Sunday, 9 August 2026

The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday No 68, Sunday 09 Aug 2026, Incognito

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ACROSS
8   Deputy's sin (4) VICE [DD]
9   Fixture used to fit carbon lighting device (5) CLAMP {C}{LAMP}
10 Last word of prayer from soldiers following Arabic at first (4) AMEN {MEN}<=>{Ar...c}
11 Kingdom's submarine releasing SAM at sea (6) BRUNEI sUBmaRINE*
12 Captivates nurse with incantations (8) ENCHANTS {EN}{CHANTS}
13 Alien trooper is after saint (8) STRANGER {RANGER}<=>{ST}
15 Hardy travels around one city (6) RIYADH {R{1}YADH*}
17 Study sessions from Charlie and girls (7) CLASSES {C}{LASSES}
19 Drug destroyed in Paris (7) ASPIRIN*
22 Wrongly try before soldier becomes despot (6) TYRANT {TRY*}{ANT}
24 Countermand circular letter on volume with reel broadcast about Rugby Union (8) OVERRULE {O}{V}{ER{RU{LE*}
26 Before time, cattle get cheap accommodation on board (8) STEERAGE {AGE}<=>{STEER}
28 Leaving Germany, Goering toured area (6) REGION gOERING*
30 Silly daughter is at back of boat (4) DAFT {D}{AFT}
31 Part of body in container (not trunk!) (5) CHEST [DD]
32 Record model animal (4) TAPE {T}{APE}

DOWN
1   Brainless librarian may be a fibber (4) LIAR LIbraRiAn*
2   Nag babes about things to sit on (8)  BEANBAGS*
3   Silly giant consuming a bit of cake and playing a role (6) ACTING {A{Cake}TING*}
4   Drink manufactured by Irish Republican Army (7) MADEIRA {MADE}{IRA}
5   Ghosts' extraordinary respect after commencement of seance (8) SPECTRES {RESPECT}*<=>{Se...e}
6   Bird ran back in island (6) CANARY {CA{RAN<=}Y}
7   Underwear from Galveston (4) VEST [HIPS]
14 Set, perhaps, sounds the same in absence of vision (5) TELLY (~televivion)
16 Bore doctor followed by one student after another (5) DRILL {DR}{1}{LL}
18 Bewitch portal (8) ENTRANCE [DD]
20 I repaired garret containing a bit of inky water (8) IRRIGATE {I}{RR{Inky}GATE*}
21 Fever about gold is never ending (7) FOREVER {F{OR}EVER}
23 Spies a girl with tangled nets (6) AGENTS {A}{G}{NETS*}
25 Birds starting to gather in gnarled trees (6) EGRETS {E{Ga...r}RETS*}
27 Mate organised sports group (4) TEAM*
29 Loves police sergeant's expression admitting mistake (4) OOPS {OO}{P}{S}

Reference List
Carbon = C, Nurse = EN(Enrolled Nurse), Saint = ST, Charlie = C, Volume = V, Rugby Union = RU, Germany = G, Daughter = D, Model = T, Student = L, Girl = G, Police Sergeants = PS

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25 comments:

  1. Deepak Gopinath9 August 2026 at 07:00

    Special at 4 PM by KKR

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  2. Gemini9 August 2026 at 07:00

    1D. Liar= fibber
    Librarian- brain( less)
    May be anagrind

    2 D. Beanbags= things to sit on
    Nag, babes about is anagrind.

    8A. Deputy= vice= sin. DD

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  3. D N M Rao9 August 2026 at 07:00

    24Ac OVERRULE – {O}{V}{RU in {REEL}*}
    30Ac DAFT – {D}{AFT}
    4Dn MADEIRA – {MADE}{IRA}

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  4. P. Venkatesan9 August 2026 at 07:05

    22A: TYRANT (TRY*)(ANT) - Despot
    26A: STEERAGE (STEER)(AGE) - Cheap accommodation on board
    20D: IRRIGATE (I)(GARRET+I)* - Water

