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The Hindu Crossword No. 2653

Across

1 Bitter attack made by Diane before a race (8)

5 Man, a Scottish island? (6)

9 Where the bigwigs sit and work
during pitched battle? (3,5)

10 Bottle, a drop of Rioja, brought into
small restaurant (6)

11 Free, the BBC? Not initially (5)

13 Confused outpouring from a boy
after argument (4,5)

15 Game, the man given courage by
second drink (4-3-6)

18 Girl (restaurant employee) one
nicked, here in Surrey (8,5)

20 Excited rangers following me,
a diving duck (9)

22 Willing to study? Yes, at first (5)

23 Go about with couple (6)

24 Society bringing great delight to staff (4,4)

26 Eager to hang paintings around study (6)

27 Said about one card game that's novel (8)

Down

1 Diversion caused by daughter
changing route (6)

2 Repast with pie freshly baked for
an hors d' oeuvre (9)

3 Little girl, one captured by artist (3)

4 I saw lobster cooked in the servants'
quarters (5,6)

6 HGV, sort partner crashed (11)

7 Delicate, female at bar (5)

8 Need bar refurbished round east of city (8)

12 Joy involves one male in murder (11)

14 Flighty creature brewed ale, surprisingly,
in outskirts of Redcar (4,7)

16 Waterproof for boy caught in awful
rain after onset of typhoon (9)

17 Verse by me turned up in a song
and a prayer (3,5)

19 Character making percussion
instrument's sound (6)

21 Quickly accomplished air attack
across centre of Memphis (5)

25 Food item, for example, put on
top of gammon (3)

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