The Hindu Crossword 12517

Published - January 07, 2019 12:05 am IST

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Across

  • 1. Prevail upon salesman to return said leather variety (8)
  • 5. Don't let footloose friend return with chicken (6)
  • 9. More changes around each ruler (7)
  • 10. To do this, one needs no invitation! (7)
  • 11. Parked in wrong place, I'm clasped in a strange manner (9)
  • 12. Pertaining to birth in South African province (5)
  • 13. German song wasn't straight (4)
  • 14. Spoken to have a cover with recipient's name on (9)
  • 17. Lay to rest religious group's split (9)
  • 19. Chase away, snap endlessly (4)
  • 23. Baby bug found in circular vat (5)
  • 24. One rouser played wrong (9)
  • 25. It's a lot off the top when one comes out of the barber's (4,3)
  • 26. In the main, America gets you finally to friend (7)
  • 27. Not a sofa for taking rest for 24 hours (3,3)
  • 28. Did men leave you scented? (8)

Down

  • 1. Introductory statement before leisurely walk (8)
  • 2. Rejoinder in cut poster with edges torn off (7)
  • 3. Rude fun truly topped (6)
  • 4. Lineage by "child" gets rare, decent credits (6,7)
  • 6. Surprise regarding shin dislocation (8)
  • 7. UT stree made legal guardian (7)
  • 8. Muse about cover coming off dish (6)
  • 10. Roundabout way is outre (8,5)
  • 15. Diplomatic move takes a month indeed without head of Democrats (8)
  • 16. Squinting, chief said I should end (4-4)
  • 18. Consumer grabs right in New York baby's room (7)
  • 20. Gangster's noise over one-third of oodles wasting away (7)
  • 21. US lake is still (6)
  • 22. Overwhelm English girl by withdrawn complaint (6)
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