Sunday, 10 May 2026

The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday No 55, Sunday 10 May 2026, Incognito

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ACROSS
8   Central part in Orinoco region (4)
9   Motorcyclist from Britain captures Eisenhower (5)
10 Ontario church, at one time (4)
11 Perhaps, bends and moves bowels (6)
12 Teen vamp walks around side-walk (8)
13 Perhaps, tax payer's a beast of burden, getting notice without extensive search for starters (8)
15 Animal that may be ailing? (6)
17 Each cut oozes a plant extract (7)
19 Set up residence outside a city (7)
22 Go and set right (6)
24 Most unapproachable meteor destroyed by saint (8)
26 A salutation, in absence of model, conveying assent (8)
28 No aide goes around American lake (6)
30 Attempt consuming egg in city (4)
31 Magical creature that is following general (5)
32 At all times, woman gets first right (4)

DOWN
1   Bishop getting bird's container (4)
2   No seeker may produce paraffin (8)
3   Sailor employs curses (6)
4   Small processed fish for captain (7)
5   Junior royal going around old Viscount's territory (8)
6   Male in capital near port is a famous Field Marshal (6)
7   Read, "Dolt left Scotland" (4)
14 Minced steak and fish (5)
16 A salt creates aid for navigation (5)
18 That lady's ornaments? Maybe red, perhaps... (8)
20 Anchored decaying red teeth (8)
21 Doctor composed a song for legendary creatures (7)
23 In a seaman's lingo, word conveying assent twice to get an animal (3-3)
25 Tied low, a colour from the traffic signal (6)
27 Dress made from some sugar beet (4)
29 Attracted actress Barrymore (4)

32 comments:

  1. Special at 4 PM will be an Alphabet Jigsaw by KKR

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  2. 8A:core=central part
    orinoCO RE gion
    9A:biker=motorcyclist
    b(ike)r
    10A:once=at ontime
    (on)(ce)

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  3. 5Dn PROVINCE - {PR {O}{V}INCE}
    6Dn ROMMEL - {ROM{M}E}{L}

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  4. 4Dn SKIPPER - {S}{KIPPER}. (my 3rd)

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  5. 11A- Elbows- Bends- (Bowels)*

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  6. 10A- Once- At one time- (On)(Ce)

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  7. 24A- Remotest- Most unapproachable- (Meteeor)*st

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  8. 1D. BOWL=CONTAINER (DEF)
    B(BISHOP)+ OWL(BIRD)

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  9. 25D, Moored=tied low(def)
    Moo=low sound
    Red=traffic colour
    So, moored=moo+red
    According to Merriam-Webster moo is "to make the low sound of a cow".

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  10. 27D, Garb=dress(def)
    Garb also means sugar beet
    DD
    sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) is a plant cultivated as it has high sucrose content.

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  11. 21D. Dragons= legendary creatures
    Dr= doctor
    A song , composed is anagrind= agons
    Dr+ agons

    My first

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  12. 31A. Genie= Magical creature
    Gen= general
    I.e.= that is
    Following is position indicator
    Gen+ ie
    My second

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  13. 3D. Abuses= curses
    Ab= sailor( able bodied)
    Uses= employs

    My third

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  14. 12a pavement -sidewalk from Anagram of teen vamp,
    26a agreeing from a salutation - a greeting - t
    28a oneida - lake from no aide anagram

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  15. TROY-City
    Attempt TRY+O Consuming egg

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  17. 17A CATECHU = sap from a tree { EACH CUT anagram}
    19A SEATTLE = a city { SETTLE, set up residence around A}
    18D HERRINGS = a fish , a piece of information{ that lady HER +Ornaments RINGS}

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  18. 13A: perhaps, tax payer= assesse
    ((Ass)(es)(see))
    29D: attracted= drew
    Drew Barrymore is an actress
    15A: animal = Nilgai (antelope)
    (Ailing)*
    Sathia

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  19. 9ac biker b(ike) r
    Br(Britain) ike(ike eisenhower)
    26ac agreeing a (greeting-t)
    32ac ever (eve) (r)
    2dn ketosene (no seeker) *
    14dn skate (steak) *

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    1. 2D, kerosene (typo)
      (No seeker)*
      Just a concern

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  21. 7 D
    Read = SCAN
    Left = Deletion indicator of the word" Dolt "
    Scotland - dolt = SCAN

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  22. 20 D
    Anchored = TETHERED
    Decaying = Anagram Indicator for " RED teeth "
    ( RED teeth ) * = TETHERED

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  23. Suggest on Friday too to restrict to 3 answers per person instead of 5 , like Sunday , to enable wider participation
    Thanks

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  24. 23d AYE AYE (dd) an animal and assent twice

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