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The Hindu Crossword No. 8778

Across

1 Seed Lewis dispersed to produce an alpine flower (9)

5 Vestment denoting rank (4)

8 Contemptible creature (3)

9 Suspension of a branch of commerce (7)

10 Support for drivers taking some late exercise (3)

11 Pick-me-up (5)

12 They build up again to repair and renew (9)

13 Marvellous supernatural event (7)

15 Lower the dignity of (6)

17 Falsify accounts for one's own benefit (6)

18 Binary compounds of iodine (7)

21 River of India (5)

22 Great body of water surrounding land (5)

24 Piece of wood used to travel over snow (3)

25 Formal sayings (6)

26 Means of catching things (3)

27 Most ancient Hindu scripture (4)

28 An alkali metal (9)

Down

1 Corrected at the rear of the book? At the front, most likely (7)

2 Sounds like a school but consumed (5)

3 I'm thankful that my expenses are refunded (8)

4 Indicate a kind of pressure (6)

5 Flowers — odd end sham or ragged (13)

6 The last extremity (6,3)

7 Systematic instruction to admonish (6)

9 Reference book clean copy, aide misused (13)

14 Make friendly after estrangement (9)

16 Alight from a horse (8)

17 Reduce to convenient form (6)

19 Can and must somehow get an inner retreat (7)

20 Funny involuntary spasm of the respiratory organ (6)

23 Lack of occupation for a nun, that is (5)

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