Sunday, 26 July 2026

The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday No 66, Sunday 26 Jul 2026, Vidwan

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ACROSS
8   Reveal it, without small act (6)
9   Help! Miss! Help! (8)
10 Fudge made with rare sugar from the Caribbean (8)
11 Dissidence as a result of this small British trading (6)
12 One who teaches baroque art deco outside university? (8)
13 Country crossing line for Spain and Portugal (6)
4 Hardback? (5)
16 Most sensible thing about a barbarian (5)
21 Criticises and pans! Could be snappiness! (6)
23 Just an international body located outside India (8)
25 Revolutionary shine and spirit (6)
26 Victory for Norway! Five Star perhaps for creative discipline! (4,4)
27 Victory to India’s ruling coalition! Alcohol regularly relished in Goa! (8)
28 Millions wanting rock singer with  high pitch (6)

DOWN
1   Old sweetheart has an inclination for stretches (7)
2   Sulk over team lying about current shutdown (5,3)
3   Mostly take care of a Bible holder (6)
4   Setting a model in that place (7)
5   Preserve energy, note and run into light (8)
6   Issue schemer generally covers (6)
7   Ties of blood and skin, first to finish in style! (7)
15 US Midwest bluster withered over time (4,4)
17 Audience notice better looking sailor (8)
18 In essence, lunch ain’t free! (7)
19 Discharge pimp wasting time on backsliding womaniser (7)
20 Drunk pal kept giving motivational address (3,4)
22 Standard publicity over electronic display (6)
24 Bad smell surrounding old lousy egg fish (6)

44 comments:

  1. 5Dn ENSHRINE - {E}{N}{SH{R}INE}
    6Dn EMERGE (T)
    9Ac HANDMAID - {HAND}{MAID}

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  2. 8A. Expose= Reveal
    Sex= IT - without s( mall)
    Pose= Act
    My first

    1D. Extends= Stretches
    Excellent= old sweetheart
    Tends= has an inclination
    My Second

    12A. Educator= one who teaches

    Art, deco,u( University).

    Baroque is anagrind (Baroque means an extravagant, highly decorated style of art, architecture, and music, or anything that is overly complex and ornate. )

    My third

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  3. 17D: SEAFARER (SEE~)(FAIRER~)
    18D: UNCHAIN (T)
    19D: OUTFLOW ((-T)OUT)(WOLF<--)

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  4. 11A:educator:one who teaches
    {(art)(deco)}* outside university(u)
    ed(u)cator
    22A:vindaloo=curry dish from Goa
    (v)(i)(nda)(loo), loo from aLcOhOl

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  5. 1D. Extends= Stretches
    Ex= old sweetheart
    Tends= has an inclination
    My Second

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  6. 20d PEP TALK= motivational address
    (PAL KEPT)*
    18d UNCHAIN =free
    L̶UNCH AINT̶ (T)
    21a SNIPES=criticises
    snipes+pans=snappiness(CA)

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  7. 23A, Unbiased=just(def.)
    UN= an international body+ based= located +India
    outside is insertion indicator
    [(un)+B(I)ased]= Unbiased

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  8. ILO 11A
    2D:current shutdown=power cut
    sulk=pout), team=crew
    po(crew<=)ut


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  9. 16A, Beast=barbarian(def.)
    Most sensible thing=best over( A)
    Be(a)st

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  10. 19 d discharge--outflow.pimp-tout-t womaniser -wolf. out wolf<
    24 d bonito-fish bo -bad smell nit-egg o.
    bonito.
    26 a fine arts-creative discipline
    fi-(v) +n e star*

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  11. In lieu of 18d already answered
    25a CHERUB=spirit
    revolutionary =CHE+ shine= RUB

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  12. 17D, sea farer=sailor(def.)
    sea farer~~sea fairer Rhyming word
    notice=see,
    better looking =fairer
    Audience may be indicator of rhyme

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  13. 4D:theatre=setting
    (a) model(t) in that place(there)
    the(a)(t)re

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  15. 27A is abswered in lieu of 17D, already answered at7:03

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  16. 27A, Vindaloo= Relished in Goa(def)
    vindaloo is a famous goan food.
    victory=v(w)in, Ruling coalition=N DA, Alcohol=Loo
    vin+NDA+LOO(regularly relishes aLcOhOl) W N, A are deleted
    vin+da+loo=vindaloo
    regualrly is indicator of deletion

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  17. 2d. POWER CUT. - Current shutdown
    POUT. - Sulk
    WERC. - Crew(team) lying about
    Over - Contain Ind for werc in pout

    10a. DEMERARA. - Sugar from Caribbean
    (MADE+RARE)*
    Fudge. - Anind

    15d. RUST BELT. - US Midwest
    (Bluster+T)*
    Withered. - Anind

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  18. 23A: just= unbiased
    ((Un)(b(I)ased))
    Sathia

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    1. My dear, I did this for you.
      You take another now!

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  19. 3D: holder= tenant
    ((Ten(-d)(a)(nt))
    Sathia

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  20. 13 A IBERIA (DD)
    28 A Treble

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  21. 22 Dn parade standard - Par, electronic display ed reversed de

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  22. 2dn powercut
    po(we're) *at pout-sulk ctre-team
    5dn enshrine (e) (n) sh(r)ine
    1dn extends
    ex(old sweetheart) tends(inclination)

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  23. 10A- Demerara- sugar from West Ibdies
    ( Made rare)*
    Fudge is Anind

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  24. 22D. PARADE. standard - par, publicity- ad ,electronic -e.
    6D. EMERGE. Telescopic. Issue= emergency.

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  25. 23A- Unbiased- Just
    Un b(I)ased
    Intended. bidy= UN, India= I
    Located= Based

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  26. 7D, there is error in clue?
    Sathia

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    1. Looks to be okay.
      First to finish is first letter moving to last place

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  27. 28A- Treble- singer with high pitch
    Tremble- M
    Rock= Tremble
    Millions wanting- Take off M

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  28. I will take 6D as replacement for ' Unbiased'-
    Kinship- Ties of blood
    Skin first to kast- kins
    in style- Hip
    Kins hip

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  29. 11A-heresy=dissidence; as a result=hereby-b+s

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  30. 11A: dissidence= heresy
    As a result is hereby (-b)(+s)
    Sathia

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  31. 13 A
    Country = LIBERIA
    Crossing = Elimination ind.
    Line = L
    ( L - L ) IBERIA = IBERIA = Spain and Portugal

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  32. 14 A
    Hardback = Hard / Back = STERN ( DD )

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  33. 26 AFINE
    Victory = V
    Norway = N
    For = Instead of
    Perhaps = Anind.
    Star = ARTS
    Five = FI ( V - V + N ) = FINE
    Creative Discipline ÷ FINE ARTS

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