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The Hindu Crossword No. 8762

Across

1 Sound increase in score displayed round about the finish (9)

6 Flattened part turned in a direction (5)

9 George takes ride around hill top (5)

10 Grimaced after having produced identikit pictures (4,5)

11 Tradesmen making one start is quite wrong (10)

12 Autocratic old Russian arts organisation (4)

14 Rest in Goa warehouse for safe keeping (7)

15 Daughter to stay in New York by arrangement with succession of family members (7)

17 Polymers got through this acid test (7)

19 Precise or demanding usurer, possibly (7)

20 Neat house made by a soldier (4)

22 It tells us when a distribution of mail gets in (4,6)

25 Wanting the lot on tick in quite OK (9)

26 Philosopher saved in a dangerous situation (5)

27 Coarse grass in the drive when it's not so wet (5)

28 Spilled out of the French that cause to disappear (9)

Down

1 Centres of carbon and mineral deposits (5)

2 Given directions to bolt without a struggle (9)

3 Tick can be believed (10)

4 Somebody named me in one organisation (7)

5 Instructed to make suitable arrangement (7)

6 E.g., Chesterfield, up to now not finished (4)

7 Reduces the charge for harbour facilities (5)

8 Ship breaker? (9)

13 Never satisfied with banalities at a resort (10)

14 Leading directors right (9)

16 Wicket, and I can't alas, reform (9)

18 Member in last month came back to be advanced socially (7)

19 Teams — ones in pairs? (7)

21 Gather support for royal friendship (5)

23 Placed all along the side of railway track (5)

24 Riotous characters were put in jug (4)

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