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The Hindu Crossword 9227

Across

 1 Fabulous bird returns to arid display in bullfight (7)

 5 Spanish currency sees a steep variation (6)

 9 Mental illness of person in-charge (5)

10 A host of local frequenters (9)

11 Check one part following one main road in India (7)

12 Kind of stroke in swimming completed by a marine (7)

13 Tribal people recall unhappy books (5)

14 As I do, nine turn up in this country (9)

16 Not that a mistress won’t have access with this opener (6,3)

19 Young hooter spreads towel (5)

21 Lama in management is the most trusted employee here (4,3)

23 Worry was brought back by woodworking tool (4-3)

24 Bring back control by the government (9)

25 A foreign affair? (5)

26 Groups army officer left out (6)

27 What one witnesses there may be dramatic (7)

Down

 1 If we do this with something, we may not forget it (6,2,6)

 2 Went into subdivision without a start-up and worked as a stock farmer (7)

 3 Demon in copper vehicle (7)

 4 Too much! Somewhat dense! (1,3,5)

 5 Spotted a small measure; nothing to it (5)

 6 There’s lustre about the engineer in the Irish wine shop (7)

 7 Crowning wear, aren’t they? (3,4)

 8 Describing a situation deteriorating by degrees (4,3,2,5)

15 That is an off for a worker (3,2,4)

17 Save it! I disguise myself as a Hindu devotee (7)

18 Once in Scotland went around a religious rite — all together! (2,5)

19 Perform in the theatre (7)

20 Endure the batsman dismissed finally (4,3)

22 Kind of philosophy many a yatri in India upholds (5)

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