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The Hindu Crossword No. 9135

Across

 1 Hound the boy for U.S. ten dollars (6)

 4 Through with police of necessity (8)

10 Dashed codes to decipher (7)

11 Impractical person who has lost consciousness? (7)

12 A bit of food set as trap (4)

13 Powerful device turned cars over (10)

16 A shady walk back by southern animals (6)

17 To relieve pain, men opt for round of opium drug (7)

20 One short day is left — have fun (7)

21 Feel ambition but get false praise (6)

24 The servant, given money, let the man try to break in (10)

25 Urges the raising of certain food (4)

27 Document produced in court as evidence (7)

29 Writer going to Jerusalem gets a living allowance (7)

30 The gilt’s been replaced, being the most delicate (8)

31 Left for example to finish a story (6)

Down

 1 Game for a dance at the depot (8)

 2 Form an ambition to conceal love. It’s anathema (11)

 3 A set of things offered for sale (4)

 5 Calm down when put in peril (8)

 6 It may naturally run out at harvest time (5,5)

 7 Gunner to master rough thrust (3)

 8 Bishop sore at the wrongdoings (6)

 9 Dare to love and revere intensely (5)

14 When the shouting has to stop (7,4)

15 Bloodthirsty member of the team? (7,3)

18 Favour sometime steps for the passage of a motion (8)

19 A red nose requires treatment, it’s argued (8)

22 How’s that for a gentle ringing? (6)

23 Proceeds with difficulty with an injured leg (5)

26 Poker stake put down before the deal (4)

28 Hole in a bog (3)

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