The Hindu Sunday crossword no. 79

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Across

8 AI introduced in Vietnam is worthless (4)

9 Forced the crowd (5)

10 Employs American warship around central Nigeria (4)

11 Regional Engineering Colleges uses intellectual property to expose system (6)

12 Described dog? Indeed (8)

13 Engineer may bless convention (8)

15 Clears tracks (6)

17 Temporarily uses first bus at golden lines (7)

19 Understands that time is redundant for these people (7)

22 Energetic Kazakhstanis discard khakis and produce a poem, say (6)

24 Criminal Ellis hid in brae (8)

26 Precious stones kept in suit (8)

28 Having uninterrupted power supply in Delhi East initially is an advantageous aspect (6)

30 Boy with golden spoon ultimately was brought to life by birth (4)

31 Indicate time (5)

32 Send son to guard borders (4)

Down

1 Cook bass and koi first adding spice at the end (4)

2 Technician in England shakes and has beer after removing lid (8)

3 Say, quickly debar first voter that’s fraud (6)

4 Farewell to leave with first daughter, boy, 4th wife on tour (7)

5 Doctors for depression? First session in the beginning (8)

6 Coach on line, beginning to go as it is more occupied (6)

7 Female, stranger at England seen at fair (4)

14 Fire bolt (5)

16 To encourage to stay outside University is noble (5)

18 Infirmity comes from fitful wakefulness, having flu (8)

20 Demanded sibling shortened visit to India (8)

21 How his personality is helping to make a rumour (7)

23 Baptizing Amin inside’s not good (6)

25 Dolly sauntered around university noisily (6)

27 Metal found in the environment (4)

29 For fathers, daughters are darlings surely, from the beginning (4)

Published - October 22, 2026 03:27 pm IST

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