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The Hindu Crossword 8648

Across

1 The band was, in a Sherlock Holmes story (8)

5 So Carl belted out songs of joy (6)

9 Deliveries projected but the weather is doubtful (8)

10 Declare that the fool has hesitation to begin (6)

12 Friend to finish the game (4)

13 What a strongman would do so that he may rule (5,5)

15 Trickle first into the heart of Hindiland (6)

17 Branch in Karnataka faces fate (5)

20 Throws money around the street (5)

21 Stop sleeping! (6)

24 Regret on the French street at 1200, perhaps (3,3,4)

27 Release without charge (4)

29 What is taught, with skimpy clothes (6)

30 Having great insight, the expert discovered (8)

31 Throws airs about in the General Hospital. How showy! (6)

32 If a film has this, it's quite popular among theatre-goers (1,4,3)

Down

1 Rants about height attained in a communication facility (6)

2 Chooses the Spanish sect mistakenly (6)

3 Toy with the poet out for excitement (4)

4 Follow directions to prosecute (5)

6 Storyteller strikes a pose (5)

7 Work over an interchange — it may make you rather tired (8)

8 Weekend when rusty Ada perks up! (8)

11 Every bit of things on a meadow flower (6)

14 Large! Neat! (4)

16 Star-turn, extremely hasty, is worthless (6)

17 Wanting to cry? (4)

18 Not necessarily a cripple in a fielding position (5,3)

19 Does he value donkeys and sort unendingly? (8)

22 Reasonable person? (6)

23 Continue nursing a tissue? (6)

25 Shoot down the jeerings (5)

26 Take off? (5)

28 Hairstyle noticed in a frontier province (4)

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