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Sunday, 12 July 2026

Special, Sunday 12 Jul 2026, US & Canada Cryptic Championship Practice Round, Larry Kline

Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory) 
Please submit all your answers in one comment.  

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Grid will be updated with solutions after 8 PM.


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Sunday, 5 May 2019

Special, Sunday 05 May 2019, 2nd Delhi Open Crossword


Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations Compulsory)
Please provide all your answers in one comment.

Thanks to Mr Vivek Singh and EXTRA-C for sharing this with us.
Please try and guess who the setter is after all the answers are in.


ACROSS
1   Brief broadcast about new breed in preliminary event (7-6)
10 Stand topless? Shame! (5)
11 Finish University contest securing top numbers showing tenacity (9)
12 Wise guy conceals parcel at ramshackle retreat (5, 4)
13 Makes fun of loose outer garment from head to foot (5)
14 Brief act at stalls gets worse (7)
16 Be fond of batch when an opponent loses all six games (4,3)
18 Briefly unite in heartfelt dissent (7)
20 Drug on a barge in Mexican state (7)
22 Starts to tentatively register offensive post (5)
24 Rascal in terrible riot at restaurant (9)
26 Adjusting to Far East gin cocktail (9)
27 Supporter will heartlessly fight (5)
28 Aids treachery cunningly and wins (7,3,3)

DOWN
2   With extraordinary precaution, avoid cop perhaps to relieve oneself (7)
3   Military police enters riotous streets showing siren (9)
4   Plan starts to look perfect (5)
5   Relieve in-charge of university who commanded and was laughed at (9)
6   Anger about new member’s lawsuit against a property (2,3)
7   Ineffectual people on ecstasy dash topless with such frenzy (7)
8   Deceive team to control payment (13)
9   Shockingly hit co-worker (13)
15 Gem of a game (9)
17 Quite shortly, one to submit what’s real (9)
19 State of flamboyant adult (7)
21 Rock group has ecstasy (7)
23 Protective cover for ship (5)
25 Part of gang stuttering in apprehension (5)

Across Lite version can be accessed at DELHI OPEN CW

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