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The Hindu Crossword No. 8576

Across

1 Tasteless near the knuckle (10)

6 Singles champions (4)

9 To hold off voting, jack may get reproach (7)

10 Becomes more irritable and hostile (7)

12 Political organisation which should go like clockwork (8)

13 Once more makes a profit (5)

15 Country becomes popular by reciprocating help (5)

17 Put in other words meaning the same (9)

19 There's no point on TV soap coming to a conclusion during the holiday (9)

21 Drug taken with swiftness (5)

23 Girl from manor, perhaps (5)

24 Oily preservative found by bespectacled cardinal in a Greek island (8)

27 Past performed with ease, say, for the bar (7)

28 Strolls aimlessly with feeble steps (7)

29 Pace kept on road for record (4)

30 Small bowls for Spanish doubles (10)

Down

1 Terrible fellow and vain, in a way (4)

2 Duke does not start to answer, will give up (7)

3 Become tenants — like being in sheltered accommodation (5)

4 Joint where top journalist attends musical performance (9)

5 A little extra item that's characteristic (5)

7 Eastern instrument coming from Karachi (7)

8 Grindstone turns faster and faster (10)

11 Quarters lag direction in construction of hard transparent brittle materials (7)

14 Breathes in with difficulty — takes a long rest (10)

16 State date of birth — it's the norm (7)

18 Communication from landlord with space available? (3,6)

20 Ruse man employed to establish identity (7)

22 She is able to steel from the French (7)

24 Roman Catholic turns to Nigerian prayer (5)

25 Danes moving chairs? (5)

26 Questions tasks given with no time (4)

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