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The Hindu Crossword No. 8527

Across

1 A nut, as I chop it, scatters (9)

5 Victoria, say, sounds incorrect (5)

8 Black spice builds muscle (6)

9 He provides evidence at street disturbance (8)

11 Some paranoia, in retrospect, in the island (4)

12 Mutilated boy came back, worked out (10)

14 Organic base found in a pit (5)

15 What to do to be a winner (7)

16 Revenue-earning cargo to recompense boy holding ring (7)

17 Former British statesman in a large, open area (5)

19 Service rendered by the haves for the have-nots, perhaps (6,4)

20 Festival mantra takes in master (4)

22 Treated with oxygen (8)

23 Film on metal — one featured in state capital (6)

24 A welcome sign for the house hunter (2,3)

25 The best journey by air — excellent (3,6)

Down

1 Well-known people in general (6)

2 Place of learning where Ross coached only haphazardly (9,6)

3 A record's created by mountain (4)

4 How to free UNO anyhow, suddenly? (3,2,7)

5 Wagon in which a race fight erupted (7,3)

6 Intellectual activity on the side is an unorthodox way of solving problems (7,8)

7 Quiet and reportedly prepared but torn to pieces (7)

10 Taking back the grant already made ended Tom's win unfortunately (12)

13 One who hates marriage raises mature insects (non-English) in a cloud (10)

16 Father's reportedly determined to qualify for a military commission (4,3)

18 To communicate information needs a significant skill (6)

21 A legislative body featured in newspaper endlessly (4)

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