No 14845, Tuesday 14 Jul 2026, Incognito

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ACROSS

8   Student consumed after time (4) LATE {L}{ATE}

9   Paste a list of paratroopers who jump together (5) STICK [DD]

10 Chopped a cross on centre of sledge (4) AXED {A}{X}{slEDge}

11 One who might make 8 on ice... (6) SKATER [CD]

12 Spread peat around pet one and get stamina to consume food? (8) APPETITE {AP{PET}{1}TE*}

13 Went with terse doc on tour (8) ESCORTED*

15 In Canberra, tabulating list of mistakes (6) ERRATA [T]

17 Fish with alien and special dogs (7) BASSETS {BASS}{ET}{S}

19 Badly cursed a second-hand automobile (4-3) USED CAR*

22 Small ass starting to ram person puffing on a cigarette (6) SMOKER{S}{MOKE}{Ram}

24 Rebellious boys side goes against orders (8) DISOBEYS* 

26 Salt stored in tree-top? (8) ?I?N?C?E (Addendum - PINNACLE {PIN{NACL}E} - See comments)

28 One prowling in Punalur, Kerala (6) LURKER [T]

30 After leaving tram, matadors return to get aerated water (4) SODA matADOrS<=

31 Prize from conflict in present times (5) AWARD {A{WAR}D}

32 Give out remittance wrongly after exporting nectar (4) EMIT rEMITtance

DOWN

1   Target saint (4) MARK [DD]

2   German elite force going around Greek city ruins (8) DESTROYS {DE}{S{TROY}S}

3   Along with extra sensory perception, Romeo has sex appeal and liveliness (6) ESPRIT {ESP}{R}{IT}

4   Women with headless reptiles? Sorcerors!(7) WIZARDS {W}{lIZARDS}

5   Captain's fish is on board ship (8) SKIPPERS {S{KIPPER}S}

6   Horse's gait in American territory (6) CANTER [T]

7   Temperature in Lakenheath (4) HEAT [HIPS]

14 Mass disruption around front of palace results in seizure (5) SPASM {S{Pa...e}ASM*}

16 Sycophant is confused today (5) TOADY*

18 Taco for unfaithful person (8) TURNCOAT {TACO}* [RA]

20 At sea, Red Beard's prohibited from participation (8) DEBARRED*

21 Now learn about some type of glands (7) ADRENAL {AD}{LEARN*}

23 Leaving Alabama, Alaskan moving and starting to settle in Midwestern state (6) KANSAS {alASKAN}*{Se...e}

25 Silly ass accepts boy's items can be eaten (6) SALADS {SA{LAD}S*}

27 Object of veneration from lido mislaid (4) IDOL*

29 Ruler removing ant from minaret under construction (4) EMIR {MInaREt}*

Reference List

Student = L, Alien = ET, Special = S, Small = S, Present times = AD, German = DE, Elite force = SS, Romeo = R, Sex appeal = IT, Women = W, Ship = SS

No 14844, Monday 13 Jul 2026, Incognito

Solution to 4D has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.

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ACROSS

8   Repeat, "E for ____" (4) ECHO [DD]

9   Lather bubbling forth (5) FROTH*

10 Pours tea on top of saucer and consumes (4) EATS {TEA*}{Sa...r}

11 Place to keep horses from second list (6) STABLE {S}{TABLE}

12 Owed mint production for unproductive period (8) DOWNTIME*

13 Simmers esculents to some extent and dips (8) IMMERSES [T]

15 Uncannily Easter lily breaks into pieces in absence of salt (6) EERILY {EastER+lILY}

17 Gives air-conditioning cables (7) ACCORDS {AC}{CORDS}

19 Set down reason: "Rib case is broken" (7) ASCRIBE*

22 Peril from violent gander (6) DANGER*

24 Tell, "Rosy damaged vehicles" (8) TROLLEYS*

26 Forged notes with Scotsman and European (8) ESTONIAN {NOTES*}{IAN}

28 Sit back, with a north European beverage (6) TISANE {SIT<=}{A}{N}{E}

30 Challenge from Kakinada region (4) DARE [T]

31 Trendy to be in vessel and sea-craft (5) SHIPS {S{HIP}S}

32 Cupid shreds rose (4) EROS*

DOWN

1   Caledonian manages cost! (4) SCOT*

2   After a second, silly Romeo accepts British hat (8) SOMBRERO {S}{OM{BR}ERO*}

3   In absence of in-charge, officers produce tenders (6) OFFERS OFFicERS

4   Female deity and Greek leader on strange English ship (7) ?O?D?S? (Addendum - GODDESS {Gr..k}{ODD}{E}{SS} - See comments)

