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The Hindu Crossword 9099

Across

1 An exact copy is malefic? Rubbish! (9)

5 Biblical girl at the eatery, we hear (5)

8 The others with the journalist were given time off (6)

9 Artists installed by Russian mystic (8)

11 Big blow for a girl, English (4)

12 Is cooking lemon rice a formality? (10)

14 Masters backing bachelor at dance (5)

15 Tight embrace by listener, hot, wearing mike (4,3)

16 Mystic bit of magic, cut short, takes in worker (7)

17 A Dickensian turn (5)

19 Resident in trendy costume, a worker (10)

20 Indians of South America featuring in reincarnations (4)

22 Lacking vitality, very tired, exhausted (4,4)

23 Code IB devised for a garment (6)

24 Mysterious, always poetic, that is (5)

25 Site of famous battle, end of Napoleon’s hopes (9)

Down

1 Look for food on account of being old (6)

2 Dream houses? (7,2,3,3)

3 A piece of news, a mite funny (4)

4 Causing aggravation by making excessive demands to capture wild bear (12)

5 Craving for alcohol put ma in OPD, as I ordered… (10)

6 … in spite of failing to bear it (15)

7 Member at the rear gives support for the deer (4,3)

10 Uncontrollable clatter in car set right (12)

13 One million — likely, but unlikely! (10)

16 What to do with the thumbs when doing nothing (7)

18 Rush along a path through history (6)

21 Register of names of people in a boat ordinarily in reverse order (4)

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