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The Hindu Crossword No. 8573

Across

1 Scottish islanders, alternatively bounders taking Scottish name (9)

6 Very large English Doctor of Divinity went out and took medicine (5)

9 She turns to liberal to abolish (5)

10 Bloomer made by a country of driving enthusiasts (9)

11 Copies of new head in the Bishop's office (10)

12 It has caused many deaths in Vietnam (4)

14 Rest can be accommodated by these Mediterranean islanders (7)

15 Glean out starting price of small glittering metal plate (7)

17 Almost redundant features of the Isle of Wight (7)

19 To comprehend, discover the depths of matter (7)

20 Leo given right part in a play (4)

22 One in court to deal with trespassers? (10)

25 Irritable fellow working in a stable environment (9)

26 Only very bright ones would require 50 amps (5)

27 Ugly customers will always make some progress (5)

28 Literary compositions full of wit, sarcasm and irony by these writers (9)

Down

1 Rate not the dreadful harangued address (5)

2 A crawler will get pie — decent pie (9)

3 Belle acted in a way that was delightful (10)

4 Agrees favorably for arranging pact with engineers (7)

5 Useless to start preparation under an extended sheet of low cloud (7)

6 Penny dreadful featuring transvestite habits (4)

7 Its an essential for the holy man (5)

8 Guard seen changing into overalls (9)

13 Appropriate fact (10)

14 Against new lot giving voice (9)

16 Newspaper which isn't bad at describing periods of prosperity (4,5)

18 Quietly on river, little devils assembled for the fishes (7)

19 Meshed fabric to trap vertebrate (7)

21 Nothing is right for an admirer (5)

23 Bloomers at a dollar for Greek love God (5)

24 The way gunners back cultural activities (4)

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