Sunday, 28 June 2026

The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday No 62, Sunday 28 Jun 2026, Arden

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ACROSS
9   A book on coffee - review gets backing (7)
10 Point to follow - Harry and you, find some capital (7)
11 Slight shortage in hormone (7)
12 Boy describes map of Northern Finland (7)
13 Intended to raise, stole a vehicle (9)
15 Aversion for a cricket match - strange to get run out (5)
16 Haunt as hood grabs a part (7)
19 Taken in by a small glove (7)
20 Caught in a dire situation - it's rock bottom (5)
21 Resolve matter, or block departure from port (9)
25 Plant loaded only on west-bound donkey (7)
26 The elderly accommodated in a big room with luggage (7)
28 See love rejected - it's not a pretty sight (7)
29 Copying model on the tracks, say (7)

DOWN
1   America in a mess - set up somewhat by a crazy guy (6)
2   Drinks beer regularly in a promotional video (6)
3   Part of retaliation among others (2,2)
4   Scientist's design check - ignoring insiders (6)
5   Spins around 2 Greek islands (8)
6   Give and take income - dance is held (10)
7   Girl's inclination for a historian (8)
8   Macho males eat radish regularly and keep an eye on their stock (8)
14 A torn piece of electrical machinery? (10)
16 German city acquiring middle age relic (8)
17 Harried for special grade lying down (8)
18 Nips yield (8)
22 It comes up around a very popular place in South Pacific (6)
23 Consists of two parts - dreamy and idyllic from all sides... (6)
24 ...Informal again in the south of Spain (6)
27 Lift bar for a teller of tales (4) 

32 comments:

  1. 2D. Teaser= promotional video
    Teas= drinks
    Beer regularly is e,r
    Teas+er
    My first

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  2. 20Ac NADIR (T)
    26Ac HOLDALL - {H{OLD}ALL}
    23Dn DYADIC - {Dre...Y}{AnD}{Idy...C}

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  3. 15A:odium=aversion
    (odi)(rum-r)
    26A:holdall=luggage
    h(old)all
    16D:hangover=relic
    Han(g)over

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  4. 25A: OREGANO (O)(ONAGER<--)
    26A: HOLDALL (H(OLD)ALL)
    28A: EYESORE (EYE)(EROS<--)

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  5. 11A.insulin= harmone
    Insult= slight. Shortage is not all the letters= insul
    In= in
    My second

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  6. ILO 26A
    22D:Tahiti=place in South Pacific
    t(a)(hit)i

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  7. 9A. Abettal= backing
    Latte= coffee. Review is reverse= ettal
    A= a
    B= book
    A+b+ettal
    My third

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  8. Replacement
    14D: ALTERNATOR (A+TORN)* RA

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  9. 10A, yaounde=capital
    yaounde , the capital of Cameroon
    point= (E(ellipsis)+ and you)*
    Find is indicator

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    1. E is not from Ellipsis. It's not a total anagram. Find is indicator for what?

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    2. Find is not an Anagram Indicator

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    3. Too complex and giving many thoughts.
      I proceed with the idea of ' trying to solve' _
      Harry potter came into mind, no.
      If Harry is verb, it means to attack, plunder.
      There is a comma before find.( May be referring to E, ellipsis)
      Point to represents y, like in Y axis
      Follow tells to place A(Harry) after Y
      y+A+(ounde)
      Yaounde, some capital(def.)

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  10. 19A, Mitten= glove(def)
    s(small)+mitten(=gloves)
    Smitten

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  11. 7 dn annalist - historian g-anna list-leaning
    24 a Malaga-T
    27 d liar-teller of tales liar< rail-bar

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  12. 27D, Liar=teller of tales(def.)
    Bar=Rail
    Lift is a reverd indicator
    Rail<Liar

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  13. 1D, Maniac=crazy guy(def.)
    mess is anagram indicator
    America -e=Maica
    set up is to establish, make it anew. Hence I think N=new comes this way.
    (Maica+n)*=Maniac
    Please correct or help if ghe logic, idea is not acceptable

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    1. Check another meaning for 'set up'. What's the role of 'somewhat'?

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    2. well, America is also referred.as MA.
      somewhat is arrangement of letters. charade.
      Ma+NIAC(from Ameri CA IN a mess)
      set UP is a reversal indicator
      so, [MA+(<NIAC)]*
      Maniac= crazy guy (def.)
      possible

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  14. 12a. LAPLAND. - Nirthern Finland
    LAD. - Boy
    PLAN. - Map
    Describes - Contain ind

    3 d.ET AL. - Among others
    Hips rETALiation

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  15. My third
    6d. COMPROMISE. - Give and take
    PROM. - Dance and IS held in COME
    COM+PROM+IS+E


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  16. 21A: port = Rotterdam
    (Matter or +d)*
    Sathia

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  17. 8D: keep an eye on their stock = herdsmen
    Macho males are he men
    Radish regularly are r,d,s
    Hence, ((he(reds)men))
    Sathia

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  18. 1D- Maniac- Reverse T- Ameri(CA IN A M)ess
    4D- Planck- Scientist
    Plan ck
    Design= Plan
    Check ignoring insiders= CK

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  19. My 3rd-
    29A- Tracing - T racing
    Model- T
    On tracks, say- Racing

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  20. Happy solving Arden CW on a lazy Sunday morning!!

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  21. 16A: haunt = habitat
    A part is a bit
    Cover is hat
    Hence, (H(a bit)at)
    Sathia

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