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The Hindu Crossword 8747

Across

1 Imaginary creature of a dimmer sort (7)

5 Old exports of Kerala put old money on board (6)

11 Assistants with a deadly ailment reportedly (5)

12 Readers' editor, say, a listless somnambulist travelling with daughter (9)

13 Small blood vessel featured in a column within the bounds of cytology (9)

14 A loop for snaring one so bent (5)

15 Tree, part of a group associated with arrow poison (4)

17 Insect with new tail — no kidding (7)

21 Offer made in a month in African city (7)

22 Food shop found very wanting in delivery (4)

26 Soft, German (male) short-tailed primate (5)

27 Unsafe place for skating? (2,4,3)

29 Deep love for a party measure (9)

30 One with the golden touch (5)

31 To see air dissipating is not as difficult (6)

32 Old saki fermented by woman slave (7)

Down

2 Turn out to be a part of brazen duplicity (3,2)

3 Mother regrettably returns spice mixture (6)

4 Would the standards body prohibit this line on a map? (6)

6 Plant stalk for a half-pooped pawnbroker (8)

7 Naval officer finds highly ornamented furniture of gold inside (9)

8 Poetry in 14 lines on nether world doings (6)

9 A blower and a stick for a group of admirers (3,4)

10 Doing as told is a bogey in another way (7)

16 Strongly seeking success, as Brutus thought Caesar to be (9)

18 Recommend a lawyer (8)

19 Plant chemical used in new soap production (7)

20 Bridge manoeuvre shows subtlety (7)

23 Quick on this, one is a fast learner (6)

24 Under the influence of drugs, hit by a rock (6)

25 Showing gloom, maids dispersed before start of Lent (6)

28 River flowing from Sind, usually calm (5)

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