Sunday, 1 November 2026

The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday No 80, Sunday 01 Nov 2026, Bruno

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ACROSS
1   Section of University gets first test (4) UNIT {UNI}{T}
3   Prominent old bishop gets help to recruit a lawyer (10) OBSERVABLE {O}{B}{SERV{A}{BL}E} POS issue
9   Actually, the Federal Reserve repealed law on overdraft to begin with (2,5) DE FACTO {FED<=}{ACT}{Ov...t}
11 Record ending in symphony - often called one of three Rs... (7)  RECYCLE {REC}{s...nY}{CaLlEd}
12 Yard party with alcoholic drink's about to be joined by man to give new life (8) REEMBODY {Y}{DO}{BEER} over {M}
13 Louvre has no right to move egg (5) OVULE*
15 Starving, endured hours in exercises (14) UNDERNOURISHED*
17 Opening in wall with plaster covering a piece of stone to get breeze - out west (8,6) CASEMENT WINDOW {C{A}{St..e}EMENT}{WIND}{O}{W}
21 Awake... about to follow shy animal (5) COYPU {UP<=}<=>{COY}
22 Ring with stylish cut on girl's top (8)  OUTCLASS {O}{CUT*}{LASS}
24 Apply uniform tiles decoratively to cover interior of pit (7) UTILISE {U}{TILES*} over {pIt}
25 Nerveless soldiers turned up, pulled out crocodile's nuts (3-4) ICE-COLD CroCODILE*
26 Very small youth took years to go to big city (5-5)  TEENY-WEENY {TEEN}{Y}{WEE}{NY} 
27 Boss' analysis finished early (4) STUD STUDy

DOWN
1   Tenderloin's rough and bloody up in the middle (8) UNDERCUT {UN{RED<=}CUT}
2   One doesn't believe daughter moved all the way south for place of action (7) INFIELD INFI(-d)EL(+d)D
4   Amoral earnings can attract demon, perhaps by vices (5,5) BLOOD MONEY {LOO}DEMON*} in {BY}
5   Nobleman's gemstone quietly stolen (4) EARL pEARL
6   Cleric's problematic situation... (7,6) VICIOUS CIRCLE {CLERIC}* [RA]
7   ... the reason being ecstasy and cocaine abuse, sadly (7) BECAUSE {E+C+ABUSE}*
8   Area surrounded by water said to be a hole (6) EYELET (~islet)
10 Bury city erects building without bar for protection (13) CYBERSECURITY {BURY+CItY+ERECTS}*
14 One could be extending out for support shortly at home, overcoming remorse, at heart (10) PROTRUSION {PRO}{TRUSt}{I{remOrse}N}
16 Bilateral treaty's prologue's broad, covering old Southern dispute's origin (3-5) TWO-SIDED {Tr...y}{W{O}{S}IDE}{Di...e}
18 Not starting crazy relationship spanning months at your convenience (7) ANYTIME {zANY}{TI{M}E}
19 Prolong disease after doctor's medications essentially (4,3) DRAG OUT {GOUT}<=>{DR}{m...cAt...s} 
20 Supernatural and lacking volume, with ugly legs and three heads? (6) OCCULT {O}{CC}{Ugly}{Legs}{Th..e}
23 Main character energy suppressing love now (4) HERE HER(+e-o)E

Reference List
Old= O, Bishop = B, Lawyer = BL, Yard = Y, Party = DO, Man = M, Out = O, West = W, Soldiers = OR, Years = Y, Daughter = D, Can = LOO, Quietly = P, Ecstasy = E, Cocaine = C, Bar = T, At home = IN, Southern = S, Months = M, Energy = E

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43 comments:

  1. D N M Rao1 November 2026 at 07:00

    3Ac OBSERVABLE - {O}{B}{SERV{A}{BL}E}
    1Dn UNDERCUR - {UN{RED<=}CUT}
    10Dn CYBERSECURITY - {BURY CITY EREC(-t)S}*

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    1. D N M Rao1 November 2026 at 08:11

      Please note the spelling correction
      1Dn UNDERCUT -

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  2. Gemini1 November 2026 at 07:02

    9A. De facto=. Actually
    DEF= fed( repealed is reverse) Federal reserve is fed
    Act= law
    O= overdraft to begin with

    My first

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  3. Remy1 November 2026 at 07:02

    27 ac stud-boss analysis-stud-y
    13 ac louvre-r ovule -egg
    15 ac undernourished-starving .
    endured hours in*

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  4. P. Venkatesan1 November 2026 at 07:03

    15A: UNDERNOURISHED (ENDURED+HOURS+IN)*
    17A: CASEMENT WINDOW (C(A)(S..)EMENT)(WIND)(O)(W)
    22A: OUTCLASS (O)(CUT*)(LASS)

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  5. Mandagondi Naresh1 November 2026 at 07:05

    1A, Unit=section (Def.)
    UNIiversity (Uni)+ t(first test)
    Unit

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  6. Gemini1 November 2026 at 07:05

    2D. In field= place of action
    Infidel= one doesn't believe
    Moving daughter to the south is D goes as the last letter

    My second

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  7. Devi Prasad1 November 2026 at 07:05

