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The Hindu Crossword 8551

Across

1 Holds up picnic baskets (7)

5 Sort of drink set beside the driver (4,3)

9 A cart used to measure weight of gems? (5)

10 I am like Peter Pan; incomparably so (9)

11 Do return debts to avoid causing hatred (6)

12 Feeble agent gets it after a month (8)

14 Train Diana in this country, away from prying eyes (5)

15 The broadcast set up rare openings (9)

18 Valuable view of ducks (6,3)

20 To transport goods back to a mall, a S. American animal may come in handy (5)

22 Peer for a third of a sovereign on an English isle (8)

24 Before a congressman, broadcast signal was boosted and clarified by the device (6)

26 Hill the counsellor — a most irritating individual (9)

27 Drain to the bottom of an emotional state (5)

28 Found her lost pistol case slung on a belt (7)

29 Was afraid the red would run — dead worried (7)

Down

1 Bullying once right paradoxically (9)

2 Somehow impair their ride to the altar (7)

3 Following — e.g. at Rouen possibly (9)

4 Glide smoothly along (4)

5 Illness one appears to recover from? (5,5)

6 Daughter back — dull and tedious (5)

7 No quick growing plant? (7)

8 Receive stolen goods! (5)

13 Guy the agent is a lawbreaker (10)

16 It's clear Eton developed the liberal spirit (9)

17 Alarmed about retired agent getting shot through (9)

19 Free translation of Braille (7)

21 Granted a guard for Edward (7)

22 A companion not first to score (5)

23 Build, to set upright (5)

25 Gone for a loaf, we hear (4)

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