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The Hindu Crossword 8447

Across

1 Apparent worth — of the countenance? (4,5)

5 Soldier obtained a leg of mutton (5)

8 Pan for straining, a can, older version (8)

9 Make a wooden container with musical key inside (6)

11 One queen in India or one from the Middle East (5)

12 Stoic Ram's wrongful banishment (9)

13 Capacity to work with unknown, green characters for a spell (6)

14 Medieval musician playing: listen, mister! (8)

16 Cuban dan naively conceals a neckerchief (8)

18 Military policeman with revolutionary headgear (3,3)

22 Runner, not necessarily a winner at Guindy (9)

23 Meat for Henry, a student (5)

24 Performing at peak ability and relating to some music (2,4)

25 Novel I printed: "Fearless" (8)

26 Tests that could be academic (5)

27 Reprimand with words: end small deviation (5,4)

Down

1 Roofing material supporting centre of offices is made of clay (7)

2 Miscellaneous collection of old students in a barred place (7)

3 Begin virtually doing away with contraptions — dispensing devices (7,8)

4 Wait for a chance to stretch out and bellow (3,3)

5 Dogs from Alsace? (6,9)

6 Mass of ice, moving ice, large, almost (7)

7 Column of air resulting from uneven heat in another malformation (7)

10 Take off clothes in a way and split (5)

15 Guard failing to open door (5)

16 Rules for lawyers put on merchandise for easy billing (3,4)

17 City where a coin is tossed (7)

19 Can poor Sal copy West Indian song? (7)

20 Knight errant or friend on a racket (7)

21 Small hat — for the head, that is (6)

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