5   Thick soups that cowherds produce (8) CHOWDERS*

6   Landlord's communication (6) LETTER [DD]

7   Something to split found in Muscat, Oman (4) ATOM [T]

14 Excitedly came across head of caliphate in holy city (5) MECCA {CAME}* over {Ca...e}

16 Campaign in the foyer (5) LOBBY [DD]

18 Most unclean red tits fly around island (8) DIRTIEST {RED+TITS}* over {I}

20 At end of dinner, she lied cunningly, "Enjoyed" (8) RELISHED {d...eR}{SHE+LIED}*

21 Silent characters going around college, producing means of reproduction (7) STENCIL {STEN{C}IL*}

23 What a crazy lover might do when after girl? (6) GROVEL {LOVER}*<=>{G} &lit

25 Dull-witted subordinate moving around after dropping dinar (6) OBTUSE {SUBOrdinaTE}*

27 Cover for wound from barricades raider leaves in disarray (4) SCAB {BarriCAdeS}*

29 Gas none may produce (4) NEON*

Reference List

Second = S, Scotsman = IAN, North = N, European = E, English = E, Vessel = SS, Ship= SS, British = BR, In-charge = IC, Island = I, College = C

No 14843, Saturday 11 July 2026, Incognito

ACROSS
1 Esoteric song by model in administrative office (11) SECRETARIAT {SECRET}{ARIA}{T}
9 A positive friend giving shock (5) APPAL {A}{P}{PAL}
10 Guards dispatched in Welsh centres? (9) SENTINELS {SENT}{IN}{wELSh}
11 Gag mum or dad, for example (10) PALINDROME [Definition By Examples]
12 Behind pig-pen, European gets eye problem (4) STYE {STY}{E}
13 Regrets about commencement of law and regulations (5) RULES {RU{Law}ES}
15 Perhaps, IV needn't be conjured up (8) INVENTED*
17 Reduce vehicle slipping back on piece of land (8) SUBTRACT {BUS<}{TRACT}
19 Manufactured solid items for veneration (5) IDOLS*
22 Piece having can rejected by university (4) UNIT {TIN<}<=>{U}
23 Ponder and take away freedom? (10) DELIBERATE {DE-LIBERATE}

26 Stops bucks consuming tangled net around midday (9) STAGNATES {STAGS} around {NET* over dAy}
27 Setter and doctor drink (5) MEDOC {ME}{DOC}

28 Carrying lever, gets in business units (11) ENTERPRISES {PRISE} in {ENTERS}

DOWN
1 Close tightly around top of pistil and part of calyx (5) SEPAL {SE{Pistil}AL}

2 Settler: "Is with queen" (9) COLONISER {COLON}{IS}{ER}
3 Make certain nurse goes around before commencement of evening (6) ENSURE {NURSE*}{Evening}
4 A mythological creature has name... an honorific name (7) AGNOMEN {A}{GNOME}{N}
5 Egyptian goddess and international leader followed by sister (4) ISIS {International}{SIS}
6 A couple of cricket teams, perhaps, getting two ducks (6-3) TWENTY-TWO {22}

7 Weird dream about papa's piano pedal (6) DAMPER {DREAM*} about P

8 Climb 24 haphazardly carrying canine (6) ASCEND {ANDES*} around {C}
14 Processed Beirut lac and oil (9) LUBRICATE*
16 European spider scampers around top of my immaculate skin's outer layer (9) EPIDERMIS {E}{SPIDER*} around {My}{Immaculate}
17 Crush squid (not dead) near second hydrant (6) SQUISH {SQUId}{S}{H}
18 Maker's reactor blown up (7) CREATOR*
20 Draw small sailing boat (6) SKETCH {S}{KETCH}
21 US brig sails around mountainous stretch of California coast (3,3) BIG SUR*

24 Mountain range in South America and Spain (5) ANDES {AND}{ES}

25 Fly injured emigrant in absence of emir (4) GNAT {emiGrANT}*

REFERENCE LIST

Model=T, Positive=P, European=E, University=U, Setter=Me, Doctor=Doc, Queen=ER(Elizabeth Regina), Name=N, Sister=Sis, Papa=P, Canine=C, Dead=D, Second=S, Hydrant=H, Small=S, Spain=ES.