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  5. Devi Prasad9 August 2026 at 07:05

    10A:amen=last word of prayer
    (a)(men)
    11A: kingdom=Brunei
    (submarine-sam)*
    13A:alien=stranger
    (st)(ranger)

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  6. Remy9 August 2026 at 07:06

    21 dn forever-never ending f(or)ever .
    23 d spies -agents nets ag*.
    18 d bewitch-entrance Dd

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  7. Padmanabhan9 August 2026 at 07:33

    4A- Clamp- Fixture- C lamp.
    Carbon- C, Lighting device- Lamp

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  8. Padmanabhan9 August 2026 at 07:37

    17A- Classes- Study sessions- C lasses

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  9. Padmanabhan9 August 2026 at 07:41

    28A- Region- Area- (Goering- G)*
    Germany- G

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  10. H Ramachandran9 August 2026 at 07:49

    15a. RIYADH. - City
    (Hardy+I)*
    I. - one
    32 a. TAPE. - Record
    T. - Model
    APE. - Animal

    29d. OOPS - Expression admitting mistake
    O O. - Loves
    PS - Plouce sergeant

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  11. H Ramachandran9 August 2026 at 07:49

    Sorry to pl read Police not as above

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  12. Mandagondi Naresh9 August 2026 at 08:13

    27d, Team=sports meet(def)
    mate(team)*
    organised is anagram indicator
    25D, Egrets=birds(def)
    g(gnarled)+trees*

    16, Bore=drill(def)
    dr=doctor, one=i, student(L) student after another(L L)
    so, dr+i+ll= drill

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  13. Dr Hareendranath9 August 2026 at 08:23

    19a ASPIRIN =drug, (in paris)*
    5d SPECTRES =ghosts, {RESPECT}* (S)<= after commencement of S e̶a̶n̶c̶e̶

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  14. Dr Hareendranath9 August 2026 at 08:27

    6d CANARY =bird, RAN<= in island CAY, CA(NAR)Y

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  15. Sathia9 August 2026 at 08:32

    3D: playing a role = acting
    (Giant (c))*
    4D: drink = Madeira
    ((Made)(I)(r)(a))
    20D: water = irrigate
    ((I)(garret(i))*)
    Sathia

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  16. Sekar9 August 2026 at 08:32

    19a: aspirin = drug.
    Anagram of in Paris.
    5d: spectres = ghosts.
    Anagram of respect after commencement of (S)dance.
    3d: acting = playing a role.
    Giant and bit of (C)ake.

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  17. Brajesh9 August 2026 at 08:45

    7d vest underwear in galVESTon
    15a Riyadh - city anagram of hardy and I
    6d drill- bore Dr One I students ll

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  18. Chandrasekaran Swaminathan9 August 2026 at 08:58

    12 A
    Captivates = ENNCHANTS
    Nurse = EN
    Incantations = CHANTS
    EN CHANTS = ENCHANTS

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  19. Chandrasekaran Swaminathan9 August 2026 at 09:00

    31 A
    Part of body = Container ( not trunk ) = CHEST ( DD )

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  20. Shay9 August 2026 at 09:02

    12A - ENCHANTS - Caprivates; Nurse - EN, Incantations - Chants
    17A - CLASSES - Study sessions; (C)harlie + Lasses (girls)
    31A - CHEST - Not trunk and part of body

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  21. Chandrasekaran Swaminathan9 August 2026 at 09:06

    14 D
    Set = Television
    Television - vision = Tele
    Tele ~ TELLY ( Sounds the same ) = Set

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  22. Ananda Rao Keerty9 August 2026 at 11:50

    13.ac. Stranger. St(saint) + Ranger(Trooper)
    24.ac.Overrule. O(n)+V(olume) +reel + ru(Rugby Union). And rearranging the letters.
    21.dn. Forever. Fever + or (gold).And rearranging the letters.

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  23. Gowri9 August 2026 at 22:59

    Nice and easy as always.
    My fav
    TYRANT, CHEST, MADEIRA, CANARY.
    Thanx Kishore!

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