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The Hindu Crossword 9025

Across

 1 What solicitors do when presenting current charge (6)

 4 Believe gold might satisfy him? (8)

10 Means to climb a wall for opera house party (7)

11 Cotton material from a large part of Cambridge, note (7)

12 Constantly finds fault with the horses (4)

13 Son rushing from home to an allotment (7,3)

16 He may turn any one into a laughing animal! (6)

17 He could be called on to bridge the gap (7)

20 A fellow leftist arranged insurance (7)

21 Direction pursued in the process of learning (6)

24 Wandering dancing bear getting an emergency allowance (10)

25 Band leader as mafia head! (4)

27 Teams — ones in pairs? (7)

29 Flowing back, is trapped in the bend (7)

30 Rigorous examination for police detectives? (4,4)

31 Can set defective standing posture (6)

Down

 1 The basin used for concocting a certain drink (8)

 2 Alter a chit to get some silver (6,1,4)

 3 Scoundrel backs up usurped king (4)

 5 Tape deck used for wind instrument (8)

 6 Authority of monk over one country (10)

 7 Turn to right for a hill (3)

 8 Eric managed Lawrence to read aloud (6)

 9 General as well as a South African statesman (5)

14 Keeping watch (11)

15 Badly need men in craft for a honeyed term (10)

18 They are inclined towards socialism (8)

19 Italian painter singled out in poetry (8)

22 Shooting box? (6)

23 Carriage for a tutor! (5)

26 Old woman is right in accepting young child (4)

28 Lie about a priest (3)

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