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The Hindu Crossword 9223

Across

 1 In variation, Rex leaves vaulting, flying (8)

 5 Counter-balance nothing following group (6)

 9 Precise account on incumbent (8)

10 Island that eleven toured (6)

12 Capital invested in Kalki eventually (4)

13 The rich part of the pie, say (5,5)

15 The French in conversation about Swiss cottage (6)

17 More worthy of belief (5)

20 Canoe split in the main (5)

21 Expenditure on eggs that were not in use? (6)

24 Confused Sid on return is given lessons about the rupee (10)

27 Most of the ships escape (4)

29 Stupid to have such an angle (6)

30 Reveal band in boxing match (5,3)

31 Unfriendliness in tiny ME organisation (6)

32 Tangiers drove out the exceedingly irate (8)

Down

 1 A footloose girl takes 1000 to a U.S. State (6)

 2 Moves by slow degrees to parts of Winchester (6)

 3 Time at school finished: and tie, unknotted, is discarded (4)

 4 Books collected by old age pensioner, readily available (2,3)

 6 Old Spanish leader loses old money (5)

 7 Shot in the arm from M.U. list put straight by America (8)

 8 Babbling noises made by leader of Texans on raging twister (8)

11 Hurry away — what would a vidwan do with his mridangam? (4,2)

14 Country loses a feature (4)

16 What admirers may do — to their heroes (4,2)

17 ”A man’s a man for a’ — ” (Burns) (4)

18 This may not raise a bad laugh (4,4)

19 Piece from a daily (4,4)

22 Fighter without one man in recess (6)

23 They are seven! (6)

25 What you must do if you steer off-course (5)

26 Person of courage given name: “Bird” (5)

28 Individual blow? (4)

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