The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday No 76, Sunday 04 Oct 2026, Incognito

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ACROSS

8   Letter from Tibet arrived (4) BETA [T]

9   Engineers mentioned in the number (5) THREE {TH{RE}E}

10 One leaves heavenly female in 60 minutes (4) HOUR HOURi

11 Some Middle Easterners and European soldiers follow Yankee at institute (6) YEMENI {E}{MEN}<=>{Y} at {I}

12 Acacia, for example, from one door now being repaired (8) IRONWOOD {1+DOOR+NOW}*

13 Left university girl in European country (8) PORTUGAL {PORT}{U}{GAL}

15 Take for short time old Rolls Royce parked in front of ship (6) BORROW {O}{RR} in {BOW}

17 Horribly cursed a second hand automobile (4-3) USED-CAR*

19 Hoped snake with anger died (7) ASPIRED {ASP}{IRE}{D}

22 Accompany from Spanish court after discarding uniform (6) ESCORT {ES}{COuRT}

24 For example, Paddy and Rishi strangely manage in absence of time (8) IRISHMAN {RISHI*}{MANage}

26 After middle of night, excitedly pour champagne, for example, at first for musical band (3,5) POP GROUP {niGht}{POUR*}<=>{POP}

28 Wrongly buries precious stones (6) RUBIES*

30 Consumed after soft mincemeat (4) PATE {ATE}<=>{P}

31 Rise and dress (3,2) GET UP [DD]

32 Colour bird carrying a piece of nut (4) TINT {TI{Nut}T}

DOWN

1   Give away editor hiding in church (4) CEDE {C{ED}E}

2   Secured legal right to place temporary accommodation next to Father Edward (8) PATENTED {TENT}<=>{PA} and {ED}

3   Group following saint to get packing material (6) STRING {RING}<=>{ST}

4   Dotty communication from superb rail leaflet (7) BRAILLE [T]

5   Engineers with scepticism starting to scrap fortifications (8) REDOUBTS {RE}{DOUBT}{Sc..p}

6   One who displays a bathroom fitting (6) SHOWER [DD]

7   Embrace with love, the author of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (4) HUGO {HUG}{O}

14 Individual leaving fertile spot around Middle Eastern kilns (5) OASTS {OASiS} over {easTern}

16 Final letter from Santhome garrison (5) OMEGA [T]

18 Like hats 7 manufactured (2,6) AS THOUGH {HATS*}{HUGO*}

20 Lives in horrible sin, possessing addictive practice (8) INHABITS {SIN}* over {HABIT}

21 Can spot damaged metal vessels (7) TINPOTS {TIN}{SPOT*}

23 Wild parties from Oregon soldiers having Ecstacy (6) ORGIES {OR}{GI{E}S}

25 In absence of net, wrongly interrupt and intrude (6) IRRUPT InteRRUPT

27 Major Albert's hiding a sort of test (4) ORAL [T]

29 Bird from other nest (4) ERNE [T]

Reference List

Engineers = RE(Royal Engineers), European = E, Yankee = Y, Institute, University = U, Old = O, Rolls Royce = RR, Died = D, Spanish = ES, Uniform = U, Soft = P, Editor = ED, Church = CE, Edward = ED, Saint = ST, Individual = I, Soldiers = GIS, Ecstasy = E