The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday No 26, Sunday 19 Oct 2025, Incognito

ACROSS

8   President's vehicle is in front of hotel (4) BUSH {BUS}{H}

9  A Greek endlessly gives consent (5) AGREE {A}{GREEk}

10 Prayer leader from Kohima mosque (4) IMAM [T]

11 Dancing balladeers throwing away ball in Indian Ocean inlet (3,3) RED SEA ballADEERS*

12 Perhaps, submarine endures a storm (8) UNDERSEA*

13 Embarrassed ovine (8) SHEEPISH [DD]

15 Left before song taking model equipment used by cowboy (6) LARIAT {L}{ARIA}{T}

17 Praise how abdomen is after losing weight (7) FLATTER [DD]

19 Non-professional friend in Australia starting to ride (7) AMATEUR {A{MATE}U}{Ride}

22 He makes trousers and coat end with gold (6) TAILOR {TAIL}{OR}

24 Practise on funeral carriage (8) REHEARSE {RE}{HEARSE}

26 What a witch should know for writing words? (8) SPELLING [DD]

28 Untethered poster falling out (6) ADRIFT {AD}{RIFT}

30 Cheese available in debriefings (4) BRIE [T]

31 Ships' companies' voyage, I hear (5) CREWS (~cruise)

32 Sadly, salad is tossed without a bit of dill (4) ALAS {SALAd}*

DOWN

1   Air from Neptune does not have neon and phosphorus (4) TUNE nepTUNE

2   Charlie has examination... Turned out to be most pure (8) CHASTEST {C}{HAS}{TEST}

3   Country initially admitting woman in African country (6) MALAWI {MAL{Ad...g}{W}I}

4   Medico takes small quantity for making a type of beer (7) DRAUGHT {DR}{AUGHT}

5   Bob? Found hanging, marking time... (8) PENDULUM [C&DD]

6   Where one may see oneself shaving? (6) MIRROR [CD]

7   Walk through water perhaps, with poster at end of parade (4) WADE {W}{AD}{p...dE}

14 Imphal man's game (5) HALMA [T]

16 Is next to a model in vehicle (5) ABUTS {A}{BU{T}S}

18 Wrongly pierce behind each component of spectacles (8) EARPIECE {PIERCE}*<=>{EA}

20 Ate from time meant for beverage consumption (3,5) TEA BREAK [ATE}* [RA]

21 Boy with rascals producing shoes (7) BROGUES {B}{ROGUES}

23 Flowers from Ellis Island (6) LILIES {ELLIS+I}*

25 Husky and horse running round middle of May (6) HOARSE {HO{mAy}RSE}

27 Country converting rupee endlessly (4) PERU RUPEe*

29 Even an apartment? (4) FLAT [DD]

Reference List

Hotel = H, Gold = OR, On = RE, Poster = AD, Charlie = C, Woman = W, With = W, Model = T, Each = EA, Boy = B

No 14617, Saturday 18 October 2025, Incognito

 ACROSS
8 Chief /stud (4) BOSS [DD]
9 Gunners following father's soldiers from the Fallshirmjager (5) PARAS {RA}<=>{PA}{'S}
10 Cooking equipment from Coventry (4) OVEN [T]
11 Professional suitable for getting gain (6) PROFIT {PRO}{FIT}
12 Long pits dug at the front? (8) TRENCHES [CD]
13 Fighter, along with soldiers protecting king, and people moving from one place to another (8) MIGRANTS {MIG}{R}{ANTS}
15 Unmarried son, Nigel, is silly (6) SINGLE*
17 Extraordinary delight from physical training at university in unusual surrounding (7) RAPTURE {RA{PT}{U}RE}
19 Penned, "Bird goes around flying tit" (7) WRITTEN {WR{ITT*}EN}
22 One for every issue? (6) PERSON {PER}{SON}
24 Understood nun pokes playfully (8) UNSPOKEN*
26 Spiritual vacation? (8) EXORCISM [CD]
28 Silly Armenians giving up arms before start of struggle... That's mad! (6) INSANE {armENIANs+Struggle}*
30 Indian tribal from Itanagar (4) NAGA [T]

31 Problem with the French musical instrument (5) BUGLE {BUG}{LE}

32 Royal Air Force gets model for rudimentary water transport (4) RAFT {RAF}{T}

DOWN
1 Raspberry at end of dinner for lout (4) BOOR {BOO}{dinneR}
2 Order something from the menu, perhaps, and invite trouble (3,3,2) ASK FOR IT [CD&D]
3 Put some tahini in eating implement? Absolutely correct! (4,2) SPOT ON {SPO{Tahini}ON}
4 Demonstration for trial (7) PROTEST {PRO}{TEST}
5 Examiner arranging roses behind donkey (8) ASSESSOR {ROSES}*<=>{ASS}
6 Wild count captures a bird (6) TOUCAN {COUNT}* around {A}

7 Unit of heredity /common to actors Hackman, Kelly and Wilder (4) GENE [DD]
14 Picture that is covering small magazine (5) IMAGE {I{MAG}E}
16 Falsehood about, for example, feudal lord (5) LIEGE {LI{EG}E}
18 Travelling cabinet minister leaves state in-charge to get Chinese currency (8) RENMINBI {caBINet MiNIstER}*

20 Pants, "Rust rose haphazardly" (8) TROUSERS*
21 Go through wild game, having liquor at first (7) RUMMAGE {GAME}*<=>{RUM}
23 Run away bearing bearing and shout (6) SCREAM {SCR{E}AM}
25 Ship carries lime squash and beams (6) SMILES {S{MILE*}S}
27 Mystery man with Sam returned for festival (4) XMAS {X}{SAM<}
29 Head of fish and fin rejected for bad smell (4) NIFF {Fish FIN}<

REFERENCE LIST

Gunners=RA(Royal Artillery), Father=PA, Soldier=S, Fighter=MIG(fighter jet), Soldiers=Ant, King=R, Son=S, Physical Training=PT, University=U, The in French=Le, That Is= IE, For Example=eg, In-Charge=IC, Bearing=E(ast), Ship=SS, Mystery Man=X.