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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) HOMICIDE {MEDICO}*<=>{H} over I}
5   Robert traps a sailor in tree (6) BAOBAB {B{A}OB}{AB}
10 Horse carriage available in Daltonganj (5) TONGA [HIPS]
11 Part, carrying writer, with right pencil refurbishment device (9) SHARPENER {SHAR{PEN}E}{R}
12 Student rolls eye on receiving Chinese fruit (6) LYCHEE {L}{Y{CH}EE*}
13 See cross arranged for film-maker (8)  SCORSESE*
15 Citadels for tired soldiers, for starters (5) FORTS {FOR}{Ti..d}{So...s}
17 Arranged big deal to get indebted (9) OBLIGATED*
19 Heaters in rooms and coolers in cars? (9) RADIATORS [DD]
20 After Japanese drink, Romeo gets falcon (5) SAKER {SAKE}{R}
21 Setter wrongly printed "Brave" (8) INTREPID {I}{PRINTED*}
23 Charlie also ran more near (6) CLOSER {C}{LOSER}
27 Forceful blows from husband destroys easy mark (9) HAYMAKERS {H}{EASY+MARK}*
28 Twelve dozen without tax deduction (5) GROSS [DD]
29 Peril from starting to drive with ire (6) DANGER {Dr..e}{ANGER}
30 Peppers and horribly irks papa (8) PAPRIKAS*

DOWN
1   Extremely warm in front of the Spanish accommodation for guests (5) HOTEL {HOT}{EL}
2   Chap one treated successfully groomed hands (9) MANICURED {MAN}{I}{CURED}
3   Box containing rodent in church (5) CRATE {C{RAT}E}
4   Some Hindus know the time when there is a little light before commencement of night (4) DUSK [T]
6   Snake sitting on a piece of cloth next to American vegetable (9) ASPARAGUS {ASP}{A}{RAG}{US}
7   Loveless game starting to excite party (5) BINGE {BINGo}{Ex...e}
8   Prohibit sore saloon worker (9) BARTENDER {BAR}{TENDER}
9   Extraordinary smoker having a lighter perhaps (9) MATCHLESS {MATCH LESS}
14 Settled: "Is editor" (9) COLONISED {COLON}{IS}{ED}
15 Groped around vessel provided (9) FURNISHED {F{URN}ISHED}
16 Boy leaves stud farm employee? It's an impasse... (9) STALEMATE {STAbLEMATE}
18 Assess the situation and steal cattle (4,5) TAKE STOCK {TAKE}{STOCK}
22 In absence of a notary, change and check suitability of suit, for example (3-2) TRY-ON NOTaRY*
24 Extraordinarily large beer (5) LAGER*
25 Gets up, sir, in confusion about directions (5) RISES {RI{S}{E}R*}
26 Runt leaves Austrian in continent (4) ASIA AuStrIAn

Reference List
Hospital = H, Robert = BOB, Sailor = AB, Right = R, Student = L, Chinese = CH, Romeo = R, Charlie = C, Husband = H, The in Spanish = EL, Church = CE, Editor = ED, Boy = B, Directions = S,E

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47 comments:

  1. P. Venkatesan26 April 2026 at 07:04

    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. Devi Prasad26 April 2026 at 07:08

    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. Devi Prasad26 April 2026 at 07:11

    correction in 1A:(h)om(i)cide

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  4. Remy26 April 2026 at 07:16

    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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  5. Padmanabhan26 April 2026 at 07:47

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

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  6. Padmanabhan26 April 2026 at 07:50

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

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  7. Vasanthi26 April 2026 at 07:50

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

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  8. AJ26 April 2026 at 07:51

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

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    1. AJ26 April 2026 at 07:55

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

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    2. AJ26 April 2026 at 08:00

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

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  9. Vasanthi26 April 2026 at 07:52

    Replacement for 1ac
    4dn dusk (T)

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  10. Mandagondi Naresh26 April 2026 at 07:55

    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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  11. Padmanabhan26 April 2026 at 07:56

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

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    1. Padmanabhan26 April 2026 at 08:05

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

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    2. Sree Sree26 April 2026 at 08:48

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

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    3. Padmanabhan26 April 2026 at 09:03

      Can't get you

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    4. Col_Gopinath26 April 2026 at 09:09

      How did you get l -l from Rolls?

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    5. Devi Prasad26 April 2026 at 10:00

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

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    6. Padmanabhan26 April 2026 at 10:13

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

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  12. Mandagondi Naresh26 April 2026 at 08:05

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

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  13. D N M Rao26 April 2026 at 08:12

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

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  14. D N M Rao26 April 2026 at 08:14

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

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    1. Col_Gopinath26 April 2026 at 09:10

      Check spelling in Anno

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    2. D N M Rao26 April 2026 at 10:45

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

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  15. Mandagondi Naresh26 April 2026 at 08:21

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

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  16. S.R.Asokan26 April 2026 at 08:43

    24d Lager- Beer
    From large

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  17. Suresh M S26 April 2026 at 09:03

    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. Suresh M S26 April 2026 at 09:05

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

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  18. Dr Hareendranath26 April 2026 at 09:09

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

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  19. Sathia26 April 2026 at 09:27

    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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    1. Col_Gopinath26 April 2026 at 10:20

      Check anno for 25D

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    2. Mandagondi Naresh26 April 2026 at 11:32

      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. Padmanabhan26 April 2026 at 11:33

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

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    4. Sathia26 April 2026 at 11:42

      About acts as a container indicator?
      Sathia

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    5. Padmanabhan26 April 2026 at 12:06

      Yes.

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    6. Sathia26 April 2026 at 12:14

      Thanks Colji and Paddy for clarification. 👍
      Sathia

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    7. Mandagondi Naresh26 April 2026 at 12:26

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

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    8. Sathia26 April 2026 at 14:54

      👍
      Sathia

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  20. Radhamani26 April 2026 at 10:01

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

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  21. N Sridhar26 April 2026 at 10:51

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

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  22. Col_Gopinath26 April 2026 at 11:16

    Special at 4 PM by Veeyares

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    1. Padmanabhan26 April 2026 at 11:34

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

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  23. Ananda Rao Keerty26 April 2026 at 15:02

    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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  24. Gowri26 April 2026 at 19:51

    As always nice & easy.
    My fav
    MANICURED, MATCHLESS, ASPARAGUS.
    Thanx Kishore!

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