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The Hindu Crossword 8617

Across

1 Word of warning before leaving what has passed before (9)

6 Bump into slow-moving vessel (5)

9 Wanders about aimlessly to obtain small tools (7)

10 Come into existence or action (7)

11 Glorifies and praises highly (6)

12 Clear fluid, part of blood (6)

15 Word of warning for egghead on land in a conspicuous position (10)

16 Large graceful waterbird that sings melodiously on point of death (4)

18 Stud manager (4)

19 Arousing interest as it is pleasing in appearance (10)

23 Show the way to make a film? (6)

25 Large short-legged animals inhabiting rivers (6)

28 The opposite of some prosaic conversation? (7)

29 Weaken nun ever in shock (7)

30 Furnish with quality (5)

31 Thing desired but not allowed (9)

Down

1 Useful cover in the garden of Eden (3,4)

2 Moscow to give leads to birds? (9)

3 A family of geese making a reforming peer late (7)

4 Tins for the institution (4)

5 Sag quietly to pant (4)

6 Noisy fights the police may have to stop (6)

7 Chides about the high prices (5)

8 Account for what is not clear (7)

13 Recurrent phrase having symbolical significance (5)

14 Sound sleep (5)

17 Confidences murmured aside (9)

18 The hour to tuck in after supper (7)

20 I burst into song before I drink the Italian wine (7)

21 Directed towards part of the horizon where sun rises (7)

22 Insufficient for demand (6)

24 Spoke with rapturous admiration (5)

26 Knotty problem for sea explorers (4)

27 Tom is pleased to do it (4)

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