The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday No 36, Sunday 28 Dec 2025, Incognito

ACROSS

8   Festive event in Nagaland (4) GALA [T]

9   Portable weapons? They are not really useful to T.rex (5,4) SMALL ARMS [DD]

10 See 9 (4)

11 Renews road surface and passes on (6) RELAYS [DD]

12 Wildly rode into settlement and demolished (4,4) TORE DOWN {T{RODE*}OWN}

13 Arranged parts with each groom (8) STRAPPER {PARTS}*}{PER}

15 Nurses accepting setter's disease (6) CARIES {CAR{I}ES}

17 Revealed ox speed was wrongly stated (7) EXPOSED*

19 Alleged, "Medical is botched up" (7) CLAIMED*

22 Go with Cortes on tour (6) ESCORT*

24 Start part of play that is about tax (8) ACTIVATE {ACT}{I{VAT}E}

26 A piece of legislation about commencement of indigenous repair covers Royal Air Force planes (8) AIRCRAFT {A{I}{Rr...r}CT} over {RAF}

28 Accident is initially highlighted in diagrammatic representation of a location (6) MISHAP {M{IS}{Hi...d}AP}

30 Mark's comrades leaving demo running away (4) SCAR {ComRAdeS}*

31 Usage charges cover right to trouble (5) TROLL {T{R}OLL}

32 Atop church at one time (4) ONCE {ON}{CE}

DOWN

1   Romantic outing in Nalgonda, Telangana (4) DATE [T]

2   Maiden leaves loveless Ramgoolam crazy when going round a Trump resort (3-1-4) MAR-A-LAGO {RAmGoOLAM}*

3   Fully consumes unusually small energy source under pressure, for starters (4,2) USES-UP Acrostic

4   Artillery unit's source of electricity (7) BATTERY [DD]

5   Pastoral caller, perhaps, is around 99 (8) CLERICAL {CLER{IC}AL*}

6   Large viper gets climbing aid (6) LADDER {L}{ADDER}

7   Some men exhibit warheads at first... Duck! (4) SMEW Acrostic

14 State taxes revised (5) TEXAS*

16 Pick the Spanish court for covering last case (5) ELECT {EL}{CT} over {casE}

18 Pulls out old pamphlets (8) EXTRACTS {EX}{TRACTS}

20 Attack extraordinary North American vision (8) INVASION {NA+VISION}*

21 Attends to Sherlock's doctor around one (5,2) WAITS ON {WA{1}TSON}

23 Old Charlie's endless curse happens (6) OCCURS {O}{C}{CURSe}

25 Acrobat leaves redhead in fall (6) TUMBLE TUMBLEr

27 Short distance in Winchester (4) INCH [HIPS]

29 Car damaged hospital's curved structure (4) ARCH {CAR*}{H}

Reference List

Right = R, Church = CE, Maiden =M, 99 = IC, Large = L, The in Spanish = EL Court = CT, Old = O, Charlie = C, Hospital = H