The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday No 26, Sunday 19 Oct 2025, Incognito

ACROSS

8   President's vehicle is in front of hotel (4) BUSH {BUS}{H}

9  A Greek endlessly gives consent (5) AGREE {A}{GREEk}

10 Prayer leader from Kohima mosque (4) IMAM [T]

11 Dancing balladeers throwing away ball in Indian Ocean inlet (3,3) RED SEA ballADEERS*

12 Perhaps, submarine endures a storm (8) UNDERSEA*

13 Embarrassed ovine (8) SHEEPISH [DD]

15 Left before song taking model equipment used by cowboy (6) LARIAT {L}{ARIA}{T}

17 Praise how abdomen is after losing weight (7) FLATTER [DD]

19 Non-professional friend in Australia starting to ride (7) AMATEUR {A{MATE}U}{Ride}

22 He makes trousers and coat end with gold (6) TAILOR {TAIL}{OR}

24 Practise on funeral carriage (8) REHEARSE {RE}{HEARSE}

26 What a witch should know for writing words? (8) SPELLING [DD]

28 Untethered poster falling out (6) ADRIFT {AD}{RIFT}

30 Cheese available in debriefings (4) BRIE [T]

31 Ships' companies' voyage, I hear (5) CREWS (~cruise)

32 Sadly, salad is tossed without a bit of dill (4) ALAS {SALAd}*

DOWN

1   Air from Neptune does not have neon and phosphorus (4) TUNE nepTUNE

2   Charlie has examination... Turned out to be most pure (8) CHASTEST {C}{HAS}{TEST}

3   Country initially admitting woman in African country (6) MALAWI {MAL{Ad...g}{W}I}

4   Medico takes small quantity for making a type of beer (7) DRAUGHT {DR}{AUGHT}

5   Bob? Found hanging, marking time... (8) PENDULUM [C&DD]

6   Where one may see oneself shaving? (6) MIRROR [CD]

7   Walk through water perhaps, with poster at end of parade (4) WADE {W}{AD}{p...dE}

14 Imphal man's game (5) HALMA [T]

16 Is next to a model in vehicle (5) ABUTS {A}{BU{T}S}

18 Wrongly pierce behind each component of spectacles (8) EARPIECE {PIERCE}*<=>{EA}

20 Ate from time meant for beverage consumption (3,5) TEA BREAK [ATE}* [RA]

21 Boy with rascals producing shoes (7) BROGUES {B}{ROGUES}

23 Flowers from Ellis Island (6) LILIES {ELLIS+I}*

25 Husky and horse running round middle of May (6) HOARSE {HO{mAy}RSE}

27 Country converting rupee endlessly (4) PERU RUPEe*

29 Even an apartment? (4) FLAT [DD]

Reference List

Hotel = H, Gold = OR, On = RE, Poster = AD, Charlie = C, Woman = W, With = W, Model = T, Each = EA, Boy = B