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The Hindu Crossword No. 2740

Across

 1 Turn round quickly? We will,

audibly (5)

 4 Fixed food on Sunday (5)

 9 Sea eagles on the Chinese porcelain – method used identifies author (6,9)

10 Amusing Colonel drinking mineral (7)

11 Subject to work experience (7)

12 Unwell, a pair outside with a person providing reliable support (6)

13 Diane’s answer is to split up (8)

16 Reportedly struggled against misfortunes in US Army post (4,4)

17 Mount beast of burden to cross

river (6)

20 At home, row about constant prejudice (7)

22 People in costume (7)

23 Newly-formed street band likes giving pleasure (4,3,8)

24 Very gradually move head of Lenin and stand (5)

25 More than one spoke with one on wireless, endlessly (5)

Down

 1 Witty remark made by prudent

expert (9)

 2 Give out beer former husband brought over (6)

 3 Vehicle clipped in French

district (8)

 4 Some hypocrisy, no doubt, in church council (5)

 5 Presumably a social climber must be like a member of the jet set? (8,6)

 6 Message seen by locker is of fundamental importance (7)

 7 Drinking vessel made of copper found in churned up peat (6)

 8 Film creature with nuts (6,8)

14 Type of cheaply made western

pasta (9)

15 Bullfighter to study what’s gory in the middle? (8)

16 One may be thrown if beer’s off (7)

18 Most recent Los Angeles trial (6)

19 Excellent or very bad? (6)

21 Amongst criminal lawyers everything counted (2,3)

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