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The Hindu Crossword 8629

Across

1 Anything but free and easy wear, their use is restrictive (13)

8 After a short time, revised score for dance (7)

9 Agent gave a false statement when he responded (7)

11 Environmentalists may be put on them (6)

13 The Aurora Borealis lights up this area (8)

15 Mentioned in dispatches (5)

16 Remove superfluous weight (7)

18 Registers as a pupil (7)

19 Married in ancient or anyway mature state (5)

21 Poison coming from a harbour back in the orient (8)

23 Defers the days about the French return (6)

25 Member in neat outfit showing good taste (7)

26 Pray for the development of curative power (7)

28 The knack of getting what one wants? (13)

Down

2 Putting people in the wrong situation results in misery (7)

3 A vessel for a dope (3)

4 Weapon brought up to make an implement (4)

5 Flighty maybe, but she has stories to unfold (3,7)

6 A deposit Kelvin first makes isn't working (5)

7 Poseidon's spear (7)

8 It adds up to the same whichever way you look at it (5,6)

10 Live so hazardously and your legs collapse (11)

12 Dinar converted at the lowest point (5)

14 He gave Napoleon the boot (10)

17 A scholar turning to ice getting a cloak (5)

18 Eastern trouble — potentially serious (7)

20 Formic queen. That's hard (7)

22 Port of Authority at Zambia has a public square in city (5)

24 Thrust pointed weapon on the way, at Jack (4)

27 A fish turns around in the river (3)

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