Across
9 Upset jinn tore packages (Ali ultimately put pieces together) (9)
10 Devise escape mechanism (5)
11 Tiny piece of moon brought back in casing of graphite (7)
12 Monkey kept in section with low wall (7)
13 Good indeed, fantastic conclusion by umpire raising finger after catch? (5)
14 Prospect of naughty lap dances? (9)
16 Father had potato (fried), just like that (2,3,4,2,1,3)
19 Bars illegal shoe sale arresting touts at the centre (3,6)
22 Bore child with tips on debate after retirement (5)
24 Fish amino acid he took very regularly? (7)
26 Bleak country in short, there’s no hospital! (7)
27 Question: best current opener in cricket? (5)
28 Intimacy on the counter? Lust, getting wasted in odd places? Setter has concerning long-term wild reproduction consequences (9)
Down
1 Wife has one scrambled egg and third of milk shake (6)
2 Direct eccentric star and topless 8 (8)
3 Gussalufz’s “EZ” or most elementary level? (6,4)
4 Annoy gangster from the north (6)
5 Criticize revolutions over quick chat (4-4)
6 Overcook chicken horribly and ruin starters (4)
7 Ideal place, you said, to quietly and heartily flirt with one (6)
8 With husband near America, send message around noon: “Anything else we can do?” (4,4)
15 Foetus sits fooling around in this body part (4,6)
16 Perennial bloomer, “Amar _____ Anthony,” releasing on Sunday, finally (8)
17 Blowing top, fought about company’s latest updated design (8)
18 Lizard spoiled the raita (8)
20 Key feature of rogue’s capers (6)
21 Sailor departs around first half of dawn after getting up (3,3)
23 More yawning from the German bored by Go round (6)
25 Main killer or essentially reluctant associate? (4)
Published – November 06, 2025 01:35 pm IST
