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The Hindu Crossword 9193

Across

 1 The head of the clan, highest in rank, ain’t wrong (9)

 5 Small, affected, mischievous child (5)

 8 As a leftover, I have salad vegetable (6)

 9 Is he not particular about what he eats? (8)

11 Terrible Russian! (4)

12 A European river rock yields an imitation gem (10)

14 Machine part in car with top substituted (5)

15 Cricket’s ‘hero’ of bodyline attack (7)

16 With some hardship bathyscaphe users find a portable means of keeping clean (3,4)

17 A place around Mumbai for old English aristocrat (5)

19 Where painters may go hang? (3,7)

20 Unwanted mail that a Kalpakkam unit sent back (4)

22 Spruce tree chopped up in a line of verse (8)

23 Spicy mix of Indian cuisine (6)

24 WMDs found in a hidden U.K. establishment (5)

25 EC’s mantra turns out to be something with a sacred significance (9)

Down

 1 Centrist, losing way, stumbles — stupid chap! (6)

 2 Bharat’s own magical feat (6,4-5)

 3 The force I have comes from a number (4)

 4 Terminology that bars males to begin with? (12)

 5 What is seen behind a plane stirs ample trouble (10)

 6 A jumbo helping at dinner — a great deal to deal with (1,3,2,4,5)

 7 Stipend from the church before turn (7)

10 Owners of stock who divide those in possession (12)

13 Tricks to snarl a game’s start (10)

16 Listen to a number and cheer up (7)

18 The influence exercised by one legislator on legislation (6)

21 Two parents merge into one (4)

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