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The Hindu Crossword No. 8291

Across

1 A livewire to enter and liven a dead party (4,2,4)

6 Mark from automobiles (4)

9 Persuade to attend a musical entertainment (7)

10 Basis of a refreshing drink (3,4)

12 The city speculator may be anxious to develop this quality (8)

13 Cardinal number set on edge (5)

15 Express one's sentiments properly (5)

17 Explain meaning of tree-print design (9)

19 Signal to provide a clamour (9)

21 Credit to the aforesaid here (5)

23 Get the small pies to begin with (5)

24 Glistened to glow and glitter (8)

27 Always get behind schedule (7)

28 Send forth issue (7)

29 Movement of the drift (4)

30 Let men set somehow for adjustment (10)

Down

1 Two firms combine over a nourishing drink (4)

2 In extraordinary time ran up a prayer tower (7)

3 Silly person we sometimes meet (5)

4 He is concerned with public worship (9)

5 What one may call a plump person (5)

7 Mrs. Mop who is easily seen around the house (7)

8 Cause to bounce off (10)

11 Adjusted treadle somehow (7)

14 Terse advice to a talkative hairdresser? (3,2,5)

16 Brought forward again and repeated out loud (7)

18 Grant met an overbearing woman (9)

20 Senseless conclusion that leads nowhere (4,3)

22 Agent with keys not yet old (7)

24 Screen is turned before the night before (5)

25 Rascal seen running through middle of the church (5)

26 Sent to a cosy place to settle (4)

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