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The Hindu Crossword 8639

Across

1 Sharpshooter selects a fellow (8)

5 An approach to current duty (6)

10 Fruit of the French day (5)

11 Monometer modified as a timekeeper in music (9)

12 Way to go when the road is blocked (9)

13 Move furtively and go down, carrying pound (5)

14 Half-rotten vegetable matter used as manure a lot around centre of lowland (5)

16 A tar never turns publican (8)

18 American painter who gave a hoot? (8)

20 Recordist gets right back around a monkey (5)

24 Fire causing a certain gleam here (5)

25 Divide and bury a faction (9)

27 Heavy bit of clothing worn by C.O., a target for mockery (9)

28 Seat of the president (5)

29 Takes the test again, tries afresh with smart start... (6)

30 ... in addition to altering sea walls (2,4,2)

Down

1 Factory barrier that helps raise water level in a stream (7)

2 Incomplete shift in a genuine change of residence (7)

3 Navigational aid, a sound device (5)

4 In the body it is in a warm pitiful place (6)

6 Flier's support causing wrinkles around the eyes (5,4)

7 Wearing away through noise or otherwise (7)

8 In the audio system, it could be loud (7)

9 Alumnus of famous school, not English, in a frenzy (7)

15 Dancing Otto, tenth one in southern Africa (9)

17 Part creator and part mortal (7)

18 Mangle a device for drying clothes (7)

19 Entrance for trained singers (7)

21 Gain mastery before cry of despair is heard (7)

22 Profit makes a come back (7)

23 Social position that could go with a symbol (6)

26 Outing for scouting in short (5)

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