13 hours Ago Across 1 No trace of husband or nephew in Hibernia or lands further south (6) 5 Six slices of tripe set alongside old Spanish bread (6) 8 Spooner tells us one seasoning food’s approaching being delightful (2,4,2,3) 11 Scarlet towers over not-so-bright stars (3,6) 12 Overly loud American, looking back, going on (5) 13 Philippine city’s enthralling student paper (7) 14 They split — to do the reverse! (7) 15 Called out: Starter’s cooking — taste? (7) 17 Earl, scoundrel, overcome by booze, making misstep (7) 20 Morning deity rejected doctrine (5) 21 Quack, then maraud wildly in a kind of story (9) 22 Creating three of M*A*S*H ’s characters? (11) 23 Bride’s delirious, in bits (6) 24 In southeast, Dutch to leave S African grassland thin (6) Down 2 Solve this clue to beget grand urban construction! (11,4) 3 Second life for polystyrene wall filling (7) 4 Verify eccentric Cartesian (9) 5 Fruit and asparagus tip falling to the floor (5) 6 See opera — ENO — never seeing energy in its star? (7) 7 Sherlock’s defining characteristic heard in final moments (3,4,8) 9 School leavers’ event in which patriotic songs belted out at last? (4) 10 Occupying this inventor? Safety, principally! (4) 14 Troubles, including yoga, tai chi etc (9) 15 Does the groundwork for gits? (4) 16 He makes little effort, braggart downgraded at first (7) 18 About to eat, having swallowed whiskey and claret (3,4) 19 Everyman getting fourth of rounds, suppressing touch of angst, reluctant to pay (4) 21 Reads about faces (5) Solution No. 3342 Published - January 30, 2025 09:01 am IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit The Hindu Sunday Magazine / games / leisure (general) / lifestyle and leisure.
