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The Hindu Crossword No. 2699

Across

1 Captain playing well in match (7)

5 Stop after snake makes for pitch (7)

9 Bird dog needing no lead (5)

10 Sister in party dress is able to (9)

11 Sailor, man wearing oilskin hat (9)

12 Plainly caught by king (5)

13 Husband has quarrel about film of Tube station (6-2-3-4)

15 Brief description of a person and his sailing boat? (9,6)

19 Father carrying weapon in Italian city (5)

20 Complicated? Present in further detail (9)

22 Pal with toucan cut up a melon (9)

23 Friend in a plane, latest from Mexico (5)

24 Joy and editor taken out (7)

25 A motel demolished at back of Nelson's Column (7)

Down

1 Teach wrongly about male cat (7)

2 Name one German river (5)

3 Herb used by Lear's daughter stuffing two ducks (7)

4 Conventional place for white lines? (6-2-3-4)

5 Floor covering in a church beneath cross — note part damaged round end of aisle (9,6)

6 Criticise a revolutionary's swagger (7)

7 St Michael converted one trying to find the elixir of life (9)

8 Climber to catch up on exercise, we hear (7)

14 Anagram bottom row (9)

15 Mimic brings matter to be printed about opening of theatre (7)

16 Resolute man, social worker (7)

17 Wise guy corrected on walk round centre of Ely (4-3)

18 Dance floor - see weed coming over? (7)

21 Maxim's in the morning, about ten after ten (5)

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