The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday No 71, Sunday 30 Aug 2026, Incognito

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ACROSS

8   Cause for bitterness in beers got from shop (4) HOPS*

9   I hear recommendation to offspring to purchase animal (5) BISON (~buy son)

10 Heard, "This is one kind of dog... Look!" (4) PEEK (~peke)

11 Flowers from stars travelling around the Orient (6) ASTERS {AST{E}RS*}

12 Break two knobs showing way to tie shoelaces (8) BOWKNOTS*

13 Princess gets small requisition in mess (8) DISORDER {DI}{S}{ORDER}

15 One who hopes goes without Papa's jumper (6) HOPPER {HOP{P}ER}

17 Excitedly digs in consuming morsel initially, a minute quantity (7) SMIDGIN {DIGS+IN}* over {Mo...l}

19 Zulu leaves freezers built for refrigerated trucks (7) REEFERS FREEzERS*

22 Setter's little sister consumes egg, resulting in abnormal movement of pupil (6) MYOSIS {MY}{O}{SIS}

24 After one metre, cutting pliers creates risk (8) IMPERILS {1}{M}{PLIERS*}

26 Wrongly foretell, "It is without charge" (4-4) TOLL-FREE*

28 Reach a river in spate (6) ARRIVE {A}{RIVER}*

30 He leaves hamper lying around in perambulator (4) PRAM {hAMPeR}*

31 Place where a judge may woo? (5) COURT [DD]

32 Special forces unit husband's cummerbund (4) SASH {SAS}{H}

DOWN

1   Strange CPOs and policemen (4) COPS*

2   Space traveller adores it when travelling (8) ASTEROID*

3   Badly treated a vehicle with editor (6) ABUSED {A}{BUS}{ED}

4   International Organisation for Standardisation prohibits some lines on maps (7) ISOBARS {ISO}{BARS}

5   Ship around this time, garden equipment and piece of winter footwear (8) SNOWSHOE {S{NOW}S}{HOE}

6   Confide, "Pope is confused about Greek letter" (4,2) OPEN UP {POPE}* over {NU}

7   Attend and defeat (4) BEAT {BE AT}

14 First Secretary General of NATO is dismayed to some extent (5) ISMAY [HIPS]

16 Extraordinary role around beginning of raid for actor Flynn (5) ERROL {ER{Raid}OL*}

18 Teach instrument soldiers leave around beginning of combat (8) INSTRUCT {INSTRU(-men+c}CT}

20 Stronghold for lock? (8) FORTRESS {FOR}{TRESS}

21 Wrongly figure about Pole and shoot weapon (4,3) FIRE GUN {FIGURE}*{N}

23 Susan, accompanied by French friend, makes sausage (6) SALAMI {SAL}{AMI} Susan or Sally?

25 Around beginning of play, twisted tails and braids (6) PLAITS {Play}{TAILS*} Around is superfluous

27 Rowers coarse at heart? (4) OARS [HIPS]

29 Container for flowers from Java sealed (4) VASE [T]

Reference List

Orient = E, Princess = DI, Small = S, Papa = P, Zulu = Z, Metre = M, Husband = H, Editor = ED, Ship = SS, Pole = N