Sunday, 17 May 2026

The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday No 56, Sunday 17 May 2026, Afterdark

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ACROSS
9   MGR and Manjula screened a relative (7)
10 One article about sanction of sportsperson (7)
11 Work in out-patient and emergency room's threatening essentially (7)
12 Imaginary line almost unchanging touching a hill (7)
13 Evaluated dates & time roughly (9)
15 Man should earn name, bit of conviction and fame ultimately therefore (5)
16 Removed unwanted stuff of bent conservative moving ahead (7)
19 Think right. Change course if leader is absent (7)
20 Between Angstrom and Gauss, first Maxwell, Ohm and Newton interfere (5)
21 Somehow rein lust; good for ending (9)
25 Small present, guy gets an anthropomorphic sculpture (7)
26 Animal has corona, affected by canine bite (7)
28 One day, at close son brought comrades (7)
29 Golden dish displaced at Deccan, say (7)

DOWN
1   Reign or embarrassment, hiding neglect (6)
2   Did not own, not in the borders (6)
3   Intention of Oneida not working; to break up (4)
4   Not odd to clear exam; current (6)
5   Schedule auditor to advance a roster initially (8)
6   Contemplative, however over time gets mostly thorough (10)
7   Punishment communicated, therefore should be decapitated (8)
8   Most cheerful man retires, gets drunk (8)
14 Male worker detains mature people from board (10)
16 Order a female in exquisite clothes (8)
17 Financial cyber fraud, over millions in cash taken first (8)
18 In depth, river snakes hide at night (8)
22 Intricate, crisp take to begin with in the screenplay (6)
23 Pressed to feed in parts (6)
24 Mastermind has facts on America blocking India (6)
27 Mud has carbon deposit (4)

37 comments:

  1. 9A. Grandma= Relative T
    My first

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    1. Clear= l,a. ( Not odd,i.e. Even)
      Even letters
      Test= exam
      La+ test
      My second

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  3. 9A:grandma=relative
    mGR AND MAnjula
    11A:operate=work
    (op)(er) thre(ate)ning
    13A:easimated=evaluated
    {(dates)(time)}*

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  4. 11A. Operate= work
    Op= outpatient
    Er= emergency room
    Ate= thre(ate)ning. Essentially, central letters
    Op+ er+ ate
    My third

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  5. 15A, Hence=therefore(def)
    he(man)+n(name)+c(bit of conviction)+e(fame__ultimately'e')

    20A, Among=between(def)
    between Angstrom and Gaussmeans A and G will come at the beginning and ending
    Maxwell (m) o(ohm)and n(newton)
    interfere means we should insert
    [ A(M+O+N)G]

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  6. 25A, Snow man=anthromorphic sculpture
    (def.) referring to yeti
    s+(small)+ now(=present)+man(guy)

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  7. ILO 9A
    10A:athlete=sportsperson
    one(a) article(the) about sanction,(let)
    (a)th(let)e

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  8. 5Dn CALENDAR - Schedule
    Auditor CA
    Advance Lend
    A
    R(oster)

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  9. 22D- Script- (Crisp)*t- Screenplay.
    Intricate- Anind

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  10. 29A- Plateau- Plate Au- Deccan,say

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  11. 24D- Genius- Mastermind
    Information- Gen
    Gen I US

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  12. Hapoy sunday with a satisfying CW. Thoroughly enjoyed but solving 15A, 25A, 14D, 23D
    Thank you Afterdark ji !

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  13. 26Ac RACCOON - {CORONA+C(anine)}*

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  14. My 3rd
    12Ac EQUATOR - {EQUA(-l)}{TOR}

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  15. 16 dn classify -order.exquisite-classy a-i female-f
    class(if)y
    16 a cleaned-removed.c-conservative bent-leaned.
    18 dn darkness-night . D -depth r--river.
    snakes* d a (r)kness*

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  16. 14D: board= management
    ((M)(an(age+men)t))
    Sathia

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  17. 17D: financial = economic
    Cyber is e
    Fraud is con
    Over is o
    Millions is m
    In is I
    Cash is c
    Hence, ((e)(con)(o+m+i+c))
    Sathia

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  18. 1dn ignore (T)
    21ac resulting (rein lust g) *
    3dn idea (oneida-on) *

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  19. 6D: contemplative= thoughtful
    However is though
    Time is t
    Over mostly is ful(-l)
    Thorough is anagram indicator
    Hence, ((though)(t)(ful))
    Sathia

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  20. 28A FRIENDS = comrades { FRI, one day, + END, at close + S son}
    7D SENTENCE = Punishment { SENT communicated + hENCE therefore without start}
    19D REFLECT = think { right, R + dEFLECT, change course without start}

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  21. 4d LATEST. - Current
    L A - from cLeAr (odd letters removed)
    TEST - Exam
    8d MERRIEST. - Most cheerful
    M. - Man
    (RETIRES)*

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  22. IMO 2D, 3d, 22d are left to be solved.
    Sathia

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    1. 3D and 22D are already done.2D
      and 23D are yet to be done.

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  23. 23d ironed. Fe (iron) ed . In parts -split indicator.

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  24. 23D- ironed= pressed; feedin parts is fe + ed= ironed+ed

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  25. 2D- haven’t- did not; own -have; Nt borders of not; replacement for 23D

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