No 14842, Friday 10 Jul 2026, Incognito

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ACROSS

8   Stake wanted to some extent (4) ANTE [HIPS]

9   Odds of 1 is to 1? Not odds... (5) EVENS [C&DD]

10 Temperature in the attic (4) HEAT [T]

11 Now, after last month, starting to exercise in 10 years (6) DECADE {AD}<=>{DEC} and {Ex...e}

12 Burnt cream thrown by Edward (8) CREMATED {CREAM*}{TED}

13 When flying sea egret gets cheap passage (8) STEERAGE*

15 Small rest for golfers at New Scotland Yard for starters (6) TEENSY {TEE}{N}{Sc...d}{Yard}

17 Look, covering a short length... An antelope! (7) GAZELLE{GAZ{ELL}E}

19 Sumatra tour results in sufferings (7) TRAUMAS*

22 Questioning, like royalty (6) ASKING {AS}{KING}

24 One moving in tummy gets protection (8) IMMUNITY {1}{IN+TUMMY}*

26 Drug made from carotin processed with carbon (8) NARCOTIC {CAROTIN}*{C}

28 Male with pointer gets food item that may be vegetarian or non-vegetarian (6) MARROW {M}{ARROW}

30 Fish only (4) SOLE [DD]

31 Capital city is average in the beginning (5) PARIS {IS}<=>{PAR}

32 Bird seen in fernery (4) ERNE [HIPS]

DOWN

1   Keen to fracture joint (4) KNEE*

2   Idiotic pal seen with East Asian people (8) NEPALESE {PAL+SEEN}*{E}

3   Virginia follows dancer Kelly in city (6) GENEVA {VA}<=>{GENE}

4   Drink with actor's trainer (7) TEACHER {TEA}{CHER}

5   Person who agrees, as despatched by queen (8) ASSENTER {AS}{SENT}{ER}

6   Silver contained in home construction results in conductor's resistance (6) OHMAGE {OHM{AG}E*}

7   Animal from Vishakapatnam area (4) MARE [T]

14 Devices to catch animals and rats running around top of pit (5) TRAPS {TRA{Pit}S*}

16 Clever sting (5) SMART [DD]

18 Graphic symbol from herpetology transliterated in her absence (8) LOGOTYPE  herPETOLOGY*

20 Frightened alien leaves Inland Revenue confused (8) UNNERVED {inlaND+REVENUe}*

21 Sid rejected means of payment for shed (7) DISCARD {SID<=}{CARD}

23 "It's with Chinese editor" needed to be scratched (6) ITCHED {IT}{CH}{ED}

25 Cocktail samosa Sam left after meeting Indian man at first (6) MIMOSA{samOSA}<=>{Me...g}{In...n}{Man} 

27 Outer covering removed from samosa for prophet (4) AMOS sAMOSa

29 Has title to a portion of town square (4) OWNS [T] Semi&lit

Reference List

Now = AD, New = N, Short length = ELL, Carbon = C, Male =- M, Average = PAR, East = E, Queen = ER, Chinese = CH, Editor = ED

The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday No 63, Sunday 05 Jul 2026, Incognito

