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The Hindu Crossword 9256

Across

 1 Not a democratic government (9)

 6 Not much of a fight (5)

 9 Direction given to bail out a labiate plant (5)

10 Kind of talc mixed in teaspoons (9)

11 No more star grooming for this heavenly body expert (10)

12 Italy gives China an uneasy sensation (4)

14 Commonly face pain in the grand manner (7)

15 Sing almost loudly as an alternative for being neglected (7)

17 The policy discriminates on grounds of becoming old? (7)

19 It’s the nice way to evolve skilled procedure (7)

20 Child power makes itself heard (4)

22 Need to be sure that written acknowledgement of a debt is given (10)

25 He is out to cause extreme fear amongst the people (9)

26 He is back in East after hesitation (5)

27 Unseaworthy vessel of the Jumblies (5)

28 Stripy apple obtained from dark trees? (9)

Down

 1 A shade of hesitation to support (5)

 2 Timely indication that the old days were full of strain (4,5)

 3 How criminal detective might describe Desdemona’s murder (6,4)

 4 So many lies made out in a nimble manner (7)

 5 University lecturers (7)

 6 A dope gives Henry a scarf to be worn round the waist (4)

 7 Go to rest for the night (5)

 8 Sometimes a large amount (9)

13 Schnapps on the house? No, get it yourself! (5,5)

14 Married dramatists who share the fun (9)

16 Covering a great distance well into the future (4,5)

18 Plant having more multi-cellular structure for reproduction (7)

19 Stood around, so to speak (7)

21 Steer one correctly, to present a concise brief (5)

23 Communicate to ask back record made (5)

24 Company of the French, have a set of rules (4)

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