The Hindu : Miscellaneous / Crossword : The Hindu Crossword No. 8850

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Miscellaneous - Crossword

The Hindu Crossword No. 8850

Across

1 There is nothing complicated about this return on investment (6,8)

8 Allowance for a speech failing to start (6)

9 Remarkable kind of number (8)

11 Honeyed words used in flattery (5,4)

12 Look! Teacher backs a primate (5)

13 Vessel with a crazy English master (7)

15 Plead for directions to play host (7)

17 Simenon's crime-buster (7)

19 Suppressed Pole was the first to contain endless quarrel (7)

21 A small growth in the body may mean depression (5)

23 What may be found on the front door — funny metal pane (9)

25 Tiny tree developed for timeless existence (8)

26 Effeminate American in college grounds (6)

27 Adjustable light for moles with appealing design (10,4)

Down

1 ISRO's so excited about a fleshy fruit (7)

2 Permit required for carrying a headdress (5)

3 In the circus, would he reduce a roar to a mew? (4,5)

4 A thin, irregular flow could deceive the French (7)

5 Lager brewed befitting a king (5)

6 A big star's reported deception is a device to harness natural energy (5,4)

7 In these days, dropping name is already programmed (6)

10 Two with a soft, distinctive appearance (4)

14 The recipe Anu prepared for a gourmet (9)

16 Part of the aircraft getting entangled in a tall pine (9)

17 Way to cook potatoes, for example, that mother gave up (6)

18 Item of clothing — to put over an armoured vehicle? (4,3)

19 A certain unspecified part in a transom exposed to view (4)

20 Improve the looks, put on very smart clothes (5,2)

22 Discussion group on penal reform (5)

24 Highest mark, first in Greek (5)

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