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The Hindu Crossword No. 8504

Across

1 Easily spoilt fairy's hard, competent (10)

7 Final part of a musical composition in the disco dazzles (4)

9 Imperfect bearing may cause damage (6)

10 Beekeeper in a Paris IT organisation (8)

11 Spell of dentistry without end is jarring (8)

12 People who make the effort? Right, in rows (6)

13 Decoration that is new, gaudy all round (7)

16 Gift of the gab (7)

17 A car model, big in general (2,5)

19 Introduction to public relations — avoid it (7)

22 Loathsome chap in a group (6)

23 A beginner in slaving, selected and appointed to the job (8)

26 Stock return (8)

27 Prizes for Arjuna, Oscar and so on (6)

28 Loveless ambassador's jealousy (4)

29 Clear and emphatic, producing echoes (10)

Down

2 Bird made me rise satisified (5)

3 I fled with a Scot, one in Teheran, say (7)

4 The creature to breach the shore (5)

5 An Indian's devotion (6)

6 Letter writer always holding gun (9)

7 Way of writing that curves around pronoun (7)

8 Scared DIG became stigmatised (9)

14 Order in the parade ground for concentration (9)

15 The tourist, perhaps, as an observer (9)

18 Convenience arranged any time (7)

20 One who loiters may pull girl up (7)

21 Chinese creatures that may be found in Indian temples? (6)

24 Usual chaos when backward American escorts admirer (5)

25 Daring warship of WWI could need rebuilding, including first of masts (5)

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