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ACROSS

8   Perhaps, Christian boy with a drink? (4) BALE {B}{ALE}

9   A tub that is damaged and having a hole in it? This vessel may be underwater... (1-4) U-BOAT {A+TUB}* over {O}

10 Times editor, at first, is surrounded by swirling gas (4) AGES {AG{Ed...r}S*}

11 Fox appearing in The Day of the Jackal (6) EDWARD [GK] Lovely movie

12 Communist, having kidnapped a pretty girl, mutinied (8) REBELLED {RE{BELLE}D}

13 Decrease from the moons orbiting (8) SMOOTHEN*

15 Nero dances in front of engineer getting dress (6) ENROBE {NERO}*{BE}

17 Type of gland, perhaps, having real DNA mutation (7) ADRENAL*

19 Tan sari manufactured for empress (7) TSARINA*

22 Entertains American with US bridge players (6) AMUSES {AM}{US}{E}{S}

24 Put off excited toffs carrying Greek letter and going around university (5,3) SNUFF OUT {TOFFS}* over {NU} and {U}

26 Nothing left, okay? (3,5) ALL RIGHT [DD]

28 Noise by Indiana man to be married in part of house (Continued in 32 Across) (6,4) DINING ROOM {DIN}{IN}{GROOM} 

30 Joint from shank needed (4) KNEE [T]

31 Silly in an exhibition at first (5) INANE {IN}{AN}{Ex...n}

32 See 28(4)

DOWN

1   Musical group from Porbandar (4) BAND [HIPS]

2   Insane demon ate worm (8) NEMATODE*

3   Turning up at end of hour, had returned veil (6) PURDAH {UP<=}{houR}{HAD<=}

4   Badly ignore German air chief during WW2 (7) GOERING {IGNORE}*{G}

5   Best bars moulded for assailants using sharp instruments (8) STABBERS*

6   Mariner from small oil tanker leaving Kent and sailing (6) SAILOR {S}{OIL+tAnkeR}*

7   Manufactured cashmere without scam at this place (4) HERE casHmERE

14 Lady remains unchanged on retirement (5) MADAM<=>

16 Wrap turban in absence of right African people (5) BANTU TUrBAN*

18 Spears animal in front of drunken sage around one (8) ASSEGAIS {ASS}{EGA{1}S*}

20 About financial penalty on railway for oil processing unit (8) REFINERY {RE}{FINE}{RY}

21 Smoker's accessory from trash thrown by a Yankee (7) ASHTRAY {TRASH*}{A}{Y}

23 Della in Mason books and Baker in Holmes stories (6) STREET [DD/GK]

25 Perhaps, what Dracula does... briefs, for example... (6) UNDIES [DD]

27 What uncle did with money in period before Easter? (4) LENT [DD]

29 Either way, it's middle of the day (4) NOON<=>

Reference List

Boy = B, Engineer = BE, American = AM, Bridge players = E(ast), S(outh), University = U, German = G, Small = S, Right = R, About = RE, Railway = RY

The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday No 60, Sunday 14 Jun 2026

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ACROSS
1 Son going back to hug female near stream gets plain vanilla, perhaps (2-6) NO-FRILLS {SON<}around {F}{RILL}
5 Adult movies edited in absence of European author (6) ASIMOV {A}{MOVIeS}*

10 Fight for a piece (5) SCRAP [DD]
11 Showed the ibex running around one near end of field (9) EXHIBITED {THE IBEX}* around {I}+{fielD}
12 Insect was returning next to zipper (6) SAWFLY {WAS<}{FLY}

13 Malicious elf is put adrift (8) SPITEFUL*
15 Impromptu commencement of dance in Bali is funny (2-3) AD-LIB {Dance}in {BALI}*
17 Silly to cover mummy... It's not literal! (9) IDIOMATIC {IDIO{MA}TIC}
19 Will try a setter by the book (9) TESTAMENT {TEST}{A}{ME}{NT}
20 Weight, perhaps, of article in vehicle (5) CARAT {CAR{A}T}
21 Cocks rifle at first, placing on damaged rests after a couple of rounds (8) ROOSTERS {Rifle}+{RESTS}*<=>{O}{O}
23 Remaining ones having troubled rest around hospital behind job centre (6) OTHERS {REST}* around {H}<=>{jOb}
27 Place to keep papers from short court proceeding (9) BRIEFCASE {BRIEF}{CASE}
28 Bird starting to die in rush (5) CROWD {CROW}{Die}
29 Signs up travelling salespersons without passes (6) ENROLS {saLespERsONS}*
30 Tape container that may be obtained from test case (8) CASSETEE*