    1A:unit=section
    university(u) first test(t)
    (uni)(t)
    13A:ovule=egg
    (louvre-r)*
    24A:utilise=apply
    (u)(tiles)*, decoratively=anagrind
    to cover interior of pit(t)
    (u)til(i)se

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    1. Gemini1 November 2026 at 07:08

      I thought university to be NIT. But couldn't accomodate U

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  8. Gemini1 November 2026 at 07:07

    15 A. Undernourished= starving
    (Endured hours in) Exercises is the anagrind
    My third

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  9. Mandagondi Naresh1 November 2026 at 07:08

    5D, Earl=nobleman(def.)
    Gemstone=pearl, quitely stolen is -p(piano or musical notes)
    So, earl

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  10. Mandagondi Naresh1 November 2026 at 07:12

    23, Here=now(def.)
    Main character=hero
    Hero(-o, love) is her+e(energy)
    So, here.

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  11. H Ramachandran1 November 2026 at 07:21

    7d. BECAUSE. - The reason
    {(ABUSE)(E)(C)}*
    E - Ecstasy
    C - Cicaine
    Sadly. - Anagrind

    16d. TWO SIDED. - Bilateral
    T - Treaty’s prologue
    WIDE. - Broad
    O. - Old
    S, D. - Southern, Disputes’ origins
    Covering - Contain Ind for S and D in Wide

    19d DRAG OUT. - Prolong
    DR - Doctor
    A - medications essentially
    GOUT. - Disease

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    1. H Ramachandran1 November 2026 at 07:25

      16d Pl read Covering- Contain Ind for O andS in Wide; D is added at the end
      T+W+O. S+IDE+D

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  12. P. Venkatesan1 November 2026 at 07:22

    Replacement
    16D: TWO-SIDED (T..(W(O)(S)IDE)(D(-ispute))

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  13. Devi Prasad1 November 2026 at 07:27

    11A:recycle=one of three Rs(reduce, reuse, recycle)
    record(rec), ending in symphony(y), often called(cle), (rec)(y)(cle)

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  14. Devi Prasad1 November 2026 at 07:34

    6D:vicious circle=problematic situation
    vicious=anagrind, (cleric)* (RA)

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  15. Padmanabhan1 November 2026 at 07:44

    21A- Coypu- Animal- Coy (PU<=)
    Shy= Coy, Awake about= Up<=

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  16. Padmanabhan1 November 2026 at 07:47

    27A- Stud- Boss- Stud(y)

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  17. Padmanabhan1 November 2026 at 08:03

    12A- Reembody- New life- REE(M)B<=> OD Y
    About reversal indicator for Y (Yard) DO (Party)
    Beer reversed Containing M(Man)

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    1. Padmanabhan1 November 2026 at 08:14

      Actually, it is an entire reversal. Y DO B (M) EER =<

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  18. Jacob Brahmakulam1 November 2026 at 09:12

    16d ANYTIME; at your convenience; (-z)ANY TI(M)E
    20d OCCULT ; supernatural; O(lacking)CC(voulume) U... L... T...
    26a TEENY WEENY; very small; TEEN Y WEE NY

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  19. Sathia1 November 2026 at 09:26

    8D: a hole = eyelet
    Eyelet ~(islet)
    Sathia

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  20. Sathia1 November 2026 at 09:29

    22A: top= outclass
    (Cut)* stylish angind
    ((O)(utc)(lass)
    Sathia

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  21. Sathia1 November 2026 at 09:34

    4D: amoral by vices, perhaps = blood money
    Can attract demon = blood
    Earnings is money
    Sathia

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    1. Devi Prasad1 November 2026 at 09:44

      Is it so straight forward?

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    2. Sree Sree1 November 2026 at 09:46

      Relook

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    3. Padmanabhan1 November 2026 at 10:05

      Check what 'can' is doing there.

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    4. Padmanabhan1 November 2026 at 10:07

      Def.?

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    5. Sathia1 November 2026 at 10:33

      Thanks for feedback.
      4D: Amoral earnings = blood money
      (Demon by)* vices anagrind
      Can is loo
      Hence, ((b(loo)d money))
      Sathia

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    6. Devi Prasad1 November 2026 at 10:42

      How to account for 'perhaps'?

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    7. Padmanabhan1 November 2026 at 11:36

      perhaps is anagrind. Vices is containment indicator (holding in avice)

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  22. Chandrasekaran Swaminathan1 November 2026 at 09:45

    8 D
    A hole = EYELET
    Area surrounded by water = ISLET
    ISLET ( said ) ~ EYELET

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  23. N Sridhar1 November 2026 at 10:23

    9A-de facto- actually; red<=(federal reserve repealed) ; law-act; +o(verdraft)

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  24. N Sridhar1 November 2026 at 10:23

    Fed

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  25. N Sridhar1 November 2026 at 10:26

    14D-protrusion-one could be extending out; for-profit; support-trust-t; in- at home; remorse at heart -o

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  26. N Sridhar1 November 2026 at 10:26

    For-pro

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  27. Murali1 November 2026 at 10:26

    4d (b(loo)(dmone)*y = amoral earnings
    can : loo
    attract demon
    by
    vices is anag indicator

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  28. N Sridhar1 November 2026 at 10:28

    25A- ice cold- nerveless; crocodile -ro(reverse of soldiers-or)

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