Sunday, 26 April 2026

The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday No 53, Sunday, 26 Apr 2026, Incognito

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ACROSS
1   Murder drunk medico going behind hospital around one (8)
5   Robert traps a sailor in tree (6)
10 Horse carriage available in Daltonganj (5)
11 Part, carrying writer, with right pencil refurbishment device (9)
12 Student rolls eye on receiving Chinese fruit (6)
13 See cross arranged for film-maker (8)
15 Citadels for tired soldiers, for starters (5)
17 Arranged big deal to get indebted (9)
19 Heaters in rooms and coolers in cars? (9)
20 After Japanese drink, Romeo gets falcon (5)
21 Setter wrongly printed "Brave" (8)
23 Charlie also ran more near (6)
27 Forceful blows from husband destroys easy mark (9)
28 Twelve dozen without tax deduction (5)
29 Peril from starting to drive with ire (6)
30 Peppers and horribly irks papa (8)

DOWN
1   Extremely warm in front of the Spanish accommodation for guests (5)
2   Chap one treated successfully groomed hands (9)
3   Box containing rodent in church (5)
4   Some Hindus know the time when there is a little light before commencement of night (4)
6   Snake sitting on a piece of cloth next to American vegetable (9)
7   Loveless game starting to excite party (5)
8   Prohibit sore saloon worker (9)
9   Extraordinary smoker having a lighter perhaps (9)
14 Settled: "Is editor" (9)
15 Groped around vessel provided (9)
16 Boy leaves stud farm employee? It's an impasse... (9)
18 Assess the situation and steal cattle (4,5)
22 In absence of a notary, change and check suitability of suit, for example (3-2)
24 Extraordinarily large beer (5)
25 Gets up, sir, in confusion about directions (5)
26 Runt leaves Austrian in continent (4)

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  1. 14D: COLONISED (COLON(=:))(IS)(ED) - Settled
    15D: FURNISHED (F(URN)ISHED) - Provided
    16D: TAKE STOCK (TAKE(=steal))(STOCK(=cattle)) - Assess the situation

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  2. 1A: homicide=murder
    drunk=anagrind, (medico)* behind
    hospital(h) around one(i)
    (h)om(i)code
    10A:tonga=horse carriage
    dalTONGAnj
    17A:obligated=indebted
    {(big)(deal)(to)}*

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  3. 16 d stalemate-impasse.
    sta(-b)lemate.
    21a intrepid-brave setter-i printed*
    23'a closer-nearer charlie-c alsoran-loser.
    c loser

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  4. 11A- Sharpener- Shar(pen)e R- Pencil refurbishment device

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  5. 8D- Bartender- Bar tender- Salon worker
    Prohibit- Bar, Sore- Tender

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  6. 2dn manicured
    chap (man) one(I) treated(cured)
    3dn crate c(rat)e
    1ac homicide h(ospital) (medico) * around i

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  7. 28 a. GROSS: 144( 12 dozens)
    The amount before tax deduction

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    1. 29a DANGER: peril
      D: starting to drive. ANGER: ire

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    2. 30a: PAPRIKAS: peppers( red)
      ( irks papa)*
      Horribly indicates anagram

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  8. Replacement for 1ac
    4dn dusk (T)

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  9. 1D, hotel= accomodation for guests(def)
    El= the is spanish
    Extremely warm =Hot
    In front of is indicator, hot must come first
    So,
    Hot+el=hotel

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  10. My 3rd-
    12A- Lichie- L I(CH)IE
    Student- L, Rolls I- I(....) , Chinese- Ch
    E from?

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    1. I think I have spelt it wrongly. It has to be Lichee, going with thel crossings

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    2. You will get the E when you take out the I!!!

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    3. How did you get l -l from Rolls?

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    4. It is lychee. student(l) (eye)*
      receiving chinese(ch)
      (l)y(ch)ee

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    5. Free dic.says 'Lychee' is a variant swelling of 'Litchi'.
      New for me.

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  11. 26D, Asia=continent (def)
    Runt leaves (-runt from Austrian)= Asia
    A uS tr I A n= Asia

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  12. 5Ac BAOBAB - {BOB}{A}{AB}
    13Ac SCORSESE - {SEE+CROSS}*

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  13. My 3rd
    6Dn ASPARAGUS - {ASP}{RAG}{US}

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    1. Anno: {ASP}{A}{RAG}{US}
      Sorry for the mistakes in this and in 5Ac above

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  14. 19A Radiators
    Radiators are coolers in cars. They are heaters in rooms.
    DD

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  15. 27A HAYMAKERS = forceful blows in boxing { H, husband + EASY MARK anagram}
    29A DANGER = Peril {D, drive starting + ANGER , ire}
    20A SAKER = a kid of falcon {SAKE, Japanese drink +R, Romeo}

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    1. 7D BINGE = party {BINGO-O loveless game+ E starting to Excite}( replacement for 29A)

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  16. 12a LYCHEE=fruit
    (L)=student, rolls eye=YEE, receiving (CH)inese
    {(L)Y(CH)EE}

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  17. 25D: gets up = rises
    (Sir)* plus e & s ( directions)
    15A: citadels = forts
    ((For)(t)(s))
    22D: check suitability of suit, for example = try on
    (Notary (-a))*
    Change anagram indicator
    Sathia

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    2. 25D, Rises=gets up(def.)
      Confusion is indicator.
      Sir=(ris)* around E (East) + S (South): Rises
      Answer possible?!
      Is this a Reversal ?

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    3. Gets up Sir= RIS, Directions= S&E
      RI(SE)S

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    4. About acts as a container indicator?
      Sathia

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    5. Thanks Colji and Paddy for clarification. 👍
      Sathia

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    6. Dear, you didn't say anything about my contribution humble though !

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  18. 28a
    Gross
    DD
    Twelve dozen =gross
    Without tax deduction =gross

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  19. 9D-matchless=extraordinary and also a smoker having a lighter(DD)

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  20. Replies
    1. Thank you Col. & Veeyares. I may have to join late.

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  22. 10.ac.Tonga. (dal) tonga (nj).
    1.dn. Hotel.Hot (extremely warm) + el( spanish)
    2.dn.Manicured. Man( chap)+ i(one) + cured(treated)

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