DOWN
1 Where birds may reside in greenest surroundings... (5) NESTS [T]
2 Goodbyes were wrongly included in autumn speech at first (9) FAREWELLS {WERE}* inside {FALL}{Speech}
3 Drive tortuous mile around front of palace (5) IMPEL {MILE}* around {Palace}
4 Fibbed, "There's a note in the cover" (4) LIED {LI{E}D}
6 Excitedly I combust a quark like particle, for example (9) SUBATOMIC*

7 Wrongly omit female's dominant theme (5) MOTIF {OMIT}*{F}
8 Cite devil wrongly, to wit (9) VIDELICET*
9 Without it, pilot shifts awkwardly and takes without paying (9) SHOPLIFTS {PiLOt SHIFTS}*
14 Plumber's unachievable vision (4,5) PIPE DREAM [CD]
15 American-Indian actor is at Elba resort and can be changed (9) ALTERABLE {ALTER}{ELBA*}
16 Pretty futile arrangement by boy to collect gold (9) BEAUTIFUL {FUTILE}* around {AU}<=>{B}
18 Happened // to be evicted (6,3) TURNED OUT [DD]
22 Shaped Rosie's willow (5) OSIER*

24 Check Mark's // parasites (5) TICKS {DD]
25 Grass like plant contained in processed gels (5) SEDGE [T]
26 Letter from Druze tablet (4) ZETA [T]

Reference List

Female=F, Adult=A, European=E, One=1=I, Setter=Me, The Book=NT, Round=O, Hospital=H, Note=E, Gold=Au.

No 14816, Wednesday 10 Jun 2026, Incognito

Solution to 8A has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.

Open for anyone to answer, if not solved by 1 PM.

ACROSS

8   Male took in conjugal partner (4) ?A?E (Addendum - MATE {M}{ATE} - See comments)

9   Asset that could be pieces of furniture (5) SEATS*

10 Part of church collapses to some extent (4) APSE [HIPS]

11 Who had changed seating equipment mounted on elephant? (6) HOWDAH*

12 Siblings, perhaps, trouble school head around start of recess (8) BROTHERS {B{Re...s}OTHER}{Sc...l}

13 Analysing quantity of arsenic, for example, in groundwater at first (8) ASSAYING {AS}{SAY}{IN}{Gr...r}

15 Ladies restated expected standards (6) IDEALS*

17 Check manufacture of pectins (7) INSPECT*

19/22 Old weapon found in Shakespearean plays (7,6) ANCIENT PISTOL {ANCIENT}{PISTOL}

24 Driving in absence of medico, following a Rolls Royce and coming (8) ARRIVING {drIVING}<=>{A}{RR}

26 Spotted animals tearing her pants (8) PANTHERS*

28 Stick electrical component (6) SWITCH [DD]

30 What a golfer might shout from a wooded area after losing some time initially? (4) FORE FOREst

31 Other actors seem to be deaf to this kind of dialogue (5) ASIDE [CD]

32 Warmth in the theatre (4) HEAT [HIPS]

DOWN

1   Destruction of shale oil after leaving isle produces ring of light (4) HALO {sHAle+OiL}*

2   Excitedly help Adam to get illumination for biker, for example (8) HEADLAMP*

3   It's him wandering around tombolos, for example (6) ISTHMI*

4   Vegetable produced by a couple of boys in Co-op (7) CABBAGE {C{A}{BB}AGE}

5   Stone thrown by Scotsman and North European (8) ESTONIAN {STONE*}{IAN}

6   Horrible shame! Purloining one golf club! (6) MASHIE {MASH{1}E*}

7   Employer's devious ruse (4) USER*

14 Transgression at top-class peninsula (5) SINAI {SIN}{A1}

16 Leader left 9 on return (5) LENIN {L}{NINE<=}

18 Sal cared about collapsed magma chambers (8) CALDERAS*

20 Iodine and vanadium found in damaged hinges and rails (8) INVEIGHS {I}{N{V}EIGHS*}

21 Legal action arising from bad awl and spades, for example (7) LAWSUIT {AWL*}{SUIT}

23 Tie broken teeth at beginning of ritual (6) TETHER {TEETH*}{Ri...l}

25 Duty schedule from hero's terrible (6) ROSTER [T]

27 Ace spinner on the summit (4) ATOP {A}{TOP}

29 Cove between last part of beach and a part of port (4)  CHAP {beaCH}{A}{Port}

Reference List

Male = M, Boys = B, Left = L, Ace = A

No 14815, Tuesday 09 Jun 2026, Incognito

Solution to 18D has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.

