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The Hindu Crossword No. 2676

Across

1 Such a contact may get batting team

a boundary (6,4)

6 Reportedly put an obstacle in the way

of alliance (4)

10 Causing laughter about copper being

an element (7)

11 Electric tool to pin down piece (4,3)

12 Fool hiding screwdriver's head

and wrench (5)

13 Committee member, perhaps more

confident after revision of rate (9)

14 Nurse, northern lass about to retire? (11)

18 Film race on island (8,3)

21 East wind featuring in rum tale

that's involved (9)

23 Boredom shown by English nun, new

one (5)

24 British composer, one about to come

ashore (7)

25 In Clarkesville, GA, lobbying is

prohibited by law (7)

26 Behind schedule or up to date? (4)

27 Complain about social worker,

religious type (10)

Down

1 Prisoner's popular partner (6)

2 Sieve in stock (6)

3 Big handout? Most dubious

discloses sceptic (8,6)

4 Torture in alien country (5)

5 Cat, no tiger, struggling in middle of

quagmire (6,3)

7 Sort of spin from Labour's leader,

for example, ahead of recess (3,5)

8 Birds are able to perched on sign (3,5)

9 Poor Denise planned, with son, to

make a complaint (4,3,7)

15 Male bird pecking duck, very large

duck (9)

16 Sovereign's small tufted beard (8)

17 Celebrity wearing badly torn accessory (8)

19 Cipher cracked in game (6)

20 US soldier, male, allowed a cocktail (6)

22 Female novelist's material brought

over (5)

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