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The Hindu Crossword 8765

Across

1 Spice shorn out in dictator's office (10)

6 One engineer died after getting frozen (4)

9 Did badly among rough set rushing here and there (7)

10 Is hard hitting, was holding parrot back (7)

12 Grates harshly on one of the tramps who waited for Godot (8)

13 Well done to organise old boy meet on avenue road (5)

15 She is well known both in South America and North (5)

17 Former city area reproved and cursed (9)

19 An allusion to one's character and ability, maybe (9)

21 Ain't many converted to speak in this tongue (5)

23 She transformed man with gold (5)

24 Keeps up with mule breaking before a setback (8)

27 Some seem in entertaining mood, which is great! (7)

28 Personal admission by one out of date makes for deadlock (7)

29 Santa's gifts to kids (4)

30 Supported the animated in trouble (10)

Down

1 Engineer keeps silver in a compartment (4)

2 Naturally they lead a bare existence (7)

3 Willow basket made to plant a rose (5)

4 Wise choice of colour? (4,5)

5 Now possibly best city citizen of America (5)

7 Liquid used to transfer heat generated in reactor to boilers (7)

8 Dejected tyrant covering northern retreat (10)

11 Politician makes a defamatory statement about an artist (7)

14 Binding cord in neat array (10)

16 Harried back to put in class report (7)

18 The last dock the captured buccaneer saw? (9)

20 Strengthen peril into 8 x 5 (7)

22 One tsar confounded by gross betrayal (7)

24 Re-tax crooked characters more (5)

25 A Greek letter (5)

26 Achievement, however you look at it! (4)

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