Open for anyone to answer, if not solved by 1 PM.

ACROSS

8   Music composer from Korba, Chhattisgarh (4) BACH [T]

9   Spanish mission that serves as a reminder of Texas Revolution in Mambalam office (5) ALAMO [T]

10 Egyptian goddess is going around South Island (4) ISIS {I{S}{I}S}

11 Shoot covers new season (6) SPRING {SPRI{N}G}

12 Getting tailless dog in south eastern corral (8) SECURING {SE}{CUr}{RING}

13 Hit wound violently in suspense story (8) WHODUNIT*

15 Get dressed, perhaps, and be Nero, fiddling... (6) ENROBE*

17 Most crazy to get a Chinese body part (7) STOMACH {MOST*}{A}{CH}

19 What a groom might get for painting once again? (3,4) NEW COAT [DD]

22 Marshal Omar carries word of peace (6) SHALOM [T]

24 So diesel may be converted into sources of cooking fat (8) OILSEEDS*

26 Person carrying one's moniker, but may be unrelated (8) NAMESAKE [CD]

28 Once saucy ace (6) EXPERT {EX}{PERT}

30 Neurologist possesses some continental currency (4) EURO [HIPS]

31 Street commonly mentioned by Perry Mason in model law (5) DELLA [T]

32 Place to buy half-shorts with Papa (4) SHOP {SHOrts}{P}

DOWN

1   Moist place to store water on top of pitcher (4) DAMP {DAM}{Pi...r}

2   OK, dimes are scattered around hotel in Arab chief's territory (8) SHEIKDOM {OK+DIMES}* over {H}

3   Gross profit from liquor after March, in short (6) MARGIN {GIN}{<=>{MARch}

4   King leaves baskets for son's dogs (7) BASSETS BAS(-k+s)SETS

5   Criminal on island produces building material (8) CONCRETE {CON}{CRETE}

6   One may reflect... MOM or MUM looks the same in this (6) MIRROR [DBE]

7   Logo in the heart of designer (4) SIGN [HIPS]

14 Jerk's tenure in America (5) HITCH [DD]

16 Snake on road panel (5) BOARD {BOA}{RD}

18 Orders, with new note on first of September (8) C?M?A?D? (Addendum - COMMANDS {COMMA}{N}{D}{Se...r} - See comments)

20 Least expensive animal in box (8) CHEAPEST {CHE{APE}ST}

21 Announcement made by tennis referee at beginning of match between belligerent players (4,3) LOVE ALL [CD]

23 Tell untruth before owl flies and go underground, perhaps (3,3) LIE LOW {LIE}{OWL*}

25 General method to get elbow room (6) LEEWAY {LEE}{WAY}

27 Be next to rejected musical instrument (4) ABUT<=

29 Moor is back in space (4) ROOM<=

Reference List

South = S, Island = I, New = N, South Eastern = SE, Chinese = CH, Papa = P, Hotel = H, King = K, Son = S, Road = RD, Note = D

No 14814, Monday 08 Jun 2026, Incognito

Solution to 10A has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.

Open for anyone to answer, if not solved by 1 PM.

ACROSS

1   Local going after vehicle on highway from London to Leeds? It can lead to reduction in gas (11) CARMINATIVE {NATIVE}<=>{CAR}{M1}

9   Wife leaves lawyer's coat (5) LAYER LAwYER

10 Grand proposal to install gas lines to every house is fanciful thinking (4,5) P?P? D?E?M (Addendum - PIPE DREAM [C&DD] - See comments)

