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The Hindu Crossword 9236

Across

 1 Are they caught napping after a smoke? (7)

 5 Food to waste (7)

 9 Fit out with what is needed (5)

10 Place for scholar to display his skill? (3,6)

11 It’s an omen for the son to get in without payment (6)

12 Acclimatised process adapted at sea by son, and journalist (8)

14 Many in ruin, stricken to suffer (5)

15 Carmen sat around to take a solemn oath (9)

18 Don’t fidget even though the money counter does (4,5)

20 Provide with a need to turn new fashion (5)

22 Series of reasons offered by many to urge Nat to resign (8)

24 He looks with a fixed gaze (6)

26 He can tell tales skilfully, disturbing our trance (9)

27 As a custom turn to a person of great wisdom (5)

28 Explain on books, ability to pay all debts (7)

29 Old transport aircraft that carries Indian mail to return as ordered (7)

Down

 1 Promise breakers don’t uphold your creed (4,5)

 2 We hear his notes first when taken by unstable couple (7)

 3 A showing up of pure sex so perverted (9)

 4 A Scot turned back on direction to swindle (4)

 5 A biblical spendthrift’s return fare (6,4)

 6 The South American people who had an empire and a complex civilisation (5)

 7 Move briskly to punish (7)

 8 Annoyed at the Italian left out (5)

13 Place men at junction for their allotted task (10)

16 Filled with wonder by three cardinals in a goods wagon (3-6)

17 All those nasty people a haunted house may give one (3,6)

19 U.S. soldier taken in by local facts does correct reasoning (7)

21 Inactive marines taken in by party worker (7)

22 There’s scare around large areas (5)

23 Many maybe nice to speak affectedly (5)

25 A framework for a crossword? (4)

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