Sunday, 13 July 2025

The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday No 12, Sunday 13 Jul 2025, Arden

ACROSS
1   Safe keeping - I reach out to an ever-smiling character (8,3) CHESHIRE CAT {CHES{I+REACH}*T}
7   Entry not by sky (3) LOB LOBby
9   Permit refused to enter a joint (5) MITRE [T]
10 Help poor Monica to come inside compound (5,4) AMINO ACID {A{MONICA*}ID}
11 Principality runs into a mansion, perhaps (3,6) SAN MARINO  {R} in {A+MANSION}*
12 Bear it in Japan, daily (5) PANDA [T]
13 Principal, after a change of heart is letting (7) LEASING LEA(-d+s)SING
15 Indian cosmetic for an Indian cricketer? Shows no interest (4) KOHL KOHLi
18 Retreating bear - not like some birds (4) EMUS asSUME<=
20 Scale up original module (7) CAPSULE*
23 Copying centre page - fix inside (5) APING {pA{PIN}Ge}
24 Healing in cuts - turns to incidental music (9) MEDICINAL {MEDICINAL+IN+CUTS}*=INCIDENTAL MUSIC
26 Work listed - take him in to strip (9) DISMANTLE {DIS{MAN}TLE*}
27 Regular pear, cut in half with another fruit (5) PAPAW {PeAr}{PAre}{W}
28 Light material not on (3) RAY RAYon
29 Harry no matter has a cap (3-1-7) TAM-O-SHANTER*

DOWN
1   River fish I caught for teddy (8) CAMISOLE {CAM}{SOLE} over {I}
2   European sea, not in pollution (8) ESTONIAN*
3   Scavenger shortly has to receive some money (5) HYENA {H{YEN}As}
4   Peregrine migration possible without it (7) ROAMING MiGRtIAON*
5   Fish caught in hook outside (7) CHINOOK {C}{IN+HOOK}* (Correction - {C}{H{IN}OOK} - See comments)
6   Joint support for military transport (9) TROOPSHIP {HIP}<=>{TROOPS}
7   Clear blue film - removed and despatched as told (6) LUCENT {bLUe}{(~sent)CENT}
8   Deadline to block light - there is uproar (6) BEDLAM {BE{D}{L}AM}
14 Trimming allocation to house a settler (9) IMMIGRANT {TRIMMING}* over {A}
16 Dog breed tips? (8)  TURNSPIT {TIPS}* [RA]
17 Does flow in and spoil (8) DEFLOWER {DE{FLOW}ER}
19 Post my operation there is minute mark (7) SYMPTOM {POST+MY}*{M}
20 They keep asking basketball players to get close to hundred (7) CADGERS {CA{h...eD}GERS}
21 Keep sharp and erect please (6) PANDER [T]
22 Regret sending forces into such an awful place (6) PIGSTY {PI{G'S}TY}
25 Oil source starts - cartel's oil production rises again (5) COPRA Acrostic

Reference List
Runs = R, Interest = I, With = W, Caught = C, Dead = D, Line = L, Minute = M

4 comments:

  1. Most enjoyable Sunday fare! Thank you Arden.

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  2. Found it difficult, though most answer-word appeared to be familiar. Struggled and about to give-up when, very surprisingly, got 29-A word and re-started.

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