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The Hindu Crossword No. 9132

Across

 1 Though frustrated, desires to live somewhere (7)

 5 All the same, it suits some people (7)

10 Be a dog, work out in the wine bar (6)

11 Spots the head’s indiscretion (8)

12 Nonsense to give alien a little ball (6)

13 Comrade with strange ideas about fortification (8)

14 Money lender certain to be in old city (6)

15 Guard fed up at the end (6)

18 Editorial chief (6)

20 Steer awkwardly round a difficult problem (6)

23 A French wrote poetry for the whole system of things (8)

25 Trial of equipment belonging to us (6)

26 Country makes appeal to see the doctor held by U.S. agents (8)

27 Old man displays excessive fondness (6)

28 Worker sent as orderly to the occupants (7)

29 Fears mistakes made on end product (7)

Down

 2 A major departure from the scripture (6)

 3 Thought is led without being considered perfect (9)

 4 Old performer claims rights too strictly (7)

 6 Got comfortable home and got ahead (7)

 7 Almost at the end (5)

 8 Dwelling is rented out (8)

 9 Do the spadework in road construction (7,3,3)

16 Soldiers enter plane, a cargo carrier (9)

17 Live with an East European who’s long and lean (8)

19 Fashion arbiter of Welsh taste (7)

21 A game of cards — contract perhaps (7)

22 Stuck around with hesitation, craving for food (6)

24 On the way, circle via lake, to meet her (5)

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