No 14655, Wednesday 03 Dec 2025, Gussalufz

Solution to ??? has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular/novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.

Open for anyone to solve, if not solved by 1 PM.

JAYANT'S ISSUE

ACROSS

1   Mixing with the man's family? Good (8) WHISKING {W}{HIS}{KIN}{G}

6   Russian scientist's secretary filed Swedish manufacturing company's review (6) PAVLOV {PA}{VOLVo<=|

9   Field's crowded in Filmfare Awards (4) AREA [T]

10 Windies star's one chasing National Award winning actress, in an impressionable state (6,4) TABULA RASA {LARA'S}{A}<=>{TABU}

11 Bad guy in sleeveless jacket (6) JERKIN {JERK}{IN}

12 Most potent in sack, having extraordinary size (8) BOOZIEST {BOO{SIZE*}T}

13 Some day care, till Ishant gets over inability to read? (10) ILLITERACY [T<=]

15 Goddess & Murphy's third in two rankings, finally (4) IRIS {1{muRphy}1}{r...gS}

17 Textile worker rejected Jeffrey Dahmer's sandwiches (4) DYER [T<=]

18 "Missing India," Nick posted on Insta, disheartened (2,8) IN ABSENTIA {I}{NAB}{SENT}{InstA}

20 Cranky grannies — they're rebels (8) AGINNERS*

22 Rough policeman arrests husband (case of piracy) (6) CHOPPY {C{H}OP}{Pi..cY}

24 Air travel firm bumping those in front for photography equipment (5,5) LIGHT TABLE {fLIGHT}{sTABLE}

26 Old walkway from Paris to Argenteuil (4) STOA [T]

27 I wish setter, affectionately: "Drop dead" (2,4) IF ONLY {I}{FONdLY}

28 One erg roughly rounds to half new radiation unit (8) ROENTGEN {ONE+ERG}* over {To} with {N}

DOWN

2   A tip from headquarters: record amateur antics (9) HORSEPLAY {H or S}{EP}{LAY}

3   Dog and son have a conversation (5) STALK {S}{TALK}

4   Popular X user, nakedly violent (7) INTENSE {IN}{TEN}{uSEr}

5   Get back and talk (3) GAB<=

6   Soft offering from Kapil — low yorker (7) PILLOWY [T]

7   Ian Irving worked from a U.S. state (9) VIRGINIAN*

8   Well, nothing unchanged! (5) OASIS {O}{AS IS}

12 Beginner in Bollywood has around a month to deliver songs (7) BHAJANS {Bo...d}{HA{JAN}S}

14 Claim rank, handpick mostly bygone cricketer (5,4) IMRAN KHAN [T]

16 Old Ugandan procedure to polish percussion instrument (9) IDIOPHONE {IDI}{OP}{HONE}

18 Stupidly and heartlessly, European country imprisons revolutionary writer (7) INEPTLY {I{PEN<=}TaLY}

19 Regularly test, get rockets set up for release (7) SECRETE {tEsT+gEt+RoCkEtS}<=

21 Suffering, in short, after leader's sex change? (5) G?I?F ()

23 Start editing notes (5) ONSET*

25 Save cake (3) BAR [DD]

Reference List

With = W, India = I, Husband = H, Dead, New = N, Record = EP(Extended Play), Amateur = L, Son = S, Procedure = OP