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The Hindu Crossword 9028

Across

 1 Needy Boon quits dithering, no doubt about that (6,8)

 8 Building stone recovered from trash, large hewn variety (6)

 9 Would a crazy liar fire this weapon? (3,5)

11 Welders may use it to inflate a curved structure reportedly (9)

12 Gain honour with a crank (5)

13 Fresh grains, hot, can add flavour (7)

15 Dog which, in a row, may do wrong (7)

17 One happy with it could be an irresponsible shooter (7)

19 What a thinker does to send back sound (7)

21 Source of fur, singular, powerful (5)

23 Butler at an important party accepts order (5,4)

25 Revolt that is universal, forcing out … (8)

26 … cats in silly, absurd postures (6)

27 Primitive ancestor who could handle a remnant needing repair (11,3)

Down

 1 A cushion for the head, catch it! (7)

 2 Brute ducks under thrown up fodder (5)

 3 A narrow escape in new mud in Germany’s capital (4,5)

 4 Descriptive word for part of a decrepit heterogeneous collection (7)

 5 Sling out the unending quarrel (5)

 6 Unpleasant assault (9)

 7 Megalith, Obelix’s burden (6)

10 A curve underfoot perhaps (4)

14 Pay back a bruiser? Me? Funny! (9)

16 Bring up article about conclusion of plebiscites (9)

17 Cloth that is the beginning of the controversy (6)

18 Love in European capital involving an African party (7)

19 A royal Indian (4)

20 Scottish poet who was cruelly shot on first of March (7)

22 The chemical for noise management (5)

24 Dislike for a cricket match: Greek character upset (5)

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