Sunday, 14 June 2026

The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday No 60, Sunday 14 Jun 2026

Three answers per commenter till 4 PM (Annotations Compulsory)
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ACROSS
1 Son going back to hug female near stream gets plain vanilla, perhaps (2-6)
5 Adult movies edited in absence of European author (6)
10 Fight for a piece (5)
11 Showed the ibex running around one near end of field (9)
12 Insect was returning next to zipper (6)
13 Malicious elf is put adrift (8)
15 Impromptu commencement of dance in Bali is funny (2-3)
17 Silly to cover mummy... It's not literal! (9)
19 Will try a setter by the book (9)
20 Weight, perhaps, of article in vehicle (5)
21 Cocks rifle at first, placing on damaged rests after a couple of rounds (8)
23 Remaining ones having troubled rest around hospital behind job centre (6)
27 Place to keep papers from short court proceeding (9)
28 Bird starting to die in rush (5)
29 Signs up travelling salespersons without passes (6)
30 Tape container that may be obtained from test case (8)

DOWN
1 Where birds may reside in greenest surroundings... (5)
2 Goodbyes were wrongly included in autumn speech at first (9)
3 Drive tortuous mile around front of palace (5)
4 Fibbed, "There's a note in the cover" (4)
6 Excitedly I combust a quark like particle, for example (9)
7 Wrongly omit female's dominant theme (5)
8 Cite devil wrongly, to wit (9)
9 Without it, pilot shifts awkwardly and takes without paying (9)
14 Plumber's unachievable vision (4,5)
15 American-Indian actor is at Elba resort and can be changed (9)
16 Pretty futile arrangement by boy to collect gold (9)
18 Happened to be evicted (6,3)
22 Shaped Rosie's willow (5)
24 Check Mark's parasites (5)
25 Grass like plant contained in processed gels (5)
26 Letter from Druze tablet (4)



34 comments:

  1. 13 ac Spiteful- Malicious
    elf+is+put*
    30 ac Cassette - Tape container
    test+case*
    3 Dn Impel-Drive
    mile+p(alace)

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  2. 8D. Videlicet= to wit
    Cite devil wrongly is anagrind.
    Videlicet is abbreviated as viz and convey the same meaning as that of to wit
    My first

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  3. 7d MOTIF: dominant theme
    MOTI( omit* wrongly omit)F( female)

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    1. 6d SUBATOMIC: quark-like( particle)
      (I COMBUST A)* excitedly is anagrind

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    2. 26d ZETA: letter
      Dru(ZE TA)blet

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  4. 4D. Lied= fibbed
    Lid= container
    E= notein music
    In is containment indicator
    Li(e)d
    My second

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  5. Thank you Vasant for chipping in.
    It is Incognito puzzle.

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  6. 2D. Farewells= goodbyes .
    were wrongly is anagrind for were= rewe
    Fall= autumn( season)
    S= speech at first
    Included in is containment indicator
    Fa(rewe)ll(s)
    My third

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  7. 9dn shoplifts (pilot-it shifts) *
    15ac ad lib d(ance) in (bali/*
    2dn farewells fa(we're) *lls)

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  8. Replacement for 2dn
    22dn osier (rosie) *

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  9. The other solvers may be unaware of this. ?

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  10. 5A: author = Asimov
    (Movi(-e)s)*+ a
    23A: remaining ones = others
    (Rest)*
    ((O)(t(h)ers))
    Around is container indicator for h to go in (rest)*
    17A: it’s not literal = idiomatic
    Mummy is ma
    Silly is idiotic
    (Idio(ma)tic))
    Sathia

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  11. 21Ac ROOSTERS - {R}{O}{O}{RESTS*}

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  12. 16Dn BEAUTIFUL - {B{FUTILE+AU}*

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  13. My 3rd
    12Ac SAWFLY - {WAS<=}{FLY}

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    1. Indicate anagrind also- to make it complete

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  15. 15a- dance(d) and Bali contrives ad-lib impromptu

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  16. 3d- mile & palace(p)- Drive clue - Impel

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    1. Indicate like this-
      Tortuous mile- (mile)*- imel
      around
      P- in front of Palace
      Im(p)el
      Def.- Drive

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  17. 19a- will try- (test)+ (a )+setter by(me+nt) = clue book- testament

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    1. There is no clarity in annotations.
      Pl. try & present properly.
      Sathia

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    2. 19A- Testament
      Like above pl.make your anno very clear

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  18. 10a SCRAP - Piece / Fight DD

    11a EXHIBITED - Showed
    (The ibex)*+I (one)+D (end of field)
    EX+H+IB+I+T+E+D

    27a BRIEFCASE - Place to keep papers
    BRIEF - Short
    CASE. - Court proceeding

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  19. 20 A
    Weight = CARAT
    Article = A
    Vehicle = CART
    In = containment Indicator
    CAR ( A ) T = CARAT

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  20. 28 A
    Rush = CROWD
    Bird = CROW
    Starting = 1st letter selectionindicator of " D ie "
    CROW D = CROWD

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  21. 11A:exhibited:showed
    (the ibex)* around one(i) end of field(d)
    exhib(i)te(d)

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  22. 29 A
    Signs = ENROLS
    Salesperson " without passes " = LERONS
    Traveling = Anagrind
    LERONS = ENROLS

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  23. 25D:sedge=grass-like plant
    procesSED GEls

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  24. 15D:alterable=can be changed
    American-Indian actor=Alter(Tom)
    (alter)(elba)*

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  25. 1D:nests=where birds may reside
    greeNEST Surroundings

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