11 American consuming sodium first? Disgusting! (10) NAUSEATING {US}{EATING}<=>{NA}

12 Money held by masseur obtained (4) EURO [T]

13 Cut off from Chris Evert (5) SEVER {T]

15 Warped space on 1st for wool gatherer (8) ESCAPIST {SPACE}*{1ST}

17 Following friend, on this day, turning into a follower of an Oriental faith (8) BUDDHIST {BUD}{THIS+D}*

19 Pertaining to quality of sound arising from ventilator after losing rivet (5) TONAL {veNtiLATOr}*

22 Gas used in Cochrane, Ontario (4) NEON [T]

23 A kind of presentation for electrical socket (5,5) POWER POINT [DD]

26 So, large things are thrown with this (9) SLINGSHOT {SO+L+THINGS}* Semi&lit

27 Son has fun returning female's ground tobacco (5) SNUFF {S}{FUN<=}{F}

28 Point carton out to get device (11) CONTRAPTION*

DOWN

1   Rodent is shy at first, perhaps unsettled, for starters (5) COYPU {COY}{Pe...s}{Un...d}  

2   Are rather confused about metal not available in pure form in nature (4,5) RARE EARTH*

3   Start to produce units manufactured to make feedstocks (6) INPUTS {Pr...e+UNITS}*

4   Adds, "Badly snapped" (7) APPENDS*

5   Indian and Yankee in a motor sport (4) INDY {IND}{Y}

6   Entice ox running around university for performance (9) EXECUTION {ENTICE+OX}* over {U}

7   Throws fine fish on top of salver (6) FLINGS {F}{LING}{Sa...r}

8   Meaning: One drink, after commencement of May (6) IMPORT {1}{PORT}<=>{May}

14 Cod dives strangely consuming current media storage device (5,4) VIDEO DISC {COD+DIVES}* over {I}

16 A new advice: With Italian wine, for starters (9) ANTIPASTI {A}{N}{TIP}{ASTI}

17 In absence of war, brainwash distraught and exile (6) BANISH {BraINwASH}*

18 After school, parent gets choke (7) SMOTHER {S}{MOTHER}

20 The French aristocrat is pardoned (3,3) LET OFF {LE}{TOFF}

21 Rose, you and I punt badly (4,2) WENT UP {WE}{PUNT}*

24 Put in vase and badly ruin before noon (5) INURN {RUIN}*{N}

25 Against rebellious Anglican leaving clan (4) AGIN ANGlIcan*

Reference List

Wife = W, Day = D, Large = L, Son = S, Female = F, Yankee = Y, University = U, Fine = F, Current = I, New = N, School = S, The in French = LE, Noon = N

The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday No 59, Sunday 07 Jun 2026, Incognito

