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The Hindu Crossword 9264

Across

1 Bantu sits uncomfortably with a friend on the well (13)

9 Flower for bird in trucker’s enclosure (6)

10 Reserved a fresh catch? It has been returned (8)

11 Alien transportation found in Beaufort Sea? (1,1,1)

12 Flower found by Japanese leader and ambassador in a woody valley (6)

13 Line put out by a French communist snares a slender fish (8)

14 Local business firm to excitedly rush near missing gold (6,4)

17 Flower drawn by British artist in a programmer’s text editor (4)

18 Flower found in stable built in the lieutenant’s absence (4)

19 Stalemate resulting from bears in Turkish capital becoming ill (10)

21 Greek character let out on return by Christian boy (8)

23 Place to find a bouquet of flowers in this puzzle (6)

25 Time period of an East Egyptian god (3)

26 Defend and uphold (8)

27 Flower for just doctor sheltering the French (6)

28 Out of work Uncle Sam pardons undisciplined student (13)

Down

2 Expressions of hesitation surrounding Hungarian leader’s affirmative response (2-3)

3 Folds, and reportedly drops note inside (9)

4 Record that gold in ancient city has been exchanged for a pound (5)

5 Cast off in audition and be finished (7)

6 An insectivore’s dinner table might feature this (9)

7 Czech leader caught in temptation for filthy funds (5)

8 Detailed trivalent compound separation (8)

15 A budget term is up in the air (8)

16 Temporarily suspend drunk curate and sit uncomfortably inside (9)

17 Trinities troubled by eye infection (9)

20 R. Sen nabbed by CIA when returning with rat poison (7)

22 Bedding from Norway’s capital for Russian leader on ship (5)

23 Noodles found in grandpa’s tavern (5)

24 Article about sodium ring (5)

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