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The Hindu Crossword No. 9133

Across

 1 Take a tip — don’t put the clock back! (4,3,6)

 8 Bloomer made by awfully mean individual (7)

 9 Gave an excuse for failure (7)

11 O Neill’s character in cinema production (6)

13 Assistant to the Commanding Officer (8)

15 Highly praise an old lot (5)

16 Obscure egghead cuts another (7)

18 To provide lunch about 1.50 is obsequious (7)

19 Bobby always dressed in wrinkled fabric (5)

21 Hard task master? (8)

23 Grand thing to conceal a chessman (6)

25 Previous head admits I need to make amends (7)

26 Additional delivery from an eccentric (7)

28 Commercial term evident as new? (13)

Down

 2 A first principle in current heaters (7)

 3 In favour of a professional (3)

 4 Bounder employed by any bounder (4)

 5 Ned and Charlie used it to shed light (10)

 6 End encased in gold for so long (5)

 7 Wry expression from serious champion (7)

 8 Hymn that’s a proposal for marriage? (5,4,2)

10 Harmful to be tired out in the mind (11)

12 The French bar has more than enough strength (5)

14 Pulling back and turning in (10)

17 Shelled nut from North America (5)

18 Saved contention over a certain point (7)

20 A light or heavy piece of wood (7)

22 States how old one is. It’s the custom (5)

24 Records ship’s performance (4)

27 Stupid draught man (3)

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