrat = TOFF, Stumped = ST, President = P, Number = N, Wife = W, Husband = H, Large = L, Down = D