The Hindu Crossword 12462

Published - November 02, 2018 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Prompt English groomsmen dancing in glee (3,4,6)
  • 8. Consume delicious coffee extract (5)
  • 9. Carrying a child say, around terminus (9)
  • 11. Change plan and endlessly spurn daughter-in-law (10)
  • 12. European city doctor meets associate (4)
  • 14. Photography pioneer, active at Mensa (7)
  • 16. Perfect husband’s ability to acquire Rolls Royce (2,5)
  • 17. Bird in couple of fights (7)
  • 19. Ninefold magnification finally achieved by designing new loupe (7)
  • 21. Prohibition upsetting voter wanting a little rum (4)
  • 22. What runner in relay race might do is risky (5-3-2)
  • 25. One who is given ecstasy, enthralled by frightfully nice trip (9)
  • 26. Suspend reactionary journalist receiving flak (5)
  • 27. Skill of team’s reserve players shown by power of pectoral muscles? (5,8)

Down

  • 2. Boston is sadly lacking new musicians (7)
  • 3. Inaccurate batsman scores first run? (3,3,4)
  • 4. Reason why batsman got out? Forced into a narrow space, lost wicket (5)
  • 5. Heavy total put up just around noon (9)
  • 6. What guy without love might do? (4)
  • 7. Criticising group concealing trouble (7)
  • 8. Computer program to evaluate bank customer (6,5)
  • 10. Where flesh is likely to cause offence? (4,3,4)
  • 13. Case of torture? Press meets young lady (4,6)
  • 15. Immigrants arrive rapidly at first entering from all directions (9)
  • 18. Report about cartel abducting one (7)
  • 20. Postcard perhaps not right! Make a digital audio file (7)
  • 23. Supply model with ecstasy in vehicle (5)
  • 24. Endlessly describe long story (4)
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