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Sunday, 18 October 2026

The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday No 78, 18 Oct 2026, Incognito

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ACROSS
8   Letter in Greek held by Mrs Michael Douglas (4) ZETA [DD]
9   Block at Smith's workplace (5) ANVIL [GK]
10 Experience absence of maiden on International Space Station (4) MISS {M}{ISS}
11 Small nuggets resulting in periods of low demand (6) SLUMPS {S}{LUMPS}
12 Logically argued about a descendant with editor (8) REASONED {RE}{A}{SON}{ED}
13 Calculates speed expected at first by ship in stormy seas (8) ASSESSES {Sp..d}Ex...d}{SS} in {SEAS}*
15 Increase CPU kit production (6) UPTICK*
17 Remove name from dead insect without direction and cut up in laboratory (7) DISSECT {D}{InSECT}* over {S}
19 Meat having no veins damaged (7) VENISON*
22 Modified wings from early design around end of August (6) ELYTRA {ELY(a...sT}RA*}
24 Pass Korea vet in distress (8)  OVERTAKE*
26 Musical instrument made by wrinkling clear tin (8) CLARINET*
28 Bird with Chinese spanner (6) WRENCH {WREN}{CH}
30 "Fish with a piece of earthworm" in Morse, for example (4) CODE {COD}{Ea...m}
31 Saint leaving sanatorium building for loved one (5) AMOUR {sanAtORiUM}*
32 Diseases found in Catskill sanatorium (4) ILLS [CD]

DOWN
1   Inform legendary archer (4) TELL [DD]
2   Husband with no upper limbs is not dangerous (8) HARMLESS {H}{ARMLESS}
3   Col.'s free tickets (6) PASSES [DD]
4   Severe disturbance on model mountain (7) EVEREST {SEVERE}*{T}
5   Excited perusal by sweetheart results in joy (8) PLEASURE {PERUSAL}* over {swEet}
6   Bring in wine after one month (6) IMPORT {PORT}<=>{1}{M}
7   Insular land in Tunis leased (4) ISLE [T]
14 Something used to make alcohol even now (5) STILL [DD]
16 Bird goes around large time machine (5) CLOCK {C{L}OCK}
18 Gadget from China was broken (8) CHAINSAW*
20 Brave new leader enters extraordinary riptide (8) INTREPID {I{New}TREPID*}
21 'F'-word used by aviators (7) FOXTROT [C&DD]
23 Following sailor, attain goal (6) TARGET {TAR}{GET}
25 Teddy and Fox in The Day of the Jackal (6) EDWARD [DD]
27 Conveniences in Waterloo station (4) LOOS [T]
29 Source of power in prison (4) CELL [DD]

Reference List
Maiden = M, Small = S, About = RE, Editor = ED, Ship = SS, Name = N, Dead = D, Chinese = CH, Husband = H, Model = T, Month = M, Large = L, Sailor = TAR

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28 comments:

  1. D N M Rao18 October 2026 at 07:00

    11Ac SLUMPS – {S}{LUMPS}
    30Ac CODE – {COD}{E(arth…m)}
    3Dn PASSES – (DD)

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  2. P. Venkatesan18 October 2026 at 07:03

    2D: HARMLESS (H)(ARMLESS)
    4D: EVEREST (SEVERE*)(T)
    5D: PLEASURE (PERUSAL*)(swEet)

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  3. Devi Prasad18 October 2026 at 07:03

    29D:cell=source of power
    also prison (DD)
    32A:ills=diseases catskILL Sanatorium

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  4. Devi Prasad18 October 2026 at 07:06

    28A:wrench=spanner
    (wren)(ch)

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  5. Mandagondi Naresh18 October 2026 at 07:32

    1D, Tell=inform(Def.)
    DD, Tell is also William Tell, a legendary Swiss Archer of 14th century

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  6. Mandagondi Naresh18 October 2026 at 07:35

    15A, Uptick=increase(Def.)
    Uptick from (CPU kit )*
    production is Anagram indicator

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  7. H Ramachandran18 October 2026 at 07:35

    2a. ZETA - Catherine ZETA Jones (Mrs M Douglas)
    12a. REASONED - Logically argued
    RE. - About
    A
    SON. Descendant
    ED. - Editor

    17a DISSECT. - Cut up in laboratory
    D. - Dead
    I(-n)SECT
    S - Direction
    Remove - Del Ind for N (name)
    Without - Contain Ind for S
    D+I+S+SECT

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  8. Gemini18 October 2026 at 07:40

    19A. Venison= meat
    No veins. Damaged is anagrind
    My first

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  9. Gemini18 October 2026 at 07:42

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    1. Gemini18 October 2026 at 07:54

      21D. Foxtrot= word used by aviators.Perhaps a GK questions
      My second

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  10. Mandagondi Naresh18 October 2026 at 07:43

    12A, Reasoned=Logically argued(Def.)
    Re+a+son+ed
    Re is about, a is a, son is descendent and ed is editor.

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  11. Gemini18 October 2026 at 07:45

    20D. Intrepid= Brave
    N= new ( leader is the first letter)
    Riptide+ n . Extraordinary is anagrind
    My third

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  12. Sathia18 October 2026 at 07:59

    26A: musical instrument = clarinet
    (Clear tin)*
    31A: loved one = amour
    (Sanatorium (-saint))*
    9A: block at smith workplace = anvil (CD)
    Sathia

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  13. Suresh M S18 October 2026 at 08:19

    22A ELYTRA = wings of beetles { EARLY + T end of augusT, anagram}
    18D CHAINSAW = gadget { CHINA WAS anagram}
    6D IMPORT = bring in { I, one + M month + PORT wine}

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  14. Chandrasekaran Swaminathan18 October 2026 at 08:45

    10 A
    Experience absence = MISS
    International Space Station = ISS
    Maiden = M
    M ( on ) ISS = MISS

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  15. Chandrasekaran Swaminathan18 October 2026 at 08:47

    24 A
    Pass = OVERTAKE
    In distress = Anind.
    ( Koteavet )

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  16. Remy18 October 2026 at 08:51

    27 d loos- conveniences T
    14 d still - Dd even now-still , apparatus for.making alcohol.
    16 clock- bird cock l-large c(l)ock.Time machine

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  17. Chandrasekaran Swaminathan18 October 2026 at 08:52

    14 D
    Something used to make alcohol = Even now = STILL ( DD )

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  18. Vasanthi18 October 2026 at 08:53

    31ac amour (sanatoroum-saint) *
    13ac assesses (as(s) (e) (ss) es) *
    6dn import I(one) m(onthe) port(wine)

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  19. Chandrasekaran Swaminathan18 October 2026 at 08:56

    I L O 14 D
    23 D
    Goal = TARGET
    Following = Position ind
    Sailor = TAR
    Attain = GET
    TAR GET = TARGET

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  20. Sekar18 October 2026 at 09:32

    13a: calculates = assesses
    Ship - ss, seas(stormy), (S)peed, (E)expected.
    7d: insular land = isle.
    TunIS LEased.

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  21. Philip18 October 2026 at 09:54

    25 A Edward
    Teddy is Edward. Edward Fox is the actor in Day of the Jackal

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  22. Padmanabhan18 October 2026 at 10:21

    7D- Isle-T- Tun(IS LE)ased

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  23. Padmanabhan18 October 2026 at 10:21

    I think that completes it.

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