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Miscellaneous - Crossword

The Hindu Crossword 9076

Across

1 A nice, long trip is pleasant (9)

5 Body of people that could be diplomatic (5)

8 Iron out the folds to get a reduction (8)

9 An occasion to show spirit! (6)

11 Possibly sinful, containing an antibody (5)

12 Crucial part of SALT (9)

13 Artist suffering reverse, competent and suitable for cultivation (6)

14 Self-restraint for which a boy tries vainly (8)

16 The place for a photographer’s development (4,4)

18 Good word in Paris, a fitting thing to say (3,3)

22 American writer, judge of tea perhaps and a minor versifier (9)

23 Her ma designed a place for women (5)

24 Find in the mofussil a genuine crop harvested for fodder (6)

25 A collector of coins or stamps, say. Is by both confused (8)

26 Discover the right to back an expert (5)

27 Bribe that takes away bitterness (9)

Down

1 I called about a character helping pronunciation (7)

2 A casino, I suspect, is a capital place (7)

3 An endless situation featuring a man and two women (7,8)

4 Brook no refusal from vain sisters (6)

5 A slave to routine, he could bother a curate if upset (8,2,5)

6 Frenchman, visitor losing way, may break promise (7)

7 Drawing, first of the year, is superficial (7)

10 Tolerate a black man on board (5)

15 High and frequently seen in extremes of lucidity (5)

16 Sediment that may go to the bank (7)

17 Plant with strange allure captures one (7)

19 Extra-territorial Indian girl in an isle (7)

20 A pet term abused by one who allures (7)

21 Have a go at, say, poetry describing an electronic device (6)

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