The Hindu Crossword on Sunday No 3, Sunday 11 May 2025, Afterdark

Rangoli by Gowri

Artwork by Prasanna

ACROSS

1   By mistake, diners get in with constituents (11) INGREDIENTS*

9   Would-be kings evaluate head of navy inside along with son (7) PRINCES {PRI{Navy}CE}{S}

10 Nothing right in Tamil Nadu, commotion in storm (7) TORNADO {T{0}{R]N}{ADO}

11 Comfort on lady's stand (5) EASEL {EASE}{L}

12 Club's new interior is standard (9) CRITERION {C}{INTERIOR*}

13 Short points provided at last (5) SWIFT {S}{W}{IF}{aT}

15 Police officer's good character gets endorsement (9) SIGNATURE {SI}{G}{NATURE}

18 Say, NRI can overcome resistance to become popular (9) DESIRABLE {DESI}{R}{ABLE}

21 Few directions before initially taking dessert (5) SWEET {S}{W}{E}{E}{Ta...g}

22 Authorize to buy AC for individual (9) CHARACTER {CHAR{AC}TER}

24 Song about her? My creation (5) RHYME*

26 Performance with clarinet! Not new, it is redone (7) RECITAL CLARInET*

27 Traditions of sect at old city's eccentric basically (7) CULTURE {CULT}{UR}{Ec...c}

28 Severely delays Peter's order (11) DESPERATELY*

DOWN

1   Excited papers covered empress in a bizarre way (9) IMPRESSED {I{EMPRESS*}D}

2   Profits of Godrej and Infosys nearly sank as per sources (5) GAINS Acrostic

3   Criminal and academician held by eccentric escort in lift (9) ESCALATOR {ESC{AL}{A}TOR*}

4   Home school started primarily for tiny creatures (7) INSECTS {IN}{SECT}{St...d}

5   Catching nefarious gent accepting money (7) NETTING {NET{TIN}G*}

6   Distribute in function (5) SERVE [DD]

7   Let audit expose indulgence (8) LATITUDE*

8   Spin on both sides covering two overs shortly (4) SOON {Sp{O}O}iN}

14 Demand Indian viewpoint... (8) INSTANCE {IN}{STANCE}

16 ... as a ritual conducted by another country (9) AUSTRALIA*

17 Hector met Rex, really regularly uncommonly (9) EXTREMELY {MET+REX}*{rEaLlY}

19 Conceals lost bet terribly (7) BOTTLES*

20 Painful condition for listener, a child has basically excruciating pain (7) EARACHE {EAR}{A}{CH}{Ex...g}

22 Centre court edge otherwise corner on the 5th (4) CORE {Co..t}{OR}{c..nEr}

23 Worked in a class to educate disciples in the front (5) ACTED Acrostic

25 Solvers use you mostly in a wrong way (5) YOUSE {USE+YOu}*

Reference List

Son = S, Right = R, Lady = L, Club = C, Points = S,W,E, Good = G, Resistance = R, Directions = S,W,E, New = N, Criminal = AL, Academician = A, Indian = IN, Child = CH