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ACROSS

8   Power source in penitentiary (4) CELL [DD]

9   Love chasm that is egg shaped (5) OVOID {0}{VOID}

10 Cry at sea, perhaps, in Idaho yacht (4) AHOY [T]

11 Plane flying north carrying European (6) HORNET {HORN{E}T*}

12 Paddy, for example, for Hibernian (8) IRISHMAN {IRISH MAN}

13 At 10, Tod is confused... Look after... (6,2) ATTEND TO {AT}{TEN}{TOD*}

15 Bantu jumped around end of counter and produced headgear (6) TURBAN {TU{c...eR}BAN*}

17 Drop down, from bus reversing, at bank (7) SUBSIDE {BUS<=}{SIDE}

19 In middle of spilled diesel, blockhead produces eats (7) EDIBLES {EDI{Bl..k}LES*}

22 Excitedly praise Iran of yore (6) PERSIA*

24 A crime orchestrated by an inhabitant of the United States (8) AMERICAN {A}{CRIME*}{AN}

26 Mad red crone trapped (8) CORNERED*

28 Brags, “Starting to save in vessels” (6) BOASTS {BOA{Save}TS}

30 Nero fiddled in city (4) RENO*

31 Additional payment on us, boy, in the beginning (5) BONUS {ON}{US}<=>{B}

32 Clock face laid back (4) DIAL<=

DOWN

1   Over-riding power to change vote (4) VETO*

2   Bank lets manufacture warm covers (8) BLANKETS*

3   Robbed Theodore after John (6) LOOTED {TED}<=>{LOO}

4   Head boy rejected can in back-room (7) MONITOR {RO{TIN<=}OM<=}

5   Acknowledged, “Matt died horribly” (8) ADMITTED*

6   One accompanying Bolt is cleaner (6) WASHER [DD]

7   Adios! Leaving one and returning drink (4) SODA ADiOS<=

14 Correct about starting of ceasefire and suspension of hostilities (5) TRUCE {TRU{Ce...e}E}

16 Place to fight in region covering town at last (5) ARENA {ARE{towN}A}

18 Rant, “Aid biter? That’s silly!” (8) DIATRIBE*

20 Bandits and groups capturing capital endlessly (8) BRIGANDS {B{RIGa}ANDS}

21 Young females... they may be bowled by bowlers (7) MAIDENS [DD}

23 One, sir, may be an aged person (6) SENIOR*

25 Stamp showing Bond’s boss, I hear, with chief (6) EMBOSS {(~m)EM}{BOSS}

27 Unlock duck corral (4) OPEN {O}{PEN}

29 RIP... One may drop this on someone’s death... (4) TEAR [DD]

 

Reference List

European = E, Boy = B, John = LOO

No 14813, Saturday 06 June 2026, Incognito

 ACROSS
8 Damage hot weapon (4) HARM {H}{ARM}
9 Ms Lamb has right to get hitched (5) MARRY MAR{R}Y
10 Swear in Damascus, Syria (4) CUSS [T]
11 Silly ass takes a moment to get a snack (6) SAMOSA {ASS}* around {A}{MO} Reminded of Dr. Gayatri

12 Tense, perhaps, before sire manufactured baked goods (8) PASTRIES {PAST}{SIRE*}

13 Sculpture tray at US building (8) STATUARY*
15 Convent head hugs boys in entrance after Catholics leave (6) ABBESS A(-cc+BB)BBESS
17 Author Pearl protects a couple of students with love for animal (7) BULLOCK BU{LL O}CK
19 Start from actor Kelly and sister (7) GENESIS {GENE}{SIS}
22 Small ring of light accompanied Mike's greeting (6) SHALOM {S}{HALO}{M}
24 One parliamentarian wandered and got better (8) IMPROVED {I}{MP}{ROVED}
26 Around end of March, aide with lawmaker gets permit to produce tract (8) PAMPHLET {PA}{MP}{marcH}{LET}
28 Code creator takes large bite of food (6) MORSEL {MORSE}{L}
30 Repeat twice, "Extinct creature" (4) DODO {DOx2}

31 The driver is unable to steer this mode of transport (5) TRAIN [CD]
32 Animal sound from Anantapur region (4) PURR [T]

DOWN
1 Information from armada taped (4) DATA [T]
2 Eternally living tailor stitched around a small measure of length (8) IMMORTAL {TAILOR}* around {MM}
3 Alcoholics Anonymous accepts minced lamb in city (6) AMBALA {AA} around {LAMB*}
4 Drunken sapper going around end of July settles dues in advance (7) PREPAYS {SAPPER}* around {julY}
5 Wrongly see heady cosmetic (8) EYESHADE*
6 Beetle disturbs a crab after commencement of sunset (6) SCARAB {A CRAB}*<=>{Sunset}

7 Insular land in Memphis leased (4) ISLE [T]
14 Feel model accompanied by cry (5) TOUCH {T}{OUCH}
16 Point at small picture by European showing flavouring substance (5) SPICE {S}{PIC}{E}
18 Utter, "Finish" (8) COMPLETE [DD]
20 Silly herpetologists dropping hotels in displays of narcissism (3,5) EGO TRIPS {heRPEtolOGIsTS}*
21 Michigan salt spread around top of rim gives wind! (7) MISTRAL {MI}{SALT* around Rim}
23 Friend returns, rejecting god, to become subservient person (6) LAPDOG {PAL<}{GOD<}
25 Maiden in erstwhile Pune is a Greek goddess (6) POMONA {PO{M}ONA}

27 River covered by Miroslav Ondricek (4) AVON [T]
29 Cad going away from Ecuador counterfeiting money (4) EURO {EcUadOR}*

REFERENCE LIST

Hot=H, Right=R, Moment=Mo, Boy=B, Catholic=C, Sister=Sis, Small=S, Mike=M, One=1=I, Parliamentarian=MP, Aide=PA (Personal Assistant), Large=L, Small measure of length=mm (millimetre), Alcoholic Anonymous=AA, Model=T, Point=S (South or any of the four points in a magnetic compass North, South, East or West ), Michigan=MI, Maiden=M.