The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday No 5, Sunday 25 May 2025, Arden

ACROSS

1   Little grebe's no good, returning in weekend (8) DABCHICK {BAD<=}{CHIC}{weeK} 

5   Managed the police department that's gone bad (6) RANCID {RAN}{CID}

10 Lines crossed filling empty pitcher of beer (7) PILSNER {Pit{LINES*}cheR}

11 Faces death, sure shot (7) ENDURES {END}{SURE*}

12 Wise man takes time to guide (5) STEER {S{T}EER}

13 Just teach in another language, first of all (9) IMPARTIAL {IMPART}{In}{An...r}{La...e}

14 With weapon criminal scared to follow our money carriers (8,4) ARMOURED CARS {ARM}and {SCARED*}<=>{OUR}

18 Commanding height Patton gave in exchange (7,5) VANTAGE POINT* 

21 Tend to bottle anger, northern Irish moss? (9) CARRAGEEN {CAR{RAGE}E}{N}

23 Spare glove let out (5) GAUNT GAUNTlet

24 Left exposed - terrible fiend, this Turkish official (7) EFFENDI {lEFt}{FIEND*}

25 Happiness in reviewing the number one story (7) ELATION {NO 1}{TALE}<=

26 Squeeze both sides briefly - do they produce oil? (6) SESAME {Sq...zE}{SAME}

27 Aliens catching cold, are heading west among others (2,6) ET CETERA {ET{C}{ET}{ARE<=}

DOWN

1   Measure to include record discharge (6) DEPOSE {D{EP}OSE}

2   Risk cover for entire Swan Lake, perhaps (6) BALLET {B{ALL}ET}

3   Payments for American privilege accompanied by a song (9) HONORARIA {HONOR}{ARIA}

4   Can recognise vaguely - is it how the tumor starts? (14) CARCINOGENESIS {CAN+RECOGNISE}*{IS}

6   Steps to take the head off the snake (5) ADDER lADDER

7   Prime number? (8) CARDINAL [DD]

8   Show record miss (8) DISCLOSE {DISC}{LOSE}

9   Attack corner building - not vacant to be let out cheaply (10,4) PEPPERCORN RENT {PEPPER}{CORNER*}{NoT}

15 Run down and study before a tiger is shot (9) DENIGRATE {DEN}{A+TIGER}*

16 First lady's got a hint about people shifted from danger zones (8) EVACUEES {EV{A}{CUE}E'S}

17 Joins Steffi in nets to play (8) ENGRAFTS {EN{GRAF}TS*}

19 Chill with tailless cat on top of stone (6) PUMICE {ICE}<=>{PUMa}

20 Empty street, again zebra lines are in a group (6) STANZA {StreeT}{AgaiN}{ZebrA}

22 Latin year represented in Boolean numbers (5) ANNUM [T]

Reference List

In = CHIC, Time = T, Northern = N, Alien = ET, Record = EP(Extended Play), Cold = C